by Max Barry

Latest Forum Topics

Advertisement

Search

Search

Sorry! Search is currently disabled. Returning soon.

[+] Advanced...

Author:

Region:

Sort:

«12. . .221222223224225226227. . .289290»

Here are some interviews with a few of our athletes who will be participating in the Games.

page=dispatch/id=1397530

The Onigiri Enclave, Hospe, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 2 othersThe democratic republic of the antarctic, and Mondlicht states

Iliodentra is delighted to announce (after Quite a struggle) its return to being a Civil Rights Lovefest.

The Onigiri Enclave, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, The democratic republic of the antarctic, and 1 otherOctonovem

"Welcome to ANN's Coverage of the 2020 Oatland Summer Games, After last years good resultes, and unfortunate controversy's We have returned . Most Of our athletes have returned with some new ones here and there. We have left lasts year scandal involving Red Inglewood, a foreign reporter, and a random hotel broom closet all behind us, and look into the future. We will resume coverage when the Opening Ceremonies, here in the Anacin National Network,"

"This program is brought to you by Old Chattanooga Beer, pour yourself a mug of southern hospitality, And Costington's, Getting More with Less."

The Onigiri Enclave, Fishy Apples, Naralanesia, Hospe, and 7 othersNagakawa, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, Iliodentra, The democratic republic of the antarctic, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

While we're all gearing up for this summer's games, here's a preview of our new sport. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od09b8uE2gU

Lennia, Fishy Apples, Anacin, Nagakawa, and 4 othersBroken Edge, The democratic republic of the antarctic, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

I think we made it just in time to apply for the games albeit drowning in 50 gallons of sweat. :3

The Onigiri Enclave's Entry to the 2020 Oatland Regional Summer Games

~Start Broadcast~

*July 3rd, 2020, 2:17 - Lord Nanfoodle is sitting at his desk, clammy, AC blasting in his office in the executive mansion of The Onigiri Enclave, Subarashī Koya, when...*

Lord Nanfoodle:
*dripping in sweat "13°C at two in the morning? What fresh hell is this?! Next person that comes up to me and tries to deny climate change is a thing I'm booting off the balcony 300 style. It'll be worth my free murder..."

~He looks through his e-mail until he sees buried in his inbox the reminder for the 2020 Oatland Summer Games~

Lord Nanfoodle:
"Oh right, those are coming up again. Ah, can't wait to relax a little and enjoy some biathlon..."

Yujimei Natsume:
*sweating quite a bit* "You DO know that the reminder for the SUMMER games, right?"

~Awkward silence~

Nanfoodle:
"...FU-!!"

~Sudden jump cut to an hour later and a heavily disheveled & sweaty Nanfoodle and Natsume, joined by a jade colored unicorn mare, The Onigiri Enclave's Secretary of Research Data Breach~

Nanfoodle:
"Hey folks!! Oatland time again, but this time they're cursed, because it's the games they play when it's stupid hot outside!!"

Yujimei:
"That's right, it's the 2020 Oatland Summer Games!! Summer!! That season we love, love, LOVE so much!!"
*left eye psychotically twitching as sweat rolls down forehead*

Data Breach:
"Why am I here again?"

Nanfoodle:
"Well, we're on a serious time crunch to put this announcement out to the folks, so we need some help on this, plus you'll be going with our athletes as The Onigiri Enclave's head representitive this go around. I mean, you're a weirdo that doesn't hate the sun and stuff, so you'll be at home doing this."

Yujimei:
"Also, <bleep> you, that's why."

Nanfoodle:
"That was rude, Yujimei."

Yujimei:
*clearly mad* "I'm still livid those security guards in Aclion seized my OVER 308,000 KNIVES, 9000 SWORDS, 2700 HATCHETS, AND MY FAVORITE SHARPENED SPOON. I didn't get to murder a single person while I was there for the Winter Games, and they still haven't given them back to me either."

Nanfoodle:
"Well, as Yujimei pointed out, I have no desire to go back, and she's on a travel ban list, so we need someone new to go in our stead."

Yujimei:
*surly tone* "Tell me again, why DON'T you want to go back to Oatland?"

