[quote=@Inkarnate]
My next question would be, hm, [b]What keeps bringing you back to role-playing as a hobby and how do you sustain your interest in it?[/b]
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Hmm... I grew up all over the U.S., going to 10 schools during my K-12 years and living in California, Texas, Kansas, Wisconsin, parts of New England, and eventually Oregon.  There was little to no consistent familial presence in my life, and my classmates changed about once a year.

Long story short, most of my friends were made over the internet.  As someone who read voraciously and played video games, roleplaying became an activity I could participate in with my friends no matter my current location.  As a child, it allowed me to explore worlds not so drab or cruel as the one I inhabited then, and as an adult it acts as both a social and creative outlet for me.  My interest is sustained by the cyclical nature of my hobbies - months of intense reading, followed by a dive into old video games I haven't played in forever, then looking up a nifty forum for roleplaying online, etc.

[b]Query 'o mine:[/b] [i]What is a weird habit of yours that you enjoy in the extreme and is not something you share with others?  Doesn't have to be due to its shameful nature, could just be quirky or superstitious.  [/i]