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BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

The Return of Round Robin Fanadventures

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Hi shippers! Welcome to Bonus Round 2.
Round Robin Fanadventures generated so much awesome stuff last year that we decided to bring it back!

For those who are new to HSO, this is not actually that complicated a concept, but it might be a little tricky to explain, so bear with me. The point of this round is to create a bunch of fanadventures that are for a team other than your own.

Rules

If you are starting a new adventure: start a new thread using the title format defined below. Include either text or 1-2 pieces of embedded art setting a scene (or both!), and finish with a command (==> does not count as a command for new threads). Then sit back and wait for someone else to contribute!
If you are continuing an adventure: find a thread that does not center around your team's ship. Then comment using the title format defined below. Include either text or 1-2 pieces of embedded art continuing the scene (or both!), and finish with a command (this can include ==>, though generally we would prefer otherwise). Then sit back and wait for someone else to contribute!
For ease of reading, we suggest using standardized image sizes. 600x400 landscape is a pretty good size! But as long as it's the same as the other images in the thread, people will have an easier time following along. The HTML for inserting images is <img src="http://yourimageurlhere.com">
For this challenge, there is no minimum wordcount. We are trusting you not to abuse that fact!
You may not comment twice in a row in one adventure. The point is to hand off the scene like a hot potato.
You may not introduce or create for your team's ship into a fanadventure. If someone else introduces your team's ship to a thread, you can still contribute to that thread so long as your contributions do not involve your ship.
This challenge will run until 11:59PM EDT July 7. After that time, even if it's just by a minute according to the LJ timestamp, no submissions will be accepted for points.

NOTES:

Audio posts are fine, so long as you include a transcript.
Please make sure to check that your titles are correct!
You may answer commands that have already been answered. Think of it like a 'choose your own adventure' game!

Title Format
If you are starting a new thread, use this format in your title.

Replace [THEIR SHIP] with the ship you want this particular fanadventure thread to be. Remember that you cannot create a fanadventure based on your own ship. Whatever ship you choose must be represented by a HSO team not your own. The only exception is gen adventures, which are permitted.
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 it may not be counted.

If you are continuing a thread, use this format in your title.

Replace [COMMAND] with whatever command the previous fill has specified.
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 title is not in this format it may not 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
(as stated here)
First 5 entries per team: 30 (per entry)
Entries 6-10: 20 (per entry)
Entries 11-15: 10 (per entry)
Entries 16+: 5 (per entry)

All fanadventure content must be created new for this round.

We would prefer that any questions about this challenge or anything else in the HSO be emailed to us at homestuck.shipping AT gmail!

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Your name is ROXY LALONDE and you feel a bit alone again as you wander around outside for a bit and get lost in your thoughts again.

But of course there is a way to remedy your loneliness.

This whole situation just screams for a party, but first off, you need to check if you have everything that you need for such an endeavour.
For a party, you of course need to first find some people who want to come. So, what else to do but to write to some of your friends and ask them if they want to come over? Not that they wouldn't. Of course they would, your parties are simply the best ever!

-> ROXY: CHECK WHO IS ONLINE

Before doing that, it's better to assess where you are. So, you glance around.

From your position on top of the tree, you have a clear view of the whole park, and with your keen eyes you notice instantly the small lump of fur that is your best friend.

You have known him ever since you were really young kittens, and you are sure he will come to your aid instantly if he sees you in trouble.

So, you start to meowl, holding onto the bark with your claws. You want to get down and continue with your adventures, and you are quite bored where you are.

You hope he'll hear you.

>Equius: Realise Nepeta is nowhere to be seen.

Dagnabbed straight you will cry for help! You begin to emit a series of purrfectly hair-raising screeches. There is no way that this caterwaul will not attract attention.

==>Passerby: hearken to her call.

Your partner certainly is fond of his innuendo, isn't he? And in all honesty, you were considering doing so anyway. The uniform, while first and foremost meant to be a functional piece of piloting equipment, did tend to set off his various... attractive qualities. At least, the ones that you can see. There are many others that are not so immediately visible.

