video; UN: TripleJ

[kyley_b]

[Hey, look who has a face again! And he looks like he's actually slept recently.]

Uh. Hi. If you don't know me, I'm Kyle. This is like, extremely awkward feeling, but I'm gonna do this anyway.

It's Passover season. You wanna come for Seder? You can come to my place in Gaze. It's uh, behind an empty storefront called Bi the Garage, just take the stairs up to the second floor. Open invite to anybody, just like... don't show up and try to kill anyone 'cause I absolutely will kick your ass. And if I die, my boyfriend will destroy you so like, don't even bother.

Obviously the menu might be uh, a little different? Because we live in the fucking mushroom kingdom and stuff. Also I'm not orthodox so don't expect this to be like... hardcore. But I'm gonna do my best. Show up on Friday I guess anytime since it's ALL after sundown now, so... yeah. If you show up early I'll put you to work, though.

So. Yeah. Use this space to introduce yourselves to each other and stuff, I'm not your mom.

Chag Pesach Sameach.


[eta OOC: feel free to mingle below, and if you want to thread anything you can use Kyle's house of course. I'm going to be handwaving due to illness.]

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Video; un: lothrat

[ezra_of_lothal]

You already know I'll be there!

And everyone else may be like....why is the guy from space where there's no Earth going to the Seder?

[He raises finger.] But I do have memories of growing up on Earth. They're technically not real. It's a long story.

And in those memories, our dad's side of the family was Jewish. Which according to the orthodox view would not make the Earth version of me Jewish, unless I converted. It's your mother's Jewishness that matters. But there's also Reform Judaism -

Anyway, I remember. There's stuff that resonated with me. I want to celebrate, and Kyle's been supportive. And I want to support him.

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[kyley_b]

Damn right you are.

Dude. Thanks. It's like... ugh. I'm bad at talking about this stuff. Not because I'm ashamed or anything - I'm not - but my upbringing has left me with like... weird expectations of others.

But regardless of your religion or background, I think we can all get behind the ideas of like, freedom and remembrance.

audio | un: username372199

[killtime]

Chag kasher vesame'ach. [ Dryly then: ] So you're inviting strangers over for either a meal or an ass-kicking?

audio;

[kyley_b]

Well. Preferably the meal thing. If you guys all wanna fight in the back yard for fun I probably won't stop you, though.

[killtime]

Some people don't consider it a party until there's been at least one backyard brawl.

video | un: K

[obeir]

I admit I don't know much about religious traditions. Androids aren't permitted to practise religion of any kind in my home universe. [ To nobody's surprise. They're not even considered people, after all. ] But I'd like to learn.

Anyone's welcome? I'm more than willing to help you with the set up, too.

[ And acting as a bouncer if necessary. He wants to support Kyle since this seems so important to him. ]

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[kyley_b]

For seriously? That's bullshit. Like, all religions are weird as fuck, there shouldn't be rules on who can take part.

Of course! You don't have to be one of us to come enjoy some food and me telling you old stories. You can reassure me that my mom would be proud, heh.

[obeir]

I suspect most of humanity prefers us to view them as our gods. [ It's a dry remark.

If K ever has the misfortune of meeting the head of the corporation that manufactured him, Niander Wallace, he'll find his god complex theory is absolutely correct to a disturbing degree. ]

I've never participated in something like this before, I'm really looking forward to celebrating with you. [ He's smiling as he adds: ] From everything you've told me about your mom, she'd absolutely be proud of you for making this effort.

Guests are meant to bring offerings?

[ He's already started looking up information through the Omni network. But it's unclear whether traditions are universal across the various versions of Earth, so he's seeking confirmation. ]

video; un: stanford

[cryptograms]

[ The Pines family could be the picture in the dictionary next to 'Jewish atheism', and Ford himself hasn't been able to attend anything resembling a proper Seder in close to 40 years, but the idea is a powerfully nostalgic one. Plus it feels a bit grimly thematic, given the state of perpetual darkness April exists in. ]

That's very generous of you. I'll see if I can stop by.

I think the traditional gifts will be hard to come by. Is there anything you'd find useful?

video;

[kyley_b]

[Although he's not particularly religious, Kyle would probably have nightmares of his mother's disappointed face if he just ignored the holiday.]

Totally do if you can.

Dude, I don't know if we're gonna do anything traditional, to be totally honest. I think we're just gonna do the best we can, which let's be real is pretty much in the spirit, don't you think?

