hs_olympics | BONUS ROUND 3

Bonus Round 3

Retro Gaming

Hi shippers! Welcome to Bonus Round 3.
In this round, you'll be creating fanworks based on video and computer games from before 2000!

Rules

Choose a game that was released before 2000, and post a fanwork based on the game in some way. Make sure to use the appropriate title format (see below). Examples include: character inserts, rewritten dialogue, costume redesigns, alternate soundtracks, theme song covers, photoshopped promo art, etc.

Your fill should not be focused on Homestuck characters playing the game--the point of this round is to make a crossover.

For this challenge, you are allowed to submit fills based on your team ship. You don't have to, of course!

For this challenge, there is no minimum wordcount. We are trusting you not to abuse that fact!

This challenge will run until 11:59PM EDT July 21. After that time, even if it's just by a minute according to the timestamp, no submissions will be accepted for points.

Title Format
Please use this format in your title.

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 we cannot guarantee that it will be counted.
Replace [GAME TITLE] and [YEAR RELEASED] as appropriate.

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 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

"You're Jake, right? Dirk told me about you." Jake's brow and the tuck of his lips quirk up in curiosity at you. "Is it true that you're a thief?"

And with that his amused expression falls with an exasperated sigh. You squeak involuntarily and clasp your hands to your chest as Jake grasps your shoulders and says - firm, but not unkind - "That's TREA-SURE HUN-TER."

You get a good look at his fingers. Dirty and calloused on your bare shoulder. The type of hands that look like they'll never be clean - but you're not sure where that knowledge comes from. You can hardly remember anything.

Jake sighs and mutters a short apology, turning away from you and crossing the room to stand over the railing of the stairway at the entrance. He leans against it, his arms outstretched and his spine curved.

"On the surface, Dirk pretends to support the Batterwitch Empire," he began, "but the truth is, he's collaborating with the Returners, an organization opposed to the empire." Jake's sweet smile returns as he cocks his head slightly to the left. "I happen to be his contact with that group." Jake pauses a moment to scratch the back of his leg with his left foot, and turns to look at you through the corner of his eye. "The old man you met in Narshe is one of us."

A chill runs through you and your heart sinks. These people are opposed to the Empire. "But... I'm a soldier of the Empire!"

"That's not true!" Jake says, turning to you as you stare at your fingers. "They were using you! Things are different now. We'll keep their grubby hands off you from hereon out!"

You shake your head, one hand winds into your hair. "I don't understand," you say. Your mind constantly reaches for answers, but you can find nothing. You were a soldier of the Empire, but you're not? You'll be kept from the Empire, in spite of how you belong with them? Was everything always so confusing and foggy? "What should I do?" You sigh to yourself.

Jake crosses the few feet between you and you glance up to meet his eyes. He lifts his hands up like he wants to touch you. Reassure you. But he doesn't. You're not sure if you'd like him to or not.

"I can't tell you what to do," he says, his eyes bright and face full of determination. "But you don't have to decide right now! You'll find your way soon enough."

His hands hover once more and he settles on giving you a handshake, pulling your hand into his and giving it a firm pump. "Find me if you need anything at all." And he pats your shoulder and departs down the stairs and through the door you came in through moments ago. The exit is so sudden you wonder if he was embarrassed somehow, but there's no way to tell. Understanding people is about as puzzling as anything else.

"But how will I know which way is right...?"

Edited 2012-07-08 12:58 (UTC)

Oh, jeez, the nostalgia hits hardest with this entry because of the dialogue. Suddenly I want to replay it again. ♥

oh this is so good! i love ff6 forever. is this Jane's POV we've got here?

Yeah, Jane! Oops, I wasn't clear. I wanted to draw something for it too, to specify, but it was early and I was tired and sai crashed.

Thank youu ♥♥

BONUS ROUND 3

Bonus Round 3

FILL: TEAM Dirk<3Jane<3Jake<3Roxy - Final Fantasy VI (1994)

Re: FILL: TEAM Dirk<3Jane<3Jake<3Roxy - Final Fantasy VI (1994)

Re: FILL: TEAM Dirk<3Jane<3Jake<3Roxy - Final Fantasy VI (1994)

Re: FILL: TEAM Dirk<3Jane<3Jake<3Roxy - Final Fantasy VI (1994)