tHE fIRST fIRECATION
Going into the first firecation no one really knew what to expect. Although we had a good idea as with all plans they evolved before the event officially started. We did a good job planning for the food and other things that we would need such as adult beverages. We came with a lot of other things that we were not sure would be needed. Most cars were full and several people overprepared while others were not.
The first firecation happened in late July of 2020 in the mountains of Virginia. Friends drove from various places, mostly from New Jersey and New York with one coming from the state of Virginia. The festivities were loosely planned out over group text but several came prepared with food and beverages while others just came with beverages or just themselves.
The weekend was to start on Saturday but there was a call and a pair decided to start on Thursday by getting a hotel room on the mountain resort. Others decided to leave Friday after a half day of work. Another arrived on Saturday and one never showed. It seemed that he was stuck getting ice and never made it. Of course this person became shamed but more on that later.
The first night started with Dirty Sparrow and Hairy Werewolf in a hotel room at the mountain resort that was car and gas startion themed. They devised a varition of the Dirty Ball game that was played earlier in the home of Dirty Sparrow. The second night they were joined by Johnny Wang and the Search Wizard. There were team and individual games of the modified Dirty Ball along with drinking beers on the outside porch overlooking the main courtyard and the trees and mountains that the resort was on. There was catching up, music, and bird watching. As the sun set the watching turned to looking for Owls and other wildlife that might be out there. In the morning Dirty Sparrow did recon to find our cabin and what if anything we were missing. A disc golf course was found as well as our cabin which was off by itself on the other end of the resort. The group moved to the cabin and were joined by Tall Bird. We waited for Shame Handy to show but he was the one who was tied up getting ice and never made it.
The tradition of gift giving was started with the gifting of drinking steins made of animal horn (found on the ground after animals have shed them). There was a ceremony where the owner blind picked their stein. It appeared that the steins called out to the individual as they all had the traits of the owner. Johnny Wang's was black with stripes of gray that matched his strong beard. The council of elders was formed and the first shaming took place. The shaming was of course of Shame Handy who did not show and it was determined that when/if he showed in the future he would be shamed and need to complete acts of courage and valor to be unashamed. The stein that was to be his was dubbed the cup of shame and would be used by those who were shamed until the acts of courage and valor were completed by the shamed individual.
