Out and About, or the Birth of a Shopaholic

Continuing on the previous post, it was obvious that to find a secluded spot for the more serious changes - like making my body into something I would actually want to be seen in - Help Island was obviously not the right choise.

I can't recall where I ended up, but it must have been somewhere on the Mainland, in a PG area - I was still a virtual newborn and had no money nor proof of age. But there are empty spots to be found, at least around noon European time.

After half an hour or so of fiddling with the sliders, I began to resemble myself enough that I would risk being seen in public- so it was time to go shopping. For freebies.

There are lots of freebies around, but as I discovered the majority are close to worthless. I picked up far too much "worthless", some of it not much better than my own first dreadful attempt. But I did manage to find a free skin without the censored undies, at least! But it also became painfully clear that without money, it was going to be painfully difficult to find anything I liked wearing...

So how to get money in SL? A quick glance at the help files convinced me that earning money takes an investment - you don't get a modelling job without a nice body and good skin, building something and selling it takes time, effort and practice, and "escort"?? That's OUT you hear, OUT! Silly human...

Eventually I managed to convince my typist that I needed money, and that life would be ever so much more interesting with payment-info-on-file so I could get into the "mature" areas. :D

Time for shopping! Wo-hoo!