Nanfoodle:
*sounds of horror, war, explosions, and screams eventually joined with the sounds of boiling water and rice being cooked fill Nanfoodle's mind along with screams of himself pending off psychotic possums under an underpass as has that "Everything's Fine" face* "Nothing happened. Nothing at all. I sold giant hats."

Yujimei:
*completely ignored Nanfoodle* "Before we discuss the athletes in detail, let's get a quick primer for those of you at home that may be too busy to watch the entire press junket, or just aren't interested in the all the schmaltz like I am."

Events We Will Be Participating In:
Penny Neuworth (♀) returns to head our diving team, joined by newcomer Splash Mountain (♀)(¬).
Our rifle shooting team shrank by one this year, but the two that are repping us are familiar faces from last year, Melissa Edgeworth (♀) and Deidre Pall (♀).
Just like last year, we couldn't find a single Riceball crazy enough to want to schvitz under the hot sun in the middle of the day doing ten different track and field events, not for a lack of asking. Trust us, when we explained the Oatland Games schedule, we got plenty of colorful comments and gestures, and one recruiter was straight up shot in the foot when she heard the news. I told you, we Onigiri and sun... we don't get along.
In gymnastics, the other half of the Neuworth sibling duo returns as well, Kiki Neuworth (♀), along with her fellow 2019 teammates Desiree Jenkins (♀), Lotus Free Water (♀), and sole male gymnast Horse Renoit (♂).
Weightlifting sees two familiar faces from last year, Jonah Fawkes (♂) and Lena Papadapolis (♀), joined by fresh face and up-and-comer Poko Taru (♀)(բ)(₡).
A new face takes the reins in our equestrian division, Violet Gold (♀)(Ԅ).
Swimming finds our roster rather unchanged as both Hilde Crouse (♀) and Hyacinth Zestango (♀)(Ԅ) return for one more go.
When we sent out requests for archery tryouts, needless to say this outdoor event got some... savory responses. In other words, no takers.
Fencing seems to have become go to national specialty, helped by gold medal winner Kenji Shiwatora (♂), and is joined by Oatland Games veteran st33l (Ɽ) and newcomer Karen Yeetmeister (♀).
For our new event, sailing we have a couple of... *video is released by Aclion of the event mid-news junket* wait... what is that? We're getting texts from our applicants? They said in a joint statement, "Wait, they expect them to <bleep> all what in the <bleep> <bleep> hot ass sun?! <bleep> that." Hmmm... Guess we don't have a sailing team then either.

Symbol Legend:
Symbol Legend:
(♂) = Male
(♀) = Female
(Ԅ) = Mermaid
(բ) = Nekomimi
(¬) = Pegasus Pony
(₡) = Cyborg
(Ɽ) = Robot

Sport Name listed in this color is our national specialty.

The Onigiri Enclave's Uniforms:
[spoiler=Uniform Shirt]
This is the uniform shirt all our athletes will be wearing:
This is the uniform shorts MOST of our athletes will be wearing:
This is the uniform skirt worn by our two mermaid participants this years, as wearing the conventional shorts is out of the question for them:

Our National Anthem is still Link"Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"

...and finally, of course, this is our Team Logo and our National Flag:

Data Breach:
"Sometimes, with how much the typical Riceball hates heat and sunlight, I wonder why we even bother with the summer games at all?"

Yujimei:
"Because... vampire!!"

Nanfoodle:
"Now that we have that settled, who do we have?"

Data Breach:
"Well, my notes show that 23 year old Penny Neuworth from Lapis Lazuli has qualified again for these year's games, though she did decline an interview for some reason. However, the big news is our newcomer Splash Mountain, a 27 year-old pegasus mare out of Shimmering Shoots that..."