You lean in, intending only to give him a relatively chaste kiss on the cheek - one must not distract one's partner before an important and relatively difficult demonstration, after all.

That was the plan, anyway.

==> EQUIUS: Forget the plan

A crowd around the baggage-claim parts slightly and you see him in all of his dorky, bog-toothed glory. He's waving his arms like he's gonna turn into a goddamn bird or something. His dad's standing next to him, holding a sign that says "DAVID STRIDER" in bold, black letters.

You feel embarrassed for him, embarrassed for yourself for knowing someone so lame, considering how cool you are.

Deep down, you're also really glad. But you'd never tell him that.

>Dave: Go greet your best bro.

To call that a scene would be like calling A Serbian Film mildly upsetting. What you are staring at is not a scene- it is an entire epic unto itself, frozen into a tableu in which your best friend is pinned to the ground by three burly security guards who are tearing apart his carry on bag, which contains a ridiculous amount of things to PRANK YOUR PANTS OFF. Unfortunately for John, several of those things are either explosive, have sharp edges, or are regrettably gun-shaped.

Dave: Pretend like you've never seen him before in your life.

You do a superb job at being behind Vriska, in fact such a good job you sensed she was rather surprised at first. Great job Ms.Maryam! She swerves around and gives you the custom wave of a greeting and you happily oblige by mimicking the act. It looks like the both of you are very excited to see eachother, maybe you should get down to business and talk?
>Both of you: get down to business

You open up your trusty computer and already find Pesterchum open from a late night conversation with Jane. Pesterchum says she's offline, but it wouldn't hurt to shoot her a message anyway. You're about to send one when you see someone new has been added to your buddy list. Wait, what?

You're about to delete the random kid but just then he sends a message!

caligulasAquarium [CA] began trolling tipsyGnostalgic [TG].
CA: wwho the fuck are you

>ROXY: ANSWER THIS RUDE MOFO!

Edited (forgot my team whoops ;___;) 2012-06-24 20:19 (UTC)

Your name is KARKAT VANTAS, and the last thing you want to do at this moment is recall what led to you falling into bed with the most loathsome human you have ever had the misfortune of knowing. Platonically loathsome, that is. But fuck, recalling what led you here has to be less painful than actually experiencing this awful moment of your existence.

Last night, one ROXY LALONDE, FLIGHTY BROAD EXTRAORDINAIRE, decided to throw a WILD DRUNKEN PARTY. This turn of events was not at all unusual. However, you rarely attend these parties, due to your abhorrence for drunken shenanigans and the awful morning afters they entail.

And yet, you decide to attend this particular party, because JOHN EGBERT is a TERRIBLE NO GOOD BLACKMAILING SON OF A BITCH.

Past John: Be a terrible no good blackmailing son of a bitch.

You are now having the worst of NERVOUS BREAKDOWNS known to the doorbell race! this is simply terrible! Why in the world would this pink monkey continue to jab you in such an inappropriate place?! BUT WAIT! Who is this! It seems there is a WHITE KNIGHT, so to speak, coming to your rescue! In reality it is actually a BLUE TROLL GIRL who lives in the residence that your DOOR resides in.
Nevertheless she saves you from the torment and flings open your home, letting in the pink monkey, that's alright though, at least your safe. You are now eternally grateful to this troll girl, you will tell stories to your children some day of her heroic deeds, and they will tell theirs and so on.
...
this is dumb.

>Be the PINK MONKEY instead!

==> John: Seek refuge and prepare to strike.

You are indestructible, for you are now in HERO MODE.

There is no way Dave would be able to see you from behind these CLEVERLY PLACED BUSHES.

Dave will never know what hit him.

You almost hope he is ready for this.

==> John: STRIKE!!!!!!!!

hot damn am i ever late to this party! :( ~~also i apologize for th-this art style wow, fuckin courage the cowardly dog shit up in here~~

Meow.

Meow!

MEOW!

> Equius: Get a 100d of this fuzzball.

