hs_olympics | BONUS ROUND 1

Bonus Round 1

Genre-Mixing

Hey, shippers! Welcome to your very first bonus round proper--we hope you have lots of fun with it! This time around we're going to be asking you to mix it up a little--each fanwork posted for this round will be a mish-mash of two different genres, blended together in a delightful incestuous slurry to create an UNSTOPPABLE CREATIVE CONCOCTION--er. Or. Something.

Yeah, we're genre-mixing. That's what we're doing this round.

Rules

Submit prompts! Prompts should consist of two different genres and one ship. This cannot be your team's ship! These are worth 5 points each, for a maximum of 100 points per team.

Look through the prompts and fill whichever you like!

You may not fill prompts for your ship, nor may you fill your own team's prompts.

Fills should be posted as replies to the prompts which they are for, following the format below. They may be any medium.

Title Format
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Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team YOU belong to; please use the characters and quadrant, not whatever portmanteau or nickname you've come up with.
If your team name is not in this format and in the title we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.

If you are filling a prompt, use this format in your title.

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If your team name is not in this format and in the title we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.

Posts not using this format in the title will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, no matter what they contain. They, like all comments on the comm, are subject to the Wank Policy.

Scoring
For prompt posts: 5 points each (maximum of 100 per team)

For fills (as stated here):
First 5 entries in each post: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10 in each post: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15 in each post: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+ in each post: 5 (per entry)

All scored content must be created/assembled new for this round.

If you have any questions, please ask them at the FAQ post here, or email them to us (homestuck.shipping at gmail). Otherwise, we cannot guarantee that we will see them in a timely fashion!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

...OK so this is now the third prompt of yours I've filled but I just really needed to give this pair a shot, OK? OK.

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You are Rose Lalonde. You are an alto with perfect pitch, and you have the best voice in your high school, according to everybody you know.

He is John Egbert. He is a tenor with a voice given to him by the angels. He was your friend until freshman year, when he dumped a bucket of water over your head in the middle of the matinee for the school musical. You had scored the lead as a freshman, but because of him, everybody laughed at you and you never had a chance at a lead again.

(he says it was a harmless prank and that he only did it because nobody was in the audience anyways, but word got around, and he never thought to apologize, so you never thought to forgive him)

Standing between you now is a scholarship to the top music conservatory in the country, which both of you have the grades and voice for.

You sit opposite from one another in the waiting room before the audition. John’s playing a game on his cell phone; you sit with your hands folded primly on your lap. The model student.

You shut your eyes and concentrate, thinking only of the goal at hand. How you will rip the scholarship right under Egbert’s nose, revel in the sweet taste of victory-

“--Rose, god, are you even listening?”

You snap your eyes open and glare at him. “What?”

“Well I was trying to tell you good luck on your audition, but you ignored me!”

“Ah.” You close your eyes and continue to ignore him.

“Rose! Come on, don’t tell me you’re still upset about the stupid musical.” You open your eyes again and look at him.

“Why, how could I ever be upset about something as minor as that?” you ask in a languid voice. John relaxes at your assurance but of course you can have that so you continue. “After all, it was only my one chance to shine as an actress – it certainly couldn’t be ruined due to a prank in the middle of one of the two performances.”

“Come on-”

“Furthermore, that dress was only one of my favorites, purchased by my very own savings. And water has never been known to ruin such delicate fabric before!”

“Hey, I offered to pay you back for the dress-”

“And deprive you of the money you so clearly need for an orthodontist? I could never accept.”

John makes an effort to pull his top lip over his buck teeth. “Oh yeah? Well I hope you get laryngitis! It’s just about the only thing that could make your stupid voice bearable to hear!”

Your eyes lock.

(neither of you get the scholarship. they didn’t believe that “making out with a rival” was a valid excuse for missing the audition)

BONUS ROUND 1

Bonus Round 1

FILL: TEAM JOHN<3VRISKA