Martin Continues His Appearing Act

I can’t keep writing about the tattooing process. So instead, a story:

Look, it isn’t like I’m going to deny my own geeky tendencies. I watch terrible movies endlessly. I love playing sudoku. I may or may not still watch cartoons. I play video games. I certainly do things that any right thinking person would look at and consider to be very geek.

Still, when I have the opportunity to separate myself from the hardcore geeks, I’m going to take advantage of it. Because, honestly, I don’t want to be even tangentially associated with these people.

The Scene: Gamestop, by Target
The Performers: Brad (Assistant Manager), Other Geek, Me (Listening In)

Brad: So this woman calls wanting to return a game…

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: She say’s it’s damaged. She says that she’s been playing nonstop for 21 days and that the disc is damaged.

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: She says she’s played to a point where the disc will no longer play. I told her the warranty on used games only lasts for seven days.

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: She says that isn’t fair, she says “How was I supposed to know that the disc wouldn’t work if I only discovered it AFTER reaching a certain point in the game?”

Me, Thinking: That is a very reasonable question.

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: I didn’t even want to ask her.

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: But I did. I said, what game is it?

Other Geek: *nodding*

Brad: Get this. She said, God of War. As if it would take anyone could play for 21 days straight and not beat that game. A reasonable person would have it beaten in 4 days of straight playing.

Other Geek: Not everybody plays as many video games as you do.

Me: *choking on the story, walking out of the store shocked*

Needless to say, I don’t think Brad offered the woman an exchange. If only she’d been a better gamer…