Melissalyy, Server 1
This is the true story of us, me the item hoarding non VIP noob and the VIP5 top ranked player.
Probably one of the worst pick up lines ever, everything started off with a private message (pm), “Hello Mel, how old are you?” This rankled the feminist in me and I shot back snarkily and venomously. So it ended with me thinking he’s a pedophile and him thinking that I was drunk.
Nevertheless, I was still in awe, like every other gullible noob, of his team of all the available S ranked epics. Mind you, full S and not A+ masquerading as S. Back then, he hogged the top spot in 4 out of 5 rankings. And I was that obnoxious rambling noob who asked in chat all the compulsory noob questions (crystal fragments, Poe, honey). He was patient in answering my questions, humble to all and most of all, he believed in me as a player. On 20/20 hindsight, I question his belief and hence his judgment in a player who was adamant that her Drac, Branchy and Blocky would conquer the Haypi world. To further addle my disillusion, I became the highest ranked (15) non VIP in ladder and was an inspiration to other non VIPs. I still count this as my best Haypi achievement to date.
Before I could rest on my laurels, he secretly depraved me of my much lauded non VIP status and got me VIP3, so that I could progress further. I was uneasy to accept this overly generous gift from someone who was a close friend by then. But I of course had to make the most out of it and use it wisely. When I cracked top 10 in ladder, I celebrated that moment with him in pm. His reply astounded me. “Come for my head, Mel!”
Later on, that really happened. Sneaky last second attempts totally count. My messages flooded his mailbox claiming that I was spamming everyone with my new shiny crown. I absolutely did not want him to know he’s secretly the only one I wanted to tell. So I became a reclusive hermit that day when he asked everyone in world chat if they received the “cute” spamming mail from Melissalyy. I got over my embarrassment and asked him in pm why he should care so much about my progress in Haypi, be it level, ladder or maps. He confessed his feelings so I asked for his number. Days later, he took a trip from the west coast to the east coast to meet me and the rest is history. Thanks Haypi.
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Melissalyy, on Flickr
Fly me to the moon. In other words, please be true.