Field Day | Apple Bobbing PV Finished

Pulling up with a success, Søren was beginning to think that this wasn’t so bad after all. Sure, he hated dumping his face into the tub, but the feeling of absolute win was nice for once. At Hogwarts, it always felt like he was losing. No close friends to speak of, abysmal grades, a terrible arcane track record. A win at apple popping… or bobbing or whatever it’s called would be a small achievement and nothing to write home about – he wished he could be comfortable enough to write home – but it could be the catalyst for an exciting year. Hopefully one without secret danger balls and common room spider attacks.

He deposited the apple elsewhere and continued to eat from his first, observing the rest of the competition. It seemed the majority were on the board for points and the lack of disgusted looks probably meant that rotten apples had been avoided for the most part. The same boy from before was on the ground, though Søren had no idea why. This didn’t seem like the type of game where wresting could come into play. However, he could totally imagine Ami knocking the boy onto his behind.

As he looked on at his rivals, he grew accustomed to the feeling of chilly water on his face. It was a wonderful sensation, reminding him of the cooling globes he used on his skin every night before bed. Hm, maybe this water could be good for him. That, or he would wake up tomorrow with a face full of acne that not even a Cure for Boils potion could settle.

Action
Bob

Ability: Charmer
Stamina: 8 | Evasion: 8 | Strength: 8 | Wisdom: 6 | ArcPower: 2 | Accuracy: 8

Seemingly wanting to get revenge on @May Moonstar on behalf of his new (?) Gryffindor comrade, @Henry Knight reached for his wand to cast the Tarantallegra on the poor Hufflepuff. Neither Ami nor May noticed his action, but it didn't matter all that much; the spell missed May completed while her face was in the tub, fishing around for an apple, so no harm was done, and Ami wouldn't have to slap the living daylights out of the Slytherin second year.

Speaking of May, she managed to retrieve another good apple, tearing her head out of the water with such force that she nearly fell over backwards. And as if that same energy had been transmitted over to her, @Callie Jensen acted similarly, making Ami wonder if the two girls were okay. Were they having seizures? No... they seemed to be alright, for the most part. Maybe they were just super excited to be dunking their faces into cold water over and over again. "Careful there, you guys," she called out as she passed by. "I'm glad you're excited, but I don't want you to crack your skulls open from falling, y'know?"

While @Miranda Everest seemed to be successful at first glance, upon closer inspection, she would realize that she'd actually bit into a rotten apple. Shooting the girl a sympathic smile, Ami said, "Tough luck... I can grab you a water bottle if you wanna wash the taste out." If Miranda said yes, Ami would grab one of the left-over water bottle from the bottle flipping event and hand it to her; if not, then she'd simply shrug and move on. The smell from the apple was quite gross, but the damage had been done- the apple would be deposited into her bowl, and unfortunately, she'd lose a point. At least she didn't swallow any of the rotten bits, right?

@Zykeal Lane had accepted her hand up, which Ami took to be a good side, and it seemed that he had chosen to sit and quietly observe his fellow classmates' actions. She couldn't say it was the smartest idea, as there was no possible way that he'd get one of the prizes now, but hey. Who was she to judge? Had she not given up in a similar way during the Egg Race last year, after nearly shoulder-checking @Søren Silverwood into another dimension? At least he wasn't hexing anyone else, anymore...

Speaking of Søren, he didn't seem to be faring too well. Apparently, he seemed a little too eager to go for another apple, and like Henry before him, he toppled into the chilly water, being submerged up to about his shoulders before Ami sighed and pulled him out. "Jesus Christ, you guys," she grumbled, untying her still-slightly-damp flannel from her waist and thrusting it towards Silverwood for him to use as a towel. "You really just want to use my clothes as towels, don't you?" Under her breath, she added to herself, "I really should've brought towels."

ROLLS

Callie Jensen: Successfully located (10) and retrieved (nat20) a good apple (80).

Miranda Everest: Successfully located (22) and retrieved (14) a bad apple (6).

May Moonstar: Successfully located (21) and retrieved (nat20) a good apple (64).

Zykeal Lane: Sits and watches. No rolls needed.

Callie and May: Like Søren, you may both choose a roll to have an advantage on. Please specify this in your action, and don't be afraid to DM/owl me if you have any questions about this/what rolls you can choose from.

Henry Knight: Successfully casts Tarantallegra (16), but misses May (7 acc vs. 9 eva). Neither May nor Ami notice.

Søren Silverwood: Crit-failed accuracy. Fell into the tub, but got pulled out by Ami.

