It was getting late last night and I decided to get in a little Minecraft time before going to bed. I was exploring a new area, found some cool stuff, then dug a little deeper into a cave. It was dark and I hadn’t put a torch up yet. I went around a corner and heard:
“THWAMP!”
The sound of an arrow being shot at me from the dark. A skeleton was in the cave with me.
I literally jumped in my chair and my heart skipped a beat. I scrambled out of the cave, drew my sword, then ventured to the cave entrance and reach around the corner to flail at the skeleton until it was dead. Or dead again, however that works. Then I sensibly turned down the speaker volume my computer and headed back to a region of relative safety. Then I saved my game, logged off, and went to bed.
It’s just a game, Anthony, just a game. But I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t considering leaving on a nightlight in my room. Just in case. And the sword? Right next to the bed. Again, just in case.