SHINNY GAME 3: HOOLIGAN HIPPOGRIFFS V. BLUEBELL'S BASHERS

[lilwitchhazel]

Thought you could sleep in on a holiday, kids? THINK AGAIN! Since it's a holiday you should be even MORE pumped to be out here in the cold, playing the third game of the Lake Gooseberry Shinny League! Or, at least, that's what Hazel and Rosy say. They made sure that there's coffee at the hot chocolate station this morning, at least.

When everyone arrives they're notified that their team names have changed...again. Don't ask why. This is definitely not to throw you off the scent that the initial name change was for a real reason. Organizers Hazel Keating and Rosemary Stoker remain captains.

Despite the lake being quite 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.

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

1. No wands on the ice except for the referee.
2. Players must abide by the Personal Contact Policies
3. Any player found to be ignoring the badge system will be immediately ejected from the game.
4. Players are not allowed to administer contact beyond their own level. (ex. Green badges cannot check Red badges and vice-versa.)
5. There are no positions or goalies.
6. 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).
7. 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.
8. 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 Hooligan Hippogriffs and black on blue for Bluebell's Bashers) and their Choose-Your-Bruise badge. Every badge is in the shape of a circle. They're also informed that, while the gameplay has gone back to normal hockey... there's a twist. In the shape of freshman judges.

TEAM 1 HOOLIGAN HIPPOGRIFFS

TEAM 2 BLUEBELL'S BASHERS

🌟 #1 Stoker, Rosemary #3 Ayers, Ferdinand #5 Bagman, Evangeline #7 Bailey, Corrigan #9 Bones, Phineas #11 Castillo, Jaime #13 Dixon, Dinah #15 Downing, Reece #17 Finnigan-Thomas, Noel #19 Flowers, Griffin #21 Holloway, Paris #23 Knight, Concordia #25 Lacey, Heathcliff #27 Morales-Tran, Estella #29 Mufferaw, Fern #31 North, Tuesday #33 Papadakis, Antonia #35 St. Clair, Micah #37 Stoker, Sylvester #39 Sweet, Spencer #41 Wainwright, Reid

🌟 #2 Keating, Hazel #4 Ashworth, Ira #6 Barringer, Roxanne #8 Davenport, Avery #10 Decourt, Clementine #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 Rush, Tobias #36 Skynner, Todd #38 Sweeney, Samantha #40 Velazquez, Susana #42 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 9:30am. 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, freshman are on the sidelines grading every player for style and grace and, honestly, their looks. If you're particularly impressive, you might get some extra points for your team!
• The referee for this match is Zachary Zheng. He's way nicer than Clem.
• There's a slight chance your character might get hurt! 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 Wednesday, January 17! 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 HOOLIGAN HIPPOGRIFFS & TEAM 2. BLUEBELL'S BASHERS: 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 and coffee are available. Snuggle up, wave flags, show blatant favoritism!

» AFTER THE GAME: Players have just enough time to stow their gear before filing into the cafeteria for lunch. Merciless gloating is basically tradition by this point.

» OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

Comments

TEAM 1. THE HOOLIGAN HIPPOGRIFFS

[lilwitchhazel]

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.

<b>Name:</b> <b>Play:</b> 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? <b>Are you okay with being injured?</b> 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. <b>Score:</b> Rate their performance on a scale from 1-10.

#1 Rosemary Stoker

[browbeats]

Name: Rosy Stoker
Play: It's not that Rosy is playing bad today, all the elements are there—the form, the drive, the general lack of empathy for those afraid of getting hurt or whatever—she's just kind of going through the motions, like a drone. Like one of those drones the government uses to kill you, not one of those nice assembly line drones. There's no specific strategy at work here, Rosy's just not in the mood to soften the blows of her body checks or shots, and she's not particularly encouraging to the less skilled players. Leave that to the referee.
Are you okay with being injured? She's basically asking for it.
Score: 9. 10s are for people with a heart.

#13 Dinah Dixon

[dinahdanger]

Name: Dinah Danger
Play: Dinah thinks GIANT ADULT should be allowed to play and doesn't seem to be aware there's a score or anything real going on. She gets the bare minimum amount of playing time and should honestly be kicked out of Canada.
Are you okay with being injured? Give her a concussion for attempting Giant Adult on ice.
Score: 3. Which is generous.