*cries* I meant to put "concupiscent" instead of "caliginous" up there, only to mean they had sex rather than it being blackrom! And now I can't edit it agghhhh

My own ship was showing oops

sorry

You are now ARADIA MEDIGO and you are on a trek into some really dark cavern! It's quite the adventure and very dangerous but you are quite certain that there are some ancient skeletons of many extinct beasts down in these caverns. You simply must excavate them! IT IS YOUR CALLING!
While you knew your morail was asleep you left him a message saying where you'd be, you knew if he knew of the danger you were putting yourself in he would try to weasel you out of going. And you simply couldn't have that now could you?

>Tavros wake up

Nepeta accepts a calls about a pale relationship that has recently been sliding into something more ashen while you pull a few films out of a crate under your desk. You think he could benefit a lot if he paid attention to "In Which An Exceptional Member Of The APD Is Relocated From His Station In A Central Cityhive To A Rural Lawn Ring System And Is Forced Into A Semblance Of Moirallegiance With A Brown Blooded Low Ranked Officer. Including Two Scenes Involving A Honkbeast, Infidelity With A Plant, A Cult, Real Adults, And Innumerable Explosions." Yeah, you really enjoyed that one. You don't think there's a better movie out there for understanding how a moirallegiance can come to be formed.

You also grab "A Team Of Highly Professional Criminals And One Blueblood Student Infiltrate The Mind Of A Seablood Using Illegal Technology. Inside They Face The Tragedies Of A Lost Matespritship, The Fall Of An Auspisticeship Forced On Two Tealbloods By The Dead Matesprit Of One, An Old Kismesissitude Rekindled, And A Moirallegiance. The Seadweller Experiences An Incredible Journey To Meet His Ancestor While The Seablood Who Commissioned The Operation Is Shot Fatally. An Indigoblood Chemistrifter Who Hid His Blood Status And Intentions Makes Off With The Entire Haul From The Crime And The Corpse Of The Patron Seadweller, But Everyone Is Too Involved In Their Romance To Notice." It's not the best, but it's worth a watch just for the kismesissitude. The blueblood student is also pretty sweet. She's your favorite character.

You turn your attention back to Nepeta, who is describing in detail what your caller should do to gear their relationship back into palemance. As if you don't already have enough trouble broadcasting from a rebel ship, in the middle of resisting the Alternian Empire--You don't need the Imperial fleet chasing you down to give you an obscenity citation.

> Karkat: Take this show back into your own hands.

You are now the PINK MONKEY, although you prefer to think of yourself as JOHN EGBERT. You have just arrived at the home of VRISKA SERKET, just in time for her PARTY, which you are VERY EXCITED ABOUT. You know Vriska's been planning it for a long time, and when Vriska puts her mind to things, well, stuff sure does happen!

Not always good stuff. But stuff all the same!

You are SO EXCITED for this party, that you are completely ON TIME, a feat none of your friends have ever been capable of. Dave gets a free pass, because of irony, but everyone else just kind of sucks at being on time. Your DAD always taught you it was very important to never be late, and also to always bring a gift when you have been invited into someone's home!

> John: Examine gift fondly.

Your name is EQUIUS, and you are a DOBERMAN PINSCHER. You are a very STRONG dog.

You are so strong, in fact, that you have been required to live alone in your YARD after creating a large DOG-SHAPED HOLE in the dining room sheetrock during a game of FETCH. Most dogs would find that such an EXILE to create only ABJECT BOREDOM, however, you are a STRAIGHT ARROW with much more MOIRAIL FIBER than they. It is in your BL00D to nobly defend your TERRITORY against ALL TRESPASSERS. It is simply a MATTER OF HONOR.

In the meantime, there is a CAT in your tree, causing a RUCKUS. It is too high to reach, but there is but one appropriate action in this event.

>Equius: Bark up a storm.

You guess you could humour him for a while. Even if he is a rude arsehole, he could still potentially be vaguely more interesting than talking to yourself. Goodness knows you've gotten a lot of practise at that-- sometimes you even reply to yourself, just for shits and giggles. Although you're not on speaking terms with yourself at the moment (you lost an argument), so any sort of conversation there is right out... Monologues are still good, though. Monologues are always good. And... Were you supposed to be doing something? You were, weren't you?

