More On The Last Relaystock

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

This weekend, the Relaystock took place with days two and three. While hosted by the Relay Rockers, it's always been open to performers from all teams, as well as some playing in behalf of one. And for many it was a moment to shine.

 

Among those performing Saturday, DJ Cynthia, with a number of others from Team Sunbeamers acting as dancers. 

 

The team would get almost 77,000 in the kiosk, which was enough to bring them over the one million Linden mark, and Emerald level. 

 

 The audience danced away, on solid ground between mud puddles, or just let things get squishy. 

 

 There were other teams of course, such as Roos With A Dream with DJ Kayla playing. 

 

 

They raised close to 100,000 Linden dollars.

 

 Also up was DJ Hell for Camping For A Cure. For all the jokes about his name, there was some  seriousness. He was performing while currently fighting a case of cancer.

 

Sunday I would see more performers on stage. 

 

 At times I was with the crowd, watching with other Relayers.

 

Wateru Kohime played some music in behalf of Purple Tears. 

 

 After him was Fuzzball Ortega of the Steelhead Salmons. 

 

And for those who know Fuzz, it was just a matter of time before he pulled out his massive wig, "The Hair."

 

[12:36] Softpaw Sommer: HAIR UP!!!!!
[12:36] Liandra Aries: HAIR!
[12:36] Taree Tashwood (TeslarShadaree Resident) is online.
[12:36] Sheila (Dusk Griswold): Had to be the hair. :)
[12:36] Liza Blackwood: good greif thats as big as that airship hat Vic Mornington has....
[12:36] Hina (HinaRykener Resident): Did you do something with your hair? you look different
[12:36] :: HinaRykener Resident: Did you do something with your hair? you look different
[12:36] Wateru Kohime: The HAIR!!!!
[12:36] Nuala Maracas: omg.. hold on ..the region may crash
[12:36] Nuala Maracas: i feel it shaking
[12:37] Liza Blackwood: LMAO
[12:37] Elysiane (Elysiane Sapphire): i htought that was just my laptop 

 

[13:08] Liandra Aries: Fuzz will be fine, the hair probably has some antigravity steampunk thing buried inside it
[13:08] Wateru Kohime thinks he's located the cause of the short in the microphone... Weather disturbances caused by Fuzz's hair... 

 

Then came  DJ Primilena Dumpling of Team ACTS, with some of the team including Oldesoul joining her. 

 

 Then Grace Loudon of the Cure Chasers. 

 

 The final act would be the Relay Rockers' Trader Whiplash and Nuala Maracus.

 

 And as the performers played, people danced away in the audience. 

 

 We had a lot of fun.

 

But while it was a happy event, there was some sadness. One was hearing about the passing of Ren Flow, a cofounder of Roos With  A Dream. But that wasn't the only bittersweet tone. 

 

This will be the final year for the Relay Rockers team, and with it's disbanding goes the yearly Relaystock. It was fitting among the displays were some older posters, showing how long the fun times have gone on. Yes, there are other great events such as the Fantasy Faire, the Sunbeamers' Air Show, and of course the Relay Weekend. But it's not going to be quite the same with out the three days of rock n roll and mud. 

 

A few days later at the Bid Me Bald, Trader would comment, "It's time to hang up our Relay team." But he did say, "Ways of somehow continuing the event are being investigated." Nuala would say the, "10 Year Total for Bid The Linden / Moles Bald..   $26,092 US ... L$5,834,040."

 

Their final words that day, Nuala would say, "Relay Rockers changed my Second Life.  We will still be around individually at Relay Events, not hanging up the sneakers completely. I 'll dust them off every year."
 

Trader Whiplash-Ballinger (Trader1 Whiplash) would add, "Nuala said it all...  this weekend was a fitting end to our 22 years...  and the results are just as fitting....  the Rockers may be fading but we aill all be around.. the jobs not finished "

 

"Thank you all so much for all of these wonderful years here at RelayStock. I've been attending since 2023 and I have had a wonderful time. I hope that in the future we will have this event again. ♥" 

 

"Thank you for the *rocker years* Trader!!" 

 

Thank you again, Relay Rockers, 

 

Bixyl Shuftan

  

Tiny Carolers At Virtual Ability

 

 On Monday December 8 at 1PM SL time, Virtual Ability got a Christmas treat. The "Tiny Carolers" from Raglan Shire dropped by for a performance.

