Posted by WALSH on July 22, 2000 at 10:20:10:
In Reply to: I am still laughing my ass off. posted by a nameless newbie on July 22, 2000 at 02:09:14:
> DISCLAIMER
>
> Names removed to protect the idiotic (and to prevent this from getting deleted as char assassination).
>
> Background:
> I have put a few hours onto my only char...a newbie at the moment, and am resting in a town somewhere waiting so I can go to bed...
> When this human warrior, three ranks above me, comes up to me and bashes me. He doesnt hit me, but I hit him...so I go back after initially fleeing, well...without any skills other than dirt...he finally beat me down...so I descide to inquire as to what precipitated his attack....
> LOG FOLLOWS:
> <48%hp 100%m 0%mv> tell *** Might I ask why you assaulted me?
> You tell *** 'Might I ask why you assaulted me?'
>
> <48%hp 100%m 0%mv> re
> You rest.
>
> (Cut me moving to safety, resting a bit...about 80 seconds)
>
> <78%hp 100%m 9%mv> re
> You are already resting.
>
> <58%hp 100%m 9%mv>
> ***** tells you 'You are in PK-Range'
>
> <58%hp 100%m 9%mv> reply And......
> You tell ***** 'And......'
>
> <64%hp 100%m 17%mv>
> **** tells you 'and we play PK mud'
>
> At this point I made a quick decision to laugh instead of get pissed...This person obviously has no idea what the word rp is...
>
> I am still laughing....On another night I might have tried to reason with him, to try to get at least SOME roleplay out of him...but I realized, that following his statements, I myself would be HARD pressed to stay in character. I think it would have been beyond my abilities....
>
> So I have a serious question to all you rp-elite out there...
>
> How do you handle this? How do you stay in char when someone talks like this?
>
> Or do you even try? Do you log off until you stop laughing your ass off like I did to try to salvage your character's role....?