Welcome to The House of Samsara
bringing belly dance to the edge of the 'Verse
We are a common dance troupe who traveled out to the Rim looking for work. The town of Freefall seemed as good as place as any to start a new life.
Freefall is an airsoft scenario roleplay event set in the ‘Verse described in Joss Whedon’s TV series Firefly, about three years after the end of the Independence War. It will be a 2 Day event beginning at 4pm on Saturday and ending on Sunday at 5pm, at Apocalypse Paintball in Poynette, WI.
Freefall is the sole independent port on the tiny Border Moon Ataraxia. It's aptly named, because it’s a haven for drifters, Browncoats and criminals hiding out from the Alliance.
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If you are a fan of the "Firefly" series, live action role playing, and air soft guns this is the weekend for you!
Freefall
Here are some pics of the lovely ladies from The House of Samsara when we danced at the Freefall event July 2013.
The awesome band for saturday night was Derek Byrne and Paddygrass.
Freefall is the sole independent port on the tiny Border Moon Ataraxia. It's aptly named, because it’s a haven for drifters, Browncoats and criminals hiding out from the Alliance.
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If you are a fan of the "Firefly" series, live action role playing, and air soft guns this is the weekend for you!
Freefall
Here are some pics of the lovely ladies from The House of Samsara when we danced at the Freefall event July 2013.
The awesome band for saturday night was Derek Byrne and Paddygrass.
2013 Freefall AAR
It has been a year since we came to Freefall. It seemed as good a place as any to stop and sit a spell. Our numbers total seven now, with the new girls. Our travels started out with the three of us Jen, Pat, and myself. Pat had to leave us for a bit to return back to Hera as she had family matters to tend to.
Our apprentice, Sky joined us on our journey when a dear friend of ours had taken ill and died back on Osiris. We told her we would take care of her daughter and give her a chance at a respectable(?) life. Not sure what we are going to do with a young girl, but we will try to take care of her like we promised. Our next addition to our merry little band of dancers happened on our travel from the planet. We were on a little cargo/transport vessel, when minding our own business these burley looking apes come up to us dragging these two a little worse for wear looking ladies behind them. “These be with you? We found them stowed away and they says they was with your group.” Well, no one should be treated in such a manner and it looked like they could use some friends, so we said yes they were. So, Enarah and Kepi joined us also. I also had a strange feeling there may be an interesting story there too. Our growing troupe had been traveling for some time looking for a spot to call our own before we finally landed on the border moon called Ataraxia.
It had been a long year since we landed, with the Alliance taking their leave and the Counsel of 6 trying desperately to keep order. What with WYC doing everything in their power to look all nice and helpful, but then trying to control everything. It has been a bumpy road. I have been included on this counsel, but sometimes find it very overwhelming and confusing. Politics not being my thing, but it has been a very interesting learning experience and learnin’ is good.
Our youngest dancer, Sky, has decided that she wants to take a more active part in our never ending bit of chaos on this moon. We had talked to a very nice gentleman from Blue Sun who took her under his wing and she is now out in the fighting. We do worry about her, but these are times when they have to grow up fast.
We had a wonderful bit of a treat on Saturday. A traveling dancer stopped by and stayed the day with us. What a pleasant surprise to find a comrade on this dusty bit of rock out on the rim. What a great day of sharing news and stories and lunch. In the evening we had decided to put on a small show for the townsfolk and she agreed to perform with us. It was so much fun to see another dancer, since there are not many of us out here.
After our little show they had a great band at the casino. An Irish folk group called Paddygrass was the entertainment for the evening. We don’t get much entertainment out here as I think most folks are scared to travel too far out from the core planets. Many of the townsfolk were there, even Styx from his place of business across the street. It was so nice to sit and listen to beautiful music on such a glorious night. It was not too hot for once and the fireflies in the trees and the frogs added a beautiful bit of ambiance to the night.
As with everything, all good things must end. Towards the end of the music we had a Reaver alert. This always causes mass chaos, because we have still to come up with a good plan on dealing with these. The government folks were running around trying to get answers from the counsel on what we should do and of course WYC was so nice to offer putting up a Reaver net. As much as I don’t like dealing with WYC it was the best idea I was hearing, so I agreed that might be our best option at the moment. In the end I think they got everything under control without WYC help, which was okay by me. Time to pack up the girls and head to bed, enough excitement for one night.
