Bonus Round 1: AUs

[referees]

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


This popular round is back once again! To begin this year's SASO, we encourage you to let your mind run wild with alternate ideas and settings.


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 an alternate universe idea, along with a ship from one of our nominated fandoms. There's a comment template below for your convenience.
  • Your prompt MUST include some kind of relationship. (This is not the sports anime gen olympics.) Platonic relationships are indicated by an "&" between the names (e.g., Izumi & Sakaeguchi). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Izumi/Sakaeguchi). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
• An AU can be a canon divergence, e.g. "what if [character] was the Team Captain instead of the canon captain character?", or a completely different setting altogether, e.g., pop idol AU, coffee shop AU, superheroes AU, etc.
• Fill prompts by leaving a responding comment to the prompt with your newly-created work.
• Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.

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. 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.) <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>	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>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 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, [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>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"/>. 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.

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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).

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Comments

PROMPT: TEAM TEAM AONE TAKANOBU/SUGAWARA KOUSHI

[spacewives]

Ship: Yui Michimiya &/ Kiyoko Shimizu AND/OR &/ Yachi Hitoka
Fandom: Haikyuu!!!
Major Tags: None.
Other Tags: Calling this bait has a double meaning bc its a sea creature au ayyyyy

Prompt: AU where Yui works in an aquarium!

Yachi and/or Kiyoko decide to visit the aquarium while in the doldrums to get her mind off of things, only to run into Yui, who apparently works there part-time. Does it count as an aquarium date if she technically works there?

FILL: TEAM AOYAGI HAJIME/KOGA KIMITAKA/TESHIMA JUNTA - RATING G

[besania]

Major Tags: None!
Other Tags: Wingman dolphin? wingman dolphin
Word Count: 700

I find Yui + dolphins is too aesthetic to even try to justify why she can work with them as a highschooler so let's just..... all play along and pretend this is possible and reasonable sorry thanks o/-<

***

Did it count as a date if she works there? Kiyoko wondered once again, had been since she stumbled unto the girls volleyball team captain. An argument against, since they hadn’t planned on seeing each other, and Kiyoko hadn’t even known Yui worked there.

Then again, she did randomly give her the entry ticket just a week ago. And enthusiastically advised her to go on a Saturday around 10.

(The way she lit up when she caught sight of Kiyoko, shamelessly running to greet her is what sparkled the question. Only after eliciting a longing for her smile to be directed at her in such a situation, that is.)

“The dolphin’s show is about to start!”, is what Yui had said as ways of greeting. And then ushered her in the proper direction, never once stopping her vivacious chattering about how she was so happy to see her there, how they had to hurry, how she really, really hoped she’d like it, how she had to go back to work now but they’d talk after the show, I’ll be seeing you!

I’ll be seeing you sure was one way to put it, Kiyoko thought as she saw Yui ride on the back of two dolphins, the public erupting in laughs when Yui slipped and fell. Did she mention that the trick was performed after an introduction that went along the lines of “that feeling you get when you see the person you like”?

Because, of course, the show had a theme.

It had something to do with love, for some reason, and so far had included two dolphins who were supposedly sweethearts sharing kisses, dancing, jumping in ways that seemed to form heart arches with Yui in the middle of them, among other things.

“For our next trick, we’ll need a volunteer! Hmm, let’s see — Oh! The pretty lady in the white dress, yes! Please approach the pool!”

White dress? Ah— Kiyoko stood and did as instructed, offering Yui a very small smile once they were face to face.

“I didn’t know you had a job like this”, whispered Kiyoko, voice kind and gaze attentive. Yui let out an embarrassed laugh, a prelude to her upcoming words.

“I wanted to surprise you. Did you like it?”

“ —shy boy, so he may need help from his trainer! Let’s sheer for him, everyone!”, said the narrator, unaware and unconcerned by the small exchange. Following the cue, Yui turned to face the dolphin.

“Give her a kiss! Kiss!”, she said, making a kissing sound against the back of her hand and motioning at Kiyoko. The dolphin approaches her, like he’s going to peck her cheek, then—

Turns around, clicking and ‘hiding’ against Yui.

“Aww! He got self-conscious!” The public laughed and clapped, charmed by the little act. “But why though? He gets kisses from a pretty girl all the time after all! His trainer! Right, Yui? Maybe give him some confidence?”

Yui whistled at the dolphin, this time making kissing sounds against the tip of her fingers. The dolphin approaches her and pecks at her lips, after which it does a small twirl (that splashes water everywhere) and steals another. Kiyoko only catches herself laughing when her eyes fall back on Yui, her smile delighted around the edges.

Yui then instructs the dolphin to go Kiyoko’s way with a single hand motion, holding her gaze as he approached the other and pressed it’s rostrum against her lips.

The crowd erupts in coos and applauses, all meant as praise for the shy boy who was currently very happily performing bows without direction.

“Can I buy you a coffee after this?”, Kiyoko said just a little more rushed than intended, aware that Yui still had to close the show.

She sees more than hears Yui’s ‘of course’, the captain already swimming off to perform a few bows of her own. She thinks a promise to show her around was added somewhere in there too, but maybe she just misread a command for the dolphins.

Does it count as date if she works here? Who knows. Maybe she’d ask her later. After all if they both agreed to it, it’d be easier to make it count.