Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, May 15, 2024

[sith_happened]

Good morning, everyone! It's time for another summer of Anakin Skywalker Pretends This Teaches Team Building But Mostly Amuses Himself!

Or "Shenanigans."

The bleachers for viewing were set up in the park, close to the pond and near the Belthazor Commemorative Divot. Food vendors, remembering how this worked, had arrived with hot dogs, popcorn, and rum for the squirrels. And coffee. Just...so much coffee. Huge flatscreens were set up facing the bleachers, which the hint that today's event would not just stay inside the park, and the cameras were trained at...well, ankle height or the sky for now because squirrels and rum.

Anakin and his bullhorn were standing behind a folding table stacked high with brightly patterned shirts, and people who had been here before knew that just because the shirts were free, it never, ever meant you wanted to wear them.

"GOOD MORNING!" he boomed through the completely unnecessary bullhorn when enough people were gathered. "Welcome to another summer of team building activities!"

He might be waiting for a while if he was expecting cheers, just saying.

"Today, as has become tradition, we shall conduct a relay race around the island to acquaint you newcomers with where various stores and landmarks are!" he said. "Please listen as your name is called and then come up for your team-building clothing."

AKA: bizarre shirts.

"You will be in four teams of seven players each. You may not use your powers, should you have any, today."

TEAM DROPBEARS
Jane
Mariner
Beaker
Belle
Raiden
Senshi
Dean

TEAM BIGFOOT
Cal
Gale
Rey
Donald
Eddie
Lydia
Vi

TEAM JACKALOPES
Miguel
Steve M
Jonathan
Kamala
Stewart
Steph
Summer

TEAM TREE OCTOPUS
Lana
Steve R
Navaan
Eleanor
Stark
Mary
Arden

Comments

Re: LEG 4

[sailor_meshi]

Senshi picked up a balloon and pulled at it, examining the construction. "So it's something like an air bladder," he said thoughtfully. "And I fill it from..." He pointed to the helium tanks.

Re: LEG 4

[carbsliftthespirit]

"Yeah, they uh...hmm. I don't...I don't know how they really work," Raiden had to admit. "You put the balloon on the nozzle there and...something?"

Re: LEG 4

[sailor_meshi]

And this was why they were almost dead last!

"Don't see why we got this one and not the food challenge," Senshi grumbled.

Re: LEG 4

[carbsliftthespirit]

The girl from 1810 was going to kick their asses because she knew how to use Google.

"Because Dean Skywalker is a sadist, I'm pretty sure." Okay, so if you just did this, and then...no, now his finger was tied to the balloon.

Re: LEG 4

[sailor_meshi]

In his defense, Senshi didn't even know what a Google was!

"Is he something of a Lunatic Magician?" Senshi asked.

So, uh, guess who had learned an important lesson about accidentally breathing in helium.

Re: LEG 4

[carbsliftthespirit]

"Y'know what? He might be...oh, uh." Yeah, should have warned him. "The helium'll do that to your voice if you breathe it in."

Re: LEG 4

[sailor_meshi]

"How long does it last?" Senshi out here with the real questions.

Re: LEG 4

[carbsliftthespirit]

"Not long. I'm pretty sure it'll wear off if you don't keep breathing the helium." Only pretty sure. He didn't have that much experience with balloons.

Re: LEG 4

[sailor_meshi]

They had that in common!

"Here," Senshi said, handing over one (1) mostly-inflated balloon. They were doing such a good job!