Further Wanderings....

We logged into the Village tonight, it was empty. We had a little time to spare and were already kitted out with meters and appropriate clothing so decided to check out the Northern Port, see how well populated it was in our time-frame.

We wandered around a bit, re-acquainting ourselves with the (very pleasant) build and layout. The mini-map showed lots of people on sim but we could see none. A newbie but clearly experienced bond  (to anyone not familiar with Gor, it's FULL of alts - almost the norm) approached us and offered us hospitality.

Now this was very promising but was unfortunately the point my R/L interruptions kicked in. Our patient host invited us to the Long Hall, ahhhh this is where all the people were!

Well, I just had chance to arrive and take a quick glance around what seemed a very inviting place before R/L ensured I had to log. Bramble stayed on for a while and I am keep to catch up and get his perspective. It was looking good.

No photos - no time!!!!

Looking Around.....

Like I said before, this week was intended to be looking around and getting the feel of a place or two.I foolishly thought a week would suffice! Like all plans, life gets in the way in this case both real and second.

I have been back to one a little. Which one was I drawn to? The very, very beautiful one.

Does this mark me out as shallow? I hope not. The welcome in this place was great, warm but not cloying. To put it simply the ethos of the place fitted well with ours too.

We were given an associate status that enabled us to come and go so we could get the feel of the place easily but here comes the problem.

During the week were lots of notices for events in this busy City, what they and our few visits indicated are that the place operates in a different timezone to us, making it a weekend-only place sadly.

Back to the drawing board, lets see what the Northern Port gets up to.

I am 2 today!

Today is my 2nd rezzday, I am 2.

I am in my 3rd version of "me" and am pretty content with it.

So, 2 years on where have I got to?

I happy being with Bramble who has been there for more than half that time and who is my rock.

I live in a tree castle and spend my time between that, dancing and roleplay.

Yes, roleplay - I have a love-hate relationship with Gor. There are plenty of days when i wished I had never strayed across it but I did and I do keep drifting back.

I joined a village, a small group, they helped me grow and find my feet but I'm no longer fully content there. I love the  people but it's a small group and that makes it all feel very intense. I'm ready to swim freer in a bigger pond.

So, we've been looking around. "we" because this is something we do together, also because neither of us is a body and soul Gorean. It rather begs the question "why"....well I am sitting here thinking that too. It is something I have been drifting back to everytime I drift away so what is it that draws me?

Well, i like the language-play. Language interests me, it is a fun thing to play around with, to paint with and sculpt with. I'm someone who largely avoids txtspk (yes ok, the odd brb and btw :) etc will occur but not the full-on vowel deprivation that many use).
With all this language play going on comes my second point, life moves slowly - yes ok, ok I agree sometimes painfully slow!
The third thing that attracts me is that it all hinges on a society, a structure.There is more than just breezing through for a dance or a chat with a mate and with that comes a sense of place and belonging.

Now the other side, like I say neither of us are fully card-stamped Goreans, we don't have slaves (and I am not one btw) and wince at the prospect of any of the grosser stuff surrounding all that, also I currently roleplay a Physician and will scream if I so any more slave medicals.
Consequently we are looking for somewhere where the demands are less and some aspects of roleplay easier to avoid.

We visited 2 places yesterday.
Place 1 a busy, attractive Northern port, very nicely laid out with plenty of people around so much less intense. Friendly people, fully Gorean.
Place 2 was very different and I stumbled across it entirely by accident. It is stunningly beautiful and rejects the aspects of roleplay that we struggle with. My fear is that it mainly operates in a different timezone to ours.
This week will be spent seeing how the evenings pan out in either/both and listening to our gut feeling.

We shall see.

I attached this track, a favourite of mine. There is no direct link but it sprang from some of my private reflections and memories while writing this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNF5zmQPRfM