Demons Inwards
Reuben Moore was a lost young man. He had graduated college two years ago, but never managed to find a decently paying job (he still works his college job at a hardware store). His long-term girlfriend Janice just broke up with him because he was “too complacent” and she “doesn’t feel the connection anymore.” The worst part was that Reuben wasn’t even all that upset about it; honestly, he was more upset that she might be right: he was too complacent. He didn’t particularly have any long-term ambitions or goals for life. As long as he eventually found a real job and could continue making rent and utilities payments and putting food on the table, he was golden. His parents had given up on encouraging him at all. So when Janice left, he realised that he really did need to get his life in order. At this point, he felt like he didn’t even know who he was anymore. Throughout his life, playing video games had been who Reuben was…. What was he without them? He didn’t have any other hobbies; he didn’t do anything else other than work. Who was he? Reuben didn’t know anymore.
