I saw a post about a BLOWOUT SALE and went to see what was going on, partly to see if a player whose presence I'd enjoyed was leaving the game. Yes, the player was leaving the game. I and others were expressing regret for the loss of their presence, but also sharing memories and offering best wishes. Meanwhile everyone was having a fine time purchasing both basic essentials and luxury items at very good prices. The departing player knew how to stage their sale in a way that spread the joy, and others were showing restraint (at least while I was there) in buying a bit of this and that without emptying every SDB in sight.
After I bought a few things, the departing player asked if there was anything not yet put up for sale that I wanted. In truth, there were quite a few things I would have purchased gladly, but what caught my eye was an empty SDB with the ghost image of an Ayn Rand doll. I'm not much into collectibles, but empty SDBs with ghost images opened up a whole new set of possibilities. Thanks to the gracious generosity of yet another player, I already had on display in my house the ghost of a Christmas yeti past. Seeing an opportunity to add the ghost of Ayn Rand, I asked if I could buy the empty SDB. The departing player removed the ghostly SDB from the wall, and I soon had a message I'd been given an SDB.
I went home and put the empty SDB on my wall, but alas it contained the ghost of allspice rather than the ghost of Ayn. I later got an email from the departing player explaining that they'd had many SDBs in inventory and had to guess which one to give me. After placing these for the final stage of the blowout sale, the player had realized I'd not gotten Ayn. So this player then took the trouble to make sure I got that SDB. It's now in my living room, and it represents layers of ideas and memories for me.
One of those ideas is That's How I'd Like to Go. If there comes a time when I am no longer going to be playing Glitch, I'd like to leave my pixel possessions with others in a way that spreads the joy. I'd like to leave in celebration of the fun I've had, with a bang to let those who are interested know that I'm OK but just moving on. There are so many things that seem like nothing or even a negative that can be made into something positive. I now have the ghost of Any Rand to remind me of this. If you also have something like this, I'd love to read about it.