BOND-Y BEACH

[grimpa]

Who: Eliza, Fang and interested parties
When: Day 21, morning
Where: The beach

[Remember on Day 12 when we got back actually-pretty beaches and actually-safe shallows? WELL. Today there's a mass message from one of your resident cute Thymes on ChainChat!]

Eliza: hi hi hi!
Eliza: Do you know how to swim? 🏊🌊
Eliza: Do you want to learn how?? Knowing how to swim is great for fun and saftey 🐠
Eliza: Meet us on the beach for lessons today 🏖️

[If you decide to follow up on that and head in that direction, or are just out on the beach for other reasons, you'll find Eliza (in a cute two-piece) and Fang (in boring black board shorts, but check those hella scars) hanging out along the shoreline, a bottle or two of sunscreen and Thyme-colored towels at their feet! If you pass close enough you may be greeted by a friendly wave or a business-like nod.]

Did you want to participate in our swimming lessons?

Comments

[acts_her_age]

[shrugs]

There would have to be some sort of objective winning condition, I feel. Otherwise it would just be up to the trial-runner's individual taste, and that's even more limiting.

[bowtiedbones]

What about different winning standard? Like Judge's Choice, Fan Favorite, Technical Best and so on? So they don't have to angle to anyone's one sense of style.

[acts_her_age]

As much as I would like to lose the aspect where we've meant to read the minds of our competitors to win trials, it does seem to be baked into the concept of them. But there's something to that idea, certainly.

[bowtiedbones]

It'd be kind of nice, right? Just playing without worrying too much about what will or won't get points.

[acts_her_age]

[nods]

There's at least been a few more recently that haven't been about self-sacrifice and hostage situations.

[bowtiedbones]

I liked the bingo one.

[acts_her_age]

It was refreshingly straightforward, yes.

[bowtiedbones]

Simple, direct, fun, and effective bond-building!