BONUS ROUND 2

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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

1. 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!
   
2. 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!
   
3. 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">
   
4. For this challenge, there is no minimum wordcount. We are trusting you not to abuse that fact!
   
5. You may not comment twice in a row in one adventure. The point is to hand off the scene like a hot potato.
   
6. 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.
   
7. 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.
New [THEIR SHIP] Game (FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP])
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.
[COMMAND] (FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP])
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!

Comments

==> Dave: Go greet your best bro. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

[ephemeraldelusion]

==> Dave: Go greet your best bro.

You saunter up to the crowd, flicking a pistol and a (not exactly visible) wink to one older woman in particular who is staring at you as if you are some hot shot celebrity.

You swear you hear someone whisper, "Hey, isn't that the guy with the blog?"

Feeling like a million boonbucks, you stop in front of John, who is now no longer waving his arms like a crazed psychiatric patient.

To the large smile stretched across his face, you only let the corner of your mouth twitch ever so slightly in return, and raise your fist level to your chest.

A brofist. The sacred, and the one and only true way to greet your Broseidon, king of all Broceans.

Seriously.

He reciprocates the gesture, and as your knuckles brush together, you feel like a little bit more of your life has been completed.

Today is a good day.

==> Dave: Oh my god, greet him properly, damn it.

New Psionic<3Sufferer Game (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3<SOLLUX)

[kephra]

Be the Ship.

You are now the ship. Well, to be more precise, you are the helmsman, and the heart and soul of this intergalactic vessel, owned by Her Imperial Condescension, ruler of your race. You've been hanging here for who knows how long, and you cant even scratch your damn nose. God this sucks. The witch won't even let you die. And...you're pretty sure your legs fell asleep about 800 sweeps ago. Is it painful? Oh yeah, its downright excruciating having the psionic energy sucked from your nervous system. But hey, you've pretty much gotten to the point where what's left of your brain has to focus on things that aren't agony, or you'll just go insane. Not that you haven't already. You're actually pretty damn bored at the moment.

Helmsman: Go outside for some fresh air.


Oh ha ha. Very funny.

Helmsman: Reminice about a slightly less sucky part of your life.

==> Dave: Oh my god, greet him properly, damn it. (FILL:Team Dave<3Jake)

[geronimogal]

Okay, so you were going to be cool and go for the whole fistbunp and shoulder pat thing you see normally but your brain decided to take a fucking holiday at this time because it's JOHN and you've finally met him after all the late night chats and videos and whispering into the phone he's RIGHT THERE. By the time your brain decided to check back in to its cozy motel room known as your head, you realize you've been hugging him for a good time and he's dropped his stupid sign. He's kind of flailing a bit. Oops.

=>Be the flailing kid.

Tavros: get out from your hive and go seek Gamzee out. (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3SOLLUX)

[robotwwizard]

Getting out of your hive will not be possible until you get out of your recuperacoon, which you have a little difficulty with to say the least.



But eventually you manage to climb on to your four wheel device and clean up, it just takes a while.

Tavros: Troll Gamzee.

New Gamzee<3Tavros Game (FILL: TEAM Gamzee<>Karkat)

[novatoast]

Gamzee: Wake up on Prospit



Already motherfuckin covered. Though you wouldn't blame no motherfucker for not being all in the knowing of that shit. It's cool. You were just sitting here getting your wicked zone on. Not unlike the state of a sleepwalker, actually.

But up you are and feeling in the mood to leave your tower to say hello to the Prospitians below. They can be pretty dope to hang with, you've decided. Before you get to that you think you will check to see if anyone else on your team is awake first. It's unfortunate that not everyone in the Red Team has woken yet, but there's at least one other you look forward to seeing flying around in golden moon pajamas.

And oh! Well, speak of the devil, he's already here. Passing by your tower and giving you a friendly hand signal.



Life is beautiful.


>Gamzee: Follow

New Gen Game (FILL: TEAM BRO<3JOHN)

[deadkidsclub]

Your name is Egbert Egbert.

Your son John, however, simply refers to you as “Dad.” It is a name you have grown extremely fond of over the years; a fact you are not at all shy about sharing. Why, even your coworkers have come to refer to you as “Dad!”

==>Dad: Examine calendar

Why? You do not need to check the calendar. You are perfectly aware of what day it is, thank you.

