The Guardian for this meeting was Agatha. The comments are by Agatha.

Qt Core: Hi Aph
Aphrodite Macbain's current display-name is "Aph".
Aphrodite Macbain: oops
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi Qt
Aphrodite Macbain: how are you doing
Qt Core: quite good in a crazy word, you ?
Aphrodite Macbain: same same
Aphrodite Macbain: I feel very isolated from everyone
Aphrodite Macbain: I get my groceries delivered
Aphrodite Macbain: and mainly communicate via the nternet
Qt Core: i still go shopping for them, trying to go at less crowded time
Aphrodite Macbain: Internet
Aphrodite Macbain: nods
--BELL--
Aphrodite Macbain: I wear masks in rh shops
Aphrodite Macbain: the
Qt Core: that is mandatory here, basically everywhere outside your home
Aphrodite Macbain: not so much here. We can still walk around doutdoors without masks provided there aren't lots of people
Aphrodite Macbain: Indoors we always wear maaaaaaasks
Aphrodite Macbain: and masks
Qt Core: only if doing sport outside here with doubled distancing
Qt Core: you can lower your mask, still mandatory having one in your pocket/ourse
Qt Core: *purse
Aphrodite Macbain: ah
druth Vlodovic: hey
Aphrodite Macbain: Hi druth
Qt Core: hi Druth
druth Vlodovic: you were right it is a pagoda
Aphrodite Macbain: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: or a pergola?
druth Vlodovic: for some reason I keep thinking of pillars and climbing vines
Aphrodite Macbain: Qt we were wondering why this place is called a pavilion
druth Vlodovic: pergolas look like those just roofs things
Aphrodite Macbain: I'm not sure what a pavilion is
Aphrodite Macbain: according to the Wili - it has square sides
Aphrodite Macbain: gazebos are round
Qt Core: surely not a pergola, that is a more siple thing, usually with some climbing plants on it
Aphrodite Macbain: As it has an onion dome, I dont know what to call it
Qt Core: and not hight
druth Vlodovic: I was right, a paviion is a circus tent
Aphrodite Macbain: Yes Qt and it's square
druth Vlodovic: did they ever meet in a circus tent?
Aphrodite Macbain: a gazebo has plants climbing on it but it's round
Aphrodite Macbain: Hiya Mik
druth Vlodovic: hi Mik
Qt Core: hi Mickorod
Mickorod Renard: Hi
Aphrodite Macbain: Have you grwn facial hair? I dont remember that
Mickorod Renard: who me? yaes
Aphrodite Macbain: Off sets the bald head
Mickorod Renard: I had a bit of a slip up and lost my body
Aphrodite Macbain: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Mikk - what would you call this structure?
druth Vlodovic: https://imgur.com/t/rpg/3tfVHJJ?nc=1
Mickorod Renard: so I paid out and bought a new one but I have no idea what to do to get it right
Aphrodite Macbain: You seem to have found it
Mickorod Renard: the structure Druth has sent?
Aphrodite Macbain: the one we
Aphrodite Macbain: sare in
Aphrodite Macbain: are
Aphrodite Macbain: why do we call it a pavilion?
druth Vlodovic: lol, I was just reading about the new cyberpunk game and how they are doing the whole view of the human body in a world of plastic surgery
druth Vlodovic: "I lost my body but I bought a new one" is going to stick with me for a bit
Mickorod Renard: ah I see
Aphrodite Macbain: You look fine Mik
Qt Core: a brain, waking up in ts nutrienth bath a morning and the body, resting in the nearby bed is gone...
Aphrodite Macbain: Mick
Mickorod Renard: I dont know why it wasnt called a gazebo
Mickorod Renard: thank you Aph
Aphrodite Macbain: a gazebo is a structure in a garden with flowers growing ver it
Aphrodite Macbain: very lightweight
Mickorod Renard: a pavillion to me was always the hut for cricket players
Qt Core: historical reason the ones before this were called pavillion too
Aphrodite Macbain: made of wicker and stuff
Aphrodite Macbain: Oh is that it QT?
