*once again hears disembodied voice of CarrieVS*
CarrieVS wrote:you are strongly encouraged to at least be animate
Uh... my name will be Abdul. Paul A. Abdul, actually. And I will be, ummm- ah! A "human statue"! Yes! You know, one of those street performers who stands perfectly still and just pretends to be inanimate while drunk people make lewd sexual gestures behind him and tourists take pictures.
I mean- I guess you might think there wouldn't be much tourism in the Middle Ages- especially what with people running around different continents lopping each other's heads off in the name of one another's one true god- but maybe the whole "the more things change..." rule applies here? In any event, there certainly was art and performance, and I have to think at some point someone got it into their head to just stand there with a fig-leaf on their junk next to the other REAL statues and see if anyone else would toss them coins for the thrill of it, right?
CarrieVS wrote:Something approximating to rough historical accuracy and a lack of really glaring anachronisms is encouraged
This is like at work, where they always say "participation in company sensitivity training is encouraged", but they really mean "do it or eat shit in the unemployment line, asshole!", right? Look- just like I told Paula in Accounts Receivable that I will try my hardest to stop wearing my "I'm With Stupid" shirt and the matching hat that says "Paula is Stupid" on the very same day -I can't promise that Paul A. Abdul won't eventually get bored and build something into his performance that remotely resembles what modern people would call "The Robot", though. But to be clear, this will NOT at all be The Robot- understood? Stiff, herky-jerky dance moves and a moonwalk was merely how people greeted each other in this time period. What, you don't believe me? Look it up! Just, ah, just wait a few minutes before doing so...
*opens Wikipedia in a new tab and hits edit button*