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

-- gardenGnostic [GG] began pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 15:55 --

GG: dave!!
GG: i need your help mister!
TG: hey
TG: the knight always answers the call of a dame
TG: whats the problem that got your panties in a knot harley
GG: it's almost rose's birthday and i have no idea what to get her!
GG: i'm kind of desperate here :((
TG: youve been thinking about this for how long
TG: its in a week plus two
TG: ive been thinking about what to get you two for a month already
TG: especially to lalonde
TG: she always seems to find new ways to analyze the shit out of my manly butt no matter what i give her
TG: everything is always full of latent homosexual imaginery
TG: bursting through my veins like rainbow lights of gayness
TG: flailing up in the sky and banishing all thoughts of sincere fondness
TG: family relations at its peak here harley
TG: i dont think its that hard for you since youre her gf
TG: just get her something mushy
TG: shell like that
GG: that's not really helping!
GG: i don't really get her passive aggressive act and i just want to make her smile, but... it's hard to find something right!
GG: besides, dave i don't think she really would like something mushy!!!!
GG: it's rose!
TG: listen here harley
TG: let me give you a honest tip
TG: from one desperate but cool friend to another equally desperate but not as cool friend
TG: if youre really worried about what to get her
TG: find something completely unexpected that will shut her up for good
TG: something she wont be able to find any sort of hidden message about
TG: make a list or something
TG: youve known her for years now
TG: through shit and more shit
TG: maybe something only you can give her
TG: sweep her off her feet with your witchy powers
GG: i am not sure that helps, but... i'll try thinking more about it!
GG: thanks dave!
TG: seriously harley
TG: good luck with that

-- gardenGnostic [GG] ceased pestering turntechGodhead [TG] at 16:13 --

==> Jade: try listing all your options

Well, at first you thought you should get Rose something you know she'd use. You know for a fact that she carries at most one COMPUTER with her at a time, when really she should have at least five. But that might seem like you were passive-aggressively calling her impractical. Getting her something she'd enjoy, like KNITTING SUPPLIES, poses a similar problem, since it might seem like you were criticizing her knitting skills. You think some cute SQUIDDLES might be romantic in a silly kind of way (tanglebuddies are so sweet!!), but you don't want to just get Rose something you'd like instead of what she'd like. The only other things you can come up with that you know for sure she'd be interested in are ZOOLOGICALLY DUBIOUS CREATURES, but then again trying to SUMMON HORRIFIC BEASTS might put a damper on a birthday celebration. Dave was saying something about using your "witchy powers," but to do what? Take Rose on a trip, maybe? But where would you take her?

Ugh, this is hard! It's hard and no one understands.

==> Rose: Face a similar crisis

Your name is ROSE LALONDE and finding a suitable gift for your girlfriend JADE HARLEY's birthday might be the hardest challenge you've ever faced. Even harder than that time you lost yourself to the horrorterrors and were then subsequently killed and then brought back to life and then killed again. Definitely harder than that.

You want to give her something that shows how much you love her, but being 100% sincere has not always been your strong suit. You'd ask Dave for advice but you imagine he is coming upon a similar issue regarding the sincerity. And you think John has enough on his plate having to find gifts for all three of you, so you'd feel guilty asking him for advice for your gift to Jade as well.

Your seer powers aren't as strong since the game ended but... you think... perhaps... you could take a teeny, weeny, little glimpse into the future? to see what Future Rose has given your Future Girlfriend? That might be cheating, but considering that Jade is nearly omnipotent with her witch powers and is probably using them to her advantage, you think it's only fair.

Right?

Rose: Attempt to peek into the future

Edited 2012-07-08 02:44 (UTC)

BONUS ROUND 2

Bonus Round 2

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> Jade: Consult the Coolkid (Fill: Team Dave<3Karkat)

==> Jade: try listing all your options (FILL: TEAM JADE<3KARKAT)

Rose: Face a similar crisis (FILL: Team John<3Jade<3Karkat)