hs_olympics | 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

ARADIA: it was n0t s0 bad really
ARADIA: it was a bit c0ld and clammy
ARADIA: but ribbiting felt very c0mf0rting
ARADIA: alth0ugh i missed having h0rns
ARADIA: i did n0t feel very str0ngly about my h0rns bef0re but 0nce they were g0ne i missed them
ARADIA: all in all i preferred being a fr0g to being a r0b0t

Jade looks at you with her eyes getting really wide. From the looks of the art on her walls, you did not expect her to be interested in anything that wasn't a furbeast, but she seems to really enjoy your explanation.

JADE: wow!!!
JADE: i never thought about being a frog before! that is just so cool
JADE: could you hop really well?

ARADIA: i didnt really have legs

Jade shuffles awkwardly in her seat, as though she's afraid she might have said something that hurt your feelings.

JADE: oh well um...
JADE: im sorry about that
JADE: but wait you were also a robot? :D :D :D i mean
JADE: i know you said you didnt like it much but if you want to talk about it id be so excited to hear from an ex robot first hand!!!
JADE: and if you dont want to talk about it than maybe...

Her face flushes red in that way human faces do when they are experiencing strong feelings. Precisely which feelings cause the reaction seems to vary from person to person, so you're not sure exactly how to interpret that particular gesture. Humans sure are confusing.

JADE: well um...this is kind of a silly idea but
JADE: since you never got to hop when you were a frog
JADE: maybe we could try hopping now?
JADE: :)

This strikes you as a really silly idea.

==> Aradia: Strongly consider being silly.

Edited 2012-06-24 06:42 (UTC)

You wonder if hopping like a frog is something all humans are accustomed to, or maybe just this one? Either way, you highly consider being silly. It's been a long time since you were able to be silly.
Aradia: is hopping like a frog a human custom
Jade: sort of! its a game human children play
Jade: or i heard they play D:
Jade: ive never been around other kids to try it out
Aradia: oh
Jade: so do you want to play

> Aradia: Give into Jade and play leap frog.

Edited 2012-06-25 09:08 (UTC)

You never thought anything could be this fun.

You play for hours.

==> Jade and Aradia: Catch your breath.

You both stop after hours of play. Man neither of you thought hopping like a frog would be so exhausting. Both of you are extremely happy.

> Jade: Tell Aradia how much fun you had.

JADE: i havent had so much fun in such a long time!! :D
JADE: usually its jade listen to this or jade listen to that in these dreambubbles
JADE: thanks for doing this with me <3
ARADIA: no problem!
ARADIA: i admit that i have never really indulged in the more silly side of my frog nature
ARADIA: ribbit!
JADE: hehehehe
ARADIA: so are you looking to do something in the dreambubbles? i could help you if you want!

==>JADE: Explain why you are in a dreambubble.

BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

Comments have been screened; we will be tallying the points over the next 48 hours or so, after which we will unscreen the comments. Comments have been unscreened! You may continue the fanadventures on this post as long as you like, though we will not be awarding further points.

Aradia: Fondly recall frogself. (FILL: TEAM Meenah<3<Roxy)

> Aradia: Strongly consider being silly. (FILL: Team Karkat<3Karkat)

Aradia: Give into Jade and play leap frog. (FILL: TEAM BRO<3DAVE)

> Jade and Aradia: Catch your breath. (FILL: Team Karkat<3Karkat)

Jade: Tell Aradia how much fun you had. (FILL: Team JOHN<3ROSE)