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Wednesday, May 5, 2010

.::Slum Online::.

I was about to reach the stairs that leads to the second floor where mangas and animes lie,

when I saw this book on display on the shelf.

Slum Online.

The first moment I saw it,

I was attracted to it.

I read whats written behind.

Interesting.

but I abandoned it.

put it back on shelf and resume path to Area 52.

However, it was not off my mind.

Walked back downstairs,

I grabbed the book and bought it.

It's a story about a MMO player, struggling between VR and RL.

Somehow, it felt like I could related to it.

I'd imagine he's a real life person,

and I want to know what happens to him.

and 3am in the morning,

I knew.

Once I start reading and became absorbed in it,

nothing could stop me.

well... maybe except work.

but man,

I haven't read a story in such a long time.

I was either obsessed with MMORPGs, or Sims 3, or L4D2 or PS2 games like NFS Carbon and FFXII.

the list is never ending.

I used to read a lot.

I stopped when I have another life within MMORPGs.

Just like Tetsuo in Slum Online.

Mine would be MapleStory.

I thrive not to be the highest level,

but strong enough to defeat bosses and help others.

there, I found myself to be of help.

If I train hard enough,

my efforts would pay off.

I would gain experience and level up.

I was part of a guild.

A community.

A group of people who shared the same interest as me.

Who talked the same language.

Except my relatives and my sister,

there's no one I can talk to about MapleStory.

It is my alternate life.

It feels good to level up.

Feels great to get that rare item which is just some binary code.

Feels achieved to have helped someone hunt something,

or reached somewhere.

Feels good to make someone else feels good.

These are the things I can achieve in VR, but not in RL.

I miss my guildmates from original GoldCondor.

BluBear, xXTenMaXx, Jasng8?, Lyndis148, Myniee, Stonkii.

I've never met them.

But it felt like I've known them forever.

We train together.

Help each other.

Fend each other.

Talked about our RL problems sometimes.

Since they all live in Sg,

they even went out dinner sometimes.

Started out as strangers,

became friends through MMOPRGs.

Other people (non MMO players) would never understand this feeling.

The feeling of comfort found in something that is just binary codes.

But to me, it is real.

I wonder how is everyone doing...~

and I miss each and everyone of you GoldCondor members.

-Same Damn Thing; Just A Different Day-
2:53 AM~*