In an almost surreal scene, unprecedented numbers of euphoric people are mobbing America’s capital city to celebrate a new hope for a beleaguered nation. It is a celebration so huge that the bounds of reality cannot hold it in. For the very first time, the inauguration of a new president will be trumpeted in this world and another; in life and in Second Life. Of course, there are those who would dismiss Second Life’s Inaugural Ball as a mere novelty.