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 Daiya no Ace, T

[sexamura]

Ship: Shimuzu Kiyoko/Yachi Hitoka
Fandom:Haikyuu!!
Major Tags: None
Other Tags: Poisoning, near death
Word Count: 824

***

The fruit weighs heavy in her palm, bright blood red sparkling in the suns rays that shine through the trees above. Kiyoko eyes the apple, carefully rolling around it in her hands, taking in the perfect shape and color that appear far from natural but delicious.

Given to her by a traveler passing by, telling her that she looked hungry after her long day of travel. Kiyoko of course knows better than to take food, or anything, from strangers, but her food stash has already run out, making her nearly famished and anything will do at this point. Plus the villages nearby had all proven to be kind, with no sign of anyone that would do her harm.

She lifts it to her lips, biting into the juicy fruit that tastes sweeter than anything she's ever tasted in her life, before falling from her hands.

And then everything goes black.

-----

Yachi's hair and dress bellow behind her, wind roaring in her ears as she forces her horse to go as fast as it can.

The forest is dense with trees and fauna, the leaves above blocking most sunlight from entering, making it hard to maneuver and to see what's ahead.

What if I'm too late? Yachi worries herself ragged as she surges ahead, sent by reports of a young woman having gone missing after being met by a mysterious salesman that no one knew.

She knows without waiting for details that it's Kiyoko, no one else would be out traveling in this area, only an outsider would allow themselves to get lost in the nearby forest.

Kiyoko had just been to her own village, her own home, just a few days before. The daughter of nobility, but nothing like the aristocrats Yachi had met before. A beautiful and fair woman, kindhearted and giving, supposedly traveling in search of ways to better help the country's people. From the moment she saw her, Yachi was filled with admiration.

It was only by the good graces of fate that Kiyoko gave her the time of day. Patiently allowing Yachi to stumble across her words as she attempts to string sentences together, responding with her own soft words and laughter like a chime in a spring breeze.

Yachi's heart soars at the very sight of her, at the sound of her voice and the endless depths of her generosity. It was only by Kiyoko's own persuading that Yachi is allowed to be her personal guard for her short stay in the town, protecting her, but more importantly being with her.

Allowing Kiyoko into her own home, eating her food, enjoying her company until she had to leave all too soon, back to her adventures far away from this place, where a dark feeling was forming in Yachi's heart at the realization they would probably never meet again.

But after hearing the news, Yachi had sent out without a second thought, not even bothering to don on her armor or to receive official orders by the guard, to begin looking for her.

It's quickly beginning to feel hopeless, her heart sinking as the sun sinks further beyond the horizon and painting the forest further in darkness, still miles spread ahead of her to search. Yachi could stop to camp, start her search again in the morning, no doubt accompanied by dozens of other soldiers and guards, but by then Kiyoko could very well be dead if she wasn't already.

Until suddenly, she spots a splash of color among the forest floor, unmoving and lifeless, Yachi feels her blood run cold.

Galloping close enough to see the form of a girl, skin pale and hair black splayed around her, dress covered in dirt and a bitten apple off to the side. Yachi jumps off, rushing to her, relief and terror coursing theougj her body at recognizing her. She pressed her hand to her skin wrist, skin cold but pulse beating faintly underneath.

She lifts Kiyoko up, careful to be gentle, hefting her up and onto the saddle of the horse. The nearest village is still a long ride away, will she even make it till then?

Tears of frustration and fear begin to fall down Yachi's face, staining her clothes and running down Kiyoko's face beneath her. Yachi reaches down to brush them away, caressing her face, nearly flinching away at the increasingly freezing skin.

The slightest motion catches her attention, making Yachi's breath catch in her throat as Kiyoko's eyelids flutter open, eyes tired and unfocused but still as beautiful as she remembers.

Yachi feels herself beginning to smile uncontrollably, beaming at the girl beneath her in unbridled relief and happiness.

Realization begins to dawn on Kiyoko's features, focusing on her surroundings and Yachi's face and the hand against her cheek.

Slowly, gently, she intertwines her fingers with Yachi's own, smiling softly and Yachi feels herself crying again, but this time tears of happiness find themselves staining their skin.

Re: FILL: Team Daiya no Ace, T

[crescenttwins]

(Ages ages late, but in case you come back to this!)

This was a lovely fill-- by the time I finished the first section, I had entirely forgotten that you had tagged "near death" and when Yachi found Kiyoko I feared that this was about to become an awful tragedy. But you ended it on a happy note, which I can't thank you enough for!

Thank you for sharing!