This week really is child’s play…
[spoiler]The supervillain volcano base seems to have an inexhaustible supply of hazmat-suit wearing flamethrower-waving enemies. While the other LC participants help to clear the way, you make a dash for the control room.
Inside all the screens display a countdown to the missile launch. There are just seconds left. 10…9…8… You quickly run to a computer terminal and start putting in the shutdown commands. 7…6…5… Damn why do computers never work right in dreams?! 4…3… You summon a giant STOP button and hit it. The countdown pauses at just 2 seconds to go. Phew.
At the other end of the control room is a high backed chair which slowly spins around. Lounging casually in the chair, stroking an extremely fluffy white cat, is Obfusc8. As the other LC participants enter the room to back you up, Obfusc8’s expression gradually grows more concerned.
“Er… it wasn’t me!”
The cat leaps to one side with a startled meow as Obfusc8 makes a dash for a back door you swear wasn’t there a moment ago. The lanky figure escapes through the doorway. As you chase him, the world seems to grow, your perspective now much closer to the ground. Looking down and around you see that all the LC participants have transformed into young children.
All around is the sound of children playing, running around on a large field outside a school.
A few paces in front of you is a young boy, probably 6-7 years old, in muddy jeans with rips in the knee and scruffy dark hair. Is that Obfusc8? The boy sticks his tongue out at you, shouts “Nyer!” then turns and runs off, soon lost in the screaming chaos of the playground…[/spoiler]
Slide! 20 points
-Use a playground slide +10 points
-Use a water slide +10 points
-Use a banister/handrail +10 points
Explore a bedroom. (yes, those false awakenings are worth points!) 10 points
-Check nothing is hiding under the bed. +10 points
-Check the closet for monsters. +10 points
Bring an inanimate object to life. 30 points
-Object you animate is a child’s toy. +20 points
-Enlarge the object/toy to monstrous size. (Rampaging gingerbread man from Shrek anyone?! ) +20 points
Draw a picture. (Doesn’t need to be a masterpiece. Stick man next to wonky house will do!) 20 points
-Pull something out of the picture +20 points
-Enter the picture +20 points
Talk to a young child (younger than 11) 20 points
-Report back what they say. +10 points
Play a prank on a DC. 20 points
-Blame someone else! +20 points
Transform your skin into inorganic material - e.g. plastic, metal, fabric (plushie/soft toy). +30 points
-Take the shape of a toy or character from a children’s show. +20 points
-Shrink to toy-size. +30 points
Playground games (N.B. These do not have to be completed in a playground)
-Tag/It - Touch a DC, say “You’re IT!” then run away. 20 points
-Statues - Sneak up on a DC when they are not looking. If they spot you, freeze and pretend to be a statue. 20 points
-Hide and Seek - Find a DC who is trying to hide, or hide from someone trying to find you. 20 points
-Ball Games - Play any game involving a ball - football, “soccer”, basketball, baseball etc 20 points
-Hopscotch/Jump rope/Don’t step on the cracks - or similar games that involve jumping/stepping. 20 points
-Play a children’s game from your own childhood, country or culture. (When you claim this, describe or link to a description of the game) 20 points
Playground game subtasks (points only granted once, not for each game)
-Do a playground game task with any member (or the host) of the current LC challenge. +20 points
-Summoned LC member appears as a young child (younger than 11) +20 points