Qt Core: around here a gazebo does not require plants on it and it is often a temporary structure
Aphrodite Macbain: "It was ALWAYS called a pavilion"
Aphrodite Macbain: yes- light and temporary - no concrete or steele allowed
Qt Core: for as much as i can remember yes
druth Vlodovic: they had a teahouse but that wasn't pavilliony either
Aphrodite Macbain: Right
Qt Core: i come here after the teahouse
druth Vlodovic: we have stone gazebos in parks for people to sit in or people to play music from
Aphrodite Macbain: maybe it's just a pool and fountain
Mickorod Renard: maybe it was a bought one and it was already called a pavillion
druth Vlodovic: I only know of the teahouse because we broke it out for one of the anniversary parties
--BELL--
Mickorod Renard: yeh, I went there at the beginning
Aphrodite Macbain: Our second anniversary I think
Mickorod Renard: I was very new to sl at the time
Aphrodite Macbain: me too
Qt Core: i have thios strange lluck that prevent me from attending pab birthdays party, i think i got to be at only one in the last decade...
Aphrodite Macbain: We had a fine party on Sunday
Mickorod Renard: there was a good arts party the other day
Aphrodite Macbain: wearing masks
Mickorod Renard: snap
Aphrodite Macbain: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: Mine wasn't too protective
druth Vlodovic: maybe we can take you to the gallery after and we can dance around
Aphrodite Macbain: It covered my eyes
Qt Core: (i remembered it 12 hours before it, thinking i have to go, then forgot it at the right time)
Aphrodite Macbain: brb
druth Vlodovic: lol, just noticed how modern your new av is Mick, with the beard and other accoutrements
Mickorod Renard: for some reason my avi is a lil cloud
druth Vlodovic: nah, she looks nice
Aphrodite Macbain: bk
Mickorod Renard: yes, I was really extravagant and bought a mesh
druth Vlodovic: wb
Aphrodite Macbain: That IS expensive
Mickorod Renard: whatever a mesh is
Aphrodite Macbain: I bought a mesh body but not a mesh head
druth Vlodovic: I stick with the old old way, I avoid mesh and other newfangled technologies
Mickorod Renard: I am wondering whether I should have done so
Aphrodite Macbain: they are coming around to making the earlier versions of bodies but more mesh friendly
Mickorod Renard: but I went somewhere the other day and all the avis were quite hi tech, I felt a bit out of it
Aphrodite Macbain: Funny how important it is
Aphrodite Macbain: tech envy!
Aphrodite Macbain: I hate it when I dont look like me
Mickorod Renard: I was showing my age he he
Aphrodite Macbain: I pay far too much time dressing my avi
Aphrodite Macbain: and adjusting its body
Aphrodite Macbain: But I spend SO much time on line that I may as well look ok
Aphrodite Macbain: Are u still babysitting Mick?
Qt Core: i think the most i spent for my avi and clothing was 2 L$ (and it was a missclick) ;-)
druth Vlodovic: I was reading a fictional setting description where the company that made everybody's clothing made very good quality clothes but changed style every six months
Mickorod Renard: I am sure Aph, you triggered something in me at the party when you commented on my tshirt
druth Vlodovic: I used to think that was silly, but now i think it would work
Aphrodite Macbain: I hope it was good Mick
Aphrodite Macbain: it encourages you to buy more druth
Mickorod Renard: Aph, I decided I needed to change it..as I hadnt washed it in years
Aphrodite Macbain: I have more clothes for my avi than I have in RL
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
druth Vlodovic: I am reasonably sure that I no longer own any jeans from high school,
Aphrodite Macbain: I can no longer fit in jeans from 10 years ago
Mickorod Renard: I had a dream once, showed in the dream sessions years ago..where I was in the 17c in france and I noticed even a poor peasant woman making clothes to meet the fashion
druth Vlodovic: yeah, mine have started to shrink too
Aphrodite Macbain: I wish we could get paid for the additional pounds we put on
Mickorod Renard: I am still in the same size jeans I wore as a 20 yr old
Aphrodite Macbain: wow
Aphrodite Macbain: must be all the babysitting Micj=k
Aphrodite Macbain: Mick
Mickorod Renard: I use the size to regulate my diet and fitness regime
Aphrodite Macbain: how?
Mickorod Renard: if my pants start getting tight I eat less and do more sport
druth Vlodovic: so now you know what you will look like in the afterlife
Mickorod Renard: might not work soon as I am getting worn out
--BELL--
Aphrodite Macbain: You have more self control than I Mick
Mickorod Renard: I presume I am lucky I can regulate it .I know lots who cannot for many reasons outside their control
druth Vlodovic: funny, I do worry more about what my av looks like in SL (usually) than what I look like in public IRL
Aphrodite Macbain: I just look at ice cream and put on 10 lbs
Mickorod Renard: no, I am blessed in that way, but prob not in other ways
Aphrodite Macbain: Do you druth?
