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mississippiqueen ([personal profile] mississippiqueen) wrote in [community profile] fandomhighdorms2010-06-02 01:51 pm

Magic/Support Reserves: Preserve near the Cabins, after workshops

Today, there was something missing. Something whose absence made everything about this meeting of the Magic Slash Support Reserves desperately, desperately wrong.

No, not everybody with magic powers; nobody was invisible today. This was so much worse: the table next to the leaders held NO FOOD! It held nothing but a pile of scarves, in fact.

"Now, now, nobody panic," Emmett called out, raising his hands in a slightly defensive movement just in case they were really as hungry as they looked. "The goodies are here. They're just behind us." He stepped aside to point to a spot a good hundred feet back, where another table could be spotted. "You guys did really well with helping each other out when things went kabloonkie last week, so this week, we're gonna build on that with a teamwork and communication exercise. Which I'd be the first to call lametastic under other circumstances, but guys, guys. There's cupcakes at the end of it!"

"So." He pointed to the open area of grass between the food and the group leaders. "Today? That grass is lava. There's a path through it marked out in duct tape, but you can't step off or bye-bye designer footwear which by the way I hope you didn't wear. Go to the end of the path, grab yourself a cupcake for you and one for your partner, and then make your way back! Easy like peas!"

"Well, maybe not quite that easy," Karla said, grinning a bit. "See, the reason you need a partner is because you're going to be blindfolded." One of the scarves on the table floated over to her and she held it up for them to see. "Trust and communication, remember? You're going to have to trust your partner to get you to the cupcakes, without having you step in lava, or in any of the other ingenious traps we've set about the course." The expression Karla was wearing suggested that she was looking forward to seeing them maneuver said traps.

"The easiest way to do this is via verbal communication, of course, but be creative if you can. Pair up with a telepath and have them look through your eyes or attempt to broadcast your thoughts, especially if you're unused to telepathic communication. Use magic to somehow guide your partner through--and then don't use any for yourself. Levitate someone over the lava if they're about to fall in. Be creative and go beyond your comfort zone. Nothing is against the rules, as long as you have fun."

[OOC: Open! Co-writ with the lovely and evil [livejournal.com profile] glacial_witch, [livejournal.com profile] trigons_child and [livejournal.com profile] life_inshadow.]

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 07:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Diana glared in his general direction. Well, she glared behind the blindfold. You had to take her word for it. "How big a step do I need to take?"
furnaceface: (Told you so)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 07:31 pm (UTC)(link)
//Kitten basket-sized,// Jono replied. And then relented and moved a little closer to inspect again. There had to be an easy solution to this one, right?

//Perhaps... Just take th'biggest step yer can manage, and lift yer feet up high. If you go slowly, I can tell you if yer about to trip over 'em.//

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 07:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Diana sighed and raised her right leg as high as she could without falling over and began to lean a bit forward while wobbling. "Slow...enough...?"
furnaceface: (Quick Peek at the Furnace)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
//Going that slowly's going to land you and th'kittens into the 'lava,'// Jono sighed. //Here, hold yer leg up for a moment more if yer can, and I'll nudge it right close to yer foot so you don't have as far to step.//

See, since she was blindfolded, he didn't feel too put-out by having to pull his bandages down slightly, just enough to let a lick of psionic energy curl out and give that basket a little nudge.

The contents of it squeaked. Aww.

//There, put yer foot down, luv.//
Edited 2010-06-03 19:40 (UTC)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's with the squeaking?" Diana asked as she put her foot down and shifted her weight to carry over her other foot as well.
furnaceface: (Eyeroll)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Jono shrugged. Again. While he was working on straightening the bandages over his face again.

//I suppose fake kittens don't care much for being jostled about by psionic flame,// he replied. //Ready to keep going? There's some marshmallow fluff not far along that's dying t'get all over yer shoes.//

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 08:20 pm (UTC)(link)
"Urgh." Diana said eloquently and took a small shuffling step forward. "How far?"
furnaceface: (Just Bloody Peachy)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
//Well, turn left first. Don't want to step on the horrifyingly dangerous lawn or anything,// Jono replied, bemused. //Then it's about four or five steps ahead. Take 'em careful, luv. It's right on th'corner, and that'll be a right turn.//

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 08:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Oh no, how will I ever survive?" Diana deadpanned. Behind the tree line, a pan fell with a thud on top of a small burrow. Oops. She carefully followed the directions, keeping her steps equal and stopped after turning right.
furnaceface: (Told you so)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 08:45 pm (UTC)(link)
//Biiig step, now, and then a sharp turn right,// Jono directed. //The next obstacle is after a bit of winding, but it shouldn't be much of a problem at all, really.//

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-03 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Diana took a biiiig step and turned. "What is the obsticle?"
furnaceface: (Looking away)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-03 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
//Keep walking in a slow curve to th'left, and you'll hear it.//

Jono walked along the side of the pathway, and then crouched down to inspect the bubble wrap that was set out along the way. It looked like there was still plenty of pop left in it.

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[identity profile] oops-mbad.livejournal.com 2010-06-04 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
Diana walked in a slow curve, leaning leftwards and nearly jumped a foot in the air at the loud popping noises when she stepped on to the bubble wrap. "What the he-ha-hoop skirts was that?" She demanded, backing up half a step.
furnaceface: (Gym uniform!)

Re: THE GRASS IS LAVA OMG. [Magic/Support 6/2/2010]

[personal profile] furnaceface 2010-06-04 09:14 am (UTC)(link)
Jono wasn't going to laugh, but it was a near thing!

//Bubble wrap,// he replied, pleasantly. //I did tell yer that you'd hear it, didn't I?//