gooseberryhigh | SHINNY GAME 2: LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLERS V. BILLYWIG BRUSIERS

It's time for game two of the Lake Gooseberry Shinny League, and as everyone arrives they're notified that their team names have changed but their colors have stayed the same! Why? Because you're living in a dictatorship, kiddos! Organizers Hazel Keating and Rosemary Stoker remain captains, just to drive that point home. Hazel is also wearing her birthday crown from the mask making party on top of her helmet.

Unlike last time, the game is in the evening after dinner because of the dance tomorrow, meaning it's a whole lot colder than last time. The freshman who have been ~~forced~~ coaxed into manning the hot chocolate table look even less pleased than last time, but they'll live. Despite the lake being more frozen, Mr. Thorn has still laid down neon yellow markers to indicate the areas where skaters are least likely to fall in and die. A red rectangle has been charmed into the ice to show the rink’s boundaries, and two piles of snow connected by a thick blue line in the ice make up the goals. Floating orbs light the "rink" and stands well enough that no one should have too many problems, and just to help out a bit more the puck lightly glows for visibility.

Before they begin, the rules are explained to everyone. If you know what's good for you, you won't try to push your luck with these girls.

GENERAL RULES

No wands on the ice except for the referee.
Players must abide by the Personal Contact Policies
Any player found to be ignoring the badge system will be immediately ejected from the game.
Players are not allowed to administer contact beyond their own level. (ex. Green badges cannot check Red badges and vice-versa.)
There are no positions or goalies.
As the teams are so large, the game duration has been extended to two hours to allow each player ample time on the ice. Each player will spend at least 10 minutes on the bench (with 7–8 benched at a time).
Helmets and mouthguards are mandatory for all players, any other padding is left to the discretion of the student. Figure skates are not allowed for safety reasons.
For their safety, no students are allowed to cross the neon yellow markers.

As they arrive, each player is reminded of their team assignment and is given a pinny in the color of their team (red on orange for the Lake Gooseberry Killers and black on blue for the Billywig Bruisers) and their Choose-Your-Bruise badge. Every badge is in the shape of a circle. They're also informed that the gameplay has changed to shake things up a bit.

TEAM 1
THE LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLERS

TEAM 2
THE BILLYWIG BRUISERS

🌟 #1 Stoker, Rosemary
#3 Ayers, Ferdinand
#5 Bagman, Evangeline
#7 Bailey, Corrigan
#9 Bones, Phineas
#11 Castillo, Jaime
#13 Downing, Reece
#15 Finnigan-Thomas, Noel
#17 Gascoigne, Tristan
#19 Holloway, Paris
#21 Knight, Concordia
#23 Lacey, Heathcliff
#25 Morales-Tran, Estella
#27 Mufferaw, Fern
#29 North, Tuesday
#31 Papadakis, Antonia
#33 St. Clair, Micah
#35 Stoker, Sylvester
#37 Sweet, Spencer
#39 Wainwright, Reid

🌟 #2 Keating, Hazel
#4 Ashworth, Ira
#6 Barringer, Roxanne
#8 Davenport, Avery
#10 Dixon, Dinah
#12 Evercreech, Calvin
#14 Galbraith, Lachlan
#16 Ives, Madison
#18 Key, Jefferson
#20 Kim, Casper
#22 Lacey, Pandora
#24 Lewis, Nisha
#26 de Luca, Ursula
#28 Montgomery, Yancey
#30 Oberholtzer, Ruby
#32 Patterson, Casey
#34 Skynner, Todd
#36 Sweeney, Samantha
#38 Velazquez, Susana
#40 Youngblood, Quentin

HOW THIS WORKS:

You can still sign up any time in the season! The cut off is two days before individual games to give the organizers time to balance the teams, but the season is always open.
The puck drops at 7:00pm. Push the tiny thing towards the larger thing and try not to let anybody else get it!
Fill out the form posted under the appropriate team heading to find out how your character did. Did they score? Did they get hurt? Did they fall through the ice? (Probably no one will fall through the ice. Probably.)
For this game, the pucks are charmed to have a mind of their own, like a much less horrifying Bludger!
This means that handling it is a lot harder, and every goal attempt has a chance of the puck deciding that it wants to score on your own goal.
The referee for this match is Clementine Decourt. She's been authorized to blow that whistle as loud as she possibly can, so listen to her if you value your eardrums.
There's a slight chance your character might get hurt! (Less than last time, we want these kids to look cute for their dance.) Healer Mufferaw is on the sidelines to handle any injuries the kids might sustain on the ice, but minor cuts and bruises might be handled by Pre-Healer Studies students!
Goals and injuries will be reported by either browbeats or lilwitchhazel
The final scores will be determined 7:00 PM MST Monday, December 18! Characters can still check in to see how they did and whether or not they were injured, but any goals they score will not count toward the final score.

