Being Bahama

A Long Time Ago…. In a Galaxy Far, Far Away

Back in June 2004, my husband logged into Star Wars Galaxies on a trial account.  I sat with him as he created his character.  When we got to the part where he needed to choose his name, I suggested Bermuda Bob after the stuffed ape we purchased in Bermuda on our first vacation together.  He decided to skip the ‘Bob’ and instead just named his character Bermuda.

Within a few days he urged me to get my own trial account.  I resisted a bit at first given my distaste for games where you shoot stuff, go shoot more stuff and then go shoot more stuff.  He insisted that there was more to this game and sincerely thought I’d enjoy it.  So I signed up and created my character. My husband reasoned that I should call her Bahama since he was Bermuda.  And so Bahama was born.

After looking at the various professions available, I determined my strongest interest lie in tailoring.  I acquired various survey tools and started crafting items to gain experience.  Too scared to venture out into the world, I gathered my resources within Mos Eisley’s borders.  I always kept a close eye on my scope for the red dots I went out of my way to avoid. 

My husband encouraged me to pick up some medical skills.  I think he hoped that in the end I would adventure with him as his personal combat medic.  Wishful thinking. Still I enjoyed the atmosphere in the medical center. I enjoyed chatting with patients as I healed their wounds.  I found I could practice my crafting in the medical center, stopping to tend to patients as they came in sporadically.  In this way I continued to increase both my medical and tailoring skills.

Needless to say, I was hooked by the end of the trial. Both my husband and I switched to paid subscriptions and continued to play.