Spindizzy Winter Olympics 2026 Snowball Fight
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Endless Winter [N11 E1](#14643RLJ)
The northern lights shine like rainbow curtains in the sky, turning the landscape of snow and ice into technicolor neon.
An open park-like area mirrors the idylls of greeting cards and children's books with fluffy white snow, a glassy frozen pond suitable for ice skating. A elliptical courtyard of sorts has been cleared an de-iced for safe and easy walking, though its pavement is a flat, milky crystal that might be mistaken for ice. At one focus on the ellipse is a crackling fire pit set about with skewers of marshmallows, meat, vegetables, or fruit for roasting. At the other focus a fountain of transparent quartz flows with super-cooled water, decorating itself and any object held in the spray with a shining coat of rime in floral and geometric figures.
All around are evergreen trees glossy and richly colored with health as well as smaller, including holly bushes with bright red berries. More exotic plants grow among them, including the [firesap] tree, its fruit hanging like iridescent globes encasing pale, swirling flame.
Behind the courtyard is what looks like a castle built to a grand scale from ice, its pointed spires glistening in the aurora.
As one moves out from the center, the forest grows denser and darker.
The cold air is still, not disturbing the pure, white snow which blankets everything. It's a bright 1 pm.
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Mako shouts "Bingeley Bongeley Beep! This is your friendly reminder. the olympic snowball fight will begin muster now at N11 E1!" (Public-shout)
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|#1. Welcome! | Morticon |
|#2. Another use for this board | Morticon |
|#3. Spindizzy | Kinsor |
|#4. Wizards' Statement on the Mayoralty and Election | Austin |
|#5. Suggestions when running a public event | fluffy |
|6. Gotta D-d-d-d-duel! - Open RP (28JAN26, 6pm) | Moriar |
|7. Significant RPs or events for the week of 26JAN26 | Patashu |
|8. Monster Hunting! - Open RP (04FEB26, 6pm) | Moriar |
|9. Significant RPs or events for the week of 02FEB26 | Patashu |
|10. Opening Ceremonies | BunnyHugger |
|11. Muck Olympic Event: MiSTing night! | Austin |
|12. Arctic Exoplanet Outpost Construction (Winter Olympics)| Patashu |
|13. Olympic Smiting - Open RP (11FEB26, 6pm) | Moriar |
|14. Olympic Marriage - Open RP (14FEB26, 6pm) | Moriar |
|15. Olympic Sales - Open RP (18FEB26, 6pm) | Moriar |
|16. Spindizzy Olympics: Snowman Contest | Mako |
|17. Olympic Team: Mystics and Misfits! | Mako |
|18. Olympic Team: Unnatural Monstrosities | Lightspill |
|19. Significant RPs or events for the week of 09FEB26 | Patashu |
|20. Spindizzy Mizer (Winter Olympics) | Patashu |
|21. Significant RPs or events for the week of 16FEB26 | Patashu |
|22. People's Choice Vote on 2026 Literary Medals | BunnyHugger |
|23. Olympic Event: Snowball Fight! | Mako |
|24. Revised Olympic Schedule | BunnyHugger |
|25. Olympic Biathlon (rescheduled) | BunnyHugger |
|26. Olympic Boggle, Thursday the 19th, 7 pm | Austin |
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23. From: Mako
On: 2026-02-16 21:20:33
This post will expire on: 2026-03-18 22:20:33 -- 25 days and 4 hours from now.
Subject: Olympic Event: Snowball Fight!
What's a Winter without a snowball fight? Snow forts, snow balls, giant shovels, it's all part of the charm. Come join us in a grand snowbrawl where the winner gets the gold, and the losers get the... cold? Who writes this stuff? At any rate, it shall be on Friday, Feb 20, 9:30 EST (6:30 Server). Last one there's got a carrot nose!
Done.
Bleu zooms in and screeches to a halt! Street luging.
Bleu has arrived.
Spool zooms in and screeches to a halt! Street luging.
Spool has arrived.
Vahno zooms in and screeches to a halt! Street luging.
Vahno has arrived.
BunnyHugger zooms in and screeches to a halt! Street luging.
BunnyHugger has arrived.
Chitter has arrived.
BunnyHugger enters, with a nonanthro Eastern gray squirrel (Chitter) [Chitter(#5713XZ)] walking along next to her.
Krasudreal prrbs, "Oh! Spool! It has been a while!"
BunnyHugger says, "Hi there."
Krasudreal prrbs, "Hey there BH."
Spool grins. "Hello, there!"
Mako waveweaves!
Bleu lumbers in carrying a huge snow showel over his shoulder.
Austin arrives from The Aethereal Tundra (N11 E0).
Austin has arrived.
BunnyHugger says, "Hi!"
Spool is up to some mischief of some sort, burying their tail in the snow.
Austin says, "Chulo, all."
PatchO'Black steps off of the floating disk that carried him up.
PatchO'Black has arrived.
Krasudreal prrbs, "I arrived a little early, so I even thought I'd have no competition."
PatchO'Black opens up the concessions stand!
Moriar arrives from The Aethereal Tundra (N11 E0).
Moriar has arrived.
Moriar bounds into the area, looking around with urgency.
Austin smiles.
Bleu ahems. "I've missed practically every other event, except that bizarre wedding. I had to come for this one, at least."
