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Phil Safari, a reluctant Candidate, must prove himself worthy to the gods by completing a Heroic Task: change 1000 lives for the better… or else! This is an episode of the philosophical sci-fi webserial, the Safaris.

It was the wee hours of the morning by the time I got home. I headed straight to my computer, and I immediately logged into WoW.

Aeriska (me): yo dude, i’m quitting wow for good.

Razzlebop (Jake): sure, like i haven’t heard that before! how many times have you quit now, like three or four?

Aeriska: maybe, but this time i’m serious. sure, i had fun, but it’s time to move on. besides, i wrecked both my hands and my back playing this damn game.

Razzlebop: lol. you’re kidding, right? how’d you manage that?

Aeriska: well, when i first started playing, i used the keyboard on my laptop. i didn’t realize until too late that repetitive motion + cramped keyboard = carpal tunnel. as for my back, sitting in my cheap-ass office depot chair for eight hours straight every day wasn’t good either.

Razzlebop: rotf. you noob! i could’ve told you to get a full-size external keyboard and a nice ergo chair.

Aeriska: yeah but you didn’t, foo’! i blame you…j/k. you remember that conversation we had a few weeks back when you said that a certain point in life you know who you are?

Razzlebop: i said something enlightening? no way

Aeriska: heh. anyway, i reached that point today. i suddenly realized that i really have no idea who i am. i’ve been trying to live by other people’s rules for so long that i never figured that out for myself. it’s time to explore, to try new things before it’s too late. to do that, i can’t be spending all my time killing edragons. life’s what you make of it; it can be pretty damn good.

Razzlebop: …wtf happened to you?? did you find jesus?

Aeriska: haha…nope, but maybe the next best thing: love…or the possibility of love anyway.

Razzlebop: make love, not warcraft, eh? wow…does she have any sisters? lol. well, good for you, man. that’s definitely legit, not like the sorry ass excuses you used before. you know i’d quit too if i had a better alternative. keep me posted, so i can live vicariously through you. remember all those instances i ran you through!

Aeriska: heh, sure thing. don’t give up on life, man. you never know when things will turn up.

Razzlebop: yeah, yeah. oh, one more thing: can i has your stuff?

Aeriska: …

I’m not even going to dignify that with a reply.

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