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I am part of a LARP. I know the owners. I met a young couple who frequent my work and they became interested in the game. This past weekend they told me how they finally got the time and money to come, they were excited, etc. They are on the game forum and had contacted the owner, who had given them his phone # if they had any questions. I specifically told them where the game was held; pretty much everyone in the area knows the camp site. Another player does the cooking and we all give him $20 a head for dinner friday, 3 meals saturday, and breakfast sunday; it's his money he spends, not the game's, as he volunteered to do this for us. This couple not only RSVPd, for the game, they contacted the guy who cooks and requested meals. He's always gone by the honor system and the players pay him when they get to the game.
Can you see where this is going?
They never showed. So our cook was out 40$ and we had LOT of extra food, because another new player also never showed, so that's 60$. He was upset and is now considering us paying via paypal before the game. The owner tried through the night to call the couple, but never heard back.
Monday I see them at work. I asked them what happened. They swore that they drove around and looked and looked for the camp and couldn't find it (20 min away from where they live, visible on any google map), so they gave-up and decided not to come! After all the 'enthusiasm' they had and all their ranting about how much they WISHED they could get to a game, they just gave-up. It obviously wasn't as important to them as they made it out to be, and they showed no remorse when I told them that they cost this guy a chunk of money. They were adamant that they had called the owner and told them they weren't coming because they couldn't find the place, but he never got a call from them.
However, the owner took it out on ME a bit, because I was the one who first told these guys about the game. So he's acting like I'm responsible for their bad behavior. I hardly know them! I just gave them the game website and a copy of the rule book!
I won't be encouraging them to come to anymore games!
Can you see where this is going?
They never showed. So our cook was out 40$ and we had LOT of extra food, because another new player also never showed, so that's 60$. He was upset and is now considering us paying via paypal before the game. The owner tried through the night to call the couple, but never heard back.
Monday I see them at work. I asked them what happened. They swore that they drove around and looked and looked for the camp and couldn't find it (20 min away from where they live, visible on any google map), so they gave-up and decided not to come! After all the 'enthusiasm' they had and all their ranting about how much they WISHED they could get to a game, they just gave-up. It obviously wasn't as important to them as they made it out to be, and they showed no remorse when I told them that they cost this guy a chunk of money. They were adamant that they had called the owner and told them they weren't coming because they couldn't find the place, but he never got a call from them.
However, the owner took it out on ME a bit, because I was the one who first told these guys about the game. So he's acting like I'm responsible for their bad behavior. I hardly know them! I just gave them the game website and a copy of the rule book!
I won't be encouraging them to come to anymore games!
now I'm picturing it... Cool, but freaky... Hmm, pity you can't add "instant radiation leak" for authenticity for these folk 
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