Austin hops up onto the concession stand.
Niny'ah zooms in and screeches to a halt! Street luging.
Niny'ah has arrived.
Niny'ah rolls around in the snow a bit. :3
Austin says, "Heya, Niny'ah."
Mako rubs her hands together. "I'll allow time for muster, this is why I leave a lead time on things
Ping steps off of the floating disk that carried her up.
Ping has arrived.
Ping bounces in.
[Bleu just looked in your direction! (male Squirrel)]
Austin nods, saying in a Chico Marx voice, "Yeah, you gotta allow time for the mustard, that way people can ketchup."
Bleu pat-pats Mako.
Moriar raises wings, looking to Mako.
Austin says, "I'll know when BunnyHugger reads that by her giving me an angry look."
You say, "Yeees, moriar?"
Moriar announces, "Moriar, for Team Dragon, arriving with tardiness and apology."
Bleu becomes an ottertaur!
Vahno says, "I'm here to play!"
You say, "All righty. While people start showing up, can I have names, team reps, and any judges?"
Bleu transforms into a squirrel with a loud chitter!
Krasudreal prrbs, "I am Krasudreal, of team Unnatural Monstrosities!"
Bleu waves a paw. "Bleu, Otherwise Other Team.
Austin says, "I can judge, sure. I'm a natural at having opinions without doing stuff myself."
BunnyHugger says, "What sort of judging will be needed? I can probably do that."
Vahno says, "Otherwise Otter?"
PatchO'Black sets out souvenir foam "snowballs".
Austin . o O ( Otterways, the restaurant at the end of the Zoo'niverse. )
BunnyHugger says, "I hope those aren't made from real snowmen, Patchy."
You say, "Basically, here's the sitch. When we begin, people will have a prep phase (15-30 minutes, maybe) where they can prep snowballs, build forts, whatever. When showtime coimes, your job's easy. Let the others have it. We'll judge on originality, skill, and finesse. (Ie, how well you do/react, how creative, as always.)"
PatchO'Black mews, "No, they are foam, like Nerf."
Athares steps off of the floating disk that carried him up.
Athares has arrived.
BunnyHugger says, "Faux snow, that's ethically superior."
Athares sliiides in! Hopefully not too late.
You say, "Nope, just in time."
Austin says, "Oh yeah! How is ol' Nerf these days? Haven't seen them since FurToonia was swinging."
Athares smiles and waves! "Friends."
Kiree shouts "I must abstain. It would not be sporting. ;) https://www.deviantart.com/tarinfirepelt/art/Koz-Snowballs-925079770" (Public-shout)
Austin oohs, haven't seen a fresh Tarin Firepelt picture in forever.
Bleu ahems. "I was going to play as a squirrel, but if you insist on there being an otter..."
You say, "Bunnyhugger and austin have offered to help judge so you ccan participate if yuo want, Athares. I have moriar, krasu and bleu so far. Who else?"
Bleu transforms into an otter with a happy chitter!
Spool sits up tall. "Spool for team Unnatural Monstrosities."
Vahno looks up. "Does, uh... does the pom-pom count?"
Moriar's eyes indicate spinning hourglasses as they begin to develope a strategy.
You say, "Vahno? Niny?"
[OOC] Niny'ah shakes off distracty
Athares nods, "I'll join in."
Niny'ah says, "I'm in"
Niny'ah says, "Mystics etc"
Athares smiles to Niny'ah. "Looks like we're on the same team."
Austin says, "You want to play, play, Vahno. What's the worst that happens, you get turned into a Martian Ice Skunk?"
Vahno says, "I... what?"
Vahno says, "Oh, er, ah... no team."
You say, "So, I have: Moriar, team dragon. Krasu and spool for unnatural monstrosities, Bleu for otherwise other, niny and athares for mystics and misfits, and vahno independant. Have I missed anyone?"
Moriar has connected.
Krasudreal prrbs, "Question... Do people on the same team... Uh... Team up?"
Niny'ah says, "I think it's a FFA"
Niny'ah says, "teaming would require balancing"
You say, "No. Since team amounts would be uneven and make it harder to manage."
Spool grins mischievously at Krasudreal!
Moriar puffs up proudly, "Team dragon has the most gryphon."
BunnyHugger says, "Final Fantasy Adventure?"
Spool applauds for Moriar!
Niny'ah says, "Free For All"
BunnyHugger looks a little disappointed. "Oh."
You say, "Now I need to get out my cart for that sometime... wait no, later."
Krasudreal prrbs, "I see, I see. Yes." Krasudreal nods, "I do suppose that seven is a prime number, so you can't split people into strict teams."
You say, "Anyway! Let me reiterate the basic rules."
Austin says, "1. No iteration. D'oh!"
You say, "When we begin, people will have a prep phase (15-30 minutes, maybe) where people can prep snowballs, build forts, whatever. Shovels, etc, are allowed and provided! When showtime coimes, your job's easy. Let the others have it. We'll judge on originality, skill, and finesse. (Ie, how well you do/react, how creative, as always.)"
BunnyHugger laughs.
[OOC] Ping is rather distracted this evening, is just going to hang around and watch.
[OOC] Bleu says, "Can we use dice rolls for some random chance?"
