Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, July 27, 2022

[sith_happened]

Anakin's children had outgrown a summer slide obstacle course years ago, but it didn't mean it wasn't stuck in the back of his brain as an option for torture team building.

When everyone arrived at the park, they'd find a rickety-on-purpose wooden bridge across the duck/flamingo pond, an entire line of inflatable hurdles being sprayed by sprinklers, some kind of ring toss with a water cannon pointed at where the participants would be standing, and a Slip 'n Slide that would really serve no purpose other than to remind adults that gravity exists and they shouldn't be on a Slip 'n Slide past the age of about ten.

"Today we're running an obstacle course!" he said. At least it was stupidly humid outside, so getting wet wasn't a hardship. "Fastest through wins! No power usage! Listen for your names!"

TEAM I PUT OUT
Beaker
Jon
Rey
Goose

TEAM FREUDIAN SLIP 'N SLIDES
Sidon
Lana
Steph
Miguel

TEAM POND HAIR DON'T CARE
Graham
Stark
Sakaki
Libby

TEAM MOIST
Steve M
Hannibal
Jo
Gray

Comments

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Summer wanted to watch you, too," Anakin said.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"Summer goes to paintball too," Stark pointed out.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Maybe she should've brought you along," Anakin said.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"Perhaps you should suggest it in case this happens again."

Stark, no.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"I will."

This will end in tears.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

Tiny koala tears?

"I'd rather it didn't happen again," Stark admitted. "I want to stay me-shaped. It's easier to shoot you that way."

Someone could probably make an eats, shoots, and leaves joke here.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Thank you," Anakin said dryly. "I missed you, too. Somewhat."

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"You missed having a target. Who did you shoot instead?"

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"It was paint arrows, so...a lot of things I hadn't been aiming at," Steve said.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"You didn't cheat?"

Sounded fake, Anakin.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Of course not."

That time.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"Because I wasn't there?"

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

Totally.

"No!"

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"If you say so."

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"I do say so," Anakin said. Casually.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"I know. I heard you. Try not to cheat next week."

Stark wanted to shoot you, Anakin. It had been too long.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"No promises," Anakin said, grinning.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"I don't cheat," Stark reminded him. He might, if he could use the Force. "And I wouldn't expect you to promise."

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"I like to remain an enigma," Anakin said.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"That's the word you'd choose?" Stark asked, eyebrow raised.

It was certainly a word.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"What's wrong with the word I chose?" Anakin asked.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"I didn't say anything was wrong with it," Stark said. "I just asked a question."

It was too mild of a word, Anakin.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Your eyebrows did a thing," Anakin said.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[stykera]

"I only have the one! And it didn't."

It totally did.

Re: Talk to Anakin!

[sith_happened]

"Mmm," Anakin said, not convinced.