hs_olympics | 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!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

Well, that's definitely a HUMAN, at least, so you can't have gotten THAT far off course. But that's as much as you can tell before you yelp, rolling over quickly to avoid the strange HOOFBEAST that almost runs you down.

"Whoa, Pogoghost! Whoa!"

"Could you keep your fucking animal under control?!"

"Heh, sorry! He does that."

"What, stomps all over random people you don't know?! Remind me to keep the fuck away from you!" You stand up roughly, brushing the dirt from your clothes as best you can. Not that they weren't already ruined, but still.

When you look up again, the boy is staring at you without shame. If you had to guess, you'd say he's around your age, though obviously with different species it's impossible to tell. He looks just as weird as you'd expected - coloured skin, no horns, disturbing eyes. Or maybe that's just because he's still staring at you and fuck, did he not have any conception of manners or something?!

Actually, now that you think about it, weren't you supposed to avoid being seen by humans? ...shit.

>Karkat: Attempt wild distraction maneuver.

Well, you guess you could squawk like a moron and hope for the best, but you get the feeling the dingus in front of you has it covered already.

Time to fall back on the classics.

You point theatrically at the tree behind him, and shout, "BEHIND YOU, LOOK OUT!"

Let’s see if that theatre credit Eridan convinced you to take when they wouldn’t let you do movie criticalling for the fourth semester in a row was of any use.

> Karkat: Unlock the PRANKSTER’S GAMBIT achievement.

Unfortunately, although your attempt to distract the IDIOTIC HUMAN did in fact do a good job of distracting him, it also did a good job of frightening his IDIOTIC HOOFBEAST. Said idiotic hoofbeast is now wheeling about wildly, and his hoofs are now coming uncomfortably close to your face at an uncomfortable fast velocity.

You wheel your arms franticly in an attempt to avoid getting a hoof to the face, and end up falling over backwards onto your backside in a thoroughly embarrassing manner.

Your PRANKSTER'S GAMBIT remains unchanged. God, this was a terrible idea. Your PAST SELF was an idiot.

>John: Gain control of wild hoofbeast.

Edited 2012-06-25 16:30 (UTC)

Well, y'know, you would try to do that. You really would. Unfortunately, you can't. This is because Pogoghost has once more bucked you off his back.

WHY DO YOU EVEN KEEP TRYING TO RIDE POGOGHOST ANYWAYS.

OVER THE YEARS HE HAS BROUGHT YOU NOTHING BUT PAIN, MISERY, AND SCRAPED KNEES.

Anyways, he's probably miles away by now. Hopefully he's headed in the general direction of the castle, and someone will stop him and see him returned to the royal stables. The citizens of Prospit are pretty understanding of his tendency to bolt off.

Oh hey, that grey horned guy is still there.

>John: Wave hi.

Call you a pessimist, but this grey horned guy doesn't look too pleased to see you.

>Karkat: Equip strife specibus

You'd love to equip your trusty SICKLE. However, like the enormous idiot you are, you left it back in the USELESS HEAP OF METAL that used to be your SPACESHIP.

You suppose you could go back and get it, since it seems like this guy isn't going to be attacking you anytime soon. Seriously, he's definitely way too incompetent. He couldn't even control his WILD HOOFBEAST.

Quickly, you dart back to the USELESS HEAP OF METAL and nab your SICKLE, smoothly equipping it and brandishing it with as much FEROCITY and SKILL as you can muster. You muster a bit more of the former since, to be honest, you kind of lack much of the latter, but that's irrelevant.

>John: Be properly afraid of this new threat.

You are not ashamed to admit that you're a bit frightened of this new threat!

"Woah, hey now!" you say instinctively, throwing your hands up in the universal sign of I AM UNARMED PLEASE DON'T FLASH THAT SHINY WEAPON AT ME. Of course, you're not really unarmed--that would be pretty irresponsible of you! Your trusty warhammer is right where you left it, on...Pogoghost's...saddle. Oh. Well.

You didn't know what to expect when you went chasing after a FALLEN STAR, but you're pretty sure a GRUMPY and POTENTIALLY HOSTILE ALIEN brandishing a CURVY BLADE at you was not what you had in mind. Still, you should try to make the best of the situation, right? He may be clutching a strange-looking weapon you've never seen before and wearing what is surely one of his most FEROCIOUS and MENACING expressions, but that doesn't mean he has to be a bad guy! You already know that he can speak English, so there's a starting point, right?

"I'm not here to hurt you, or anything!" you announce in what is hopefully a reassuring tone of voice. Your hands are still raised up in a defensive position, and you take a cautious step backwards, trying to show him you have no intention of approaching. "I'm just here to...well, to greet you, I guess!" You flash him your most WINNING SMILE and adopt your most CHARMING TONE. "My name is John, would you mind telling me yours?"

>Karkat: Cautiously inspect this human.

Edited 2012-07-03 22:51 (UTC)

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.

Karkat: Regard feckless rider. (FILL: TEAM JADE<3KANAYA<3ROSE)

>Karkat: Attempt wild distraction mauneuver (FILL: TEAM PARCELPYXIS)

> Karkat: Unlock the PRANKSTER'S GAMBIT achievement. (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

>John: Gain control of wild hoofbeast. (FILL: TEAM Dave<3Rose<3Terezi)

>John: Wave hi. (FILL: TEAM DAVE<3ROSE)

>Karkat: Equip strife specibus (FILL: TEAM KANAYA<3VRISKA)

>John: Be properly afraid of this new threat. (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN<3SOLLUX)