 

 ~*~ The First Waff-EL, The Tinies did Say, Was to certain small critters at home as they Ate ~*~

 ~*~ At home as they Ate, Licking their Paws, Wishing for NOMS Golden Crispy to Gnaw ~*~

~*~ Waff-EL, Waff-EL,Waff-EL, Waff-EL...Born is the Breakfast Treat that is WAFF-EL! ~*~

 

 ~*~And so this is Wootmas~*~

 ~*~And what have you done?~*~ 
~*~ Another year over~*~

 ~*~I hope you have fun~*~ 
~*~The near and the dear ones~*~

 ~*~The old and the young~*~ 
~*~A very merry Wootmas~*~
~*~And a happy new year~*~ 
~*~Let's hope it's a good one~*~ 

 ~*~Without any fear~*~ 

 ~*~Merry Wootmas Raglan, Merry Wootmas tinies ~*~ 

 

 ~*~ Sleigh bells ring! Are you listening? ~*~
~*~ In the shire, snow is glistening! ~*~
~*~ A wootiful sight, we're happy tonight, ~*~
~*~ Walking in a waffle wonderland! ~*~
~*~ Gone away is the blue bird ~*~
~*~ Here to stay is the new bird ~*~
~*~ He noms on chocolate ~*~
~*~ With bacon on a stick ~*~
~*~ Walking in a waffle wonderland! ~*~

~*~ In the shire we can build a snowman ~*~
~*~ Pretend that he's a chef from outta town ~*~

~*~ He'll say 'Want some waffle?' We'll say 'YEAH MAN!' ~*~
~*~ Then he'll pour the syrup while we chow! ~*~
~*~ Later on we'll conspire ~*~
~*~ As we riverdance in the shire ~*~
~*~ Tiny faces alight ~*~
~*~ With all the presents in sight ~*~
~*~ Walking in a waffle wonderland! ~*~

 

 ~*~ Hark the Tiny Critters Sing, Glory to the Waffle King! ~*~

 ~*~ Peace on the Grid & Syrup mild, Otters & Ferrets Reconciled! ~*~
~*~ Joyful with all your fur so slick, Raise up your Cookies on a stick! ~*~

 ~*~ And with upward paws proclaim, We shall RiverDance again! ~*~

~*~ Hark the Tiny Critters Sing, Glory to the Waffle Kinnnng ~*~

 

 ~*~ You Better Watch Out, ~*~
~*~ You Better Not Cry,~*~
~*~ You Better Not Pout, I'm Telling You Why, ~*~

 ~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming To Town,~*~
~*~ He's Making A List, And Checking It Twice ~*~

 ~*~ Gonna find out Who's naughty and nice,~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming To Town,~*~
~*~ He Sees When You Eat WAFFLES, ~*~

 ~*~ He Knows When You Eat CAKE,~*~
~*~ He Knows If You've Been Bad Or Good,~*~
~*~ So Be Good For Goodness Sake! ~*~

 ~*~ You Better Watch Out,~*~
~*~ You Better Not Cry, ~*~
~*~ You Better Not Pout, I'm Telling You Why, ~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming, ~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS Is Coming,~*~
~*~ Santa PAWS is Coming To Towwwwwwwwwnnnnnnnn, ~*~ SANTA PAWS IS COMING TO TOWN! ~*~

People applauded to the carolers, "Yay little cuties, you are making my day." "I needed this today." Gentle Heron, who runs Virtual Ability, would say "You guys are great!" One of the carolers, Linn Darkwarch, responded, "Thank you, we practice all year."

 

The songs continued, caroler Linn commenting, "And of course, Santa Paws is going to bring Tinies some food..."

