How 'Bout Another Go? Part II

Last time, my dear long lost one reader, I could not wait to hop on here and tell you all about my new venture into Azeroth. I spoke of Sattler, and how she wooed me with her abilities to mend any wound. And mentioned a mysterious officemate that would play into the story. And, lastly, I spoke of putting my skinny little bear behind (remember, we're not fat, just 80% fur) on the line once more to ensure the victory of myself and four others.

Today I talk about that lone and mysterious officemate.

Two months ago I landed myself a wonderful job. Over eight months of overly complicated applications, rejection letters, and final round interviews (followed by more rejection letters), I found myself the Server Administrator of a higher educational institute. A dream job for an IT bear, such as myself. I couldn't wait for my first day! And on that first day, I found out, to my dismay, I'd be sharing an office, after previously enjoying four long years of wonderful solitude at my previous employer.

We'll call him "Himey." Himey, I quickly found out, loves video games almost as much as me. The work days flew by as we discussed the finer points of graphics, A.I., and shooting aliens and looking cool while doing it. And then he dropped a bombshell on me: He, too, was a recovering World of Warcraft addict.

"We have to be strong for each other, Himey. I'll make sure you don't play WoW again and you do the same for me," I said to him one day.

We've failed each other.

To my credit, Himey would talk of WoW every day. Our discussions would turn to what we did when we used to play, what has changed since, and what to expect in the future for the game. Half a day was once spent entirely on Transmogrification (expect a blog post about this!). Another on how much Himey loved PvP.

And then I failed him: he relogged. And then not only did he talk about WoW, but he started sending me screencaps! How could I resist the beautiful allure of Deepholm and Vashj'ir?!

Sattler in one ear and Himey in the other. The curiosity to experience the game again weighed too heavily on me. And so the rest is history.

Stay tuned for next time, as I relay my experience of transforming into bear form after three long years! Until the next Faerie Fire pull...

-Lushious

How 'Bout Another Go? Part I

See that post right below this, dated a little over three years ago? Not only was that the last post for this once and mighty Bear, but it was also the end of his WoW career... until now.

The new chapter of this bear's tale starts with a girl. And technically an officemate, but there's more literary ingenuity to put emphasis on the girl first.

So, this tale starts with a girl. And this girl plays World of Warcraft. She has been raiding since Vanilla, loves to heal, and is a Druid. And she is good!

Being the Bear that I am, and we all know bears have a natural affinity for trees (for purposes other than scratching one's butt upon), I was being drawn more and more into asking her about WoW. Every tale she spun, every encounter she relayed, my mouth began to water and my hands began to shake. The allure for a game I had missed for far too long washed over me like the river while salmon hunting.

And after much flip-flopping, she dropped a Scroll of Resurrection right in my inbox.

Lushious was reborn on 07/26/2012, like the all mighty and mystical zombie. And I dinged 85 four days later. Now, mere days beyond that, I find myself at iLVL 361.

This girl, who I shall from here on refer to as "Sattler*," has not only helped me ding 85, but has face-rollingly aided me on most of my Heroic Dungeon runs.

My, how this game has changed! The WoW I left behind is not the WoW I encounter now. Which is good news to you, my dear long lost one reader, as this now affords plenty of white space for me to dribble inane analyses of a bunch of ever-changing pixels on my screen!

Stay tuned for Part 2 of my harrowing origin tale (now rebooted, ala Hollywood). It features action, adventure, romance, my officemate, and getting my bear claws callused with tanking once more!

Until the next Faerie Fire pull...

-Lushious

* Names, as always, have been changed to protect the innocent. And, of course, because it's more fun to give someone a nickname!