Friday, August 13, 2004

DD

So D said he wanted to come to the roleplay tonight. I spoke to him last night and he said he wanted to bring Jenna (his girlfried) with him.
Some back story is needed here:
When we used to roleplay at uni Jenna would constantly call D throughout the session and he would constantly have to sweet talk her to keep her happy. This would mean constant interruptions to the game. When she was actually present at the session it would mean even more interruptions since she was invariably bored and wanted even more attention from D.
Fast forward a couple of years. Me and Laura are living in Warrington and I manage the impossible by arranging for the only 5 people I know who play B5 ccg to come to our house to play one big game. This includes D. He brings Jenna with him but I'm not too worried because Laura is around and she can keep Jenna entertained while we play. Jo (Russel's then girlfriend) is also there hanging out with Laura. Laura and Jo are really good friends. Laura and Jenna have only just met. Into the afternoon the girls start talking about going out into Warrington on a night out since it looks like our game is going to go on forever. Jo mentions that she has no shoes with her and Laura kindly says that she can wear her Pods (apparently quite expensive shoes), in fact Laura goes on to say that Jo can have the shoes since she never wears them. The shoes don't fit Jo but immediately Jenna jumps in and says she will have them. This puts Laura in quite a difficult situation. It's one thing to offer a pair of shoes to your good friend but quite another to give them to someone you don't even know. Regardless Laura gave the shoes to Jenna as she didn't want to create bad feelings between them.
Fast forward to now.
So I mention to Laura that Jenna will be at the roleplay session. The roleplay session is being held at my mum and dad's house and Laura immediately says she is staying in Warrington. I can sympathise with her. She doesn't want to spend an entire evening looking after Jenna since she doesn't really like her that much but at the same time this leaves us in a situation where Jenna will have to sit in with the roleplay group. As Laura then said - can Jenna not leave D alone for five minutes so he can go and do guy stuff with his guy mates?
So I text D. I ask him if he would mind leaving Jenna at home. I tell him that I can't be sure if Laura will be there to hang out with Jenna and that since we are at my parents house she can't really just go and watch tv or something like that. I also point out that Jenna doesn't really mix with our roleplay sessions.
I have as yet received no reply from D. There are three things that could be happening:
1. D is pissed off. He thinks he should be able to bring Jenna with him and that there should be no problem. If this is the case then he most likely won't turn up tonight.
2. D understand where I am coming from. Unlikely but if this is the case then he is probably trying to make Jenna understand as well and that is why he hasn't texted me back. If this is the case then who can say whether he is still coming tonight.
3. D hasn't received my text. He has a really old phone which apparently has problems with text messages. If he hasn't received my text then he will still be coming along tonight with Jenna.
Not one of these scenarios is particularly pleasant. I didn't want to text D last night but at the end of the day I don't want to have to run a roleplay session with Jenna sat there. It's the same for any girlfriend. Unless that particular girldfriend is an avid roleplayer she will be in the way and distracting their boyfriend.
So I will probably have to call D later today. If I don't then scenario 3 could be true and if Jenna does come then it will be no fun for anyone. In any case I should probably call D to explain myself a little better. I expect that unfortunately D will not come tonight and will most likely not be in touch ever again. It's a damn shame.

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