 ~*~ Jelly Beans, Hunks of Cheese, Sugar Frosted Ham. All Deep-fried, Toast on the Side with Wootberry Jam.. ~*~
~*~ Chocolate Cake all wrapped in Bacon, Nachos on a Stick! Come Along, Let's eat some Noms & Hope we don't get Sick... HEY!! ~*~
~*~ Nomming Treats & Sweets, from Our Raglan Shire Buffet, Fills our little tummies, with Food this Holiday! ~*~
~*~ Just singing 'bout it now, Make's our Hunger Rise! We can't wait to grab a Plate & Stack it real High.. Withhh.. ~*~
~*~ Jelly Beans, Hunks of Cheese, Sugar Frosted Ham. All Deep-fried, Toast on the Side with Wootberry Jam.. ~*~
~*~ Chocolate Cake all wrapped in Bacon, Nachos on a Stick! Come Along, Let's eat some Noms & Hope we don't get SICKKKKKKK! ~*~

 

Gentle would comment, "This is my favorite song."  

 

Linn would then say, "As we begin the last carol of today's performance we want to thank you all again for inviting us here to perform. And since some folks arrived late, and we're having fun, and you're having fun, we're gonna do some encore afterwards!"

 

~*~ Here we come A-waffling please feed us Breakfast Food! Here we come A-hungering so help our Starving Mood!~*~
 ~*~ Knives & Forks Come to Me, And a Warm Butter Patty, And please Serve us some Syrup & Chopped up Pecans Tooooo...~*~
~*~ And Please Sprinkle some Berries on them Toooo! Here we come A-waffling please Feed us Tasty Treats!~*~

~*~ Here we come A-chittering so give us something Sweet!  Thanks to All for the Snax! Now we all can go Chillax!~*~
~*~And go about the things that we all Dooooo..... And Happy Holidays from All of Us to YOUUUUUUUUUU~*~

 

At the end, the tinies would do a "Riverdance" that shook the ground. When things quieted, Linn would  say, "And from all of the Friends of Raglan Shire we would like to wish you and yours a very HAPPY EVERYTHING!!!  Thank you !!!!" 

 

For those wanting to catch the little guys singing, Linn invited people to check Raglan's event calendar here: https://tinyurl.com/yv5chnun

 

Bixyl Shuftan 

 

Multiverse "Jail and Bail" Raises "Over 25,000" Linden Dollars For Parkinsons

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

 Yesterday. Tuesday November 4, was the final day of the Multiverse Fair, a Halloween-themed major fundraiser for the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funds Parkinson's research. Among the events was a "Jail and Bail" that took place in the afternoon. Earlier in the day, there was a Linden dunk tank event, but I missed that. 

 

 Is they innocent?  Or is they guilty?  Only you can decide!  Come to the Jail and Bail and give your input regarding the two prisoners!  Jail and Bail is going on NOW and we got a pretty good crowd of AMAZING AVATARS. :

 

Mesmer Macabre and Grimoire Hexem were the volunteers for the event. Both were in cages between two donation boxes, one labeled "Keep them in," one labeled "Let them out."

 

For close to an hour, a crowd made up of characters worthy of a circus carnival, including a steampunk robot, a furry clown with huge claws, an elf, and a ten foot tall man, both cheered on the jailers and the jailed. There was also someone acting as the mascot of the fair, a "Nubbins." "You all have some incredible avatars!" he told everyone, "Seriously. Thanks for showing up today in *style*."

 

At one point, the cell of one was flooded with rodents, "Oh noes! Her cage is filled with rats! Oh the humanity!!" Then there was a flash that left the prisoners unharmed, but not the critters, "Oh no, my rats!"

 

The prisoners pleaded, "If you keep me in jail... I won't be able to create things, now wouldn't that be a shame?" And there were retorts, "The only reason to keep them jailed is public safety.  AND WE ALREADY KNOW THAT IS SHOT TO BLAZES!" 

 

The event went on, the Nubbins goimg, "Okay, I didn't wanna do this ... I didn't wanna resort to this ... BUT IF YOU DON'T SET MY CLIENTS FREE, I'M GONNA STAR TELLING *DAD JOKES* !" "When did you stop telling them?" Mesmer then offered the crowd a gift if 1000L more was donated. It was, and I found a funny bumper attachment in my inventory that when others used, it made a little gesture and noise. 

 

Then Nubbins announced, "We're up to 5000! And I promised a huge explosion, right?  WHO WANTS TO SEE A REALLY REALLY HUGE EXPLOSION?" And then there was a flash, with a ring of light remaining, "Boom baby!"