Your screen helpfully flashes. Oh, right. You were talking to this mysterious douchebag.

TG: thats nto a very polite way to gret a lady
TG: *greet
TG: im janey tuough if it matters
TG: jane crocker
CA: that is the dumbest name ivve evver heard
TG: then youve provably never hesrd your own lol
TG: *heard
TG: whuat is your naem anyway mystery boy

==> Mystery boy: Reveal name

Edited 2012-06-24 20:56 (UTC)

Just as you pull the trigger you see a shadow loom over you.

"John what are you-"
It's to late! Your cover's been blown. You shoot the boy right in the face with all the water you've got.
==> Dave: Get a faceful of water.

Edited 2012-06-24 20:56 (UTC)

[Show Dialogue]

JOHN: come on, karkat! it'll be fun!
KARKAT: ABSO-SHITTING-LUTELY NOT. I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO HERE, AND IT'S NOT GOING TO WORK.
JOHN: i'm not trying to do anything! :(
JOHN: you just hardly ever hang out with us and have fun.
JOHN: everyone's always sad that you're not there.
JOHN: it's not like you ever do anything important instead! you just end up spending the night by yourself making out with an ~ath manual or crying into a tub of ice cream in front of a romcom or something.
JOHN: and it's just because you always care too much about what other people think about you and whether or not you're going to make an ass out of yourself!
JOHN: which is total bullshit.
KARKAT: ...
JOHN: you're my friend and you don't deserve to be so down on yourself.
JOHN: pleeeeeeeease?
KARKAT: SHIT-SPITTING JEGUS ON A SPRING-LOADED HOPPING DEVICE, FOR THE LOVE OF FUCK STOP DRAWING YOUR VOWELS OUT LIKE THAT.
JOHN: so you'll come? :B
KARKAT: FINE.

You pat yourself on the back for such a stunning display of the POWER OF FRIENDSHIP. Karkat is still glaring, but you know he'll have a good time. The ends justify the means, the means being heartfelt guilt-tripping and the end being AWESOME, DRUNKEN GOOD TIMES with your closest friends.

And if that doesn't work, you might be forced to bring out the big guns. You secretly know the location of the few dozen godawful screenplays Karkat has written, and that location could change at any time, to, say, Dave's hands.

Your expression has become SNEAKY. A bit of ALARM shows on Karkat's face.

Past Karkat: Finally show up to the party.

Edited 2012-06-24 21:00 (UTC)

==> Past Kanaya: Be interrupted by a juggalo.

IT was almost done. What Karkat kept calling the most BREATHTAKING SNAPSHOT STATION for the WEDDING OF THE PERIGREE.

Tilting the lights just a tad more to the left, you nod to yourself, knowing that this was just right. Karkat would be proud, and rightfully so, too. He has been planning for this day for months, and you sure shall not be the one to ruin his happy place. Unless--

A squeaking of the most annoying kind interrupts that though however, when you turn to the door to face the visage of a man who you dislike.

Very, very much so.

GAMZEE: hey sister how's it going?
KANAYA: Get Out Of Here
KANAYA: I Have Work To Do
KANAYA: Work Not Suitable For The Likes Of You
GAMZEE: COME FUCKING ON NOW.
GAMZEE: don't leave a brother hanging. :o(

And it continued to deteriorate from there. Pointless bothering turned into a full on shouting match, which then (almost) disintegrated into a strife, right in the middle of the photography area, despite your better judgement.

==> Past Kanaya: Be Past Gamzee.

Edited 2012-06-24 21:00 (UTC)

You float through the various dreambubble looking for the girl. Wait, is that her in the distance? She looks...different.

You swim a little closer towards the girl before tapping her on the shoulder.
"aradia? is t)-(at you?"

=> Be the Aradia girl

Edited 2012-06-24 21:20 (UTC)

==> Mystery boy: Reveal name.

Your name is ERIDAN AMPORA, and fuck that shit, you are not going to tell this pink-texted nooksucker a damn thing.

But you don't suppose that it would be a bad idea to humor the pathetic little girl (you assume she is a girl, atleast) for a little while.

