Try Not to Die!!! [Tuesday, June 4, 2013, 3rd period]

[sith_happened]

The students had been told to wear their swimsuits under their clothing today and then to meet up at the Portalocity office.

"Today is going to be hot," Ben said with a smile. "You're going to Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates and it's about 115 degrees already--a nice early summer morning."

Anakin grew up on Tatooine, so that kind of weather didn't impress him much. "Please be on your best behavior: the Emiratees are more liberal than many of their neighbors, but that doesn't mean they love sleeveless shirts and miniskirts," he warned. "If you're concerned about what you're wearing, we've provided pants and button-up shirts for you to change into. Other than that, have fun, don't get too lost in the souq, and we'll see you at the finish line.q

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[sith_happened]

Travel from the souqs via taxi (going insanely fast, sorry) to the Atlantis Resort on the entirely manmade Palm Jumeirah island. There you will make your way to the Leap of Faith water slide, where you will have to slide six stories down a nearly 90° incline and through a tunnel beneath the aquarium's shark lagoon.

Hope no one's afraid of heights...

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[failsatspirit]

Well, this part was a lot more fun. Especially when you bent the water to go faster.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[theoplustwo.livejournal.com]

Theo was already way behind because of the hookahs but he didn't have any trouble with this. The drop was pretty far down there so he took a few deep breaths and took off.

He was pretty sure he had his eyes closed the whole way down.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[mummyspromdate.livejournal.com]

Maddie's driver didn't get lost, and frankly she'd done way scarier things than this, so all she really had to do was close her eyes and go down the slide.

Screaming like a girl the whole time but that didn't mean it wasn't fun... when she was safely at the bottom.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[nonelikemesince.livejournal.com]

The taxi ride didn't bother Anakin at all; look at the way everyone in his family tended to steer vehicles.

. . . the water slide was really fun, though. And not terrifying at all, but it did make him think of the old falling game he and Tahiri used to have back on Yavin when they'd jump off the temple together, and wish she was here.

She'd probably be scoffing at him for thinking it was hot here, come to think of it, so he was grinning when he surfaced at the end of the slide.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

This was pretty much Chaz's definition of fun, so he had no problem launching himself down the slide.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[lil-nikita.livejournal.com]

The last task was a major set back for Alex, but this she had no trouble with at all. This was actually fun!

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[tigerundercover]

Raven actually encouraged her taxi driver to go faster. She had a feeling she had a good head start on a lot of the others after the gold or glass challenge, and she wasn't about to lose that thanks to a lazy driver!

When she saw the water slide, she hesitated just a moment. It wasn't that she was afraid of heights, she'd just never seen anything even remotely like it. Still, who was she to say no to a little adventure and excitement?

Those were shrieks of glee going down the slide, you see. Glee.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[reven8e.livejournal.com]

The taxi driver had no idea where he was going, but he was going fast. Eventually they reached the place, which was great, mostly because it meant she didn't need to keep holding to her seat.

The slide was actually fun, and far easier than building hookahs, so yeah, it kind of paid off. Kind of.

Re: Roadblock: Slide of Doooooom

[walkswithcoyote]

She didn't mind the taxis, but that water slide? Oh boy.

It took a moment for her to pull up her sense of adventure, but then she was down and through.