Today is the day of your son’s 17th birthday and you have quite the doozy of a day planned in store for him! The foremost activity being to take John out to see a special performance of Cirque du Soleil entitled “Lécher Ma Botte, Pourceau!”

You have no idea what the translation to that may be but it certainly sounds hysterical! There is sure to be a rip-roaring good time to be had later on tonight. You are already internally laughing thinking of all the witty jokes, stunts, and completely indecipherable songs you will undoubtedly enjoy in just a few short hours.



==>Dad: Check tickets

Yes, here they are.

It has been little more than five years since the restraining order was filed against you. Your son does not know that it has recently expired. You imagine he will be quite tickled to learn the two of you will once again be able to attend all of the Cirque du Soleil shows rolling into town. John is sure to be absolutely thrilled. You can’t wait to inform him of the good news.

But hold on one second! That is only part of the surprise you have arranged for today. John is also completely unaware you have taken the liberty of secretly inviting all of his closest companions to come celebrate. If you are not mistaken their planes should be arriving any time now.

Oho ho ho! You cannot wait to see the look on your son’s face when they turn up in just a few short hours outside the “Grand Chapiteau”!

==>Dad: Check on cake

Jade: Examine stranger (FILL: TEAM BRO<3DAVE)

[sugoiprincess]

Who is this douchebag?

You decide that the only way to properly examine this stranger douchebag, before identifying whether he's a GOOD GUY or a BAD GUY, is by taking a whiff of his plush rump.

Which you do.



STRANGER DOUCHEBAG: whoa shit what
STRANGER DOUCHEBAG: what are you doing back there my rump ain't for the innocent puppies like you get outta there

He smells like old feathers and apple juice, gross. The good thing is he doesn't smell like a BAD GUY. But the bad thing is he doesn't smell like a GOOD GUY either.

He just smells. This is conflicting. You wrinkle your nose up at him as he tries swatting your muzzle away from his rump. Rude.

>Jade: TELL STRANGER DOUCHEBAG HE'S BEING A DOUCHEBAG

Equius: Present your new device to the pilot. (FILL: Team Aradia<3Equius)

[chromatic_coma]

You are Dirk, and you take the device from your engineer. It is a small black box, only as large as your palm, and with only one button at all on it's smooth surface. When you press that, lights shoot out from the device, and you are surrounded by maps, globes, altitude readers, status gauges, and all the other tools you already have on your plane.

Dirk: Express your confusion

Karkat: Take this show back into your own hands. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3KARKAT)

[acriseus]

You gesture impatiently at Nepeta to hand you the microphone, and then proceed to dish out some helpful and exceedingly civil palemantic advice.

Karkat: OK LISTEN UP. FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND THIS IS MOSTLY YOUR FAULT. MOIRALLEGIANCE ISN'T ALL SHOOSH AND PAP, ALRIGHT, YOU'VE GOT TO TALK TO YOUR PALEMATE. TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR LIFE. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'VE BEEN FORCING YOURS TO RUN AROUND DOING DAMAGE CONTROL AND ONLY ALLOWING HER TO HELP YOU BY FUSSING WITH YOU.
Karkat: STRAIGHTFORWARD: STOP BEING AN EMOTIONALLY EVASIVE NOOKSTAIN.
Karkat: I MEAN IT HAPPENS TO THE BEST OF MOIRAILS.
Karkat: IF IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO SHARE WITH HER ANYMORE YOU MIGHT CONSIDER TAKING IT ASHEN OFFICIALLY, UNLESS YOU'VE ALREADY GOT AN AUSPISTICE, IN WHICH CASE YOU PROBABLY NEED TO STOP FORCING RELATIONSHIPS.
Karkat: SERENDIPITY HAPPENS. YOU'LL KNOW WHEN YOU FIND THE RIGHT TROLL. THE LESS THAN TO YOUR GREATER THAN. THE EYE OF YOUR PILE.
Karkat: THANKS FOR CALLING. GOOD LUCK.

> Karkat: Hang up on speechless caller.

>Karkat: Lose sight of her. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3ROSE)

[astrologicallydubious]

Now it's light, and you seem to have lost her.
But you're hopelessly lost yourself.



Stranded with a culler,
You creep silently through the underbrush.



> Karkat: Spot something in the distance.

