Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, May 12, 2021

[sith_happened]

Good morning, everyone! It's time for another summer of Anakin Skywalker Thinks This Teaches Team Building and Also Amuses Himself (Mostly the Second Thing) but "Shenanigans" Is Easier!

The bleachers for viewing were set up in the park backed up to the pond and near the Belthazor Commemorative Divot. Food vendors, remembering how this worked, had arrived with hot dog, popcorn, and rum for the squirrels. Huge flatscreens were set up facing the bleachers, which gave people a hint that today's event would not just stay inside the park, and the cameras were trained at...well, ankle height or the sky for now because squirrels and rum.

Anakin and his bullhorn were standing behind a folding table stacked high with brightly patterned shirts and people who had been here before knew that just because the shirts were free, it never, ever meant you wanted to wear them.

"GOOD MORNING!" he boomed through the bullhorn when enough people were gathered. Just behind the table, invisible because of the piles of shirts, Beaker meeped cheerfully. "Welcome to another summer of team building activities!"

He might be waiting for a while if he was expecting cheers, just saying.

"Today, as has become tradition, we shall conduct a relay race around the island to acquaint you newcomers with where things are!" he said. "Please listen as your name is called and then come up for your festive t-shirts. We shall have three teams of eight."

TEAM CATS
Sakaki
Miles
Bob
Rosa
Belle
Juillene
Duke
Harry

TEAM GRAFFITI
Enola
Nina
Summer
Prompto
Malia
Annie
Wanda
Clare

TEAM SAFARI
Hannibal
Stark
Rey
Travis
Elli
Tisarwat
Alara
Liam

After everyone had gotten their shirts and teams settled, Anakin reached for the bullhorn again. "Today, we are going without powers if you have any!" he yelled, which still not necessary with a bullhorn, Anakin. "First two team members to the starting line, the rest of you handwavily find your stations around the island! Ready, steady--go!"

Comments

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"I've seen it in a film?" Clare said, "but nothing in real life."

Cheerleading: not a thing at Our Lady Immaculate.

"I'm not on top."

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"No worries, buddy, you don't have to be," Annie assured her (and only caught about half of that) as she eyed the group. Honestly, she herself wouldn't be a bad candidate for the top person, or maybe Enola or Nina? The bigger issue was the base since, like...they had a lot of people who would make wonderful middle sections....

"Want to be on the bottom, or in the middle?" she asked Clare, frowning a bit.

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"The bottom," Clare said. "Maybe we have five there, then two, then one? It doesn't have to be actual geometry, does it?"

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"That's probably a better option than four-three-two," Annie agreed thoughtfully. "Okay. I'll on the bottom, then, too -- I have super-strength, but don't tell."

It was a passive power, okay?

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"Are you an alien?!"

Blame Astrid for putting that thought in Clare's head.

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Superhero," Annie corrected, shaking her head. "Human just like you," she assumed, "but just born super-abled."

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"Like Really Strong Guy Who Can Fly?" Clare said, looking impressed.

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Yes," Annie said with a nod as she pulled a little bit of power from someone's cell phone, probably, and let her eyes illuminate. "Except I can't fly."

So unfair.

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"But you can get all glowy!" Clare said. "You could read all night without a torch!"

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[defenderofdesmoines]

"Or a flashlight!"

Sigh, Annie.

Re: You're Done--Oh Wait.

[craic_killer]

"That too," Clare said, laughing.