I had a pretty crummy Thanksgiving. It was supposed to be a nice day together with my mom and her husband, though I was a bit worried since he got Skyrim already and a change of circumstances made me unable to buy it right away too, so I've been avoiding spoilers like the plague, because the Elder Scrolls series means a lot to me. I mean, Morrowind basically taught me how to read. Anyway, he and mom pester me on facebook about it and are like "ohhh it's so cool", "ohhh I just killed a dragon", etc., and it sounds awesome, but just this once, I kinda don't wanna hear about it, you know? He's all like, "get it, hurrhurdurr" and I told him I had other expenses that were needs vs. wants and to PLEASE NOT TELL ME ANYTHING.
So of course today, what does he do instead of playing games with me and mom? Plays Skyrim with the volume amped, telling me every fucking little detail.This after a car ride where I had to plug my ears half the way because he wouldn't shut up about it. I tried my best to avoid looking and was doing fine, and he just can't stop trying to show off! "Emily look I'm fighting a dragon" and I kept saying no, no, no, and he asks again and I finally shout, "No, I'm not freaking looking, okay?!" and went to help mom set the table. I just want him to leave me the fuck alone about awesome-fucking-Skyrim. ;////;
And we sit at the dinner table finally and I'm feeling really glad since Skyrim is turned off. What does he say? "Oh man I don't know what I'm gonna do next on SKYRIM. Because I " and at this point even my mom is telling him to lay off a little, since he knows damn well it upsets me. We both ask him to knock it off, and then he blurts:
"One of your favorite characters makes a cameo appearance!"
And I know fuck well who it probably is, since there were only two characters I really especially cared for and one of them DIED at the end of his questline.
We go and visit grandma for dessert and then they're driving me home, and it's looking fine, except then you know what he does?
Fucking puts on Skyrim music the entire way home.
I can't believe it at this point so I was NOT shy about pulling out my headphones and closing myself off from them the rest of the way.
And it's not exactly like mom and him and I have always been on awesome terms or anything like it before, not like I HAD to spend Thanksgiving with them, I just decided to out of a nice gesture for a get-together in the hopes of some nice feel-good energy and stuff but he just couldn't fucking keep one little thing to himself. Just had to fucking show off at every damn opportunity when he knew how much it hurt me. I feel so unbelievably pissed that I can't believe it, not because he has Skyrim and I don't, but because he had to be a fucking douchebag about it. It's compounded by the fact that he hasn't even been a fan as long as I have, having only gotten into Elder Scrolls as a series like last year, and now he's acting all holier-than-thou about it when he doesn't even enjoy the games as they are, instead opting to download a bunch of nudie/prostitution side-quest mods and slutty "armor" and shit like that, which is fine but one feels kinda bad about everything else being glossed over for it. At least he bought Skyrim at the expense of immediate necessities so I suppose I should get the last laugh, but it pisses me off to no end.
Sorry for sounding utterly ranty and bitchy, I know I do, but I really had to get it off my chest. After prolonged spoiler-avoidance and ensuing failure despite best efforts I'm just freaking exhausted and full of hate and I just wanna cry my soul out. ~/////~;;
As a warning, and not that I'm saying I'd expect this of any of you, if you think it'd be cute or funny to leak spoilers on Skyrim or brag about how you have it, even as a joke, I guarantee I will not take it well and whatever inevitably nasty things I say to you you've brought on yourself. Just please don't go there. I usually can take a joke and dole out my own but not now.
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In any case, I think you should fix yourself a hot drink and stop thinking about it.
Also, have something only tangentially related:
α: Hey man, Skyrim's cool and all, but can we talk about something else.
β: Sure thing, friend! -puts Skyrim away- What do you want to talk about?
Is that so hard?
^ I see I'm not the only person who has been mesmerized by that song.
Maybe I will get something to drink though.
Goddamnit, Waltzy.
You've got every right to be annoyed and angry, as I pointed out, and to post your feelings on it. But you shouldn't place so much internal stock in a video game, I think.
I'm at something of a loss as to how to proceed now.
I'll probably be okay but god I wanna cuddle someone. DX I mostly just feel bad because like it felt good to get something out and tell people how I feel but it's just embarrassing and I'm too sensitive anyway and ughh
Maybe I just need sleep. And a hug. ;/////;
I didn't want you to feel self-conscious or anything, so I do apologise for that, and it's not like I'm going to think of you differently because of this. Relax.
Thank you for being so kind to me even in a very bad moment. TT///////TT
Let's respect it, in this case.
And now we're running analogies into the ground.
Anyhow, mystery can add to excitement just as it can detract from it. In some works slow revelations are the foundations of the story's effect, in some they are predictabo from a mile away and the strength of story rests on other aspects(manner of writing, humour, action, drama, etcetera) that are still effective even if you know the plotline.