#25 Heathcliff Lacey

[heathclifflacey]

Name: Heathcliff Lacey
Play: Heathcliff is so ready for this! As always, he's here for rough-and-tumble fun, playing offensively and going for the goal when he can. After having his big brother credentials questioned yesterday, though, he might be cheering for Pandora more than his teammates when he's on the bench. Leave him alone. This is totally normal.
Are you okay with being injured? Yep!
Score: 7

#31 Tuesday North

[tues]

Name: Tuesday North
Play: Tuesday's had a LONG WEEK and she's Very tired. Team Gooseberry and the school team AND the broom rodeo next weekend mean she's been on her broom nigh constantly. Today she's on skates, and that's way different?? She TRIES to keep her own energy level up by playing with a lot of fancy skating, but that can be kiiind of distracting too. She's markedly better at evasion this time around, and once she's awake, will be focusing equally on offense/defense.
Are you okay with being injured?Y E P
Score: 7

#5 Evangeline Bagman

[of_mice_and_men]

Name: Eve bagman
Play: Eve is here to play. She’s insanely focused on being a scorer more so than defense. But she’s also like happy to be playing on the same team as Noel. So she still jokes and talks around while being focused on scoring. Since she’s gotten better at skating, she forgets sometimes that hockey is a contact sport and does a real good job of just dodging people.
Are you okay with being injured? Yep
Score: 7

#3 Ferdinand Ayers

[ferdie]

Name: Ferdie Ayers
Play: WOW well he is REALLY worried about a lot of people and forest creatures today, and will be skating around and trying to get a gauge on everyone's okay-ness levels. Rosy, he's coming for you. He's trying possibly less. Unless he gets the notion that this will help with the general morale situation, in which case he will make an honest go of this hockey thing.
Are you okay with being injured? YEP
Score: 3 which frankly today feels TOO much

# 23 Concordia Knight

[cheer_leader]

Name: Concordia Knight
Play: She’s a little sluggish today. She’s tired, but enthusiastic as always. She’s cheering just as much and playing just as hard, she’s just moving at a less frantic pace. She generally plays aggressive and today is no different.
Are you okay with being injured? Yes.
Score: 6

#41 Reid

[cygninae]

Name: Reid Wainwright
Play: ... Everyone looks really hungover, what the fuck happened? Oh. It was the anon post last night. Yeah that makes sense. Reid's a little agitated over how upset everyone else is. Should he... comfort... someone? What are prefects supposed to do here? Shit. As for the actual game, Reid's always a step behind Sy and Rosy in skill, and several huge steps behind them in aggression.
Are you okay with being injured? Fuck him up.
Score: 8, 5 when in close proximity to a miserable looking student.

# 29 Fern Mufferaw

[nothalfplaid]

Name: Fern
Play: As usual, Fern is an aggressive player. She's equally on the offensive and defensive. She is not a fan of the freshmen judges, and might flip them off if she can do so without staff seeing.
Are you okay with being injured? Y
Score: 9

# 39 Spencer

[bitterlysweet]

Name: Spencer Sweet
Play: Spencer's here to have fun, but a lot of people seem bummed, so Spencer's kind of bummed by osmosis. He's way more interested in performing for his friends and trying to cheer them up than skate. I mean, he doesn't do super well even when he tries, so this is a better use of his energy. But then again, someone who can't get away from him said they found him annoying... Are they going to be annoyed with this?
Are you okay with being injured? Hit him.
Score: 5

#33 Nia Papadakis

[heyitsnia]

Name: Antonia Papadakis
Play: Nia's bringing her standard corporate Big Smile to the ice today, but her eyes are dark and she's slower than usual, both on her feet and to react, in general. The fact that she's just plain not great at skating or hockey helps to belie the fact that there might be something on her mind. She looks tired, but she's more patient with others than usual, today.
Are you okay with being injured? UM AS SEVERUS SNAPE WOULD SAY ALWAYS
Score: 3, a pantload

#19 Griffin Flowers

[cosmonot]

Name: Griffin Flowers
Play: Griffin joined late and doesn't know what he's doing. At least he knows how to skate. He's playing, predominantly, defense, and is mostly concerned with whether or not Paris Holloway is watching him not fall over and totally look super cool.
Are you okay with being injured? lmao yes
Score: 5

#11 Jaime Castillo

[lupofiasco]

Name: Jaime Castillo
Play: Jaime feels kind of weird today!! Which one of his friends has a crush on him??? He's not sure and he's thinking about it way too much during the game. It's definitely not Lannie, right? Can't be. Probably. He's like 99.9% sure it's not. Ugh. Whatever. Hockey. He's not good at it anyways, so it's kind of sad that this affects his gameplay. He's just sort of listless and plays defensively and tries not to fall over.
Are you okay with being injured? Yup.
Score: 3 :(

#15 Reece

[peanutbuttercup]

Name: Reece Downing
Play: He is now playing a solid "high school PE class" level. It's not his fault the rest of you are god-awful competitive monsters. He is very terrified of all you aggressive players. At one point he hides behind Roxie, who isn't even on his team.

