I see the bad moon rising / I see trouble on the way

[lucetimods]

Who: Everyone!
What: There are these crazy masks everywhere, you see. And does the moon look strange to you?
When: The 23rd through the 30th. (If you want to backdate a thread in here to the 22nd for some reason, feel free. A separate log for the day of Halloween will go up at a later date!)
Where: Everywhere!
Summary: Things are starting to get a

Comments

27 sound good?

[happyends]

[ There's something scary about the masks (not to mention the moon), definitely something scary. Maybe that's why Madoka has been staying away from them and people wearing them, or has at least tried to, but.. when she sees Fuuko, she quickly runs up to the girl--

... Only to notice the mask when she turns around. Oops. ]

F.. Fuuko-chan..?

[happyends]

[ She nods, holding it-- she's probably actually a little happy to hear those compliments from Fuuko, even if she was smacked over the head just before.. ]

Yes, I am..! I'll try my very best once again!

[starfishlovesu]

[Before starting, Fuuko makes a display of properly clearing her throat. And then, riddle number three!]

A starfish and dango are sitting together in their house! The dango is watching TV whilst the starfish was reading a book. Suddenly there was a power cut!! [GASP!] As the TV was now off, the dango decided to go to bed, leaving the starfish alone. The starfish kept reading in the dark!

How is it possible for the starfish to keep reading in the dark without the starfish using any other sources of light? ...Like a torch!

[happyends]

[ Oh, this one is more difficult again. She thought she had figured out Fuuko's logic with the last riddle, but with this one it's harder again.. She's quiet for a long time, thinking really hard about all of this apparently. ]

M-maybe.. um, it radiates light, because it's a starfish..?

[ She's wincing a little already though, as if she's waiting for another impact. ]

[starfishlovesu]

...A starfish that radiates light?

[What sort of angelic creature would that be? It would glow like the star at the top of a Christmas tree and the light it would give off would warm the hearts of all who set their gaze upon it.]

That was not Fuuko's answer, but the thought of a starfish giving off light is much too appealing not to accept as the correct response!!

[happyends]

... Ah, really?

[ She didn't expect that, but.. well, hey, it's good if it's accepted! She manages to smile a little again. ]

I'm glad you liked the answer, Fuuko-chan.. A shining starfish would be pretty cute, right?

[starfishlovesu]

A shining starfish would cross the boundaries of cute! Fuuko would not know what it should be classed as. Would it be in a league of its own?!

[This needs a little more thought. Oh, she's meant to give a reward now right? Or... Should it be more punishment?]

Since you didn't give the right answer, but an equally acceptable answer, does that mean Fuuko should give you a reward or hit you again? Fuuko is at a loss...

[happyends]

Hm.. Maybe.. in that case, you should make a cuteness scale that's based on just starfish..

[ Pondering this. Hm. The second part is something less to ponder, though, since it's practically a near concussion at stake.. ]

A-- .. ah, for this once it should be okay to just do neither, right? Since it's not the right answer, but not a wrong answer either.. [ She giggles, but there's something slightly nervous about it- please don't hit her again.. ]

[starfishlovesu]

A scale of cuteness based solely on the starfish... Good idea! Fuuko will get to work on this scale right away!

[But first PUNISHMENT-- Well no, doing nothing sounds good too.]

That would make sense, wouldn't it? Alright then! Fuuko will not hit you with a starfish but Fuuko will also not give you a starfish! You have to work hard for them after all. [...] Fuuko is out of riddles.

[happyends]

[ THIS IS GOOD since no more riddles means no more being bashed by a starfish and this is a very good thing indeed.. ]

That's okay..! You already gave me some really good riddles just now, so this should be enough for today, right..?

[starfishlovesu]

Should it?! Fuuko feels as though there should be more riddles, but what is Fuuko meant to do when Fuuko can't think up anymore?

[Oh, idea!]

Fuuko will have to make up some more riddles! A starfish and a dango are in a race, who wins?! [...Is that even a riddle?]

[happyends]

A-are you sure that's alright, making up riddles on the spot..?

[ because they might have even more ridiculous answers.. but okay, she will try her best! ]

... That's.. I'm not sure how either of them would be able to run..

[starfishlovesu]

Fuuko is not sure! Is there some sort of rigorous test that riddles need to go through in order to be deemed riddles which Fuuko is not aware of?!

[Oh, she should have made it more specific so that the starfish and dango can actually move.]

They're running down a slope. [...] The dango will roll down the slope. The starfish has a skateboard with a wheel missing which it will use to race. [...This riddle is awful.]

[happyends]

Well, I'm sure that the people who write the puzzles and riddles for newspapers and magazines need to have at least some sort of knowledge of it, I think.. I'm not fully sure either, though.

[ and this riddle is the best. Except Madoka finds it really confusing (as any normal person would).. ]

Hmm.. So the question is actually if the dango is faster than a skateboard or not?

[starfishlovesu]

In that case, Fuuko will make this an exception as Fuuko has no prior knowledge of riddle making to ensure this riddle is accurate.

[Screw you magazine writers, Fuuko has the best riddles ever.]

No! Of course not. It's if the dango is faster than a starfish on a skateboard. [Duh.] Fuuko is unsure how else the starfish could move in a race! ...Unless Fuuko threw it over the finish line!!

[happyends]

A.. ah, that might be cheating a little though, right..?

You see.. if the dango had to roll all the way, you could probably throw it faster than the dango could ever roll, so that's a little sad..