Athares flares ears, rubs his chin, swishing his tail already.
You say, "Hopefully that's all easy enough to follow. (And in re dice rolls I don't see why not. We're judging on how you perform, if a little change spices it up all the better. :P)"
[OOC] Mako er, a little chance. But I won't force anyone
[OOC] Mako says, "Ultimately the point it have some fun. :P"
PatchO'Black sets out "sno-balls" snack cakes!
Niny'ah snags a snack sno-ball with a nod of thanks to Patchy
You say, "Aaany other questions?"
PatchO'Black smiles!
Athares says, "Are we only allowed to use the provided tools and our hands to move snow?"
You say, "Tools and hands, yes. Powers would be unfair cause not everyone can use cryomancy or the like."
Spool puts on some goggles, with a little springy orange flag sticking up from the band.
Athares nods, "Got it."
Moriar raises a wing, "Are we guaranteed a copper medal for taking part?"
BunnyHugger says, "What about people with no thumbs who can't use tools? Also snakes?"
Niny'ah says, "BH... I think someone without hands large enough to roll a snowball could still step on the release of a Snowball catapult"
Bleu brought a giant shovel.
Moriar's lack of thumbs will not have any particular impact on their performance.
You say, "Everyone gets at least a participation medal as per the normal rules. :P"
Vahno tugs out a pair of those snowball making tongs!
Moriar's tails wag excitedly, looking forward to a copper medal.
Spool rubs their giant forepaws together >:3
PatchO'Black makes up some hot cocoa.
Krasudreal prrbs, "For some reason, I feel underprepared in comparison to the competition!"
You say, "If you really need help I'm sure we can allow some help but that may fall into Overthinking It. Anything else?"
Athares shakes head. "Ready." He surveys the terrain, selecting a parcel...
Niny'ah shoulderpats Kras. "You'll be fine."
Krasudreal prrbs, "No, no, I'll be fine!"
Niny'ah says, "Ready"
Moriar nods confidently, "I am ready; I have a plan and everything."
You say, "All right, then if everyone is ready, Your Prep Time begins now!"
Moriar, being halves dog, immediately begins digging a hole down into the snow.
Spool immediately leaps and dives headfirst! They dig frantically at the snow, throwing up a rooster-tail plume behind themself. The giant ferret slowly vanishes into a foxhole.
Bleu says, "Ready!"
Moriar vanishes into the snow hole, snow continuing to fly up out of the hole.
Bleu hefts his shovel over his shoulder.
Bleu saunters over to a plot of smow and begins digging, scraping, and shoveling snow, gradually beging to create a giant pile of snow, five feet high.
Spool . o O ( Oh no. I'm not the only one down here... )
Vahno dives into the snow, quickly working to build up cover! Four arms make for quickish work, even if he's smaller than normal. It's not too long before he's built up a ring around himself...
Athares perks! And hurries off to grab a shovel- doesn't stop to be picky, he's already spotted what he wants. First thing he does is head for the border of the forest, shovel in his tail, leaping and tail-whipping trees with the shovel- to create instant cover mounds when all the snow falls off the tree! He takes the moment to flatten one side of each mound to expand the other side- opposite sides. Then he starts shoveling snow, shovel tossed up and caught by hand, to dig trenches between these mounds with packed snow on the floor. He's big and actually pretty strong; he makes snow fly with ease, piling up a lip around the trench. It isn't high enough to be a wall per se. Looks like cover isn't quite the point of what he's doing here.
Moriar continues their digging, as dirt begins to emerge up at the surface level.
Athares is however being strategic with his shoveling. Note, he can move at a full run down the paths he makes, not having to tromp through the snow- and every path is long enough that anyone else running down them would be seen at a good distance.
Niny'ah jogs out to a spot where the ice crust is tough enough to hold her weight; this will make great fort material. She starts hacking at the snow crust with a shovel, carving out snowfort-bricks which she begins stacking up into a good half-circle, building it up higher and higher.... a good 1.75m tall fort wall. And with the top crust sliced away, she has access to the softer, more packable undersnow, which she starts packing up into stacks of snowballs. Piles of ten at a time, in their own systematic little divots.
Bleu shore up his literal hill of snow, and then forms a semi-circular snow-wall at the base, digging a trench like Verdun in WW1. He starts packing snowballs next, and hauls out his snow-gatling-gun, preparing his snow-ammo.
Krasudreal begins by... Planting a few seeds in the snow... What? This is immediately followed up by the carbuncle shovelling snow atop the planted seeds! Soon enough, woody stems emerge from the piled mound of snow! It moves the snow around, shaping it... Meanwhile, Krasudreal just feeds more and more snow into the mixture of snow and plant, that is becoming a very sturdy snow fort! With an elevated battlements, and crenellations! The plants produce white buds that quickly bloom in beautiful, white flowers... And, nestled in the middle of the petals, a fruit: A perfectly formed snowball. There are many of these flowers... Krasudreal halts, visibly tired from their efforts, but quite defended from within their fort. "Alright... My prep work is done..."
Moriar's hole stops emitting dirt once the gryphons are about half a meter below ground level, where they settle in to wait for that copper medal to roll in.
