Where Were You...

Every American of our generation can answer the question, "Where were you on September 11, 2001?" Like many others, I was glued to my TV, watching the events unfold in horror. But when I'd had all I could absorb of the awful news, I did a peculiar thing--I logged into EverQuest; not to play the game, but to reach out to other people. And what I found there was a global community sharing its grief and support.

I would’ve thought that the game world might be empty. People around the globe were certainly glued to their TV sets, just like I’d been earlier. But I wasn’t alone in Norrath; not by a long shot. Could it be these people had not heard of the terrible events taking place? As if in answer to my question, I saw text pop up on the /OOC channel:

/OOC “I live in Australia. Just want to offer support and comfort to our American brothers and sisters right now.”

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