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

FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[fickle]

Ship: Midousuji/Komari
Fandom: Yowamushi Pedal
Major Tags: tags omitted
Other Tags: tags omitted
Word Count: 451 words

Warnings for gore, death, discussion of cannibalism… XD All the stuff a modern Sweeney Todd AU would entail!

***

The blood poured down the man’s throat in a crimson waterfall and Midousuji swiftly brought the bowl to rest just under the cut. Blood pudding was a delicacy as was blood soup. There was no point in wasting such precious fluid.

Komari flitted out from the corner he’d been waiting in, grimy apron strings already tied and a net over his hair to keep it out of the way.

“Such a good catch,” he cooed, reaching out to squeeze the man’s bicep admiringly. “So much muscle and lean meat on this one.”

He tugged at the man’s shirt, opening it up and then tsked. “But he’s wearing a girdle! I’ll have to fry the fat. Maybe make drippings out of it.”

“Cube it and fry it. Or fry it and grate it,” Midousuji advised as he watched the flow of blood start to slow. “Everyone loves bacon right now.”

Even though Midousuji personally thought bacon was gross.

“There’s an idea. Crumbled bacon topping does add a certain touch to any dish,” Komari said as he briskly sliced off the girdle. The man’s stomach pouched out and Komari prodded it delicately, then ripped open the front of the shirt to check the chest.

“The pectorals aren’t bad,” he said after a few seconds. “Minced up, they’ll do nicely. He must’ve been one of those men who carried all his fat in his stomach.”

To double check that, he sliced open the trousers as well and squeezed the thighs as if he were checking tomatoes at the local market. They were firm instead of flabby, letting Komari already envision the steaks he might be able to make.

“How are his cheeks and tongue?” Komari asked, thinking of the broths he could make.

Midousuji patted a clean, damp cheek. “I shaved him first this time like you prefer.”

“Thank you,” Komari said with a smile. It was so much easier when his meat came pre-shaved! “If you help me get him to the table, I’ll shave the rest. Do you want anything from him?”


“Heart kebab?” Midousuji slid his hands under the man’s armpits and started to haul him towards the table-on-wheels that would take the man from Midousuji’s barber shop to the butcher shop that shared a back wall with his.

“Of course! I’ll make first while the meat’s nice and fresh.” Komari did love to make special thank you dishes to keep Midousuji’s strength up. All those outside foods had so many preservatives and chemicals in them!

Why would anyone eat those meats when healthy vegans and fitness freaks took such good care of what they put into their bodies and and were just as tasty as beef or pork?

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[lysithea]

i guess that in this case it would be weird for me to stick to my usual habit of calling good fills delicious or tasty but this was Very Nice. i loved the attention to different details, like the girdle and the shaving. i loved that they debated on how to cook each part of the man's body; cannibalism fics that i've seen are usually so nondescript or just have them eating it raw, so this was a refreshing change.

Re: FILL: Team The Prince of Tennis, M

[fickle]

I think calling this delicious would be Very Fitting. And oooh, I think that all the cannibalism fills I've written so far (and there have A Lot actually) have them cooking or otherwise prettily preparing the meat! Why eat it raw? Unless you're going for tartare or sashimi, maybe, but still! The preparation is half the fun and it gives me an excuse to look up recipes.

SHAVED MEAT is because I once bought some quails that weren't fully plucked so I had to pull out some of the feathers myself. Imagining how much more of a pain ti would be to shave meat AFTER it was sliced up made me decide that nope, Midousuji would take care of that for Komari!