video | some holidays are bonkers bananas

[edwinjarvis]

Who: Jarvis and you!
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Tourist or The Melting Pot, but only if you need 'em there!
When: April 19th

[Ehem. Jarvis has his glasses on, and is carefully scanning a snippet from an old booklet he'd found with regards to human life on Earth - in the future, that is, and regarding special days of the year. And lo and behold, April 19th happened to be a listed day in a variety of 'strange celebratory days'. So...! He reads the passage, adjusting his spectacles.]

... "While no one really knows the origin of the high-five, it’s believed to go back to the 1970s and likely a variation of the 'Low-Five' – which had been around since, at the very least, WWII. However...! There are two popular stories which try to explain the origin of the High-Five."

"The first story states that the first high-five occurred at Dodger Stadium on October 2, 1977, between Glenn Burke and Dusty Baker on the last day of the regular season. This high-five was in response to a home run hit by Baker off of Houston Astros pitcher J.R. Richard."

"The second story places the origin of the high-five at a University of Louisville Cardinals basketball practice in 1978. Wiley Brown was going to give his teammate Derek Smith a low-five, but the two decided to give each other a high-five instead. After that, the team began giving each other high-fives after each celebration..." Huh!

I suppose... be sure to pass along a 'high-five' to whoever is in need of one.

I hear they're quite the pick-me-up in recent years.

Though I must wonder... If there's such a day as 'National High-Five Day', what in the blazes is hidden within the other 364 days of the year back home? Or even out in and about the far reaches of space. Surely some things are a bit ridiculous to dedicate an entire 24 hours towards... No Pants Day? How absolutely lewd and unnecessary. Please, keep your pants on in public, lest you be insulted for your choice in undergarments and promptly slapped.

[He flips through the list.]

Toothache Day? A nightmare!

... And I have no clue why squirrels would need their own special day, for that matter.

They're standoffish, and their ability to recollect the location of their own hiding spots is downright pitiful.

[Is he trying to enthuse people and get their spirits raised after a really ugly planet trip? You betcha.]

Comments

[samahl]

Do you require both hands to do it? I find myself lacking in that regard.

[edwinjarvis]

Oh, no, just one. I suppose the teamwork involved makes a set of hands, though.

Have you any particular way to express teamwork, in your home world?

[samahl]

Usually there is a lot of talking. Inspirational speeches. And drinking.

[edwinjarvis]

Ah, drinking. I'm fairly certain it's the one puzzle piece you'll find among every culture in the known universe.

[samahl]

I'm sure. [Said with a note of amusement.]

It's interesting that high-fiving is such an important cultural touch stone that you have a holiday dedicated to it. In Thedas, most holidays celebrated across nations are about the Chantry.

[edwinjarvis]

This sort of strange holiday dedication is certainly news to me. I suppose in the future, people get rather bored of the typical holiday celebration. [But really now, is high-fives really the best they could do...? Also, he's curious:] The Chantry?

[samahl]

The major human religion in Thedas. It's practiced in nearly every corner of Thedas were humans rule. Which is... basically everywhere.

You lot sure do enjoy spreading around. Assuming you're human, of course.

[edwinjarvis]

Quite human!

I don't suppose you could tell me a little more about it? I'm more than a little curious, I admit.

[Call me Mr. Nosy Butler.]

[samahl]

I may not be the best person to describe it. Elves weren't allowed to officially join until recently and I likely never will.

There are other Thedosians here though. Some of them believe in the Chantry, I think. I could give you my preceptive, but you must realize it will be rather biased.

[edwinjarvis]

Unfair. I don't see why an elf couldn't join, though religion has never had a track record of being very inclusive. Your perspective is perfectly fine in any regard.

[samahl]

Humans tend to enjoy finding groups of people to look down upon.

Not all, of course. I meant in a general sort of way. Elves were a convenient target.

[edwinjarvis]

And why is that? Simply because elves are considered too 'different'?

[samahl]

Different and less than. The average human probably thinks us savage, stupid, and weird. Pretty, sure, but that just makes us all the more a tempting target for abuse.

It's much better here. I'm glad to see that humans in other worlds have different opinions. And there were plenty back home who saw beyond my ears.

[edwinjarvis]

I admit, my world is steeped in its own ridiculous prejudice, but there are certainly many in humankind who would never stoop so low as to judge a person based on the contents of their literal person.

I'm happy to know you're among a kind selection here, at least.

[samahl]

I am. And you've added to it. It's always a pleasant surprise, though by now I should be used to it.

[edwinjarvis]

... I'm relieved to hear you should be used to it, in that case.

You're always welcome in my bistro — whatever dish you're aiming for, I can do my best to replicate.

[samahl]

I'm much more interested in trying new things. I'll never have access to them back home.

[edwinjarvis]

Ah, yes. As they say: make the most of things.

Why not enjoy what upsides we can accrue?

[samahl]

Exactly. There are all kinds of good food, luxurious items, and handsome men here. I plan to enjoy as much of all three as I can.