"Take good care of Goocleo for me." Nucleo said solemnly as he passed off his finished creation. He didn't know how long it would be before he saw that little guy again and honestly felt a bit sad at the thought of it. Oh he hoped the little fella would stay warm from that cup of joe he'd dunked it in and remember his love until they met again. But for now they must part.
"I'm gonna throw up." Nucleo groaned, looking queasy after all of the events today. He was physically in decent shape, actually, but not prepared to do so many exercises all at once. Slowly the training would pay off in time, he was sure, but right now the greenblood needed to sit down. And a nap.
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Score: ( day one 29 ) ( day two 52 ) ( day three 51 ) ( day four 65 ) ( day five 83 ) = ( total 280 ) Failed: None! Feats Used: 2 Feats Remaining: 3 Ninja Nuts: 32 Inventory: USING gifted Yoghurt Bar TODAY
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Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:22 am
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1. Faithe 2. Azrael 3. Amonee 4. Nucleo
Congratulations to today's winners! You are well on your way to becoming Ninja Squirrels! Today we have a tie for the high score! Neat!
stringency
[ For reaching a score of 84! ]
quiet delegation
[ For reaching a score of 84! ]
KitsuneAura
[ And you won our raffle! ]
Posted: Fri Mar 24, 2017 3:25 am
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Saturday will be the last day to use Feats of Determination (Sunday will be a special event) so use them while you can!
Please remember to include the form below in your posts. It helps me tally up at the end of the day. Thanks!
[b]Score:[/b] Your total score from TODAY [b]Failed:[/b] The name of the obstacle you failed on (if none, put n/a) [b]Feats Used:[/b] Any Feats of Determination you used TODAY [b]Feats Remaining:[/b] TOTAL Feats of Determination remaining [b]Ninja Nuts:[/b] Your TOTAL here
Log Grip -1 Stamina A vertical log hanging from a downward sloped rail with two one foot drops over a pit of acorns. The objective is to hug the side of the log, riding it across the pit of acorns without falling in.
Add your strength to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Domino Hill -1 Stamina Fifteen slender vertical tiles, arranged like dominoes. The objective is to cross them without falling or sliding off.
Add your balance to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Cargo Climb -2 Stamina A thirty foot vertical climb of cargo net. The objective is to climb straight up.
Add your endurance OR your strength to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Cycle Road -2 Stamina A set of six wheels suspended in a horizontal line over a pit of acorns. The objective is to swing from wheel to to wheel without falling in.
Add your speed OR your balance to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Salmon Ladder -2 Stamina A rack with five notches for rungs, and a bar at the bottom over a pit of acorns. The objective is to raise the bar from notch to notch, while dangling from it.
Add your strength to your score. A score of 9 or higher is required to pass this obstacle.
Spinning Log -2 Stamina An eight foot long pipe only six inches wide on a spinning axis over a pit of acorns. The objective to cross the pipe without falling off.
Add your balance to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Spider Climb -3 Stamina Two vertical parallel walls, each twenty feet tall. The objective is to climb straight up, with one’s hands and feet on either wall.
Add your strength to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Wall Lift -3 Stamina A line of walls of increasing weight and thickness. The objective is to lift and pass under each one.
Add your strength to your score. A score of 7 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Warp Wall -3 Stamina A tall curved wall. The objective is to run up the side, and climb onto the platform above.
Add your speed to your score. A score of 9 or higher is required to pass this objective.
Keionx came to the obstacle course a little later than she'd wanted to, but she still made it there. She did a few stretches and purchased an energy drink, just in case. The energy drink here/i] hadn't filled her with rage - it was probably made with acorns or something.
Feeling limber and ready to NOT fail, she set off on the challenge for the day - an especially long obstacle course. Of course.
The first hurdle was not so hard - rolling down a hill wasn't hard. She just held on until it was over without letting go - a skill she was well-practiced at.
Jumping Bars (1+6=7 PASS)
Another easy one, or so she thought - as she began to swing from bar to bar over the acorns, she made the terrible mistake of becoming complacent. Surely, she thought, this would be a success!
Suddenly, as if she'd been cut, she felt a line of pain along her side. She spasmed with pain, somehow managing not to fall down. She hung there - again, not letting go through sheer stubbornness - until the pain subsided.
What the ******** was that?
She hung on for another moment, just to be sure, and then - with precise caution - leapt to the end. She rubbed her side. That had been... bad.
