57 Avatars witness the swearing-in of Mayor Tenk

Despite the dreary, rainy weather in New Babbage today, there were 57 of us present to witness the Clockwinder, Mosseveno Tenk, take his oath of office. Thankfully there were free umbrellas for all, and I just happened to have promised the Mayor that I would bring along a cask of my Uisge Beatha Reserve.

Remington Pinion and Krystine Qinan

I stand among the many.

Taking the oath.

[2009/02/22 13:04] Hotspur Otoole: I (state your name)
[2009/02/22 13:05] Mosseveno Tenk: I, Mosseveno Tenk
[2009/02/22 13:05] Mosseveno Tenk: Being quite lagged
[2009/02/22 13:05] Jim whispers "Hoy Mr. Dagger. Hoy Dickens"
[2009/02/22 13:05] Moses Mureaux chuckles
[2009/02/22 13:05] Hotspur Otoole: do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Great City of New Babbage against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
[2009/02/22 13:05] Skusting Dagger: whspers: Shhh!
[2009/02/22 13:05] TriloByte Zanzibar waves at skusting and dickens through the purple rectangles
[2009/02/22 13:05] Mosseveno Tenk: no matter how long it takes me to get through the lag.
[2009/02/22 13:06] Mosseveno Tenk: do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Great City of New Babbage against all enemies, foreign and domestic;
[2009/02/22 13:06] Tyger Freenote takes 10 minutes to walk 10 metres
[2009/02/22 13:06] Hotspur Otoole grins
[2009/02/22 13:06] Dickens whsipers: SHHHH!
[2009/02/22 13:06] Hotspur Otoole taps his foot, waiting for a reply
[2009/02/22 13:06] TinCupOfRum: Want a little Capn' Smythe in you eh Mate?
[2009/02/22 13:06] Babbage Mayoral Inauguration Pin: The time is 13:06
[2009/02/22 13:06] Hotspur Otoole: that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same;
[2009/02/22 13:06] Mosseveno Tenk: that I will bear true faith and allegieance to the same
[2009/02/22 13:07] Hotspur Otoole: that I take this obligation of Clockwinder freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
[2009/02/22 13:07] Elfod Nemeth: (I just turned all particles so I can see)
[2009/02/22 13:07] Mosseveno Tenk: that I take this obligation of Clockwinder freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;
[2009/02/22 13:07] Hotspur Otoole: that I will keep her gears oiled, her mainsprings wound, and her steam engines stoked with coal,
[2009/02/22 13:08] Mosseveno Tenk: that I will keep her gears oiled, her mainsprings wound, and her steam engines stoked with coal,
[2009/02/22 13:08] Doctor Obolensky: ((hmmm...can't see a bit of it.))
[2009/02/22 13:08] Cask of Uisge Beatha - Reserve: Drink it in good health, Salazar Jack!
[2009/02/22 13:08] Hotspur Otoole: and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of Clockwinder on which I am about to enter. So help me God
[2009/02/22 13:08] Aleki Tarber should've brought her parasol.
[2009/02/22 13:08] Cask of Uisge Beatha - Reserve: 428 yet left to pour.
[2009/02/22 13:08] Uisge Beatha mug (2) whispers: Slainte!
[2009/02/22 13:08] Mosseveno Tenk: and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of Clockwinder on which I am about to enter.
[2009/02/22 13:08] Jim whispers and points "Look, Bob fell asleep already!"
[2009/02/22 13:08] Mosseveno Tenk: So help me God.
[2009/02/22 13:09] Wiggy Undertone: HUZZAH! GOOD SHOW MR. TENK!
[2009/02/22 13:09] Annechen Lowey: `*.¸.*´ APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´APPLAUSE `*.¸.*´
[2009/02/22 13:09] Meadow McBride: wowi think i got here :)
[2009/02/22 13:09] Ceejay Writer kicks Bob.
[2009/02/22 13:09] Eva Bellambi: Slainte!!
[2009/02/22 13:09] Hotspur Otoole: Congratulations! CLOCKWINDER TENK!
[2009/02/22 13:09] KlausWulfenbach Outlander applauds
[2009/02/22 13:09] Krystine Qinan APPLAUDS!!!
[2009/02/22 13:09] Vivito Volare applauds
[2009/02/22 13:09] Jimmy Branagh applauds.
[2009/02/22 13:09] TriloByte Zanzibar cheers
[2009/02/22 13:09] Jimmy Branagh applauds.
[2009/02/22 13:09] Ghilayne Andrew applauds.
[2009/02/22 13:09] Sofia81 Zessinthal cheers wildly
[2009/02/22 13:09] blakopal Galicia: yay!
[2009/02/22 13:09] Elfod Nemeth shouts: cheers
[2009/02/22 13:09] Salazar Jack: Here here!

The crowd of witnesses

An urchin's eye view


Rapt attention from the crowd

Mr. O'Toole and Mr. Tenk

The Historic Mace of Olaf, the First Defender of Babbage

[2009/02/22 13:18] Mosseveno Tenk: The orle of First Engineer boils down to this: we're dividing up the work so we get more done. I'll ask him to do things that are suited to his skills, while reserving the (much more fun) stuff for myself. Looked at another way, he gets to go kiss babies and pose for the kinescope, while I toil away in the bowels of underBabbage getting real work done.

The Mace given to the First Engineer of New Babbage, Æolus Cleanslate

Congratulations and Godspeed, Mr. Mayor!