Cavebears *new thread*

[mayana70]

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A Proposal

We allow CaveBears who expect to be away for a while (say 2-4 weeks), to hibernate in the Cave. They would be expected to inform all Bears, via this forum, of their intentions well in advance, as many have done to date. If real life suddenly rears up and slaps them in the face, they again may remain so long as they inform, either in chat or here, of their inability to meet donation requirements.

I feel confidant that we are familiar enough with each other to recognise any who wish to take advantage of this process, and to deal with them in an appropriately barbaric and painful manner. An Elder consensus should be all that is required to make this judgement.

What do you think?

Take Care
Tanys

I am in agreement with that idea (neither me nor my hand is dead) and I offer some of my
sleeping furs when needed.
I have personally experienced the great refreshment that a long meditation at THORs shrine can bring
to you (including the inevitable inactivity during that time).

Also some of us grow older and richer in levels, putting limitations on our vitality
(not me of course :-) I am more like the allegorical manifestaton of springtime in a perfect viking body
... still growing ... eager ... pushing to the top... full of dreams like a teenager ... running in front...

so some of us need some rest here and then (hahaha! ... I hope THOR never hears about it)
... and the back of the cave near the fire is well suited for that.
... rooms too be booked through prior reservation on the web - no credit card required. 3 weeks max occupancy.

(in the unlikely case someone approaches us with such a request on late sunday afternoon with 5 donations in that week
I might loose my temper however. I hope 8 bears will be around in such a case to prevent me ripping someone apart,
trampling on the fragments, which I intend to burn, with the ashes to be dissolved in acid and spilled into the sewer...you get the point)

C U Mayana

[matchstickx]

I am agreed,

after reading the arguments from my fellow elders,
I have nothing more to add.

Hail Cavebears

[Msplumr98]

This will effect me in the future, if I go back to work. I would love to stay in the cave, it is my home away from. I will still be active in the cave, just not as active as I am now. I vote we should let people hibernate here, sometimes life gets in the way. Keep everyone informed of what is going on.

[Kot]

Hello bears I'm going back to cavebears im right now in riverbears ,just let you know vikgins

[Rowanbou]

we will miss you at the river kot. may you return to us with the speed of thors lightning.

[Jorgbear]

We welcome the return of these truly great warriors! HAIL THOR!!

[Leech]

by thor!
hail! The vigorous cavebears!
All mighty and great vikings!
skal!

[mayana70]

Hello,

Some of you remember that we had to say farewell in last Sundays week-end ceremony to "Sjorre",
who used to be my trainer for giants. His lack of ambition had the consequence that we gave him
a new role that better utilzes Sjorres qualities :
He became food for fluffy, the giant icebear that usually hangs out with our leader (me at that time).

Last night we celebrated the first graduates of our newly revised giants training programm.
I tell you, they really rock now! Some experts on the matter say that they are now what they call "level 5".

As usual we had lots of mead, beer, singing, and games... and as usual it went a bit out of controll
There was some betting going on and one of our visitors (I think from MatchStixxs camp - but I was drunk,
so I could be mistaken) challenged my new giants, claiming that they are not sooo strong after all...
unless they can prove it ....
... by throwing a slave the full 25 yards from the fireplace over the cliff into the Fjord.

This is why I need your help now:
We lost 9 slaves in the course of settling this challenge.
I think that is an acceptable price for answering that matter of viking honour,
but the issue is that I only had 5 slaves, so we used 3 "other" slaves... (estimated - I am bad at maths)
Now I feel obliged to reimburse the owner(s), but I don´t know who they belonged to.
Could the owners please identify themselves!
... and describe the lost slaves, so that I can raid adequate replacements for you - sorry we only remember the approximate weight.(we had discussed briefly whether their is a diffrence in airspeed of unladen vs. ladden slaves or between European and African ones , but deffered that issue without resolution to someone more familiar with classic english humour (someone not drunk) and kept throwing Euro-norm-slaves with approx. the weight of a full barrel of mead)

C U

Mayana

[matchstickx]

Hello,

Some of you remember that we had to say farewell in last Sundays week-end ceremony to "Sjorre",
who used to be my trainer for giants. His lack of ambition had the consequence that we gave him
a new role that better utilzes Sjorres qualities :
He became food for fluffy, the giant icebear that usually hangs our with out leader (me at that time).

Last night we celebrated the first graduates of our newly revised giants training programm.
I tell you, they really rock now! Some experts on the matter say that they are now what they call "level 5".

As usual we had lots of mead, beer, singing, and games... and as usual it went a bit out of controll
There was some betting going on and one of our visitors (I think from MatchStixxs camp - but I was drunk,
so I could be mistaken) challenged my new giants, claiming that they are not sooo strong after all...
unless they can prove it ....
... by throwing a slave the full 25 yards from the fireplace over the cliff into the Fjord.

This is why I need your help now:
We lost 7 slaves in the course of settling this challenge.
I think that is an acceptable price for answering that matter of viking honour,
but the issue is that I only had 4, so we used 3 "other" slaves...
Now I feel obliged to reimburse the owner(s), but I don´t know who they belonged to.
Could you please identify yourself!
... and describe the slaves, so that I can raid adequate replacements for you - we only remember the
approximate weight.

C U

Mayana

This is UN BE LIEVABLE...

True, we had lots of beers and mead and some other substances distilled from the mushrooms that surround our villages but you have crossed the line! Medusa, my favorite dancing slave and the one responsible for training all slaves conguered in raids did not return home after your (I must admit fantastic) celebrations!

I thought that maybe she was still wandering in the woods trying to find her way home (we have all endured a walk of shame at some point) but I have had my barbarians searching the surrounding forrests for days now and they still had not returned with a sign of her... Sniff sniff

My sweet Medusa, used as shot-put fodder for Giants...

I do not know how you intend to repay this debt, but in my mind, only blood can settle this matter.

(slaps Mayana in the face with a mail glove)

You sir, have been challenged to a duel!

[mayana70]

This is UN BE LIEVABLE...

TrueI do not know how you intend to repay this debt, but in my mind, only blood can settle this matter.

(slaps Mayana in the face with a mail glove)

You sir, have been challenged to a duel!

Matchstixx, I am deeply concerned about your abstruse set of values.
How can you possible value a life (of Medusa) higher than the honour of a cavebear?
... after all you have questioned the strength of my men! That doubt required to be disproved immediately.

I accept the duel!
My choice of weapon is the empty barrel of beer thrown at each other at a distance of 10 meters
(assuming in good faith that you can throw that far).
The looser shall be the viking that first lost half a liter of blood and he shall publicly praise the fighting skills of the winning viking for a duration of no less than 1 full moon cycle.

Irrespective of that, your loss of a slave will of course be compensated by providing you with a similarly capable slave.

C U in the morning hours - just after sunrise - in front of the cave

Mayana