APPLE BOBBING CONTEST

[catposting]

WHO: Rose & you
WHERE: Near Woolie Town, in a patch of open pasture
WHEN: Day 4, afternoon

[You might be wondering what Rose is up to over here, but not for very long! Chant steps forward and waves her arm cheerily. The wave is accompanied by the sound of invisible trumpets heralding her announcement. Her voice booms out over the pasture as if she was speaking into a magical megaphone.]

Hello! We're setting up a little contest! A bobbing for apples contest, to be precise! The prize is—Blood Fiend, what did you say the prize was again? …That's right, the prize is all the apples you can grab with your mouth! And this, um, rustic flower crown! It's handmade! Out of real roses!

[The flower crown she brandishes does indeed appear to have been handmade, out of real roses. Just…not very well.]

How was that, Blood Fiend?

[She clears her throat and turns off the magical megaphone.]

I mean, how was that, Blood Fiend?

Did you have to— [Exasperated tail swish.] That was perfect. Thanks.

[Blood Fiend is perched nearby on a clump of hay, a medium sized tub full of water in front of him. He looks absolutely delighted to be here, in the jester’s seat, demonstrating how to bob apples. Why wouldn’t he be?

Floating in the tub are fifteen apples. Around the tub are three empty clumps of hay, clearly intended as seats. Behind Blood Fiend is a pajama sack full of even more apples! Try to steal them, I dare you.

To anyone close by:]

So, what are you waiting for? Come play! It’ll be fun~ ♪

[Once more, that booming voice.]

It'll be fun! ☆

[IC RULES: Angel Devil will be handing out note cards! They’re handwritten! Go bug him, he also definitely looks like he wants to be here.]

[OOC RULES: Blood Fiend intends for four participants to race at once, but knowing timezones and schedules the little rascals around here – there’s no way it’ll happen that cleanly lmao. And Red didn’t specify four people playing at once...

So! As long as your character is competing with at least one other person for two IC minutes it’s fine. Either tag Blood Fiend for a 1v1, or tag someone else/another group and Blood Fiend will referee. He doesn’t have a watch, so you’ll have to trust his counting skills.

(I will try my best to chip in with time remaining etc. but if I’m not around feel free to handwave start/end! Expect Rose to make fun of you if you cheat, though.)

DETERMINING WINNERS: Feel free to work it out ICly/flip a coin yourselves. Or bug a Rose member and have Nadeko them arbitrarily decide for you.]

Comments

[catposting]

[ ah yes the debuff of not being a furry. ]

[ maybe taunts will work? that's how it works in anime, right?? ]

Surely you don't expect to win like that! You're like a duckling learning how to swim.

[ 30 seconds to go!! Blood Fiend has painstakingly kept a score of Lupin-1, but at this rate it might be too obvious... ]

[survivaltricks]

[HE WOULD SAY SOMETHING IN RETURN, BUT HIS HEAD IS UNDERWATER. . . CAN'T TALK LIKE THIS]

[there is also zero chance that he's winning this, but. . .! eventually, he does surface with an apple in his mouth! victory!! his entire head is drenched, though]

[. . .]

[don't mind him as he foregoes whatever little time he has left in favor of biting into the apple, though. this is the real prize]

[catposting]

[ aaaand Blood Fiend wins with a score of 2, unbelievable ]

[ face and bangs dripping, trying not to laugh ]

... I never imagined the shepherd of "Purple" would be so adorable.

[survivaltricks]

[kind of]

[blinks at that]

[water dripping down his chin]

"Adorable?"

[catposting]

You know, cute? Endearing?

[survivaltricks]

[an amused huff]

No, I know what it means. It's just not what I expected to hear.

[especially not when he looks like a DROWNED RAT]

[catposting]

This place has a way of subverting expectations.

[survivaltricks]

[a snort as he takes another bite of his apple]

Fair enough. . . though in saying that, you're lumping yourself in with "this place," aren't you?

[catposting]

[ might as well, he's dead* in canon

*thinks he's dead, it's complicated ]

Oh, can't you tell? Clearly I'm a creation of Blossom's, brought to life to demonstrate what not to do.

[ you know, like killing her day 1 and getting assblasted by Stormy. orz ]

[survivaltricks]

[BLANDLY, BUT WITH CLEAR AMUSEMENT]

So you're a walking cautionary tale? What a tough existence.

[catposting]

It's all for you guys... Master Blossom really does care for you all, no matter how it may seem...

[ IMAGINE THE ANIME T___T face

ToG icons don't do slapstick, alas ]

[survivaltricks]

[S-SNORT]

No, that's one thing I believe. She oozes sincerity, after all.