Aphrodite Macbain: There is more leeway to experiment in SL I guess
druth Vlodovic: once upon a time I'd need to log in at least 15 min early to get ready to do anything in SL
Mickorod Renard: I am not too worried what i look like but I dont want to keep buying new clothes..he he
Aphrodite Macbain: I do that now :)
druth Vlodovic: I can take you on a tour of freebie places that will make you sick of shopping
Aphrodite Macbain: You did that when we first met druth
Mickorod Renard: I had a right dificult job finding a cheap avi body
Aphrodite Macbain: Our idea of a date was shopping in free places
Qt Core: i often dream about buying clothes the Mark Zuckenberg way, ket say ten of each, all equal so you can just oopen the drawers and take one not having to look or choose
Mickorod Renard: once u used to get stuff thrown at you
druth Vlodovic: I finally laid out 800 lindens just for my skin
druth Vlodovic: a shock to my system
Aphrodite Macbain: al his clothes look the same.
Mickorod Renard: not a bad idea Qt
Aphrodite Macbain: wow druth
Aphrodite Macbain: but it's nice skin
Mickorod Renard: wow
Mickorod Renard: druth, your extravagant too
Aphrodite Macbain: short hair, black jeans and a tshirt
druth Vlodovic: that is actually fairly cheap as bought skins go
Mickorod Renard: good job the exhange rate is good here
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Mickorod Renard: I think I paid 1200
Mickorod Renard: I wept a little
Qt Core: sometimes i thought about searching in rl for the clothes i wear here (i think i lack only the sweater
druth Vlodovic: :-P
Aphrodite Macbain: Sometimes I look for SL clothes in my RL closet
Mickorod Renard: I had to haggle with myself over the price, a bit like with taxi drivers in india..and then accept its only a few pennies
Aphrodite Macbain: yes
Mickorod Renard: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I pay American dollars in Canadian currency
Aphrodite Macbain: It's expensive
Mickorod Renard: it is cheap entertainment here..by which I mean, cheaper than the pub or restaurants etc
Aphrodite Macbain: and you dont catch COVID
Mickorod Renard: thats v true
Qt Core: and an avi last more than a pint or a steak
Mickorod Renard: yeh
Aphrodite Macbain: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: I just miss the warm bodies
Mickorod Renard: I have recently made friends at a bar on sl with a few slavic people, as they are all on lockdown
druth Vlodovic: it is funny what you consider expensive or cheap, then you start comparing prices against different categories and everything goes sideways
Mickorod Renard: this mesh came with a pair of jeans but they dont fit
Mickorod Renard: I may ask bleu if she wants my password and take over my avi to sort it out
druth Vlodovic: yeah, one thing I don't like about mesh is that the clothes replace your body, so it isn't really you anymore
Agatha Macbeth's current display-name is "Agatha Soryu Shikinami".
Agatha Macbeth: Evening all
Aphrodite Macbain: Aggers!
