Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, August 30, 2023

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The Shed of Holding was back in the center of the park, so clearly that was a terrible sign. Anakin also looked very pleased with himself, so...run.

Ohhhh, too late.

"Today, in our last team building exercise for this summer, we have the final obstacles to overcome!" Anakin said through the microphone. "You loved these last summer--" did they though? "--and so I have brought them back again. Listen for your name. You cannot use powers today for any of the events. You can, however, take suggestions from your teammates!"

Though how helpful a teammate will be while you're painting a picture of an alot while riding an alot was anyone's guess, really.

CHRISTMAS IN AUGUST
Stark
Hannibal
Rey
Raiden
Summer
Vi

MIGHTY DUCKS
Arthur
Clare
Steph
Beaker
Lana
Jon

TEAM ICE CREAM
Gray
Miguel
Steve M
Beta
Graham
Libby

Comments

Arrive and Mingle!

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Last week of summer! How did that happen?

Voluntolds, Come on Down!

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They aren't super hideous? But they were definitely on clearance.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[giveittoyoursister]

Well, Vi was immediately regretting all her life choices here.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Hey, turn off your high beams, god," Steph pretended to complain, holding her hands up dramatically in front of her face like she was being blinded.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[giveittoyoursister]

"Sorry that we can't all be devoured by ducks," Vi lightly retorted.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[pun_king]

"Zouuuuunds," Graham gushed as he held out his shirt and admired it before pulling it on over his cloak, "now I could really go for some ice cream!"

Seriously, why did he keep ending up with the food-related shirts? As if he needed any more encouragement!

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[grenadesandohana]

"It's pretty sweet, huh?" Steve said, looking entirely too proud of that pun as he pulled on the same shirt.

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[pun_king]

And he should be proud! Graham looked absolutely delighted by the pun.

"We are definitely going to look..." Dramatic paaaause. "So cool."

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[drumsticksandd20s]

"Aw, it's kind of cute," Steph remarked, holding her shirt up. "On... someone not me."

Re: Voluntolds, Come on Down!

[no_missing_piece]

"Oh no," said Beta, holding her shirt at arm's length and looking appalled. "This is. Oh no."

The Obstacles!

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They are...certainly something.

Obstacle One!

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Paint a picture of an alot while riding on an alot! The first member of each team (Stark, Arthur & Gray) must ride these alots around the park while painting a picture of an alot. The picture that most resembles an alot wins! You made mod what alot you are riding (Alot of Laundry, perhaps! Or Alot of Ragrets, with many terrible tattoos?)

...It only gets weirder from here, gang.

[RNG says that Stark painted the best alot, then Gray, then Arthur]

Re: Obstacle One!

[stykera]

How had Stark ended up on Alot of Jello? It was so wiggly and jiggly!

Or perhaps the better question was how he was managing to paint a similar alot. Maybe the jiggling was just making it easier to paint?

Obstacle Two!

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Oh, hooray, a team task! There are three beach balls on one side of the pond and a finish line marked on the other. Your job is to work together (Hannibal & Rey, Clare & Steph, Miguel and Steve M.)--and using only water--move those beach balls around to the finish line. You may use the Shed of Holding to find whatever moddable thing would help you out!

[OOC: RNG says Mighty Ducks, then Christmas in August, then Team Ice Cream. For shame, Steve and Miguel.]

Re: Obstacle Two!

[grenadesandohana]

"Right, well someone's going to have to get into the pond," Steve declared immediately.

Re: Obstacle Two!

[craic_killer]

"Using only water," Clare repeated. "That's certainly vague."

Re: Obstacle Two!

[drumsticksandd20s]

"And unhelpful," Steph grumbled. Not that it was a surprise. She'd seen how sadistically gleeful Anakin looked today. "Would it be too much to hope that there's a water cannon in that shed somewhere?"

That would be easy, so she was guessing there probably wasn't one.

Obstacle Three!

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Find the lime! There are 20 socks hanging on a clothesline, each filled with something round-ish. Your (Raiden, Beaker, Beta) job is to find the lime without taking the socks off of the line! You may sniff the socks, lick the socks, hit the socks, listen to the socks, whatever. The other 18 items are completely moddable, but one of them is definitely a water balloon full of chocolate pudding.

[OOC: RNG says Beta wins, then Raiden, then Beaker.]

Re: Obstacle Three!

[meepmeepmeep]

Well, Beaker couldn't reach the clothesline, Anakin, you tall, tall person.

It would take him a minute before rushing off to the Shed of Holding for a stepladder (and if you think Beaker running across the park with a ladder didn't then include Beaker falling and the ladder going into the pond, it's like you'd never seen Beaker before.)

Re: Obstacle Three!

[no_missing_piece]

Look, Beta had a Focus, and scanning for the lime with it was nothing compared to some of the things Aloy put her Focus through. (Beta still found it fairly primitive tech, but the fact that it wasn't embedded in her head was more of a relief than she cared to admit.)

All she had to do was scan the socks for organic objects, and then narrow that down based on chemical composition. Easy enough, and all it looked like was that she'd tapped the side of her head, looked at everything, and just known, somehow.

Obstacle Four!

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The fifth team members (Summer, Lana, Graham) have two minutes to successfully conceal a pineapple on their person. The Shed of Holding has whatever moddy thing you might need to accomplish this! The most successful team member to accomplish this wins!

[OOC: RNG says it's Summer, Graham, and then Lana.]

Obstacle Five!

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Make a dramatic exit! You have the Shed of Holding, five minutes to execute, and no other limits! Vi, Jon, and Libby: go!

[RNG says it goes: Vi, Jon, and then Libby for success!]

Re: Obstacle Five!

[giveittoyoursister]

A dramatic exit and no other limits you said?

Sorry everyone (but mostly Steph) Vi would just be attempting to literally carry her girlfriend off as quickly as possible.

Talk to Anakin!

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One last summery time!

OOC

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Oof.