BSOD

[kippurbird]

I never thought it was possible to have a Blue Screen of Death moment in real life. Sure I read about it in TVTropes happening to characters, but in real life? Nah.

But I had one yesterday.

We had an epic game of epicness yesterday at the D&D game. Lots of drama, a nasty and difficult trap and I had a great character defining moment with a Monumental Decision. All excellent and as it should be. Then the BSOD.

I happened to look down on the floor when one of the players mentioned that the felt the youngest of the munchkins wiggling against her feet. I saw that she had a bottle with liquid in it and a cap not on it.

Kippur: \\Run: Query to munchkin's mother. "Munchkin has open bottle and juice in it, perhaps it should be taken away?"
Kippur: \\ Expected response: Remove bottle from child. If received return to game.
Mother: \\Response: "Oh, I'm sure it'll be okay."
Kippur: \\ Error.
Kippur: \\ Run: Retry query, add incentive to mother: "I think it might cause a mess if she spills."
Kippur: \\Expected response: Remove bottle from child. If received return to game.
Mother: \\Response: "Well messes can be cleaned up."
Kippur: ++ ERROR. ERROR. Please REDO from start. Out of Cheese ++ Your brain will shut down now.

Doooooppppppp...... blink.

*presses restart button*

Comments

[acdragonmaster.livejournal.com]

Next time add the reaction "...okay. (Thought: It's your problem....)" to your options for that kind of unexpected response. It's a useful one. ;p

[emily-goddess.livejournal.com]

Unless it's her own home, she has no business declaring whether or not her kid's supervision-deprived behavior is acceptable. Even in her own home, you'd think she'd care a bit about keeping the kid out of the guests' hair (or socks). Seriously, I love kids and I know they will behave like kids, but one can at least try to take responsibility for them.

This is not the first time she's let her little terror angel run amok during a game, yes? It might be time for people to tell her that she's welcome in the game but her kids are not.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Not her own home.

Wish it could happen, sadly not likely.

[gjohnsonkoehn.livejournal.com]

Was this the home of the munchkin and her mother? It really does impact on the reception of the tale.

[kippurbird.livejournal.com]

Ah. No, it was not.

[gjohnsonkoehn.livejournal.com]

Ah, well. Then yes, it's really quite strange behaviour. As nice as it is that she has (presumably?) offered to clean up any messes made, it would be more appropriate guest-ly behaviour not to make them in the first place. You were right to go blue.

[jacedraccus.livejournal.com]

It's strange behaviour... but not uncommon. People have no f'ing clue these days how to look after kids. It's always either someone else's problem (like the lifeguard at the pool or the assistant at the shop), or they're like "Oh, she's such a little darling, isn't she? I know she's destroying everything in sight like Godzilla with a hangover, but she's so cute, I just can't bear to stop her. It can all be fixed anyways, right?"

[jacedraccus.livejournal.com]

"Ok, but if the kid spills on me because you're not supervising her properly, I'll be making a mess out of you, and I ain't cleaning it up."