Trust & Identity

Last night I gave out my WoW account information to a friend so that tonight, while I’m out enjoying the sonic bliss of Emm Gryner, they can play my warrior and get me the Legplates of Wrath if they drop.

I have to say, I felt a little uneasy about giving out my information. It doesn’t even have anything to do with trust. I do trust them. I think it’s more about a sense of identity. That avatar is me. It’s always me. For over a year, countless raids, instances, pvp events, it has been me. Every piece of armor, every enchant, every potion, every trinket; it’s all me. Tonight though, it won’t be.

Tonight when that avatar logs on and the guild says hello or someone whispers me, they aren’t getting me. It’s a very surreal thing to me.

I know it’s not a big deal for my friend. They play a half dozen different accounts. For me, I just play my own. Sometimes I think it would be nice to have another account so that I could power-level myself.

It looks like there will be 6-10 of us going to the show tonight. I think it will be a good time. I may not stick around for the whole thing, but I will definitely hang out until Emm plays. God that girl can sing!