Wall Lift (2+6=8 PASS)
She made her way through the next obstacle, the wall lift. For her, it wasn't a hard obstacle, though she was slowed, just waiting for the next shot of pain. Damn - why now? Why right before the weekend events?
Devil Steps (5+5 = 10 PASS)
Keionx was concerned about the next obstacle, but as she cautiously maneuvered, she wondered if she wasn't being too careful. The pain was subsiding - it must have been a one-off thing. Or, it would bite her later. Either way, she'd deal with it later - she had to finish this. She had to win.
Jump Hang (8+1=9 AUTOPASS)
Focus restored, she leapt onto the cargo net, aiming high and climbing to the top with ease. She was still waiting - for a spasm, for sudden weakness, but she knew she had to keep going anyway. With or without the pain - fortunately, without. She wasn't even feeling the burn of the ropes on her fingers anymore, her palms roughened to the sensation.
Spinning Log (6+4=10 PASS)
After the climb, and after hanging onto the bars for so long, walking along the unstable log was easy by comparison. Well, not easy but... easier. Keionx had a strategy down, now, though she couldn't have put it to words of she tried. Part of it, however, was putting OUT of her mind plans to build all of this equipment in the swamp, both for training and for keeping intruders at bay - yes, it would be just like her old hive, full of tricks and traps and training...!
Eyes on the prize, Keionx. she reminded herself, racing across the log, You can think about that later.
Rope Swing (4+5=9 PASS)
Keionx found herself gasping for air, her body crying out for a rest. Instead, she drank some energy drink, stretched, and moved on to the rope part of the course.
The ropes passed by without a hitch - it really was very much like swinging from vine to vine. Keionx didn't exactly go fast, but she went with care and things worked out in the end. However, she knew she couldn't do too much more tonight, certainly not immediately. However, there was one more obstacle...
Just one. It can be done.
Warp Wall (8+1-1 stamina = 8 USED A FEAT TO PASS)
One more... but it was a hard one. Keionx felt herself slowing down and hoped that it wasn't the fault of the cupcake she'd eaten earlier. Surely, one bad diet choice would not mean failure.
She struggled up the wall, every movement feeling like it was going through slightly frosted molassas. Her muscles were done. By Chiron's beard, they were so done. Finally, through sheer willpower, she made it over the top and to the end.
Finding somewhere safe to slump, she drank her reserved smoothie, gasping in relief and just... resting. She needed to get in better shape - even better shape - before the weekend. She refused to disappoint Caiden in the volleyball tournament. And... Wait... she wasn't in the other one.
Ah... well. That was a shame. Still, she had this, and by all rights it should be a Bloodfest sport! She sat there, drinking her smoothie, exhausted and wondering where she could find a good massage at this time of night. Yes - it very much should be a Bloodfest sport.
As Zeylla walked up to the course, it was obvious that something was different about her. Perhaps it was the massive fuzzy afro, or the over-sized sunglasses? Or perhaps the flowers strewn about her horns and hair. Actually, it might just be that she was decked out in blue. Or the extra mole? Probably all of the above honestly. And then there was the fact that Zeylla was obviously not comfortable in the clothing she was in, as she kept fidgeting with her sarong, pulling it up high then scooting it back down like she wasn't sure where she wanted it to sit on her hips.
But she was determined to defeat this challenge, but with one look at the length, Zeylla decided to take some energy drinks. Three would probably do, she thought as she threw back each drink with proficiency and swiftness, though the bitter taste was unpleasant on her tongue.
Log Grip
As she came up to the first obstacle, Zeylla could feel her blood pumping her spongeclots, and her hands vibrated with pent up energy, but she also felt awkward and exposed in her clothing, and was becoming almost hypersensitive(was that the energy drinks) to the air on her exposed skin. Zeylla shook her head, trying to focus herself as she gripped that log like she was one with it, but her sarong almost did her in as her legs had a hard time wrapping around. BUT SHE MADE IT.
Domino Hill
She didn't do so well with the dominos, and was stuck in a miserable semi-split, and had to squeeze all her determination into the moment to pull herself to the next domino, and then leap to the end. For a moment Zeylla considered taking the sarong off and finishing in just the swimsuit she had been lended for her disguise, but quickly changed her mind. Too much exposure for her tastes.
Cargo Climb
The cargo climb was a breeze, even in her sarong, and Zeylla scaled it like a beast, the energy drinks making her skin buzz and her eyesight fuzzy, BUT SHE WAS DOING IT. SHE WAS MAKING IT TO THE TOP.
