"Hi - err yes it suddenly started pelting down out there."<br/><br/>Dave was taken aback by the effusive greeting, but closed the door behind him and headed into the shop.  His eyes passed over the board games and childrens games and lighted on the shelves of roleplaying books.<br/><br/>"Damn - AD&D.  I haven't played that for years.  Mind if I take a look?"<br/><br/>Almost without waiting for her answer he went over to the books and started running his fingers over the spines.  As he did, memories came to him of a small group of friends who had played every weekend, steeping themselves in an imaginary world where they could be the heroes rather than the bullied.  He wondered where those guys were now.  Without thinking he pulled out a Players Handbook and opened it, the familiar brown pages and illustrations bringing a flood of memories back