[Ansteorra] Odd question reguarding persona development

[Chris Zakes]

At 09:45 PM 9/26/2006, you wrote:
> >Chris Zakes dontivar at gmail.com I recall a lady from Meridies, who was
> >present at the Anvil War, getting her Award of Arms. She, too, was a
> >peasant, and when she realized why they'd called her into Court, she ran
> >off and hid in the bathroom. His Majesty (Sir Francois, if I remember
> >correctly) promptly got up from his throne, strode to the back of the hall,
> >held open the bathroom door and had his herald read her scroll anyway.
>
>You know. maybe it's just me, but if a person doesn't -want- an award,
>forcing it on them not only is disrespectful to them, but demeans the award.
>   Sure, people really appreciate the work that this person or that person
>has done, and the Society doesn't really have a lot of other venues for
>showing that appreciation.  Fair enough, but come on now.
>
>At the very least, there's a distinct difference between shtick and farce.
>
>Marc/Diarmaid

I don't know the back-story on that one, but in my experience Sir 
Francois was always the soul of courtesy, and I can't imagine him 
*forcing* someone to take an award she really didn't want. It may 
well have just been schtick. (Don't forget that Meridies is also the 
kingdom that kills off its crowns at the end of every reign, so they 
have lots of practice at schtick. <G>)

         -Tivar Moondragon