Cycle Road
She could barely focus on the challenge, her pump biscuit was going wild and the sarong felt constricting around her. Zeylla nearly fell off in her distraction, hands slipping, but just seconds before she was done, she came to and pulled through, with a loud (for her) cry of determination as her muscles protested. She thanks gog as she touched the end platform, and took a moment to collect her think pan.
Salmon Ladder
Easy, Zeylla thought as she moved swiftly up the ladder, but as she got closer to the top she started to regret thinking that. Her arms were on fire! But she finished anyways, and sat for a moment on the edge of the platform and tried to settle her shaking hands.
Spinning Log
Thankfully, sitting down for a moment seemed to settle her energy high, and Zeylla moved with grace and speed across the spinning log, and as she reached the other side she wondered if she could repeat that? It was just too perfect.
Spider Climb
Another simple task, Zeylla smirked up at the spider climb, and zipped up it with ease. Too much like home, this challenge! She barely broke a sweat(welll, more than she already had) climbing up, and whooped as she reached the top, though quickly snapped her mouth shut. Those energy drinks were making her a little crazy!
Wall Lift
Thank gog she had strength in quantity, Zeylla thought as she lifted the walls one by one. She felt confident in herself as she went through, and ignored the terrible shaking in her hands.
Warp Wall
She scaled that wall, though she had to take off her sandals to do so. and sure her sarong made it a litlte more difficult then nesscary, but Zeylla made it to the top anyways, and a satisfied smirk covered her face as she resisted the urge to just fall off the course face first into the dirt. Those energy drinks were wearing off, and she felt like she was crashing hard.
She stumbled off to the side and sank down against the wall with a groan as her arms and legs began to pulse.
Etsali sized up the course ahead of her as she stretched, confident grin already set in place. She had a good feeling about it tonight, although whether or not that was the extra adrenaline boost from the energy drinks she'd downed she couldn't be sure. What she did know, once she got started and launched herself off the first platform, was that the Log Grip had never seemed easier. As soon as it stopped moving she dropped down to the next platform easy as you please and didn't look back.
Maybe she'd let that first success get to her head, because Domino Hill had very nearly gone badly. She stumbled on her first jump and had to hurry the next to try to regain her balance before she toppled. And then of course she had to hurry that one, and the next, and the next, until she was careening over the dominoes and across the next platform and straight into a net. Logic dictated that taking a rest would be the thing to do here, but her hands were already gripped in the netting and she kind of wanted to make it look like that had been a conscious decision at this point.
Almost immediately she had regrets. Unable to really even catch her breath, the climb up burned, but she grit her teeth and pushed through. Near the top, she lost her grip entirely but managed to catch back onto it with one hand on the way down. Hopefully it had looked impressive, at least, but her arm was not going to like her for it after this. Which was a particular shame because she was definitely going to need it on Cycle Road. This time, she took a short rest, rolling her shoulder experimentally, and then kept moving as soon as she thought it seemed steady.
And then it was her good friend the Salmon Ladder. The absolute last thing she wanted to see, but an obstacle she'd decided already not to fail again if she could help it. She glared up it a moment and then reached for the bar, determined and ready. Getting past it seemed easier every time she did it, and somehow everything after seemed a little less intimidating though she was steadily getting more and more tired.
By the time she reached the Warp Wall, she was about ready to fall out and call it a day. But what a shame it would have been to drop out right at the end, and on an obstacle that only really required speed, something she prided herself on. She tried to catch her breath, steadied herself, and then ran full speed up and- Caught the edge!
For a moment she stood at the top, laughing triumphant with arms raised in victory! And then she flopped down on her back. Maybe she could just, make herself a part of the platform for a while. Give the competition a scare.
As soon as she managed to pull herself off the final platform, Etsali trudged over to check on her goobeast. Maybe if she gave it some fur from something, it would turn into something a little more furry and a little less gooey. She kind of missed gerbils, at events like these.
Used: spent 6 nn, used Energy Drink x 3, Veggie Bar
Log Grip -1 Stamina (8+6=14 PASS) Keionx was apparently not ready for the night. It was oddly confusing - for a moment, on the log grip, as it rolled down the sloped rail, she wondered whether it was actualy somehow the night before. She wondered if all of the things she had done that day had yet to happen, things of the future that, somehow, she had thought already happened. She panicked - if she hadn't done them, then she had to do them! Again! For the first time!