Athares . o O ( Oh- seems other folks are using powers? )
Spool sets to burrowing; the giant roving lump in the snow suggests they're digging a warren of tunnels. Worryingly, the obvious telltale ferret-lump disappears whenever they wander into thicker snowdrifts.
Bleu piles his walls higher, with the gatling-gun as the centerpiece of his defenses.
Vahno is... doing something. He really can't be seen anymore, not even his pom-pom!
Niny'ah pokes her head up and sees Athares is going a lot more, and decides to work in kind, building up a series of cover forts, each with its own stock of snowballs.
Moriar's location is likely apparent to Spool, based on the gryphons' sonar.
Niny'ah also peers at Krasudreal. "Kras, the rules said no powers, just tools"
Krasudreal prrbs, "Damn."
Athares is tempted to start using magic here but, no. He'll take the high road! Or the long road. He keeps tromping his paths he's dug. He's more relying on trees for cover, only using the snow he digs from the trench to pile the sides and then, not enough to really count as cover. They're loosely packed even- loose enough to scoop on a flying pass.
Bleu tunnels out his trenches, and props up a few Snow-Soldiers. "Alright men, we're to take on the Krauts, and to fight the Kaiser... I mean, win a snowball fight."
You say, "You're going to have to roll your own snowballs, Krasu. :P"
Krasudreal moves jumps out of the fort, packing a new mound with only a shovel! Seems like this mistake will set them back quite a bit! In the end, there is a much... Much more mudane and humble snow fort, and a certain carbuncle behind the protective walls rolling snowballs!
Bleu calls over to Mako, "Does my Big Frakkin' Gun fit under the rules?" He peeks up from his WW1 trench.
Spool's head pops out of a snowbank, far from where they went under. They shakeshake off and look around, then grin, and retreat beneath the snow. Ferret forepaws appear to pack smooth the edges of the hole they made.
Vahno peeks out of his snow ring. Well, first his pom-pom, then those big ears, then he peeks over the top.
Athares looks up, last touch... some of the trees. He leaves the snow up there, over the paths... He surveys branches, angles. Some of the trees have a very far line of sight between them and now a path running sidelong behind. His- less a fort, more a runway network, is mre or less done it seems. He gathers up one single snowball from the flyby-bank, backs it up, surveys around to spot his neighbors' work.
Krasudreal grumbles, "Clearly I need to pay more attention, rather than daydream my next step while rules are being explained..."
Spool seems content with their large vertical hole in the ground.
Niny'ah is apparently across a rather wide clearing from Athares, with her main fort and a series of smaller outposts facing his seires of redoubts
Niny'ah makes a 'lookin at you' point at Athares
Bleu tramps down his trench walls, and pack his big hill, the sights along his gun barrel. "Men, it's All Quiet on the Western Front for now." He scoops up more snowballs, and gives a rousing speech to to his Snow-soldiers.
Vahno peers around, and vanishes into his ring again, to build a bunch of snowballs now.
Moriar, for their part, has fallen asleep in their underground bunker.
Krasudreal finishes their preparation, for what is worth... A neat pile of snowballs inside a foxhole that is surrounded by a low wall. The carbuncle, standing within the foxhole, would have the wall reach their mid-thighs... They need to crouch down a bit to be protected.
Athares smiles and waves disarmingly at Niny'ah. Taking the chance to also smirk at Bleu's antics as well as Vahno's. He thinks he knows what Vahno's up to.
Bleu pokes his head up again. Is the otter wearing a gas mask? He's taking his historical reenactment a little TOO seriously.
Mako . o O ( I mean points for authenticity but if I hear a minigun spin up I'm hitting the deck )
Bleu may have a working gatling snowball-gun over here.
[OOC] Moriar raises a paw, "With apologies, it's been a long week and I am running out of lucid and awake. I'm going to have to bail; though I suspect that this won't impact Moriar's strategy of aiming for a True Neutral ending."
[OOC] Mako says, "Hee. All right"
[OOC] Spool says, "Fare well!"
[OOC] Bleu says, "Sleep well"
Moriar has disconnected.
Moriar has disconnected.
Mako checks her watch, looks to Austin and Bunnyhugger. "If we stop prep at five past would that be about thirty minutes you reckon? I didn't timestamp my notes
Austin says, "I think that's about right, yes."
Spool dooks, mischievously. The sound echoes ominously up from their underground chamber.
Athares smirks in Spool's direction.
Athares . o O ( Whack-a-ferret... )
Bleu is still giving his Snow-Men a "These are the times that try men's souls" speech, and seems to have made his preparations. "Men, I believe in you."
Athares half-kneels on the foremost of the pathways he's made, a single snowball held at the tip of his tail. He's probably the most visible target there is at the moment, but he doesn't seem worried.
[OOC] Bleu says, "How do I think, again?"
[OOC] Athares says, "'tb' or 'ponder'"
PatchO'Black wipes down the counter of the stand.
Bleu . o O ( Man, I could really use Buddy the Elf right now... )
Niny'ah hunkers behind her fort...
Vahno peeks up briefly, then pops back down, his pom-pom sticking up out of cover.
Krasudreal is waiting... A prepared snowball in reach...
Spool's safety-orange flag occasionally pops up from the hole, jingles around, then disappears again.
Bleu has loaded his gatling-gun and waits with bated breath.
Athares is the only one not taking cover... he almost looks alone.
