recolle | [Open] APPRASSAGE WATER FIGHT 2017

MINI-EVENT

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It's the first warm and sunny day in a while after the sprinkles brought on by April's weather. Spring's as beautiful as ever in the city of Recollé, and it's just about that time of year in Apprassage that students long for. Summer vacation is just around the corner. More teachers are willing to hold their classes outside. Study groups meet up under the shade of large trees with cold drinks and plenty of books. All in all, it's a pretty peaceful day...that is, until all across the district, a loud voice booms through the air.

"Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for battle! The Apprassage Water War begins in ten minutes."

I.
This happens every year. One minute you're enjoying your day in Apprassage and the next people all around you begin to move as fast as they can. Have those buckets of water balloons always been there? Wait, where are those people going with that giant hose? You better move fast or you might be left behind. The clock is ticking and it's time to show your friends what you're made of. Grab some teammates, some ammo, and maybe a water gun or two to assess the situation and talk strategy.

Not sold on the game? Better move fast. You have ten minutes to get to a safe zone. But...where are those, again? You may want to ask around.

II.

At the ten minute mark, there's a whistle that sounds all over the district. Students, faculty and others from all school levels are thrown straight into battle with their gear. Every year the balloons are filled with nice, cold water to shock your opponents and prank someone who crosses your path.

However, as the battle rages on you may come to find that the balloons are different this year. Some are filled with water, of course, but others can be found filled with shaving cream, washable paint, and even what looks like pudding. It's nearly impossible to tell what each balloon will be filled with. Hope you like surprises!

III.
So, about those safe bases. They're spread out pretty far and wide across the campuses usually in places that make it nearly impossible to stick around for long periods of time. Some bases are located under the trees at the edge of the elementary school grounds. Some are the walkways between buildings under the overhang out of the sun. And some even still are more ridiculous such as a hopscotch square, the inside of a plastic slide, the half-mile mark of the high school track and more. This year it appears as though all of the bases are located in the most inconvenient spots. Are you sticking it out and waiting for the fight to be over? Will you find someone to shield you as you run to safety? Choose wisely and think your plans through carefully!

IV.
What's the fun of a water balloon fight if there's no incentive? Later in the day, another loud booming announcement seems to echo, but this time it's not from an overhead speaker. This time, it seems to come directly from any mobile device you happen to be on as the Retrospec app opens with a list.

"Target acquired. Happy hunting!"

For those participating in the water war, they'll find that there's a new score keeper on the display of their phone with numbers tallying for each point earned. This isn't like years before. This is something new...will you play? Or is it all fun and games until Retrospec steps in?

Maybe you're one of the unlucky ones who just became a new target. Can you outrun the hoards of people looking to score some points? Let's hope so.

BONUS.
There sure is a bonus item on that list, isn't there? You can ask around all you'd like, but the bonus doesn't seem to light up on your phone's display no matter what you try. Is the whole thing a hoax? Is it just to instill false hope in your points? And just what are those points for anyway?

As the water balloon fight draws to a close and the day winds down, some will notice something a little odd on their devices. A new photo has uploaded to their Retrospec profile. The photo seems to be dated for just a few moments ago, a candid action shot from the battle. Anyone who notices this change will soon find their device lighting up and their score tallying that extra 100 points for the bonus.

Maybe it was better not to win this war. With the list cleared of this item, no matter where your character is standing they'll find themselves bombarded with one last round of balloons filled with confetti and glitter. Congratulations! You survived the war! Good luck leaving the district without getting roped into clean-up duty though. Grab a trash bag and maybe a towel. There's still a lot of work to be done.

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recolle's April mini-event! The prompts are simply loose guidelines for you guys to play with and make up your own fun adventures for the Apprassage-wide water balloon fight! Any questions you have regarding this event may be directed to the mod comment here.

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In a hallucination.

[That felt like a very important clarification, though she wasn't about to mention that she 'kind of' did the same thing to Minako, which was how the memory had been triggered. Hey, the evoker didn't have actual bullets, so it was safe!

...not really.]

It... Kirika gave me her gun when I asked for it and I shot her, point blank, to wake a memory of her past, something she'd buried deep. She didn't die, but I still remember Mireille screaming before I told her that Kirika had executed her parents. [She gave him a haunted look.] How can they make this worse, really? What could possibly be worse than doing that, making me think I was doing the same thing as them?

[Just wait, Chloe. It gets much worse.]

I don't know those people.

[ so uh. got him. ]

I don't...remember hurtin' anyone like that. [ yet ] I think...I think you don't have to become someone you don't want to be, for sure, though. Not like that. Not to that degree.

Kirika and Mireille are the two girls who keep showing up in many of my hallucinations. Kirika is the one that my other self seems fascinated by for some reason. [She shook her head.] And you're right. I control what I do with what they have given me, don't I? If I do not wish to hurt anyone than I simply won't hurt anyone, even if I pick up pieces of who that girl was...

Still, that was easily the most disturbing vision to date. I can't think of an easy way to top it, at least that doesn't involve something completely insane.

Rememberin' dyin' would probably suck ass, but...yeah. I hope that's the worst you ever get.

... I don't think that's possible. After all, how could we possibly remember dying if we are already dead, or if we are still alive? I would think that is impossible. It's not like they could bring us back to life. What is the phrase?

"Stick a fork in them? They're done?"

[...]

You'd be surprised. I've heard more than a few people claim to remember their dyin' day. And when you think about it, everyone should at least be able to remember that, if their lives in this past...whatever, had an endin'. Which they must have done.

If we are 'remembering' the lives of another person, I suppose that remembering the time that they died is believable. If it is not us. [She shrugged.] I do not quite understand how they could remember it, though, if it was them. But I haven't bought into the idea it was a past life of ours or the like just yet.

Let me know if that changes, just out of curiosity's sake?

[ SO HE CAN TELL IF SHE HAS A DOWNFALL LIKE HE DOES. LOOK. ]

I will, though I sincerely hope that it doesn't. I'd rather not have to see myself die. It would hardly be the most pleasant experience... even as bad as some of mine have been.

I'm sorry they've been bad like that. I mean...shit, I wish everyone had the happy ice skating or singing memories some people are gettin', you know?

Ice Skating? Who's had memories like that? [She'd dwelt enough on her problems. That was a much more pleasant thing to talk about, after all.]

Just some people I know. Or a person. [ A SHRUG. he doesn't spread people's memories around in more than vague asides, usually, when confided in. ] More importantly...is doin' more of this gonna trigger you more, or do you want to team up to take down other people?

[Who knew? Maybe she'd weedle it out of a certain stubborn boy one of these days. She did know he worked at the ice skating rink anyway. Still, she understood how people wanted their privacy with all of this, so she dropped it.]

I think, at this point... there are going to be moments where I am "Triggered," but I have to be prepared for it. I am not her... but her skills could be useful, yes?

A'ight, then for the flower shop?

[ AND WE CAN SAY they go and team-tag-battle in the water fight and set this thread to rest ]

To the flower shop!

[Yes, I think it's time to let this one close. We're set up for shenanigans elsewhere.]

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