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BONUS ROUND 2
Bonus Round 2
The Return of Round Robin Fanadventures
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.
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!
New John<3Karkat Game (FILL: TEAM DIRK<3EQUIUS)
Your name is KARKAT VANTAS and you're pretty damn proud of yourself. If your novels are to believed, there's no greater leader than someone who is willing to do unpleasant things for their teammates. What you'd call this would be OUTRIGHT SACRIFICING YOURSELF. Look at you: there you are, dressed up as a fair maiden from some human fairy tale, trapped in a tower in the middle of nowhere. On the plus side you're more than happy to break the mold from sappy girl-meets-boy human redrom and show them -whoever the sad sack coming to your rescue is- what is REAL ROMANCE. In other words you're going to woo the shit out of them and get yourself a kismesis you've always dreamed of.
Of course there's a reason you're here, namely it's part of the deal to turn your ex-matesprit back into troll she was before a MYSTERIOUS DOUCHEBAG turned her into a dragon. It's so typical that Terezi seems to pay no attention to the things you do for her. What baffles you even more is that she doesn't even look all that sad about her transformation.
...
God her slurping noises are annoying.
Karkat: Talk to Terezi
Karkat: Talk to Terezi (FILL: TEAM GAMZEE♥KARKAT)
You call out to her, but she seems too distracted by her delicious red snack to pay you any mind. Honestly, what the hell does a guy have to do to get someone's attention around here?
You decide to try to catch her attention again; maybe you'll have better luck if you shout as loudly as you possibly can.
HEY, TEREZI.
I'M TALKING TO YOU.
CRAZY FUCKING DRAGON CHICK.
PUT THAT GODDAMN... POPSICLE? IS THAT A POPSICLE? WHERE THE HELL DID YOU FIND A DRAGON SIZED POPSICLE?!
WHATEVER, IT DOESN'T MATTER. PUT IT DOWN AND COME OVER HERE SO I CAN FUCKING TALK TO YOU WITHOUT SCREAMING MYSELF HOARSE.
Success! Looks like she actually heard you this time!
Terezi: Figure out what's bothering your shouty friend.
Terezi: Figure out what's bothering your shouty friend (FILL: ERIDAN<3ROXY)
You are trying to! It's not like you want to listen to his shouting, you want to lick your dragon sized Popsicle in peace! You half listen to what he says and then grow very bored. You notice that he is wearing a lot more grey than he normally does, maybe that's why he's so grumpy? If he were you, which he's not, you would be grumpy to! Covering such wonderful smelling candy red with bleh grey would make anyone shouty and mad! Maybe he just needs some more color in his life!
Speak of the devil!
Terezi: Examine colorful creature who's just appeared
Terezi: Examine colorful creature who's just appeared (FILL: TEAM PARCELPYXIS)
OH MY. There are two creatures, but one is much more delicious smelling than the other. By which you mean, one is practically BATHED in CHERRY FUCKING RED and your dragon sized popsicle should be ashamed of itself for failing to achieve such godly tiers of RED. The CHERRY RED GUY (who also smells like he's been swimming in sunscreen, blegh) is accompanied by a BLUEBERRY-BANANA GUY for whatever reason.
Terezi: Acknowledge the fair maiden. (FILL: DAVE <3 VRISKA)
What maiden?
There are no fair maidens to be seen!
And even if your sight was not tragically ripped from you even in dragon form the only maidens here are SHOUTY and OBNOXIOUS, occasionally he may be referred to as ORNERY though you would rather he wasn't.
==> Terezi: Acknowledge the shouty and obnoxious maiden.
Re: Terezi: Acknowledge the shouty and obnoxious maiden. (FILL: KARKAT<3TEREZI)
You let the shouty and obnoxious maiden know the deal. Gee, you hope this works out, because you're getting a little tired of guarding this pesky princess-to-be.
==> John: request permission to speak to the maiden
John: request permission to speak to the maiden (FILL: DAVE<3TAVROS)
JOHN: im going to delay the saving further to ask something
TEREZI: SHOOT
JOHN: can i have a word with my future bride?
TEREZI: OF COURS3 YOU C4N SIR BLU3B4N4N4B3RRY
TEREZI: GO ON 4ND SP34K TO TH3 DR4B M41D3N 4S LONG 4S YOU LIK3
TEREZI: B3FOR3 1 34T YOU TH4T 1S >:]
JOHN: ha ha ha oh man i told you the dragon was the challenge
DAVE: anyone who wasnt blind and deaf could have told you that
TEREZI: H3Y!
TEREZI: 1 H4LF R3S3MBL3 TH4T ST4T3M3NT
==> Karkat: Remind Terezi of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS
==> Karkat: Remind Terezi of the TERMS AND CONDITIONS (FILL: EQUIUS<3GAMZEE)
Terms and Conditions? You aren't sure of what the fuck is that, but you certainly can remind her a couple of things.
You start screaming to the blind dragon. She can't just do whatever she wants when a beautiful prince- you mean unknown idiot, comes to your rescue to have the best happy fucking ever after. You didn't sacrifice yourself for this! You want a real scenario, not this chubby cute and diabetes ending. You keep explaining to her where all this issues could lead to, and ask her if she is hearing what you are fucking saying, but she doesn't look really concerned about it.
In fact...
SHE JUST IGNORES YOU!
That bitch. You swear to god that if she wasn't a friend, you would kill her so hard.
Well, here is where you draw the line.
You are no fucking princess! You are an independent and strong troll boy, and no one can't treat you like if you were a disgusting spoiled kid.
If she thinks she can do whatever she wants, she is sooooo wrong!
...
You think that it was also time to go out.
Karkat: Be someone else
Karkat: Talk to Terezi. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)
Slurp. Slurp.
"Terezi."
Slurp. Slurp. Slurp.
"Goddammit Terezi, are you listening to me?!"
She turns her giant dragon head and looks at you.
"Thank you. Do you think you could perhaps tone down that fucking slurping a little bit? Maybe just a teensy smidge? Some of us are stuck in giant towers indefinitely until some hateful piece of shit comes to rescue them and they would really appreciate a little peace and quiet in the meantime! Especially since I'm doing all of this for you, in case you'd fucking forgotten."
The problem with yelling at your ex-matesprit-turned-dragon is that she can't really respond to you with anything other than enthusiastic licking.
The really sad thing is, that's basically the same thing she used to do when she was human. God, you have terrible taste in matesprits. Your taste kismeses is going to be so much better.
For now, though, Terezi licks your tower window. You narrowly escape getting covered in GROSS DRAGON SLOBBER. Fuck this shit, at least when she was human she didn't drool enough to drench entire windows.
She sniffs, and then turns her giant dragon head to look off at something approaching in the distance. What could it be?
Terezi: Observe newcomer.