I am not in the mood to tell you another "boy meets a girl in second life" story. You know how it goes. Skip the dancing and the intellectual foreplay, sooner or later, they will look for a bit of fun in the poseballs. One teleport and a couple of minutes later two of them are running through animations, exchanging sweet words and naughty thoughts…
You know that most of the men have that latent fear, something that has a name related to praying mantis, the naughty insect whose female cut off male's head after mating. And she eat him then. For some unknown link between humans and mantises there is that fear about her going very evil in the moment when he is weak and not ready to fight and defend himself. It happens in the world of insects. It frightens humans. Well, it can happen in metaverse, too. Actually, it can be much worse than you think.
So in one moment everything is sweet words and naughty thoughts, fingers stroking the keyboards and caress the mice, heavy breathing and big smiles… At the next, while temperature is getting so close to red she moves back towards inventory, like pulling the safety pin of a hand granate… she's finding the prepared folder → right-click → replace outfit. And in a few seconds needed for the items to load and shape to change, he is confronted with 6 feet tall, wide shoulders, tattooed man with Lockermeister equipment. Both of them still running the same animation! *big grin* Surprise!
This was a short way to secure somebody's nightmares for a week. If I was doing that, I would count the time needed for the poor guy to get a grip, grab a mouse, decide what to do (standing up from the animation, logging out, pulling the power cord from the wall, run away from the house…). I would also miss the presence of a webcam to see poor human's face in that moment.
But let's get serious about this. It is griefing. It is an attack based on the different conceptions of the environment. Victim perceives things differently than the griefer and that gives the later some advantage. And an opportunity for a nice practical joke. And yes, you can hear the griefer saying nonsense about internet and second life being too serious and people being homophobic and sticking too firmly to their genders and being too augmentative….
But it is just a griefing. And you can't even file an abuse report. What would you say to Lindens?
My answer is – “oh well. That’s what you get if you jump into the sack with a stranger after a 5-minute chat.” I think it’s funny.
Now,had this guy actually approached things ‘normally – not like he’s hooking-up with a hooker (an ‘escort is just a hooker by another name in my opinion) – then it is highly unlikely he would have fallen for this scheme.
Damned… that’s actually a brilliant, creative idea.
I really, honestly have to applaud the ‘griefer’ in this case.
Wow. I mean… really… it *is* funny.
really.
/me giggles
preying mantis or not , nobody escapes the “peluda” gender test. hahaha. BTW i am the one thats eats his victim alive before the s*x , not afterwards . afterwards its time for a cigarette and a cappuccino }8-)=
Peluda gender test? hmmm… how that looks like?
And… if you eat your partner before sex…. what comes before cigarette and cappuccino?
dandellion: dinner ? :-)
Well, that depends on which side of
food chaintable one sits….As a former sex addict, depending on what level of acting out I was immersed in, the change over wouldn’t even phase me, since the addict brain that was in charge at that time was seeking sexual gratification at any cost and in any way. I believe it was rude of the griefer not to have given off some clues however, and I believe that it is naive of any sexual partner not to be consciously aware that gender is not determined until the pheromones have done their job and the actors are on stage naked :-) Be prepared ;-)
Well, it wouldn’t be griefing if there is an announcement coming before the attack. But, I am interested in that “at any cost and in any way” thing”. Does it really goes so far?
Hi Dandellion,
Yes. I have exposed myself to potentially deadly, unprotected sex in pitch black locations to which I have never been before, and did not know who or what was there, and didn’t care. I wanted my fix at any cost, as in most addictions.
That is not unlike what I have done in some of my mornings. But I never considered it risky or deadly. Though roles and sexual preferences might be different and safe for me.
What interests me is that moment of fix. Yes, a few times I felt a real urge for a good cybersex but I missed to note it as an addiction. maybe I am just to kind to myself. :)
Hi Dandellion…
I believe it is very good to be kind to ourselves *:-) I wish you good sex and good life on the grid *:-)
Namaste.
pet2luv
Thank you. And best nights to you as well :D
There is a saying… if you’re not good for/to yourself, you cannot be for anybody else.
LOL @ “peluda gender test”
I have a friend who is female in both real life and second life, who keeps a male shape in her inventory for amusement purposes. I doubt his “gender test” would save him from her, regardless of what it entails.
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