It's been awfully boring lately, being dead and all. Being dead after going around and killing half of your "friends" does not help the situation much either, all things considered.

You'd almost consider yourself friendless, noting how nobody answers your messages anymore, if you weren't as amazing as you are.

Except that you kinda had your confidence shaken, so you might be regretting your decisions just a little.

Only a little, really.

CA: the names dualscar not mystery boy
CA: the best name youvve probably evver heard im sure
CA: wwhat drovve you to seek out the wwonderful dualscar this fine day

You really hope she is not indimidated by you and your "swwag".

You might be looking forward to this, a teensy bit.

==> Roxy: Respond to this douchebag.

This is going nowhere.

You just can't focus on designing perfect costumes with Eridan hanging all over Rose--even if they are in character. You need to get Rose alone. That's the only way you are going to get anything productive done. But how do accomplish it? Obviously, Rose is on stage right now. You need to think of a distraction.

>Kanaya: Make a mess.

Your name is ARADIA MEGIDO.

And you can't believe you just fooled Sollux.

Ever since the meteor with your friends and the humans have left, you two have entered and left a dozen different dream bubbles, wandering and gazing at the mystical surroundings. You didn't mind the fact that you weren't talking as much as you want to, but being with him felt nice.

Until he asked that dreaded question.

SOLLUX: n0 0ffense, aa, but its kinda b0ring here
SOLLUX: sh0uldnt the rest be here? i havent seen anyone so far.
SOLLUX: i might want to see ff again, just f0r a while

You aren't too sure of how the dream bubbles work. But the moment Sollux said those two letters, you caught a glimpse of her, looking a bit lost, from the corner of your eye. Unsure of what to do, you accidentally tell him:

ARADIA: if you go looking for her you'll probably find her!
ARADIA: i would try that direction first.

You point to the direction of a bubble almost identical to Feferi's planet. You tell him you would rather wait here and hopefully you can meet up soon. He leaves and you help but relax a bit.

Not for too long because then you feel a tap on your shoulder.

FEFERI: Aradia? Is t)(at you?

>Answer Feferi

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BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

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New [ERIDAN <3 ROXY] Game (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN <3 KARKAT)

>Nepeta: Cry for Help. (Fill: Team Dave<3Karkat)

Nepeta: Cry for help. (FILL: TEAM DIRK♥JAKE♥JANE♥ROXY)

EQUIUS: Wish the pilot good luck [FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<>ROSE]

>Dave: Observe the scene that is being made (FILL: TEAM [Eridan<>Rose])

Dave: Observe the scene that is being made (FILL: TEAM GAMZEE♥KARKAT)

>Kanaya: Be behind Vriska (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3ROXY)

> ROXY: CHECK WHO IS ONLINE (FILL: TEAM TAVROS <3 VRISKA)

Karkat: Try to recall the chain of events that led you here. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

==>Doorbell: Have NERVOUS BREAKDOWN (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3ROXY)

==> John: Seek refuge and prepare to strike. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

> Nepeta: Cry for help. (FILL: Team Sollux<3Terezi)

Re: Dave and Karkat: Stop being shocked and sort this out rationally (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3<KARKAT)

New Aradia<>Tavros Game (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3ROXY)

Karkat: Choose some instructional videos to send to that jerkwad. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3KARKAT)

>Be the PINK MONKEY instead! (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

Equius: Get a l00d of this fuzzball. (FILL: Team DIRK♥JAKE♥JANE♥ROXY)

> ROXY: ANSWER THIS RUDE MOFO! (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN <3< VRISKA)

Re: ==> John: STRIKE!!!!!!!! (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3JAKE)

Past John: Be a terrible no good blackmailing son of a bitch. (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3<KARKAT)

==> Past Kanaya: Be interrupted by a juggalo. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

Re: >Feferi: Maybe you should get everything straightened out first. (FILL: TEAM EQUIUS<3ERIDAN)

==> Mystery boy: Reveal name. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

Kanaya: Look over your initial design sketches (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3KARKAT)

> Be the Aradia girl (FILL: TEAM TAVROS <3 VRISKA)