The “story” continues!
[spoiler]“Okay, everybody gather around! It’s time for our field trip!” exclaims Thorn. Once everybody is gathered, Thorn begins to mumble something that sounds incoherent yet articulated while having his hands, and a white flash suddenly overtakes the group. You close your eyes reflexively and open them to find everybody standing in a field. You can see a tall, snowcapped mountain in front of you, but you also hear waves. You turn around to see a beach and the ocean waves crashing against it. You notice a city, likely Elcedia, not far from here as you turn your head.
Thorn speaks up again. “Funny thing about dreamscapes… they just don’t seem to care about impossible climates. This place should make everybody happy. Anyway, we’re just outside Elcedia at a pretty popular vacation spot. Skiing in one direction, swimming in the other, and a nice picnic spot in the middle; what’s not to love?”
The same participant that interrupted last week interrupts again. “I heard a participant called you ‘hunky’ yesterday; do we get to see you in a swimsuit?” Thorn almost chokes on his own breath in shock before matter-of-factly speaking up again. "The mods are still watching over us. Are you trying to get this competition shut down?
“Back on topic… this is the last week of Leg 1 of our competition. Leg 1’s all about dreaming at specific locations, so hopefully everybody got some practice in. Push yourselves hard, not just to win the leg, but also because I remembered your votes for who wanted to go where, and I’m treating you all as if you’re two teams. The winning team will have say in what we do next.”[/spoiler]
Week 2: Contrasting Climates
Your votes determined what’s worth more points for you. Tasks matching your choice of location award the listed amount of points, while tasks for the setting you didn’t vote for award half of the listed amount. The team with the highest average Week 2 points per member will get to design a task for next week. Notice that this is different than in past LCs, where all subtasks influenced the team competition equally. Frankly, it doesn’t make sense to let the snow team win by doing all of the sun team’s tasks without penalty (or vice versa).
drd and Jer, neither of you gave me a team choice. Coin flips led me to put you both on the snow team.
Walk on a beach: Some LC participants likely live inland where there are no shores, so what may sound simple to you may be completely new to others. Hopefully those people enjoy it! 20 points
Participate in a beach or water sport: Play some beach volleyball, surf over the waves, kayak, race somebody while swimming, or do whatever you like. Just be sure to do it for the sport of it: simply ending up swimming by happenstance does not complete the task. 20 points* Play a beach sport (volleyball, frisbee, etc.): 10 points[list][]Do it with an LC participant or the host: 20 points
[/:m][]Get involved in a water sport (surfing, kayaking, etc.): 10 points Do it with an LC participant or the host: 20 points
[/:m][/list:u]Build a sand structure or sculpture: If you didn’t finish this in the last LC, now’s the time! A realistic sandcastle is fine, but so is willing a large amount of sand to form an actual castle. 30 points Explore inside a sandcastle: 20 points
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Sculpt an LC participant or the host from sand: 30 points[list][]Possess it or bring it to life: 20 points
[/:m][/list:u]Turn into an aquatic creature: Don’t be one of those people that walks up to the water’s edge and only gets his/her feet wet. Dive in and truly make yourself at home! Remember to carry over key features of your character for an extra five points! 40 points
Available after earning 300 points:
Fly over a large body of water: As in Week 1, the goal isn’t to fly high above it. Swoop down, graze the surface, and watch the waves crash just below you. I’ll openly admit to just pushing my own lucid interests off on you guys for this task; I did this in a dream once with a lovely sunset over an ocean and was awestricken. 40 points
Walk around in the snow: Straightforward, right? For those of you that live in places without snow, this could be quite an experience! 20 points
Participate in a winter sport or snowball fight: Ice hockey, skiing, snowboarding, curling, and speed skating are some possibilities, but you’re free to be more creative. 20 points* Participate in an ice arena sport (ice hockey, curling, speed skating, etc.): 10 points[list][]Do it with an LC participant or the host: 20 points
[/:m][]Participate in an outdoor sport (skiing, skeleton luge, etc.) or a snowball fight: 10 points Do it with an LC participant or the host: 20 points
[/:m][/list:u]Build a snow fort, igloo, or snow/ice sculpture: The same ideas apply as in the “build a sand structure or sculpture” task. Go nuts if you can! 30 points Explore your built fort or igloo: 20 points
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Sculpt an LC participant or the host from snow/ice: 30 points[list][]Possess it or bring it to life: 20 points
[/:m][/list:u]Turn into a creature associated with snow: Real creatures such as polar bears and penguins will do, but living snowmen, yetis, and other things are fine as well. Again, get those character points by keeping some features in your new form. 40 points
Available after earning 300 points:
Fly over a mountain: Feel that brisk mountain air as you pass over a beautiful, snowcapped mountain. If you have a need for speed, start at the top and swoop down to the bottom! 40 points
Go prove yourselves! Show me who can really get to this week’s and last week’s dream locations to win the leg, or focus hard on the location you voted for to give your team the opportunity to design a task next week!