EPT
But a few years later, I saw you with some friends. You'd grown up real fast. You were prettier, smoother, more confident and from a distance I fell in love. I didn't dare approach you, though.
I got lucky, though. My older brother did the work for me, and got it, but you weren't quite as I'd always imagined. You were better. In every way. And when your expansion pack came out, I became obsessed with you. There's never been another RTS for me since, I swear.
But you were still distant and cold. I was still a n00b who couldn't get through the campaign without cheats and was frightened by the fog of war. I understood later that I didn't deserve you, and so I let you go. I played FPS and adventure games, and I thought I was happy.
But you came back to me. Or maybe it was I who came back to you. I snatched up a copy of Warcraft III and gamed my heart out, wanting to love you like I used to, but you were different, and though I beat you, without cheating, we weren't meant to be. I was still a n00b, and you weren't the girl I'd once known.
I heard rumors later that you were coming back. But Starcraft:Ghost was just smoke and mirrors. Maybe that was for the better.
And then you broke my heart. Everyone said you were coming back, you told me we would spend hours together with friends exploring distant lands and conquoring our foes with smiles on our faces the whole time. You told me that my n00bishness wouldn't be an obstacle this time, but World of Warcraft broke my heart. Didn't you know that that's everything I didn't want you to be? That the reason you'd always been my one and only was because even though I didn't always get you, I'd always appreciated your depth?
And now you're knocking on my door again. I let you go after the delays, the disappointments, and WoW. Even now you've snubbed me...even though you've always been the only gal for me you're off with other guys, not even inviting me to your beta. But I don't care. I'll always have these feelings for you.
And I'll play you, just like I played the rest of them, because I have no other choice, and because I'll never stop hoping that some day I'll boot up my computer, pop your CD in, and you'll be there, mesmerizing me like you did before.
/shamelessness
