Originally posted by Scaevola
Just make sure you don't suffer from a heart condition as people sneaking up on you while you're engrossed in a fight is all too common, it also causes augers (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it).
A few years ago, I was so engrossed in a game of Close Combat (I think the Russian Front one) that an event kind of like this occurred.
There I am, headphones on, merrily pushing my Tigers up for the attack, the machine gun fire is deafening, mortar shells are going off, the whole 9 yards.
Eventually, I (faintly) hear someone come to the door and ask my sister ".... ..... are you Jill? Jill? Where's Steven?". Well, I think nothing of it and continue to play away. Maybe ten minutes go by and more and more footsteps are in the house (the computer was in a living room, seperated by a wall to the entrance room). Still nothing... Finally my Tigers are about to close on the positions, and these strange red & blue flashing lights are dancing across the ceiling, "WTF? Oh well, the neighbor probably tried to burn down his house again, no bother"... About five minutes later someone startles me by tapping my shoulder. I swing the chair around and am staring at a few of my buddies from the police department
They weren't there for me, but still, it just goes to show that being messed up & playing a game with headphones can lead to some pretty interesting revelations.
