Water Fight Triple Live

[we_meet_again]

Who: anyone
Where: the park
When: Day 128, afternoon

[The Live flips on to reveal Cobalt standing barefoot on the park lawn with Nemesis and Hurricane to either side. Cobalt’s in swim clothes, Nemesis has a knee-length swimsuit, and Hurricane’s in a wetsuit (or maybe it's just a new HSS outfit; given their aesthetic, who even knows.)

There are various large inflatable pool toys (models not included) drifting out on the lake behind them.]

WHEW! The days are getting hotter! How you guys doing? Staying cool? Soaked in your own sweat?! WELL!

Well – you know what that means. Summer’s here, the weather’s like a hundred and twenty-eight billion degrees, and this speech is totally here to inspire you. Cause you know what’s awesome when it’s hot out? Water fights. We wanna see you win this thing – so shoot to drench or go grenade style and get some splash damage in. C’mon out and show us your super soaker moves. Winner takes all, and you totally got it in you to win this one.

Even if you don't, it's all about rising to the challenge, thrill of the fight, honorable duel, yadda yadda--you know the drill by now. Either way, it's hot, and's not like you got anything better to do.

If you’re looking for a way to cool off, grab some swimwear and meet us at the park for a throwdown! Hurricane’s been helping me fill water balloons all morning. Bring your own water gun or borrow one of ours, which Pink is generously donating to the cause. We also have some pool toys for the lake! When you get here, please help us with some VERY IMPORTANT RESEARCH about water fight preferences!

Poll #22203 VERY IMPORTANT RESEARCH

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 21

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What's the best way to enjoy a water fight?

View Answers

Water guns!
8 (38.1%)

Water balloons!
8 (38.1%)

Bucket of water!
6 (28.6%)

HOSE
8 (38.1%)

I'm just here for swimsuits!
4 (19.0%)

Forget that, I'm going swimming!
1 (4.8%)

Forget that, I'm staying inside with the AC on!
0 (0.0%)

I've got something else in mind!
5 (23.8%)

[There’s a collection of buckets, each filled with a dozen or so water balloons each. Grab a bucket and go to town! Bring your empty bucket back for a water balloon refill.

There are also water guns in various shapes and sizes that anyone is free to borrow, or you can bring your own. Same deal with the pool toys: borrow one for the occasion or bring your own stupid-looking inflatable toy.

There’s even a homemade slip-n-slide if you feel like flinging yourself onto a wet sheet of plastic at high speed!]

Comments

[crossmyheartandhope]

How do you know that wasn't the plan the whole time, huh?

[Squirting idly at him with the stolen gun.]

[we_meet_again]

[he's already drenched from the water balloons so it doesn't make much of a difference.

He starts carrying Hurricane over to where Pink is spraying the hose]

Cunning! But it also means missing out on the simple joy of having someone fling you into a lake!

[crossmyheartandhope]

[...considers this.]

You could throw me in anyway.

[we_meet_again]

...Can you swim with that leg?

[crossmyheartandhope]

...don't throw me far?

[we_meet_again]

Your leg won't get damaged?

[crossmyheartandhope]

I mean, I shower with it on and stuff.

[A pause.]

Here, time out, lemme just grab the other one real quick.

[we_meet_again]

Alright.

[Leans over to set Hurricane back on his feet]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Brb.

[Please hold, he is SPRINTING toward the pile of stuff they had for set-up.]

[we_meet_again]

[Wow, there he goes!

Follows after him at a walking speed.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[That probably means that he's almost done by the time Cobalt gets there.]

[we_meet_again]

[Watches him work.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He's quick about it; his hands know exactly what they're doing. He's getting the screws back in, and after that, he slides in the manual catches, gives it an experimental flex, and hops back up to his feet.]

Good to go.

[we_meet_again]

Alley-oop!

[And with that, he throws Hurricane over his shoulder like a sack of potatoes and starts hauling him off toward the lake.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He's much lighter, this time; he still laughs the same way, though, and tries to squirt Cobalt the same way.]

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt gets thoroughly squirted as he makes his way to the lake and wades in up to his thighs. He pulls Hurricane off his shoulder, hauls back, and flings Hurricane into the lake.]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He shrieks when he gets thrown, but there's laughter in there, too. It all cuts off when he hits the water with a giant splash.]