Yujimei:
*drenched in sweat, sitting in front of two fans while holding a handheld fan with her tail* "OH MY GOD WHO CARES!!!" *takes out tablet and begins reading from it angrily* "LOOK, SPLASH MOUNTAIN, 27, PEGASUS, DIVER, FROM SHIMMERING SHOOTS, NEXT!! GOT MELISSA EDGEWORTH, 20, MARKSWOMAN, FROM SILK SARDONYX, AND DEIDRE PALL, 30, CRAZY SWAMP LADY, FROM OUTSIDE TUFAHIJE CITY. TRAINED TOGETHER WITH BRIGADIER GENERAL HABERDASH AND THE SHOOTERS OF FISHY APPLES. NEXT!! SAME <bleep> GYMNASTS AS LAST TIME TIME, NO ONE CARES!! NEXT!! HERE YOU GOT VIOLET GOLD, 37 YEAR OLLD MERMAID EQUESTRIAN FROM OPALESCENCE!! NEXT!! GOT MORE OF SAME ON THE SWIMMING TEAM, THAT'S WHAT GOOGLE WAS INVENTED FOR. NEXT!! NOW YOU GOT KENJI SHIWATORI, AGE 25, OUT OF MOONSHINE GRAVY, WHO MUST THINK HE'S BIG <bleep> WINNING THAT MEDAL LAST YEAR, AND THEN YOU GOT THESE TWO <bleep> JOINING HIM!!" *throws tablet at Data Breach's face* "THAT'S HOW YOU DO IT!! NOW, GO DO THE THING, AND WHILE YOU'RE THERE, GET MY KNIVES BACK OR I'LL REALLY LOSE!! OH, AND FIX THE <bleep> A/C!! I SWEAR PEOPLE ARE ACTIVELY CONSPIRING TO KEEP ME FROM GETTING MY KNIVES BACK!!"

Nanfoodle:
*awash in sweat, leaning in, whispering to Data Breach* "You should go ahead and take the delegation to Oatland. I'll try to calm her down. However, whatever you do, don't get those knives, mostly because... we're actively conspiring to keep her fromgetting knives back. Personally, I like not getting randomly stabbed by my Secretary of Defense, don't you? You go do this, I try to keep her from accidentally an apocalyplse, and I'll make sure you get your paycheck doubled, okay?"

Data Breach:
"...............Fine."

~End of Broadcast~
Read dispatch

Fishy Apples, Anacin, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 1 otherMondlicht states

Anacin wrote:"Welcome to ANN's Coverage of the 2020 Oatland Summer Games, After last years good results, and unfortunate controversy's We have returned . Most Of our athletes have returned with some new ones here and there. We have left lasts year scandal involving Red Inglewood, a foreign reporter, and a random hotel broom closet all behind us, and look into the future."

We're ready to resume our friendly rivalry with Anacin this year, however, from our side of things we considered the whole Red Inglewood/Peri North tryst a bit of levity given our poor run last year and then that total surprise disaster at the pool. Speaking of which, we'd like to introduce our own reporter, on assignment from the sports desk of FAWN, Fishy Apples World News, lead sports correspondent Delphi Bergit, who will begin their in-depth coverage when the games get underway.

Anacin, Franche Comte, and Mondlicht states

Procrasta nation

Procrasta Nation now officially allows androids with AI to get citizenship. The Oatland Regional Games 2021 will be interesting...

Fishy Apples, Anacin, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 1 otherIliodentra

Dang, Elberstan CTEd.

Bonus: The Camera pans around a trailing train, full of fans covered in red, green and gold. The Reporter is wearing a blue 3-piece suit

"And here we are, one on of the major fan transports of Anacinian Supporters of the team. "

The Crowd starts cheering

"And there is a great deal of patriotism radiating off these fan's and were excited to see what happens, This is Gladys Remainton, back to you guys at ANN"

Fishy Apples wrote:We're ready to resume our friendly rivalry with Anacin this year, however, from our side of things we considered the whole Red Inglewood/Peri North tryst a bit of levity given our poor run last year and then that total surprise disaster at the pool. Speaking of which, we'd like to introduce our own reporter, on assignment from the sports desk of FAWN, Fishy Apples World News, lead sports correspondent Delphi Bergit, who will begin their in-depth coverage when the games get underway.

Introduces herself

Gladys Remainton, ANN Sports On Scene Reporter. Reaches out for a Handshake

Fishy Apples, Iliodentra, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

Please rise for the anthem of the regional games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpYsnjKfWk
The Oatland Summer Games have officially begun, with almost 300 athletes competing; representing nineteen nations across eight regions, the most participants ever (unless you count the winter games in which nations produce like 30 athletes just by sending a hockey team :p).
We wish the best of luck to you all and hope that you will all compete in the spirit of fair play and common brotherhood.

