Time to put a tent on this circus

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Shara Jean

Science is committing to a life-time of learning. Science is passion for understanding the way things are and how to make things better. Science encompassed every aspect of our lives from conception through death and everything between. I love BioChemistry. I hope to work in virology research and help find the cure for cancer.

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The Hey Sweetheart Scenario: Deconstructing How Role-Playing Games Talk to Women

One of the coolest things in an RPG is when a character within the game comments on something you’ve customized. It might be something about your character’s class, or the way you handled a particular quest. There’s nothing as immersive as having the story react to your decisions as a player. And there’s nothing that breaks that immersion faster than something I have dubbed the Hey Sweetheart Scenario. The Hey Sweetheart Scenario is one that plays out with female protagonists, and it pops up all over the place. It’s usually very subtle, presenting itself as a bit of throw-away dialogue separate from the main plot. The Hey Sweetheart Scenario has many incarnations, the most common of which are as follows:

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Love Sherlock splashing Dexter with wine. Also love Buffy is going to stab Bill from Trueblood.

Love Sherlock splashing Dexter with wine. Also love Buffy is going to stab Bill from Trueblood.

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