The next morning promised another beautiful day. Shortly after breakfast was done and cleaned up a call from the Counsel of 6 came. Discussion on the night’s events started it out. Many were upset on how the situation was handled last night, how a counsel meeting should have been called and not involving WYC in town business. I am all for being told I am wrong, but you better have a goram better idea(which there was not) and I did not relish the thought of running around plucking Reavers off my girls! There was a lot of discussion on the government issues and how things were being handled and WYC. About noon I needed to leave for our ladies were dancing at the casino for lunch, but I needn’t have worried. Jen and the girls had everything perfectly under control. Sky was even there to do a number with her sisters in between skirmishes.
I was let in on later that a few of the girls had to help out some “gentlemen” that morning with a dilemma they had. I am not sure it was a good idea, but belly dancers have to eat too.
Later a message came in that the Counsel of 6 were being charged and may be in danger. I have unfortunately had to abandon my girls for their safety and leave the planet. If I end up on Hera, maybe Pat will come and visit me.
It has been a year since we came to Freefall. It seemed as good a place as any to stop and sit a spell. Our numbers total seven now, with the new girls. Our travels started out with the three of us Jen, Pat, and myself. Pat had to leave us for a bit to return back to Hera as she had family matters to tend to.
Our apprentice, Sky joined us on our journey when a dear friend of ours had taken ill and died back on Osiris. We told her we would take care of her daughter and give her a chance at a respectable(?) life. Not sure what we are going to do with a young girl, but we will try to take care of her like we promised. Our next addition to our merry little band of dancers happened on our travel from the planet. We were on a little cargo/transport vessel, when minding our own business these burley looking apes come up to us dragging these two a little worse for wear looking ladies behind them. “These be with you? We found them stowed away and they says they was with your group.” Well, no one should be treated in such a manner and it looked like they could use some friends, so we said yes they were. So, Enarah and Kepi joined us also. I also had a strange feeling there may be an interesting story there too. Our growing troupe had been traveling for some time looking for a spot to call our own before we finally landed on the border moon called Ataraxia.
It had been a long year since we landed, with the Alliance taking their leave and the Counsel of 6 trying desperately to keep order. What with WYC doing everything in their power to look all nice and helpful, but then trying to control everything. It has been a bumpy road. I have been included on this counsel, but sometimes find it very overwhelming and confusing. Politics not being my thing, but it has been a very interesting learning experience and learnin’ is good.
Our youngest dancer, Sky, has decided that she wants to take a more active part in our never ending bit of chaos on this moon. We had talked to a very nice gentleman from Blue Sun who took her under his wing and she is now out in the fighting. We do worry about her, but these are times when they have to grow up fast.
We had a wonderful bit of a treat on Saturday. A traveling dancer stopped by and stayed the day with us. What a pleasant surprise to find a comrade on this dusty bit of rock out on the rim. What a great day of sharing news and stories and lunch. In the evening we had decided to put on a small show for the townsfolk and she agreed to perform with us. It was so much fun to see another dancer, since there are not many of us out here.
After our little show they had a great band at the casino. An Irish folk group called Paddygrass was the entertainment for the evening. We don’t get much entertainment out here as I think most folks are scared to travel too far out from the core planets. Many of the townsfolk were there, even Styx from his place of business across the street. It was so nice to sit and listen to beautiful music on such a glorious night. It was not too hot for once and the fireflies in the trees and the frogs added a beautiful bit of ambiance to the night.
As with everything, all good things must end. Towards the end of the music we had a Reaver alert. This always causes mass chaos, because we have still to come up with a good plan on dealing with these. The government folks were running around trying to get answers from the counsel on what we should do and of course WYC was so nice to offer putting up a Reaver net. As much as I don’t like dealing with WYC it was the best idea I was hearing, so I agreed that might be our best option at the moment. In the end I think they got everything under control without WYC help, which was okay by me. Time to pack up the girls and head to bed, enough excitement for one night.
The next morning promised another beautiful day. Shortly after breakfast was done and cleaned up a call from the Counsel of 6 came. Discussion on the night’s events started it out. Many were upset on how the situation was handled last night, how a counsel meeting should have been called and not involving WYC in town business. I am all for being told I am wrong, but you better have a goram better idea(which there was not) and I did not relish the thought of running around plucking Reavers off my girls! There was a lot of discussion on the government issues and how things were being handled and WYC. About noon I needed to leave for our ladies were dancing at the casino for lunch, but I needn’t have worried. Jen and the girls had everything perfectly under control. Sky was even there to do a number with her sisters in between skirmishes.
I was let in on later that a few of the girls had to help out some “gentlemen” that morning with a dilemma they had. I am not sure it was a good idea, but belly dancers have to eat too.
Later a message came in that the Counsel of 6 were being charged and may be in danger. I have unfortunately had to abandon my girls for their safety and leave the planet. If I end up on Hera, maybe Pat will come and visit me.