The OOC Hangout Thread (New people introduce yourself here!)

[Magni Prime]

They do. A bunch of self-important gossip mongers constantly obsessed with the goings-on of the world around them and wallowing in their own lack of possessions. The exception to the rule being my father-in-law. A good man, one who worked himself ragged from the age of 15. When he passes (which I feel will be within the next few years), the family will implode on itself. I will be watching from the sidelines with a bag of popcorn.  

[Talon StarDrifter]

honestly it's amazing to me that you are all still here even after all this time.

i doubt any of you remember me (besides welian? maybe?) but i'm the other talon, maybe you remember that.

but anyways, nice to see you all still around and kicking, though i'm sorry to hear about the general troubles.  

[Magni Prime]

Talon StarDrifter

It's not entirely fair . . . but I remember you. It is possibly because I am the first Talon. *warm smile* This place is my online home and has been for far too long to fully abandon it. Everybody is still welcome, of course. I know we are a bunch of misery-guts lately but kinda feels that way with everybody gone.  

[Talon StarDrifter]

@magni
nah man i don't blame you, gaia is such a ghost town these days, has been for a long while. lost touch with a lot of good friends, sadly.

@yoder
not to worry, i really wasn't super present in here. back when i was still an avid role player, guilds didn't support the kind of layouts i'd grown to like. but i appreciate the fact that you remember me at all!

@welian
ALL THE GLUGGLES
gosh it's been ages!! how are you? alive and kicking, which is always a plus :')
 

[Magni Prime]

Is gaia a ghost town? I thought it was still thriving and this was just the RP guilds that were dying. If the site is doing poorly, that makes me feel a fraction better. I keep several on my friendlist that I know will never return. I also keep the litany of leaders here in my head like Swan, and Tana. I've had good friends here, and they have almost all moved on. There have been loves as well, but I still am here while virutally all are gone. At this point, Yoder is one of my oldest friends, having been consistently friends with me for over 13 years thanks to this site. I keep trying to drift from here . . . but I'm too stubborn to move on. sweatdrop

Yoder, it seems that neither is doing fairly well. My father in law is getting on in years, but my mother in law seems to be aging poorly at this point. Neither are falling completely apart or going in the next few minutes. I just see the age on them at this point. I suppose that is expected of individuals in the 65+ range and a hard life.

Indeed . . . all the gluggles!  

[Magni Prime]

The most emphatic of hugs for you, Wellie. I can empathize with what you are going through . . . and it is difficult. May your furry sibling find peace and freedom from their pain- in one way or another. Perhaps callous of me, but I wanted to make sure the furry one is not in pain.

Gaia is both ancient and driven by the accumulation of wealth. All the site seems to want to do is gather the money of its users. In lieu of that, there is the 'free' gaia cash from doing surveys and such. I have yet to make that work. I do one survey, and it links to another, and another. It is a neverending stream with no benefit. I neither care enough to keep going nor have enough drive for GCash to try. In the meantime, the very things that drew people to the site such as RP, interaction, and activity are now distant memories. Small wonder this place is not doing well.  

[Magni Prime]

welian

On the bright side, Roll20 and Tabletop Simulator have kept dice games fairly popular.

you have my attention. These are unfamiliar.