Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 8, 2022

[sith_happened]

There was a definite smell of grease in the air along the beach that should worry anyone who'd every experienced one of Anakin's Wednesdays before, and that was only if they didn't notice the enormous, greased-up pole resting between two wooden scaffolds about ten feet above the water.

Or the greased-up pigs in a pen.

Or the greased-up flag pole.

Anakin liked a theme, that's what we're saying here.

"Today is all about adaptation!" Anakin yelled into the bullhorn when everyone had arrived. "Your teams have to attempt--individually--get get across the pole in the water and then up the flag pole. Your times, should anyone complete these tasks--will be added together, along with your efforts in the pairs greased pig collecting competition. Fastest team wins."

Who took Anakin to a county fair. Really.

"Listen for your names! There will be five teams of six and you may not use any special powers to assist yourself or your teammates. This is all physical prowess and mental stamina."

TEAM PRAISE THE LARD
Steve M
Aphra
Scott
Graham
Kennedy
Sakaki

TEAM HOT WIENERS
Isabela
Duke
Stark
Steph
Gray
Annie

TEAM TAKE ME TO THE FAIR
Vi
Libby
Will
Jo
Miguel
Hannibal

TEAM FUNNEL CLOUDS AND FUNNEL CAKES
Goose
Buck
Alexis
Lana
Travis
Jon

TEAM BUSTING BALLS
Rey
Belle
Beaker
Wanda
Steve R
Liz

Comments

Catch a Pig!

[sith_happened]

Anakin had gotten enough pigs for each team to have their own to chase in the large pen.

So...this should be interesting.

Round One

[sith_happened]

Steve M. & Aphra; Isabela & Duke; Vi & Libby; Goose & Buck; Rey & Belle, get on in there!

RNG says Steve and Aphra are the quickest!

Re: Round One

[betterthanaplan]

"Easier or harder than wrestling a tuna?"

Harder, Duke. So much harder.

Re: Round One

[good_for_six]

Isabela leaned back against the fence. "No one's ever come up with a saying about wrestling tuna in water, sweet thing."

Re: Round One

[jedigrammarians]

Aphra looked at the pigs, then at Anakin, then at Steve. "I have a holdout blaster set to stun up my sleeve," she told him sotto voce.

Re: Round One

[grenadesandohana]

Steve smirked. "I'll provide enough diversion to let you hit it," he said, nodding.

Re: Round One

[noonedecidesmyfate]

"Oh, I haven't the faintest idea what to do here," Belle admitted.

Re: Round One

[giveittoyoursister]

Vi was still shaking feeling back into her arms from the flagpole. "How does he come up with these things?"

Round Two

[sith_happened]

Scott & Graham; Stark & Steph; Will & Jo; Alexis & Lana; Beaker & Wanda, let's go!

RNG says Alexis and Lana win and I'm dying to see how that works, tbh.

Re: Round Two

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep meep meep!"

Sorry, Wanda. The pig probably wouldn't explode?

Re: Round Two

[drumsticksandd20s]

You know what, Steph was pretty much useless at this point, so... she'd do her best, but sorry, Stark.

Re: Round Two

[stykera]

They could be useless together!

"Why," Stark asked plaintively, staring down a pig.

Re: Round Two

[dishesonthetoprack]

Scott was willing to try, but given his poor performance up to this point, he wasn't especially...optimistic.

Also, this was kind of gross. He needed a shower in the worst way.

Re: Round Two

[onlyajones]

Jo was not very good at running at all and she was kind of staring in dismay at the idea of having to chase a pig, “um…”

Re: Round Two

[unusual_sith]

How was it going to work? Ha. A greased pig was nothing compared to a slimy k'lor'slug. It bit less, too.

Lana started by throwing dirt at the pig. Now it wasn't greasy anymore.

Round Three

[sith_happened]

Kennedy & Sakaki; Gray & Annie; Miguel & Hannibal; Travis & Jon; Steve R. & Liz! Last one in is...still chasing a greased pig. Sorry.

RNG says Gray and Annie take it!

Re: Round Three

[designateddadfriend]

Travis looked at the pigs.

"That man is a sadist. Plain and simple."

Re: Round Three

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"The trick is to give it a reason to come to you," Jon offered. "Unfortunately, the only thing I have on me is grease, and I would rather not be eaten."

Re: Round Three

[brat_inslayage]

"This is hilarious," Kennedy noted, "but also so, so weird."

Re: Round Three

[heroic_jawline]

"Right," Steve said, staring at the pig. "I've never done this."

Re: Round Three

[flamesburned]

Liz was also staring at the pig and wishing she had a lot more energy but the last two activities had worn her out, “this is new for me as well,” she admitted.

Re: Round Three

[defenderofdesmoines]

Okay. So. Annie kind of had a little bit of a leg up here -- she herself had certainly never chased a greased pig, but she had grown up somewhere rural enough to have county fairs, and she'd seen this done before.

"I think the trick is to keep from scaring it," she offered softly to Gray, watching the pig carefully.

Also, probably a total abandonment of their dignity.

Re: Round Three

[napking]

Gray yawned and shook his head to clear it before telling her, "I'm really sneaky. We can probably use that."

Sleep now, Sloth told him.

Not now, Gray protested. This nice lady is counting on me! Miraculously, Sloth subsided...for the time being.

Re: Round Three

[what_the_shock]

"I can grab it if I can get it." Miguel showed his talons off.

Re: Round Three

[sharp_man]

Hannibal shrugged. "I won't stop you."