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Anakin Skywalker ([personal profile] sith_happened) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2022-08-17 09:03 am
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Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, August 17, 2022

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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pun_king: (distraught)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 02:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"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!
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2022-08-17 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"Right. Right, we can do this."

Hopefully Graham could, because Jon had noodle arms. On the plus side, he didn't weigh much?
pun_king: (steady determined)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh no, Graham still had noodle arms, too!

He was working on them, though! But, hey, he also didn't weight as much and he gave Jon a somewhat uncertain grin that had attempted to be encouraging.

"Yeah," he said, reaching over to start pulling the rope. "We can! Just...please, let's try not to fall off, I don't know how to swim."

Maybe if he spent less time working on those future gains and more time working on fixing that, he wouldn't be in this nervous mess right now!
intheeyeofthebeholding: (Default)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2022-08-17 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not sure how well anybody can swim in this," Jon said, eyeing the pudding dubiously as he reached to pull on the rope, too. "But if you fall off, just turn over and lie on your back and I'll pull you in."
pun_king: (imploring look to the side)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Turn over," Graham repeated, like a mantra, like inscribing the instructions into his brain, "lie on my back, you'll pull me in..."

He nodded a little, as he continued to pull steadily, repeating it again and finding it was a good rhythm for the pulls.

"Got it," he said. "I can definitely do that."
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Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2022-08-17 04:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"And if all else fails, eat your way out," Jon added wryly, pulling the rope as they went.
pun_king: (hand out talking)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 04:24 pm (UTC)(link)
"I probably actually could do that," Graham pointed out, a moment later, with a somewhat worrisome new excitement appearing in his voice. The kind of excitement that almost made a person wonder if he'd fall off just to try it now.

He wouldn't, of course, because he wanted to win this for his team, but it wouldn't be half-bad if things did start to go wrong.
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Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] intheeyeofthebeholding 2022-08-18 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
"Maybe after the games," Jon said, hauling as hard as he could on the rope.
heroic_jawline: (pos: fond exasperation)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2022-08-17 05:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're basically an expert at this by now," Steve said with real enthusiasm as he got onto the punching bag.
pun_king: (back of head rub)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 05:28 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ha ha ha." Very natural laugh there, Graham, very good. But honestly, it was a little reassuring knowing that he'd done this already once before, and that Steve definitely had more than a one-up on both him and Jon combined when it came to the arms department.

His confidence would be a little stronger, though, as he joined Steve on the bag, if he could be assured of at least one thing:

"Soooo.....if I were to fall off, and I just turned over to lie on my back, would you pull me back up?"
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Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2022-08-17 07:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"Of course I would," Steve said earnestly. "Do you know people who wouldn't?"
pun_king: (hey! that's pretty great!)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] pun_king 2022-08-17 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)
"....no," said Graham, after taking a moment to think about it, and then grinning, pleased with this revelation, especially since it concerned his safety and not, you know, drowning. "Actually, I don't think I do!"

He probably did, actually, he was just far too naïve and trusting at this point in his life to realize it.
heroic_jawline: (pos: fond exasperation)

Re: Obstacle One: Castaway

[personal profile] heroic_jawline 2022-08-17 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, that's very good news," Steve said with a smile. "Let's get moving!"
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