Mickorod Renard: ah, sounds like you understand it Druth
druth Vlodovic: hi Aggers
Mickorod Renard: Hi Ags
Qt Core: hi Agatha
Aphrodite Macbain: weeee're talking a bout bodies and diets and mesh
druth Vlodovic: if we want a PaB spin on it we are talking body dismorphia and personal identity
Agatha Macbeth: Yuk
Aphrodite Macbain: lol
Mickorod Renard: but before, if you had a pair of jeans u could alter the fit
Aphrodite Macbain: We were admiring Mick's new mesh body
Mickorod Renard: with mesh that seems impossible
Agatha Macbeth: Oh right
Aphrodite Macbain: Thanks Aggers
druth Vlodovic: Mick got confused between his RL and SL avatar, he can modify the RL one but not his SL av
Mickorod Renard: I cant see it cos its a cloud to me
Mickorod Renard: ha ha
Mickorod Renard: you set me off there Druth
Agatha Macbeth: Think I prefer the old Mick
Aphrodite Macbain: It's him down deep
Mickorod Renard: what!..I spent 1200 lindens just to attract you Ags
Agatha Macbeth: You were stung mate :p
Aphrodite Macbain: wow
Mickorod Renard: it came with a pair of jeans but they dont fit
--BELL--
Agatha Macbeth: Surprise
Aphrodite Macbain: Interesting jeans
Mickorod Renard: the ones I have on are my old ones
Aphrodite Macbain: and you have breasts Mick
Mickorod Renard: I shouldnt have
Agatha Macbeth: It doesn't look quite the he-man Mick I know...a tad Ruthed
Aphrodite Macbain: take a look
Aphrodite Macbain: You can flatten them
Agatha Macbeth: (Like I'm one to talk)
Aphrodite Macbain: I think you are bi
Mickorod Renard: as I cant see as I am a cloud to me I could look like anything
Aphrodite Macbain: bi
Mickorod Renard: maybe a zebra
Agatha Macbeth: Bye Aph
Mickorod Renard: he he
Mickorod Renard: maybe i need to log in and out again
druth Vlodovic: did you marry a Japanese Agatha? you're sporting a new last name
Agatha Macbeth: Check your items worn or appearance, I'm sure you have a female shape on
druth Vlodovic: don't worry we're open minded here
Agatha Macbeth: This is the name of my heroine
Aphrodite Macbain: we are all transforming in one way or another
druth Vlodovic: heroine?
Agatha Macbeth: Asuka
Mickorod Renard: no, it def says male
Agatha Macbeth: Wow
Mickorod Renard: I think its a loggin in issue
Agatha Macbeth: I think maybe you *are* ruthed
Agatha Macbeth: Pop
Aphrodite Macbain: where did Mick go?
Agatha Macbeth: Either he crashed or relogged
Aphrodite Macbain: I was taking a pic of him and he poofed
Agatha Macbeth: He's camera shy
Aphrodite Macbain: :)
Aphrodite Macbain: since he can't see hislef
druth Vlodovic: ah Evangelion, I never did figure out what they were trying to achieve
Qt Core: headache i think
Aphrodite Macbain: Evangelion?
druth Vlodovic: I was trying to figure out Agatha's new name, I might have gotten it wrong though
Aphrodite Macbain: Soryu Shikinami?
druth Vlodovic: Evangelion is about giant monsters destroying toykyo being fought by giant robots while trying to build God
Aphrodite Macbain: It's got a ring to it
Mickorod Renard: hi, back again and still a cloud
Aphrodite Macbain: I see druth,,,
druth Vlodovic: I was clouded for months once
Qt Core: ans still female form
Mickorod Renard: flippin eck
Mickorod Renard: it was fine earlier
Aphrodite Macbain: He keeps leaving as I begin to focus
Agatha Macbeth: Yes Aph
Agatha Macbeth: Oh dear, poor Mick
druth Vlodovic: ah, you must read the manga, I found the anime version too self centred and violent for my tastes
Agatha Macbeth: Yes I have them all
druth Vlodovic: but the series doesn't exactly have any heroes
Agatha Macbeth: Giving it about 10 different endings didn't help mind
Agatha Macbeth: The Japs seem to love doing that
Agatha Macbeth: Same thing with X
Aphrodite Macbain: Oh? I wonder why
druth Vlodovic: I am convinced they don't actually have any copyright laws in that country
Agatha Macbeth: WB Mick
Agatha Macbeth: Looks that way
Mickorod Renard: I am stuffed
druth Vlodovic: perfect, now hold still for a few minutes, for...no reason at all
Agatha Macbeth: Hello Stuffed
Mickorod Renard: I might have to go away and start all over with a new avi
Agatha Macbeth: I sometimes think mesh is more trouble than it's worth
Mickorod Renard: might have to borrow morg
Agatha Macbeth: Oh yay
druth Vlodovic: go "me" "choose an avatar" and it'll reset you
Agatha Macbeth: Would love to see her again
druth Vlodovic: just remember where you put your current
--BELL--
Mickorod Renard: where do i write that druth
Mickorod Renard: me
druth Vlodovic: they are both menu nems
Mickorod Renard: "me"
druth Vlodovic: first menu on the top left, there should be an option for "choose your avatar" or under appearence to "ruth"
druth Vlodovic: it just replaces your av with a basic one
Mickorod Renard: ah ok ta
Agatha Macbeth: You could just replace with any deault av in your inv
Agatha Macbeth: Yes like that
Agatha Macbeth: Now you look OK
druth Vlodovic: I swear there used to be a miniature blimp
Mickorod Renard: thanks Druth
druth Vlodovic: ruthing does something extra and can fix a cloud situation
Mickorod Renard: just gotta get rid of the hair
Agatha Macbeth: You can find things on MP that you sit on to deruth you
Mickorod Renard: thats a good idea
Agatha Macbeth: Then just rez and sit
Agatha Macbeth: Yay we have our old butch Mick back
Mickorod Renard: whats mp?