Mako checks her wrist. "Awright. Preptime over! On my mark, you may begin the Snowening!
Austin grins.
Mako sounds the horn! *honk*
Spool stops dooking.
Krasudreal's hand shoots towards the snowball! They grab it, and peek over the wall and- They freeze, trying to acquire a target... So much for all this preparation!
Athares does nothing at first. Zen... But he isn't meditating. Ears flared, eyes open, like a spooked deer- only he doesn't look afraid. He leans forward a bit, claws digging into the well packed floor of the path.
Niny'ah pops up out of cover and throws... at Bleu's fort! She's just getting the range, yet; it'll probably paff against the ground a bit short.
Spool hurls an enormous snowball! Normally, shortish ferrety limbs would not be good for throwing. But their basketball jump-shot, uncoiling the full length of their body and springing from the hole they dug, is a sight to behold. The snowball sails in a high arc... And crashes into the clearing between Niny'ah and Athares's fortifications. They drop back into the hole.
Vahno does.... nothing?
Niny'ah ducks back down to evade the snowy 'shrapnel' from Spool's Huge Snowball!
Bleu draws his Grandfather's cavalry sword. "Ready men! FIRE!" As Niny'ah aims for his fort, the otter starts cranking the handle of his gun. Snowballs start shooting out at an incredible rate, almost overwhelming, and he aims for Athares.
Niny'ah hurls a couple more; she has the range now, and tries to nail Bleu while his attention is on Athares!
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 12
Krasudreal gets startled by the massive snowball hurled by Spool... But even more startled by Bleu's snowgun! They throw the snowball that they have in hand at Bleu, and then ducks for cover! The snowball is thrown with surprissing strength!
Bleu acks, and ducks, just narrowly missing getting nailed in the face. The snowball sails over his head and obliterates a snow-soldier. "NOOOO, LEFTENANT ENGLEBERT!"
Niny'ah pops up, perhaps unwisely, to parrot, " 'Englebert'?"
BunnyHugger has disconnected.
Chitter falls asleep.
BunnyHugger has connected.
Chitter wakes up.
Bleu takes aim at Niny'ah with a single snowball. "Of the Cambridge Engleberts! A very good family!"
Athares pauses- he knows Spool's shot won't do more than graze if that. But he's attentive, enough to spot Bleu turning- he kicks snow up as he pivots and bounds with surprising quickness for his size. The combination of that and quickness makes it almost impossible to lead him, too much acceleration over too much time for snowballs to travel! He dives for a tree- Niny'ah gives him a break, he rolls, doubles back, breaking to a sprint before landing a heavy footfall- into a leap, flicking his tail like a whip for a midair fling towards Niny'ah's window. His whipping baseball-pitch flies faster than most- and when he lands, he skids along for the next tree, barely shadowed behind it!
PatchO'Black mews, "Need some coffee, BunnyHugger?"
Niny'ah ducks, but too slow; the snowball paffs into powder against her shoulder and she starts laughing; This will do no favors to her ability to aim
Spool raises their head half out of the hole, peeking around...
BunnyHugger says, "No, I'm having some hot chocolate."
Vahno makes his move, finally! He bursts out of the snow, well away from his ring and much closer to Niny's fort! He'll attempt to hurl a pair towards her! "SURPRISE!"
BunnyHugger is paying attention, just not making enough noise to stop from disappearing.
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 9
Athares hears that laugh and grins himself. Success! For now. Such an exagerrated attack style takes stamina. He's pretty athletic, but he hasn't given himself more than slim tree cover to catch his breath behind once he needs to.
Krasudreal peeks over the wall, with another snowball in hand, before deciding on ducking back down. One would think someone as thick with fur wouldn't be so afraid of some snowballs...
Athares for now though, slinks out, hopping to a new vantage, swiping another bit of snow into tail in passing.
Bleu had somehow missed Athares' snowball, and it creams the otter in the chest, but he's still in this and fighting. "I must avenge my fallen comrade! For King and Country!" He spools up his gun again, turning side to side in order to create a spray that aims for Athares and Vahno's area this time, but he also accidentally attacks the judge's stand, as well.
Athares isn't the one who tossed that. Niny'ah was- and she's the one next to Vahno.
Spool is big, even with their goggles on, their ears and eyes give away where their attention is. They focus briefly on Athares and slink behind cover. Something rustles.
Mako o.o
[OOC] Athares says, "To confirm, Bleu's still shooting that at Athares?"
Athares hasn't thrown anything at Bleu- just wanted to straighten that out!
[OOC] Bleu says, "Ope, you're right, that was Kras."
Bleu was creamed by Kras, otherwise his pose proceeds the same way.
Krasudreal peers... "Oh, I think my first snowball actually landed! Nice!", and then slinks back into cover
Niny'ah glances up at the fusilade of snowballs shooting over the top of her fort and splashing against the front; she built it stout with snowcrust, and it should weather this attack well. What she doens't notice is Vahno! "Surpri?-" She'll turn around just in perfect time to take a snowball square to the chops, and proceeds to fall backwards, arms windmilling as she lands with an Oof.
Spool loads grapeshot-- Err. A buncha smaller snowballs! They leap from their hole in the same lobbing maneuver, but this time fling about fifteen baseball-sized snowballs high into the air, on an arc toward Athares's general vicinity.
