a1pha said:
Anything more you can tell us would help us get to know you. ;-)
Spaced Out 2 said:
I agree with A1pha, writing a good solid introduction being the best method towards full membership, but taking the time to do the questionnaire is appreciated too.
Well... Full disclosure, I hadn't gone into much detail on my introduction essay purposefully. However, since you fine fellow travelers have welcomed me so generously and encouraged me to do so, I shall comply. Now, I'll attempt to tell you everything about me without telling you anything about me.
I had been wandering one day and accidentally tripped over some DMT. It was sudden, but after that moment it was mine. I had told another traveler what had happened and their interest peaked quite rapidly. After having read so much about this mysterious chemical compound by the name of N,N-Dimethyltryptamine, I had decided to take the cautious route and taste my newly acquired warez without my overzealous cohort, which in 99.9% of circumstances is the exact wrong choice.
...Pauses for shaming to die down...
I'd go into detail about why this was that 0.1% circumstance but I won't go into detail about it. So, I had carefully weighed out what I had read to be the absolute minimum amount required to break through knowing full well I wasn't going to risk doing even half that amount. My intentions weren't to break through, they were to get my feet wet and attempt to figure out burn this most strange of chemicals, for it was still quite alien to me.
Well, after one hit, which turned out to be less than half of what I had loaded, I set the pipe down. Then. BAM. Like an abrupt leaf, there was no possible scenario in which I would have thought THIS was going to happen. I would have filed assault charges for the violence with which I was hit were it not for the smile on my face. Thank you sir, may I have another? But no, this was certainly well beyond where I had imagined I'd wander off to. Soon I had come back to, well, this place. But where was I? Was it really hyperspace? Could I have accidentally screwed up my dosage? If it wasn't hyperspace, where the hell was I? I wasn't trying to go anywhere far. I was trying to stay in my neighborhood but I almost left the country. My bags weren't even packed. I hadn't scheduled a (trip) sitter to keep an things while I was gone. I may have been abducted. All I know is that now I have shattered my curiosity into a million little questions which are greater than the sum of it's whole.
Thankfully, I have only consumed a tiny fraction of the quantity of DMT I had so fatefully stumbled upon so I had the ability to continue my journey once all the proper planning and prep work was complete. Unfortunately, my curious cohort lived up to their reputation and had so very wastefully destroyed the remaining amount I had left despite my attempts to prevent that very circumstance.
I'm the kind of traveler that needs answers though. Now that my cache of fuel is gone, I certainly won't be visiting hyperspace anytime soon. At least not as soon I had hoped. Despite my past travels having educated me on where all the best travel supplies can be obtained, my answers won't be discovered using the same level of tact with which my cohort uses. No, no. I've seen it's power and demand to be respected. I want education. Mastery. True understanding. I have respect for my assailant and abductor.
So, I start at the beginning. The root of this problem begins with, well, the root. And so I now stare at my collection of pretties as they peek out from the soil to let me know that they'll be here for me as long as i'm here for them. And the next time I think about traveling, my bags will already be packed and I'll be sure to bring along fellow travelers of like mind and respect for the journey and avoid inviting the guy that shows up drunk and pukes all over your upholstery 20 miles from home on a journey to hyperspace. The way I see it, I've made my introductions and understand what lies ahead but only from a blurry distance. I can't say that I've left the atmosphere but cruising at 10 km above sea level has provided me the clarity to the daunting undertaking for what lies ahead in my travels for the road I have now chosen. I will not be throwing money down toward a ticket and flying commercial. That's too... well, lazy.
I'm taking my tools and building my own spacecraft.
