Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, August 17, 2022

[sith_happened]

Why did the entire island smell a bit like chocolate pudding? It was probably nothing, right?

"Welcome to our final team-building exercise today!" Anakin yelled through his megaphone. "It's based on a series of obstacle courses called a Tough Mudder, but mud is too easy!"

...that would explain the pudding smell.

"Working in teams of seven, you will race around the island, conquering each obstacle! McGarrett, stop looking so excited about this. Listen for your names! NO POWERS."

TEAM WATERMELON FLAMINGO
Libby
Will
Amaya
Alara
Isabela
Gray
Miguel

TEAM HOT DOG BIGFOOTS
Jo
Beaker
Stark
Rey
Kurt
Steve M
Rosa

TEAM OW OW MY EYES BE GROOVY
Graham
Jon
Goose
Jaina
Guillermo
Hannibal
Steve R.

TEAM JAPANESE CATS
Vi
Lana
Sakaki
Tahani
Dwight
Belle
Steph

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COMPETE

[sith_happened]

This was going to get messy.

Obstacle One: Castaway

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Working in pairs, you must straddle what looks suspiciously like punching bags from the gym. Use the ropes Anakin has helpfully strung across the park's pond and make your way from one side to the other!

[OOC: It's the last week, so everyone participates in everything!

WATERMELON FLAMINGO: Libby & Will, then Amaya & Alara, Isabela & Gray, and Miguel and Libby, who gets to do this twice! You lucky, lucky, first team members!
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS: Jo & Beaker, Stark & Rey, Kurt & Steve M, Rosa & Jo
BE GROOVY: Graham & Jon, Goose & Jaina, Guillermo & Hannibal, Steve R. & Graham
JAPANESE CATS: Vi & Lana, Sakaki & Tahani, Dwight & Belle, Steph & Vi

RNG SAYS:
BE GROOVY
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS
WATERMELON FLAMINGO
JAPANESE CATS]

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[pun_king]

"Ohhhh no," said Graham, color draining from his face as he realized there was another one over the pond, and you'd better believe, he was going to be straddling that punching bag thing with every muscle in his thighs both times in desperation to ensure that he at least didn't fall off, and boy, was he going to feel glad he hadn't skipped an arm day since he was granted vision of great Buffness at that Reunion!

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[onlyajones]

Jo looked very uncertain about this activity, especially since she had a feeling that she could very easily fall off.

She hoped the pond wasn't that deep.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[sexy_giraffe]

"This is going to be an unbearable day," Tahani declared.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[furrybluefreak]

"Well... this is gonna be interesting," Kurt mused looking at the set up. "Shame we cant use powers."

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[doctorgingerspice]

"This is gonna get messy," Will commented, and off came the shirt that he'd just put on.

What? Giving a friend a chocolate-pudding-stained shirt would just be weird. Couldn't do that.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[stykera]

Rey was a good partner to have in these things. Stark offered her a hesitant smile as he climbed onto the...whatever it was.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[giveittoyoursister]

What had Anakin done to those perfectly innocent punching bags?

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[drumsticksandd20s]

Well, it was a good thing the self-defense training she'd been doing with Vi had given Steph a little bit more upper body exercise, she guessed. Probably not enough to make a huge difference here by the time her turn came around, though.

Yeah, no.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[solo_sword]

"Oh, I can do this," Jaina said. Didn't even need powers for this when you were kind of a psycho about training.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle did not have the greatest upper body strength, unsurprisingly. Dwight was going to have to pick up some slack here but somehow that didn't seem like it would be too much of a problem.

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[napking]

"Well, this looks doable," Gray said optimistically.

Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

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Piggybacks are fun! Piggybacks up and down stairs on your way to the Preserve are decidedly less fun. Pair up and race as fast as you can! Team member #2, you're pulling double-duty this time.

[WATERMELON FLAMINGO: Will & Amaya, Alara & Isabela, Gray & Miguel, and Libby & Will!
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS: Beaker & Stark, Rey & Kurt, Steve M & Rosa, Jo & Beaker
BE GROOVY: Jon & Goose, Jaina & Guillermo, Hannibal & Steve R., Graham & Jon
JAPANESE CATS: Lana & Sakaki, Tahani & Dwight, Belle & Steph, Vi & Lana

RNG SAYS:
WATERMELON FLAMINGO
BE GROOVY
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS
JAPANESE CATS]

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[alwaysonguard]

"Well I think it's pretty obvious which one of us is doing the carrying...." Dwight mused out loud to his partner for the round.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[grenadesandohana]

Well, the first half of Team Gonna Take This Too Seriously was ready. "Diaz!" he called, waving her over.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[heroic_jawline]

"I'm gonna guess I'm going to be doing the heavy lifting here," Steve said with a grin.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[stykera]

Why did Stark have a feeling Beaker was somehow going to try carrying him?

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[doctorgingerspice]

At least Will was leaving the shirt on for this one?

You’re welcome, Libby.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Okay," Steph said, glancing at the route with extreme reluctance, "how do you want to do this?"

She snickered. Look, even if she was the only one who got the reference, the point was that she had to amuse herself somehow because this was about to be excruciating.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[intheeyeofthebeholding]

"Oh, good lord."

At least his first partner should be more than able to carry him.

Re: Obstacle Two: Hero Carry

[what_the_shock]

"Think I'm the one doing the carrying here," Miguel said.

He wasn't sure how strong Gray was, but he was more than strong enough to lift the entire team, let alone one person. And a lot less likely to fall asleep in the middle of it.

Obstacle Three: Pitfall

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Would you believe that this swamp of chocolate pudding had always been in the Preserve, or that Anakin had spent yesterday digging it? Because one of those was true. Everyone in! Get across as fast as you can, using your teammates for chaotic aid.

[OOC: HOT DOG BIGFOOTS
WATERMELON FLAMINGO
JAPANESE CATS
BE GROOVY]

Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

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Is there a deranged monkey bar set up in front of you?

Yes.

Is the area below it covered in chocolate pudding? Also yes.

Enjoy!

[OOC: HOT DOG BIGFOOTS
WATERMELON FLAMINGO
BE GROOVY
JAPANESE CATS]

Re: COMPETE

[sith_happened]

Huzzah, you've reached the Port of Fandom! Surely Anakin will let you clean off now!

Yes! Just after you climb over this ten foot wall located right at the water's edge. The last team member in line doesn't get a boost to help them over.

[OOC: WATERMELON FLAMINGO: Amaya helps Alara, Isabela helps Amaya, Gray helps Isabela, Miguel helps Gray, Libby helps Will and Will gets over all by himself!
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS: Stark helps Rey, Kurt helps Stark, Steve M helps Kurt, Rosa helps Steve M, Jo helps Rosa, Beaker helps Jo and...oh dear. Beaker gets over himself.
BE GROOVY: Jon helps Goose, Jaina helps Jon, Guillermo helps Jaina, Hannibal helps Guillermo, Steve R. helps Hannibal, Graham helps Steve R., and then gets over by himself!
JAPANESE CATS: Sakaki helps Tahani, Dwight helps Sakaki, Belle helps Dwight, Steph helps Belle, Vi helps Steph, Lana helps Vi, and then gets over herself.

And the RNG say:
WATERMELON FLAMINGO
BE GROOVY
JAPANESE CATS
HOT DOG BIGFOOTS]