Try Not to Die, Thursday, May 13, 2021

[sith_happened]

"Hello," Anakin said, smiling in front of the Portalocity Office as he stood next to a redheaded man in a pair of jeans and a dark hoodie. "Welcome to Try Not to Die, which I am running this session with my grandson, Ben."

Ben gave everyone a way. "Welcome," he said in a faint British Coruscanti accent. "I'm here to make sure Granddad doesn't actually kill you."

Anakin gave him a bit of a look. "This class is all about thinking on your feet as you explore new places throughout this planet," he said, "which we pick though a highly scientific method," he said.

"We drink a shot of whiskey and throw a dart at a map," Ben said helpfully. "So this week we're all going to Paraguay!" He almost got that pronunciation right.

"You will complete a series of tasks and the first person to find us wins the thrill of finding us first," Anakin said. "Ready, steady, go!"

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Find Anakin & Ben

[sith_happened]

But before you do, you have to stop and use a mortar and pestle to make enough tereré to fill up a thermos, which you then have to bring to Anakin and Ben.

And then you get to drink it! Yay, traditional foods!

[OOC: And the final results are:
1. Arabella Baylor
2. Enola Holmes
3. Troy Barnes
4. Nell Ingram
5. Harry Potter
6. Julius Heartstriker
7. Elli
8. Alara Kitan
9. Juillenne Milone (and Camden)]

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[notfinishedyet]

For all her detours and bad dancing, Enola made up her timing by making that odd looking beverage. Upon learning she had to drink it however she had second thoughts.

But drink it she did, making a bit of a face. "Mmm. Bracing," she said, struggling to find words.

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[sith_happened]

"It is a thing you have tried," Anakin agreed with a little smile. "You're second today."

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[notfinishedyet]

"Oh. Was that a race?" Enola said looking for anything else to drink. "I'll have to remember that next time."

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[canlendanear]

Alara lost considerable ground with the last challenge because she kept breaking the mortar but eventually she did fill up the thermos and make her way to the finish line.

She didn’t really have a problem with drinking it, so that part she could at least do quickly.

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[momslilassassin]

"You're eighth today," Ben said with a little smile.

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[snowdroplace]

This took her a while--and it wasn't because the mortar and pestle were hard to use, she was used to that--but because Elli got herself a bit turned about and couldn't find either of her teachers for a little bit.

Well, at least she wasn't last?

"I actually think this tastes pretty good," Elli admitted, once she'd tried her drink.

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[sith_happened]

"I haven't tried it," Anakin admitted.

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[mylandmyrules]

This was actually pretty easy. Nell was well versed in the use of a mortar and pestle and quickly had made enough to move on. If she hadn't already been so far behind she might just have come in first.

She made her way over and drank the terere. "Not bad," she said consideringly. "I don't think I'll be switchin' over to this anytime soon, but it's not terrible."

Re: Find Anakin & Ben

[thebeastofhouston]

Did Arabella use super strength to speed up the mortar and pestle business after that whole fiasco with the melons? Maybe. You couldn't prove it though.