Last Harverst?

The JAM · Post by **The JAM** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:46 pm

[...unWARP!!!]

Good evening.

Last in more ways than one. Invitations? Hmmm...maybe the mayor of Freeman Downs is going to invite some people of Sanctuary City for a few in-your-face rebuttals.

As for Emmet, he has his work cut out for him, with the F&O running against the flow of what the other media is saying about Freeman Downs.

¡Zacatepóngolas!

Until next time, remember:

I

AM

THE

J.A.M. (a.k.a. Numbuh i: "Just because I'm imaginary doesn't mean I don't exist")

Good evening.

[WARP!!!]

LoneWolf23k · Post by **LoneWolf23k** » Wed May 24, 2006 6:54 pm

Methinks they're going to give Quentyn a send-off worthy of a hero, in order to boost the town's morale at a much needed time.

DracoDei · Post by **DracoDei** » Wed May 24, 2006 7:42 pm

"We thank Yeshu for this harvest, and also for providing a self-less individual that we may continue to have our harvest. We give you our thanks Quentin, son of Quinn for taking this task upon yourself, all our prayers will be with you, I hope we shall remember you at each harvest, at the LEAST until you return. As such I would like to now call a formal vote-by-acclaimation to that effect, the proxies will be passing around copies of such, and the vote shall be formally taken in two hours."

Two hours later...
Quentin is called up on stage. Gilder calls for a verbal vote of the people.
"What say ye on proposition #2141? All opposed?"
<Crickets chirping>
"All in favor?"
"AYE!!!"

<much cheering as, Quentin and his mother, among others, break into tears of pride and fear.>

Mikhail Dragoslav · Post by **Mikhail Dragoslav** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:03 pm

I think I know what the Mayor--or whoever that guy Emmet was interviewing--was talking about. It's on one of the CDs of Ennias Longscript's notes. The Rac Cona have a very interesting...custom that they do in response to politicians or other folk who get "too big for their britches" at Harvest time.

I wont give it away and I hope no one else will either. But if you have the CD you should know what I'm talking about.

Zorro · Post by **Zorro** » Wed May 24, 2006 8:05 pm

Considering the swampy nature of the land, Sanctuary might be like Florida or parts of California with a reverse growing season.

Incredibly hot summers that aren't good for growing much and cooler wetter winters that are the actual growing season. Hot as hell for 3-4 months and OK the rest of the time.

StrangeWulf13 · Post by **StrangeWulf13** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:17 pm

Mikhail Dragoslav wrote:I think I know what the Mayor--or whoever that guy Emmet was interviewing--was talking about. It's on one of the CDs of Ennias Longscript's notes. The Rac Cona have a very interesting...custom that they do in response to politicians or other folk who get "too big for their britches" at Harvest time.

I wont give it away and I hope no one else will either. But if you have the CD you should know what I'm talking about.

You're right about the ritual, Mikhail, but wrong about the holiday. If I'm not mistaken, they do that on Freedom Day, or King's Day as it's known. That celebrates the day they fought off the invasion by several kings who were going to divide the Rac Conan lands among themselves. And the ritual they have pretty much shows their attitude towards kings and nobles of the traditional sort...

As for me, I think more is afoot. This isn't going to be just a grand send off. Did you catch the part about changing dates? Think about it.

Why would they be changing the date of a holiday? Any ideas? Anyone?

I do, but I'm not telling...

EdBecerra · Post by **EdBecerra** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:21 pm

Well, all I can say is it's a pity the village elders don't know about the Rat King and the details of the wights... the kid's too decent to blow the whistle, however much he wants to, but the village elders would likely enjoy the carnage that would result if they could get their hands (paws?) on enough evidence to start a good old-fashioned cover-up scandal.

It would be quite entertaining if they waited til he left, then proceeded to yank all the dirty laundry into public view and gave the Rac'coonian government a nice sharp kick in the nads.

Nothing quite as amusing as watching desperate politicians fighting for their political lives.

DracoDei · Post by **DracoDei** » Wed May 24, 2006 9:28 pm

Oh, I guess I must have left out a critical detail from my last post... I was thinking that they would be moving the date to the Eve of Quentin's departure, or maybe the day of... give him a heroic/thankful send-off.

Shyal_malkes · Post by **Shyal_malkes** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:05 am

things are definately changing.

now, the question is what dates are being changed?

Tom Mazanec · Post by **Tom Mazanec** » Thu May 25, 2006 5:48 am

Interesting is the part about being ashamed of a kit giving his life for the village. Maybe they are going to make up for the way they regarded him before. And Quentyn certainly has not acted "too big for his britches", even allowing for the fact that the town does not know about his part with Rosen's lab (and at least a few authorities DO know about that...you can't have a cover-up if nobody knows what to cover).

