Player Plot: Paint Ball Battle

[worldsaway]

who: Open to All
what: The Annual Paintball War.
when: 17/01
where: The Jungle + The Hot Springs
warnings: Violence, Swearing and Nudity. The Tarantino Experience.

The Game It’s a chilly morning when the competitors gather in the jungle for the competition, there are still thin layers of ice and snow on the rocks and leaves and the air is cool and crisp. All competitors are outfitted with a full set of equipment, including a paintball gun, a battle pack (a set of 5 colours, 10 of each colour except for three, glittery pods), protective eyewear, a face mask (in a variety of colours and patterns) and camouflage clothing. Players are transported in groups (but not teams) of five into different sections of the jungle. The Perimeter guards monitor the outskirts and the boundaries are marked with flags. Each team is told the general rules of play, which are as follows: You are given a set of 5 colours, 10 of each and 3 glitter bombs Each colour has a different effect on its target, summed up with one word. You need to be hit with 3 different colours or one glitter bomb to be “killed” Use glitter bombs wisely, you only get three. Each coloured pod has a word written on it, in its designated colour. The colours, words and effects are as follows: Red- “Over-confidence” Being hit with red makes you irrational, your decisions are stupid and poorly thought out. This makes you an easy target. Blue- “Rhythm” You are compelled to sing and dance. Every step you take is jazzy, you can’t stop trying to move to the music in your mind. You’re compelled to rhyme or sing every thought you have, to a maddening degree. Purple- “Flirtatious” You are now feeling flirtatious. Your mind is off the prize and on your teammates and enemies. They become your focus instead. Pink- “Ditzy” You’re feeling distracted. Your focus is shot and you can’t stop spacing out. Your imagination is running wild and you see things out of the corner of your eye. You also can’t stop yourself from chattering away. Glitter: Glitter’s effects are long term. The glitter stays on you for weeks after, in your hair and faintly sparkling on your skin. It’s also an instant out, meaning you must leave the game once you’ve been hit with one. The winner is the one who makes it out without being hit by three different colours or a glitter bomb.

The Hot Springs After the war is over, paintballers can retreat to the hot springs. For characters over 18, there are washrooms set up before you enter, there are two segregated by gender (but not heavily monitored either way), with a third for those who don’t identify as either gender or for those who don’t care who they see or who sees them naked. Assisting one another in a scrub down is encouraged, since there will be paint where your arms can’t reach. There are stools to sit on with scrubbing brushes, clothes and a wide variety of delicious smelling soaps to help wipe away the paint. The glitter will not come off. Once you’re clean, you’re welcome to soak in the warm waters of the spring. There is a nude spring (over 18s only) and a clothed spring for younger characters. There are soft, fuzzy bathrobes and towels for modesty outside of the spring.

The Lounge There is a buffet of delicious, wintery foods to warm you up. Hot soups, curry, roasted meats and vegetables as well as finger foods such as cold meats and cheeses, crackers and breads. Fresh fruits, steamed and fresh vegetables and a variety of dips. On the dessert table there are mini pies, tarts and cakes to choose from for dessert. In the lounge is a hot chocolate bar with a variety of different chocolates, marshmallows, creams, sprinkles and alcohols for the adults who need an extra kick. The tables are set indoors, in a small but cozy lodge. There is a large fire that warms the room well and dozens of couches, lazy boys, hammocks and beanbags to settle into. The room is filled with lanterns and candles and it’s the perfect time to regale one another with stories of victory and tragedy from the war. The lounge is open from the beginning of the game, large TV screens will play shots of the game with commentary from a number of people. Those who are unwilling or uninterested in participating can stay in the lounge as long as they like. This means that they can enjoy the thrill of the competition from the comfort of a nice, warm chair. The winners are posted here.

Comments

[bythehand]

[ No maybe the real magic was emotions all along. That's kind of the emotional high he's riding, though, yeah. They could all get out and do something fun and harmless. Just sort of... as part of a whole crowd of people getting out there to do something fun and harmless.

Finn's eyebrows rise. He can't... see how being brave factors into this. That's like, mildly alarming. But it's true. Someone really should have taken the time by now. ]

Sure. He's a ruthless shot, and you made a good team. What I saw of it, anyway. There was a lot to keep track of.

[realists]

[ they make the best team, it's true, jyn can't and won't deny that. there's been something easy about their teamwork since day one -- even when they didn't like each other. ]

I wish I could have watched some of it.

[bythehand]

Yeah. I wish you could've, too. [ Then people would get the full Hannah Montana experience. The best of both worlds. Shoot your cake and eat it too. ]

If I knew who they had in charge of footage, I'd send you their way.

[realists]

I could ask, [ she says idly, but it seems unlikely that she actually will. she doesn't care that much. ]

Did you have fun? That was the point, right? Fun.

[ sounds fake. ]

[bythehand]

[ If he could, he'd secure footage of her highlights reel and bonus footage of Poe getting double glitterbombed. Maybe someday.

Sometimes Jyn and Cassian say things in such a way that he can just inherently understand at the deepest level. Sounds fake as hell. ]

Yeah. I think I actually did. [ He tips his head to one side a little. ] Easier than a party. What about you?

[realists]

[ she nods because same. parties are just mingling and trying to figure out small talk and being uncomfortable in whatever she's wearing -- at least with paintball she got to run around and wear pants. ]

Same, yeah.

[ a beat, considering. ] We could probably... do it again. Smaller scale, of course.

[bythehand]

[ Sometimes in life all you really need is to be running around wearing pants.

Look at Jyn. Extending a sort-of invitation. To willingly spend time together again. What a good day. Tomorrow is gonna be really shitty for the sequels folks and it's nice that this day was so especially nice beforehand tbh. ]

I'd be willing. Poe might be. [ He can't speak for him 100%. ] Might have to promise him we won't use any of the glitterbombs first.

[realists]

Might have to make Cassian the same promise.

[ but there is a sly smile on jyn's face for a brief moment so she might also be willing to break that promise and she might have her last two glitter bombs left in her bag.

for the future. ]

I don't think Rey would mind the glitter.

[bythehand]

[ Welcome to Star Wars, you go to paintball and immediately proceed to glitterbomb your closest companions.

He hadn't considered that. Rey hadn't been especially interested in joining the competition or anything-- she's been distracted, hard to parse out why. But for fun, in a smaller group. Once they figure out what's wrong. Maybe she'd be interested. Sure.

Sorry Poe and Cassian but like. Rey maybe liking glitter trumps being salty about spending two days all sparkly tbh. ]

I think you're right. Gonna have to consider that.

[realists]

[ two weeks being sparkly, my boy. jyn is going to regret kissing cassian's cheek when the glitter doesn't come off her lips for weeks but for now she is still riding the high of getting the drop on cassian andor. ]

I'll ask her.

[ she needs rey so she's not alone in this boys club. ]