By @reconkayar and @mmmph82
Part 1 – First Encounter
FRIDAY MORNING – 10:00am
The van pulls up to the curb, a white conversion van with dark tinted windows. The side panel door slides open and Denny peers in, hoping this is the ride he arranged in the outdoor gaming online group to get him to his day of apartment hunting. “Umm ….. ” Denny peers at the note he jotted the dude’s phone number onto, “…. Nathan?”
A big bodybuilder in a black T shirt and what looks like a black N95 mask waves at him from the front passenger seat. Denny can’t see the full face but the guy sounds super friendly and encouraging.
“You got me! Hey, Denny, hop in the center seat in the second row there. Chad and Ben will make space.” Denny climbs in, thanking as he goes. It’s been hard to find digs, and he’s looking forward to finally checking that off his list so he can focus on moving. Denny isn’t an outdoor gamer himself, but he’s been fascinated for ages by the videos these hot guys post, especially the wargaming. Having seen other guys posting rideshare and roommate requests in the group’s message board, it struck him as a good way to meet some of the gamers in person, and now here he is, seated among four of them! They certainly look like the real thing.
