You will get just the drama you seek.

Upon observing the lives of many students who reside in Cyberia, it can be said that if you surround yourself with a certain crowd, you’ll get just the drama you seek. There are so many different cultures you get to choose to involve yourself in. Comparable to fast food restaurant with a wide variety of choices of meals laid out before you to just take your pick, many faces and names greet you as you enter this world which seems to exist on its own and at some point may even deserve to be declared a country by itself. When someone begins their life in Cyberia, a large pendulum is in motion and your story begins. You get your first rumour started about you within a week of moving in and before you know it, you’re stared at just by walking from your home to the bus stop. It’s intimidating to the untrained mind and can get somewhat irritating after a while. The whispers of their words linger in your mind during the quiet moments of the night when you are left alone with your own thoughts.

You can either choose to ignore them or take it personally. The people who surround you can either support you or tear your down from the words spoken about you.. It has to be said that not everyone is a nice person here. There are many different personality types floating about and it is sometimes very easy to notice one from the other. There are those who choose to be antisocial and stay indoors most of their days, then there are those who live life outside their homes and are wanting to be ‘seen and heard’, and some people personify a mixture of both these personalities: seen out and about but keep their opinions to themselves; also known as silent killers. It depends on whether or not the intentions of these people are malicious or they genuinely care. The truth about it all is, there isn’t many a trustworthy person lingering about Cyberia. Most of the time, there is always a hidden agenda behind every request or favour. As much as we’d like to believe that there are good people around us, that probability lessens with each passing day.

Racists, users, hypocrites, schemers and bad influences. They all lurk around the corners of this diverse area just waiting to pounce on their next target. You needn’t be weak or financially unstable to feel this around you. Sometimes, the worst sting may come from someone you regard as a close friend and someone you really trust. This flaw in the system keeps everyone on their toes unless gullible enough to fall for this possible web of lies. Those who are seemingly nice may turn on you should they discover you have something of great desire to them and it is amusing sometimes to see how far one is willing to go just to get anything they want; even at the expense of hurting others in the process. Persistence and careful planning is put into this whole practice. It starts off as a simple lie which then grows into a monster which consumes the mind whole and eats away at your thoughts. It causes so much stress and heartache to the point of pure anger, hatred, confusion and worst of all: helplessness. This is because some people simply cannot handle the simple truth that they cannot get everything they want, and because things are like this, they are willing to do almost whatever it takes to get ahead.

There are also some who appear in your life only when it is convenient for them. They are the ones who knock at your door at odd hours of the morning, with a fake smile plastered onto their faces just waiting for that very question of “is everything alright?” It is then, when they begin the (sometimes) slow process of asking for something from you. It comes down to if you are a person who can say no to their requests. The funny thing about it is, you often wonder where these people were when you were in need and required assistance yourself. They’re usually around when everything is running smoothly because there isn’t a commitment to anything. However, once the moment turns sour they are nowhere to be found. It’s difficult to work your way around these people because you don’t really know how to go about rejecting their requests when they start bringing up moments of which you have all shared as a group of “friends” and should always be around for each other which then usually puts you in a spot of making a decision.

People have their own ways of affecting a person’s psyche. Psychological warfares are a dime a dozen in today’s world. The financially unstable feel the pressure to live up to their peers expectations simply for the idea of acceptance. As a student, acceptance is such a vital need that sometimes the pursuit of being acknowledged drives a person to the point of madness. Those who are more well off pull their financially unsound friends into a world where money is not only the currency, but also the language of which they speak. It is the blood which runs through their veins and the very air they breathe. Money. Because of the overflow of wealth in this community, those who try to live up to the expectations of others are the first to fall when the plan changes. If you’re not able to play their game of currency, the game of the mind begins. Taunts, persuasions, razzes and mocks are thrown at the alleged “poorer” friend who cannot step up to the plate when they simply cannot deliver.

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