fandomhigh | Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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

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“It didn’t really come up in my former job, wrestled with a lot of demons though …” Liz paused, “literally not figuratively,” she clarified even though she supposed for her it counted as both.

"I've punched Hitler more than 200 times," Steve said a little dryly, then got a speculative look in his eyes.

Steve. Steven. Do not punch a pig.

Liz blinked, tilting her head slightly, “haven’t heard that one before,” she admitted.

She saw the look in his eye, “do you think punching a pig would work?”

Liz don’t encourage him.

"Well, what's the worst that could happen?"

So many, many things, Steve.

Liz was never ever going to mention this to Steven, she had a feeling punching pigs was probably not a good conversation to have with a vegan.

Also she was rather tired and didn’t really have any other ideas so she nodded, “well we could always try and see what happens? Worst case would be we have to come up with a new plan right?”

Steve's first line of inquiry tended to be "can I punch it" and then advance from there.

"Exactly. You call it's attention and I'll try to nab it?"

After spending the last decade working with Hellboy, Liz could definitely appreciate plans being formed around ‘can I punch it?’

“Okay well I can definitely try,” Liz nodded, then didn’t realise how she was going to do that without her powers, “do you think it’s cheating if I use fire to get its attention?” she asked and then quickly added, “I mean I’m a pyrokinetic,” she explained, “I don’t go around lighting fires or anything like that,” at least not deliberately like most people back home thought.

"Please don't light a pig on fire," Steve said with a grin. "That's probably much worse than punching one."

“Oh I wouldn’t light it on fire,” Liz assured him, “just get its attention,” at least she hoped anyway.

"Being on fire would definitely focus its attention, though," Steve teased.

Liz did laugh at that, “setting a pig on fire is probably not what Master Skywalker had in mind for this,” she grinned.

Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 8, 2022

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