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I have to agree with those who say falling is annoying and just plain embarrassing. Personally I blame this on poor janitorial services in most cantinas. People throw their banana peels down, droids leak oil andadventurers leak blood. On top of this people, even dancers,wear their outside shoes inside. Is it any wonder that we slip and fall. Well I think the solution is obvious!

/emote listens for a fanfare!!

I present, The Self Cleaning Stage!

I have always wished that we actually had stages to perform on in cantinas, instead of having so many people untidely group at the entrance. I would like there to be a large stage across the cantina in front of the bar and smaller stages in each alcove. Furthermore, I think our magical mystical dancing/song-playing powers should only work while on one of these stages.

But wait you ask, that is just a stage, not A Self Cleaning Stage!

Well we do play in a technically advanced galaxy, so I think it is unreasonable to hire carbon-lifeforms to clean the stage. Instead they should be self cleaning.

I would recommend that every 30 minutes or so, there should be an 30, 20 and 10second announcement that The Self Cleaning Stage is about to self clean. The stage will then flip over, allowing us to dance on the clean side, while the now dirty side is scrubbed during the next 30 minutes.

Anybody still on the stage at flip point will be flung off into a wall, most likely incurring wounds. And until they once more climb onto the stage their magical mystical dancing/song-playing powers will not work.

This solution brought to you be ACME.

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AlbhertDare wrote:

Anybody still on the stage at flip point will be flung off into a wall, most likely incurring wounds. And until they once more climb onto the stage their magical mystical dancing/song-playing powers will not work.

This solution brought to you be ACME.

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Now that is a hoot.

I hadn't thought about combining falling and AFK. Hmmm (evil mind grinding).

So, while I hate the idea of pop-up hell which would plague the concept of /accept over /deny, I don't mind a pop-up window every 10-30 minutes to make sure you're alive.

And I was fine with the idea that the system boots you if you don't answer the pop-up window within 10 minutes (or however long surveyors have). But why not make it amusing like the above ad?

So, Bob and Floyd are both dancers. Bob is an active dancer. Floyd is AFK all the time. They start at the same time.

Twenty minutes later, a pop-up box comes up: "The bar's mouse droid wishes to clean up the stage around your feet. Will you dance around it so it can do its job?" Bob is very mindful of his dancing conditions, so he clicks Yes. Floyd doesn't notice the droid and doesn't click anything.

There is a brief pause as Bob stops dancing for about 5 seconds (pause optional but useful for RP purposes). The mouse droid cleans up the area (graphic of mouse droid also optional but you know...). The mouse droid tries to clean up Floyd's area, but since he's not moving out of the way, the droid electronically shrugs and goes about its business.

Bob's dance area is clean, and he dances quite well. Floyd's area has some spills. He falls a couple of times. Is that a splotch on Floyd's pants?

Thirty minutes later, another pop-up box comes up. Bob again clicks Yes while Floyd ignores it. Droid does the same thing.

Bob's dance area is still clean, and he looks marvelous! Floyd falls down even more. His shirt is kind of splotchy.That looks like a wrapper clinging to his hair, doesn't it? Floyd isn't very entertaining (well, in the proper way; I mean, we're having a ball watching him, right?), and he only gets 1/2 Ent Heal xp. He also only gets 1/2 Dancing xp because it is hard to concentrate on good dancing when you're slipping.

Fifteen minutes later, another pop-up box comes up. You know the drill.

Bob is raking in the dough and experience at this point because he's got some good moves going. Medics gladly heal Bob for his contribution. Floyd falls down almost constantly. He has more splotches. Dangling from his chin is a strand of some mysterious fluid that's best not to describe. He can't stay on his feet long enough to get Dancing xp. People aren't getting healed off him at all because he's so wretched. In fact, I think someone just had ananeurysm because he's laughing so hard at Floyd. But, Floyd continues to try dancing because that's what the macro does. So he keeps falling and getting dirty. Medics gladly heal Floyd for the laugh factor. Annie considers tipping Floyd for being so funny. Annie gets a message of, "Floyd cannot accept tips right now until he recovers himself." Floyd gets a message of, "Annie is offering you a 1000-credit tip. Will you step away from the filth to accept it?" Floyd doesn't notice and doesn't accept the tip. Bob discovers that his Dancing xp is taking a hit because of the negative influence of Floyd's dancing, so he boots Floyd from the group so his xp improves.

So, after 3 hours of performing and stage cleaning, Bob is happy, the patrons are happy, and I guess Floyd is happy wallowing in his own filth. The mouse droid is furious at Floyd and squirts a little extra oil under Floyd's feet as it zips past.

The end.

Heh, actually, the self-cleaning stage can be a great way to get those crotch-sniffer patrons out of our way.

Just warn the dancers that the stage is going to flip but not the patrons. Oops, guess you shouldn't have sat so close to the dancer.

Go Acme!

In keeping with these most marvellous ideas...

I think cantina patrons should be able to throw rotten tomatoes at entertainers who have been AFK for more than ten minutes

I love that idea Mirella!

I want rotten food to fling at afkers!

WOOT.

Ceta (master dancer)

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