Richter B. · Post by **Richter B.** » Thu May 25, 2006 12:09 pm

would they maybe make a statue of quentyn??
if so in the near future??

Jaydub · Post by **Jaydub** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:37 pm

Anyone know anything about the Silver Springs Collapse? What happened and why were the people evicted and by whom?

Trump · Post by **Trump** » Thu May 25, 2006 6:52 pm

Tom Mazanec wrote: And Quentyn certainly has not acted "too big for his britches...

Noone said Quentyn was.... Notice how the mayor thought of the politicians before asking to send invitations, and the fact that when Mikhail mentioned the custom here, he referenced politicians first...

MikeVanPelt · Post by **MikeVanPelt** » Thu May 25, 2006 11:57 pm

EdBecerra wrote:Well, all I can say is it's a pity the village elders don't know about the Rat King and the details of the wights... the kid's too decent to blow the whistle, however much he wants to, but the village elders would likely enjoy the carnage that would result if they could get their hands (paws?) on enough evidence to start a good old-fashioned cover-up scandal.

Interesting that one of the characters now in Freeman Downs is Emmett, who also knows pretty much all of the story of the Rat King, wights, and the coverup of Rosad Beithor's followers still being active in Sanctuary City.

Quentyn's credibility is likely pretty high in Freeman Downs right now, and the people of Freeman Downs are likely to put very, very little stock in the word of the people who pulled this political dirty trick on them.

It seems likely Emmett is going to go with Quentyn, but I think it's quite likely he's going to leave a little political time bomb behind. Letting the elders know about that, and the coverup, and the threat to discredit them.

Heh... Emmett probably has the whole story already written up.

Bengaley · Post by **Bengaley** » Fri May 26, 2006 12:56 am

From what I understood...

Last Harvest sounds like 'the last harvest', or something. Possibly an end-of-harvest festival/fair/party. Alot of early religions that farmers used had the harvest festival - cause it was a time of thanksgiving to the gods above (and below, can't forget them) that the harvest was bountiful.

So it sounds like the Mayor was originally planning on canceling the 'party', then... changed his mind. Original party date was some time after Quenty left, but if he changes it to the day of or night before Quenty leaves, invites everyone and anything that wants to come, and informs certain individuals who would get the word out...

MAJOR reversal. Like the solictor said, people's schemes tend to be upset by the acts of decent people.

Madmoonie · Post by **Madmoonie** » Fri May 26, 2006 1:53 pm

This is the perfect time for celebration. To celebrate Yeshua's provision and a young llittle hero. He does not have to go but he is going to anyway. What more need for celebration do you need than that? Just to say....thanks, and....and.....(shuffles away before I get teary-eyed)

Maxgoof · Post by **Maxgoof** » Fri May 26, 2006 3:27 pm

I know something about the collapse of Silver Springs, but I'm not telling, because Ralph hasn't completed the story of that, yet.

Suffice it to say that due to the nature of the terrain there, Silver Springs became agriculturally uninhabitable.

It *USED* to be the seventh village.

TMLutas · Post by **TMLutas** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:12 pm

Tom Mazanec wrote:Interesting is the part about being ashamed of a kit giving his life for the village. Maybe they are going to make up for the way they regarded him before. And Quentyn certainly has not acted "too big for his britches", even allowing for the fact that the town does not know about his part with Rosen's lab (and at least a few authorities DO know about that...you can't have a cover-up if nobody knows what to cover).

I wouldn't be surprised if Gilder investigated and has a very complete dossier about what really happened in Sanctuary City. His later political observations make it highly unlikely that a "get out of jail free" letter like the one delivered to the elder's council would be passed on without investigation.

How far he's shared that is anybody's guess.

TMLutas · Post by **TMLutas** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:13 pm

maxgoof wrote:I know something about the collapse of Silver Springs, but I'm not telling, because Ralph hasn't completed the story of that, yet.

Suffice it to say that due to the nature of the terrain there, Silver Springs became agriculturally uninhabitable.

It *USED* to be the seventh village.

Can you share the reason for the name? Is the name from the color of the waters there or is it because it had a silver deposit?

Starcat5 · Post by **Starcat5** » Fri May 26, 2006 8:29 pm

Now THAT is a nasty little "'Human'itarian interest story" angle... "Silver Springs refugees nearly homeless AGAIN!"

Overstated, and beyond the pale for the F&O? Yes. Would that stop some OTHER news script from printing it? No.