I got the faire a bit later than I had planned, because I
was waiting on the UPS guy to arrive with the mask I bought to cover my scales
so that I could walk around without being immediately pegged as a mermaid.
He showed up around four, which put me at the faire a little
before six.
I unpacked my belongings, read for a while, and turned in
early.
It was chilly (shocking) but not bad.
I was in the shell for our first performance, singing songs
and giving shells to excited little children.
I watched the adult school of sword (half of it, as usual)
on my break before returning to the lagoon. (When the Scottish queen walked by,
Oskar encouraged the men in the crowd to follow up his “hip hip” with “hubba
hubba”. It worked and she looked so surprised XD)
I was in the shell for the second show as well, still
singing and posing and joking with patrons, as much as one can with a severe
language barrier. (mostly non-speaking, a touch of “mermish” and very very
broken English).
We were also all gifted with beautiful roses with
encouraging notes from the amazing Mel. She is so good to us. (best security
lady ever. Ever.)
Also, I do not know when I picked this up, but after people
take pictures of me, or children give me little gifts, or what have you, I
wiggle like an excited puppy.
For the second break I stayed in the tent and munched on a
sandwich, before returning to the shell for the third and final set of the day.
Afterwards, I had a little time to wander before cannon, so
I left the tent and saw Oskar Hasselhoff across the way. I was too shy to go
say hello, so I dragged one of the crew over with me so I could talk to him.
I’ll admit I was more than pleasantly surprised when he not
only recognized me under layers of garb, cloak, and mask, but that he also
remembered my name.
(note to self: work on remembering patron’s names, because I
know how special it makes me feel when others remember me)
He introduced me to others that came up to speak to him and
I got to (re)meet Thomas Wood, the pyro juggler.
We all spoke for a little while, and when Oskar hugged me,
he lifted me into the air and said, “I’ve been reading a book on how to pick up
women. How am I doing?” It was so funny! :D
After making sure the tails were securely locked up in my
hut, I took Sir Marcus up on his invitation and went to the Stonhenj camp for
dinner. It was so delicious. Chicken a la king and good company :)
For example, I used the phrase “you bet your sweet bippy”
and was accused of being crazy and making up words. So I got the attention of
the rest of the group and asked them to raise their hands if they were familiar
with that term. There were a half a dozen hands in the air when I was done
speaking (in a group of ten or so) Then we discussed where it came from and old
tv shows.
Another example:
I had taken off my shoes and tucked my feet up underneath me
in the seat. Later on, one of the mermaid crew got up to leave and was teasing
me. When I went to poke him I ended up tumbling out of my seat onto the floor. Of
course, the conversation immediately died as all eyes shot towards me and I was
inevitably asked, “Had one too many?” and as I had not had anything to drink at
all, I had no excuse except to try and explain that I was trying to poke
someone and overreached.
But in all seriousness, Marcus and Stonhenj in general are
so wonderful and I really appreciate the moral support they provide. (and the
food. Food will win me over 9 times out of 10. Food cooked with love, that is.)
I slept well that night.
Day 2 started out with me in “the coffin”. It was the first
day I brought a parasol out with me. It may not be the best in the small pool,
though I may change my tune when it warms up to more typical Texas
temperatures.
We saw the 10th doctor and the doctor’s wife
(human Tardis). They looked great. He looked as close as a man can get to 10
without being David Tennant.
We also have a patron that is a very unique old man. Every
time he comes through he has a different, very bright and intricate costume.
When the wizard came through on Sunday, he gifted us each with very pretty
moonstones and told us that if we charge them in the moonlight overnight, they
would allow us to walk on land for one day. I should keep it safe and save it
for a special occasion :P (I have one in mind XD )
I jest.
Anyway, on this break I took my food with me to the adult
school of sword. The more I watch it, it more I come to realize I do not
believe I have ever seen options one or five on the sword rack, and I only
vaguely remember option two. I guess I’ll just have to cheer really loudly for
them next time I go to watch.
For the second set, I was in the shell.
At the entrance, one of the things the children are told it
that the same way they have not seen mermaids, we have not seen children, so we
are excited to see them and they should entertain /us/.
I actually had a little girl ask if I wanted her and her
sister to entertain me, so I enthusiastically nodded and watched while the
older sister sang and the younger one danced for me. It was so adorable.
One of my friends showed up during the set and I had her
stick around until there was a break in the crowd so that I could make plans to
walk with her during my second break.
We stopped by a shop that does writing and scrolls, and the
man we spoke to had a message in a bottle on his necklace. He sells them for a
good price, and I think one would look nice with my mermaid garb, so as soon as
I decide what I want it to say, I believe I will return to the shop and
purchase one.
I found myself back in the coffin for the third set. (I
guess they named it that because it is small and restrictive?) Anyway, it was
fun because I had one little boy who seemed very reluctant to sit on the rock
beside me, but when asked if he was afraid, he defiantly sat down. While he
wasn’t looking I scooted over right next to him, and after the picture was
taken, he turned and saw me and jumped back. It was hilarious. (I know, I am so
terrible)
We also had a very talented photographer come through with
his adorable child.
At the end of the day, we ran around a little before we had
to come back and clean off the tails. I was walking with one of the other girls
and right after I told her not to be offended if I randomly split off if I saw
someone else I wanted to catch up with, I heard my name and saw Oskar waving me
over.
I got a hug and this time he introduced me as his favorite
mermaid stalker XD (Oskar gives the 2nd best hugs)
Thomas Wood was there too, and when he greeted me with a
hug, instead of letting go, he stared massaging my back. I informed him that at
this rate I wasn’t going to stop hugging him, and he said that was fine. Then
Oskar began to regale me with stories on how amazing Thomas is at massaging. I
ended up getting a hand massage, then wrist, elbow, and shoulder massages. I am
just sad that he is not going to be there the rest of the season XD
I didn’t get to experience the highland games, but I suppose
it is for the best. I would probably get squished if I so much as thought about
picking up a caber, let alone actually attempted to pick one up.
I had dinner with Stonhenj again and kept them from having
to take home leftovers ^^ I was more than happy to help with that.
Then I stayed the night, slept in a little, and went to bizarre
bazaar with Rex. I specifically did not bring money with me so that I would not
be able to make impulse purchases. It was strange to see certain people walking
around in regular clothes.
(also, my rings are
giving me tan lines on my fingers! It amuses me)
Over all, another great weekend and I am looking forward to
the next.
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