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We all wanted to be her. She was by far the prettiest, nicest, coolest
girl on Whyville. There is no Denying this. Britmaria was THE queen of
Whyville.
BabyPowdr here, telling you about the girl that we wanted to
be.
Britmaria had her cherished place in the Whyville Square. It's long
gone now -- it used to be right next to the CAPSI house. Wait, you want
to know what's a CAPSI house? It was the place for educators and
teachers to go on Whyville. (Editor's Note: CAPSI stands for
CAltech's Pre-college Science Initiative, a group that was involved in
the early years of Whyville.) It's
now the building that hosts Club Y and the Newbie Centre. The other
spot that Britmaria preferred was on other side of the Square, beside
Dr Leila's, but usually Charity held down that spot.
Britmaria was blonde
with purple eyes, a Charity-flowered top, pointy nose, and glossy lips.
She was Hip.
Believe it or not, she was also nice. Extremely nice. In the beginning.
As a newb she helped me out, and was kind of my friend. We talked. But
then again, in those days, anyone would talk to you.
Britmaria helped out all
the new people of 2000, and part of 2001. Then the tidal wave of newbs
hit and they didn't want advice or help with games... they wanted clams
and face parts and they thought she was ugly and fat and stupid.
Britmaria could be vicious, and when she was, mostly everyone around
her was, too. She was king... poop... of the Square (which, by the way,
was where everybody automatically came when they first logged into
Whyville). I think I need to
reword that king poop part, but I'll come back. Fact is, you didn't
want to cross Britmaria.
She is the person I most wanted to be like. I am not the only one.
Amanda and I both have accounts on other sites and emails with
"Britmaria" or "Brittni Marian" or "Jerrica" in them. I'm sure from
that time period there are many others. I remember emailing
City-Management once, and they thought I was Britmaria... it was a
laugh.
I miss Britmaria, but like many of the older people, she has moved on
in her life, and parted ways with Whyville.
I miss the days of when you walked into a chartroom and everyone said
"Hello *username*" and immediately began a conversation. There was no
"in" group, just the one girl in the Square. She was the most
well-known, because she
was always on, always in the same spot. Other people were well known
and "popular," but not like her.
I don't think Whyville will ever see a
day where there is someone so known and so notorious as that ever
again, which is a
shame. We have the Platz people fighting with the Sunroof, and everyone
against what goes on in Sector Y, and besides the rivals from the
different sides of town, there are just way way WAY too many people for
someone to be known by everyone
like that.
Do you remember the good old days of less than
1,000 people? I remember a time when I knew practically every face I
met. *tear* Times sure have changed, but we'll never
forget what it once was.
So, that's a little bit about Britmaria. The only words she has left us
in Whyville is a poem published in
the Times; it's called "Many Phases, Each Unique... My Purple Moods", and I think it helps explain her side of
the
phenomenon that she was. :)
Lata Daze...
~bp
Feeling Old...
Editor's Note: Now that was a flashback... it's
funny, I remember when Britmaria was a little bit
controversial in Whyville... times, they do indeed change.
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