Vahno cackles and dives under for his tunnel again! "Can't catch me!"
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 7
Athares winds up getting focused by Bleu it seems. He can only assume because Bleu thinks he's an easy target- he's already shown his evasion. Of course, a rotary gun can 'fix' evasion by just flooding the whole circle of his possible maneuvers with a whole cone of saturation fire! He'll duck and jink away from much of it but simple chance and flood of snowball spam will see one catching him on the back and another right on the side of his head- but he takes it in stride! Away from Bleu's cone towards the opposite side of his paths to put as many trees between him and that gun as possible. Such gives him a brief moment to catch his breath, dust snow off his fluff and, peek out again. And keep peeking out to keep drawing Bleu's fire- probably hoping that others will pelt Bleu for him! On the other end, Spool will see a problem- a high lob toss -especially- takes a long time to fly. Even with a wide splash range, he's out of the way by the time it lands!
Krasudreal pops out while Spool has thrown a shower of snowballs, and uses the opportunity to throw a snowball of their own towards Bleu! Before slinking into protection once again...
Bleu is still keeping up hisoffense, turning his gun side to side, spraying the field with snowballs... But then HORROR! His weapon jams! "Sergeant Merryweather, our gun has jammed! Get it repaired as quick as you ca...ACK!" Krasudreal's second snowball whacks the otter in the head, but he's still got that gas mask on, so he's safe! "Get the gun fixed! The German's will overrun our position!"
You say, "o.o"
Niny'ah huffs! at Vahno, dusting herself off and popping up to shoot off a Three Rounds, Rapid at Bleu while he's focused on Athares!
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 17
Niny'ah aha! OPPORTUNITY! She gathers up an armful of snowballs, with a half-laughing, "CHAAAARGE!" As she jumps over her fort, 'running' at about a normal walking pace towards Bleu's fort, with a steady but slower barrage of snowballs from her stash!
Krasudreal is growing bolder, they take a longer peek, snowball in hand, trying to scan the battlefield...
PatchO'Black mews, "Can I get anyone anything?"
Vahno's fort suddenly has Two pom-poms in it! Trickery! He'll peek over the edge, then attempt to lop a snowball towards Krasudreal!
Austin hops onto the concession stand counter, while keeping a nose on the action. "Oh, sure, Patchy. What do I feel like?
PatchO'Black runs his fingers along Austin's back. "You feel like a coati."
Bleu is focused on unjamming his gun, and just narrowly misses getting smacked by three balls from Niny'ah. "I could use a new gun, Patchy!" He dares not peek up, as his position is charged, just keeps whacking his gun, until he finally gets it running, but he tosses two snowballs at Niny'ah to stall for time till he can get cranking again. "You'll never take us alive!"
Austin says, "Ah, good, that's what I was hoping for."
Athares grins, taking a moment to catch his breath and spot Niny'ah's charge. Fun! But, he's more focusing on Spool. Spool's getting close to having a valid plan he won't be able to duck away from... he draws up another bit of snow, crushing it in his tail... slings it back and forth, crouches... then leap-fling whips it upwards in a high arc, mirroring Spool's earlier high-shotgun! Only with a single snowball, aimed to land right on the pit Spool's hiding in. Of course, Spool could also easily see that coming. If Spool's looking up from that vantage.
Krasudreal gets smacked right in the face by Vahno's snowball! They throw their own snowball towards Vahno, blindly as they duck back down for cover, "Ough... I got hit!" they complain, as they try to clear the snow from their face!
PatchO'Black gives Austin a bag of fresh popcorn.
Austin grabs it in his mouth and runs off!
Niny'ah dramatically YARGHs as one of Bleu's two quickshots catches her in the leg, 'going down' from the 'injury' and unloading the last of her ammo-in-hand from this closer vantage point! One! two! three! four! fffiii? no, that last one disintegrates in midair into a scattering of snowy puffs.
Vahno says, "Hah-MRPH!"
Vahno takes it right in the face! And he goes down for cover!
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 19
Spool pops their head occasionally out of their hole, obviously tracking Athares. When he jumps, they narrow their eyes and withdraw, firing again when they think Athares will have a harder time quickly redirecting... What follows is almost slapstick. They leap from their hole with another snow-boulder in their forepaws, but Athares's snowball lands on their nose; they slip and tumble forwards. They crash through most of the ceiling of their own hideout, then the giant snowball they fumbled falls on their head. After a dramatic pause, the little orange flag they're wearing sproings free.
You say, "I swear we could put this on pay-per-view..."
Mako looks to Bunnyhugger and Austin. "When should we call it?
Austin says, "It was supposed to be a half hour of fight, was it? Let me check the log."
Niny'ah bellycrawls back towards her fort, watching Spool vs Athares out of one side; her grin is so wide it aches.
Bleu peeks up to see if he made contact, just in time to get smacked in the head with two balls. "Private Buford, I've been hit! Start up the gun!" Bleu starts cranking the handle again, and soon enough, snowballs being flying, but they go wide, his aim erratic, missing Niny'ah and going wide toward Spool this time.
You say, "If it's a half hour of fight then we're over time. o.o"
Vahno earperks? Time? Uh oh. He'll poke his head over his ring and just... er... Athares! He'll hurl a bunch towards Athares!