SCORE

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Henry 2	Callie 6	Søren 4	Miranda 1	May 2	Lucille 2	Zykeal 0

OOC Notes

• You may choose between two different actions each round: Bob or Kick.

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If you choose to BOB, you will bob for an apple like normal. I will roll for success in locating an apple (accuracy [DC 10]) and lifting it out of the water (strength [DC 9]). Then, I will roll a d100 to see if you get a rotten apple ([DC >10]). If you choose to KICK, you will forgo a turn and attempt to kick someone (please specify who). I will roll for accuracy against your target's evasion, and then roll for damage against their stamina to see if it affects their performance. No one will be badly hurt during this event (see: I will not be deducting health points).

• As can be seen here, you may improvise some other action that is not listed if you want. However, that means you will be subject to my judgment, discretion, and "house-rules" (as I've heard it been called on Critical Role).
• Please post within five days of each mod post. Next mod post will be September 29.
• Please add your stats and abilities with each post for modding ease.
• If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to owl or DM me!

Oh. No.

Miranda spat the apple from her mouth, barely paying attention as the rotten sphere bounced and rolled its way away from their little group. Disgusting.

She'd feared it would happen, and apparently it had. Her apple - which had looked normal from the outside, had been rotten. And Miranda had bitten it. Eurgh. It was horrible, without a doubt.

Although, it made sense. Now that Miranda thought back, the apple had seemed a little darker in shade than many of the others. She should've known something was wrong, but she hadn't stopped to think about it, and was now paying the price.

The red-head - Miranda had to find out her name - offered her a water bottle, which she gratefully accepted with a murmured thanks, swallowing large gulps in an attempt to wash the taste out. It didn't work too well, but it was better than nothing. With a sigh, Miranda walked over to where her rotten apple had rolled, and picked it up gingerly, holding the sobbing wet item at arm's length. She dropped it into her bowl with a sigh, knowing she'd lost points for it.

Seriously, who's idea had that been? Not only did she lose a point, the whole thing was overly disgusting. Miranda shot the red-head a wary glance, wondering whether it had been her idea.

With an even wearier sigh, she turned back to the vat. Now, because of her mess-up, she was even farther behind. That meant Miranda had to work even harder to get ahead. And, you know, try not to mess up again. That would help too.

Action: Bob
Stats:

Stamina: 7
Evasion: 6
Strength: 5
Wisdom: 6
Arcane Power: 6
Accuracy: 5

Abilities: Werewolf Racial Traits & Advanced DADA

Apple bobbing was a brilliant way to spend an afternoon, it was simply a shame people like Henry seemed intent on ruining it. He may have been trying to be subtle about it but Callie had certainly taken notice of how he hadn’t pulled up a single apple in quite some time. It was as though he wasn’t even trying in the first place, which struck Callie as rather odd. It wasn’t exactly difficult to bring up an apple. However she didn’t voice any of her suspicions and instead moved herself back towards the marked spot. Henry may not have been bothered about winning but Callie certainly was. She hadn’t had any awful luck yet! There was still a chance! Although she couldn’t quite shake the feeling that something..strange was going on. As she waited for her turn Callie seemed significantly quieter than usual. Instead she waited patiently while tugging at the sleeves of her shirt, keeping an eye on Henry. He was acting strange and something was up, Callie was almost certain or it.

Regardless when her time came Callie stopped her fidgeting to wander up to the spot, silently praying she wouldn’t bring up a rotten apple. Judging by the look on Miranda’s face, biting into them didn’t exactly seem like her idea of a good time. So eventually with significant less..enthusiasm compared to her past attempts Callie pushed her head under the way water to bob for another apple.

Action: Bob
Stats: Stamina: 6 | Evasion: 7 | Strength: 3 | Wisdom: 10 | Arcane Power: 7 | Accuracy: 7
Abilities: Calming Presence & Prodigal Charms Leaner

Until now, Søren had never experienced the feeling of water gushing up his nose. He was always careful when swimming, never jumping off the tall board or diving too deep. This was a whole new confrontation. He pulled himself out of the tub, gasping for breath and rubbing helplessly at his nose that just wouldn’t stop burning. “Not really,” he sputtered back to his classmate, attempting to hack the water out of his system. Unable to find any comfort, he decided to accept that this was his norm now. His life would clearly continue on forever with a stinging sensation somewhere in his sinuses. Ami approached, offering her clothes and making some wisecrack. It was his sentiment to retort, but the pain in his nose and the water in his eyes kept him from doing so. Instead, his accepted her flannel with a, “Thanks.” After gingerly wiping the water from his skin, he tossed the flannel back to the girl.

