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My name is Kidd, I was born in England, in the town where they invented stamps. Ever since a friend from round the corner lent us Tomb Raider II, I have been absolutely in love with Lara Croft, and all her adventures. At the age of eighteen, I ran away from home and came to Texas, where I've been living with my wife for the past ten years. We've got two cats, both of whom are absolutely adorable idiots. By day, I work at a call center, hiding my English accent as best I can. By night and by weekend, I'm either doing comedy at a local geek convention, working on creating visual novels, or relaxing with some of my favorite childhood games. As for Lara, I'm kind of an odd duck. I've played every game except the handheld ones and Guardian/Temple. I'm technically in the "old school" camp, but I'm fine with 2013! Lara. I consider her an entirely separate character from the original, over-the-top bad-ass Lara, and as crazy as it may sound...I'd love to see a story where the two of 'em interact.* That said, my heart will always belong to the shades-wearing, back-flipping, Dragon-blasting maniac who almost single-handedly put yetis onto the Endangered Species List. *I mean, come on, you've got a bright, but rash archaeology nerd who's deeply emotional and occasionally downright angsty paired up with an older, more sarcastic, and borderline callous adventurer-for-hire. You can't tell me it wouldn't be one HELL of a "buddy cop" story. As for why I'm here, well...After re-playing the first game on GlidOS, I found out that there's still an active community of people making their own levels, and thanks to the videos of AgentXP...I've fallen down a rabbit hole of wanting to play every custom level, and perhaps one day create my own. I hope to have fun with all of you! Last edited by Kidd Bowyer; 14-11-19 at 19:22. Reason: Images removed. See FAQ on posting images. |
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Yetis on the endangered species list? How can I put this gently? As basically mythical creatures, I think they're safe . |
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As for the accent stuff, well...Almost ever job I've had has been in customer service, and while that's supposed to mean helping people out and making sure they're happy, most companies don't see it that way. It's all about getting things done fast, and it's hard to keep conversations under two minutes when people're asking you where you're from and if you like Sherlock. That said, whenever I'm off the clock, or I run into another UK person, I always make sure to ask 'em where they're from, what they miss the most, and how weird it is living in the US. |
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That makes sense I suppose, I actually work in customer service as well! I talk on the phones too so I know how it is trying to keep your talk time down. Thanks for elaborating! So to throw those questions back at you, what do you miss the most, and how weird is it living in the US compared to the UK? (I take it you've lived here a while, so it might not be that weird, but I'll ask anyway. ) Last edited by Daft Raider; 15-11-19 at 16:15. |
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Welcome to the forum Kidd Bowyer. I was actually born in England. We moved to Canada when I was a child and I lost my accent pretty fast as we moved to Montreal. All my friends were French so picked that up pretty fast and kept it up.
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I'll give you two answers to the first question. My first answer is probably bordering on a tad too political, but I do very much miss the simplicity of health-related stuff. There've been times over here where I've gone to the ER room, waited for four hours, been told "Oh, it's not that bad, take a week off work and buy some stuff from CVS" and then been given a bill that's approximately two months of rent. A less controversial answer would be cheap British food. Stuff like Angel Delight, Jacob's Crackers, Lucozade, Heinz Beans, McVities and Aeros are seen as "exotic foods", and due to the fact they have to be imported...suddenly all my favorite childhood snacks are basically birthday and Christmas treats only. As for the weirdness, it varies from place to place. Dallas is just kind of a generic city, the only thing that's weird is just how big some of the churches are. Now, if I go somewhere like Jacksonville, FL, or Atlanta, GA, there's more...weirdness? Like the Coca Cola Museum, that place is a goddamn TRIP. Quote:
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