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fandomhigh2018-06-06 09:03 am
sith_happened) wrote in fandomhigh2018-06-06 09:03 am
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Summer Games, Wednesday Morning
Today the park was set up with the normal bleachers for observers, and also thoughtfully provided cheap plastic rain ponchos for people who wished to observe without being in the blast zone. There didn't seem to be a single adult manning any of the food stations, which could explain the choices: heavy on super spicy junk food and no salad to be seen anywhere.
The most noticeable difference from last week, though, was probably the weedy teenager with the, frankly, hilarious haircut wielding the megaphone today. He had a little ponytail and a braid looping down over his right ear. It was a lot of look. "Right!" he yelled. "So I woke up today with this set of instructions next to my bed: apparently I'm in charge of doing paintball today, which sounds surprisgly not-stupid for a school event! We're going to be in two teams, so listen for your name since I don't recognize...most of them."
He shrugged that off. Must be another weird Fandom amnesia day or something. And paintball was way more important than giant gaps in his memory, right? "Okay, this is Team Red: you wear the ugly red jumpsuits over there--" he pointed helpfully, "--and your paintball guns and don't forget your eye protection and blah blah don't poke your eyes out, etc. Team members are: Ahsoka, Verity, Kaidan, Miguel, Paris, Aloy, Vanessa, Peter, Jaylah, Peridot, Tip. Alec, Amaya, Steve, Cara, Seivarden, Tony, Sabine, Jason, Summer, and Theron."
He waited for those team members to get moving. "Okay. Team Blue is: Aphra, Astrid, Rosa, Jaina, Kanan, Eliot, Beaker, Liam, Hannibal, Manfred, Hera, Kathy, Sidon, Magnus, Uma, Cristina, Breq, Bobby, Wade, Reno, and me." He consulted his paper again, then made a face. "Okay, we were supposed to just stay in the park, but that sounds incredibly boring, so I'm going to give us five minutes to make a quick plan with our team and then say that the entire island is fair game for as long as it takes one team to take out the other team."
Complete anniliation. Surely that boded well for his future life choices! "Last man, woman, or--" his eyes drifted to Beaker, confused, "--other...standing wins for their team and gets to take home the--" he squinted at the paper again. "Terrifying fish thing?"
On cue, the fish flew into his hand. Over the past week, it had been modified again: now to smell like pumpkin spice, put off small fireworks and holographic projections of flowers with smiley faces as it flew, and telepathically project "The Song That Never Ends" into the minds of anyone too close to it.
Anakin hated this thing on sight.
"For the first time in my life, I'm considering losing," he said, staring at the fish. "Anyway! Teams, get together and plan! You have five minutes and...go!"
The most noticeable difference from last week, though, was probably the weedy teenager with the, frankly, hilarious haircut wielding the megaphone today. He had a little ponytail and a braid looping down over his right ear. It was a lot of look. "Right!" he yelled. "So I woke up today with this set of instructions next to my bed: apparently I'm in charge of doing paintball today, which sounds surprisgly not-stupid for a school event! We're going to be in two teams, so listen for your name since I don't recognize...most of them."
He shrugged that off. Must be another weird Fandom amnesia day or something. And paintball was way more important than giant gaps in his memory, right? "Okay, this is Team Red: you wear the ugly red jumpsuits over there--" he pointed helpfully, "--and your paintball guns and don't forget your eye protection and blah blah don't poke your eyes out, etc. Team members are: Ahsoka, Verity, Kaidan, Miguel, Paris, Aloy, Vanessa, Peter, Jaylah, Peridot, Tip. Alec, Amaya, Steve, Cara, Seivarden, Tony, Sabine, Jason, Summer, and Theron."
He waited for those team members to get moving. "Okay. Team Blue is: Aphra, Astrid, Rosa, Jaina, Kanan, Eliot, Beaker, Liam, Hannibal, Manfred, Hera, Kathy, Sidon, Magnus, Uma, Cristina, Breq, Bobby, Wade, Reno, and me." He consulted his paper again, then made a face. "Okay, we were supposed to just stay in the park, but that sounds incredibly boring, so I'm going to give us five minutes to make a quick plan with our team and then say that the entire island is fair game for as long as it takes one team to take out the other team."
Complete anniliation. Surely that boded well for his future life choices! "Last man, woman, or--" his eyes drifted to Beaker, confused, "--other...standing wins for their team and gets to take home the--" he squinted at the paper again. "Terrifying fish thing?"
On cue, the fish flew into his hand. Over the past week, it had been modified again: now to smell like pumpkin spice, put off small fireworks and holographic projections of flowers with smiley faces as it flew, and telepathically project "The Song That Never Ends" into the minds of anyone too close to it.
Anakin hated this thing on sight.
"For the first time in my life, I'm considering losing," he said, staring at the fish. "Anyway! Teams, get together and plan! You have five minutes and...go!"
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
That rainbow paint was totally messing up her whole "black and grey"
edgelordnew wave look. Apparently this was why they were supposed to be wearing jumpsuits.Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
On her new leather jacket, too!
Well, new to her (she thought). She just found it in the closet of the new place and took it, figuring no one would miss it because there were practically a hundred of them.
"Damn it!" she said. "The good part hasn't even started yet!"
But if she was already going to be out (though she was definitely going to try to not be, until they dragged her kicking and screaming off the battlefield), she might as well get in a few more good shots, just point blank unleashing a few more good shots at Buzzkill Extreme over here.
Yeah, how's that for your whole ensemble, you nerd.
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
"Then stop shooting me, idiot!" Cristina said, and emptied her clip right back at Princess Sparkle.
This was the future of cardiothoracic medicine. Right here.
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
"Yeah, right," she said, "don't wanna keep wasting my ammo."
She took off after that, loading in some more paintballs as she moved passed Captain Buzzkill onto greener pastures.
Making sure to turn around just enough to shoot Buzzkill right in the butt before she got too far.
And NYPD's future brightest and best. She was even decorated, ladies and gents.
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
She went to get her jumpsuit on and restock on ammo. And then get herself a damn cup of coffee because all these losers were bringing her down.
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
And, hey, Captain Buzzkill was actually getting off easy. Usually, Rosa just beat people up.
Re: Team Blue, Assemble!
Because apparently nothing could stop these two from bickering.
(No one ask her how long it took her to do that winged eyeliner look in the mornings. . . .)