Of course, his winning streak came to an end. He remembered one other girl keeping up with him, and she probably pulled ahead with his failure here. On the bright side, someone had pulled up a rotten apple, though he couldn’t see who through his blurred vision. Huffing, he blinked away some of the water and went in for another try, slowly.

Action
Bob

Ability: Charmer
Stamina: 8 | Evasion: 8 | Strength: 8 | Wisdom: 6 | ArcPower: 2 | Accuracy: 8

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Zykeal sat there, stood there, whatever he was doing at the time it was just observing the surroundings of the contest that was happening. After Henry had missed his original spell, it seemed, no one besides him had noticed his inaccuracy at the moment. The Slytherin persisted though and tried again, Zykeal wanted to call out to object to the continued confrontation that the boy insisted on inflating, but, he stayed quiet and twisted the white wand through his fingers and watched to see what would happen next. Observant eyes stayed wary upon his peers and he watched as they dived for apples and did their best to win the contest.

This wasn't something Zykeal was interested in, in fact, he enjoyed watching others cast spells and learned from everyone their style. It was his passion, after all, his obsession to exceed those around him when it came to spellwork. For now, he'd watch the girl Callie, seeing that she was indeed leading the competition at the moment and wondered if he should offer her a little kick into the ice-cold water to try and even out the competition some. It would be funny, but, it wasn't like him to envoke such a punishment for one who didn't deserve such things. The thing was, even though she seemed to act in slight in defense of May, he couldn't be sure.

A hum came from him then, a tune of a song, his Irish accent being pushed forward as he sang the song to himself, "In Dublin next arrived, I thought it such a pity" he continued, "To be soon deprived a view of that fine city" and smiled as he watched the contest as he tapped his foot jovially, content with watching the contest and the spell being cast, "Well then I took a stroll, all among the quality" and his voice picked up a bit as the beat in his head strengthened, "Bundle it was stole, all in a neat locality" and he continued the song, singing it to himself as he kept an observant eye upon everyone else, ready to jump into any more confrontation that presented itself to him.

Action: Observation

Mentioning @May Moonstar - @Henry Knight - @Callie Jensen

Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 2 | Strength: 7 | Wisdom: 8 | ArcPower 9 | Accuracy: 7
Prodigal Charms Learner | Advanced Casting

Ami really just couldn't catch a break. She'd been hoping for a nice, clean game and some wholesome fun, but apparently these second years were a lot edgier than she remembered them being. Maybe she should've thought of a more engaging game...? Sighing slightly, she wondered just what she'd gotten herself into, and decided that maybe she just... shouldn't do stuff like this in the future. What was the point in putting yourself out there if no one appreciated it?

Her jaw dropped open in surprise as she watched @Henry Knight attempt to jinx May while her back was turned, which was just about the rudest thing Ami had ever seen. "Hey, what the heck?" she exclaimed, marching over to him. "What's your problem, kid?" she yelled, her cheeks starting to flush with anger. First @Zykeal Lane, and now him? Reaching out before she could even process what she was doing, Ami grabbed Henry's wand from his hand, tucking it into the waistband of her jeans. "You'll get this back at the end of this, if you apologize to May," she said sternly, leveling a glare at the Slytherin.

Over on the other side of the metaphorical pond, @Callie Jensen seemed to on a roll, following up her string of successes with yet another good apple. Maybe she had some apple magnet in her mouth? She didn't doubt that there was some sort of magical device that could attract apples to you. @Søren Silverwood seemed to bounce back from his unfortunate tumble as well, grabbing another good apple with the grace and precision of a professional apple-bobber. Plus, on the bright side, it didn't even look like his nose had grazed the surface of the water!

Unfortunately, falling face-first into water seemed to be a recurring issue with this group. @Miranda Everest fell straight into the tub, and Ami immediately hurried over to her side, quickly pulling the girl out. "Goodness gracious..." she murmured, handing Miranda her now-comunal flannel-turned-towel. "Tough luck, man," she commented, remembering that she'd been the one who had gotten the rotten apple just moments before.

Glancing around, Ami desperately tried to come up with a quick and simple energizer that would renew the second years' interest in the game. "Alright, uh..." she called out, before the idea had actually formed completely in her head. "We're gonna add one little twist, okay?" Clearing her throat as she stalled, she blurted out, "I know you're all... pent up and angry. I get it. So, after you bob for an apple, you're welcome to try and slap me as hard as you can. Anywhere you want! Whoever I think slaps me the hardest will get two bonus points."

... maybe they thought bodily harm was funny? Who knows!

ROLLS

Callie Jensen: Successfully located (23) and retrieved (14) a good apple (77).