New BROBOT<3JAKE Game (FILL: TEAM BRO<3DAD)

[uki_la_maid]

Your name is BROBOT, and as you stand in this silly pumpkin patch, something's bothering you.

You've been sent to this island almost two years ago, to serve as a sparring partner for the life-form known as JAKE ENGLISH. Your creator, DIRK STRIDER, carefully programmed you to be an optimal adversary. And maybe, he programmed you a little bit too well, because you can't remember the human ever beating you in a fight.

Still, something seems to be wrong with you.

Now, you are still focused on your main objective, which is to prey on English and attack him when he least expects it, all in the name of sharpening his skills and optimizing his abilities.

But every now and then you catch yourself not wanting to cause the human any harm. You aren't sure from where this feeling is coming from. All you know is that sometimes you think of him and it doesn't involve you beating the crap out of him.



And these thoughts have become more and more constant in the past weeks, and you don't have a clue as to why this is happening. Weren't you flawlessly programmed? What's going on here? Maybe one of your data banks is corrupted? No, doesn't seem like. You don't 'feel' like there's anything wrong with you. Everything inside of you is working like clockwork, as always.

So, what gives?

Maybe you should consult with the Auto-Responder about this whole thing? He always seemed to understand socail interactions a whole lot better than you.

> Brobot: Contact AR

JOHN: Talk to Dad. - Mom/Dad (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<>ROSE)

[wallwalker]

You go to try to talk to your Dad, but you can't, because your Dad is too busy talking to the baker about his admittedly impressive plans for the biggest wedding cake you've ever seen! And that's great and all for him, you guess, but you know that if you get too close he'll make you try a bunch of samples to help him decide what flavor it should be, before he goes completely nuts and decides on all of them. All of the flavors. All at once.

You guess you're not surprised he's handling the catering! As much as you know he's nuts about his fiancee, you're pretty sure he wouldn't trust anyone else to handle the important matters of cake.

So you just sit back, and watch (from a safe distance,) planning to wait until your father can be distracted from wedding cake and reasonably conversed with without immediately Auto-Pastry-ing any incoming conversation. But it's taking him a very long time to sample all of the different varieties of cake and frosting combinations, and your mind is starting to wander.

You think about how your Dad met Rose's Mom in the first place. It's a really funny story, now that it's already happened... although it wasn't too funny at the time!

==> JOHN: Reminisce.

==> Geromy: calm yo tits (FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3 NEPETA)

[anothera]

===>Geromy: mental breakdown

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

[2091_shadow_mew]

You are now NEPETA LEIJON and for some odd reason you are in a very sandy cold place. From what you had read in your countless FANFICTIONS normally sandy places were hot, but it was oddly cold here. The WHITE MOON was very strange as well, but you believe that might be a reason why it is so cold? You will continue to ponder while trying to find some prey, or friends, whatever comes first! Hm, now that you mention friends, you think you see one now!
>Nepeta pounce tackle friend!

==> Dave: Get a faceful of water. (FILL: TEAM EQUIUS<3ARADIA)

[daemon_sheep]

Your name is Dave Strider and you just got a FACE FULL OF WATER.
That shit ain't cute, man. You totally weren't expecting that.

...

Well, that's what you would have said if you actually did get a face full of water, but the Dave,,,,,,was a RUSE!



You'll really have to thank Jade for convincing you to get a robot of yourself. It sure does come in handy sometimes.

Speaking of Jade...she's supposed to be your backup in this water war. And it's time to kick some Egbert butt.

==> Dave: Load up your guns and call for backup.

New Jade<3John<3Karkat Game (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3ROSE)

[psonu]

Your name is KARKAT VANTAS and you are not even a little bit nervous.

Your METEOR is about to be graced by the presence of ONE (1) GAUDY GOLD BATTLESHIP, ONE (1) FEATHERY ASSHOLE, and TWO (2) EXCITABLE GODS.

But like you said, you're not nervous. Look at you, do you look nervous? No, this is the face of a HARDENED, BLOODTHIRSTY LEADER. You've faced worse than this in your EIGHT (8) SWEEPS, this should be simple as sop-- oh god oh god they're coming right at you.



