Resident Sacrifice Planned for August 1st, 7:30pm!

Next Weds, a major change will be made to SecondLife.
According to release notes, we'll be getting upgrade Group Management.
Now, this really is going to be a boon on people that own land, run large groups, or need to deed just a little bit of control, without giving people the keys to the castle, so to speak.

As we all know, not every upgrade is without it's.... trials and errors. And in hopes of this upgrade going smoothly, we are going to give LL all the help we can, without getting in the way. We we'll be making a tribute to the Upgrade Gods!

Now, a little background. Whenever you make an upgrade to your computer, like adding more RAM, a bigger hard drive, or installing a dual-exaust liquid nos cooled graphics card, the Upgrade Gods are looking down, with a good deal of influence on your fate. Now, maybe 'god' is too strong a word, more like Dieties, or Fates. But out of respect, we call them Gods. Like we call our company execs 'President' when we we have a 'President' in command of the free world.

How will we make tribute, you ask? Well, for larger things like massive server updates, we require a human sacrifice. Now, if we did this for every update, we'd run out of active members pretty fast (*rimshot*). But I've asked these Gods (email, natch!) what they'd accept, they'll take avatars. Since we can't kill them, we can do really, really horrible things to them instead!

For simplicity's sake, we'll burn them at the stake!
This is planned a few days in advance because I got the email yesterday.
I'll spend the weekend working up some better sacrifice hardware (ie, the stake).
I'm still looking for locations besides the Pi sandbox for this, and would appreciate and offers for wide open spaces or venues.
I'm planning to burn three residents, but will oblige offers for more.

Considering that I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the current temperature outside, and being burnt alive, consider me a willing sacrifice.

Though I can scream and pretend to not want it, if required.

I'll volunteer for the sacrifice, I'm tired of being cold

*ducks and runs*

Anyone know of any good concert venues that'll let us use pyrotechnics on stage?

The sacrifices should be Dedicated to Saint Dogbert, of course!

How much to get the popcorn concession for the event?

As the only virgin in SL, I will offer myself as a sacrifice.

*dodges lightening bolt from above*

That'll work.

Do I get to keep my inventory?

Hahahahahahahahahahahaha *breathes* hahahahahahahahahaha *breathes* hahahahahahahaha!

Don't believe her Burke! lol

Ah...

*meekly raises hand*

Actually, there are at least two of us.



Not that I want to get burned alive, of course.

Great idea, but only three? Honestly nothing beats a mass sacrifice...

I dont like the smell of burned skin/ava - can I send my virgin alt maybe?

/Tina

Not to be pedantic or anything... wait... yes, time to be pedantic!

Back in the day... pre-history ancient Greece, according to myth, after Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to man, mankind and the gods sat down and had a parley, during which many things were agreed to. Essentially man and god made a contract. In this contract were the rules for making sacrifices. Long story short, man was to slaughter the animal, take the inedible parts and burn them for the gods, then eat all of the edible parts in a feast. This second part was quite crucial, as without it the sacrifice was invalid.

This makes the story of Iphigenia at Aulis especially telling for the Greeks. In it, Agamemnon had to sacrifice his daughter with all of the other Greek kings present, in order to appease Artemis and Poseidon so they could go to war at Troy.

To us, we think "oh it's sad that he had to kill his daughter." We often miss the fact that that was the least part of it. He and umpty other Greek kings then ate her. And not the fun way.

So I said all that to ask this: with sacrificed avatars, which do you think: cumin or rosemary?

CT

Yes. In fact, you'll be fine when it's over.

I think barbeque sauce. Maybe with a little rosemary.
Actually. I think... I'd need some dippin' cups with all different sauces.

Don't tempt me to make edible human parts.

I'm game if you are!

I'll be sacrificed.

I own an hour of Aimee's time, and Haver Cole owns an hour of Pathfinder's time. This might be a good use for them.

Good plan!

If Phedre's in, I'm in.

Should I bring my own nails?

*screams in pretend* HOW IS IT YOU ALWAYS GET FRIST PSOT, WOMAN?

I don't see what Senator Frist has to do with this, nor, uh, Past Sound of Toronto.

That's what they all say

Count me in!

Excellent idea!

As both a phoenix and an inworld virgin, I offer myself... if it manages to be at a time I'm off work. I don't think I can take time off for being sacrificed, it's not in the employee handbook......