Happy Pkunk Holiday!

[takeme2urpants]

[Today, and only for today, there is a beautiful pool of water. Next to it, there is a large assortment of different fruits, oat cakes, and many different colors of string. Above the string is a sign:]

Happy Ooidal Flight of the Pelargic Fraternity!
Tie a knot with the string in the fashion you wish, drop it into the water, and let it glow. Your

Comments

[bluetilator]

Explain your string ritual to me.

[takeme2urpants]

Illyria. ♥ It is a Pkunk celebration of a new generation. Knotting a string shows how you wish to influence the time to come.

[bluetilator]

How would you have me knot a string?

[takeme2urpants]

[Head tentacle smile, o Illyria]

Hmm, I wonder... perhaps a knot of personal happiness?

[bluetilator]

Personal happiness is unimportant and unlikely.

[takeme2urpants]

I do not view it as such. Though, the other knot that came to mind was "victory," and I do not think you need a not to assure you of that.

[bluetilator]

I will try this victory knot.

[takeme2urpants]

Mm. ♥ I believe that can be any color you like, as long as it coincides with the blood of your enemies.

[bluetilator]

Red.

[takeme2urpants]

[Offers red string]

[bluetilator]

Show me how to do this victory knot!

[takeme2urpants]

Ah--of course.

[It isn't very complicated, really, but it looks hard to do with just tentacles and not fingers] It must be very tight.

[bluetilator]

[works hard at own victory knot, but these fingers are more used to tearing things apart than tying them together]

This string is flimsy. Already it is fraying at the corners!

[takeme2urpants]

[s-socute]

Ah, is it really?

[bluetilator]

What happens if the strings in this victory knot break?

[takeme2urpants]

I believe we may be able to continue it, unless it begins to entirely unravel. If that is the case, we may need to start again.