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 AKAASHI KEIJI/BOKUTO KOUTAROU

[earlgrey_milktea]

Ship: ushijima wakatoshi/oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major Tags: potential violence
Other Tags: spies/assassins AU

Prompt:
oikawa in ushijima's hotel room with a vial of poison.

FILL: TEAM KAGEYAMA TOBIO/OIKAWA TOORU, M

[dynamite]

Ship: ushijima wakatoshi / oikawa tooru
Fandom: haikyuu
Major tags: graphic depictions of violence/gore, sexual content
Other tags: secret agents au, alcohol and drinking, mentions of choking, poison, murderous intent, oikawa in a dress, guns, this is probably dubious in several ways?
Word count: 742

oikawa's first of many mistakes was probably thinking ushijima was a soft target.

***

Oikawa hates losing. Oikawa hates losing to Ushijima even more, and he's not sure what kind of win scenario he can untangle from Ushijima's hands that are so large and so warm as they grip his ass.

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

[earlgrey_milktea]

jeEZ i was on the edge of my seat reading this but also ohohoho that's hot........ honestly this au has me really /eyes emoji...... i love oikawa's poison but also his verbal poison and the murderous intent he's glaring at ushiwaka's way....... and ushiwaka's collected attitude and how it feels like they always end up here........ aaAAAA i'm so intrigued but gosh that last line i'm yellin!!!! thank you for this fill!!!!

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

[dynamite]

AND THANK YOU FOR THIS PROMPT, it was just too good to pass up, I love the idea of ushioi always just. trying to kill each other, but not really getting anywhere with it because they love to play this game instead lol good luck out there oikawa

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[fickle]

Ship: Oikawa/Ushijima
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 439 words

Mild sexual content! Also went the assassins + corporate espionage route.


***

It was a very nice hotel room. Clearly Ushijima’s company believed in splashing out to keep their executives happy.

Personally, Oikawa had found that it wasn’t the executives who committed corporate espionage anywhere near as often as the lower-level employees. They were the ones whose paychecks didn’t stretch quite far enough and whose loyalty to the company was shaken by layoffs and lack of bonuses. They were the ones desperate enough to pass on information or steal and piece together shredded documents.

An angry secretary with access to her boss’ e-mail could do just as much damage as the boss could.

Of course, killing the secretary wouldn’t cripple the organization the same way that the loss of a good manager or executive would.

Ushijima Wakatoshi was too loyal to be stolen away from his company. He’d been headhunted, offered an extremely generous salary with excellent healthcare, long holidays and a full pension - but he’d declined. Every single time.

Oikawa specialized in reading people and he had been the one to regretfully inform his employers that there was no way Ushijima would be turned against his company. His loyalty was a solid, unshakeable thing. To keep trying to lure him away was a waste of time and resources.

And so the decision was made.

Loyalty came with its own risks. Oikawa’s employers needed Ushijima removed from Shira Inc. and if they could not hire him away from the company, it would still benefit them to ensure he could no longer lead Shira.

That, through a series of meetings to negotiate pay, had resulted in Oikawa approaching Ushijima for, as he put it, “One last try to convince you to join Seijoh!”

The talks in the bar had been brief and curtailed by necessity; eventually, as Oikawa had planned, the growing noise had forced Ushijima to ask Oikawa up to his room.

The vial of poison was light, sewn into the seams of his jacket hem and practically unnoticeable. When Ushijima excused himself to use the toilet, Oikawa saw his chance and quickly tipped the contents of the vial into the cup of coffee that Ushijima had half-finished. He secreted the vial back into its hiding place and was sipping at his own coffee by the time the bathroom door opened.

He looked up, ready with a smile and a casual comment, and froze.

Ushijima was utterly, completely and rather impressively naked.

Apparently Oikawa had misinterpreted why he’d been invited up.


...Well. The coffee was probably cold by now. Killing Ushijima could wait a few hours. Oikawa deserved a reward for his good work so far anyway.

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[earlgrey_milktea]

this au????? has me shook????? i've never encountered this kind of au before and i am Very Intrigued like there is ...... much potential....... especially with oikawa's apparent expertise and ushijima as a Threat that Needs to be Exterminated like!!!! wha!!!! AND THEN THAT LITTLE TWIST AT THE END!!! priorities, oikawa, i see you have them
thank you for this fill!!!!!

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[fickle]

BETTER YET, Oikawa's supposed to be there to convince Ushijima, right? Imagine if Ushijima thinks that Oikawa slept with him TO convince him and is all, "I'm not convinced yet, I need another round" afterwards and Oikawa is just all "...okay i can put off killing him until we come again". And ends up passing out frm Too Much Sex so Ushijima escapes death thanks to his big dick.

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[dynamite]

damien I'm laugh screaming at "Ushijima escapes death thanks to his big dick" because that's basically what I'm thinking, too

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[earlgrey_milktea]

I'M ALSO SCREECH LAUGHING AT "ushijima escapes death thanks to his big dick"
he sure is blessed