Overheard Comments About “Skyrim” (Part 1)
Have you heard of this game called Skyrim? If you haven’t, there’s this game called Skyrim. It’s kind of a big deal. You can do all sorts of ridiculous stuff, for millions and millions of hours, and it’s been very popular amongst my co-workers, to the point where morning discussions that would normally be devoted to things like “How about that new episode of Breaking Bad, am I right?” have become a back-and-forth about this fantasy universe everyone now lives in.
These discussions, though, are never preceded by “So while I was playing Skyrim…”, meaning that every once in a while, I overhear someone saying “I murdered my companion last night,” and think, just for a moment, that they’re not talking about a video game.
Here are just a few of the things that have been said around the office.
- “I got really into mining this weekend.”
- “My backpack is full of spells and healing potions.”
- “I haven’t even gone to wizard college — I went to bard college.”
- “When those guys attack you, you just kill them and take their armor.”
- “Last night I made iron daggers!”
- “Every time I see a bear I want to throw a fireball at it.”
- “I found this talking dog last night who talks like a Catskills stand-up comedian.”
- “I live in White Run, right between a blacksmith and a general goods grocer. It’s very convenient.”
- “Well, I’m a wizard, so…”
As this game can be played for literally millions of hours, and everyone seems to still be enjoying it, I suspect that I may have more than one edition of this in me.
