I met a very important person at Blizzcon this year.
And although I had a dull conversation with her – no, it wasn’t Jo Garcia. And although I had a quick chat and a photo taken with him – no, it wasn’t Chris Metzen.
This person’s name was Scott. He kindly invited our party-of-four to his table-for-one at Denny’s. He’s currently enrolled at DeVry in the Bay Area in hopes of pursuing a career in the video game industry.
I first spotted him in the waiting area: he was wielding his 48″ Blizzcon-Exclusive Frostmourne LARPing sword, coated with a hefty number of Blizzard employee autographs. At one point, he had lifted his shirt to flaunt something – perhaps a tattoo? A scar? – to a fellow Blizzcon attendee. His pale, exposed belly hung over his belt, but he seemed apathetic to any pairs of aghast eyes. His World of Warcraft shirt matched his cap. His eager smile matched his genuine excitement.
Scott was by far one of the most fascinating people I have ever had a chance to meet at a video game convention, but it’s unfortunate that he may be the type that slips one’s mind:
“We were looking for Scott.”
“Who?”
“You know, Scott. We had breakfast with him this morning.”
“…Who?”
“SCOTT! He invited us to breakfast!”
There are many Scotts to be found in any geek-related field, but they tend to hide behind the lights of their computer monitors. And if they aren’t going to town with their mouse and keyboard, it’s perhaps a comic book, a video game controller, a text book, or even a bag of Cheetos.
There’s one thing about this man that is often lost in the people we met every day: Scott doesn’t give a shit about what you think of him.
Scott does what he loves and he does not apologize for it. He doesn’t give a shit about the latest trends and coolest fashions unless it somehow pertains to his level 80 female night elf. Scott doesn’t need you to tell him what to like, what to wear, how to act, or what to think.
Scott is real.
And he is perhaps one of the most genuine people I have ever had the opportunity to come across.
Scott – if you ever get a chance to read this, I strongly salute you.