Bantha Gettin' Down on the Farm....

[thefinaljedi]

Who: Luke Skywalker, Giovanni, Applejack, House 44 & 46, and anyone else who is interested in Luke's farm project.
What: Lets play Harvest Moon: Luceti Edition
When: August 21st
Where: Farmland outside the village
Summary: Luke Skywalker has decided that the farmland should be put to use. Rather than let the land go fallow, and despite the lateness in the season, he's asked people for help putting together a small farm project. The aim is to plant a lot of crops so the soil doesn't go wild from disuse.
Rating: BP for Bantha Poodoo.


Anyone who's interested in this, feel free to just jump in. Luke's been asking around, and doing quite a bit of work to get things set up. Barrels of water, some seeds, gathering tools. If you want to help out, please go for it. Just...don't kill the Bantha, ok?

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[fleurdesel]

Oh, shall we?

[Adele looks over to Luke, brow quirked. Honestly Luke.

Honestly.

All the same she reaches behind her and palms the balloon. Why not?

She turns half a step, rears back, and twists to throw the water balloon at Steve.]

[thefinaljedi]

[while Luke's two balloons float up behind him, and hurtle through the air at Lupin...and Commander Shepard. Who Luke has decided is entirely too serious]

[neversurrender]

[Steve barely has time to react. He's been too busy staring guiltily at the ground. But he looks up when he catches something coming at him from his peripherals.

But he isn't fast enough and takes the balloon right in the chest.]

Adele! [He looks shocked for a moment before he slowly starts grinning. And then he raises the gun to squirt her in retaliation.]

[risingshepard]

[...It doesn't take her long to realize that she's just been soaked. ...By a blasted water balloon. It makes her turn her gaze to the rest of them at the Activity Coordinators' table. ...Seriously, Lupin? Seriously, all of you?

Okay, that does it. Now she has to fill some of these balloons with water and use them as a weapon--by tossing one at Adele's general direction. If you people are gonna mess around on the job, then so will Shepard. And she'll do it with a snerk. 8|]

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin is still laughing when the water balloon slams into his chest. It knocked with wind out of him--and he was distracted enough to stumble backwards and gently topple to the ground.

He mockingly glared at Luke, but he couldn't manage it without cracking into a grin.]

Luke?! That's not how you play tag!

[There was still laughter in his voice as he aimed another shot at Luke.]

[brokethefourthwall]

[BOOMF Pinkie takes one of Adele's water balloons right to the face. She lets out a dramatic scream, tumbling off of Steve's shoulder and into a nearby bush.

...Only to emerge moments later wearing a bright red bandanna, her face covered in war paint.]

So it's war you want, huh? Then it's war you'll get!

[Luke, Adele, neither of you are safe from the barrage of water balloons Pinkie seemingly has stocked in this bush.]

[fleurdesel]

Oh merde, Pinkie-

[Adele takes a half step to the side in an attempt to avoid the squirt of water- and fails. She was more worried about the pony.

Honestly, she shouldn't have been.]

...eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhh?!

[Oh. Shit. RUN.]

Retreat!

[She ducks behind Steve, laughing as a balloon bursts against her shoulder, soaking her.]

[risingshepard]

Oh, hell no. [Welp, time for her to get into the house with the balloons she filled--not that that's gonna help her from taking one or two in the back while she scrams for cover. She won't be back for a while, but rest assured--when she does come back out, she's gonna be throwing one at everybody. 8|]

[thefinaljedi]

Fine! We can play this game, Pinky Pie!

uke Skywalker gives no shits, Pinky Pie, and he remembers you. He stands there, like some sort of statue, only...using the Force to catch several of the balloons and send them sailing right back at the pony, Lupin, and Steve.

Of course, he can't repel balloonpower of that magnitude, and is soaked for his trouble.]

[neversurrender]

[Steve takes part of the hit from Pinkie's balloon when Adele ducks behind him. He turns to squirt her again, leaving Adele open for any more water balloons coming their way.

He glances over towards the pony, not quite what to make of her. But he's sure glad she's on his side.]

Nice shot.

[brokethefourthwall]

[She grins happily, giggling through her teeth.]

The trick is to get just a teeny bit of spin on them, so they go where you-- [She's cut off as part of Luke's salvo rushes past her, one balloon sailing over her head, deforming her curly mane before it poofs back into shape seconds later.] Eek!

[She quickly ducks back into the bush, hoping to get some kind of protection from the assault.]

Mayday! Mayday!

[redjacketthief]

[Lupin, from his awkward position on the ground, lacked protection from either side of the barrage. He remembered Pinkie a little bit, but he had no idea of what all she was capable of. The Commander's association with her had been minimal at best, and very confusing.

One volley hit him before he could react, followed by the second. His hair was mussed, glasses askew, and his strategy had been wrecked.

There was only one option:]

Exit--stage left!

[He righted himself and started to scurry off, just so he could regroup and get better ground. Maybe some dirty dealings could be had...?]

[fleurdesel]

Steve-

[She manages to avoid a few of the waterballoons this time. Even manages to snag one that was hovering by Luke before he threw them back- without a gun, without armaments, she's a sitting duck.

And yet she's still having a fantastic time.

One more twist to toss the balloon at Steve. Pinky. Either. It doesn't matter so long as one of them is wet.]

[thefinaljedi]

Oh no you don't!

[Luke's water balloon barrage turns in the air half of it chasing Pinky into the bush, and the rest doing a complete 180 and following the fleeing thief]

You started this mess, you're in it till the fat Rodian sings!

[neversurrender]

[Adele's balloon hits Steve square in the chest, even as he tries to duck into the bushes with Pinkie. That was quickly seen as a bad idea when Luke send some of the balloons their way. He calls out to the pony.] Duck!

[The balloons go over his head and he jumps out of the bushes, aiming his gun at Luke.]

[brokethefourthwall]

[And duck she does. Luckily being much smaller than Steve, she manages to avoid most of the balloons. Most. When the barrage ends, the pink pony still ends up soaked. She crawls out of the bush, shaking as much of the water out of her mane and tail as she can.]

Hey! No fair using pushy powers when the rest of us can't! [She giggles playfully. She was joking, of course, but if she could get them talking, she might be able to get to a weapon before they notice.]

[redjacketthief]

[The balloons smacked him hard, and their force combined with his momentum sent him reeling into a different bush. Lupin popped up from between the branches and leveled his gun at Luke.]

It's called strategy, you Nerf Herder!

[At least he was no longer in the middle of the firefight. He shot another blast at Luke in a spiteful countermove, grinning even as he knew that his effort was most likely wasted.]

[fleurdesel]

[Adele ducks back over to Luke's side of the fight, maybe he'd help keep her dry, maybe not, but it's somewhere to stand while she tries to sort out how or what kind of ammunition she should be using.]

At least it is water this time, and not pies.

[thefinaljedi]

[Luke accepted the water spray from Lupin and Steve without complaint. It was hot, and this was a nice way to unwind after all the stress of the last month.]

Hey, catch you Gundark!

[Luke lobs an oversized balloon like a grenade right at Lupin's hiding place]

[thebellthatbinds]

[I hope you all don't mind but you've got an observer. Sabriel's bags of seeds have long since run out but she's not about to enter that battle any time soon.

So if you happen to look out across the field she's just sitting in the shade of a tree, watching it all with a hint of a smile.]

[neversurrender]

[Adele's plight to stay dry might be in vain as Steve is moving through the bushes towards her, water gun aimed carefully at her back. He uses Luke's preoccupation with Lupin to get close and blast them both from behind before making a quick retreat.]