Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 24, 2020

[sith_happened]

Today the shenanigans were inside the Danger Room because even Anakin couldn't source enough strawberry Jello powder to make a dent on the water surrounding the island.

The unwilling victims people showing up would find themselves looking down onto a huge rec room decorated for a child's birthday, complete with streamers, balloons, and a massive pinata (easily the size of a chair) swinging from the ceiling.

And the floor was entirely covered in red liquidy-goo..stuff...because Anakin wasn't actually going to cover everything in lava.

"Welcome to the Floor is Lava!" Anakin's voice boomed out to the audience. "...my son Christopher helped this week. You will work in teams of three to get from one end of the room to the other without falling into the extremely realistic lava...stuff. The fastest team will win a lava lamp but there are prizes for all! Listen for your names. Oh, and no powers, please."

Or sit around and eat fruit gummies, popcorn, cupcake, and goldfish crackers because Christopher had assisted with snacks, too.

TEAM ONE
Liam
Duke
Freya

TEAM TWO
Shuri
Astrid
Mae

TEAM THREE
Alexis
Shunsui
Summer

TEAM FOUR
Elli
Stark
Kitty

TEAM FIVE
Prompto
Wayne
Rey

TEAM SIX
Jaye
Tisarwat
Amaya

TEAM SEVEN
Tony
Sidon
Alara

TEAM EIGHT
Steve
Beaker
Magnus

Comments

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

Duke gave him a suspicious side-eye.

"I don't need a hug."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

"False," Magnus said without even thinking about it. "Everyone needs hugs. But that's not what I'm here for."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

"Oh thank god. I really didn't feel like trying to argue my way out of your hugs today."

Of course, that begged the question:

"So . . . what are you here for?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

He'd surprise hug you, Duke. Don't think he wouldn't.

"Oh! So I'm doing a Midsummer Solstice party this weekend. Maybe you saw those sweet flyers?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

He was holding out hope. Useless, impossible hope.

"With the, like, skulls and shit?" Duke asked. "Is that was that was. It kind of looked more like someone was planning a sacrifice."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

"...Maybe next year," he said, really giving that some thought. "It's like a cooler Halloween. In the summer. It's a holiday back home, you know?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

"It's a holiday in some places around here," Duke said. ". . . It was also last weekend, if I'm remembering right."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

"Yeah, but everyone was busy being sad about dads," Magnus pointed out. "Also I forgot about it. Anyway, we need food. And you have a restaurant..."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

". . . You want me to cater your weird skeleton-bear party, don't you."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

"Yes, yes I do."

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

"Don't suppose you're going to pay me to do it?"

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

Magnus sucked in air through his teeth. "Here's the thing, I'm broke until next week, so if you could just float me..."

He was not broke at all. This was a deception check. And he rolled a 7.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

Duke sighed. Did he believe Magnus? It didn't matter. "I'll send you an invoice."

[YES HELLO CAT]

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[magnusrushesin]

"Done and done! It's on the beach, so maybe some beach food!" You know. Beach food.

Re: Arrive and Mingle

[betterthanaplan]

“Beach food,” Duke echoed. “Like . . . Yeah, I’m drawing a blank. Unless you mean stuff you can catch on a beach.”