As with all group activities lately, he is trying way too hard to make sure everyone is having fun. Just a normal fun time today, right guys? Right?

Are you okay with being injured? Y.
Score: 4 (which is like a B+ for him tbh).

#9 Phineas

[phin]

Name: Phin Bonesss
Play: Phin's looking okay. He's starting to show a bit more initiative on the ice as his skills and comfort develop, but he's still kind of a fucking mess. He's best at getting in the way of the opposition.
Are you okay with being injured? Y.
Score: 6.

#17 Noel FT

[noelnoel]

Name: Noel FT
Play: Noel is performing at his best today, determined to show off his skills to any potential LOVE MATCHES from the Anon post last night. He still prefers giving aggressively friendly hugs instead of full-on body checks, but he's more focused on scoring goals and showing off today.
Are you okay with being injured? Yes.
Score: 9

#27 Essie Morales-Tran!!!

[magitechnically]

Name: Essie Morales-Tran
Play: Everything's like really WEIRD this morning. No classes is nice and all but last night's Anonpost was the worst and blugh. She's just kind of here to be here.
Are you okay with being injured? Yep!
Score: 3

#21 Paris Holloway

[tartinedeflageolets]

Name: Pear Holloway
Play: Still more of a thug than a point scorer. More so, actually. Griffin being on the same team doesn't stop her from testing how well he can take a hit and knocking him over a few times. Sorry!!
Are you okay with being injured? Yes
Score: 8

#37 Sylvester Stoker

[threatens]

Name: Sy Stoker
Play: Sy is not in the fuckin' mood to talk to anyone today, but he is in the mood to slam into people and knock a puck into whoever decides to stand in front of the opposite goal. He alternates between too focused, and just not acknowledging anyone else on the ice with him (screw passing the puck), or not focused at all, and just skating off sometimes when his dumb brawny assistance would've been helpful. A lot of those times happen when Rosy's in the thick of it. It doesn't mean anything.
Are you okay with being injured? Take him out.
Score: 9. 10s are for people who aren't fuckin pissed off at the captain.

TEAM 2. BLUEBELL'S BASHERS

[lilwitchhazel]

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.

<b>Name:</b> <b>Play:</b> 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? <b>Are you okay with being injured?</b> 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. <b>Score:</b> Rate their performance on a scale from 1-10.

#24 Toto

[norush]

Name: Tobias Rush
Play: Cha boy is just out here to have a good time, man. He's not bloodthirsty, but he does think the sport is fun, so he's pretty into it and trying his best. His power > control, so apologies in advance if he accidentally sends a puck at someone's head in his enthusiasm.
Are you okay with being injured? Can you get a concussion if there's no brain to bruise? :|a But yeh, feel free to whack him.
Score: 6................. point............ 5

RESULTS

[lilwitchhazel]

SCORES - FIRST HALF

[lilwitchhazel]

HOOLIGAN HIPPOGRIFFS 4		BLUEBELL'S BASHERS 3
FIRST HALF #1 Stoker, Rosemary #25 Lacey, Heathcliff	1 3	FIRST HALF #10 Decourt, Clementine #18 Key, Jefferson	2 1

SPECTATORS & BENCHES

[lilwitchhazel]

Miguel "I Don't Understand Contact Sports" de la Guardia + OPEN

[colitaderana]

Against his better judgment and intense desire to keep sleeping, Miguel's out here, sleepy-eyed and wrapped in someone's stolen cloak, here to support his friends. Unfortunately, there's a pretty even divide with Dia, Noel, and Spencer on one team, and Nisha, Quentin, and CASEY on another. Whatever--he'll just cheer indiscriminately when everyone else starts to.

AFTER THE GAME

[lilwitchhazel]

OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[lilwitchhazel]

We might be a LITTLE slow RNGing today!! -3- ♥ But we still love you.

Re: OOC - QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, CONCERNS!

[readingrainbows]

between hockey and quidpong zach has found his calling in refereeing the rowdy