Summer Shenanigans, Wednesday, June 26, 202

[sith_happened]

There was an ice skating rink set up in the center of the park, which would be nice of a day like today if center ice hadn't been ominously filled with plastic ball pit balls. There were four laundry baskets spread out equally around the circle of balls, four scooters--red, yellow, blue, and green--next to the baskets, and most disturbingly of all...four hippo costumes.

Anakin, what have you wrought?

"We're playing Hungry Hungry Hippos," Anakin announced through the unnecessary megaphone. "And by we I mean you. Listen for your names!"

TEAM RED
Lydia
Steph
Belle
Arden

TEAM BLUE
Rosa
Vi
Stewart
Beta

TEAM GREEN
Cara
Beaker
Amaya
Kamala

TEAM YELLOW
Dean
Steve M
Don
Eleanor

"You only need to wear the costume while you're retrieving the balls!" Anakin announced like that made it better. He pointed to the boring red, blue, green, and yellow t-shirts next to him. "Just wear the t-shirts for everything else."

Comments

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

Dean flopped down in his pretty pretty hippo costume onto the scooter. "Let's do this. Push me McGarret. Push me hard."

Re: ROUND ONE

[grenadesandohana]

Steve snickered as he grabbed Dean's ankles. "Focus on the goal!" he said. "Grab those balls."

Were there better ways to put that? Probably.

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

"Just drive, McGarrett!" Dean shouted as he put the laundry basket into action. "I know how to handle balls!"

Subtext? What subtext?

Re: ROUND ONE

[grenadesandohana]

"I've heard that about you," Steve said with a grin, dragging Dean backward towards their team basket to dump out the first round of balls. "Again!"

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

"C'mon man!" Dean shouted back as he readied the basket. "Really shove it this time! Give me all you got!"

Re: ROUND ONE

[grenadesandohana]

"That's what she said."

Steve, why are you like this?

He pushed Dean back towards the center of the ice.

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

Look, they have the sense of humor of a 12 year old. It's a natural thing for them to do.

"Yes!" Dean shouted as he snagged a bunch of balls. "Don't stop! Just like that!"

Re: ROUND ONE

[grenadesandohana]

They were the most mature, grown-ass adults right now.

Steve burst out laughing as he dragged them back to the team basket. "The most intimidating hippo."

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

"Damn right I am!" Dean said after the final lunge and with what was definitely the majority of balls. Dean popped up off the scooter, nearly slipping, and pumped his arms in the air for victory.

"Yes!"

And then he spiked the hippo mask like a football.

Re: ROUND ONE

[grenadesandohana]

"Hell yeah," Steve said. "High...however hell many fake fingers you have on that thing."

Re: ROUND ONE

[single_man_tear]

"Hippo high five," Dean said raising his glove up high.