I ended up having to go to sleep because of aforementioned headaches. But I was woken up a few hours ago because Talli was summoned along with Alexsei and other members of the White Rose by General Zukir of Zoluren. I was groggy and kinda freaking out, but it turned out to be a good thing: Talli and Alexsei were both awarded for their recent service in the Naarg invasions.
Getting awarded by a GMPC is a new thing to me, so poor Talli was pretty stiff and awkward in accepting it. I've never done anything in DR with an expectation of reward, so it was a touching and humbling gesture. I was especially glad for how good it looked for the White Rose!
Sure it's not the real world, but making a difference still makes one feel accomplished. Especially when it can be challenging to do so as a PC in Zoluren, where it can be difficult to get people to agree and work together on anything. Now if only I could take that energy and communication skill and do something real with it!
I'm thinking of recreating Talliska's journal, 'cause I feel kind of dorky nowadays writing about her accomplishments in an OOC journal. As it stands, I really badly need to rearrange the tags here; it's become bloated with 1000+ nodes. Oh well, some day...
