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

Comments

Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[sith_happened]

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: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[kawaii_complex]

You know what else was covered in chocolate pudding? Sakaki's hands, which kept slipping every time she tried to grab onto the bars, leaving her landing in the squishy pudding far more times that she would have liked.

Well, any times was more than she would have liked, but she was clearly not having the best time with this one, no. At least she didn't have any recent cat wounds to worry about chocolate pudding getting into them, though.

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[stykera]

Stark was doing inexplicably well at this. Perhaps it was the summer of blacksmithing classes improving his arms?

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[meepmeepmeep]

Beaker was going to help him along by grabbing onto his ankles for a ride across! Beaker was thinking smarter not harder!

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[stykera]

"Now you want a ride?" Stark grumbled. Just a little. It wasn't as if Beaker was weighing him down at all. He was just adding a little drag when he swung.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep meep," Beaker said.

Like he could reach the monkey bars.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[stykera]

He couldn't have carried Stark either!

"You could have asked instead of just grabbing me."

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[meepmeepmeep]

"Meep meep," Beaker agreed.

But this was more fun.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[giveittoyoursister]

This one wasn't too bad in the moment, but Vi was going to be feeling it in her shoulders later, especially after some of the earlier obstacles.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[drumsticksandd20s]

Did it at least help a little that Steph cupped her hands around her mouth and yelled "Fuck it up, babe!" while watching her negotiate the apparatus?

Granted, Steph fell into the pudding almost immediately after starting her attempt.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[heroic_jawline]

Was Steve blowing through this like some kind of super-soldier? Sorry. Yeah. At least you could enjoy the gun show?

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[grenadesandohana]

Steve was not, by God, going to fall in the pudding, even if it meant slowing down a little to ensure that was true.

His shoulders were going to hate him in the morning.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[noonedecidesmyfate]

Belle tried.

That was really the only kind thing that could be said of her attempts at this.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[thatwaslucky]

The best thing Rey did for herself was wipe off her hands before getting on this thing. See, this was where training came in handy.

Re: Obstacle Four: Funky Monkey

[solo_sword]

Jaina was making pretty good time when she grabbed the next bar and her hand caught some leftover pudding that was left on it, and then had to spend some time hanging one-armed on this thing. She was not falling, dammit, but it took a minute to get back up.