mingle / the great avalonian... parkour race?

[morns]

🧙 WHO: Kate and all interested contestants and viewers
⚔️️ WHAT: the great parkour race!
🕒 WHEN: 2/2; 14:00
🗺️ WHERE: off limits parkour gym
⚠️ WARNINGS: nothing but possible use of courage arrows


Off Limits isn't the easiest place to find, tucked away in a side street as it is, but once you find the street, the neon sign is a dead giveaway. And if that still isn't enough, the fact that there are cameras floating around the streets, signposting the route for the race may do it. Step inside the gym itself and Kate — hair pulled up into pigtails, looking cosy in thermal leggings and an orange hoodie — will lead you through the main hall to the outdoor training area if you're competing (after taking your money and making you sign a waiver) or ask if you prefer to sit inside or out to view. In both cases you'll find chairs and a projector system currently broadcasting the route for the race, as run by Off Limit's surly owner.

There are quick explanations of the rules — don't use magic, feel free to use other routes as long as you pass the "checkpoints" the cameras create, don't interfere with other competitors, and anyone who does try to cheat will find themselves shot with some of the enchanted arrows Kate has procured for quest purposes (yes, that's been written in the waiver, hope you read the fine print!). And disqualified. Then a quick reminder that the first, second and third place racers can choose their prize in order of placement (first place gets first pick, etc) and everyone who doesn't place will be given a pack of homemade lavender tea as a thank you for competing.

So, with all that said, get racing!

( OOC: you know how this goes! Make your own top levels, interact freely. If you're competing please comment here and I will RNG the winners on 5/2 - Saturday - to give everyone a few days to comment. )

Comments

OOC: winners draw

[morns]

comment here if you want your character to be in with a chance of getting a podium place! The order will be RNGed on Saturday.

[rustyhonesty]

yo, Jean's in.

[morns]

Congratulations, Jean! You came in second and will have second pick from the following prizes:
free training sessions at off limits
picnic basket & champagne
locally produced wines
potion assortments

If your preferred prize conflicts with the first place winner's prize, I'll ask you to choose another. <3

[kingfuckboy]

you know jj's here for it

[morns]

Oof, close but no cigar, JJ! You come in last place, but for your efforts, Kate provides some of her homemade lavender tea.

(And, y'know, some critique on where you went wrong, bud.)

[groundzeroes]

disadvantages: old
advantages: blinds opponents with his gaudy tracksuit

[morns]

Congratulations, Old Man! You have come in third place and for the crime of wearing that damn tracksuit, you have won a courage arrow to the knee!

But also, third pick from the following prizes:
free training sessions at off limits
picnic basket & champagne
locally produced wines
potion assortments

If your choice conflicts with the first or second place winners, I'll ask you to pick another. <3

[mistrustingheart]

last month's new arrival learns, that there's a name for all the jumping and everything else, that she's been doing back home for years.

[morns]

Good work, Raya! Although you don't make the podium spots, you do secure fifth place and at least can be safe in the knowledge that other people lagged behind you. For your participation, you get a bag of homemade lavender tea and some pointers on what went wrong.

[sos_pilot]

can i get a hella yeah for della yeah

[morns]

So close, Miss Della! You are our fourth place contestant and can be proud of the fact that you almost made it. Maybe next time will be your lucky day? But for today, please take some homemade lavender tea and critiques on what you can do better.

[thepunshow]

tough race? no big, yang in there, baby

[hitokiri]

throws this loser in late hhhh

oops missed the sign up :(

[tempredmental]

It's all good... if anything, Keith forgot he's not half-Galra here and overdid it somewhere along the way which ended up with him dropping behind.

Rei Amayado | Hypnosis Mic | OTA

[groundzeroes]

before the race

[After hassling Kate about her waiver for fun, Rei mills around the projection area to size up his friendly competition. He's dressed in what would be a normal outfit if the track jacket wasn't the shiniest gold allowed on earth.]

Guess a parkour race track is only a suggestion, huh. [He rubs his chin thoughtfully as he watches the screen. It's different from a marathon or a track meet that way...]

??during the race??

[ OLD MAN COMING THROUGH. BEEP BEEP

Kate has clearly marked the main race parameters so this is probably safe. but Rei WILL leapfrog you and keep going if he has to!!!!!!!!!!]

after the race

[Rei bounds past the finish line in a decent amount of time, hair streaked back form the sweat and wind. HE LIVED!!!

Since the race was small enough for each participant to run individually (like some sort of game show...), no winning time has been tallied yet. There's still a while yet before any rankings are announced.

Kate does at least have the grace to have a water and small concession stand up for racers near the finish line, though. Breathing hard, Rei grabs a water bottle, cracks it open, and drains it.]

...Ow.

[He flexes the fingers he just used to unscrew the cap. Guess ya get kinda scraped up when you grab building sides and fences and the like to hop over 'em, huh?]

wildcard

anything else? rei is Around, just hmu!!

after the race is before the race, or sth ✨🏃‍♂️ ✨

[whosaysdajare]

[ So that's what he oughta have kept training for when they body-swapped. Ah, shucks! Maybe his cheering on the sidelines can make up for it some. As soon as he got wind, Sasara decided himself and Rosho needed to come along as a sort of fan club. Hopefully all that yelling and hollering didn't trip Rei up. ]

Teh! [ Nor the slap on his back now, as Sasara seems to just have materialized beyond the finish line. ]

Look at 'cha. For your age, ya know!! [ Poking his finger into the matter as usual– but he's just so boastful on Rei's behalf. ] Old man, that oughta win a medal to match your suit, ya see!

after the race but also after all the races so wildcard

[morns]

( so now that Yang and Jean are sorted with their prizes... time for third place. at least someone she's close to didn't embarrass her.