Miranda Everest: Crit failed accuracy, pulled out by Ami.

Søren Silverwood: Successfully located (nat20) and retrieved (21) a good apple (auto-success).

Zykeal Lane: Sits and watches. No rolls needed.

Henry Knight: Successfully casts Flipendo (13), but misses May (7 acc vs. 21 eva). May doesn't notice, but Ami definitely does.

Ami Procoppio: Snatches Henry's wand (17 acc vs 10 eva).

SCORE

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Henry 2	Callie 8	Søren 6	Miranda 1	May 2	Lucille 2	Zykeal 0

OOC Notes

• You may choose between two different actions each round: Bob or Kick.

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If you choose to BOB, you will bob for an apple like normal. I will roll for success in locating an apple (accuracy [DC 10]) and lifting it out of the water (strength [DC 9]). Then, I will roll a d100 to see if you get a rotten apple ([DC >10]). If you choose to KICK, you will forgo a turn and attempt to kick someone (please specify who). I will roll for accuracy against your target's evasion, and then roll for damage against their stamina to see if it affects their performance. No one will be badly hurt during this event (see: I will not be deducting health points).

• As can be seen here, you may improvise some other action that is not listed if you want. However, that means you will be subject to my judgment, discretion, and "house-rules" (as I've heard it been called on Critical Role).
• Please post within five days of each mod post. Next mod post will be October 4th.
• Please add your stats and abilities with each post for modding ease.
• If you have any questions at all, don't hesitate to owl or DM me!

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The humming of the Irish tune continued, he watched once again as the spell from Henry was cast and it missed due to the actions of the moderator of their game, Ami. Honestly, the snatching of one's wand to Zykeal was completely off-limits, if the girl were to have touched his wand, he probably would have exploded and declared the girl a mortal enemy. Fortunately, that wasn't the case and he watched as the girl confronted the second-year Slytherin and listened to the conversation between the two. Henry seemed flustered to him, angry, and quite unsure what to do in the situation he was currently in.

As he monitored that series of events, he also noted that the others seemed to be fairing quite poorly beside the one girl who he had mixed feelings about. This wasn't anything new, the group at large simply didn't seem to do well at the muggle game and it was no surprise to him that this event was a complete failure from the beginning. Hell, the bad luck to be involved in any sort of match with May Moonstar was doomed to end in a confrontation regardless. Once again, he overheard, the girl Ami demanding that if the other boy wanted his wand back that he would have to apologize. Well, that seemed like an empty thread because he also received the same and he hadn't bothered.

A few of the students fell in the water again, Callie, seemed like a pro at this game and he couldn't help but to interrupt his light singing and humming with a smirk to be played across his features. From the corner of his eye, he did notice that Henry had made a movement towards Ami and possibly had gotten his wand back from her. Still, though, he hung back, observing the boy and his actions for reasons that only he felt clear in knowing. It was as if those golden hues of his were there for recruitment, almost, and not just a game.

Turning his head back to watch Henry, he noted that the boy seemed really upset and considered walking over to calm him down. Instead, the boy seemed to stomp off and head out of the games area. This seemed, strange to him, as the boy could have just come over to him if he needed a 'friendlier' face around him. Puzzled by the action, he remembered that Slytherins often started plotting in their head when they got angry or upset. Zykeal stayed observant, as always, watching the contestants of the game and the actions that they took for the time being. The only other change in his actions as he watched Henry walk-off was to set his wands hilt within the palm of his hand, stopping the spinning and keeping it ready.

Although Zykeal had the flickering thought of kicking Callie into the ice-cold water to spice up the competition in the game, he had no intention in proceeding with that train of thought. No ill-will also was within the Gryffindor's heart towards the girl; this is why his next action took place. It was a flicker of a projectile that crossed his vision that caused a reactionary flick of his wand; a twin-peak mountain being quickly sketched into the air as the projectile flew towards the girl Callie.

"Immobulus," he said, very quietly, almost to keep the spell to himself. Zykeal had learned the spell in his first year, a proficient prodigal charms learner and it had helped him even freezing a mosp while at the ball in the first year. Zykeal knew exactly who had thrown the object, he just hoped his accuracy was good enough to stop the foolish action of the Slytherin boy. This wasn't how you handled things, it wasn't right, and it could truly hurt someone who didn't necessarily deserve it.

Action: Casting the Freezing Charm at the Projectile

Mentioning @Henry Knight - @Callie Jensen - @Ami Procoppio

@Stamina: 7 | Evasion: 2 | Strength: 7 | Wisdom: 8 | ArcPower 9 | Accuracy: 7
Prodigal Charms Learner | Advanced Casting