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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Talk about your weird dreams!

Are your shirts the cheap kind that will get soaked immediately? Of course! Your water guns have blue ink if you're Team Blue, yellow ink if you're Team Yellow, and green ink if you're Team White.

Anakin liked to keep it unexpected.

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!

Congratulations, or something like that.

Or shoot him with ink. You know you want to.

Thank you for making this silly class my favorite part of the summer!

Had Stark hoped for a brief moment that he might be spared this week? Yes, but it had been a very faint hope. Very faint and very quickly dashed. At least this would distract him from whatever it was that had been nudging at the edge of his awareness since yesterday.

"He couldn't just wait for paintball?"

"Do you know how hard it is to get ink out of feathers?" Sam protested, glaring at Beaker. This was obviously Beaker's fault.

"Someone might get ideas about turning me into quills!"

Steve chuckled. "I'm gonna take it as a compliment," he said, pulling his white t-shirt on over his head.

Hannibal sighed, but pulled the t-shirt on. Better it than any of his clothes. At least he'd worn (designer, tailored) jeans today.

Maybe he could use Sidon as cover while shooting.

"Meep meep meep meep," Beaker said with a shrug.

Stark tugged his own shirt on with a sigh. "But it's less fun if I'm not trying to shoot him!"

He paused, eyeing Anakin. "I suppose I could anyway."

"I am not meant to be inked! This is extremely undignified and I blame you!"

Steve, secret exhibitionist that he was, whipped off the shirt he'd come to the park wearing and replaced it with his bright yellow monstrosity. A good workout would help distract him from the weird dreams of the last few days, right?

Right!

Summer had a soda and pretzel and a seat as a spectator with her name on it (although not, like, literally, technically the Summer Shenaningans had her name on it, if you wanted to be technical, but whatever, she digressed), and was trying to decide if she was glad to just be watching this one or a little disappointed to not be participating.

Because shooting stuff sounded pretty good right now.

(Shooting stuff usually sounded pretty good, but, you know...)

"Meep meep mee?" Beaker offered, aiming a water gun at Sam. He could shoot you now and get the indignity over fast!

Steve laughed harder. "Well, I'm not gonna stop you," he said.

Oh, of course, Prompto. You're right, Prompto. It's the last one of these activities of the summer, it would be foolish of us to miss it, I would be glad to join you in these shenanigans, how bad could it be, really?

And as Ignis discovered how bad it could be, he was sighing mostly at himself, although certainly giving withering looks across the field over toward the whole reason he was in this mess, taking comfort in the fact that at least these T-shirts did prevent any undue damage coming his own shirts.

But he said he would participate, and he was a man of his word...

"How dare you!"

Sam really should have armed himself already. He had only himself to blame here.

Alara changed into her shirt and stared at the water gun rather doubtfully.

She was pretty sure there was a reasonable chance she was going to end up breaking it.

Well, if he wasn't going to get a Disappointed Look from Steve then Stark might just have to try and shoot Anakin at some point.

"Good. He deserves it."

Well this was one way to end the summer shenanigans. Dwight glared at Anakin though, who had seemed to conveniently forget that SHIRT SIZE MATTERS for the final event. With a sigh, Dwight struggled into the size too small shirt.

Ohhhh, man! Could Prompto have seriously asked for a better activity for the last one? And, despite the fact that Ignis was trying to turn him to ice with his glaring alone, he couldn't help grinning eagerly from ear to ear as he grabbed a shirt and a gun and got ready to crush it!

....boy, was he going to feel kind of embarrassed if he did poorly, though, especially considering shooting was supposed to kind of be his jam!

Fortunately for you, Sam, Beaker can't aim at all.

"Meep meep meep!" Beaker said, firing his weapon.

Alexis looked over from under her way too big shirt.

"I think you have mine."

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