Lennia, Fishy Apples, Anacin, Hospe, and 8 othersNagakawa, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, Iliodentra, Procrasta nation, Great sothos, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

"This Coverage of the Opening Ceremonies is brought to you by Costington's, Getting More with Less, and SuperVolt Batteries, Long Lasting, Forever Batteries"

The Reporter on screen is an older fella, with graying red hair and deep voice, his cohort is the young, previously introduced female reporter

"Welcome Back to the coverage of the Opening Ceremonies., my names, Pierre Edelson and Coming up Next is the message and start of the games"

Aclion wrote:Please rise for the anthem of the regional games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpYsnjKfWk
The Oatland Summer Games have officially begun, with almost 300 athletes competing; representing nineteen nations across eight regions, the most participants ever (unless you count the winter games in which nations produce like 30 athletes just by sending a hockey team :p).
We wish the best of luck to you all and hope that you will all compete in sprite of fair play and common brotherhood.

"And there you have it, the games have begun. Join Gladys Tomorrow, with after coverage of the diving events, here on ANN"

Fishy Apples, Nagakawa, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 2 othersIliodentra, and Mondlicht states

The opening ceremony of the Oatland Summer Games is being attended by Nagakawa's Foreign Minister Reiko Hattori, Nagakawan Ambassador to the World Assembly Manabu Horibe, and former National Marksmanship Cup gold medalist Nobuhisa Taninaka.

Nagakawa's team wishes all other participating nations' athletes the very best of luck in the events to come, and offers a toast to the success of the Games.

Lennia, Fishy Apples, Anacin, Hospe, and 3 othersBroken Edge, Franche Comte, and Mondlicht states

"In recent news in the Hospean stands, a fan is being escorted out for bringing a live Black Panther to the Opening ceremony. This would be perfectly legal in Hospe but now a fist fight has broken out."
-Lando Stober
Reporter for the Hospean Sports Mail.

Lennia, Anacin, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 2 othersIliodentra, and Mondlicht states

My favorite part of this is that "black panther" is capitalized, suggesting that it is not the animal but a member of the black nationalist organisation.

Lennia, Fishy Apples, Anacin, Naralanesia, and 3 othersNagakawa, Broken Edge, and Mondlicht states

Post self-deleted by Mondlicht states.

Results of Yesterday's diving event are in. Taking the gold is Faruk Nor of Fishy Apples, while Marc Gérald of Aclion took the silver and Jane McCafree of Procrasta nation took the Bronze.

Fishy Apples, Anacin, Hospe, Nagakawa, and 6 othersBroken Edge, Kappa lambda epsilon mu, Iliodentra, Great sothos, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

Mondlicht states

Aclion wrote:Results of Yesterday's diving event are in. Taking the gold is Faruk Nor of Fishy Apples, while Marc Gérald of Aclion took the silver and Jane McCafree of Procrasta nation took the Bronze.

*clap clap clap*

Anacin, Hospe, Broken Edge, Franche Comte, and 1 otherOctonovem

Aclion wrote:Results of Yesterday's diving event are in. Taking the gold is Faruk Nor of Fishy Apples, while Marc Gérald of Aclion took the silver and Jane McCafree of Procrasta nation took the Bronze.

Congratulations!

Anacin, Hospe, Broken Edge, and Octonovem

Post self-deleted by Iliodentra.

Post self-deleted by Mondlicht states.

Procrasta nation

Procrasta nation is proud to congratulate Jane McCafree to be our first ever medalist in the Oatland Regional Games.

We hope as a nation that there are more to come!

Fishy Apples, Anacin, Hospe, Broken Edge, and 3 othersFranche Comte, Great sothos, and Octonovem

Anacin wrote:The Reporter is wearing a blue 3-piece suit.

Introduces herself

"Gladys Remainton, ANN Sports On Scene Reporter." Reaches out for a Handshake

~A Carolina Blue-haired mermaid with shimmering burgundy scales on her tail in an English Violet colored suit consisting of a vest, necktie, blazer, and pencil skirt reciprocates Gladys' handshake~
Howdy!! Delphi Bergit, Chief Sports Correspondent for FAWN. Nice to meet you!!"

