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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jeff Wilder" data-source="post: 2400810" data-attributes="member: 5122">Hey, at least his hand was in, rather than something else being out.  This would seriously creep me out, but I doubt I'd boot a player for it.  (Of course, I'm good friends with almost all of my players.)I've had to eject the same player from my games twice.  She's a very good friend, going back 14 years (Christ!), but she (1) has some emotional problems, including diagnosed depression and some rage issues, (2) is extremely passive-aggressive, and (3) uses my other good friend (her roommate) like toilet paper.  (Number 3 isn't really a problem worthy of booting a player ... it just annoys me to an amazing extent.  But, to be fair, I'm just as annoyed by the roommate's lack of a spine, in allowing himself to be used.)  Most people that grow somewhat acquainted with her, but don't get to know her well, would simply describe her as "bitchy."The shame of it is that she's probably the best roleplayer in the group.  She even does credible accents, which -- I don't care what anybody says -- really adds to roleplaying fun, if maintained well and not too over-the-top.Anyway, both times we kicked her out, it was following screaming tantrums.  Despite everything, I really like her a lot (I'm pretty picky when it comes to friends, and so extremely loyal to those I have), so it was very, very difficult telling her she was no longer welcome.We've since let her back in, after she went back on anti-depressants.  Although she still gets emotional -- moral dilemmas and logic puzzles both frustrate her nearly to the point of tears -- it's been over two years since she had a meltdown.  The current problem is that her work schedule is limiting our sessions to six or six-and-a-half hours, when most of us would just as soon go nine.  Oh, and she still treats her roommate like dirt, but that's his problem.  She's reasonably considerate of everyone else at the table.</blockquote>

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