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So there's this field I take Rock to - some of you have seen the video I posted of him running around in it. It's property owned by the Mormon church next door and they're very gracious about letting people use it as a dog park. But since it's not an official dog park, people have to be extra courteous and careful about coming in when there are other dogs already there. I think this is entirely reasonable, as Rock is not small dog friendly and if small dogs are going to come in, I want an opportunity to muzzle him or leash him.

There's this one woman who shows up now and again that has a beautiful husky. She walked in one time with her dog on leash, and I quickly grabbed Rock's halter ring, and advised her cheerfully that I had a hold on him, so they could possibly sniff each other. In a very nasty tone, she advised me "we don't have any interest in meeting your dog". I was baffled by how nasty she sounded, but I was just like, "oh, okay, sorry" and took Rock out of the field because I don't like situations in which some dogs are leashed and others are not. It was an unfortunate encounter, but not a big deal.

UNTIL TODAY.

So we'd just arrived at the field when I see her coming up with her dog. She looks like she was coming into the field so I waited until she crossed the street and asked in what I hoped was a friendly tone, "Hey, we just got here, could you give us 10 minutes and then we'll leave the field and be out of your hair?" I asked this because she previously had indicated not wanting our dogs to meet and I genuinely thought I was being considerate.

She reacted like I had just squatted and shit on her shoes. She informed me in a very nasty tone that they weren't coming in anyway, ow this was a public space and I didn't own it and they could come in if they wanted to. I was so baffled by her behavior I replied, "I was just trying to be considerate!" "Well, too bad!" was her reply as she walked off.

I don't know what her damage is or who pissed in her Wheaties, but seriously, this chick can go fuck herself.

@enoch said in Mutant Genesis (X-Men):

@seraphim73 You were a very fun and polite person in your time with us, Seraphim. Do heed Auspice's advice and find some time if you can! @Cupcake You were also very nice, and I am sorry if my answer sounded dismissive back then. Our players are generally very nice! Wish I could have helped more with your situation, but if you ever feel like trying again, we have more people around the time you play now, and some of them are scene runners that would love company.

You were both very nice! Hope to see you around!

You could have helped by listening and investigating the concern, maybe spoken to folks or addressed the game about concern that things were getting cliquish. I don't say this to be snarky or cruel, because I do genuinely want you to succeed. But I really feel strongly that when confronted with such concerns, you should invest some time in determining their validity instead of just arbitrarily calling everyone "very nice". The OOC room in particular was distinctly uncomfortable, I felt the whole time like I was talking to a wall, combined with the anxiety of worrying that maybe I was being too much of an attention whore.

@Seraphim73 that was you?! THAT IS SO WIERD.

@auspice I hope you enjoy her! I'm familiar enough with you to know you won't go for erasure of her Jewish-ness which is pretty much the standard by which I measure Kitty-players.

I wish I could have stayed, but to be entirely honest, I had too much of a hard time breaking through. Events were scheduled before I could get on, and arriving in the middle in all cases left me hanging. I brought up a concern about cliquishness to staff and was told "Oh no, they're totally nice people, really!"

Still, I love Marvel theme games and hope that they thrive. I'm bummed that it didn't work out for me.

ETA: I did have a few scenes that were absolutely lovely, and I'm thankful for the chance to have done something cool with Kitty's ninja-ness!

@shincashay said in Make it fun for Me!:

@ashen-shugar i love the Spanish soap operas. That reminds me of WoD bar rp.

My PC on Darkwater once referred to a motley full of young gay men as a "gay telenovela" because of the drama they generated. Of course, there was a complaint about homophobia promptly after. @Cobaltasaurus and I still occasionally laugh about it.

Just putting out there, I wrote this:

Yggy's Guide to ECO Combat

@lotherio said in RL things I love:

John Harrington is a known historical figure; his invention is the forerunner of the modern flush toilet. Other than being saucy, his greater body of work was political/theological/philosophical in nature.

Well, bust my buttons. That's pretty damn cool.

In the continued exploration of my family heritage, I have discovered Sir John Harrington V, aka "The Inventor", though I'm not sure what he invented. Apparently he was a favorite in Queen Elizabeth I's court, known for writing epigrams and poems of a naughty nature and becoming known as the "Saucy Poet".

I pretty much want to change all of my usernames to Saucy Poet now. And start a rock band called Saucy Poet. And open a restaurant called Saucy Poet.