Bonus Round 2: Tic-Tac-Toe

[referees]

SASO 2017 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

Get three in a row! That's the goal of this bonus round. Inspired by a fanwork event type called kink bingo, this round encourages you to create and fill out themed prompt cards.

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. There's a lot of text here, but if you read carefully and follow the instructions step by step, you will be okay.

RULES

Please refer to the first comment thread of this post for an example of how this round works.

PROMPTING

1. Select a ship to create your prompt card about. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Haruki & Kazuma). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Haruki/Kazuma). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!


2. Visit this card generator.
   • Here is a visual guide to using it.
   • The large text box is where you can list prompts if you have your own ideas. Please list at least 9 prompts; you can list more if you want. (The generator says you need at least 24, but it's lying.) Single words or short phrases are better than sentences.
   • Otherwise, you can use the dropdown menu found right below it. Note: some of these prompts lists are NSFW. (NSFW prompts are a-ok as long as you tag for it.) If you don't like some of the options that appear in a prompt list, you can delete them.
   • Text prompts only, please. Also, each card square must be unique—don't list the same prompt 9 times.
   • In "Configuration Options," make sure you select 3x3 and (Normal prompt). This is the most important step!
   • Leave the tic-tac-toe card with its default colors, so everyone can read it clearly.
   • Click the "Create a bingo card" button.
   • Scroll down to see the card that was created for you. If you don't like the prompts it picked, you can reroll by clicking "Create a bingo card" again.
   • When you're satisfied, scroll further down the page until you see a textarea box full of HTML.
3. Copy and paste the HTML from the box and into the body of your prompt comment, then post!

FILLING

Fill prompts by selecting an individual square to create fanwork for, then leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work. (Optional:) If you can fill three squares from a prompt in a horizontal, vertical, or diagonal line, you get a tic-tac-toe (and an additional point bonus)! You can also just fill prompts as you please and get standard points.

• Prompt squares are labeled as follows:

  A1	B1	C1
  A2	B2	C2
  A3	B3	C3

• If you're trying for tic-tac-toe, you cannot combine squares into one fill. If your fill can satisfy multiple squares, pick the most relevant square: e.g., one square is sailing and another is pirates and you make a fill about pirates sailing, it's mostly pirates so put down the pirates square.
• Each fill must stand alone as an individual piece, but all your fills can slot into a larger universe if you'd like.
• You cannot fill a prompt square more than once, but you can fill every square on a tic tac toe card if you want to.
• You cannot work with your teammates to get a tic-tac-toe. Only individually achieved tic-tac-toes get the bonus.
• Multiple people can fill the same prompt square. You cannot "block" others from getting tic-tac-toe.
• Remember to also follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
• Here is a prompt/fill index for your convenience.

FORMAT

Bonus round shenanigans all happen in the comments below. Brand-new works only, please.

Required Work Minimums:

• 400 words (prose)
• 400px by 400px (art/images)
• 14 lines (poetry)

There is no max work cap.

Format your comment in one of the following ways:

If PROMPTING:	If FILLING:	If FILLING as a TEAM GRANDSTAND participant:
PROMPT: TEAM [YOUR SHIP] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject!) <strong>Ship:</strong> (the ship your prompt is focused on. "&" indicates a platonic relationship, "/" is non-platonic. Format the ship name any way you want, but clarity is more likely to get you fills.) <strong>Fandom:</strong> (what fandom the ship is from) <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; these apply to content *in the prompt itself* and is NOT an implication of what you're looking for in a fill. If your prompt doesn't require tags, write "None" here. More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Prompt:</strong> (copy and paste the HTML of your prompt square here!)	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [SQUARE], [RATING] Replace [SQUARE] with the specific square you're filling (e.g., B2). Click here to see a comment thread example of which square is which. Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to. Any way you format it is fine. Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject, especially which square you're filling!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None"; if omitting tags to avoid spoiling, say "tags omitted." More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Square:</strong> (the theme of the square that you are filling, just copy and paste it from the prompt comment) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or won't get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML after the asterisks. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [SQUARE], [RATING] Replace [SQUARE] with the specific square you're filling (e.g., B2). Click here to see a comment thread example of which square is which. Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Copy/paste/fill out the following form into your comment box. Delete the guidance text that's in parentheses. Make sure you use tags. Here is a BR Template Creator for your convenience if the textarea is confusing. (Please delete all text in parentheses as you go. LEAVE THE HEADER HTML ALONE or the bonus round scoring program can't parse your comment. Don't forget a comment subject, especially which square you're filling!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None"; if omitting tags to avoid spoiling, say "tags omitted." More info: http://sportsanimeolympics.tumblr.com/post/161707236774/tagging-and-you) <strong>Other Tags:</strong> (anything else that you feel requires tagging; can include jokey tumblr-style tags here; may also pull from the "Additional Tags" list from the URL above, if applicable; otherwise, write "None" here.) <strong>Square:</strong> (the theme of the square that you are filling, just copy and paste it from the prompt comment) <strong>Word Count:</strong> (if applicable; otherwise write "None") (Place any author/artist's notes BEFORE the asterisks. Leave the asterisks alone or you may not get points!) *** (Place your fill here. You can use HTML. FOR NSFW FILLS, please cross-link these fills and use clear tags. Refer to the body of the post above for more information. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" alt="DESCRIPTION OF YOUR IMAGE"/>. Consider posting only a thumbnail if the image is large. For more info, visit http://referees.dreamwidth.org/5647.html#images ) NSFW FILLS: Please cross-link these fills and tag them clearly. saso_afterhours is open to all NSFW fills. Written/text fills can be hosted on AO3 or saso_afterhours ONLY. Art/visual fills can be hosted anywhere; you may include a small safe-for-work thumbnail of the fill in your comment.

