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Post by The Evil Overlordess on Sept 2, 2006 10:50:22 GMT -5
Sprinklemastide, though originally a holiday known only to the Bubblewrapian Empire, has long been almost-popular amongst expatriots and random lunatics and goat-fantatics in the Real World. Moved to the plains of Hinsferjorddale, Arizona, in 1867 when festival-goers accidentally burned down the Bubblewrapian Party Hall, it now attracts thousands of people a year. Tents in hideous shades of purple and orange sprout from the desert, peanut butter is consumed by the quart, muffins are had by all, and entire petting zoos of Not Ceremonial Goats pop up overnight.
Unfortunately, the actual BWE citizens have been banned since 1956, due to an unfortunate incident involving a communist plot and a cotton-candy machine.
Fifty years later, the Empire has a new ruler, and the festival a new director. The ban's been lifted-- which, of course means one thing:
Road trip!
So pack your stuff and come to the bus stop, because we've rented (cough, stolen from NASA, cough) a white institutional-van and had T-shirts printed. It's more than a road trip and a celebration, though-- it's a mission. We need to go down there and remind everyone what Sprinklemastide's really about:
Chaos.
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Post by The Evil Overlordess on Sept 2, 2006 10:52:49 GMT -5
TEO stood next to a large white van, holding a stencil on with one hand and grasping a paintbrush dripping purple paint in the other. She squinted and triumphantly removed the stencil.
"Ha!"
The side of the van now read:
SPRINKLEMASTIDE ROADTRIP '06
BUBBLEWRAPIAN AMBASSADORS OF PWNAGE
She stowed the graffiti-gear back inside the BWE's only bus shelter, a sad, cracked plexiglass-and-aluminum affair covered in a strata of BUBBLES award and ALUMINUM CHEF posters. TEO hauled out a small green suitcase, purse, and bedroll, and skipped back to the back of the van to put her things away.
"Gnahaha, this is gonna besobloodycool." Her eyes darted. She stepped back to admire her outfit in the reflection of the window. She was dressed in a pair of crisply-ironed jeans, her new teal 'I'm a Bubblewrapian Empire Citizen, Antagonize Me and See the Meaning of 'Brutal Carnage and Excruciating Pain!' t-shirt, blue high-top sneakers with happy-looking fish on them, and a fluffy pink scarf.
She gave herself a thumbs-up and crawled through the back of the van to claim a seat-- first row, directly behind the passenger seat and by the door. She'd duel to the death with anyone for it.
"And now it's just waiting for the others to arrive." She bounced in her seat, cackling in anticipation.
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Post by Jette Vonavisca on Sept 2, 2006 22:06:16 GMT -5
"Why exactly am I doing this again?"
Jette couldn't help but wonder as his less-than-useful plothole transport system dumped him upside down, on TOP of the van.
"Ow."
He crawled off of the back of the van, toppling onto the ground behind the van. Standing up, and dusting himself off, he put his suitcase in the back. He then launched through the van, into the driver's seat, landing perfectly. Upside down, that is.
"Drat." Flipping himself over, he turned to TEO.
"Hiya!"
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Post by Skiv on Sept 3, 2006 18:15:00 GMT -5
Skiv stuck her head into the van at this point.
"You aren't driving Jette, I don't care if you've got a license, Canela is, oddly, the only one I'd trust to drive us to Arizona."
She sighed and shook her head, throwing her plaid suitcase into the back. From the trunk, she clambered over the seats, To sit in the middle of the middle row, right where all the choas ensues. She shoved her red-plaid blanket, tiger pillow, and purse down where her feet would normally go, and sat on her knees, peering at TEO.
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Post by Jette Vonavisca on Sept 4, 2006 20:59:54 GMT -5
"Fine, fine. I'd just drive us off a cliff. I mean, I wouldn't do anything seriously bad," Jette said, rolling his eyes.
"And in that case... SHOTGUN!" He yelled as he dove over one seat.
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Post by Kirukelgyr on Sept 5, 2006 1:50:41 GMT -5
At that moment Furball materialized in foresaid shotgun.
"Shotgun no blitz." She said smugly. "Ooooh. What now? What now?"
Furball frowned. "Oh drat. I forgot to pack all my things into the van." She placed mini-George onto the seat as she got out of the car.
"I shall be right back, yos."
mini-George gleebled.
