Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 3, 2020

[sith_happened]

So the park wasn't flooded this summer but that wasn't going to stop Anakin from recreating one of his favorite shenanigans from last year--the team balloon toss on rafts.

Because, in case you hadn't figured it out, this was all about Anakin's entertainment.

There were signs directing people to the docks instead of the park today, but there were still the usual snacks and bleachers for attendees to mingle around. There were also big screens set up becuase some of the rafts were far out into the water.

There were four piles of ugly t-shirts, with definitely not matching water wings for those who needed them and/or remembered how very unseaworthy the rafts were last summer.

"Today we are doing a water balloon relay!" Anakin announced through the bullhorn that somehow had never been stolen from him. "A member of each team will be on each raft. In the center of the each raft is a bucket of balloons. The fastest way to win is to catch the balloon from the first raft and transfer it through all six team members without it breaking, but I've met you all. Therefore, if you haven't managed to catch a balloon after three attempts, the next teammate may pull one from the stash in the center of their raft and proceed."

He coughed. "Some of them may not necessarily contain water."

Because he was a bastard like that.

"First team to transfer a balloon successfully through all six teammates wins. Powers are allowed.

So that should make it nicely chaotic.

"Shooting extra balloons at opposing teammembers is encouraged, too."

ANAKIN.

"Listen for your names!"

TEAM THE BROWN
Steve
Rey
Prompto
Tahani
Beaker
Duke

TEAM IMPACT
Kitty
Liam
Mae
Shuri
Jaina
Cait

TEAM MAST MEAN
Amaya
Alara
Alexis
Elli
Astrid
Stark

TEAM BLAME
Iris
Sabine
Juillene (and Camden)
Freya
Summer
Alluka

Comments

FINAL ROUND

[sith_happened]

Beaker on Raft 5 to Duke on Raft 6
Jaina on Raft 5 to Cait on Raft 6
Astrid on Raft 5 to Stark on Raft 6
Summer on Raft 5 to Alluka on Raft 6

Raft 5's entire stock of balloons is filled with green slime. So are Raft 6's, but that was because Anakin wanted them to throw them at each other (it might've taken awhile to get to Raft 6. He didn't want them to feel left out.)

Catch that balloon! Be the winner! Fame, glory, hot showers for all!

[OOC: And the team winning this ridiculous game is: TEAM IMPACT, TEAM MAST MEAN, TEAM THE BROWN and TEAM BLAME. Sorry, Team Blame.]

Re: FINAL ROUND

[betterthanaplan]

"Oh for fucksake."

Of course Duke was out on the last raft out here. And of course he was supposed to catch something thrown by the weird squeaky kid.

He was not at all thinking about what he and the weird squeaky kid had gotten up to at this last week. At least the odds of getting bit again seemed pretty slim?

Re: FINAL ROUND

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep meep meep MEEP!" Beaker said, waving enthusiastically at Duke.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[betterthanaplan]

"Yeah, I see you, kid," Duke said on a sigh. "Just . . . throw the balloon."

Re: FINAL ROUND

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep Meep!" Beaker said, holding the balloon he'd had to retrieve from the bucket in the middle because he and Tahani failed at sports. "Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep!"

How was it already leaking slime, you ask? Magical Muppet physics.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[betterthanaplan]

"I'm going to need so many showers." Duke waved for Beaker to throw it again.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep!" Beaker said, letting the balloon fly in a direction that wasn't entirely near Duke.

At all.

Sorry, Duke.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[betterthanaplan]

Duke moved as though to rush for it, then gave up fast and just gave Beaker an "are you kidding?" look as it landed in the water.

"Maybe try it underhand."

At least he wasn't slimed.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[meepmeepmeep]

Beaker tried it underhand.

It was even less successful!

Re: FINAL ROUND

[betterthanaplan]

Duke rubbed his forehead. “This is going to take awhile, isn’t it.”

Re: FINAL ROUND

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep," Beaker agreed sheepishly.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[somethingwithturquoise]

Well, her team was able to gain a little bit of some footing once Freya managed to not pop all the balloons, and Summer wanted to keep that momentum going, so she wasted absolutely no time switching to her balloons and sending one lobbing toward Alluka, calling her name out in case the girl wasn't paying attention for some reason and getting ready to catch one back.

Re: FINAL ROUND

[stykera]

Stark, having only the one eye, did not have the greatest depth perception. Sometimes catching things did not go well. Sometimes it was fine.

Would this be fine or would he be slimed? Only time would tell.