Posts not using this format will be understood to be unofficial discussion posts, regardless of what they contain. They, like all comments in this community, are subject to the code of conduct.

If you see anyone breaking the code of conduct (e.g., causing drama, being rude) anywhere (not just DW), please contact the mods immediately.

SCORING

These numbers apply to your team as a whole, not each individual teammate. Make as many prompts/fills as you want!

For prompts: 5 points for each tic-tac-toe card (maximum of 50 prompt points per team per round)

For fills:
First 4 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 5-10: 15 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21-50: 2 points each
Fills 51+: 1 point each
Tic-tac-toe Bonus: 2 points each for the first 12 achieved by your team

All scored content must be created new for this round.

Etc.

If you're hunting through the prompts looking for what to fill, a good trick is to view top-level comments only (see the line of links below this post).

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Comments

FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, M B1

[fickle]

Ship: Kuroko &/ Kagami, Kuroko/Akashi
Fandom: Kuroko no Basuke
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Square: akashi’s eyeballs
Word Count: 586 words

Eyeballs, description of how to prepare eyeballs, Kagami unwittingly eating eyeballs, cannibalism, extremely mild sexual content. DO NOT READ IF EYEBALLS/EYE DAMAGE BOTHERS YOU.

***

The problem with eyeballs, Kuroko thought, was how recognizable they were. Akashi’s eyes were so beautiful that Kuroko didn’t want to have to mash them up or chop them in some way, but if they were recognizably eyeballs, Kagami might draw the line at eating them.

There had to be some way to conceal them that wouldn’t ruin their delicacy. The sloppy slipperiness of the eyeballs that Kuroko rolled in his palm was part of its appeal! If he could serve them just lightly steamed, would that ruin the color? Eggs sometimes grew green covers around their yolks when hardboiled and he’d hate to ruin Akashi’s beautiful eyes like that.

“Akashi-kun,” he asked the figure in the cage, “Do you know any recipes for eyeballs?”

Akashi didn’t answer but then, how could he? Kuroko had snacked on his tongue in the morning, fortifying himself for the day ahead.

Oh! A cutlet in South Asian traditional style would be a good bet. He set the eyes aside, cracked two eggs and separated the yolks from the whites. Briskly, ignoring the moaning sounds from the cage, he whisked the egg yolks into a shining golden mess of liquid, then carefully coated each eyeball in the yolk before rolling them in a mixture of breadcrumbs and spices.

For good measure, he dipped and dredged them a second time, making a nice thick coating.

After that, all he had to do was deep-fry them.

To make sure they hadn’t melted or gone gelatinous inside their crisp coating, Kuroko nibbled at one. His teeth broke through the crust easily and when they pierced the membrane of the eyeball, the eyeball practically broke like a yolk. It was a little more liquid than Kuroko would have liked but the shake of a little salt and a dash of chili sauce turned it into a semi-gourmet dish not unlike the baluk of the Philippines.

Hm. Maybe he could turn them into shooters? Or …

*

Kuroko presented Kagami with his next dish proudly. This one was a small round cutlet, balanced in the mouth of a shotglass with a straw resting on the saucer. Both ends of the straw were sealed shut with ice and through the clear plastic, Kagami could see a red fluid flecked with dots of a deeper red.

“How do I eat this one?” Kagami asked.

“You poke the straw into the cutlet but not through it. And then you suck at the tip. It’s hot enough inside that the ice will melt and the heat of your mouth should melt the ice on your end, which will make the chili sauce surge inside the cutlet and when you suck up the inside, it’ll sweep up whatever chili sauce remains on the inside of the straw,” Kuroko explained. “I call it Artificial Oyster.”

Kagami followed Kuroko’s instructions, wrinkling his nose a bit at the odd texture of the dish. It was like gelatin that hadn’t quite congealed but it was tasty in a spicy sort of way.

“I think the chili’s overwhelming whatever’s in there. What is it anyway?” Kagami slurped up the last of it and then reached for his glass of water.

“Oh, it’s a special recipe from Akashi-kun. He gave it to me a long time ago and I put my own spin on it.”

Maybe he’d make some tiny version with grouper eyeballs and feed them to Akashi. Kuroko did so love feeling the stump of Akashi’s tongue slobbering over his fingers.

Re: FILL: TEAM PRINCE OF TENNIS, M B1

[gionkenji]

naturally i started cackling when i saw "akashi's eyeballs" because it's obviously his fault for threatening to gouge them out during the winter cup semis serves you right, you dork

anyway, the only eyeballs that i'm aware of people eating regularly are fish eyeballs, and i've had anchovy eyeballs before but mostly cause it was unavoidable given the size of the fish. so i understand the difficulty with brainstorming a suitable recipe for akashi's eyes!

again, this sounds so delicious with the contrasting textures and temperatures in the dish. the presentation is neat too, the finicky eating process definitely sounds like something from iron chef or a molecular gastronomer. calling it "artificial oyster" though, i see you kuroko

i am so glad akashi is still mostly intact here! i was worried kuroko wasn't going to use as much of his corpse/carcass as possible, which would be wasteful!! and it warms my heart that akashi is being taken care of like this. it's pretty much retribution for all the pain he's caused plus a switch in the distribution of power in their relationship and it's all i want out of this ship. i hope kuroko gets as much out of him as possible too

thank you!!