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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"We're on the same team!" Clare said, putting on her shirt over her regular clothes. "D'ye know how to make these work?" she asked, lifting her weapon.

"We are on the same team!" Prompto confirmed with a grin, pulling the bottom hem of his shirt to look down at it to confirm, and then turning his attention to the pistols themselves. "And...well, I gotta admit, I've never worked with one of these before, but they look pretty simple. Like they're trying to imitate a gun with a cartridge! So I'm gonna guess..."

He fiddled with it slightly before squirting a bit of pre-emptive ink in the air and grinned.

"Just like that. So ink goes in, you aim, pull the trigger. Pretty simple, really! Although the stream's pretty sad on this, you don't get a lot of pressure. I wonder..."

Was Prompto now going to try and see if he could figure out a way to amp up his (and probably his teammates!) guns to do a little extra action?

Uhhhh, duh. Upgrading his weapons was also his jam!

"You wonder what?" Clare said, holding her own gun with maybe a tenth of Prompto's confidence.

"I think I might be able to rig these a little," Prompto admitted, with a little bit of a grin over at Clare, "so that they can shoot better. Like, they're really simple, but the pressure sucks, that's why you get just these sad little streams, like this." Another shot into the air, wasting all that precious expensive ammo, but it's not like he knew the gold they were filling these dinky cartridges with! "But with a few adjustments..."

And now Prompto was really hoping he was right as he sort of forced his open a little, narrowed his eyes a little at it, and made a few...small adjustments before fitting the casing back into place.

And gave the trigger another squeeze, half expecting it to just jam from his adjustments, but, happily, managed to get another stream of ink, slightly stronger than the last one, although, admittedly, not by much.

"Better," he said. "If I had some other materials, I could probably really give these bad boys some juice, but this is better than nothing. A little more distance, at least!"

He grinned as he held out his hand.

"Want me to do yours, too?"

"Aye, yes, please," Clare said eagerly.

Prompto beamed a little at the chance to be a little more helpful, as he took Clare's gun to give it the same treatment, with the confidence that hers would actually work a little better, even, now that he'd had the chance to practice at least one on his own.

"That should do it," he said, handing the gun back and then asking, grinning, "You ready to kick some butt?"

He probably would have said kick some ass, usually, but, hey, he was a teacher now.

Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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