Although... Oh, gross, we could make gefilte fish.

[cryptograms]

[ Kyle's got him there, and Ford chuckles in response. ]

Right you are - and it's not as though Trench has any traditions to contradict.

[ The family has been straight up making dates up for Hanukkah. He doesn't think they can get much more irreverent than that.

Though at Kyle's suggestion he just looks thoughtful. ]

I don't doubt that you could, though eating anything from Mariana's sea always struck me as a bit risky.

[ What if they accidentally eat a Sleeper squid? ]

Still, the texture might actually be more appealing than some of the meals Trenchies come up with.

video: un; apparition

[unphase]

[the video opens on a young woman wearing a slip-dress and bare feet sitting in what seems to be a breakfast nook, looking curious]

I'm sorry, but I have no idea what Passover or Seder are. I do love a get-together, but I like to know what it is that I'm celebrating so as not to step on anyone's toes.

video;

[kyley_b]

[He is immediately jealous of that nook.]

Oh, yeah, no problem. It's a Jewish thing; it celebrates our escape from slavery. Basically you come over, we retell the story of how that went down, drink four cups of wine, and eat a bunch more food and lay around. I'm obviously simplifying, but that's pretty much the gist.

It's religious, and I'm partly doing this 'cause it can be really lonely thinking you're the only one of your people around, but I feel like a lot of people here can relate to the holiday. So I'm not going to turn anyone away who wants to come as long as nobody's a dick about it.

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[unphase]

Okay, that makes sense. And escaping slavery, that's certainly a reason for celebration.

[and she smiles self-deprecatingly] I'm not from Earth, so I don't know most of their religious traditions--Earth has so many religions!--but I promise I wouldn't be a dick.

video; un: taka

[retsuden]

... You need a specific season for passing over in your world?

[ He thinks he means the souls of the dead moving on to another realm kind and not the whole pass over the homes of Jewish first born sons clearly. ]

video;

[kyley_b]

Oh, uhm. No, no, we die like, all the time. [Nice, Kyle, really uplifting.]

It's a religious holiday about escaping slavery.

audio - UN: CentaurTesticle

[alternia_strength]

What precisely is ... a Passover. For that matter, what is an Orthodox and why is it Hardcore, because it is good to be hardcore about all things. Also, your boyfriend, as you describe him, could not strife his way out of a paper receptacle for garbage and he knows it. But he will try, and for that I approve.

Lastly...
What is Seder and this strange thing you are talking about?

[You know, the funny part is ... he'd do a really good job at playing the roll of the children in the Pesach. He bloody well had enough questions to play the part.]

audio;

[kyley_b]

[Kyle will never get tired of the trolls and their questions.]

Okay, one: shut up, he so could! He's tough! He just cries a lot!

Two: it's a religious holiday about escaping slavery. Uhm, I don't mean hardcore like tough, I mean like strict.

It's a special ritual meal. Uhm, did you wanna come? I'd walk you through it all.

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[klawful]

AND DOUBLE FUCK *YOU* YOU HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN ME FIGHT IN YEARS!!!!
LAST I RECALLED, I WASN'T THE ONE WHO GOT THE SHIT MURDERED OUT OF HIM. FUCKING ROOKIE OVER HERE.

(text) | un: wrench

[wwrench]

(Just gonna sneak in here and pretend I'm not late.)

Gut yom tov.

I landed here with a few things from before. Mostly herbs, but a few vegetables too. I've definitely got dandelion greens. Might be able to dig up some pickled horseradish, if you want. I can't promise it won't turn your stomach, but hey.
Suffering.

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[kyley_b]

Dude! That would be MUCH appreciated.

You gotta come. You saved my life, let me feed you.

text | timaeusTestified

[givehead]

So I can't call you mommy? Fuck. This is gonna make Mother's Day so awkward.

text;

[kyley_b]

ok we all know you'd call me daddy, dirk.

Video; un: darkness

[survivalthroughhate]

Considering how often you have come over to my house, I feel I should return the favor.

[Look at that, Maul trying to be all social and not murdery and stuff! Progress!]

So this is....part of your religion then?

video;

[kyley_b]

Sure, if you want to!

Yeah, it is. Like, I am not the most religious person out there at all, but this is an important one. And I dunno. I feel like it might resonate with a lot of people? So. Yeah.