In a not-so-small modular Installation somewhere in the Omegas a community of Zoner traders and explorers has set up their new home. And calling out to Baffin they asked for a pope to help them endure their harsh surroundings, to ensure that the blessings of the great dancing Lady ERIS, goddess of Discord , would help them prosper. For after all, you never know when a blessing might come in handy, no ?
The wonderfull smell of fresh cookies leads the community to the small shrine next to the living quaters, and they all see Pope Flinx handling the ceremonial cooky oven with care while they gather. Ok, occasionally he argues with his brightly coloured flying dragonsnake that seems determined to pick all raisins from the fresh bakery regardless of the heat and also tends to get into the way and so... laughter and good humor soon take over with noone hanging back and all chatting, helping along and having a good time. No unease here, no hierarchy or ceremony , just a unplanned but welcome community meeting on a Sunday without any great announcement.
Flinx smiled and opened his mind using long training and the empathic skills of his flying companion to feel and ease mind and spirit of the congregation. There was a streak of worries there, somebody fearing an illness probably judging by the introverted tinge about it. And he had already noticed that quarreling couple before. She loves him, and he loves her but both are arguing and to proud to admit they miss each other. He found himself agreeing with the confused emotional question of his companion and would speak to those two privately.
But not today, today was community day. And so he chatted with his flock , feeding them the cookies he had baked and setting up a small impromptu party. He knew very well he would first have to gain their confidence and friendship if he was to successfully serve as their pope.
After all, he had done very much the same for the band of juvenile slaves he had freed from that Hogosha scumbag a long time ago. So he took his time, letting them relax and letting the cookies do their magic.
Much later he announced that the 25th day of the 3rd month of this jear was a minor holy day and announced that he would hold his first full preaching on that day, followed by a game of Bingo. And he was pleased to take any help or donations for the organizing.
He was happy to see them laugh and enjoy the meeting.
...and so, on the day HER smile slowly unfreezes from HER winter sleep,
early in the morning the pope started baking the holy cookies again
( more hampered than aided by the little minidrake still trying to steal all the raisins ).
And as the first members of the Zoner community arrived , again attracted by the lovely smell of fresh bakery he suggested a spring cleaning to them :
Lets polish and clean our homes, change our linnen, wash our clothes and our hair, and let this be a preparation for a festival tonight.
With spring comes new life , and let this day greet our new life with a clean home to show HER that we stand before HER with a clean conscience.
Let us prepare ourselves for a big commjunity meeting tonight, cook together, eat together and make festival together as we work together in everyday life to show HER that we are worthy of HER blessing.
Flinx smiled as word spread through the community like wildfire. He knew that the worthy Zoners forming this community needeed little to no help in running their station,
but sometimes there must be more than only day - to day life.
He trusted the officers and the Administrator of the StarSpace Port to adjust to the festival with little problems,
and would only work on easing those little problems in family life often overlooked as they tended to be domestic - and not eagerly discussed with your boss or deckmate.
He would be buisy all day and would use the opportunity to seemingly by chance met those crewmembers who needed his advice or care while all where distracted with the preparations, and then all could enjoy the banket at days end, using this community event to get together and relax.
To realize how far they had already come after clearing the past, and to start into the future with a smile on their face.
< first of several posts on a spring cleaning party in Zoner Style ,
thread is open to all Interested in taking part as members or Guests at Star Space Port >
<< edited the last post , starting a short series >>
< first of several posts on a spring cleaning party in Zoner Style ,
thread is open to all Interested in taking part as members or Guests at Star Space Port >
<final edit : never came to finish the series. Flinx has left SSP and returned to Baffin>