the kids'll blow dandelion fuzz

[eviscerates]

WHO: The Righteous Snow Teams & anyone who wants to watch (and laugh, and judge.)
WHAT: A GIANT SNOW FIGHT.
WHEN: 13th July or whatever the IC equivalent is.
WHERE: In the valley near Skyhold.
NOTES: ooc post 1 and also ooc post 2. The snow fight itself is closed to those that signed up, but the observation/chilling afterwards stuff is open. No warnings to add here, please put any that come up in the subject lines!

Also we have room for one more last minute sign up!

Wrap up warm! It probably goes without saying that certain medical personnel will be less than sympathetic to those who come to them with colds after this.

The valley near Skyhold has never really completely defrosted, given how high up they are in the Frostbacks, and Adelaide's students have found themselves working with an environment very receptive to the reintroduction of cold, even in the summer months.

The battle field is impressive. Each of the six teams has their own fortress, forming a rough circle on a thick blanket of snow. Each fort has one flag flapping over all others, the only one each has that cannot be stolen (or, at least, would be very challenging.) Their other seven flags are considerably smaller, and where they are depends entirely on how the team opts to defend them. The vast majority of the snow is white, but there are generous patches within and around each fort that matches that Team Fort's colour. Each fort is a little different, but comes with a catapult build inside it, and scattered around the field are large snow drifts, some battering rams, and a trebuchet. (No trebearchet, sadly. We can always dream.)

Every team member is given a sash of their team colour, and a round wooden shield that is so padded that hurting someone with it would actually be quite an accomplishment.

Far enough away to be spared the fighting, but not to entirely escape the chill that has been renewed in the valley, are some benches. There is warm cider and some food being served, and people are welcome to come and watch (and laugh, and judge) and/or hang out with the noble warriors once the fight has wound down.



Recap of OOC & IC Info;

ADELAIDE	BLACKWALL	CASSANDRA	MERRILL	NORRINGTON	OBI-WAN
violet	apricot	seafoam	raspberry	goldenrod	periwinkle
Andra	Zevran	Eirlys	Sabine	Sadira	Vasran
Alistair	Samouel	Church	Ruby	Clarke	Anders
Cosima	Rydia	Korrin	Martel	Mal	Aleron
Daenerys	Cullen	Sherlock	Ciri	Hermione	Ingrid
Bellamy	Kas	Aveline	Bruce	Taashath	Katniss
Pel	Ellana	Velanna	Lexa	Cyril	Merrick
Anakin	Jeannot	Emma	-	Val	Kirk

Plus Teren as a wildcard and liferiner. No other wildcards on the field!

IC-ish RULES AND STUFF.
1. NO WEAPONS, NO MAGIC.
Assume there is unlimited snow - some dyed to match team colours - so there are snowballs galore! Every person also gets an extremely well padded round shield as a chance to defend themselves. Don't use the shield as a weapon, pls and ty.

2. FLAAAAGS.
Each team gets seven flags that match their team colour. The IC goal is to capture as many flags as you can, but OOCly this is flexible and timey wimey and you don't need to worry about keeping track of flags bc who has time for that?

3. NO VIOLENCE.
Or, more accurately, no going out there to hurt people - it is a snow fight and there is siege equipment, let's not kid ourselves. That said; no tackling anyone smoller than you. If you hurt someone, apologise and don't be an ass. Don't make an NPC referee come after you.

4. BASICALLY JUST HAVE FUN.
Characters can't be eliminated unless they're being a big jerk, but no one wants that to happen because friendship is magic, or something. If it's fun and its awesome then odds are it's totally fine, unless it'd put a character in danger.


There will be an IC prize for winning, which will be ICly due to happen after Orlais since that opens up so soon after the snow fight.

A quick recap on how the winners will be determined OOCly - in three weeks time I will do a tally of points based on comment count and tagging around done per team. Three weeks will hopefully allow everyone a chance to dive in even if unexpected RL things happen, as they are wont to do, and not put on too much pressure with the Orlais plots opening up.


How to get points:
1. Open starters! Every team will get 2 points per team member that posts an open starter.

