Rifts Dead Man's Hand - Festival Day - Vi

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Vi looks at menu, "BBQ steak and BBQ chicken sounds good," she replies as Teddy puts in the order and pays.

The sounds of the greased pig run, mostly the squealing pig, permeate the air as Megana's horse race is about to begin. Teddy, hands her the bbq'ed skewered goodies and begins scarfing his food. It's amazing how the boys are always hungry. She tries the barbequed chicken and can't think of a better tasting chicken on a stick.

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Vi starts munching on the steak and chicken ," mmmmm this is really good . Thank you Teddy ."
vi flashes a smile as she eats her food .
" so where or what are we gonna do next for the activities ? "

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"Mmmm this is really good. Thank you, Teddy." She smiles, "So, where or what are we gonna do next for the activities?"

"My pleasure," Teddy acknowledges as the sounds of the horse race have started. "Well, I have to get ready for stage two of the obstacle course." Vi notices that Brad and Kendal are in line to try stage one of the obstacle course.

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" Hey teddy look, brad and Kendal are gonna try the first stage of the obstacle course." Vi points towards brad and Kendal who are standing in line.
"so, are you gonna do your run before they get to attempt it? " Looking at teddy with interest in her eyes.

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"Hey Teddy look. Brad and Kendal are gonna try the first stage of the obstacle course." Vi points towards Brad and Kendal who are standing at the bottom of the steps.

Teddy waves, shouting, "Get to stage two, Brad!"

"So, are you gonna do your run before they get to attempt it?" But Kendal is already climbing the steps. The announcer calls out, "Up next, we have Kendal Jacobs! Fort Hammer's own beauty queen!" Kendal laughs as she embarrassedly cups her hands over her mouth.

Her stage starts! She takes off running for the quintuple step, easily breezing through it. She then grapples onto 'rolling thunder' and kicks off. She is unshaken as she rides the rolling log all the way down and across. She climbs off and steps onto the platform for the rope swing. She swings out but her foot misses the opposite platform. She tries swinging back and forth to get back to either platform, only to get tired and fall.

She tries her second attempt as Larry gets the crowd excited again. She runs out, visibly exhausted and attempts the quintuple step, making it look incredibly simple. She rolls down the log like she did before. She reaches her nemesis, the rope swing. She grips the rope tightly, looks down at Brad and winks as she pushes off. She reaches her leg out and lands squarely on the opposite platform. She looks down at the ramp looping up into the warped wall. She takes a deep breath and runs fast and hard until she is running up the wall and leaps up and back, grabbing the ledge and pulling herself slowly up.

She takes a few moments to catch her breath as she stares out over the spinning balance log. Without warning, she sprints and begins running across, only to slip and fall, catching the opposite platform and pulling herself up. She's made it further than most competitors at this point. She pats her chest, feeling the adrenaline.

She looks down at the mini trampoline into the spider climb. She drops down, bounces up high and nearly falls off of the obstacle, but braces herself tightly inside. She slowly scoots along the parallel walls and makes it to the zipline. Many have mentioned that it's a very awkward jump, which ends in letting go and trying to grab a cargo net. She jumps for the zipline, her hand whiffs past the handles as she plummets to the safety mat below.

Brad finds himself going through strategies as he climbs the steps. He didn't have to pay because Kendal already did. Kendal walks out into the open to watch him from the side, which is the best view. She waves.

Larry, the course's stage presence, calls out, "Up next, we have Brad Greenwood. The town's medical child prodigy! Let's give it up for Brad!"

Brad takes off for the quintuple step; taking it slow, steady and safe to the opposite ledge. He tightly grabs onto the rolling log. It begins rolling before he's ready. It's first surprise drop nearly slips his grip, but he maintains a hugging tactic which nearly slips again. He ends up using a cramp inducing grip that holds until he makes it to the other side. He climbs up and sees the simple rope swing. He swings out, but misses the opposite platform and is forced to swing back and forth until he reaches the starting platform and climbs back on.

Brad needs a moment to rest, then grabs the rope again. He swings out but feels a searing pain on his thumb. Instinctively, he lets go and falls to the safety mat. Upon examining his thumb, the corpse of a smashed bee, with its stinger still in his thumb, is stuck there. Foiled by a bee...

Brad makes his second attempt at the obstacle course. He moves a little faster across the quintuple steps, reaching 'rolling thunder.' Here he grabs on, hoping his aching and slowly swelling thumb won't be a problem. He makes it across and climbs up to try the rope swing again, carefully checking for any stinging or biting insects. He finds none. He swings across and gracefully steps onto the opposite platform.

Brad now looks down at the ramp looping into the warped wall. This one usually gets most people. He knows he needs to be fast and strong. He runs hard and fast and leaps up. Only to miss and need to try again. He climbs to the top of the ramp and tries again. He makes it high enough and grasps the ledge, but his bee stung thumb makes it hard to fully grip without slipping. He tries five more times before he finally is able to pull himself up. He looks the time. He only has about seventy-five seconds left.

He tries to run across the spinning balance log, slips and falls, much like Kendal did, finding himself climbing rapidly from below to keep hold. He pulls himself up. It took longer than he wanted. Only forty-five seconds left.

He drops down to the spider jump and climb. He makes it looks easy as he makes it to exactly where Kendal was at. The jump to the zipline and slide into the cargo net. He jumps and catches the zipline, it snaps at the end, allowing him to use the momentum and leap towards the cargo net. He's just inches short as he plummets to the safety mat. He was only one obstacle from finishing.

Teddy raises an eyebrow, "Wow, I thought he had it." As he tries to mentally psych himself up for his next run when Larry calls out for all stage two contestants to get ready.

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" Wow , those were good runs by both of them!" Vi says excitedly.

Vi looks towards teddy with a smile ," Don't worry teddy you got this. easy !

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"Wow, those were good runs by both of them!" Vi says excitedly, smiling at Ted, "Don't worry Teddy, you got this. Easy!"

He nods as he jumps around, as though he's warming up for a boxing match, regulating his breathing, keeping a rhythm and stretching out. Vi knows the routine. Steve and his friends have shown up to support Steve in his run. If anyone could finish the course, it would be him. Finally, she notices Frank and Johnny arrive for Frank's run. A few dozen people qualified for the noon run on stage two.

OOC: Let's reply to Obstacle course, stage two.

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after teddy gets back to where vi is at , she gives him a big hug , knowing full well he is soaking wet .
" well teddy you did your best ." she says with a smile .

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After Teddy gets back, she gives him a big hug, knowing full well he is soaking wet, "Well Teddy, you did your best." She smiles.

Vi senses that he's about to be his usual self and almost pushes her away, but relaxes and says, "Thanks. I could have done better, but I didn't think about how wet my hands were. I didn't think about why Frank put some powder on his hands until after." He stands up, stretching his sore muscles. "What do you feel like doing?" As Vi notices Kendal about to try the obstacle course again.

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"well what other activities are there left ?" vi looks at teddy thinking of what to do .