This story is being submitted as the first in a series of monthly articles about the Michigan Militia Cadets.
Most of the information is factual, although I have taken some literary license to fill in the gaps my feeble memory is not able to accurately recall.
Names withheld for privacy...
What we do…Over the past several weeks, I have been working closely with a Michigan Militia Cadet who’s mentor has been unavailable ingame. About a week ago, we were at Chug’s on our way back from an outpost “rescue” mission and met a “new” player. This individual asked a few basic questions in the general (white) chat channel about earning ped, which I answered to the best of my ability before heading out with the other MMC member toward Camp Phoenix.
After a short 30 minute hunt en route to Phoenix, we arrived to find the same person we had spoken with at Chug's now standing at the TP in Phoenix.
“Hello again!” I exclaimed in greeting, “Do you need help getting somewhere?”
“Actually, yes... I am trying to collect TP locations.”
After some casual conversation and a TP run to Zychion, I extended the offer of mentorship to this new player.
There were many questions during the course of the conversation, most of which I had no trouble answering. This individual was also interested in joining our small society. One question in particular struck me as quite interesting:
“What exactly does your cadets society do?”
At first I was not quite sure how to answer. I know that a few of the “larger” and more “experienced” societies are quite specific… hunting societies, mining societies, organizations who's members are primarily crafters, etc. MMC kind of does a little of everything, because as newer players we are all pretty much in the “experimental” stage, finding our individual path in the virtual world we call Calypso.
“Well,” I explained, “as cadets we really focus on learning how to play the game, and discovering what activities we enjoy most. Once we have gained some experience, knowledge, and skill, we are then eligible to join the main society.”
“You mean, I don’t have to do anything specific?”
“Well, no.” I answered. “You can do anything you want.”
“Well, how accessible are the members of the main society?”
“The main members? Honestly, they are extremely accessible.” As I typed this, I immediately thought of the two MM members who had just recently crafted the Warrior Armor I was wearing. “The MM members are always willing to help out and answer almost any question you may have. Also, be sure to check out the MM Society website for additional information about what we do...”
“Cool! Sounds great, I'll definitely get my application in at the Soc Terminal”.
Last night, as I was out doing some solo hunting near Sweat Camp, I continued to ponder “What we do”. I was still thinking about how helpful every MMC and MM member is to one another in our quest to grow and flourish in the electronic universe of Entropia when I suddenly noticed a “green dot” approaching me from behind... someone in tattered OJ's with no weapon.
“You lost?”, I typed while blasting away on a molisk with my CB13.
“Actually, yeah... I'm new. Only been playing 3 hours.”
After killing the molisk and looting it, I turned to the person now standing next to me.
“You need some help?”
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