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Welcome to Traversing the Tide, an obstacle course race that is run every year by aquatic soquili and their friends in a team-building competition! This year, the team we're rooting for is shown above - and while they're not focused much on competing with the other teams, the are focused on pushing themselves to be their best!

Your job? Help build their team into something they can believe in. They've been preparing for this for a long time - training individually, training together, and studying past obstacles. This obstacle course has been established for years, and though past obstacles have surely been embellished by legend, these contenders are doing their best to prepare for whatever faces them during their part of the course. While they do not know what the obstacles will be, they do know that the obstacle course is not a loop - they will need friends to help them through various environments.

Please remember the rules, too:

This will be updated as general questions are asked!

Q: Do I need to edit the form/response/etc. all into the same post with my rolls?
No! This is a personal choice. Just make sure you link to the post where your rolls are, as is requested by the form.

Q: Can I edit my preferences after my first post?
Yes! The thread will be locked at the end of the last day. You are welcome to edit your preferences up until that point. We will use your most recent post to determine what your preferences are, so make sure it is up to date!

Q: Should I use the form each day?
YES! Please do! Using the form each day will help us track everything efficiently and correctly, including which contenders you have used and where your rolls are. The purpose of the form is to accumulate the information you have input over the course of the game.

Q: What time does "the next day" start?
Days roll over at 12:01 AM Pacific Time! (3:01 AM ET / 8:01 AM BST)

ALSO! Before I pass out, I feel it is only fair to mention that there IS a possibility of winning a freebie familiar in this game! It is a mystery familiar which will be distributed at the end in the participation raffle (so you will have a chance to pass).

If you have already won your freebie soquili, you are welcome to enter for the chance to win the familiar. However, because it will be given away during the participation raffle, please keep in mind that a high score will not guarantee you this familiar prize.

Who is this familiar, you ask? Why, it might just be our friendly commentator... We'll see you at the finish line (don't worry, we're expecting it will take you some time to get there). wink

Username: Fayt_of_Redemption
Soquili Preference List: 6, 1, 3, 5, 4, 7, 2, mystery fam
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Soquili Used for Course: Scarlet Tidestallion
Links to Rolls: [ X ]
Score: 115

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Well that was short. xd

Username: Kettyn
Soquili Preference List: 4, 5, 2, 1, 6, 3, 7
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Soquili Used for Course:
Day One: Scarlet Tidestallion
Links to Rolls: Day 1
Score: 95 (but eliminated this round)

There was tension in the waters. Everyone could feel it. Just who of their team would be the first selected to challenge the first obstacle of the race. A name was called and the selected party swam forward. Red fins glistened and billowed around the Scarlet Tidestallion as he eyed the caves that made for the first obstacle. His heart raced and then settled into a calmer rhythm. He had nothing to fear. This was his environ, his home. He knew caves like these. At the right signal that indicated his start the stallion swam into the caves with no hesitation. He'd show his teammates that they could trust in him to do well.

Nooks and crannies there were galore and it would have been so easy to get lost. The current was a mild issue but not to be taken too lightly. Bursts of speed helped the stallion navigate the darkened tunnels. In one tricky spot he believed himself to be stuck but a powerful thrashing of his body provided the leverage to free himself.

Finally there seemed to be a lessening of darkness that permeated the murky waters. Was the end of the caves in sight?

(( I hope I can just have the form in my posts for each day. ))

This course was tricky - the caves were dark and cramped. But the light dangling from his head helped guide his way, pointing out openings and revealing dangerous crevices and sharp turns. Caves not unlike this were once his playground as a young guppy and while he had grown since then, he was still slippery and slender enough to squeeze through with ease.

This? This was nothing. A pathetic excuse for an obstacle if you were to ask him. Of course, he had the advantage, and he knew it. He'd lived near here at one time in his life. Explored it far and wide. The caves had been a big draw to him. Their secrets like sirens, calling to him to seek and find. It was like he was made to wander about them. The glow he emitted from parts of his body were perfect to light his way. No need for lame luminescent shells or whatever.

How many times he had traversed these very caves, he could no longer say for sure. Lots of times. Too many times according to some. But all those times led him to this. He could do this in his sleep if he wanted. Darting to and fro, the stallion followed the twists and turns of the underwater caverns, taking shortcuts along the way to lessen his time and avoid the major hindrances. He felt lucky his team had chosen him or, rather, they should feel lucky they had. The scarlet tidestallion was confident he would win his portion of the race. No seaweed, false turns, or pitiful mazes would stop him.