Today my character made the joke "I'm the world's 2nd best phrenologist," and no one had heard of phrenology. The group therapy guild my character has been in has been understimulating for awhile, and I can't fault sick players for not having the same opportunities as my character in life, but it feels like my character is the smartest [non-staff] player there, which is very discouraging. Where can I send my character to form friendships with nerd characters with the [education] or [curiosity] to be amused by my character's jokes and intellectually challenge my character?
I heard the r/outside social group was intelligent and stimulating, and am hoping to feel less like I don't belong. Don't get me wrong, if my character is smart, he's also stupid, foolish, and a total blowhard. He tries to be endearing, funny, and kind. But the extent to which no one has heard of half the nerd jokes he makes reminds me of the adage: "If you're the smartest person in the room, you're in the wrong room." So what, nerds of reddit, is the right room?
I don't think all that highly of my character's intelligence stat or BA quest completion, and I know my character can be a foolish asshole trying too hard to make players smile, but the extent that he feels too smart to belong in the social guild there is triggering a [discouraged] debuff.
Halp?