You know you play too much Achaea when ...

Delphinus

Mathonwy said:

I had a dream where I had finally managed to get away from this game. I was playing games with graphics now! Games that involved injury, death, mayhem, and PK in which I was involved!

And then you woke up!

Mathonwy

Yep. You never escape "The Terminal," as my friends have described it.

Alyssea

Wysteria said:

I nearly greeted someone with, "Greetings." the other day instead of just a regular "Hello". That was a nearly awkward moment.

I actually do greet people with, "Greetings," now. They always look at me weirdly.

Edit: Ugh why are quotes not working. It shows up correctly in the edit.

Chryenth

Thinking about it, I do that sometimes.

When I'm not going 'Hello there!" Like Obi-Wan did in SW:Empire at War.

Peak

I went to my parents house yesterday and said, "Hail, mother."

Mathonwy

Still lightyears ahead of 'ho, mother' in the 'antiquated greetings I learned from a text-based game' category.

Morro

That one could get you into serious, hilarious trouble.

Whenever I have a question on any subject, my first instinct is to try HELP <whatever>. I could be driving in the car, miles and miles away from my computer, but I'll still think HELP. And I'm always disappointed when nothing comes up.

Arador

Typing hw, cw and sc into Bash or a Cisco CLI. Happens to me almost every damn day.

Oh and meeting a new person and wondering how many hits to break their limbs.

And finally, loudly proclaiming "QQ" at the end of a work day as you start packing up. That one has gotten me many, many looks.

Xenomorph

You're in prison for murder but your neighbor's credit card only had 20$ worth of credits

Mathonwy

It's okay, though. You had cause!

Cinya

Once, years ago, I accidentally said 'next month' instead of 'tomorrow'. Thankfully it was actually near the end of the IRL month, and I brushed it off as that. I totally meant 'tomorrow' though. 

Mathonwy

Mathonwy said:

I dread the day when I start dreaming in text again.

It didn't take long.

Shahai

When I write "say" at the start of a SMS.

When I wish I could warp people at work.

Peak

I'm counting cause on all the birds that sit in the invisible tree above where I park my car.

Xer

When you're talking to two people IRL and try to send a tell to one person while talking to the other <.<

Alyssea

When someone asks who you were voting for in the election and you give the name of someone running in an Achaean election.

Xith

When you have a dream about using Universe tarot to get to work on time. (It was awesome.)

Shahai

When you type DIAG in your browser console in order to debug a JS script...

Mishgul

When you want to vbomb your family.

Tahquil

Thinking about chemicals to increase extraction rates the wondering where to get them.

Wysteria

feeling sick and trying to figure how to concoct immunity irl.

Oceana

When the favorites bar of your internet browser is filled with Achaean links.

When you switch to using Firefox only for the IRE toolbar.

Alyssea

When you keep the IRE toolbar up just to see if you get any messages and then immediately log in if you get one. (I'm looking at you, @Agrias.)

Mannimar

Alyssea said:

When you keep the IRE toolbar up just to see if you get any messages and then immediately log in if you get one. (I'm looking at you, @Agrias.)

I do this...

Xith

When you're at work using the Telnet-based software and keep using your alias to give a web bomb.

Jiraishin

When you see some kind of kola-based soda and dearly want to buy it just to see if it'll keep you awake.

Agrias

@Alyssea Hey, it's my job.  Being Order head isn't all gambling and hookers, you know.


...wait, yes it is.

Vayne

@Agrias seems you have run out of luck! Quite poetic how he went, just like he came.

Agrias

@vayne This isn't over, you mark my words!  I won't take this lying down!

Jonathin

When you don't want to stop playing Achaea to go to the can, so you bring Achaea with you and 3 hours later someone knocks and asks if you're alright.