Krasudreal having recovered from a faceful of snow, sits up straighter, and begins pelting Vahno's fort with snowballs, one after the other! Rapidly depleting their snowball pile!
Austin nods. "All right, time then, gentles. Please wrap up your business."
BunnyHugger says, "Yes, it's over time, let's call it."
Mako gets out the whistle. *Duckquack* Pauses, looks at whistle. Tries again. *Train whistle* ".... good enough!"
Athares blinks- thoroughly distracted by Spool's spectacle. He did not expect that to happen! He smirks and puts his hand to his mouth- hey he's distracted! Was. Kinda hard to miss a hail of snowballs flying around an already-down Spool. Well, his turn to capitalize on that then! He slinks ahead- then breaking into a sprint, snatching up some snow in tail to dip- leap- whip-fling like a sniper shot right towards Bleu on that fixed emplacement! And right out of the corner of the eye, he spots Vahno's throw, while he's midair. He cannot turn while midair. The laws of motion be as they are... BAPF! Right in the face, midair! He lands off-stance at full tilt speed, finishing his run with a fall to skid on his tail right up into one of his own tree-traps which, of course, as soon as he slams into the tree, dumps the tree-load of snow right atop him. Good grief!
PatchO'Black makes sure their is plenty of hot cocoa for all the participants.
Krasudreal stops throwing the barrage of snowballs... Still plenty left to go. Could certainly been less cowardly this battle!
Vahno is distracted and covers his head, pelted with another few! "Augh! Okay, okay, I'll stop!"
Niny'ah rolls to a sitting position as Mako's whistle sounds, in time to see Athares take the fall from one of his own traps!
Spool's already-buried head is pelted with several more of Bleu's snowballs. When Mako blows the whistle, their ears perk out of the heap, and they sproing back upright!
Athares pokes his head up from the snow. Picks himself up, snow falling off all over him... and he laughs!
>> Bleu rolls 1d20, and gets 11
Bleu is laughing like a madman as he keeps cranking that gun, and he doesn't see Athares' shot until it slams into his chest! "Argh, Private Carlysle, I've been hit!" He fells back into his trench, still cranking the handle of his weapon until the Great War ends.
Niny'ah Calls out, "BLEU! TIME!" She makes Timeout-T hands where he should be able to see!
Spool looks from Niny'ah to Bleu. Then looks mischievous.
Niny'ah (un?)fortunately does not notice Spool's look
Bleu is lying still in the trench, the gun fallen silent.
Spool ohs, solutions not required. Whew.
Athares just watches. Ah.
Mako whoo. "You guys are... uh... energetic. o.o
[OOC] Athares has the theme for Cannon Fodder stuck in my head now
Spool struggles to raise their tail, and shakes their own weight in matted snow out of it. They were prepared to drop a snowbank on someone!
[OOC] Mako says, "Never been so much fuun~"
Mako will also get a hot chocolate from Patchy. "So! Judges, we should begin deliberation. o.o
PatchO'Black hands a hot cocoa to cousin Mako!
[OOC] PatchO'Black says, "Afraid I'm running out of steam. I'm going to call it a night!"
Vahno peeks out, leaning on his ring. "S-so, who-" The section of ring he was leaning on collapses, leaving him buried in snow, legs kicking in the air.
Austin whispers, "OK, well, I rated folks from 1 to 10, 10 being best. Is that good for you, Mako?" to you and BunnyHugger.
( One of Bleu's Snow-Soldiers starts playing a warped recording of Taps as Leftenant Englebert is laid to rest with full honors. All of this is pantomimed with puppets, of course. )
BunnyHugger whispers, "Same." to Austin and you.
You whisper, "Works for me!" to Austin and BunnyHugger.
BunnyHugger whispers, "Oh wait I misread. I put them in order from best to least best, but I can change it to numbers. That's probably better anyway." to Austin and you.
Athares snrks. Finally steps away from his roads down to the pile. "That was a lot of fun, thanks everyone!" Then, that happens. He has to marvel a bit at how Bleu set all this up on short notice. He asides to Vahno though. "Need a hand?"
Austin whispers, "My scores: Athares 9; Bleu 6; Krasudreal 5; Moriar 2; Niny'ah 5; Spool 7; Vahno 4." to you.
BunnyHugger whispers with Austin.
Austin takes the chance to lick BunnyHugger's ear.
BunnyHugger whispers, "I think I've got my numbers. Ready for my list?" to you and Austin.
You whisper, "Let's have it. I'm still ruminating." to BunnyHugger and Austin.
Austin whispers, "Austin passed his to Mako already." to BunnyHugger and you.
Austin says, "Our rabbit just squeezed into the DVD shelf."
Bleu says, "Awwwwwwwwwwww."
BunnyHugger whispers, "I think it's better not to share mine until we're all decided so I don't influence the other judges." to Austin and you.
You say, "Mischief bun."
Austin says, "She also grabbed season two of Star Trek Prodigy."
Vahno kickkicks
PatchO'Black mews, "Good night, folks!"
Austin says, "Night, Patchy."
Krasudreal prrbs, "Night patchy!"
PatchO'Black hugs Austin, then hugs Krasudreal!
Athares just grabs Vahno's legs to pull him out.
