Friday
I drove
When Dallas gets it in the air shafts? She jumped four feet.
There needs to be a term for the guy who gets grabbed when the scary part is about to happen.
Went home to find a bunch of friends waiting for me. I made hints I might run Cthulhu on Halloween… but I wasn’t prepared. So, instead, I did a little reading of my one and only ghost story. Lit a candle, turned out the light, and read all sixteen pages.
I was lucky to get through it without breaking down. But, surrounded by my friends, I survived. Just like the narrator of the story, who is only peripherally me, I survived. The story is not kind, and I’m pretty sure I shocked everyone with its revelations, so when there was silence at the end, I wasn’t sure what to think. But, privately, one by one, each of them came up to me and very quietly thanked me for reading it.
There was no party and no costumes… but it was one of my best Halloweens.
Saturday
The Scorpion Coup. I’ve already remarked privately about this, but here’s the public bit.
I’ve never had so much fun with a roleplaying game as I’ve had with L5R. Ever. And it’s all because of my players.
Shoju is dead, the Emerald Throne is cracked. The Last Hantei is Emperor and the Last Akodo has fallen. Kachiko is the Imperial Concubine, and 2 PCs found their way to Jigoku.
We went out to dinner afterward… and I fell asleep. So completely drained and exhausted, I had nothing left.
We came home for post-Coup discussions… and I fell asleep. Gone. Just dead as a rock.
Hoturi’s already on the rebound. Poor boy.
Next? Iuchiban…
Sunday
I was supposed to go to the Halo 500, but I completely forgot until this morning when I walked into work and I saw a copy of the game on somebody’s desk.
I was a zombie on Sunday, so I allowed my CD collection entertain my guest. Seven and The Great Train Robbery. She seemed to enjoy them, so I was happy.
We went hunting for a TV — no luck. Next week.
The Overtimer, Happy Fun Ball and me stopped by a military surplus store, which was much more fun than I anticipated. I found new shades for Marcus and a new hat for Mr. Finger. We’re 2/3rds of the way to finishing The Hat Squad. All we need now is a chapeau for trekhead. I’ll keep my eyes open.
Then, around 10:00, I fell asleep.
A wild weekend of roleplaying, movies, and therapy. And the wake up stick.
All my life I’ve told stories for others. Needed a muse to invoke my storytelling energy.
I think I’m finally ready to tell stories for me.