Master Aleksandr Ruslanovich and Lady Morwenna Westerne :
Like [the "Magic Moment"
question], there are so many incidents that this question is
impossible to answer.
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Master Justin du Coeur :
When Caitlin was getting her AoA, the scroll was absent. (I don't even
remember why any more.) Queen Maurya, thinking quickly, took a ring from
her own finger and gave it to Caitlin as a personal promissory. This
wasn't a cheap ring -- it was real silver, with a lapus lazuli stone set
into it. It was enormously touching, one of the best examples I've seen
to date of true nobility on the throne. When Caitlin got her scroll and
returned the ring to Maurya, she had a duplicate made as a personal
keepsake, because it had made the day particularly special for her.
*Very* tough question; there are way too many possibilities. So I'll
just answer from the gut, with my first reaction.
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Lady Emmanuelle de Chenonceaux :
Master Seamus Donn :
Mistress Gwendolyn of Middlemarch :
Lord Kali Harlansson of Gotland :
When I dislocated my shoulder at a tourney at Tufts in 1980, Aquel and
Johanna drove me and Caryl to the HCHP clinic. They waited with us while the
clinic took an unconscionably long time confirming it really was dislocated.
They kept Caryl company while I was wheeled away and put to sleep for half an
hour, and gave us a ride back to the Buttery. They didn't have to stay with
us all that time - I obviously wasn't going to die, or anything - but they
acted as though this was a perfectly natural way to spend the afternoon, and
that there was absolutely nothing worth going back to the event for.
While I won't say this was the kindest thing I've *ever* seen done in the
SCA, it set a high standard I've tried to live up to ever since.
Seigneur Jehan du Lac :
Master John McGuire :
Shi Hua Fu and Lady Yelizaveta Medvedeva :
I have seen many acts of generosity in the Society, from inviting strangers to dine at falling leaves, to loans of clothing for new people, and at Pennsic.
I see so many acts of kindness at every event that it is hard to single out one. People tend to pass on small kindnesses
A couple, with long held ambitions to the throne (and no small chance of winning), offered to withdraw from an Eastern Crown List because it was much easier
to run a list for 12 people than 13 people.
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I have seen many kindnesses in the Society, from
carrying something unasked, to entertaining children,
to escorting some poor woman with a broken ankle to
and from the porta-castle; from treating someone
dressed less than perfectly as a noble person to
offering serious constructive criticism of a project.
This past Pennsic I worked a few shifts at lost and
found point (which is a grueling job by the way and
one always in need of volunteers.) It was amazing what
was turned in (baskets complete with wallets and
money, loose money, coronets), how delightful it was
to reunite people with their lost property, and how
much work the people running it put in every year.
They do it to make life easier for the rest of us. So
I cannot pick out one kindness, but I will say that I
am constantly amazed at and grateful for the amount of
work we all do for each other and the general respect
we show each other.
In the 27 years I've been in the SCA I've seen a great many very kind acts; I
haven't kept score. But here's one that made a big impression on me:
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That's hard to say, because one of the great things about our Society is
the kindness and generosity of our members. One that comes to mind is
the way that Carolingians pitched in generously to replace the truck and
tools of an ex-Carolingian who lost his livelihood to theft.
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I have seen a King stop a procession to comfort a lost crying child,
and then lead the procession off to security point instead of wherever
they were originally going..
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We love the way SCAdians open their doors to one another. Even if
you've never met the person before, the shared activity of the SCA is
enough to bring them into your home and make them welcome. We've been
both the recipient and the giver of this, and we hope it never
changes. We've made some wonderful friends this way! It would
actually be nice if we could make this easier using current
technologies, like the servant matching board offered at Jehan's site,
but for people open to and looking for overnight hosting.
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