 

The Linden count went up, "You are a generous group. Donations are up to a total of 16.900 so far! :D " More gifts were given out, strange ones, "We will protect your families with meat abominations." "My clients gonna haz to go to the bathroom soon, and that's somethin' ya don't wanna see!" Then Nubbins announced, "Okay, I just got word from da judge. As of now, these signs is reversed. 'Let Them Out' means keep them in." "Whaaaat?" "And 'Keep Them In' means let them out." "If they were reveresed, wouldn't it be 'Let them in' and 'Keep them out?'" "Hmmmm, dat a good point Morgan. Now go sit in the corner." 

 

There was talk about releasing just one. Then of releasing them,but turning them into something called a "meatcat."  "We up to 10,000 on free them!!." Nubbins went at one point, "We gots thirteen minutes to save dem from, syrup induced punishment!" Mesmer went, "We got just 7 minutes and 3k to get us out of here before the meatcat consumes." One went, "We know Mesmer did it! Guilty as charged! Mesmer's fingerprints were on the..." "What was the crime?!" "Crimey fingerprints."

Time ticked on, "Okay, we have 20 seconds." "Ahhhhhhhhhh!" "Can't we just drop the cages in the ocean someplace?" And then, "We got bailed by fifty! Yay! We are released!" "Time is up!" Nubbins announced, "They are freed." And the cells were opened. Grimoire went, "I knew you were wonderful, reasonable people." Mesmer spoke, "You guys are AMAZING!"  One guy grumbled, "Sabotaged! there goes the sweatshop, caged forced labor plan," then brightened, "Thanks again for the goodies Mesmer."

 

Nubbins announced, "Thank you all for your generous donations! This jail n bail earned over 25,000 L$ for the foundation!" Some people left to look around, others hung around for a bit.

 

Later on, there would be an announcement in the group.

 

THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS MEMBERS!
Tue, Nov 04 2025 3:04:22 PM SLT

Thanks to our generous members the JAIL N BAIL just earned over 25,000 L$ for the Michael J Fox Foundation... and purchases from the Kiosks earned an additional 7,500+.  THANK YOU ALL for your great generosity. :D

After that night, the Multiverse Fair was officially closed. But fans would look back at the chaotic, sometimes slightly freaky and spooky, fun.

 

Bixyl Shuftan

Burn2 Summer Event: Circus of Fire And Fun

 

By Gemma Cleanslate

Time to visit a Circus! The next fun event now that the SL22B is over and only a wonderful memory is the Burn2 Burning Man Virtual Regional summer event, Conception. The theme this summer is ‘Circus of Fire and Fun’. 

I stopped over to see if the Playa is ready and it sure is. Outside in the town of Gerlach all is in place. 

If you are new to Second Life in town are tips to help you on moving around, getting outfits, and lots of gifts. If you are new to Burn2 there are information booths to check out that will link you to the websites that will tell you all about it. Stop and see them. Click Language help to read the 10 Principles if Burning Man in any language you choose.

The entrance itself is spectacular as are the gorgeous installations inside the gate. Those I will leave you to explore over the weekend and a few days after they will remain in place. The lamplighters will open the event at 5pm slt “Friday 25 July 2025 at 5:00PM SLT. Join the Lamplighters on a walk-on for a little tour of the Playa, ending up at the Circus Main Stage to kick off the event!” Saturday morning at 8:45am slt there will be a short parade of the event participants and again at 5:45pm slt. I recommend getting there to see the parade a little early.

I ran into Jeff Olhoeft (jolhoeft Resident) , who built the effigy that will burn Sunday at noon slt and again at 6pm slt to close the event. He was working on and testing the burn which you will have to come see for yourself. There will be parties at the stages over the weekend and notices will go out to the BurningMan2.0 group. Join the group and you will not miss the fun! There are several ways to get around the Playa once you enter the gate. Look for art car rezzers and choose one to use. I have a feeling we will have a running train. Riding a horse is always a great way tp get around.

I am a Ranger at Burn2 . You can learn more about what Rangers do by stopping over at the Ranger Station on the playa while you are visiting. Take an ice cream cone or a glass of lemonade and click the wall of our portable station to learn about us. The manual that we train by is on the table . Check that out and see our work to be able to help everyone who visits and needs information or assistance. I don’t usually dress for work like this but wanted to " feel in" the circus atmosphere.