2. Tag around! Every team will get 2 points every time a team member tags a new person. (If character A tags characters B, C & D they will get 6 points total for tagging around - three different threads with character A and character B would still only result in 2 points.)

3. Keep threads going, hop around and have fun! Every comment by a team member will be worth 1 point. (Multi-comment responses ie. one tag split over two or more comments will still only count for 1 point.)

4. Be hilarious, do something awesome, idk persuade me that something is worth an extra point. NO SERIOUSLY, TELL ME I love excuses to reward people for puns and/or being absurd.

5. IC rule breaking may result in points being taken away because how rude.

Comments

[serannas]

And some point, Korrin will get knocked into. This is probably not unusual for her, seeing as she's the second largest person here. But the person behind the padded shield is a lot less intense about it than some of the others might be. In fact, once Ellana can sit back on her heels (because she of course threw her entire weight into this and is on the ground), she offers a bright smile.

"Hey, Korrin! This is fun, isn't it?"

[gatheringstorm]

It's not unusual at all, and Korrin's been bracing herself for impact as soon as she's out there on the field. If anything she's surprised that it's taken this long, though it's true there are easier targets. Stumbling and dropping her colored snow, she nonetheless flashes a smile back.

"Hell, yeah. Show me what you got!" And maybe duck, because that colored snow is being scooped up and sent her way.

[serannas]

"Eeeeeee!" she shrieks, holding up her shield with one hand and desperately trying to squish a ball into shape with her other. In the end, it's more a snow cylinder with her hand imprint in it. But it gets tossed Korrin's way.

"Take that!"

[gatheringstorm]

Korrin tries to sidestep, but it ends up splattering her horns and sliding down the side of her face. She sputters and laughs, then gets a devilish grin. "I need another flag. Bet I can get to your fort before you can!" With that longer stride, she'll certainly make the most of it.

[serannas]

"You leave our flags alone!" Ellana says, though she does have a moment of panic wondering who is left at base to protect their flags. And then her shield is slung on her back as she takes off running. She may have shorter legs, but the elves have a certain grace to their movements. Right now she's hopping through the snow like an august ram, trying to get back to the fort before Korrin.

[gatheringstorm]

"Make me!" The Vashoth woman's deeply mature response is to blow a raspberry, then darting toward the fort. This would be so much easier if she could Fade Step...but dammit, no magic. Oh, well, she'll do without. Forcing herself to pick up the pace -and her sides might be hurting later, but worth it- she grins upon spotting the nearest flag. Better get her soon, Ellana.

[serannas]

"No!" Ellana races after her, one hand outstretched to grab any bit of Korrin's clothes. "Apricot!" she calls to her team. "Intruder! Intruder!" She doesn't know if anyone in the fort can reach the flag Korrin's spotted in time. Ellana may be on her own.

[gatheringstorm]

Almost certain Ellana's yelling will attract attention soon, Korrin makes a desperate move and leaps for the flag. It'll make herself an easier target for snowballs or pouncing, but what other choice is there? Every moment counts and if she can just hold onto it, this insane plan might pay off.

[serannas]

Her leaping causes Ellana to miss grabbing her completely, and with her weight thrown forward, she goes too far and falls straight on her face. Well, not quite. Her arms break her fall and she groans, trying to find purchase against the slippery, packed-down snow in their fort.

"Flag thief!" she yells, swearing revenge.

[gatheringstorm]

Poor Ellana, but Korrin can't help laughing upon glancing back and seeing her fall like that. Not that her own pose is that much more dignified, but she soon scrambles to her feet. If reinforcements aren't here, they're on their way and she doesn't intend to be bombarded by them if she can help it.

"Come and get it!" You know, away from the fort. She begins to dart away, slightly wobbling for a moment as she readjusts, but that won't last.

[serannas]

"Maybe I will!" she says, even as she feels her confidence drain away. It's easy to talk a big game, but she doesn't think she can actually catch Korrin.

Still, she forces herself to her feet, slipping a little on the snow until she can give chase. She'll make the effort, at the very least.