» TEAM 1. THE LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLERS & TEAM 2. THE BILLYWIG BRUISERS: Where the action happens. Check in here to see how your kid did!

» RESULTS: Progress reports will appear here when we hit around the halfway point and when the time is up.

» SPECTATORS & BENCHES: Each team has its own bench closest to the shore for players currently not on the ice, where 7-8 players will be benched at any given time. Temporary benches for spectators have been set up on the shore, and all students and staff are welcome to cheer on their favorite team. Blankets and warming charms are recommended, and hot chocolate is available. Snuggle up, wave flags, show blatant favoritism!

» AFTER THE GAME: It's pretty late by the time the game is done, but merciless gloating is basically tradition by this point.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Threaded | Top-Level Comments Only

Name:
Play: How are they playing today? You might mention if they’re particularly offensive or defensive and if they’re improving. Perhaps they’re worked up, and break the rules by accident? Are they trying to deal contact to anybody in particular?
Are you okay with being injured? If yes, there’s a slight chance your character may be injured. If not, the invisible hand of fate will keep your lucky child safe for another day.

GREEN: Falling on butts. Sore faces from gloating grins about feeling a'right.
ORANGE: Mild bruising, existential crises at potential pointlessness of existence.
PURPLE: No broken bones is the best we can guarantee.
RED: Uh you won't die and you *probably* won’t break an arm. Broken noses are fair game, though.

Score: Rate their performance on a scale from 1-10.

Edited 2017-12-16 15:24 (UTC)

Don't get yourselves in a nerdass sling, kiddos.

I seriously nerfed the injuries this game so I'm gonna be real impressed if y'all end up with another bloodbath.

I hope there's like one injury and it's death

As they accidentally score on themselves.

if you break sy's collarbone again im quitting

Sy has a delicate skeleton pass it on.

the fate of sy's brittle bones is up to the rng gods now

Beautiful

-3-

Name: Fern
Play: Fern is distracted today, not quite on her best game, and not as vicious as usual. Still, she is one of the veteran hockey players, so don't let your guard down.
Are you okay with being injured? Y
Score: 7

Is Clem still referee or is she playing this game :|a

Still ref! She's playing again in January~

nice nice ok ;3;

I hope he has been drinking MILK and eating KALE

OK IT'S STAR WARS TIME FOR ME, don't kill everyone or have all the fun in the next couple hours.

HAVE FUN!!!!!!!

Still time to flirt with the ref for Sy :,)

Name: Hazel Keating, Birthday Queen
Play: This game Hazel is a little more focused on helping out her teammates, despite the fact that the puck is less agreeable this go around. She's very offensive, but she does make more of a point to pass and to yell (mostly encouraging) instructions to her team! She's a little tired from both shoveling snow and cheer practice, but that hasn't cut into her pep at all. Hazel also maybe goes for Sy a little bit more than usual.
Are you okay with being injured? YEP
Score: 9, but just barely, she's tired :(

Name: Reid
Play: Reid's his normal, quietly aggressive self, but after a morning spent shovelling snow and going to Quidditch practice, he's flagging a bit this afternoon. He's more liable to zone out when no one is demanding his attention, and probably lets the puck just sail right past him once. It's frustratingly reminiscent of him as sophomore year Seeker.
Are you okay with being injured? Yes!
Score: 7

Name: Calvin
Play: Calvin is going to try playing defensively this time! He's not above wielding his green badge manipulatively, either, knowing that all of the best players have to play nice with him or else. Time to test his theory if that makes him an extra effective obstacle. That said, candygrams have him a little scrambled, and he gets awkward (more awkward???) when in close proximity to Todd, Micah, and any exchange students he once went to school with.
Are you okay with being injured? He deserves it.
Score: 6

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SHINNY GAME 2: LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLERS V. BILLYWIG BRUSIERS

TEAM 1. THE LAKE GOOSEBERRY KILLERS

TEAM 2. THE BILLYWIG BRUISERS

RESULTS

SPECTATORS & BENCHES

AFTER THE GAME

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#27 FERN MUFFERAW

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#2 Hazel Keating

#39 Reid Wainwright

#12 Calvin Evercreech