The gangs suggested and spoken of here do not endorse or take part in fear mongering or hate, they do not have needs to commit illegal acts; they are merely for the purposes of furthering the enjoyment of life. Both were formed during periods of time that had a definite end in the near future, aka college and graduate school, which perhaps served to further the feeling of urgency felt by the members to "live it up" while they had the freedom to do so.
Starting from the beginning...well before Decadence was discovered, she was a gang/club former. It seems Decadence has always been able to find individuals who share her affinity for adventure, wildness, and for "laugh-cries" (which is exactly what it sounds like-laughing so hard, tears stream down the face). Upon finding such individuals, the natural order of events takes place and inevitably a gang is formed. The formation of said gangs takes careful planning among the willing members, or simply many escalating conversations about logistics, rules, events, creeds, etc. At the official formation, the members come together as a stronger unit for the greater good of the gang versus the individual needs of the members (this concept sounds familiar...).
Strictly speaking of the gangs Decadence has been affiliated with, once formed new membership was near impossible. The original gang members knew and understood that this would be a lifelong commitment and such a commitment is unwavering.
Names of members cannot be revealed for obvious reasons, but the names of such gangs will now be released publicly.
The SAAs:
The SAAs or the Self-Appointed Assholes was the brainchild of Decadence and a nameless (for now) co-creator. This gang is the more organized gang of the two discussed in this post. It was formed with a creed which essentially stated that the members would "be the entertainers of self and others" an open-ended creed that the members took seriously in promising each other that each would never again be bored. The members of this gang all had birthdays that fell in the same month, a month that is now referred to as DeSAAmber. DeSAAmber is a month dedicated to the SAAs, SAAlebration, and AAdventure. As one might guess, when in full SAA-mode, members replaced each plain lowercase a with a double capitol AA. Act of defiance? Perhaps.
This gang also established a new understanding that one should not work too hard. In the aim of enjoying every minute left (what was then time as an undergrad student and has now become working adult) the SAA member knew that at any time, they might be called upon for adventure, responsibility be damned.
One might say that when together, the members of either gang experience "flashes of Decadence" which can be defined as a few minutes to upwards of several hours of Decadence-style daring-ness. Now when forming a gang, one should come up with their own activities because from an outside vantage point the gang activities of the SAAs may seem under-whelming, but this list lacks details of actual events (so as to stay out of reach of prosecution). SAA activities include organized and made-up games, "tagging", pranks, sticker sticking, heckling, beverage and/or food consumption, running/chasing, yelling, bike riding--sometimes in formation (sometimes trying to avoid running into things, other times SAAs were asked to vacate premises for safety concerns), roller skating, and the list could go on...
Tagging via Defacement of national currency...(see upper right corner)
DEWG:The newest gang to be formed is DEWG or the Destiny Express Wheel Gang. Also known for its shenanigans and havoc-wreaking, this gang was formed along the same lines, that living and experiencing life fully encompasses a certain amount of urgency, this urgency drives the adventure. Employing many of the same activities as the SAAs, DEWG members understand that just around the corner is serious responsibility. With this knowledge, the DEWG member fights to hold onto every last moment as a free soul. Many times grasping onto the moments one has leads to escalating situations, and situation escalation is what DEWG (and the SAAs) are all about.
Both gangs still exist and at times have been known to wreak havoc on establishments, homes, streets, and cities. Gang formation is a favorite past time of Decadence (and pre-Decadence). These examples go hand-in-hand with the examples serving to define Decadence.
