SortaCon - The People

These guys have quite the fascinating game community. Hanging around with them was like being in a Kevin Smith movie for three days, which is fine because I happen to like Kevin Smith movies (well, maybe not "Jersey Girl", which I've never seen, but nobody hits it out of the park every time). What I mean by that is that the, um, colorful language flew thick and fast, and yet there was enormous heart. It's clear that they really look out for each other in every way, and I'm not accustomed to seeing a non-family situation where that is true to this degree. Almost every situation I've ever seen involving human beings has it's own politics, even the most close knit groups, but it doesn't seem to be a problem here. They may have been on their best behavior in the presence of a relative stranger, but it would be awfully hard to maintain it to that degree for nearly three full days. They have differences, but they really get along, and as corny as it sounds, I found it very inspiring in a human sense. At least in small groups, we can in fact get along.


The key to it seems to be mutual respect, including tolerance for differences. As a gaming group, they seem to play absolutely anything anybody wants to play, at least on a trial basis, and that appears to extend to everything else they do as a group. It's not a surprise in theory, but it's great to see it in practice.