bcmii
The tense past is swaying
Ok, so I just had an incident with a certain member of this lovely form. I had just finished a trade in my storage town (which means the ground is covered in items, bags of bells, etc; I trust the person I was trading with, so I wasn't worried about anything being taken when they dropped the things while I was afk), before suddenly realizing that the person I was trading with didn't drop all the items I ordered. I quickly VM'd that person and told them of my concern. I then opened my gate and waited for the person to show up.
I had informed the person I was trading with that I'd once again be AFK. I go away for less than 5 minutes, and come back to an unfamiliar person in my town. I had just assumed it was the person I was trading with, but using another save file.
I try to carry on the conversation from the VM, before it comes clear that the person has no idea what I am talking about. I finally ask, "Who are you?". And to my horror, it was somebody else. EVEN WORSE, they had been in my storage town for at least a good five minutes before I showed up, so who knows what they could've taken (Let me say this again there is a ton of stuff everywhere in my storage town, and a lot of it is really rare or valuable items :/).
Anyways, they tell me that they saw my gate was open and decided to come by (without even taking into consideration WHY my gate might be open. hmmmmm), and ask to look around my town. I don't know how to answer, as I'm pretty sure the only reason is because there is TONS OF FREAKING VALUABLE STUFF ON THE GROUND (Bells, golden tool sets, unorderable furniture, tons of hybrids in all variations, bush starts, etc.). I just end up telling them there isn't much to see, and explain to them that I store the stuff I am planing to sell in a shop on TBT in this town. THEY MISUNDERSTAND ME AND THINK I'M SELLING MY ENTIRE TOWN AND GET READY TO START TO GET READY TO TAKE EVERYTHING OFF THE GROUND AND PUT IT IN THEIR POCKETS/STORAGE BOX!!!!!!!!
At this point, I feel stuck, as I'm pretty sure the person is just a kid, and I don't have the heart to kick them out (In fear that they will get mad at me.), but at the same time I don't want them to take my stuff. I end up telling them that the only thing they can take is 1 inventory full of 99,000 bell bags.
You see I didn't actually want them to take the bells, but since I was pretty sure it was a kid, I didn't have the heart to kick them out, I'm just too nice. That was all good, until I started worrying that may have taken some stuff while I was gone. SO, I panicked and pressed the power button, thus ensuring that they didn't keep anything they took and that everything remained on the ground, as it should be.
Even worse, I know who this person is on the forum, and I am worried that they are now mad at me. It was just really uncalled for to have that person randomly show up in my town. . .I know that I should've just kicked him out in the first place, rather than trick him into thinking he could have some bells, but I just panicked in fear of making this kid mad at me. (Sucks being nice to everyone :/)
How would you guys deal with a situation like this, where a random person shows up and starts taking your stuff? The power button option seemed like the only possible way, as if they took something, and I ended the session, they would get away with it.
TL;DR What would you do if a kid showed up in your town while you were waiting on a trade and afk, and possibly started taking your stuff?
This whole thing was just uncalled for, and I'm just afraid I was the bad guy in this incident.
I had informed the person I was trading with that I'd once again be AFK. I go away for less than 5 minutes, and come back to an unfamiliar person in my town. I had just assumed it was the person I was trading with, but using another save file.
I try to carry on the conversation from the VM, before it comes clear that the person has no idea what I am talking about. I finally ask, "Who are you?". And to my horror, it was somebody else. EVEN WORSE, they had been in my storage town for at least a good five minutes before I showed up, so who knows what they could've taken (Let me say this again there is a ton of stuff everywhere in my storage town, and a lot of it is really rare or valuable items :/).
Anyways, they tell me that they saw my gate was open and decided to come by (without even taking into consideration WHY my gate might be open. hmmmmm), and ask to look around my town. I don't know how to answer, as I'm pretty sure the only reason is because there is TONS OF FREAKING VALUABLE STUFF ON THE GROUND (Bells, golden tool sets, unorderable furniture, tons of hybrids in all variations, bush starts, etc.). I just end up telling them there isn't much to see, and explain to them that I store the stuff I am planing to sell in a shop on TBT in this town. THEY MISUNDERSTAND ME AND THINK I'M SELLING MY ENTIRE TOWN AND GET READY TO START TO GET READY TO TAKE EVERYTHING OFF THE GROUND AND PUT IT IN THEIR POCKETS/STORAGE BOX!!!!!!!!
At this point, I feel stuck, as I'm pretty sure the person is just a kid, and I don't have the heart to kick them out (In fear that they will get mad at me.), but at the same time I don't want them to take my stuff. I end up telling them that the only thing they can take is 1 inventory full of 99,000 bell bags.
You see I didn't actually want them to take the bells, but since I was pretty sure it was a kid, I didn't have the heart to kick them out, I'm just too nice. That was all good, until I started worrying that may have taken some stuff while I was gone. SO, I panicked and pressed the power button, thus ensuring that they didn't keep anything they took and that everything remained on the ground, as it should be.
Even worse, I know who this person is on the forum, and I am worried that they are now mad at me. It was just really uncalled for to have that person randomly show up in my town. . .I know that I should've just kicked him out in the first place, rather than trick him into thinking he could have some bells, but I just panicked in fear of making this kid mad at me. (Sucks being nice to everyone :/)
How would you guys deal with a situation like this, where a random person shows up and starts taking your stuff? The power button option seemed like the only possible way, as if they took something, and I ended the session, they would get away with it.
TL;DR What would you do if a kid showed up in your town while you were waiting on a trade and afk, and possibly started taking your stuff?
This whole thing was just uncalled for, and I'm just afraid I was the bad guy in this incident.