Here is your landing point. See you on the Playa! 

 

http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Burning%20Man-%20Deep%20Hole/146/30/24

Gemma Cleanslate 

 

The Linden Snowball Fight

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

 

 

Friday December 15 was the day of December's Linden Snowball Fight. The event would take place twice, the first was scheduled from 8 to 9 AM SL time, and the other from 12 to 1 PM. "Scheduled" is the key word here as people continued tossing snowballs after the scrap was officially over. 

Instead of a free-for-all, this time the event was a "capture the flag" game with two teams, red and green, with an option not to be on either one. In previous years, the snowballs just splatted, tossed one into the air, or temporarily froze someone. But for this snowball scrap, getting hit three times would send you back to the start. 

 

And since journalists are supposed to be neutral, or at least bash both sides equally, yours truly was on "Team Neither."

 

 Squeaky Mole was among those there, looking festive.

 

 

Looks like Blinky Mole was "hot dogging" it.

 

I think I did okay, giving as good as I got. Yes, I nailed a few Lindens and Moles. But wasn't really able to get a good picture of it. 

Team Red won game two. I wasn't around for game one, so not sure which side won that.

It was quite the snowball scrap to remember. If past years are any guide, expect another Linden Snowball fight in a few months in early 2024 before winter ends. But in the meantime, the snowball arena remains up at Linden Lab's Winter Wonderland for anyone to head over and toss a few snowballs.

Bixyl Shuftan

Pillory A Linden (Or Mole)

 

By Bixyl Shuftan

 

On Friday September 22, the Second Life Renaissance Festival began. This is a yearly event held to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, an annual fundraiser to help the American Cancer Society which focuses on breast cancer. Until Sunday October 1, there will be three sims and many days of various happenings, such as dances with DJs playing music, roleplays, silent auctions and raffles, lots of shopping, and plenty of scenery and people dressing up in Medieval and Renaissance outfits.

 

 The Lindens an Moles have also gotten into the act, happy to lend a hand, or paw in the case of the furries and tinies among them. In the past, they've done events such as "Joust A Linden." This year, their event was "Pillory A Linden (or Mole)."

The Lindens & Moles have  escaped the castle guards who chased them down the country side and have arrived safely at the SL Renaissance Festival.  However, they had a few, shall we say, “incidents” along the way whilst visiting the village taverns and partaking in  local merriment. Some, more so than others it appears. Reports of table dancing, chandelier swinging and loud singing in the streets in the wee hours have reached the Festival Queen

They must be held accountable for their loud and rambunctious behavior and have been ordered to the pillory by the Festival Queen.

By  Royal Decree, Second Life Residents are to be the judges!  What crew do you think deserves to be in the Pillory?

Voting is by L$ donation to the kiosk beside the team you want to save from being locked in the pillory.

In true Pillory style, rotten vegetables will be provided for all to throw.

Lindens & Moles will be live at the Pillory ... trying to proclaim their innocence! Don’t be fooled!  Don’t let them bribe you!

 

 

Nuala Maracas would state, "Reports have been received that the Linden Delegation has lost its way and journeyed far to the lands in the north where they have come across a mysterious and valuable treasure, which they have taken with them to RenFest.  The treasure was found outside a castle, apparently the housekeepers were doing a through castle cleaning and set the treasure outside to 'air out'. The castle guards are now in hot pursuit of the Lindens and Moles.

 

"The Lindens & Moles have  escaped the castle guards who chased them down the country side and have arrived safely at the SL Renaissance Festival.  However, they had a few, shall we say, 'incidents' along the way whilst visiting the village taverns and partaking in  local merriment. Some, more so than others it appears. Reports of table dancing, chandelier swinging and loud singing in the streets in the wee hours have reached the Festival Queen." 

 There were quite a few people there, so some avatars were gray to me for a while. There were also plenty of Lindens and Moles there, standing out with their blue nametags and blue dots on the minimap. For the event, they were originally going to be split into five teams, led by Derrick Linden the tiny Dragon, Itsa Mole, Alota Mole, Chronos Mole, and Patch Linden himself. But there would be only three at the event, including Patch's Team One.

There was no shortage of people around in period clothing. 

Patch Linden was there, in a green sweater and white shorts.

