/tags/shiny/Recent content in Shiny on Gromet's Plaza ArchiveHugoen-usTue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2014/12/30/reality-kicks-in/Tue, 30 Dec 2014 00:00:00 +0000/stories/2014/12/30/reality-kicks-in/<p>Shinyhood. Start 19.12</p> <p>This really happened&hellip;&hellip;&hellip;.</p> <p>Three weeks ago I was a happy go lucky ordinary bloke who lived an ordinary life, worked hard, enjoyed a pint with my mates and secretly hid my fantasy life in the spare room of my ordinary home. One Saturday evening, having had a few beers, I got home, switched on my rubberpal and the little icon was flashing&hellip; she had replied. I was immediately sceptical.</p>