That’s one really good thing about
SL: you can’t get ill, no matter what you do, it’s all bacteria and virus-free,
not even the coronavirus can get you here. Of course another kind can, a
computer one, but that’s not really a virus, that’s just some coding chicanery
which even though can really frustrate you can’t actually make you sick.
You can even fall from a great
height here and ta-daa! No cuts, bruises,
no broken bones, not even death, and we all know how inconvenient death can be.
Well, we don’t actually, we can guess though that it would be mighty annoying.
You simply dust yourself off and walk away, or go back up and do it all over
again. If only real life was like that. Nor do we have to deal with those
really piss-me-off niggles as sneezing or runny noses or wracking coughs or
even itches. Mind you, I think itches can be handy, as long as they can be
scratched away with some judiciously and well-targeted fingertips.
So, whoever said virtual worlds were
a waste of time should try it, it’s quite handy finding somewhere no one or
nothing can actually hurt you. That is, as long as you don’t take it too
seriously, after all, it is supposed to be escapism, a place to put distance between
you and the outside world, being kind of a pixelised extension of your inner
world.
What best of all though is in SL you
never ever, ever have to use the
toilet: ever! While at the same time
not worrying about being constipated or having diarrhoea, or exploding! Surely
that’s a good thing, especially the not exploding. And, finally, for us girls,
no periods. Hurrah! Among other
things of course. I know there’s a good side to them as well but really, some
days I think nature pulled a fast one on us.
Nevertheless, I still it’s important
to keep up ones vitamin C so, even in SL, you’ll sometimes find me filling my
face with grapes.
© Anan Eebus
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