I had signed up to be a "trollnik", meaning go along the check in lines and make sure people had their blue cards out and ready, give them the stamp so they didn't have to attempt to write out "An Dubhaigeainn" on their check, etc. My shift was 11:30-2:30. I got on site at 11, trolled in myself (the area was mostly empty), went in to watch Wilhelm and Vienna's last court. Around 11:30 I went over to the still empty troll tent and said "I'm here for my shift to help keep the line in line. Orrrrr, if you don't need me I could go back to watching court?" Oswyn laughed at me and said to go back. Yay!
At 2:30 my friend Vetra was getting protegeed to Misstress Suzanne. There was a contract written up by Vetra's husband Maestro Vettorio. He was handed the cut sheet and asked to read it out. He passed the paper over to me. Ok, sight unseen, here we go. Sneaky me, I had asked Vettorio a few days prior on how exactly Vetra's name is supposed to be pronounced for another thing later in the day. Nailed it.
Around 3:30 I went looking for Sir Zhigmun to sort out scroll reading. I told him about the style of reading Ervald's scroll that would make him most happy, he wrote me in as the reader. I had also contacted him a month ago asking to read Vetra and Ellen's scrolls, as well as my son's AoA scroll as soon as I found out he was getting it at this event. He said "There's a problem with Ellen's scroll" and I got worried it hadn't arrived in time. No, he had it, but it was a musical scroll meant to be sung. I said nobody wants to hear me sing, let the bard do it.
During the awarding of count/ess to Wilhelm and Vienna, I suddenly realized I wasn't give the cut sheets to look over while I was talking to Sir Zhigmun . Oh well, I'm a decent sight reader, it will be fine. And then Hi! I got called in for a Silver Tyger award! (The scroll!!! The scribe read my EK wiki page and actually used their cat to make real paw prints across the scroll! I freaking LOVE this scroll!!!)
But after that I stayed close by the stage so I could pop forward when it was a scroll I had offered to read. I forgot/didn't know that a few other friends were also getting awards and was disappointed that I didn't get to read for them. But the way my throat was by the end of the night I'm glad I limited myself to what I did.
When Severus got called up, Sir Zhigmun said "I have a stunt herald for this one." Ozurr says "Oh, really? Hey, do you recognize this herald?" I grinned at Severus. He rolled his eyes and said "My mom." But I saw that he was secretly pleased.
After feast I was on schedule to run the shuttle from the church to parking. I packed up my things and put them in the car knowing I'd be driving during cleanup, let Vetra know my tablecloth was still being used by the table so she could claim it for me. She decided that two cars would be good for the mass exodus, so Jordan and I were doing the circuit. A little after 9:30 she and I were both waiting at the church for passengers for ten minutes, so I said I was going to park and head back inside to help finish cleaning.
At 10:15 we were declared done and went home.
It was a really good day. Lots of friends got great recognition, everything from an attendee's point of view went very well, and now we collapse and have an Irish Wake for this event.
