I have been in SL for like over 900 days, and my SL is replete with the most incredible, banal, mind-boggling, boring, and generally, interesting experiences.
Perhaps the experiences of many other girls in SL may be more graphic, but I, too, have my own share of instances of getting picked up. Luckily in the C:SI community there are not much of these lecherous guys (but there are still a few, trust me on this!), which is why I feel very secured hanging around in C:SI SIMs more than anywhere else in SL. Why, it appears that even a very harmless store like a Japanese gesture shop can be invaded by men who would force you into dating them, hahahah! Besides, only a few non-sword wielding men would even dare mess around with a female samurai or ninja, yes?
On a more serious side though, I am a victim of multiple stalking, thus accounting for the creation of alts for my security. This, by far, has been one of my graver experiences, and many times I have contemplated on deleting the marika410 account.
But heck, it’s SL and like in RL we find ways to circumvent things and eventually laugh at crazy instances. Let me enumerate some lines and instances:
1. I used a slightly svelte alt one time and tried to use a nagi (a long combat stick) in one of my spars. One of the opponents commented: “You not need nagi because you have nice legs.” Eow, that sucks.
2. One time my alt wore something with a plunging neckline. It was a combat outfit and a samurai, whom I have previously observed to get easily titillated, remarked: “Please, can I say something? Your chest is pretty and I do not know where else to look.”
3. I accepted an invitation of a relatively new acquaintance. Nothing romantic in my mind really. It was an air ride on what appears to be a flying cup zooming around the forest. The guy often remarked: “Ohh, do not hold my hand too much.” Duh, presumptuous. It’s the first and last time I accepted an invitation from him.
4. A Portuguese man friended me after a few meetings. He one time brought me to a cove filled with pose balls. I obliged, the noob that I was then. He said: “Sit on the pink ball.” I sat and suddenly I saw him without clothes with a penis to boot, quickly sitting on a blue ball and starting humping. Ugh. I don’t like, I said. He unfriended me promptly.
5. I showed my house to a male friend, whom I have overestimated. I thought it would be ok. My house has a Japanese bath. He saw the Japanese bath tub and he remarked: “So, what do you want to do next?” I said quickly, we go back to the main area. The nerve!
6. In my early years I was playing Zyngo and this Brazilian dude suddenly came up to me and attached his penis over his jeans. LOL! It was so crude!
7. Probably one of the biggest lies I heard: someone telling me, “You are adorable.” Because a few months after he said that, he was saying the opposite. Hahahahah!
So really, I have learned much since I was born in SL sometime 2008. And I have chosen this way to be less exposed to icky men, icky pick-up lines, and icky experiences.
That is, to be a samurai. 😀 😀 😀
As my good friend Ai Ugimachi would say, “Only sex and katana for Marika!” LOL!
So, Happy Valentines Day y’all!
[photo courtesy of RainO Tenk by way of Jiryn Mhia^^]
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