Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Possessing Barbie

“The difference is because we were alone and you were beginning to know my mind. I wasn’t just an avatar.” she said. “I was a person.”

“I think it reminded me of something that happened for real once.” I said. “It’s the only way I can explain having real physiological responses. I mean, like embarrassment and heart rate and god, the guilt.”

“Ha, I win!” she typed.

“But you can only win if it's a game.” I said.

1 comment:

slipshod said...

wow. i have been shown the error of my ways. internet reality has been sucessfully deconstructed before my very eyes. whereas previously i believed cyberbanging 14 year old was o.k. because it wasn't 'real,' i now know that it is wrong because it is 'both.'