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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!
==> Jade: Try to alleviate the situation. (FILL: TEAM Eridan <3< Vriska)
"Bad god-dog!" you yell at him, and those tears in your eyes are definitely not because you're sad to see your friends almost die, or your former BELOVED DOG be this sort of a monster...
A monster who isn't listening to you, and is instead attacking your best friend. One of your best friends, you amend hastily in your mind, and you run at Jack without any thoughts but to get him off your friend. Only...
==> Dave: Feel the sword go through your chest.
Dave: Feel the sword go through your chest. (FILL: TEAM DIRK<>ROXY)
The sword through your chest paralyses you with pain and shock, making it difficult to breathe. In the back of your mind you think you hear Jade scream in horror, and then she's yelling something angrier and Jack isn't on you anymore, his sword burning just as much on the way out as it did on the way in. But the damage is already done as blood gushes from the wound and you fall to your knees, struggling with consciousness. You wouldn't admit it out loud, but it hurts. You're familiar with pain from the occasional sparring injuries with Bro, but those are nothing compared to this.
Jade's arms wrap around you and help you lay onto the ground.
"Dave!"
You look up at her through blurred eyes.
"Stay awake," she instructs, "Don't... don't go."
"No worries, Harley. Give me a minute and I'll be peachy." Your voice is strained but if those will be your last words, you can live with that. Well, no you can't. But they're ironic enough to satisfy your dying wishes.
Your eyes close and everything goes silent.
Jade: Kiss that boy!
Jade: Kiss that boy! (FILL: TEAM DIRK<3ROXY)
You are now JADE HARLEY and you on the brink of having a panic attack. You didn't even want to think about Jack -- all that mattered now was the fact that Dave was here dying in your arms, because of you, and he was Dave and he wasn't supposed to die this was not okay he can't die nope not letting him die nope nope nope
You're also ignoring the pinpricks of tears in your eyes.
Dave has, at this point, stopped breathing (his shades fell off, they're on the ground somewhere else but his eyes hazy anyways and you don't think he can see you), and your chest feels like it's closing in on itself. A single thought brushes your mind -- kissing revives players, right? Like another chance. You don't remember who gave you that word of advice, but you aren't in the frame of mind to question it.
You shake as you lean down and press your lips against his. This isn't how you imagined your first kiss would feel, nowhere near. You weren't sure exactly what you'd thought it'd be, but you didn't think it'd be with a dead (dying?? dying. yep. dying. NOT DEAD YET.) person, and sure as hell not with Dave. (Okay, that was a little bit of a lie, but let's keep that to ourselves.)
> ==>
==> (FILL: TEAM DIRK<>ROXY)
His lips are still warm, which helps you convince yourself that he's not dead yet, just in really really bad condition and everything will be fine soon, once he wakes up. You sit back and take hold of his sunglasses, folding the arms in and clutching them in both your trembling hands. He'll want them as soon as he's up again and you'll be ready to help.
The land around you is melting but it's still cold, with plenty of snow around you both. Your bare arms are shivering and tears have dried on your cheeks and you wait, but Dave doesn't wake up. His dreamself must have taken over, you think, but what if he's just... gone?
No, Jade, you didn't get this far by being uncertain and upset and anything less than a badass who gets stuff done! In order for all of you to get through this, not just Dave, you have to carry on and look forward to seeing him again. Because you will see him again, once you figure this all out.
Jade: End flashback, be Dave.