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Troy Vogel

What's the strangest place you met an SL resident for the first time in RL?

I'll start:

This past weekend, I was feeling sore and tense from all the stress at work so I decided to splurge and get a full body massage. The massage therapist was very nice, and she and I almost immediately clicked.

Although I am not used to getting massages I was relaxed and really benefiting from the session. She was talkative like I was and we kept talking the whole time.

At some point midway through the hour, I mentioned that I also dabbled in 3D work and participated in the SL experience. She said, no way! Get out! I am an SL resident too.

So at this point I am expecting her to tell me that she joined in 2007 or something right? NO! Wrong. She was a member from 2003 and owned several islands and ran a mid-range estate with rentals and such. I vaguely recognized her name, she did not recognize mine. But she had visited one of the islands I built so I did not feel like a total loser from 2004.

But the rest of the hour was spent talking about SL and our experiences. It was sooo strange but so fun at the same time.

So now it's your turn... tell us... what's the strangest place/setting/circumstances where you met an SL resident for the first time in RL.

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badkittybeth

Never

but i am very ashamed of Sl addiction, so i dont bring it up in daily conversation with strangers.

Kesseret

Ok, at my last job I went out to fix a software issue on a warehouse computer and one of the packers comes up to me and is like "Sweet Pea is talking about virtual porn" and I was like, "oh?" and he said, "Yeah he said there's a place you can get some, do you know what he is talking about?" and he proceeds to describe what I believe is Second Life. I said, "Is he talking about Second Life?" and he says, "Man, that is the name of it!" Well Sweet Pea is this really stalkerish freaky guy who I suspect will gun down the whole building so when he told me his SL name I was like, "thanks" and promptly muted him. I refused to tell him mine.
My excuse is I don't even like him in my first life, why the hell would I want him around my second life???

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Sarah Nerd

I ran into a lady at a flea market when I was wearing my shirt from last years SLCC. I think that's about the only time I've met a SL'er in RL outside of the convention and planned rl meetings.

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At a party on a balcony, completely randomly.

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Surreal Farber

In my hotel bed last year at SLCC.

Oh, you mean in an unlikely environment. At a party.

Trout Recreant

Train Station

Sarah Nerd

Makes mental note to hang around Surreals hotel room.

Decadent

In bed.

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Oh, hai! Fancy meeting you here.

Affinity

My bank teller.

Surreal Farber

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Brenda Connolly

Nowhere. And I don't expect to.

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Finally I'll learn the real reason we go to the bathroom in groups!

Khamon

Well one time when I was walking through the oh wait no that was just a dream sorry.

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Amelia

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Kesseret

Gigs and I were on the train to SLCC last year when we were eating dinner and we all swapped "where are you going" stories and turns out one of our companions was going to SLCC too. I forgot about this one until you all mentioned SLCC. That's on top of the work story. Though I've got a strange history with meeting people on the net randomly I know in real life, or meeting people in real life that I've 'crossed paths' with on the net.

I think I've got an 'internet' magnet. :/

Summer

Did this story have a happy ending?

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Lexxi Gynoid

I have only once meet someone I knew in real life on the net and never meet anyone in real life that I might conceivably know (as in they are also in SL, or members of one or another website).

The one time I meet someone from real life on the net was when I was putting random names from my past into a webpage search field and stumbled across one of my best friends from when I was a child. I sent them an e-mail that was somewhat vague, but with enough, certain, information and asked if they were that person. They were. I think I chased them from that website, though, as they didn't return again. heh, oh well.

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Lo Jacobs

Never. I wish I did, though. Would be a really interesting conversation, hopefully.

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The only SL people I've met in RL are ones who are in SL because I introduced them to it.

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