When the log reached it's end, however, with a jolt of stopped movement, she realized that it was, indeed, the correct day. With a sigh of relief, she moved on to...
Domino Hill (3+6=9 PASS)
The dominoes! They were difficult enough this time, but not too difficult. Only a few slight slips later, Keionx reached the end with her usual aplomb, glad she'd stretched beforehand.
Cargo Climb (7+6 = 13 PASS)
Keionx was in the zone now - she didn't think too much about strategy or 'how' she would climb the net, only that she would climb it, putting one hand in front of the other. She was used to the net, now, and it was childs play for her to climb it. Not easy exactly, but doable. She was competent at it, and her body knew it. It was a (sort of literally) well-oiled machine. It knew what it was doing.
Cycle Road (5+6= 11 PASS)
... except where the wheels were concerned. This one was just strange - swinging from wheel to wheel? Why? How? Keionx decided to give it a conquer. She wasn't speedy, but she was coordinated and, as she swung over to the other side, she gave it a sharp parting glare. It wasn't her favorite.
Salmon Ladder (6+6=12 PASS)
Ahh, yes, but this was! The Salmon ladder - the place for her to train and revel in her upper body and core strength. She grunted as she moved the bar up, and up, and up - had the notches been changed? She welcomed the challenge, but after a harrowing moment when she thought she would fall, she wondered if it wasn't too much challenge? Good enough for training, she supposed.
Spinning Log (8+6=14 PASS)
The spinning log held no fear for Keionx. Instead, she strode forward confidently, never breaking stride or composure even as her feet slid. She moved her feet and tilted her body to compensate, balancing carefully on the log. Finally, she reached the other side, grinning.
Thou wouldst not conquer her now, fell log.
Spider Climb (3+6=9 PASS)
Sigh. These walls again. Keionx gulped down an energy drink before attempting, aware she was on the clock but not particularly minding. This was, after all, an easy task - it was best to recharge here. One took one's opportunities when one got them. She climbed it when she was done, nothing of particular note happening between the bottom and the top...
Wall Lift (5+6=9 PASS)
Keionx had forgotten the injured muscle of before. It had not forgotten her. As she picked up wall after wall, it began to burn under her skin, protesting her abuse of it. She nearly fumbled the next to last wall, putting her fingers in danger of being crushed in the process. She grit her teeth and tried again, slower, more carefully, then the same on the final wall. She made it through, her face set into serious determination. She needed to rest and do a few of the techniques Beastdad had taught her, which meant that she needed to pass through the Warp Wall, one way or the other.
Warp Wall (1 +1 = 2 PASSED WITH FEAT)
Her muscle objected to the idea of running, but there was nothing for it - she would have to run up the wall. Bravely, she gave it a go... only for the muscle to spasm and seize, causing her to stumble midway up the wall. Desperate, she jumped, reaching out for the platform and - just barely, catching it with her fingers. Grunting in pain and sweating with force of effort, she slowly, achingly, tried to pull herself onto the platform. She refused to give up - even when her fingers slipped, nearly sending her to the acorns below - and eventually, with much struggling, pulled herself onto the platform and limped her way over to the finish.
This, she determined, required some compresses and massages immediately. She needed to be ready for Volleyball, after all... which was soon. Her muscle twanged like a bowstring - too soon.
Amonee cried and cried and cried. Somehow he was just so bad at the course today! Maybe he shouldn't have stayed up all day watching reruns of his soap opera on the smoothie booth's television. But he just couldn't help it, Bellah and Edward's red ship was just so delicious he ate it right up!
Just like he ate dirt crashing into the floor of the course from achy tired muscles.
"Guhhh." Nucleo just couldn't make it today. He made it through a few of the obstacles but found himself out of breath. Collapsing at the side of the course with a bottle of water, he guzzled it down and tried to calm his heart rate.
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Score: ( day one 29 ) ( day two 52 ) ( day three 51 ) ( day four 65 ) ( day five 83 ) ( day six 69 ) = ( total 349 ) Failed: None! Feats Used: 3 Feats Remaining: 2 Ninja Nuts: 40 Inventory: None
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4Total: 4 (1-4)
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:35 am
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1. Amonee 2. Azrael 3. Nucleo 4. Zeylla
Congratulations to today's winners! You are well on your way to becoming Ninja Squirrels!
KitsuneAura
[ For reaching a score of 98! ]
DraconicFeline
[ For reaching a score of 93! ]
stringency
[ And you won our raffle! ]
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Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2017 5:36 am
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