Fortunately, theres a particular throw in of venue for players like me AFK Cafes.
Otter by the Water is one such cafe on Jenova, Aether, that falls into this category.
Safir Atkascha, the proprietor and manager of the cafe, tells me.
Photo by Safir Atkascha.
Kind of like how some players lurk in Limsa Lominsa to pass the time.
The difference is weve tried to create a chill environment that encourages relaxation.
And our chat is way more vanilla.
Photo by Tea Cakes.
Otter by the Water is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, from 12pm until 4pm ET.
I feel like Otter by the Water shouldnt have worked for several reasons, Safir says.
Somehow that just created this thing that people wanted.
Photo by Kairen Tsui.
The servers and regular guests at the Otter have even incorporated that into the venues lore.
The pay-what-you-can model has been attributed to Safir not having a head for business.
It ended up being an HQ Perfect Cloth.
Photo by Safir Atkascha.
Sometimes, people run through the house really quickly and dip into the bathroom to teleport out.
Some people started joking that the bathroom was haunted.
Others said the toilet mustve had a hidden aetheryte inside of it.
After being absent since 1.0, he was pleasantly surprised to find a booming RP community thriving in-game.
I realized that my favorite part of having a house in-game was creating something other people could enjoy.
Occasionally friends would see that I was online and stop to talk for a bit.
Photo by Tea Cakes.
In that way, it became like a virtual water cooler.
Maybe they were waiting in a queue, waiting for a friend to sign on, etc.
Or maybe they were also like me, working remotely and wanting a little interaction from time to time.
Photo by Tea Cakes.
Then I realised some people actually wanted a daytime venue!
A regular patron called us the Kings/Queens of Cosy, which I am 100 percent here for!
I feel like thats proof positive that I did what I set out to do in the first place.
The team has grown alongside the venue.
It is a lovely place to AFK, chat, or RP, and completely SFW.
There are baths upstairs for a more private hang out.
And an open stage downstairs for anyone to play on.
I have very much enjoyed my time as staff, it even gets me out of bed!
Safir has exciting plans for the future, and is hoping to hold a Halloween event.
Theres never a dull moment.
Without our staff and visitors, I couldnt say that.
it’s possible for you to keep up to date with Otter by the Water via theirDiscordandwebsite.
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Photo by Tea Cakes.
