By day, I am generic. Boring. A straight white man living in the wealthiest nation in the world. It's not like the planet doesn't have enough of those already. But over the Internet, I can pretend. I can pretend to be someone other than who I really am. Someone special. Someone powerful. Someone who can go on adventures and change the world. On the Internet, I am Conch Shell VII, and my figurative pen shall make a true difference.

...Oh, and by the way. I know that looks like a pony in my avatar, but listen... don't even worry about it.

Hah! I like you! You'll fit right in here! I think this site attracts a lot of people like you. ...Then again, most people drawn to this forum also appear (to me) as a bunch of lesbian emo Anime geeks with no real sense of humour. So to that extent, you're different.
Welcome!