It is a tricky observation, to realize that one’s self is hypocritical. Usually it will take an outside comment to understand the truth behind the matter. The truth is that I am a hypocritical gamer. However hypocritical I am, in reality the situation is still as undeniably weird as I think it is. Let me tell you what is going on.
First of all, my roommate plays more Halo 3 on my Xbox 360 than I will ever get a chance to. This is due to my unwillingness to haul my heavy television up a flight of stairs and into a small room. Instead, at my choice, my t.v. became the centerpiece of our living room and with it the glorious wonders of the Xbox 360 that I insisted be displayed in it’s high definition glory.
Little did I know that certain roommates would constantly put the t.v. into use forcing me to retreat to my own room. Due to my schedule of work and my frequent tendency to occupy my time with my loved one, my roommate has an extraordinary amount of time to which he can play Halo 3. In fact, he has had more time with it in the last several months than I have since acquiring the game. This is something I have made peace with and is not the issue at hand.
The issue is a friend that he has made online, via Xbox Live. He met this friend via Halo 3, presumably as I haven’t seen him play anything else, and they have proceeded to play many a game of Halo with each other. This is normal, this is something I do and have no problem with. The extent of their friendship is what worries me. Over the past few months they have exchanged so many details of each others’ lives that I swear this guy knows more about my roommate than I do; and I’ve know him for years! It doesn’t stop there, my roommate will bring Xbox Live Guy up in everyday conversation. My roommate has had other people come over and they all play online with Xbox Live Guy and are getting to know him as well.
It has gotten to the point that text messages are being exchanged and there is talk of Xbox Live Guy visiting us this summer. I’ve had online friendships before, but this one really worries me and makes me feel like a hypocrite for thinking this way.
Am I wrong for being concerned? Has their friendship taken a dark turn or does this sound normal to you?
