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

==> Walk straight into a nubby cloaked figure because you didn't pay attention to your surroundings

Dang it!

You were paying too much attention to the location of possible Highbloods than paying attention to your immediate area. Now you just walked right into some guy who may-or-may not be on your side. for all you know, he's a wandering blueblood who is more than willing to put you in your place. Who is he? Where is his sign? Something's not right here.

"Hello, Brother," the stranger hails.

"Hello," you return, "who are you?"

"I am no-one," he states matter-of-factly. This is strange, normally when asked such a question you respond with a name and caste. He gives you nothing like a shameful criminal with something to hide... but he doesn't give the feeling of someone with anything to hide at all. In the darkness and beyond his hood, you cannot see the color in his eyes. What is this? "Who do you seek?"

The nerve! You can't just deny a response like that to turn and ask such a question. How does he know you are looking for someone? Is he a blueblood like that terrifying pirate you hear rumors of near the docks? You do not respond.

"Brother, who are you?" he asks again.

"I-- I am a mustard blood." Understandably, you hesitate... if this is a blue-blood, he'll get his answers his own way.

"No."

"What?"

"I know what you are looking for, Brother. Come follow me."

> ==> Follow this strange troll

==> Follow this strange troll

Actually more like you are willingly being dragged along, since the stranged cloaked figure grabbed hold of your hand and took off with you in tow.

Its strange you hear him murmur about how it was lucky he found you, the city's very big and its doubtful you would have found where you need to go but you don't really pay attention to him. You're too focused on the warmth of his hand. The unatural warmth to it. A warmth that makes your hand tingle with a funny feeling, buts its soothing in a way. Like letting hot water in an abulution trap run over your tired, bruised body after a particularly hard day after your master beats you for made up incomptence.

You can't explain it but its makes you feel comfortable in a way you haven't felt since your wiggler days.

You are snapped from your thoughts though when his speaks, soft and melodic.

"We are here." He says.

"Oh."

You look at where here is.

Its not what you expected. Its a Large but plain indescrepit building. Very shabby. Some of the windows are broken and yes the structure of the roof looks like it needs repair, it probably leaks. But its not raining tonight. And what looks by your eyes to be hundreds of trolls of mostly red, rust and brown, some yellows, a fair number of greens and few teals and jade bloods have all gathered in tandom. The doors are open and you can see that they have congregated around a slightly raized platform.

The platform is bare for the moment but you don't think the event all these trolls came out for has started yet.

You turn to face the troll who led you here. From underneath the shadow of his hood. You see him flash a stunning smile of white teeth. Blunted teeth you notice, but in a way you feel better about this, he seems soft in nature.

He gestures to the doors and you can almost hear that cheerful grin in his voice as surely as you can see it.

"After you, we're about to begin."

==> Be led willingly onto the platform.

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.

==> Walk straight into a nubby cloaked figure because you didn't pay... (FILL: TEAM Equius<3Tavros)

Re: ==> Follow this strange troll (FILL: TEAM Grand Highblood<3<Summoner)