(cause on Tuesday) [open post]

[brushworkmother]

[so today, wherever you are- house, apartment, lab, aquarium, field, forest, starry plane- there's a bunch of teddy bears taking off and possibly scrambling to hide under the nearest bit of cover. There's also a sign!

Grab a partner, catch three teddies and win a prize*!
*Prize boxes guaranteed to be 95% boobytrap free.

Do you try your luck, and if so, who with?]

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[maybethistimeforsure]

Works for me. [now they've just got to get the bears in there. Dave moves in to get the door open, and then starts chivvying them in.]

[oliverplus]

[Oliver does his best to help] Hey, not that way! Come on, over here. Like this! With the others!

[yeah, he's not as good at this as Dave is. but he's giving it his best effort!]

[maybethistimeforsure]

We'll make a bear-herder out of you yet, young padawan. [never mind that Oliver is about twice Dave's age, Dave sure isn't.] C'mon, you all can dance once you're inside. [he gets a couple of 'what the hell are you thinking' looks for that, but most of the bears are in the ballroom now, and the stragglers can be rounded up pretty easily.]

[oliverplus]

[he snorts at that] Hey, the force is strong with this one!

[and Oliver sets about the task of rounding up those stragglers] Over here! C'mon, you're not getting away that easily! Why go to all the trouble?

[maybethistimeforsure]

Guess that's why we got tossed together for this quest.

Guess they've got to give us a good run for our money, and whatever the hell it is we're actually going to get. Or maybe they just have a thing against doors, who knows. Door phobia, if that exists. [they're fairly clearly not thrilled, but they're going, and soon they're all inside the ballroom.] Time for the curtain to rise on the final act.

[oliverplus]

There's probably a Latin term for it. [Oliver herds the last of them in and smiles at his accomplishment] Great! Now... [he tries to sound commanding--and even points] Into the box, the lot of you!

[maybethistimeforsure]

Probably. Doors aren't a recent invention, they would've had some.

[Dave decaptchlogues the box, and some of the more impressionable/younger ones do listen, though a couple of older ones do grab some of them to keep them from going straight in. Dave raises an eyebrow at them.]

You sure about that? The sooner you let them get in, the sooner we're all done with this and you can get back to whatever you were doing before you got called up to hang around here.

[and after a few moments' consideration, the older bears let go, and three of the younger bears, helped by the others, scramble into the box. It glows after a few moments, and tips the bears out before transforming into a treasure chest. Both of Dave's eyebrows go up this time.]

Huh. That's new. [he glances over at Oliver, and tilts his head towards the box.] You want the honours?

[oliverplus]

Exactly! Just look at Janus.

[Oliver stares at the sudden treasure chest in surprise] Whoa! That was...dramatic. Uh... [he gives Dave a sidelong glance] Let me get that stick. [and he disappears, returning a few moments later with a thin, broken-off tree branch] Let's see... [he holds it out in front of him, jamming it at the locking mechanism--which, rather miraculously, comes loose and pops open!]

[maybethistimeforsure]

Of course, he's probably looking back.

[Dave tenses, ready to get them out of range if the chest even looks like exploding, but it just stays there, as placid as a chest can be.] Seems safe enough. [unless, of course, it explodes only on someone lifting the lid up. He ventures forward, reaching out to push the lid up with one hand, still ready to dodge if something goes wrong- but all it does is reveal two caps dyed a vivid blue with rabbit-like ears on them. Dave picks them both up and turns back, holding one out to Oliver.]

Huh. Not sure I'd say these were worth all that fuss. [but he's trying his one on anyway. It doesn't match anything else he has, but for ten points of defence… okay, it could use a bit of tweaking.]

[oliverplus]

Wow. Huh. [Oliver gives the cap a considering look] Maybe they're like Mario caps? [he puts his on his head too] What would rabbit ears do? [he reaches up to tug at one curiously]

[maybethistimeforsure]

Well, what are rabbits famous for? [He considers for a moment, looking down.] Might get some good jumps out of it. And hearing, that's pretty much a given. [a pause, and he smirks] And going at it like a drill set to punch through a brick wall.

[oliverplus]

[his expression is skeptical] Uh, isn't that just cartoon rabbits? Then again, if they are like Mario...

[and to test their theories, he jumps a few times. unfortunately, there is nothing special about his jumping ability] Huh. Maybe not. [he pouts] Oh well... No harm done, I guess. Thanks, by the way! [he gives the bears a salute]

So um...I guess that's it. [he gives the empty box one more look, but no, it just seems like a box now] I mean, unless you want to try to drill into a wall. [he smirks at Dave, gesturing helpfully. because he's certainly not going to try it]

[maybethistimeforsure]

[shrugs.] Video game logic. Who even knows.

Guess this wasn't quite enough to earn ourselves some power ups. Or maybe it was just off its game today, who knows. [oh well.] Good job, everyone. [Dave nods at the bears and flashes them a thumbs up.]

[and the bears are starting to wander out again too.] Nah. Gotta coax it into letting the drill near first.

[oliverplus]

[he snorts] Good point. Well. [he takes one more look around, watching the bears as they start to wander away] Thanks for the help! I guess I'll see you around.

[maybethistimeforsure]

Wasn't any big deal. [he nods, hands in his pockets, hat still on his head.] Yeah. I'll be around every so often, see if a bigger prize turns up sometime.