But today we must look at the other side of the coin. The back-stabbing and gossip-mongering that takes place in these highest of high social circles.

It has been brought to my attention that, indeed, a tradgedy has taken place. In this country. A PSO related tradgedy, which should come as no surprise considering that's the whole point of this ****ing topic, but I present to you a story of love, lust, 400 hours, and a friendship lost.

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OldmanEka,

After my ritual burning at the stake which took place on Oct. 11th, it was my
intention to leave ODWF (and PSO) behind, as I tried to separate that part of
myself which had become "sick", or contaminated.

However, acting on the concerns of several people who have emailed, I slipped
into the counter-productive, degenerative world that is mIRC to determine just
WHY it is that other people could not leave my ODWF "ashes" alone.

It was not surprising, in the least, to hear old foes such as Zero de Hentai
and Onlinespat choking on their own histrionic bile, but it was quite another
jolt to my already embattled system to find that EDMOND HONG - aka
EkkerLuvsRat - had now taken centre-stage in his own dizzying bid to 'deride'
me. Not as an ex-ODWF'er...but as a PERSON.

OldmanEka.

Tell me, Edmond, when I welcomed you into my home, shook your hand, introduced
you to my parents (in a bid to be viewed as a non-threatening, approachable
lifeform), were you secretly swallowing your REVULSION at having to deal with
"old" people?

Did we really offend your 'New Australian' sensibilities that much? I
apologise. But perhaps "new" Australians shouldn't be wearing TWO FACES -
that's definitely an "old" Australian attribute. But hey, just like your #pso
peers, you're incredibly YOUNG & STUPID, you'll no doubt continue to
cannibalise my wounded pride until it inevitably hurts your own. But that's
okay too, coz it *tastes* so much better when your sensibilities are swimming
in devolved awareness.

When we parted company that night, I intrinsically hoped to believe that we
parted as 'friends'. After all, I told you my true age in confidence (partly
because I had no recourse to "hiding", in plain sight). But I wasn't ashamed
of it. I was an 'old skool' gamer who just happened to LOOK like one. No
secrets there.

However, your old skool DISCRIMINATION has obviously been carried over,
embedded, or "Alien Ant-farmed", into a very insolvent sector of the ODWF, ie.
the #pso channel. I'm asking you - in the most diplomatic(?) way possible -
CEASE & DESIST with your "Ekker-bashing" attacks on my conscience.

I had intended to *leave* the forum. I'm not. I had intended to leave PSO. I'm
not. "Old" age may indeed be a curse - or residual laughing-matter to some -
but it also instils *indefatigable* confidence for overcoming adversities. Or
Adversaries. "OldmanEka" will NOT be buried alive.

Oh, and on a final note, if perchance you are brazen enough to defy my
diplomatic(?) request - remembering also that I now have 'ears' within IRC -
then I too will stoop to YOUR level. I will mercilessly discriminate (on a
level hitherto unseen).

Before our "chance" encounter, Edmond, I never had a problem with New
Australians. They have a colonial right to be here. However, your insidious
'discoloration' of personage, shall we say, has somehow tainted my perceptions
of others.

FYI, AYUMI is also a "new" Australian. Am I now to view her in a similarly
oblique light?

Just as surely as I grow "older", and weirder (thanx robobit), if you Mr Hong,
DO NOT END THIS MUD-SLINGING IMMEDIATELY, I will begin a personal campaign of
terror...directed at Ayumi.

Can your New Australian 'sensibilities' stomach the sickening implications of
that?! Your call, STRANGER.

- EkkerLuvsEddi

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Indeed. The victim here is dc_ecstasy, an innocent 40 year old man who lives with his parents and plays Dreamcast games in the garage all day. He has been spurned by the PSO community, and in particular the vile and dastardly Onlinerat, or Onlinespat if you read that text.

The question has been raised, what would be so evil, so gut-wrenchingly horrid that would force this innocent middle aged man to leave the high flying circles of PSO and the ODWF?

Do they need floaties for that?

And what's with the whole 'new Australian' angle? I don't understand that part of the letter. Can anyone with some inside info on this explain it to me?

So, we've got onlinerat here who appears to be the heel we all love, whereas dc_ecstasy is the face that we hate?

Really, this can only serve as a warning to those who dare dabble in the high flying world of androids, online loves, and forum flame wars. There is only one place that I know of which can preserve this slight on all that is good in the world.

Who is this OldmanEka? Is he an old man named Eka? And if so, why was he burned at the stake? Does he dabble in the dark arts? does he cast spells in PSO more than he uses traditional weapons such as phase plasma rifles in the 40watt range?

What forces this kind, humble old man to venture into the seedy, sleazy, dangerous world known as mIRC? What on this world would force a man into such a depraved action?

And who is this mysterious person known only as 'Edmond'? An ex-flame out for revenge? A PSO PK'er? I feel that once it is known who this 'Edmond' is, this mystery will become a lot clearer for all to see.

A question I am sure many people would like an answer for is, what is a 'new Australian'? Does it have anything to do with people having two faces? Are we living in Gotham City but no one has realised it?

However the most terrifying query is raised at the end of this sombre letter...when will the campaign of terror begin, and what form will it take? PK'ing, forum flame wars, or perhaps re-registering as another username in order to bolster his own opinion?

I didn't spoil Kikia(sp?)

EkkerLuvsRat is a 'New Australian' whos sensibilities are swimming in devolved awareness.

There is no doubt that Edmond will continue to cannibalise OldmanEkas wounded pride until it inevitably hurts his own.

If Edmond doesn't stop cannibalising OldmanEkas wounded pride then OldmanEka and his new MAG, EkkerLuvsRat, will mercilessly discriminate against Edmond (on a
level hitherto unseen) using all his PSO abilities until he is level 100.

This is all very sordid, and quite frankly I'm not sure if my sensibilities can stomach the sickening implications of that.