(Goes out to find Penny having trouble getting into her apartment.) (His phone rings.) But probably in a different way. But probably in a different way. Howard (after Raj whispers in his ear): No, that's what she said, Sheldon. I'm playing Age of Conan, an online multiplayer game set in the universe of Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian. Leonard: You got Penny to sign up for online dating? Listen, I need to talk to Sheldon. Penny is on her laptop. Penny now has the laptop, Sheldon is instructing her. Penny: For God's sake! Penny: Why not? Raj: Ah, yes, online gaming addiction. Scene: Inside the game. She burps loudly. Sheldon: Alright then. Sheldon: Hang on, Leonard, while I have no respect for Leslie as a scientist, or a human being for that matter, we have to concede her undeniable expertise in the interrelated fields of promiscuity and general sluttiness. Sheldon: Tom is a paramedic with the fire department, but he's going to med school at night, uh, he likes the outdoors, and, uh, strong women who initiate s*x.
Leonard: Really, really bad. Sheldon: Well let's see, uh, she attempted to open her apartment with her car key, because her face is overly Midwestern, um, she hasn't had s*x in six months, and she ate a fly.
Plan: A: Sheldon; Q: Who tries to fix Penny a date with the aid of an online dating service? A: Penny; Q: Who is frustrated with her acting career and has not had sex for six months? A: the locksmith; Q: Who does Penny wait for in Sheldon's apartment after she locks herself out? A: Sheldon play Age of Conan; Q: What does Penny see that makes her curious about video games? A: video game addiction; Q: What does Penny succumb to after playing Age of Conan? A: game tips; Q: What does Penny ask Sheldon for night and day? A: desperation; Q: Why does Sheldon ask Leonard for help? A: Leonard; Q: Who tries to talk to Penny in her apartment, but she ignores him? A: Leslie; Q: Who convinced Sheldon that Penny needed sex to relieve her stress? A: the Caltech canteen; Q: Where does Leslie speak to Penny? A: her regular life; Q: What does Penny need to have sex to restore? A: her addiction; Q: What does Penny overcome when she realizes she has accepted a virtual date with Howard? Summary: Sheldon lets Penny wait for the locksmith in his apartment after she accidentally locks herself out. Penny, frustrated at making no progress in her acting career and not having had sex for six months, becomes curious on seeing Sheldon play Age of Conan. He helps Penny get started; she buys the game and soon succumbs to video game addiction, annoying Sheldon by persistently asking him for game tips night and day. In desperation he asks Leonard for help, who tries to talk with her in her apartment, but she practically ignores him. Leonard then tries approaching her character within the game, but she merely beheads his character. After listening to Leslie in the Caltech canteen, Sheldon is convinced that Penny needs to have sex to relieve her stress and restore her regular life. Sheldon attempts to fix Penny a date with the aid of an online dating service, but fails. In the end, Penny is horrified to realize she has accepted a virtual date with Howard, and promptly stops playing, thus overcoming her addiction.