Vahno pops out. "Bweeeh..."
You whisper, "All right, I think I've got some scores. What've you got, bunnyhugger?" to BunnyHugger and Austin.
Vahno says, "D-did I win?"
PatchO'Black takes out his calico flute and play a short tune, taking him away...
PatchO'Black has left.
Bleu sits up and salutes his men. "We have won the Great War."
Athares sets Vahno upright. "The judges haven't decided yet. But we all had fun, so in that sense."
<Verbatim start: BunnyHugger to Mako>
Spool: 9
Krasudreal : 8
Athares: 6
Niny'ah: 6
Bleu: 5
Vahno: 4
Moriar: 3
<Verbatim end: BunnyHugger to Mako>
BunnyHugger whispers, "BunnyHugger verbatim'd it to Mako." to you and Austin.
Athares says, "I also have to appreciate how many different strategies we all had. A bit of everything."
Mako okay, calculating...
Vahno says, "I spent too much time digging."
Austin says, "Did you dig through to the tasty fruit filling, Vahno?"
Niny'ah says, "What'd you think of my Brave Charge, Bleu?"
You whisper, "Oof, we have a two way tie for gold and a two way tie for silver." to Austin and BunnyHugger.
Austin whispers, "That'd be two-way tie for bronze then, unless you have a tiebreaker mechanism?" to you and BunnyHugger.
BunnyHugger whispers, "Austin is correct, a tie takes up two places, so that means two golds and a bronze." to Austin and you.
BunnyHugger whispers, "Or rather two golds and two bronzes." to Austin and you.
BunnyHugger whispers, "But no silver." to Austin and you.
Bleu polishes his monacle. "It was quite excellent," he says to Niny'ah. "I was almost overwhelmed, too. If I hadn't been able to get off my two shots, I'd have been done for. Top-notch, wot wot."
Niny'ah pfffft.
Athares looks to Vahno. "Next time... instead of springing up next to Niny'ah, you could've undermined her. Then pelted her."
Bleu hmms. "I rarely spied Vahno."
Vahno says, "No."
Vahno says, "And... Well, That would've been a good idea."
You whisper, "I do not! This does not happen normally. :x I know we do two golds. Two golds and two bronzes is fine by me. (For the record, end scores: Moriar 6, Vahno 12, Niny 16, Bleu/Krasu 17, Athares/Spool 23. My scores were 1, 4, 5, 6, 4, 8, 7 in the order of Moriar, vahno, niny bleu, krasu, athares and spool. So... by my math, Athares/spool gold, Bleu/Krasu bronze and copper for everyone else?" to Austin and BunnyHugger.
You page, "Whiiile I remember, medal design: Probably something along the lines of a silhouette throwing snowballs over a small snowfort wall?" to BunnyHugger.
BunnyHugger whispers, "Sure, whatever you want." to you.
You say, "Just backchecking the math, I think we have our winners."
Austin whispers, "Yes, I agree with the results." to you and BunnyHugger.
Bleu huzzahs.
Athares earflares, looks to Mako.
You say, "This was a bit of an unusual one, we had a pair of two-way ties. :x So by the standard rules of the olympics, here's how ti rooks out"
You say, "Coming in gold, Athares AND Spool end up taking home a gold!"
Krasudreal prrbs, "Congratulations!"
Niny'ah lightly congrats-bops Athares in the shoulder. "Nice."
Spool gasps! They stand up straight and bow low.
Vahno says, "Sweet!"
Bleu claps.
Austin smiles.
You say, "Due to how we handle ties, there is no silver. But we have two bronzes this time, going to Krasu and Bleu. o.o"
Spool applauds!
Niny'ah small dang-snap. Ah well. "You really committed to the bit, Bleu."
Vahno rubs his head. "Shoulda tossed more."
Chitter brings out the medals for BunnyHugger to present.
Krasudreal prrbs, "Me?!" Krasudreal is genuinely surprised "Me...?"
BunnyHugger hands Bronze Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Krasudreal.
Athares tailswishes, bows as well! Gives a nod to Spool and- claps for Krasu and Bleu as well. "A double-tie. And that he did." He muses a bit. "Seems space-battle tactics apply to snowballs pretty well. Maybe we could have the next snowball fight on a comet?"
Bleu raises a brow. "Ah, thank you! I always try to go with a bit, too." The otter blushes. "I'm genuinely flattered."
BunnyHugger hands Bronze Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Bleu.
You say, "Vahno, Niny and Moriar, if we can dig them out, all get copper."
You say, "Do not forget to @claim your medals!"
BunnyHugger hands Gold Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Athares.
Niny'ah peers down into Moriar's burrow. "Just leave the medal at the entrance; they should find it in the morning"
BunnyHugger hands Gold Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Spool.
Krasudreal prrbs, "Thank you! It is an honor to have participated, and an honor greater to have received bronze!"
Spool smiles fangily. "Thank you."
BunnyHugger hands Copper Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Vahno.
BunnyHugger hands Copper Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Niny'ah.
Vahno says, "You should come by more often Bleu."
BunnyHugger hands Copper Medal for Snowball Fight (2026) to Chitter.
[OOC] Spool says, "Now I must venture out into the dire cold, to get... Hot cocoa materials."
Chitter puts the unclaimed one in his backpack.
