Maelfroth

[binidj]

Maelstrom this weekend passed, much as I suspected it might, in a most pleasant and relaxing manner. Not playing the Big Blue Bird™ made the event physically much more comfortable and far far more relaxed. There was absolutely nothing at all that I had to do, nobody I had to visit and nowhere that I had to go ... bliss! Curiously enough I had the best time just sitting in, or standing just outside, the Sacuza tent; greeting visitors, steering them towards the right people and taking the occasional ship repayment. There were of course the occasions where people approached me who thought I was playing Jagular, despite the obvious lack of mask and blue make-up ... I was frankly, stunned by this. It makes one wonder just what people see when they look at a character. There were three things about Michael that were the same as Jagular: my boots, my shooting stick and me; other than that everything was different, including accent and demeanour (anyone who met Petrucchio at the Gathering would have noticed a more than passing resemblance to him). Considering the hosts of the event (a bunch of talking snakes), the weather was perfect and the storm on Friday, with its attendant close-proximity lightning strike, was entertaining if a little hard on some people's tents ... especially the tents that had been left open because of the blazing sunshine a few minutes earlier.

High points of the weekend for me were: finally getting to sing the pirate song, catching up with most of the people I don't usually get to chill with, not having to wear the mask or make-up, being cheerful IC and only having a 1hr 15min drive to get there.

My only real regret was not having the balls to be blatantly IC rude to "Tree Stump's" ophidian character when she sat opposite me and talked at me just as I'd sat down to dinner on Friday night. Well, that and hearing snippets of conversations that would have been very interesting to Jagular.

Nina sans LJ (proprietress of the Enlightenment Coffee House) came up with a description of Jagular's dissapproving looks that pleased me greatly; she said that he would show "the beak of disdain". So it was nice to have a holiday but now I'm ready to get back into harness and start playing the game again.

Comments

[elani.livejournal.com]

People still come to me asking me to sort out Healers related stuff at the LT - despite the fact that Georgiana is Human and Elani my Healers NPC was green and scaley, with large green wings and horns. Go figure. :)

[ephraim.livejournal.com]

Sorry that I didn't get to see you for any length of time... was hoping to make it over for some sociability, but failed. We must find a mutually convenient time to sit down and catch up!

[binidj.livejournal.com]

You really are a useless article aren't you? It's not as if you didn't see where we were? And you weren't in when I popped over to Tallards for some out-of-hours chattidj.

Next time!

[kathbad]

Sorry not to have seen you at all over the weekend, there were many, many people that I failed to see - just too much going on and being camped at the edge of the world on an island (which was obviously patrolled by a sub-aqua-robo-croca-ninja making leaving the island a risk to life and limb!)

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Well, you were somewhat out of the way ... sadly I never got to see your moat. Still doubtless the Rev will pop over next time to see you and the family.

[nattydreadi.livejournal.com]

I seemed to completely miss you, I suspect my sedate nature on friday and saturday and the fact that Sacuza were just too far away didn't help :(

Next time :)

[binidj.livejournal.com]

Next time? Do I detect a resurgence of enthusiasm?

[nattydreadi.livejournal.com]

Sap went back to live in the forest, now I am a Bakhana 'Morale Officer' I can forsee a lot more fun. Especially as I don't have to _do_ anything at events, other than have fun and make sure some other people have fun.

Currently we have 1 person who counts as a member of the troops :)

[wulfboy.livejournal.com]

Good to hear.