fandomhigh | Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Anakin was back in his accustomed spot in the center of the park, surrounded by piles of t-shirts and something that looked slightly like water pistols.

Judging by the many colors Beaker was splashed in, they weren't just water pistols.

There was also an extensive obstacle course set up throughout the park, complete with pits, snare traps, sniper nests, and bunkers.

Had he blatantly stolen all of the best ideas from a summer of paintball classes?

Yes. Yes, he had.

In the center of the obstacle course was a flagpole with a blue and yellow gremlin flag flying high.

"For our final meeting," he began, "we will be working in teams to capture that flag! Navigate the obstacle course while your competitors shoot at you with these--" he lifted up a water gun, "--vintage 1980s disappearing ink guns!"

Judging by Beaker, that ink didn't disappear that fast.

"Meep meep meep meep!"

Anakin glanced down. "Oh. Well. Using these vintage water guns that have been filled with printer ink!"

So, the most expensive ammunition on the planet.

"Listen for your names!"

TEAM BLUE
Rey
Sakaki
Miguel
Harry
Stark
Malia
Adora
Ignis
Troy

TEAM GOLD
Alexis
Belle
Steve M
Sam
Lana
Travis
Alara
Tahani
Dwight

TEAM WHITE
Sidon
Wanda
Nick
Hannibal
Prompto
Bob
Clare
Steve R
Astrid

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Sure, some of you have military backgrounds and might try to come up with a strategy in the previous thread but let's be real, this is mostly about shooting people with ink. Anakin has also armed some gremlins because sure, that'll end well for everyone.

Make it messy!

Alexis didn't have training or anything, but she was surprisingly athletic and loved this stuff and she'd worn appropriate shoes!

"Come on, team, we- ahhhh!"

And that was how she figured out the gremlins were armed.

Tahani, who was not in appropriate shoes, skidded to a wobbly high-heeled sandal stop. "What happened?!"

"Gremlin!" she answered. "And that water is deceptively cold!"

It slways was when you weren't expecting it.

"Well that can't possibly be fair," Tahani complained like someone who had not been paying any attention all summer.

"Nope," Alexis said.

And then sprayed her.

"We're on the same team!" Tahani shrieked. Wetly.

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So yeah, boot camp training and 5 years service were definitely kicking in right about now as Dwight scanned the insanity that Anakin had laid out for them.

And Dwight was doing a half decent job of figuring out a strategy until he saw the gremlins running around.

Really, gremlins now too??? he muttered with a sigh.

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"Maybe we could all just hide behind you," Travis teased.

"Oh you are soooo funny there Travis" Dwight said with a sarcastic laugh. "You got more experience with gremlins than I do.. YOU deal with them and we will hide behind YOU!"

"Not gremlins with water guns," Travis pointed out cheerfully. "I think that's a new one for most of us."

"Well, you are so chipper about it" Dwight said with a smirk. "Why don't YOU go show us how to handle them. Water guns or not... I'm sure you can handle it!"

He paused a moment before adding "Or we could, you know, just leave them be and hope they focus on the other teams!"

"You'll want to stay away from them," Hannibal called helpfully. "They're venomous, and it's hallucinogenic, if nobody's warned you yet."

"Wait... what???" Dwight glanced at the gremlins warily.

"Mm." Hannibal nodded. "It's far from deadly, but it's rather unpleasant."

Then he shot Dwight while his back was turned.

They may have just been water guns but they still made a good bit of noise. Dwight's ears picked up on it and he spun around and lunged to the side, avoiding the shot. As he crouched on the ground he stared at Hannibal.

"Oh now THAT was a mistake" he said as he shot back, still crouching down.

Hannibal had been moving as soon as he shot, and he chuckled as he dodged in turn. "As a friend, I warned you about the gremlins. But I'm still not on your team."

He ran behind and around one of the bunkers, whirling around to shoot again.

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Bob eyed the shirt he couldn't put on. He eyed the gun he couldn't pick up. He gave Anakin a dirty look.

"Right."

He stalked toward the flag and put up illusions of whirling blades and golden fog around it.

Hey, this was what he could do.

This was a decent test of skills and a nice distraction, so Rey was all for this.

She was starting off mostly off the area with the most people so she could try to pick people off from the outside.

Thanks to Prompto, Clare had a souped-up weapon and delusions of being good at this that ended as soon as she tried doing one of those rolls she saw in action movies.

"Ow," she grumbled from the ground.

"You okay there?" Rey checked.

"Fine," Clare said with a cheery wave from where she was eating grass.

Rey went over to offer her a hand, while also keeping her water gun ready because she was prepared for funny business from everyone.

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Without Anakin to focus on Stark had to come up with a new plan. That plan was very simple. It involved aiming at...anyone else, basically.

Belle had no strategy. Belle was just trying to get through the obstacle course. Belle was not going to make it through the obstacle course but she was trying.