>be me in 2009
>13 yo
>your typical socially ankward kid with almost no friends
>i don't know how to talk to people, i'm afraid to look like that useless guy who comes out of nowhere for no reason, that everyone makes fun of
>notice that i'm better at socializing in the sims
>decide to get inspired
>take note of everything i do in the game, and in which order I do it
>end up with what i call "patterns" of stuff to do in order to make friends or even get a gf
for example to get a friend you must do something like introduce yourself - [joke - chat - chat - joke - talk about family - compliment] (repeat the sequence between brackets three times)
that was just for the illustration
>finally get all my patterns
>ready to socialize
>one day, see a kid from my class that was alone in the hall
>my time to shine
>introduce myself to that kid
>like, actually introduce myself as if it was a complete stranger
>"Yeah, I know your name Anon, we have been in the same class for 2 years"
>doesn't look prone to socialize
>this doesn't start as planned but I still remember the pattern to get a friend
cont.
>proceed to tell a joke
>manage to stutter during the punchline
>he doesn't laugh at all and he even starts to look confused
>now I'm getting anxious
>try to chat but I find nothing to talk about
>the other kid doesn't look interested
>he becomes angrier because of the confusion
>"what are you even trying to achieve anon"
>anxiety rises
>i become legitimately scared
>my brain go full autism
>I think "maybe it only work in the sims language"
>start taling in simlish
>like, actually in simlish
>the other kid is now confused and angry
>"anon stop this shit"
>wanted to stop, but i need to look confident
>yeah, that's it, confidence is key
>keep talking in simlish
I don't even know why I thought this would work
>the other kid punch me in the belly so i'd stop
>i understand that i must stop
>end of the autism
later he talked about it with other dudes from the class and i got laughed at, but i kinda expected it
Since this day, I hadn't played the sims ever again, it reminded me of how autistic i am.
>people who were just beginning their teens in 2009 are now old enough to post here
2009 feels like just a short time ago. Dang it.
>>35720654
they would have been old enough 3 years ago, or near to it.
This reminds me of a kid in my class a few years ago that only talked in a language he made up.
He killed himself
>>35720725
JUST originally me up
>>35720497
>>35720654
>2009
OH MY CAREFREE DAYS OF YOUTHFUL FREEDOM WHEN I WAS.... 24 years old
fuck
You white boys are funny