Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 9, 2021

[sith_happened]

"Hello everyone!" Anakin boomed through his megaphone. Was it absolutely necessary for him to be so loud so early?

No, but Anakin was mean.

"Today we are playing the very famous--" in camp circles, maybe? "--game called Burst the Balloons! As you can see, Beaker and I have scattered balloons around the park."

Beaker meeped at Anakin.

"--and filled them with a variety of surprises. Oh?" He grinned. "Well done for that initiative, Beaker. The balloons are filled with surprises. Working in teams, you must race to break all of your balloons before the other teams do! Listen for your names!"

TEAM SHARKS
Harry
Rosa
Stark
Amaya
Astrid

TEAM JETS
Belle
Lydia
Malia
Shunsui
Kitty

TEAM BUGS
Faye
Rey
Travis
Clare
Sakaki

TEAM PIRATES
Tahani
Wanda
Jessica
Troy
Dwight

Comments

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

Travis was just going to take a moment to watch Dwight remove that shirt there, thanks.

"I don't know. Just because he doesn't seem to speak English doesn't mean he's not smart." He eyed Beaker. "Guy was definitely trying to tell me something last week."

Beaker had been trying to protest that Travis's full turnouts were unnecessary since he hadn't even set anything on fire yet.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"True... but I was thinking more along the lines of a "not actively trying to set yourself and everything else on fire at every turn" thing" Dwight said thoughtfully.

Turning his attention back to the jungle gym he eyed it for a moment.

"So, how to deal with this monstrosity? Hope the others are having an easy enough time with their balloons" Dwight mused as he looked around at his teammates scrambling and climbing for their balloons.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

Travis sighed. "I wish someone was trying to set things on fire," he muttered. ". . . I mean. I don't. Fire's bad. No fires is definitely better than fires everywhere. But -- man am I bored."

He offered no help on the balloon problem. He was on an opposing team, after all.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"Well, have you ever thought about maybe doing something else... along side the firefighting stuff of course. Still be Fandom's go to fire expert but do something else along with it?"

Dwight had no ideas really and was just spit balling as he made his way through the maze of barbed wire. It was basically a simplified obstacle course like he had gone through countless times in boot camp and training exercises.

"I mean if boredom is your thing that is fine..." Dwight said as he climbed over the worst of the snares and reached down for the balloon. "But you don't strike me as the 'does well with boredom' type" he said, giving Travis a knowing smirk.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

"I've always been a firefighter," Travis said. "I don't know what else I'd do."

Also, he had a tendency to vastly overdo his hobbies to the point of being obnoxious to anyone who tried talking to him about anything else.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"You will figure something out" Dwight said as he jumped down, balloon in his hand. "You're a smart guy."

With that Dwight set the balloon on the ground and gave is a good stomp. Thick back sticky chocolate syrup went everywhere as he did. (THAT was going to be fun to clean out of the boots *thanks Anakin*) And somehow he managed just a slight flinch at the sound, which he was actually kind of proud of himself for.

"And with that... I think I am done," Dwight said with a laugh.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

Travis noted that slight flinch with a certain amount of pride. Distraction had worked perfectly.

“Yeah, probably a good call. I’m surprised more people don’t just up and leave these things."

Like you, Travis? No one was forcing you to be here.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"Blame nearly 10 years in the military. Quitting isn't really in my nature" Dwight said with a wink. "But a smart man know when it is best to ultimately surrender, and that time is now."

"Besides...." Dwight said, looking around. "Think the rest of my team has it pretty well under control from the looks of things."

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

Travis looked around, nodding absently. "And mine . . . does not. Guess I'd better get back to it."

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"Yeah, of course..." Dwight said as he wiped his hands on the poor pirate shirt and let it fall back to the ground.

Holding out his hand he gave Travis' hand a firm shake then pulled him in closer for a quick hug, giving his back a firm pat. "Thanks, Travis" he said simply, hoping his friend understood what he was trying to say.

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[designateddadfriend]

Travis hadn't been prepared, and was tugged right in. But he patted Dwight's back in return easily enough once he realized what was happening.

"Don't worry about it," he said. "See you around, Dwight."

Re: TEAM PIRATES

[alwaysonguard]

"See ya, Travis. If you ever want to drop by or hang out after your shift, you know where to find me" Dwight said as he gave a wave and headed back towards his apartment.