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(( Eating Contest ))

A portion of the beach bar that had been left clear for the Beach Blowout's first game now had accomodations for eight people to sit at with enough room for hands and elbows to poke out and reach for more food. Close to every seat was a large pyramid of pies in assorted flavors: apple, pumpkin, blueberry, cherry, pecan, and the chocolate pudding kind with the crust made out of crushed Oreos. Mouse made her way back from the far end of the table after neatly placing the final pie on the final stack, counting the contestants who came in while pulling a megaphone out from nearby.

"Okay folks, are we ready?" Her other hand held up a stopwatch. "Take your seats! The eating contest starts in five..."


"Four..."



"Threetwoone GO!!!"

[[ Eating contest ]]

Thankfully Bridget had spotted the place and sat down sitting at one of the ends. How did she miss the area?! Mounds of glorious pies waited for her consumption.

She sat down and on the the word "GO!" grabbed her first tin to dig in... Pecan? That was a new one. One down at least and more to go...!

[[Pie Tally: 86 ]]

[[Sand n Stuff >> Eating Contest]]

Aphismet smiled as Isi clambered on, and the white-haired man jogged over to the tables quickly. "Of course I'll cheer loudly! Just eat as much as you can, and enjoy the yummy pies." Aphi didn't have the stomach to pack away more than one or two slices of sweet pies, so he'd probably not stand a very good chance at this contest. Isi, however, was the sweets-baker in the family. Surely he'd have a shot at this!

Aphi helped Isi to his chair and then took the crutches, making sure to stay nearby and cheer very loudly. "Go Isi! You can do it!" He waved his free arm in the air, grinning widely.


Rivener was doing his best not to glance back at the pretty cat-girl Raevan, but eventually his curiosity had won out and he'd turned his head, finding her gone. Surprised (and, although he wouldn't admit it, a little disappointed), Riv turned his body entirely, scouring the beach... Ah, there she was, farther from the water, laying down. The sun was drenching her body, making her skin glow-

"What The F-?" Riv frowned and shook his head, muttering to himself. Why was he watching someone like THAT so closely?

People were now heading over to the pie contest stage in droves, and Rivener realized that the contest was starting. D-damn, he hadn't even heard the announcement! Hurrying back, Riv raised his camera above the people, floating a little higher himself, and began taking pictures.

Ah, Isikoro was one of the contestants?... Other people were climbing up now, so Riv waited a bit before taking more pictures, aiming to get one of everyone covered in pies. It would be priceless.

[[ Eating Contest ]]

Bridget paused for a few moments while getting her head and the thoughts in gear. It seemed that more often than not she had started to chew parts of her hair so she pulled them behind her ears and together with a hair-tie. It looked like a little tuft growing out the back of her skull but she didn't care. A quick glance at the crowd stopped her long enough to grin at the watchers. Her mind was set, and blazing through 86 pies weren't enough, there were other courses left to get to.

Perhaps it was a good thing that she started with Pecan, she didn't like it much since the sticky and gooey nuts stuck about her face's cheeks like barnicles, but it needed to be eating. Bee set her sights for the next course after the last of these pecan - pumpkin...

[[ Pie Tally: 86 + 70 = 156]]

[[Beach bar-->eating contest))

Dorian was seated before the announcer had finished.
Closing his eyes he imaged himself a bottomless pit.
"Go." Dorian didn't needed to be told twice, grabbing th nearest pie, he proceeded to abandon all gentlemanly manners and wolfed the morsel down, careful to chew and not bit his tongue. Apple, not a bad start. Grabbing the next pie, he began to devour that as well, in a less than polite manner. Flicking his eyes up as he ate, he scanned the other contestants.
A few Raevans, and a few people...'best not to get distracted' he thought, finishing the second apple pie, and moving on...

[[Pie tally:24]]

((Eating contest))

In her rush to get eating, Chris had eaten a bit too fast, and some pie had touched the top of her windpipe. This had sent her into a fit of hacking coughs, which delayed her eating, and sounded as if she was about to hack up lung. Cierra began rise in concern, but Chris gestured that she was fine while taking a few deep breaths, and began to eat again. Sitting back down, Cierra furrowed her brow in discontent. She didn't want her roommate to keep going if she was just going to get hurt.

((Tally 11+10=21))

{{Sand N' Stuff ---> Beach Bar }}

Damien smiled and Isi and nodded. "Thanks! I really look forward to it." A warm feeling was kindled in his chest, and he knew it wasn't just the heat.

This feeling was one of happiness as he met new people and friends, like he just had. Isikoro, Miss Chloe, Aphismet, and Rai... he hoped he'd be seeing these people again- they were so nice and...

His thoughts were interrupted by the booming of a loud voice. The pie-eating contest! I totally forgot about that! his mind reeled back to his current position and he gave a start with a little jump. "OH! The contests!!! I forgot about that!" dashed across the sand and to the bar, and quickly signed up for the other 3 events, paintball, limbo and story- he paused, his name half-written for the last event. With a pause and a mischievous smile, he crossed out his name for storytelling and wrote in his scrawled letters, Zayne Nyx.

Thereafter, he put down the pen and ran over to the pie eating contest that had already begun.

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{{Sand N' Stuff ---> Beach Bar}}

Kite-flying had slowly subsided and Zayne eventually walked over to the beach bar to see what was going on.

Apparently a pie eating contest.. with people and raevans. Intrigued, he sat down on one of the stools and watched from afar as the contestants shoved pie into their mouth in an attempt to down 8 pies. "Wow," he spoke, but mostly to himself.

In the corner of his eye, he spotted a Damien near the sign ups for other event. He glanced over, saw his little devilish smile, and narrowed his eyes, looking back at teh pie eating contest. He's up to something.... I'll have to check that out later.