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STAGE 1 ATTEMPT 2

Grind baby grind, but not in the leveling kind~

Yep it was true, Sammy was grinding, running the course over and over learning what to do, what not to do, and failing every single time. It was horrible it was embarrassing. She was ashamed but determined to finish the stupid course. Stepping up she prepped for another go.

Again like clock work the steps, the log, even the skitter wall seemed.... easier? Enough to get the ghoul cocky, feeling like she could take it on. Again she jumped for a quick start on the Tarzan ropes, but to no avail, her hands reached, the wind blew.

The rope shifted and down Samantha Lee went, for her second run of the day.

STAGE 1 GO! (First attempt!)

Ren, for the most part, had been spending most of his time lately doing absolutely nothing productive.

He felt lazy and uncoordinated. Which was why, when the signs about the Terror Warrior trials went up around Amityville High, he decided, right then and there, to get his arse in gear.

Unfortunately the first obstacle in the course - leaping on a series of platforms over a decent sized gap - was made somewhat difficult by the fact that Ren, still sleepy, was not paying too much attention, slipped, and landed on his back on the ground.

It was not pretty. Nor did it do particularly good for his ego, which was now lying shattered on the floor.

Grumbling, Ren hauled himself to his feet, rubbing his bandaged hand against the leg of his sweatpants. His wings, which were slightly bent at some feathers from his ungraceful fall, curled tightly against his back, Ren's tail flicking behind him. He gritted his teeth and stared hard at the course.

Okay, he thought. Take two.

STAGE 2 START!

The chains were slightly intimidating. Ren almost missed grabbing the second one, his fingers brushing against the cold metal just in time to seize onto the locks and haul himself onto it, dangling in midair. He was not afraid of falling, since he had wings to catch himself if he did, but flying was not allowed in the competition anyway, and he wanted to do his best without that particularly advantage.

And, for the first time in his life, Ren was quite grateful of all the times his father had forced him into training when he was younger. Especially since scaling the two walls with the ledges was a lot easier than he had thought it would be.

After the ledges came sliding (he narrowly made his landing), then the moving walls (it took quite a bit of maneuvering to figure out where exactly to climb), more chains (he was a little too dizzy at the end), and then, finally, lifting up various weighted walls (he almost dropped the heaviest one).

"Now," said Ren, to no one in particular as he rubbed his hands together. "Stage Three."

"...er, yes."

[ S2: Success~ ]

STAGE 1 GO!


Rejuvinated after a bit of a break Lattice returned to try again. The steps she was starting to get to know intimately rarely stumbling except toward the end. The log, however, she managed to get stuck again for much longer than before but she managed to get free with a bit of a grumble. Sometimes her needles were such a huge hindrance. She ran through the blades of death in the same manner as she always did - flailing. Lots and lots of flailing. Never not flailing. It was amazing the blades didn't knick her each time she did this.

The wall was but a pittance to her as she got over it in little time and then when the rope came she owned it. Owned it for real.

((Stage 1: Passed.))

STAGE 1 GO!

She got free of the wall bearing the pain in a stoic fashion.
Lattice turned back toward the first stage once more.
The gap got her.

..Woe.

((STAGE 1: Fail.))

STAGE 2 START!


The next stage and her usually didn't get along then again this whole event didn't get along with her. She either snagged on something or she got stuck somewhere. Ugh.

She managed to pass the obstacles with some issues here and there but when she got to the wall lift she struggled the most to get all the walls lifted and out of her way but she managed it with little issue.

Lattice was starting to wonder if maybe - just maybe - if she'd make it at all.

((STAGE 2: DONE))

STAGE 1 GO!

The notes around campus were easily seen to the challenge-trained eyed. With the elections over, the now new Student Council members were running something called "Terror Warrior." On the date scheduled for it to begin, Levi made sure to be on the site.

Was this that course she'd been in with Demi? From their trip to getting bacon burgers? Well, more like bread with her demanded extra bacon given they'd nearly been burnt so many times; that was her reward. Levi came across what looked like a pretty intense challenge- sans the fire everywhere. So this wasn't the same this as last time but- What was it doing here? Some of her peers were going through the obstacles and she watched them to see how certain parts should be played. Falling into pools and tumbling down small but steep hills- this was a challenge of stamina? Perhaps.

The tatzel figured she'd gotten through that first course so- why not try this out? When Levi got to the entry of the course, she signaled an okay-to-go to Jericho when it was clear for her to go.

It was a stepping of sort but at angles that just didn't ... seem right. Well- if not handled properly, one could slip. They weren't meant to be so much walked as bounced on from foot to foot. Shrugging, the white tailed ghoul bounded up the Sextuple Steps to be confronted with a Rolling Log. Alrightly- what in Jack's name... she remembered then what she saw at this part- you had to hold onto the log and roll down. It was tricky, but so long as you didn't roll under.... which she didn't. Clinging to one, she rolled down the track, crouched over the long when it came over the dip and landed on the other side with a simple jump. It was just like that other course- there was no tatzel bouncing.

There was another jump and some some rather tricky footing in the Jumping Spider, but Levi came to clear it with a huff of satisfaction once it was over. Well, at least that portion was. Quick! Got to pick up the pace! The Blades of Death seemed to have the same strategy as the Steps. As long as she could -AH! She nearly missed one of the rotating platforms, but stepped on the new flipped side just in time to clear it. Phew!

The end was nearing and she found herself at that wall. It was a matter of climbing and then~ swinging to the platform, right? She began her climb; it wasn't like climbing a tree, but she was able to get over the rising edge easily enough. At the edge, her tail aided her in lifting upward and onto her knees. This was the last bit till she hit her first platform. She climbed up the rope and used her tail as a she did her legs for that extra push.

She'd finished the climb and made it this far. Now if I did THAT every day... jack. Grinning she placed a hand on her hip and surveyed the new part of the course, trying to recall seeing it played through.

(( Stage 1 clear ))