That's better than being the Spleen.

Hey guys!
I'm sorry things slowed down a little. I've got a scene or two to catch up on, but I think we're about to move into the pre-homecoming scene. So, if there's anything you guys need from me before 1 day before homecoming, let me know!

Sophia's going straight to Warp once her current crisis eases out of crisis mode.

Aright. If Warp's up for it, please collide in one of your scenes!

Awww, there needs to be a team lasagna dinner at Sophia's family's place at some point in the future!

Sorry, I've been busy for a few days, and today my body decided it was enough... woke up with the flu or some bug. After sleeping all day I'm a bit better.

(The post I'd already drafted worked maybe even a little better with the successful Comfort roll.)

ETA: Also, guys, Sophia's opinions of your respective characters don't much match mine. Promise. ;)
This message was last edited by the player at 03:31, Sun 18 Aug 2019.

Looks like I'm having a busy week. I'll try and respond when necessary but may be slower than usual.

So guys, what's the school sports mascot?

The Bulls? "Beatrice Bulls"...and if it follows typical U.S. high school nomenclature, that would make the women's teams the cringe-y "Lady-Bulls."

I guess we could also do Bulldogs? Most places go for alliteration where they can swing it.

We could also go with something a little less commonly used and have fun with it. Such as the "Beatrice Beetles" or the "Beatrice Briars".

Not to mention the thought of some poor student having to dress up as a giant beetle is a little funny.

That works alot in fiction but I don't know that's necessarily the case for real

My old mascot was the Titans (Poway)
Our "sister" schools mascot was a horse (Rancho Bernardo)
Our rival were the Sun Devils (Mt Carmel)

George Mason High School near where I work is the Statesmen, so it's at least in the ballpark.

Mimicry of professional and college teams is also common.

I am maddeningly less than helpful

Ours was the Spartans. Our major sport was wrestling, as we didn't even have a football team, and the guys on the team were damn good at it too, taking the gold a lot of years.

...the combination made for a lot of homophobic humor, because teenagers are ignorant cretins half the time, but that's entirely beside the point.

Personally, I like the Bull, mostly because "Lady-Bulls" is so thunderously awful, and I can totally see Fatima writing an op-ed or two (or ten) on the subject.

That said, I also acknowledge the humor in some kid dressing up in what looks like a fuzzy snowman with felt drooping from the head in a pathetic approximation of mandibles that have long since been all but destroyed.

Wait, are we looking for a team name or a mascot? I suppose the one defines the other (then again I have no knowledge of American school sports, so perhaps not), but I forget whether we had a team name already or not.

If not, I'm all for Beetles. AKA the Beat-alls if they either do very well or, ironically, if they do very poorly.

There's definitely a relatively narrow range of common mascots. I've found that when one of those works for alliteration, it's chosen most of the time.

Another thing that may narrow it down, or just cause desks to flip, is the schools colors.

A red and yellow or red and gray would work well for Bulldogs (and more besides). A blue and gold, or green and purple, not so much.

I disagree with that since I've seen some schools with mascots and color choices that did not sound great on paper but actually worked when put into use.

Besides, it might be better for us to pick a mascot then have the colors chosen beforehand.

15:16, Today: All-seeing Eye rolled 3 using 1d10.  1-5 Bulldogs, 6-10 beetles.

The Bulldogs have it! And today I'll put up the next scene, promise!

For reasons not yet revealed, I want to hire Abigail Abrams as music director for the awesome, multi-million-dollar-per-episode Masks series that this game obviously is!

Beware what you wish for

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SYnVYJDxu2Q

Don't threaten me with a good time! :D

Im slightly offended you havent considered us both... Warp is after all, playing in such event...

It's funny that Fatima can execute a takedown maneuver on a dangerous swordswoman, but asking out a boy? That's what scares her :P

Also, I'm not sure what Andrew's day has been like, but that should hopefully leave it open enough for you to fill in the blanks ^_^

Hey GM, did Paladin say he was going to be away from the game? I'm curious since you posted for him responding to Broadside and Rook.

Oh heck. That was an accident!

::waves hands:: You saw nothing! Nothing!