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>get forced to stop NEETing for a day and go to a social gathering
>somehow become trapped in smalltalk with some boomer/toddler
>"hey so what are your hobbies?"
>tell them it's vidya
>"oh. what kind of games do you play?"
what are you even supposed to say when asked that
lie you dumb fucking frogposter
Just pick something the most mainstream out of your history. You're not a hipster, are you?
strategy games and online chess
>boomer/toddler
Going to assume that / is functioning as an "or." Anyway, the answer is "anything." The probability that they'll ask any sort of follow-up question is minuscule compared to the probability that they're just asking out of courtesy and will respond by starting to talk about something they like instead.
Pick a random game for the future. Doesn't have to be a favorite game, just a game you know well or something that sounds cool to other people.
I had to do that for my "favorite" movie. I don't have one, but any time someone asks, I tell them my favorite movie is My Cousin Vinny.
Don't get me wrong, I like the movie, but I don't really have a favorite.
t. autistic
Racing games and old rts, niche enough that they can't pester you about it ever again.
>Indie 2D retro metroidvanias
If you want them to go away.
>league and pubg
If you want to blend in.
Why are you at a social gathering during a plague?
>omg I'm like so socially AWK-WERRRRD, like, tongue tied, much?! totally a MOOD, ugh, am I right?
Just say 2K
>any vague description of a common social situation to make an example must be an exact recounting of something that literally just happened
swim in bleach you fucking frigger
>assfaggots and chink cheating simulator
>blending in
>oh, me too, give me your account so we can play together
At that point, in a perfect world, you should say
>how about you go fucking die
But we can't.
Small talk is difficult if you're not the type of person who initially likes to socialize a lot. It's an acquired skill and it's pretty much impossible to explain to someone who struggles with it because you pick it up as you go and figure it out through social interactions.
I'm generally transparent enough with people that I can be honest about my vidya taste and I've met some cool people I play games with that way. If they try to initiate a conversation about gaming and don't understand what I'm talking about a sentence in, then it's useless talking about videogames with this guy, so I wrap up quickly and change the subject for something more middle ground.
But, then again, I love to talk way too much so socializing is a no brainer for me.
your first mistake was telling them you play videogames as a hobby you fucking sperg
Watching movies is a way gayer hobby, literally.
>what are you even supposed to say when asked that
The kinds of games you play, faggot. You do play games, right?
Also NEET doesn't mean what you think it means.
mentioning anything that most people do when they are bored as your main hobby is the easiest way to identify yourself as an NPC
starting to cite all the games you play is retarded because the person most likely doesn't know them or care
saying shit like "anything really" feels like lazily dodging the question
it's a dumbass leading question where any answer you give feels autistic
My go to normalfag game is "Skyrim".
this
enjoy your COOF and STROEK OP
Fuck you bitch
the truth unless youre a giant pussy
>"Skyrim? Didn't that come out, like, 10 years ago?"
>Yeah, I'm in a retro mood at the moment
>cite all the games you play
Just say shooters or strategy or RPGs or whatever you like, maybe name or two, and ask what they like.
>any answer you give feels autistic
Because you are.
>I'm the youngest by at least 40 years at every family gathering because no one else cares about visiting
>literally can't relate to anyone at all, they always talk about their health problems and dying
>my aunt actually asks me about video games and takes an interest in how invested I am into fighting games
>tfw go on extremely long tangents about the intricacies of fightan mechanics to the point I start stumbling over my words because I'm an autist not used to talking that much and she's just amazed the whole time
I wish the rest of my family was like her and stopped having to make me pretend I'll ever go back to school or get a job and made me feel really awkward and uncomfortable
...Yes. That is precisely the type of garbage normalfags play. What exactly are you trying to imply?
Well, what kind of games do you play?
>literally can't relate to anyone at all
>cares about visiting
Well, there's your problem.
She's not amazed, she's showing fake interest. Count how many times she nods next time you're talking to her. If it's more than 3 times, that's called the boomer nod and it's a subconscious way of trying to be nice but not really caring
I love my family, if my dad's going to visit them I'll go with him every time
even though I feel out of place I still cherish being around them and I know they appreciate my company, my grandma bitches about my brother never coming every time I go
she literally asks me specific questions about stuff and asks me to explain, she's even watched streams of me playing before on her own
I wouldn't just go on a ten minute rant that literally tires out my mouth muscles to the point I can't speak anymore if I wasn't given the okay to do so
Say your favorite game or a game that you're currently playing. Anyone telling you to lie is an insecure fake faggot
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