[ Even though she was very drunk at the party, Eupha stayed a little late to help clean a little and bring any leftovers back to the mansion! She still has some coordination, despite being overly giggly.
But now she's back at the mansion and draped over one of the couches they just got for the main floor. ]
What fun! I'd not thought a funeral could be so full of merriment!
[ help she's so cute. he sets a glass of water down on the coffee table in front of her and then takes a seat next to her on the couch, crossing his arms behind his head as he leans back. ]
Other tribes always give us shite for not takin' things serious, but I reckon our way leaves everyone feelin' a lot better. All about appreciatin' what you had and movin' forward.
Yeah, that was our thinkin' too. She wanted everyone to smile, not be all stuffy and sombre. Wouldn't be right to have a downer of an event in her name.
[ if someone else dies, maybe it won't feel as fitting, but there was no question with her. ]
What're your traditions like, anyway? [ he was not present for the ball snakes and i doubt anyone told him. ] Your people're big on community and festivals and everything too, yeah?
[ the whole vibe had been very different from what he'd expected based on reading and what he knew of the few scattered mustari on the mainland. ]
Oh, yes! We have similar festivities for important sendoffs, and for weddings, and for the new year!
Our funerals, though... if I had to say, I would say they are the somber sort? Oh, but it would be very much impossible to have a mustari funeral here!
Because! To properly mourn a mustari is to bring their remains to the Orbwise Path, to make as an offering to the serpents that dwell there. And we have neither serpents nor offerings on hand.
The bodies of the deceased. The legends say that those whose remains are consumed by the holy beasts of the Path may be reborn as guardian deities, to watch over their loved ones!
Oh, that... [ she shakes her head. a few too many times. ] Nobody knows. Some say the spirit may yet find their way, but others say they will be lost...
It's... not good, when we cannot properly offer the remains.
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But now she's back at the mansion and draped over one of the couches they just got for the main floor. ]
What fun! I'd not thought a funeral could be so full of merriment!
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Other tribes always give us shite for not takin' things serious, but I reckon our way leaves everyone feelin' a lot better. All about appreciatin' what you had and movin' forward.
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[ she will take the water. it is a good choice. ]
If Charlie could see, I think she would be very happy too.
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[ if someone else dies, maybe it won't feel as fitting, but there was no question with her. ]
What're your traditions like, anyway? [ he was not present for the ball snakes and i doubt anyone told him. ] Your people're big on community and festivals and everything too, yeah?
[ the whole vibe had been very different from what he'd expected based on reading and what he knew of the few scattered mustari on the mainland. ]
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Our funerals, though... if I had to say, I would say they are the somber sort? Oh, but it would be very much impossible to have a mustari funeral here!
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Oh! Well. S'pose that would be a little hard then, yeah.
What sort of offerings are they?
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[ he got thrown for a loop by serpents and i forgot how to read after i set the library on fire ]
That sounds sorta nice, the guardian bit. ...What happens if you don't get fed to a snake, though?
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It's... not good, when we cannot properly offer the remains.