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Post by Jette Vonavisca on Sept 5, 2006 21:01:30 GMT -5
Being repelled by mini-George's Shield-O-Cuteness, Jette somehow managed to land inside the glovebox.
"Hm. It's kinda cozy, but I could get used to this!"
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Post by Aris on Sept 6, 2006 17:14:17 GMT -5
Aris is seen ranting about a stain on her new shoes, while dragging her suitcase up a hill.
"Hello all!" waving cheerily, she tossed her suit case into the back of the van, and dove into the behind the drivers seat seat.
"I'm sitting on this side of Skiv and nothing you do can stop me!" she cries, tossing her pillow onto the floor.
"Now, how long untill we actually move the v-" muffled voice rings from the glovebox, "Jette? Is that you!? I thought we disscused your 'getting trapped inside small spaces problem' this week!"
"Did anyone remember the 'Emergency Jette's Done And Gone Something Stupid Again' kit?" She checks her pockets for her own, but instead finds...
"Dad? What are you doing in my pocket!"
"I've never been to Arizona..."
"TEO! MY DAD WANTS TO GO! IF I KEEP HIM IN MY POCKET IS IT OKAY?"
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Post by Jette Vonavisca on Sept 6, 2006 21:12:23 GMT -5
Jette bursts forth from his glovebox, and dives on Aris.
"Nooo! We want to live!" Jette yells, as he tosses Aris's Dad into a plot hole.
"Wow. I solved two problems in one dramatic action, but probably created tons more. Oh well!"
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Post by Robyn on Sept 7, 2006 22:05:14 GMT -5
*bounces into the bus cheerily* "Well! It seems I didn't miss much yet!" *beams and sits by Skiv*
*sighs* "You guys have no idea how much I've missed you in all your craziness."
*eyes dart* "And now! Presents from New Mexico!" *she then rummages around in her bag and pulls out several random objects*
"For Skiv, a copper bracelet, for TEO, a kokapeli shotglass. Furball gets a black hat with purple fuzzy strings all over it. Aris, a hat with a spinny wheel on top. Jette, a stuffed quail."
"Canela and the others will get theirs when they get here." *Robin then passes out the presents in a quite unorderly fashion* "Enjoy guys!"
*pulls out Max her panda* Yay! *huggles*
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Post by Aris on Sept 8, 2006 14:00:53 GMT -5
While Aris lurves the hat, she is staring in disbelief at the plot hole. She flings herself at Jette.
"WHY DID YOU DO THAT!? HE WAS MY DAD! AND MORE IMPORTATNLY, HE BROUGHT MONEY!" she screams as thwaps Jette repeatedly about the head and shoulders.
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Post by Jette Vonavisca on Sept 8, 2006 21:54:35 GMT -5
Jette shields his head from Aris's repeated thwacks.
"Wait a minute!" He screamed, as he reached into the plot hole and pulled out..
"His wallet. Here it is. Your money problems are solved!"
Jette then turned to Robin, petting the stuffed Quail.
"I love it! I'll name it Travis!"
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Post by Skiv on Sept 10, 2006 21:57:48 GMT -5
"Bwahahah, a quail!!" Skiv crowed over the quail in a multi-bird pun, and gnawed her bracelet, before putting it on and hugging Robin.
"I loves it! Huzzah to Travis! And if Jette can fit into the glove box, then so can I! I wanna sit in the glove box! Come on Aris, help me get him out!"
Skiv clambered over the seat in front of her and tugged at Jette's shirt.
"Get. Out. Of. There. I wanna. Get. In. There!"
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Post by Aris on Sept 11, 2006 14:57:59 GMT -5
Aris looks from Jette to Skiv and back again.
"Um, Skiv... He's already out. And the glove box is over here." Aris pointed out, before lifting Skiv up, and shoving her into said box, but her shirt gets caught in the door. Which reminds her...
"Hey TEO! Where are these lovely shirts we are suposed to be getting? And will someone PLEASE go get Canela and Furball and everyone else so we can get going before September ends!!!"
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Post by Skiv on Sept 11, 2006 22:37:40 GMT -5
Skiv grabs Jette and Robin around the neck and sings.
"Wake me up, when September eeeeeeends!" in her worst singing voice.
Skiv looked around at the stunned faces, and dove into the glove box yelling, "Don't judge me!"
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Look at the lovely leaf Oz brought me!!
