First day of Game Development class today. Two familiar faces, which is good and bad at the same time. Bad because I feel obligated to communicate with them, but good because they'd be easier to talk to than the others.
I enter the room and there are a ton of people already seated. Looks like there aren't any seats available, but then I spot one in the... front. Sat there the entire class without saying a word. Class ends, I exchange a few words with one of the familiar faces, and as I'm walking toward the door I hear a couple people from the class talking about me:
"He's talking to someone he doesn't know."
"He's probably one of those people who goes off into his own world"
This isn't an exact recollection of their words. I've probably already twisted it in my head. But it was very similar to that, especially the part about going off into my own world, which is very true, and I'm sure many of you know what I'm talking about.
It's funny. That room is filled with roughly 30 people who I could probably relate to extremely well. I could talk about video games all day, but I just couldn't bring myself to say anything, or look at anyone. We have to write a one-page paper on a major event in the gaming industry by next week, and she'll choose some people to go over their paper. I'm hoping I'm one of the chosen, because I'm not sure I have it in me to say anything of my own free will.