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 Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

[soveryaverageme]

Ship: Oikawa Tooru &/ Iwaizumi Hajime
Fandom: Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: None

Prompt:
Oikawa in Iwaizumi’s living room with a college acceptance letter.

Re: PROMPT: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

[helwolves]

ha I KNEW someone was gonna go here.

Re: PROMPT: Team Sawamura Daichi/Sugawara Koushi

[soveryaverageme]

I actually went through all 9 pages of prompts that were already up and I was kind of amazed that someone didn't beat me to it. I know it's a little obvious, but like... the IwaOi feeeeeeeels.

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[fickle]

Ship: Oikawa/Iwaizumi
Fandom: Haikyuu
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 426 words

ANGST. Like, a lot of angst. Separating from my best friends for college sucked.

***


“...I got in,” Oikawa says unnecessarily. The packet’s so thick that it’s clear he was accepted. Rejection letters don’t come with all the necessary information on dorms, schedules and what to pack. The moment that Iwaizumi saw it, he knew.

“Congratulations,” Iwaizumi says but his tone is flat and he can’t bring himself to use one of Oikawa’s nicknames. He knows what it means that Oikawa got his acceptance letter before Iwaizumi despite coming later in the alphabet.

He knows their close friendship, their plans to share a dorm, will end here.

“Maybe you’re on the waiting list,” Oikawa says. His family had asked why he didn’t look happier to get his letter; his face had been so downcast at first that they’d thought he was rejected.

He can’t not go. It’s the best college in Japan. He can’t turn it down and go to a lesser college just to be with Iwaizumi.

He can’t but he wants to so badly that if his entire family hadn’t been at the breakfast table when the mail arrived, he might’ve just hidden it and claimed he’d been rejected.

Now they know, there’s no way to change his future. He’s going to one college.

Iwaizumi’s going to have to go to another, no matter what Oikawa says about waiting lists.

“Probably not,” Iwaizumi says with a shrug, as casual and fake as the smile on his lips. “But hey. Congratulations. Really. I mean it.”

He doesn’t. He doesn’t mean it at all and it would hurt if he did, but Oikawa can’t do anything for him now except smile back and pretend to believe him. He clasps Iwaizumi’s shoulder and squeezes, tilting his head back a little to slant Iwaizumi a smile.

“Get into a college near me. We’ll rent an apartment together. Staying in dorms sucks anyway.” Oikawa’s already adjusting his plans, already thinking of the cost of renting an apartment and transport to the college.

“And where are we going to get the money from?” Iwaizumi asks practically. Their parents are willing to pay for college. For an apartment when dorms are cheaper and safer? No.

“We’ll think of something,” Oikawa says. He makes himself smile, hopes the brightness in his eyes will be mistaken for hope. “I’m the setter, right? I’ll set it all up and it’ll be perfect as always.”

Iwaizumi’s smile is gone and the pity in his eyes is as final as a guillotine’s blade.

The death of Oikawa’s dreams came in a beige envelope and weighed less than a volleyball.

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, T

[soveryaverageme]

Gah!!! The feels - I feel like I was thrown back to when I was waiting for college admissions letters in the mail. I absolutely love how you write the two of them and their relationship with each other. My favorite, favorite part is the last two lines - I love how each one of them get one of the lines and the word choice and cadence is perfect! Thank you so much for filling my prompt!!!