LOGINWhen I logged in the next day, I saw the new friend request. I popped up the friend's box. Three new requests. One from CherryBomb. I thought about it. I really did. For several long seconds.Deny. Deny...Deny.I was trying out some different skill combinations on my Barbarian, while farming Act III. It was good loot, and consistently difficult. Gave me a good feel for what was and wasn't working.[CherryBomb] I'm a sad Panda. Nobody wants to be my friendI quickly cleared the room and moved back to a safe distance before responding. She did deserve a response.[AceHole] I doubt that. Sincerely[CherryBomb] Nobody that matters. :([AceHole] Come farm Siegebreaker with me. You stay alive, I'll be your friend[CherryBomb] Inferno? Act
[AceHole] Now. Let me swap out gear and we'll hit the loot[CherryBomb] My packs almost full already[AceHole] Should be. Portal to town. Dump pack. Grab MF gear. Loot. That's the way we farm places like thisEverything I'd picked up was pretty trashy, but I did get one decent rare. Probably 40K or so. Not worth the effort so far, but we weren't done. I had picked up maybe 25K in loose gold. I grabbed my MF gear, and portaled back. I had to wait about 5 minutes.[AceHole] Took your time[CherryBomb] I'm not good at figuring what's good or not[AceHole] Link the rares to me, and I'll tell you. Not now though. Let's lootWe ran the level. I picked up 9 rares, including one good one, one very good one, and a remarkably useful legendary. The girl was good luck.[CherryBomb] I'm full[AceHole] We're done. To TownIn town we spent another 15 minutes
She smiled, scooted forward on the chair, and lifted her shirt slowly. I saw her firm stomach, cute little belly-button with requisite gemmed piercing, and then a simple white bra, covering some very nice if not huge tits. I'd guess a solid C. Then again, I'm hardly an expert."Like what you see?" she asked, reaching up and shaking them."Very nice," I admitted. I hoped to God this wasn't the end of the show.She laughed. "I can see you, you know. You're thinking I'm gonna stiff you, right? Bra isn't tits.""The thought crossed my mind.""I'm not. I wouldn't. I'm not like that. Karma and all that shit. Besides, I think you and I are going to be great friends in game, and I know who has the outrageous gear."She leaned forward, showing me cleavage. "Close your eyes for me, OK?"I really had my fingers crossed. On both hands. I closed my eyes."Open them."The video window was full side to side, with the sweetest most perf
I hit level 56, and went back to my softcore account to do a little farming. Softcore was for learning. I intended to clear Inferno with every class, softcore. Hardcore was for fun. My auctions were almost all done, another 5.2 million in my account, mostly thanks to a 3.1 million ring. Needed to stock up. The economy was shifting. People had gold, and prices were going up. A couple of hours should do it.I logged in and saw the new friend request. CherryBomb.Denied.I was building my valor stacks for improved looting when the messages started.[CherryBomb] No friend? :([AceHole] Sorry. It's a personal rule. Only peeps I know IRL[CherryBomb] Understood. A lot of fake weirdo's online. I'm pretty picky too[AceHole] Yeah. Sorry about that. You do play well. We can party some time[CherryBomb] Your place or mine? ;)[AceHole] Right. Your place is probably your Mom's baseme
The Gamer Goddess meets her match.Enjoy,,****The Gamer Goddess meets her match.This story is very online-gaming-centric. It uses a lot of concepts, vocabulary and acronyms from games, especially Diablo 3, which this story revolves around. If you're not a gamer, it's likely this story might not be for you. Just a heads-up.A little gaming, online lingo:IRL/RL - In Real Life / Real Life (as opposed to gaming world)OP - Over Powered / Original PosterIMHO - In My Humble Opinion (I feel dumb even listing this one)XP - eXPerience, how you track progress in gameNeckbeard - Overweight, unshaven, unkempt geek with hair on his neckNormal/Nightmare/Hell/Inferno - Progressively harder Diablo3 LevelsDPS - Damage per second, how much game damage you doPortal - Game ability to teleport back to town. Takes a few secondsNoob/Newbie/New Meat - New to the game, ignorant or stupid
"You tried to make me hate you," she said.He was getting tired again. He tried to sleep as much as the pain would let him. "Because I love you," he explained.She was crying inconsolably as he drifted off to sleep, the energy of talking too much.Alan woke a few hours later, and they were still waiting with him. The pain was almost intolerable. He reached for the button, then stopped. He needed to be clearheaded."He's awake," he heard Josh say, then they were standing around him again.Alan reached for his wife's hand, and felt her soft skin against his once more. "I love you, Becca. I always have. I'm sorry I cheated on you. Please forgive me," he pleaded. The tears that the pain of his wracked body couldn't force out, came easily."Oh, Alan!" she cried. "Stop this. Let me take you home. We'll find better doctors. We can beat this."It was too late for that, but he nodded. "I'd like that."The kids gave him cards, which he had Becca read to him, and Carrie placed a stuffed animal p
"Hi," he said and then he slowly smiled back at me. But then his eyes took in what I was wearing. He glanced down his own body and panic appeared on his face. "What happened last night?" he asked, trying to sit up."Nothing," I said quickly, shaking my head. He settled back down and nodded slowly,
"Hi luvies," our mom said as she stepped up beside the bed. Teddy actually groaned. But mom was implacable. "We have to leave now, you two," she said. She looked at each of us in turn and then said, "I know you don't want to, but we have to."I groaned, echoing my brother's noise from seconds befor
Wow. "She did the same thing to me," I confessed. Then another thought popped into my head, and I blurted it out before I could even analyze it. I asked, "Do you think mom is trying to get us to have a threesome with her?"My sister slowly shook her head, frowning as if she was considering my quest
"Our story doesn't have to play out the same way," I heard myself say, barely above a whisper. I was on the verge of a breakdown.But Teddy was already shaking his head before I finished talking. His eyes flitted my way without lifting his head and he said, "That's just it though. What happens when