Both Gemma Cleanslate and I were there for the event. I was wearing my outfit from the Fairelands Quest in the Fantasy Faire of 2018.

There were four kinds of rotten food to toss at those in the pillory. Xia Xevious would comment, "That's why I don't eat those rotten foods.  Crew 2 do have fresh food there. And CLEAN water."

Anna Mole as a small robot in a princess hat.

Avariel Falcon, the Relay's dark unicorn, was among the crowd.

 

 

Star Mole in a flowery dress.

Someone in the audience threw up some fireworks at one point. 

Grumpy Mole, or was it Chronos, was sitting on a throne at one point.

 As time went on, people donated to kiosks representing the five groups of Lindens and Moles. Relayer Nuala Maracas would occasionally shout to encourage it, "Your donation helps us with supporting those with Breast Cancer.     Through a secure mobile app, The American Cancer Society  connects 2,900 women facing breast cancer with trained breast cancer survivors to support them during their journey – anywhere in the country."

People would root for various teams and make various comments. Xia Xevious: "That is true. I"m animal lover but I'm torn between you and Mini.  You know who got my attention all the time?  Mini of course. :P DONATE TO CREW TWO!" Liz Wilner: "does anyone honestly want to see the Jester be in a stockade?  This only makes for a sad Jester...which makes for no fun." Eladrin Nightshade (squidpaladin Resident): "The poor Jester DESPAIRED at the sight of the stocks earlier." Jibble Pizzaro: "Everyone donate so each kiosk is even so they all PAY THE PRICE!" SLRenaissanceFestival Resident shouts: "There ya go !!!  lock them all up!" Eladrin Nightshade (squidpaladin Resident): "Actually that I could get behind. Get them all!" 

 

The Lindens and Moles would join in the talk, Jester Molesaying, "Dont make a sad Jester! donate to crew 1!" Patch would muse, appealing to the tinies, "Team 2 is responsible for the wootberry fountain being delayed.  Vote for team 1 to get it back on track!" Xia Xevious grinned, "I knew it was Patch's fault. Stick to Crew 2!" Mini Mole blinked, then spoke,  "It was us!" Then she wavered, " Wasn't yes that was WAS NOT!" Brigantia Mole: "WOOOT for team ONE!!.  Vote Team One and Spare the ... kitty!" Liz Wilner blurted, "Wootberry...delayed?  Dinkies and Tinies unite!  vote Team 1!"

As time went on, the donations came in. SLRenaissanceFestival Resident announced, "Team 1 L$42,383      Team 2 $19,893   Team 3  L$24,700   ..  18 minutes remain." Eladrin Nightshade (squidpaladin Resident): "Oh heavens. Thats a BIG jump for Team 1!" Xia Xevious: Donate to CREW two!  They have fresh clean water and food here. And kill the lag real quick." Then she noticed something and laughed, "Who donated huge to that ridiculous Team 1?" Patch Linden mused, "Team 2 is responsible for the spoiling of the Ye Olde Waffle Syrup!   Luckily Team 1 saved some and can provide you with all the waffles!" Icer Shimmerscale (Icer Oakleaf) cried out, "Not the syrup!" Xia Xevious: "Team 1 cost you the LAGGEST to the core.. Donate to Crew 2!" Jibble Pizzaro asked, "Which team makes the best casinos?" Patch answered, "Team 2 made the casino!!!  That's all I'm going to say!"

 

Wendi Linden tried to take advantage of the One vs Two banter, "While team one and team two attack each other, donate to the team that support you - Team Three!"  Kitty (Prettykitty Gumbo) seemingly bought it, "I shall donate to team 3." Eirynne (Eirynne Sieyes) was saying, "Wow Team one way ahead!" Then heading about the last donation, "Noooo they keep the lag away!" Liz Wilner: "I insist that Jesters remain happy...or they give a very poor juggling performance...and they don't dance right...vote Team 1!" Eirynne (Eirynne Sieyes): "Team 1 makes lag by keeping us here all day. And night!" Patch Linden mused, "Mirror Mirror on the wall....  who has the highest ARC of us all????" After a pause, " You don't say...    Magic mirror proclaims it is those who make up Team 2!    So vote for team 1 instead!" Xia Xevious responded, "The mirror broke when you look at that mirror?  that's Team 1.  Donate to Crew two!"

