Bonus Round 1: Quotes

SASO 2015 is over, but this round is perpetually open to new fills (no new prompts).

PLAY BALL! For this round, we'd like you to take inspiration from songs, sayings, poems, and other kinds of famous words.

Because this is our first full round, please read this post carefully before proceeding!

This round ends at 7PM on June 13 EDT. Countdown Timer.

RULES

Submit prompts by commenting to this post with a quote attributed to a specific person or character, along with any ship/ot3/etc. from one of our nominated fandoms.
- Example: "Hi-ho, Kermit the Frog here!" -Kermit the Frog
- The quote can come from anywhere. Famous people, poetry, songs, books, movies, your neighbor, etc.
- 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., Yachi & Kiyoko). Non-platonic relationships use "/" (e.g., Yachi/Kiyoko). Please don't say "Any pairing," either!
Fill prompts by replying to the prompt with your quote-inspired fanwork.
Remember to follow the general bonus round rules, outlined here.
You cannot fill your team's prompts or your own prompts.

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, including Grandstand or Sports Teams Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Place the prompt's relationship in the first bolded line of the comment. Including the canon isn't required, but it's nice. Visual example	FILL: TEAM [YOUR SHIP], [RATING] Replace [YOUR SHIP] with the name of the team you belong to Write it exactly as it appears on the team roster or your team will not receive points Replace RATING with the rating of your fill (G - E) Place applicable major content tags and word count before your fill (when applicable) NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example	FILL: TEAM GRANDSTAND, [RATING] Replace RATING with the rating of your fill, G - E, as explained in the rules Place applicable major content tags and word count before the fill, where applicable NSFW FILLS: Post written/text fills directly to the round with clear tags. Please link to art/visual fills. You can include a small safe-for-work preview if you'd like. To place an image in your comment, use this code: <img src="LINK TO YOUR IMAGE" /> Visual example

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.

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 3 fills by any member of your team: 20 points each
Fills 4-10: 10 points each
Fills 11-20: 5 points each
Fills 21+: 2 points 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.

Have a question? Check The FAQ first. If you still need help, feel free to contact the mods. Happy fanworking!

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

brief manga spoilers
934 words

What Onoda decided to do with his free time was not something Imaizumi ever understood, or expected to understand, so he hadn't asked any questions when he'd walked into the clubhouse to find their climber humming the latest opening of Love Hime (better than the second opening, but not as good as the first) and doodling with markers on a giant sheet of paper. Some days, he built model robots. Some days he assembled linked chains of gachapon charms to hang from the lockers. Today he was drawing. That didn't seem so bad.

"Hey," he called out on his way to his locker.

"Ah! Imaizumi-kun! I'm almost done with the introduction chart for the new freshmen!"

"Introduction chart?"

His teammate radiated a glow so bright, Imaizumi nearly had to shield his eyes. "Yeah! So we can prepare them to fight alongside us in the next Interhigh! Whether they survive the grueling training to make it into the race," he said, striking a battle pose, "or they need to know to provide proper commentary to onlookers from the side of the road! Knowing every teams members and skills and personal relationships is key!"

So he was working on something like that? He walked over to examine everything Onoda had done so far. The twenty top ranked teams were all laid out as color-coded bubbles with the members pictures sketched inside, every picture labeled with a name and a skill, every school with a short catchphrase that encapsulated how they rode. All of their graduated former teammates were on there, too, sorted by college (or if they weren't in college, in the margin by their former high school). This actually looked... useful?

"How long have you been working on this?"

"I stayed up late the past two nights! Do you like it?!" Onoda looked like he might cry with joy. Which was maybe overkill. But then again, this was Onoda. His only settings seemed to be 'on' and 'clueless'. "I based it on the character chart for this season's excellent addition to the Space Battalion franchise, Beta Renegade: Space Battalion Plus! I highly recommend it both for long time fans and new viewers, in case you wanted to catch up on the series. Until the Blu-Ray comes out, I've made DVR copies of the Gizmattron Vortex arc and--"

Feeling his head start to reel from unfamiliar words, Imaizumi concentrated on the usefulness of the chart Onoda had made. He hadn't even heard of the original Space Battalion anime, and he didn't have time in his schedule to add another series. Love Hime was enough. But such a complete chart of their own team history, with blank spots for the new recruits, could be an asset to their psychological training for the next race. There were even lines linking people for what looked like significant interpersonal relationships, with arrows for times when they were one sided. Based on the nexus of lines that centered on him, it was fairly clear what black meant, and pale green appeared to be close friendship. He was guessing that bright blue was rivalry, while the red ones... linking him and...

Wait a second. Some things were supposed to be private.

The clubhouse door shot open like a firecracker, with Naruko yelling, "Did you do it, did you do it, did you do it?" at the top of his lungs.

Imaizumi could hear how proud Onoda looked. "Yeah! It's right here, ready to go on the wall!"

"Yessssssssssssssss!!!"

"No," Imaizumi said, sticking out his arm to block Naruko from picking up the poster. "We're not doing this."

"Oh, but I worked so hard..."

"You heard him, Hot Shot! Are you gonna waste all of Sakamichi's effort on--"

"We are not plastering our-- that is, we're not plastering the entire league's love lives on the wall. I refuse. It's stupid."

Naruko bucked up in his face with a snarl. "It's awesome!"

"Stupid."

"Awesome!!"

"Stupid!"

Onoda tried to sneak the paper off the table, but both of them slammed their hands down to keep it in place. "We're not done," they yelled together.

"Not done with what?" Teshima called from the door. Aoyagi was at his side as always, looking confused and vaguely concerned by the commotion.

He and Naruko closed ranks by the table, shoulder to shoulder to block any view of the poster, chorusing, "Nothing!" for the seniors. Onoda moved faster, though. Whisking his masterpiece off the table, he took it over to explain every single element in proud, loving detail while their new captain and vice captain nodded in serious contemplation.

After a moment of silence, while Imaizumi waited for someone to explain that their private lives weren't appropriate for public display, Teshima-sempai looked over his shoulder at Aoyagi-sempai, whose mouth twitched just a little. There could be hope yet!

"Hajime's right. We need to mark down mentors, too. Those are important."

"That's true!" Onoda answered, nodding with his chin in his hands. "I'll make it purple! For Kinjou-san! I'll have to use a paint marker so it doesn't turn brown over Sohoku's yellow shading, but I have those at home. I had to use one for the green anyway because it's so light--"

Teshima-sempai carried the chart across the room. "There's a space on the wall over here."

Naruko was doing a little victory dance, and cackling. Onoda looked like he was in heaven. Which was fine, but still... Pinching himself on the arm, Imaizumi hoped he'd wake up and find out this was all a bad dream.

Nope.

Unbelievable.

I LOVE ONODA'S TOTALLY INVESTED OTAKUNESS IN THIS, bless his beautiful sunshine heart. Bless Teshima for getting it. Bless Imaizumi and everybody making his life so hard. Bless all of this forever and ever, I love.

<3 Thank you! I love them so much...

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

Bonus Round 1: Quotes

FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, G

Re: FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, G

Re: FILL: TEAM ARAKITA YASUTOMO/FUKUTOMI JUICHI, G