Out of Character

Out of Character, often abbreviated as OOC, is a roleplay term for when a player speaks as themselves and not their character, in second life players who want to speak as themselves will speak in brackets for example ((brb I need to run to the store, i'll be 30 mins, ok bye, afk)), but most players dislike OOC discussions in local chat on Second Life, instead they will ask you to speak to them in IM (Instant Messaging in Second Life).