My, my, traveler, you do look lost. Have you come to me to find your way? Tsk, tsk. My guidance has a price, I’m afraid. I am a storyteller. It is in my nature to tell stories. Be not afraid, however, for the story I have for you is one of great interest to the community at large. One that I believe will make you wiser, and make it less likely for you to befall a terrible, twisted fate. That is not a threat, not at all. No, it is a warning, true and plain. So sit, open your ears and be prepared to hear the tale of the Jiang Shi, known as the Chinese Hopping Zombie, or in some interpretations, a vampire. A very deadly vampire that feeds not on blood, but on life essence itself. Ah! I see that perked your interest. Come now, lean in and listen, for it is time…
In my spare time (such as it is) in Second Life, I like to go play at an 'immersive' Victorian steampunk RP sim. For reasons probably best kept to myself, I recently went in search of some Victorian underwear to wear there, which was rather less fruitful than one would perhaps imagine. I eventually found a place which had a fine selection of nice vintage undies, in my excitement bought altogether more than I needed, and proceeded never to actually publicly wear any of it. It got me thinking, though, two things: Firstly, for all the lingerie stores out there in Second Life, very little of it caters towards historical roleplayers, and for all the historical dresses to be found out there, there's little consideration for what could possibly be worn underneath them.