Agatha Macbeth: Marketplace
Mickorod Renard: ah
Mickorod Renard: doh
Mickorod Renard: :)
Agatha Macbeth: Can find pretty much anything thereupon
Mickorod Renard: Druth is clearly an expert avi maker
Agatha Macbeth: You look rather green Druth
druth Vlodovic: the library in your inventory is one of the most underutilized things in SL
Agatha Macbeth: I dunno what the default females even look like these days
Aphrodite Macbain: sorry I've been on the phone
Agatha Macbeth: I remember mine had a t shirt and a beanie
Aphrodite Macbain: You look amazing Mick!
Agatha Macbeth: Doesn't look right with hair tho
Mickorod Renard: this is a free basic one Aph
Mickorod Renard: cant get the hair off
druth Vlodovic: to change hair you need to get a bald cap
Mickorod Renard: can u get razors on the mp?
Agatha Macbeth: Or change the skin for your old one
druth Vlodovic: basically just a hairpiece that has been modified to show none
druth Vlodovic: no, the hair is a separate piece
Mickorod Renard: my old new one?
Agatha Macbeth: Yes
Agatha Macbeth: With the beard
Mickorod Renard: I wonder where that is
druth Vlodovic: but pewople stopped using them almost immediately and made them out of prims
Agatha Macbeth: It'll be in your inv somewhere
Aphrodite Macbain: Must go. See you all later
druth Vlodovic: search your inventory for "bald"
Agatha Macbeth: TC Aphie
druth Vlodovic: bye Aph
Mickorod Renard: bye Aph
Qt Core: bye Aph
Mickorod Renard: I think I called myself mick something
druth Vlodovic: heh, I haven't played in "library" in ages
Agatha Macbeth: Good plan!
Agatha Macbeth: Robomonkey
Mickorod Renard: erm, nearly everything is called micks something
druth Vlodovic: I think I have a new default :P
Mickorod Renard: found it, but I may have no trouser son
Agatha Macbeth: Transformers is alive and well it seems
druth Vlodovic: it took me forever and many iterations before I got an av I was happy with when I first started
Agatha Macbeth: I started editing my clothes second day I was here
druth Vlodovic: you can find replacements if you think about where to look Mick
Agatha Macbeth: Ended up in a leopardskin outfit
druth Vlodovic: lol, I think I have a few of those
--BELL--
Agatha Macbeth watches Mick go into appearance mode
druth Vlodovic: a fun way to pass time was to hang out at newbie places and help people orient themselves
Mickorod Renard: oh dear, I have no idea what i am doing
Agatha Macbeth: Looks that way :p
druth Vlodovic: Barbie mode Ag
Mickorod Renard: I misght have to slope away
Agatha Macbeth: Fiddling with your appearance takes hours not minutes
Agatha Macbeth: Not easy to do on the fly
druth Vlodovic: you can practice irl in front of a mirror at home
Mickorod Renard: he he
Mickorod Renard: ok, I am going somewhere quiet
Agatha Macbeth: A library?
Mickorod Renard: in case my trousers disapear
Agatha Macbeth: Donald where's yer troosers
Agatha Macbeth: I'll try to come on time next week
Agatha Macbeth: Tatty bye
Mickorod Renard: bye
druth Vlodovic: I'm going to head out too
druth Vlodovic: have fun guys
Mickorod Renard: I am spozed to be going sl clubbing
Mickorod Renard: ok thanks Druth
druth Vlodovic: oh? whereabouts?
Qt Core: bye Druth
Mickorod Renard: c u soon
druth Vlodovic: "Don't miss it !!! Mix of Pop Rock Latin World & Oriental Music & Dances
druth Vlodovic: there is something about the modern age lol
Mickorod Renard: he he
Qt Core: bye Mick, i hope you end up finding yourself ;-)
Mickorod Renard: bye qt, cheers
Mickorod Renard: take care