(JJ, Manslayer, she's looking at you.)

Fortunately for us all, the idea of getting medals was quickly discarded after she saw the cost of them. Rei already has enough gaudy medallions without a bronze medal being added to the pile. instead, he gets the choice between the last two prizes she has. )

Oi. ( why are her hands folded behind her back? don't worry about it. there's definitely not an arrow hidden in them. nah. ) Come pick your prize.

after

[rustyhonesty]

... you need a healer?

[Hey, it's the guy who beat you but came in second. He just happens to be a healer and he heard the ow.]

[sos_pilot]

Before The Race

[ Ah, this is actually kind of relaxing! A free for all run without worry of monsters or magic... a good chance for exercise! As such, Della can be seen doing some stretching exercises beforehand, and if she spots anyone just casually standing around... ]

You might wanna loosen up before the showdown! I can teach you a few techniques, if you'd like! It'd be really boring if anyone dropped out early for pulling a hamstring! ... Do humans have hamstrings?

During The Race

[ It turns out that ducks are really light - which means she can jump and hop easily! She laughs freely, loving every single second of this. Even if others pass her or she falls, nothing wipes the smile off of her face. ]

Oh man, I feel twenty years younger! I bet I can make that next jump with my eyes closed!

After The Race

[ Phewwww. That was... a lot. It's a bummer she didn't make first, but hey, fourth isn't shabby! She's still pleased to have landed in such a close place. She can be found sitting on the ground, rubbing right above her prosthetic leg. Her stump is a bit sore after that excessive running, but it'll be fine after some rest. ]

Man, Fenton's gunna give me an ear-full if I broke anything... but! Totally worth it. We totally have to do this again!

[thepunshow]

Absolutely! [ yang, for her part, is absently massaging her right bicep. her stump is definitely sting tomorrow.... maybe she'll skip wearing her prosthetic for the day, just in case. ] Do you think we can talk them into having a bigger course next time?

after!

[morns]

( with all the podium placements given out, Kate starts searching out the people who need participation prizes. really, she could have skipped these prizes, but she has the bags of lavender tea sitting around and there's no harm giving them out. if anything, she's hoping the extra gifts will help competitors remember and want to come back here.

(which is also why the brown paper bags holding the tea have off limits' logo stamped on them). )

You think?

( that's good to hear. organising this was a lot, but she enjoyed keeping busy, and maybe there's room to do this again. she'd like to, anyway. )

Jean Kirstein | Attack on Titan

[rustyhonesty]

Before the race

[Jean's doing some basic warm up stretches before the race stars. He's mostly trying to stay out of the way of others and focusing... and mentally preparing to stop himself from transforming into animals in the middle of the race to be honest. It will be a good practice of not relying on magic like he's not used to.]

During the race

[While he's used to "parkouring" with three-dimensional maneuvear gear, Jean is pretty good with maneauvearing places without them. Especially since he hasn't had his gear ever since he came to Avalon.

He doesn't seem to have too many problems going through the course - just a few hesitating moments here and there where he almost wants to turn into some sort animal to get by obstacles easier. Or just taking a moment to actually scout the safest route without use of equipment.]

After the race

[Second place isn't that bad and Jean can definitely feel proud of himself. He's taking a rest and drinking some water in another corner.]

after!

[morns]

( there are certain things that need doing, and chief among them is giving out prizes to everyone. while the healer mages check people over, Kate speaks to Yang and hands her the basket of potions, and then scopes out—

ah. )

Oi. Come get your prize.

[tempredmental]

Before

[Keith had something to prove. He'd been frustrated with himself lately, and he was learning why, and that he had new limits in this place. Doing a race with no magic and none of his tech was going to be interesting. He'd been around for a year, and he was no more used to dealing with not having his Galra half than he had been when he first arrived. Instead, he'd been making up for it with having his armor recharged by the traders, and learning his new magic abilities. But, to go all out as a full human, when the fact that he was half-Galra had never been a conscious factor until a couple of years ago, Keith knew he was taking something of a risk. Still, he had to try.

He did some warmups, of course, trying not just to get his body ready, but his mind, too.]

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During

[He started off pretty strong. The course chosen eased competitors into things, and then got harder in the middle. It was around there that he misjudged a jump, not giving himself enough power, and missed the landing. He hit hard, rolling with it as best he could, but it still hurt, and slowed him down for the rest of the run. He kept pushing through as hard as he could to finish, but it was well behind where he could have been if he'd read that jump better.]

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After

[Nothing serious, thankfully, but a sprained ankle was still a sprained ankle, and he was going to have to rest it for a few days. He was grumpy with himself for it, though, and was sitting off to the side icing the injured joint, and working his way through a bottle of water.]

after!

[morns]

( there are healer mages around (thanks for the reminder, old man, turns out it was necessary), but while they're checking other contenders, Kate finds Keith as he's icing his ankle, bandages and a pack of lavender tea in her hands. )

Happens. ( honestly, as far as parkour injuries go, a sprained ankle isn't the worst thing that could have happened. ) You want to wait for the healers?

( he could be up on his feet soon enough, but she's pretty capable of wrapping up a sprain if nothing else. )