Try Not to Die [Thursday, May 15, 2014]

[sith_happened]

"Hello everyone," Anakin said, sipping from his cup of coffee, "today we're going to a slightly more challenging world than Coruscant was."

Aren't you excited, class? Be excited!

"This one is called Kashyyyk--with three y's--and it is the homeworld of a species called Wookiees--with two o's and two e's. They look like this," he said, flipping up a holographic image on the wall of Portalocity's lobby, "and adults are normally at least 2 meters tall and 125 kilograms. They are also fiercely intelligent as well as terrifyingly efficient warriors. It's not wise to upset a Wookiee, especially if you value your limbs not being ripped off and used to beat you unconscious with."

Thank you, Anakin.

"The planet has four continents, and they are all covered with forests made up of kilometer-tall wryoshr trees--" another holo, "--that you will get to climb so I hope none of you have height problems. The climate is hot and humid, but the gravity is standard. Like last week, you will race each other to complete two tasks before reporting back to me not missing any limbs or having fallen out of a tree and several kilometers to the surface of this planet where you will certainly have been eaten." He smiled. "May the Force be with you. You may begin."

Don't all go charging through the portal at once now, class...

Comments

Sign in [5/14]

[sith_happened]

They'll pull your arms off, Anakin?!

Re: Sign in [5/14]

[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Jessica Drew

Listen to the briefing [5/15]

[sith_happened]

Perhaps inquire about the school's liability insurance.

Re: Listen to the briefing [5/15]

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

...

...

"... Wouldn't you die if something ripped your arms off and then beat you with them?" Karina asked, horrified and incredulous. "What if we die?"

Re: Listen to the briefing [5/15]

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry took one look at the hologram and thought of Roxie. He raised his hand.

"They're not related to sasquatches are they?" he asked carefully.

Road Block!

[sith_happened]

Well, pretending there are roads here...

Wookiees get through the wroshyr trees using their powerful claws, which humans do not have (well, most don't. If you do, congratulations, feel free to use them). In order to accommodate non-Wookiees, they have installed several ziplines throughout the city you're visiting.

Zipline a kilometer across a jungle full of alien species dying to eat you and land on the small landing platform on the other side without throwing up or falling off.

Re: Road Block!

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

The zipline was terrible.

Okay, so Karina was exaggerating. Compared to last week she much preferred the zipline.

And if anything tried to eat her, she was going to say screw not using her powers and stick them in a block of ice. Luckily, that didn't happen, and she didn't get sick either.

Re: Road Block!

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Okay... this was actually kind of fun. Well not the whole jungle full of alien species trying to eat him but Barry dug the zipline.

"FUCK YEAH!"

Okay, he really dug the zipline.

Re: Road Block!

[shippedtomaine]

Well, that was fun. In retrospect, after she managed not to die.

Re: Road Block!

[doesnotkneel]

This went a bit further than Edward's own experiences with freerunning, that was to be certain - but it was close enough that he could handle it with a certain degree of grace and speed.

His landing on the platform was nothing short of elegant.

Re: Road Block!

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan didn't have a fear of heights and he'd never been on a zipline before so he didn't see anything too terrible about this.

He got himself on and took off, letting the wind hit his face and actually enjoying himself quite a bit while he zipped down. He didn't pay a second glance to anyone trying to kill him.

Re: Road Block!

[nolizardhere]

Andros traveled through space on a surfboard Galaxy Glider. He had basically zero fear of anything involved with this scenario, and perhaps zero survival instinct. He flung himself along the zipline with great relish, and landed gracefully on the platform at the end, laughing. Yes. Laughing.

Re: Road Block!

[justwantedfriends]

Okay, the zipline part wasn't so bad. Trying to stick the landing? Yeah, that didn't go very well at all, and Kira ended up missing her mark and having to go back.

Re: Road Block!

[notamascot]

She really wished Clint was here and could just fly her across. As it was, she held on for dear life and just pretended she was actually flying. And didn't look down much.

Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[sith_happened]

Wookiees are amazing mechanical engineers. In Fix It, you get to help fix the hyperdrive on a freighter ship: there are more parts to it than you'd think, and unless you speak Shyriiwook, the other mechanic's instructions aren't going to help you very much. Get finished before you've frustrated the Wookiee too much, then find Anakin!

In Mix It, you will meet up with a Wookiee chef and learn how to make the Life Day special "bantha surprise," with the help of a holographic four-armed chef named Gormaanda.

DO NOT EAT THIS STEW. Wookiees use enough spice to screw up a human stomach for a week.

When the chef is satisfied with your dish, she will tell you where to find Anakin.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

It took her all of .02 seconds to pick the Fix It option. Karina was not mechanic, though she could maintain her bike just fine, thanks, but between two choices, both of which had a terrifying alien that could rip her arms off and kill her, she was going to take the one that also didn't involve strange alien food with god knew what in it.

Needless to say, her own nerves and her absolute inability to understand the alien's directions, meant that she lost every bit of time she'd gained from having no issues with the zipline. She took forever.

On the bright side, she did not get her arms ripped off. Though she was pretty sure she'd come close to it.

Karina was opting not to dwell on that. Much.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[notaweenie.livejournal.com]

Barry took the fix it option again but ended up taking his time going through the hyperdrive engine and getting it set up.

And almost got into an argument with the mechanic when he asked to take the spare parts with him.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[shippedtomaine]

After finding out eating the stew was not an option, Emma decided to go for the fix it option. However, it seemed that all her efforts were only making it worse just like LJ!. Eventually, though, she managed to getting it working to the mechanics satisfaction...or he just gave up, Emma couldn't really tell.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[halfbad.livejournal.com]

Nathan immediately chose the Mix It option. He was a much better chef than a mechanic. It took him some time to get the stew right because reading was still not a thing and he needed some very simplistic instructions but he did get the stew made.

And he did no eat it.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[nolizardhere]

Andros chose Fix It, and while he didn't speak Shyriiwook, but pointing and gestures were universal, and he had enough experience with the Megaship's engines to be able to figure it out pretty quickly and be on his way withoutirritating the Wookiees.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[justwantedfriends]

Kira heard the word "chef" and noped so hard it was almost physical. After last week's food adventure, anything else had to be better... except Kira didn't know anything about mechanical engineering. She was glad she was kind of adorable and difficult to get mad at, but it still took her forever.

Re: Detour: Fix It or Mix It

[notamascot]

Kaylin decided to try fixing things. It had worked for her last time. But the third time the Wookiee had yowled at her, she'd put her hands on her hips and yelled back. Which didn't go over terribly well.

Though several of them thought she was amusing.

Then one of them cut their arm badly on something and before she knew it she was standing over him healing it. It was strange and she'd never healed something like one of them before and after Tuesday morning it took a bit more out of her than she'd expected.

When she finally managed to pick herself up off the floor, the head mechanic helped her finish whatever the heck they were working on, then waved her on her way.

Check in

[sith_happened]

Anakin (and Jessica) were waiting for you on a giant stump of a tree that was a half-kilometer wide. These trees didn't mess around.

Re: Check in

[notacokeperson.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the other people around were kinda what she'd expected.

"I'm not dead," she announced. "I'll take it."

Talk to Anakin or Jessica!

[sith_happened]

Try to get them to eat bantha surprise!

Re: Talk to Anakin or Jessica!

[craftyladyparts.livejournal.com]

Jessica wasn't eating anything. She was going to once again regret that she couldn't just webswing all over the place, although she didn't mind it so much this time. It was a different story when giant murder animals would be trying to giant murder you.

OOC

[sith_happened]

The RNG Speaketh:

1. Andros
2. Edward Kenway
3. Nathan Byrn
4. Barry Ween
5. Alana
6. Emma Swan
7. Karina Lyle
8. Kira Yukimura
9. Kaylin Neya