I BLAME CHAT

[on_a_boat]

[The King of Red Lions is quite happily sailing on Lake Hylia on this calm, sunny, perfect summer day. There's just enough breeze to fill his sails, but not enough to upset the brightly-colored cargo on his deck. He tacks just slightly starboard, offsetting a wave and keeping the lightweight balls in place as he sails around the little island at

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[turnipsage]

[Makar sputters and rattles and flails his little arms and legs in an attempt not to sink into the mass of brightly-colored balls on the King of Red Lions. It's too deep for someone as small as him!]

H-help!!!

[doublehelixhero]

[Here, Makar, here's a good strong arm to cling to.]

Are you all right, little guy?

[turnipsage]

[Cling!]

Th-thank you, sir! I'm all right now, thanks to you!

[doublehelixhero]

Are you sure? You're not hurt, are you?

[He's carefully looking Makar over.]

[darkmastersword]

[A red ball flies up in the air, close enough to get the Shadow-child's attention but not close enough to hit. It falls back down where a Hero's Shadow is lounging on his back in the pit.]

Y'know, it defeats the purpose to hover up there. How about coming down here with the rest of us?

[darkmastersword]

Yeah, well, just remember that eventually everything falls.

[He watches the blue balls fly by him.] You got something against balls, Shadow? Seriously, stretch out and make yourself comfortable.

It's not as good as fire, but think of how well you could hide in these if you wanted to. [Man, the fun he could have if Link were here...]

[doublehelixhero]

[Link is sprawled out in the ball pit, though it's hard to tell. All that rises above the brightly colored balls are his head, shoulders, and his knees.

[His eyes are closed, his face peaceful, and he looks just like a kid. A really big kid, but a kid nonetheless.]

[doublehelixhero]

[He doesn't hear the humming or see the motion. He's just peacefully laying there in the ball pit --

[Only to jump and yelp when something grabs him. Kill it. We're being attacked! It's got us! Whoa! Get it off!

[He jerks and kicks hard, though he isn't entirely sure where whatever it is went. Link scrambles up onto the side of the boat and just stares at the balls, looking for movement.]

[kingdragmire]

Lake Hylia filled with hard, hollow plastic balls was easily the oddest thing that Ganondorf had ever seen. He had intended to drain the lake if the Zora hadn't fallen in line... but if it had been filled up again he would have assumed water would be used.

He sat on the edge of the lake, looking out over it.

"Curious."

[kingdragmire]

Ganondorf neither waited for the ball nor tried to avoid it - he reached up with one hand and caught it, then crushed it in between his fingers with a pop.

"I wonder who would dare," he said ironically, loud enough to be heard from wherever the laughter originated.