Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, July 7, 2021

[sith_happened]

Anakin was holding the shenanigans today mostly as a way to conduct a head count on who was still around and comfortable enough to venture outside. The seating and tables had been lashed securely to trees in the park, and the inflatable whack-a-mole games had been bungee corded to each other and then to a tree.

Anakin wasn't losing anyone down a hole during this, thanks.

"Welcome," he said to those who arrived. "Let's work out some stress." He gestured to the inflated games. "We'll be in groups of seven. Six of you are moles--your job is to collect as many balls on the surface of the game as you can. One of you has an inflatable mallet: your job is to smack everyone on the head before they retrieve all the balls. Let's work on those reflexes, everyone."

I'M WHACK
Moles: Alara
Steve M
Sidon
Harry
Belle
Rosa
Whacker: Tahani

T-REX
Moles: Ben
Annie
Clare
Prompto
Summer
Sakaki
Whacker: Jaye

Comments

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[sith_happened]

At least the shirts aren't that bad?

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"But why am I meant to let someone just hit me on the head with a soft mallet?"

WHY, ANAKIN?

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"Why can't we all have mallets?" Clare said. "I would be cracking with a mallet!"

Clare should never, ever be allowed a mallet.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"That would be more fair," Belle agreed. "I'd enjoy it!"

Was Five around? Hitting him with a mallet would be so therapeutic!

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"Maybe the dean has extras! We could use them for protection!"

Against holes! Sure!

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"I'm not sure they offer much protection." But nice try, Clare. "But it would be fun."

And they'd have something to occupy themselves with if they got eaten by a hole.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"Take our minds off of things!" Clare agreed, nodding. "I can think of two or three people that would be fun to whack."

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Was one of those people named Five? He seemed like an excellent candidate for whacking!

"Do you think the dean will give us mallets if we ask politely?"

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"I don't think it could hurt!"

Oh, optimistic Clare.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"It ought to hurt less than being hit by mallets," Belle agreed.

Of course, they were short girls. Being bopped on the head would at least prove difficult for the mallet-wielders.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"He wouldn't hit us, right?"

Clare was still from Catholic schools in Northern Ireland. It wasn't entirely unheard of.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle had not considered that idea.

"Oh, I don't think so!"

He probably only wanted to hit other adults and usually only with paint. Probably.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[craic_killer]

"He's got a face that says he never smiles," Clare hissed.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"He smiles," Belle protested. "Though in a way that suggests he's enjoying these torments he puts us through."

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[hashtag_chocobro]

Prompto had been criminally ignored keeping a low profile ever since last week, when he went out for his usual jog and buildings were missing. Like, he was responsible for someone's cat right now, he couldn't afford to risk it if Fandom was doing some weird shit right now.

It definitely didn't help that Ignis wasn't answering his phone! He tried to tell himself that he was just involved in some secret...super secret mission, buuuut....

...if he stayed in for too much longer, though he would go crazy, and so he was here, honestly a little surprised they were still doing this, and trying not too look too anxious as he came down and got his shirt and tried to listen to what they were even doing this week.

Something with holes, dude? Really?

Too soon!