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

[hardlyboy]

[reading a booklet]

... fascinating.

[hardlyboy]

[picks up a rope and begins to tie it in a complex but sturdy fashion]

Patience is a virtue, as they say.

[takeme2urpants]

In time, this place will return to its rightful equilibrium, yes. I only hope that it is not a painful process.

What knot have you chosen, my friend?

[hardlyboy]

Nothing too elaborate. I only know how to tie a few, for practical purposes.

[takeme2urpants]

What does the knot mean to you, if that is not too personal a question?

[hardlyboy]

I... don't ascribe meanings to knots, really... that's not a cultural norm, for me. Should I be approaching this differently?

[takeme2urpants]

If you like. The Pkunk would not care, if I read them correctly--this is a significant holiday for them, but they are the last people to push beliefs on others.

[hardlyboy]

The closest answer I can give is "stability", I think.

[takeme2urpants]

...That is a good choice.

[hardlyboy]

Is the knot floating in the water meant to symbolize what we wish for in the coming years?

[takeme2urpants]

Yes, after a fashion. There are stories attached to the act, but I am not familiar enough with Pkunk lore to quote them.

[hardlyboy]

I see. In that case...

[drops the knot in the water]

[takeme2urpants]

[Slowly, softly, it begins to glow]

[hardlyboy]

... ah.

[takeme2urpants]

Hmm. ♥

[hardlyboy]

[smiles]