Brigantia Mole did a cheer, "Team Two, Team Two, you're so great, You're always there to collaborate. With your teamwork and your might, You'll win every day and night. Team One, Team One, you're number one, You're the best, second to none. With your leadership and your grace, You'll always take first place." SLRenaissanceFestival Resident announced the updated totals, "Team 1  42,583      Team 2 20,100    Team 3   45,200" Then stated "Our Pillory guard is up on the top .... ready and waiting to lock them in !" Mini Mole wipes a tear from her cheek, "Yes, please save Crew Two.  The pillory is a cruel thing. Vote Crew Two!"

As it got to a few minutes to the deadline, SLRenaissanceFestival was updating more, "$44,350 team 2 ... $46,350, $3,000 away from being safe. 2 minute. $50,000 team 3 ... $48, 150 team 2 ... $53,150 team 2. ... $69,150 team 2 ... $55,000 team 3 ,,, $65,000 team 3 ,,, $75,000 team 3"

Finally the time ran out and the final totals were announced, "Team `1  $104,690     Team 2   $76,500     Team 3  $76, 100  FINAL TOTALS!" Then came the results, "TEAM 3 IS LOCKED UP!" And so the Lindens and Moles of Team Three, Itsa, Milli, Chronos, Binky, and Alota Mole, and Derrick, Wendi, and Vix Linden would be in a one-sided food-fight, "Let them get in the pillory and grab your tomoatoes. Grab your tomatoes in the crates on the sides" Someone commented, "Tomatoes sounds like a griefer attack."

 

 

And the rotten food started flying, "(laughter) You all are hitting those poor folks pretty hard!" Much of it seemed aimed at the dragon, "So many hitting Derrick." 

 

One resident went, "This is terrible. I can't watch." Another spoke, "Poor people, I can't do it." But Mini Mole stood behind Patch, getting ready to throw a tomato, "Better duck, Patch. I'm a terrible shot." For some reason, the radio stream started playing "The Battle of New Orleans" by Johnny Horton.

 

 At one point, there was a fire in front of the pillory. Maybe the dragon had enough.

 

 At one point, some long white length of slide appeared. 

And some lights.

Hobbes Linden showed up only after the totals were rang, "I'm sad I missed all the fun, but hello to peoples, thank you for saving Team one and if anyone wants a very late Linden Bear bribe, just let me know." 

Kitty (Prettykitty Gumbo) threw a fresh apple to Avariel, and the unicorn went "Yay, apple!" and started eating it. Hobbes then commented, "I dunno, if people are throwing fresh food maybe I'll hop up there even though my team is safe."

 

Patch Linden was the subject of a couple pranks. Hobbes Linden tossed something at Patch, "I may have risked my very existence...but I have fruited Patch. Haha!" At one point, someone yelled out, "A bad Scottish accent shouts: PATCH LINDEN! MARY LAYTON HAS BESTOWED UPON YE THE GIFT OF THE HAGGI!" And then a number of odd brownish critters started circling around the mouse-eared Linden.

 

Eventually, the Lindens and Moles in the pillory were let go (and presumably offered a bath and change of clothes). It was then time for the next event, the Parade of Nights. 

 

Patch Linden would be part of the parade, near the front. Later on, Gem Sunkiller would DJ at the Minstrel's Corner stage. 

 

Nuala Maracas shouted, "Huge thank you to the Lindens and Moles for their support in the fight against breast cancer! Thank you, thank you! You are such good sports." Another resident spoke with a smile, "Thank you Lindens and Moles! We tease, but we do love you!" Kitty added, "Yes, we do love you all." Xia Xevious threw in, "Indeed!  Thank you guys very much!!!" A fourth spoke, "You raised a lot of money thanks to you all hugs lindens and moles you all are amazing."  

It should be noted that there's still plenty to see and do at the Renaissance Festival. There's the music events, there are the archery and melee tournaments, there are the silent auctions for things like free Premium Plus and name changes that are open until Saturday September 30, and plenty of shopping.

 

"Thank you again to all the Lindens and Moles !   Another successful year !    (try to stay out of trouble next year )"

 

Bixyl Shuftan