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

HOLD UP!

How can you expect to train him when you don't even know his NAME?

Granted, you really don't want to know his NAME, but it's a start in this inevitable journey through training new guys.

=> Ask for his name.

You try asking for his name but he is to busy doing... whatever it is he is doing.
You would try harder to get his attention but that means you would actually have to start training him and you really do not want to do that. Instead you will wait here until he notices you.

Stupid idiotic insufferable douchebag, wasting your time

==> Be stupid idiotic insufferable douchebag

You can’t, you already are him!

(hehehe.)

Your PRANKSTER’S GAMBIT hums in approval at the sneak prank, and you'd almost want to stay anonymous just to see if you couldn't fill it more this way, but you do need to give your name to claim your victory.

>Be the prankster

Your name is John Egbert and you are a brand new employee at Skaianet Technologies.
You have just finished college and this is your first real job ever, you couldn't be more excited about this.
However, even though you kinda like computers and all this stuff, it is not your real passion.
You were almost forced to enter college and study these techonological things, since you could not live just for pranks, or at least that is what people kept on telling you.
So you managed to get through years and years of tedious study and you were even able to get employed by this super famous and known company, yay for you! (you still have to know HOW you did that, but since you're here right now, you decided not to ask too many question about their policy).
Now you were supposed to try and do...well, some task that your boss told you to complete, but instead got lost watching silly cat videos.
Maybe that weird looking guy behind you could help you somehow?

>John: Ask the weird looking guy for help.

You swivel your chair around turning to face him and find a grumpy blond headed man with multi-coloured eyes.

You frown, because seriously what's his problem haven't said a word and hes already annoyed with you! What a prick. There is no hypocrisy in your words, he was a douche first you are in your rights to find him an annoying prick.

But you guess hes still a coworker and he has to at least be civil to yu so your need for help still stands.

"Hey! Heeeeeeeey! Hello?" He finally glances over to you and smirks.

Ugh hes like an even douchier version of Dave, you didn't think it was possible. Your dislike of this guy is strong and off putting, you've never felt this bothered or angered by someone. Ignoring that you ask for help, you'll just have to deal with this insufferable prick.

==> John: Deal with insufferable prick.

==> John Deal with insufferable prick.

You don't want to, but you have to.

John: Hey, yeah, so I'm new here and I'm not really sure--
Sollux: Captor, my name is Sollux Captor, and I guess you should probably get the ropes.
John: You mean show me the ropes?
Sollux: Heh, sure kid.

Wow, this guy sounds like he is TWICE the douchebag that Dave is. You really hope he isn't actually your supervisor, that he is only here to fill you in and leave. God, it's like he isn't even trying to be particularly civil; that smile is just so fake, your grandmother could see how fake it is... and she's dead!

Sollux: So. Basically, your job is to answer the phone and ask people if they tried turning their computer off and on again. Then if that didn't solve the problem, you need to walk them through checking if everything is actually plugged in.
Sollux: We don't usually need to go past that part, but when it happens it's never as simple as checking the RAM.
John: Uh...
Sollux: Are you prepared for such mundane work and menial tasks that will make you question why you paid to go to school for this?
Sollux: Are you ready to sit for possibly hours with nothing to do just to be rung up and shouted at for not fixing a problem immediately as if you were psychic and already knew the problem before they even called?
John: Um... sure, I guess. But hey could you show me around first before I get the pep talk?
John: My name is John, by the way. It's nice to meet you.

It wasn't very nice to meet him. It was exact opposite of nice. Your only hope is to charm him into thinking you're not some slouch and you're willing to be friendly. That is, if Captor can slow down the train delivering the stick up his ass. Sheesh!

==> ~~Sollux: Realize that John wasn't wearing a tie a minute ago~~
==> Sollux: Show John the facilities.

==> Sollux: Realize that John wasn't wearing a tie a minute ago

What tie?

Why are you even paying attention to what clothes he is or is not wearing?

...

Moving on.

==> Sollux: Show John the facilities.

You might as well get this over with.

==> Sollux: Exhaust your meager physical capabilities.

Oh God what were you thinking dragging his chair? It is a well known fact to everyone who knows you, especially yourself, that you have zero physical capabilities. You are so tired this is so stupid, maybe you should start exercising. Who are you kidding that'll never happen.

You fall over, with grace of course, you stare at the ground.
This is completely fine and dandy, no one should laugh at you, espically this idiot.

==> John: Observe collapsed coworker.

It's all you can do is observe your collapsed coworker. Observe and laugh. Laugh and laugh. Laugh so hard that you can't hear or feel the tell-tale creaks of your chair similarly collapsing.

==> Chair: Break under John's plush rump.

You are now a chair, a rather magnificent chair if you do say so yourself. Nice leather and soft cushiony interior and wheels that swivel with upmost ease. Other chairs are envious, who wouldn't want to be you.

Well at this moment, you.

Seriously though, you are used to people sitting on you, even swirling around like idiots, but this, this is ridiculous. You are being dragged around and shamed and now this thing is laughing atop you, your frame cant take much more of this. You are going to break.

And so you do.

You hope that thing lands hard or at least bad things happen to it.

==> John: Fall forward.

==> John: Fall forward.

You are now John Egbert. You are currently laughing your ass off because, HOLY SHIT look.

You have been laughing so hard at this, you feel like you're about to suffocate. You're practically hyperventilating... oh shit, now you're doing that too.

Your chest is erratically heaving, your breath is short. You no longer know what to do with any part of your body, and you forget that you have control over it. Your arms grip at your sides and your feet kick violently and joyously of their own volition. Where the hell even are you guys at; you're feeling so light-headed all there is in the world is you and the funniest thing you've seen for a long time-- and trust me, you know funny. You made funny your bitch years ago.

But then, your heart stops as the chair beneath your not-so-fat-but-exceedingly-jittery ass makes a sudden pop briefly before collapsing entirely.

FUCK!!

You gasp as you fall, too surprised to make a sound and trying to catch your bearings, but everything is happening so fast; you couldn't catch yourself if your life depended on it-- and let's be honest, in a scare like this, you really do momentarily feel your life depends on it.

Oh, God--

EPIC FAIL x2 COMBO

> ==> John: Lament into depths of bony ass.

BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

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==> Train the new guy. (FILL: TEAM PARCELPYXIS)

Re: ==> Ask for his name. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3KARKAT)

>Be stupid idiotic insufferable douchebag (FILL: TEAM PARCELPYXIS)

>Be the prankster. (FILL: TEAM ARADIA<3FEFERI)

Re: >John: Ask the weird looking guy for help. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3KARKAT)

==> John: Deal with insufferable prick. (FILL: TEAM Equius <3 Tavros))

==> Sollux: Show John the facilities (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN <3 KARKAT)

==> Sollux: Realize that John wasn't wearing a tie a minute ago

==> Sollux: Show John the facilities.

==> Sollux: Exhaust your meager physical capabilities.

==> Sollux: Exhaust your meager physical capabilities. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3 KARKAT)

==> John: Observe collapsed coworker (FILL: TEAM ERIDAN <3 KARKAT)

==> Chair: Break under John's plush rump.

Re: ==> Chair: Break under John's plush rump. (FILL: TEAM JOHN<3 KARKAT)

==> John: Fall forward. (FILL: TEAM Equius<3Tavros)