Bonus Round 5: Clue

[referees]

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

Sometimes, all you need are a few little details to imagine something bigger. This round is inspired by a classic board game with a cast of colorful characters, but for SASO your only limits on "who", "where", and "with what" are what you can imagine (and the SASO fandom list, of course)!

This round closes on 5 August @ 7PM EDT. (Countdown Timer.)

Please read this whole post before commenting to ensure that your team gets the most points possible. (There are changes from last year!)

RULES

• Submit prompts by commenting to this post with the format of a Clue mystery - "[character] in the [location] with [item]", along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
  • Example: Sawamura Daichi in the teachers' lounge with the Hello Kitty! lunchbox
  • The person in your prompt MAY be a member of your ship, but is not REQUIRED to be part of your ship. They must still be a named character from a SASO-nominated fandom.
  • Your place must be a physical location, not a state of being or a state of being. However, this location is not required to be real, nor must it be from the same setting as the characters.
  • The "item" used must be a physical object that the character can hold or manipulate.
  • Unlike the board game, your prompt is NOT required to imply murder. The scenario implied can be anything at all! (As always, please tag properly!)
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Natsuo & Yuzuko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Natsuo/Yuzuko). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• Fill prompts by replying to the prompt with your Clue-inspired fanwork.
• Remember to 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)
• 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. (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.) <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> [Character] in the [location] with the [item].	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] 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!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <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>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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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, [RATING] 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!) <strong>Ship:</strong> <strong>Fandom:</strong> <strong>Major Tags:</strong> (https://sportsanime.dreamwidth.org/1609.html, when applicable; otherwise write "None".) <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>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"/>. Thumbnails only, please; more info @ 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 each (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

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

PROMPT: TEAM GRANDSTAND

[whimse]

Ship: Miki Kanzaki/Miyahara
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Miyahara in the shallow water with the sun-warmed thermos of tea.

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[dynamite]

Ship: kanzaki miki / miyahara
Fandom: yowapeda
Major tags: none
Other tags: supernatural elements (mermaid), implied drowning (non-fatal), food
Word count: 606

a strange courtship.

***


Miyahara hums tunelessly as she kicks her feet in the tidal pool.

Everything is touched by the yellow summer sun here; the rocky outcrop radiates a warmth that curls pleasantly inside her chest, the ocean salt dries white and crystal under her hand where the tide had left sea grass and abalone shards strewn across the rock, glittering like stars under the bright blue sky. It’s been a series of beautiful days, and Miyahara knows that like all the other things summer has always given her, it won’t last forever.

A voice joins hers in humming, a thing so lovely and sweet, Miyahara can only think of the soft swell of the waves as they sculpt ribbons into the sand at dawn. “Hi again,” the voice hums brightly along with hers. “You came,” the voice continues in harmony. Miki is singing from the sand bank as she swims up and Miyahara has never felt a sound vibrate so light and breathless inside of her lungs; she wants that voice of bright summer sun and the deep blue sea to live inside of her lungs until there’s nothing left. She wonders if her own voice can even say a thing like that. She wonders if courage could ever live alongside such sweetness.

But Miyahara just nods seriously instead, twin tails moving like shadows across her bare shoulders as she says, “Of course I did. We had a date. And who else would bring you your favourite?”

The stories can’t even begin to describe the way a mermaid’s smile lights up like the sun scattering white and blinding off the waves at noon. Miki swims right up to Miyahara’s feet dipped in the water, and her fish tail flashes golden and green. “I brought snacks, too! I know we had that little accident last time, but I made sure that you can eat this. I saw the fisherman by the dock eating something similar, too.”

“You went to the docks?” Miyahara’s back goes stiff. Clouds pass over the water and she feels their shadows moving cold and grey, too.

“Don’t worry, I can take care of myself,” Miki smiles, and the way something sly and sharp touches the corner of her mouth, Miyahara believes her completely. “Besides, now I know that this is something we can share!”

Sea urchin. Slices of abalone. Miki takes them out slowly from a bag of sea grass and she peeks from under her bangs at Miyahara as she lays them out at her feet. Miki’s fingers pat fussily as she works and her gills are fluttering nervously, and Miyahara wonders at that.

“What are you thinking?” Miyahara asks. She’s slowly uncapping the thermos of jasmine tea that Miki loves so much, and the sweet floral of it lies like a strange taste of spring amidst all the heavy salt and sea that surrounds them; when something of the soft earth walks knowingly into the deep dark swell of the waves. Miyahara is not afraid.

“Come down into the water,” Miki breathes as she pulls herself up on her arms. Her beautiful voice is a hook of bone inside of Miyahara’s chest. “Eat the meal I brought for you and come down into the water with me.”

Miyahara knows that the bright yellow sun on the waves doesn’t go deep; she knows that right under the surface everything drops away to something dark and cold. But Miyahara is still not afraid. “Only for a little while,” Miyahara lies as she eats a slice of abalone.

“Only for a little while,” Miki lies, smiling brightly as she pulls Miyahara to her under the water.

Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[babster]

this is so beautiful! i'm trying to think of more things to say but it's really everything- the feeling of the story, their dialogue, the ambiguous but not unhappy ending. miki fussing with the food and miyahara not being afraid. She wonders if courage could ever live alongside such sweetness. lovely!

Re: FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, T

[dynamite]

thank you again so much!! I love the soft romance of supernatural creatures, especially merms, but... the sea runs deep, and you just can't know everything about it.