>Karkat: Brace for impact

>Karkat: Spot something in the distance (FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3NEPETA)

[anothera]

Aha! In the distance! A small hive with bright colors.

~~~~~HOPE~~~~~
>Karkat: move stealthily towards hive.

==> Be the flailing kid. (FILL:TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

[ephemeraldelusion]

==> Be the flailing kid.

You are now the FLAILING KID, otherwise known as JOHN EGBERT.

For years you have been pestering your BBFL (BEST BRO FOR LIFE) but never before have you met in person.


Until now.

It was all a joke at first, how the subject came up. Dave started ranting away about how lonely he was without your embrace, and you countered by telling him he'd need to cough up his own funds if he wanted your love back again.

The discussion spurred on and on and before you knew it, Dave was reserving tickets from Houston to Seattle direct.

Today, being the glorious day you were to meet, after weeks and weeks of anticipation put you in the best of moods, so you were a little bit over excited.

Maybe a bit more than a little bit, but you really didn't think it was worthy of a crowd!

... Sorta.

You were expecting Dave to play everything off cool like he always does, but this was just a bit unexpected.

Maybe the hug was ironic?

Not that you minded AT ALL, (really, you faaaaaaaar from minded,) but it was a bit frazzling.

You didn't realise you were FLAILING, however.

==> Dave: Worry you are freaking out John.

New Equius<>Nepeta Game (FILL: TEAM KARKAT<3 NEPETA)

[anothera]

Your name is Nepeta Leijon and Equius is totally NOT boring!
He's not!
He's just anti-social and sweaty and kind of scary most of the time.
He also hates it when you roleplay with him and picks you up when you try to start wrestling with him and it's no fun.
He gets on your nerves a lot.
But he's not boring! Sometimes he wears your hat and meows a bit and it's totally cute. He's your best friend.
You just wish he got out more.
But you have the purrrfect plan.

>Nepeta: Call everyone. Slumber party.

> John: Examine gift fondly. (FILL: TEAM ROSE<3SOLLUX)

[mockingtheodds]

You cannot fondly regard your gift, for it is tucked ever so carefully at the bottom of your bag. Wouldn't want anyone catching a glimpse of this beauty before you've had a chance to properly unveil it! Besides, you've been fondly regarding this gift ever since you bought it at the pharmacy on your way over.

Your father may have taught you courtesy, but you guess he never anticipated having to teach you a little foresight!

Whatever. The gift is awesome. Vriska is going to flip.

> John: Meet your excellent host.

>Tavros wake up (FILL: TEAM [Alpha!Dave<3Alpha!Rose])

[andthus]

You are now TAVROS NITRAM and you are now AWAKE.

After spending quite a bit of time managing to haul yourself out of your recuperacoon and into your four wheel device you start to get ready for the night.

Getting dressed would be a chore if it wasn't for your friend KANAYA who made you a shirt that snaps open to allow for your overly large horns.

After performing all of your morning ablutions you enter your food preparation block and get yourself some food to eat, saying hello to your lusus TINKERBULL as you do so.

As you start to eat you open your husktop to check for any messages you may have gotten. Oh, it looks like you have one from your moirail!

>Read Aradia's message

Nepeta: Come up with something to say! Quickly! (FILL: TEAM ROSE<3SOLLUX)

[mockingtheodds]

You mumble awkwardly for a few moments before seeing a sign across the street broadcasting the date and time. You suddenly realize that summer vacation is only a couple of weeks away, and immediately roll head first into a near-incoherent ramble about summer and bathing suit weather and no more school and-

Thank God. The bright yellow beacon of your salvation is already rounding the corner, and two minutes early at that.

Luck is totally on your side today.

> Nepeta: Get on the bus. Greet your friends.

[crowry]

I made a google doc index of games started! I'll try to keep up with it throughout the round.

>Be the Aradia girl (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3ROSE)

[psonu]

ARADIA: hello feferi!
ARADIA: its good to see you


>Aradia: Escort your friend into a dream bubble.

Roxy: Scram (FILL: TEAM ROSE<3SOLLUX)

[mockingtheodds]

You decide that waiting out this ominous countdown is not worth any amount of alcohol induced salvation. Suddenly, scoping out the kitchen for some nasty-ass cooking swill sounds like a damn fine idea. You hop back from the now-beeping safe and make to abscond.

Shit. Seems your safe has attracted some unwanted attention.

> Roxy: Hide under the desk.