Aclion wrote:Please rise for the anthem of the regional games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpYsnjKfWk
The Oatland Summer Games have officially begun, with almost 300 athletes competing; representing nineteen nations across eight regions, the most participants ever (unless you count the winter games in which nations produce like 30 athletes just by sending a hockey team :p).
We wish the best of luck to you all and hope that you will all compete in the spirit of fair play and common brotherhood.

"This is Delphi Bergit, live from Oatland, where the 2020 Oatland Summer Games have begun!! Athletes are from eight regions are doing their best for glory and excellence here in Oatland in ten different events, nine of which Fishy Apples is participating in. Last night, the Opening Ceremonies took place to much fanfare. As usual, member nations of Oatland did presentations to showcase the region and excite the fans who came from all over, including an amazing musical number portraying the founding of Oatland performed by theater actors from Lennia, a massive dance number done by performers from Aclion showcasing their diverse culture, and a concert spearheaded by The Howling Barge of Dying Babies that was... rather interesting, to say the least.
Interspersed with these spectacles were the main draw of these games, the reason for the season, the why to why we are here, the team processions. Each nation's team marched out, led by their nation's team captain, carrying their nation's standard and waving to the crowd, each in alphabetical order. As such, that meant Fishy Apples would come out sixth right after longtime Oatland Games mainstay Finmany. For the most part, the Opening Ceremonies was a jovial event for all, although there was a noted ruckus in the stands in the section where much of the Hospe delegation resided as they dealt with a fan who brought with them a Black Panther. There is still some misinformation as to whether they were referring to an actual panther, a member of the nationalist organization of the same name, or the king of Wakanda.
About the only other major disturbance, besides The Onigiri Enclave simply being the The Onigiri Enclave, was something we ourselves missed at first and had to be made aware thanks to our partners at the Anacin News Network and media outlets from The Onigiri Enclave who were also to spot this development thanks to their higher definition camera relative to ours, but it seemed during our team's turn to march around the stadium, swimmer Lily Normande unzipped her tracksuit jacket to reveal not her uniform but what appeared to be a graphic t-shirt depicting Aclionian President Sébastien Larousse & Vice President Barbara Mace as a big game hunter and zookeeper, respectively, in a Victorian big game trophy room, Sébastien holding various Oatland Game medals in one hand just out of reach of a mermaid he's also using as a foot stool, while in the corner of the room is a taxidermied nekomimi dressed like a maid posed to look ferocious. This action comes as no surprise from Normande, who has been vocal on her belief the games have a heavy pro-human bias in judging. It was a theory that had a modicum of traction in some circles just after the 2019 games, but has largely been debunked after talking with Oatland officials and reviewing game footage. A recent The Bunny Fire poll conducted online across Fishy Apples, The Onigiri Enclave, and by leaflets returned by message in a bottle from Zephyr Island in Windiria, only 6% of those polled believe there is preferential treatment towards human competitors and/or prejudicious treatment of non-humans in the Oatland Games.
In response, the office of the queen has prepared a statement saying that Ms. Normande's actions are not the views and opinions of Fishy Apples officially, and deeply apologizes to President Larousse and Vice President Mace, and I have a feeling Ms. Normande will not be the most popular face in Bastiet for the next three and a half weeks."

Aclion wrote:Results of Yesterday's diving event are in. Taking the gold is Faruk Nor of Fishy Apples, while Marc Gérald of Aclion took the silver and Jane McCafree of Procrasta nation took the Bronze.

"Turning to news of today's events, Fishy Apples made their mark right away with a big splash by netting diving gold!! This is Faruk Nor's first medal at the Oatland Games, and he is quite excited, thanking his mother, his high school swimming coach, the dark lord Cthulhu, and his girlfriend Kaguya Nishitami, whom he proposed to on camera immediately after the medal ceremony. We also salute silver medalist Marc Gérald of Aclion, who almost bested our Faruk today with an amazing 355B, and bronze medal winner Jane McCafree of Procrastra Nation, already winning her nation their first medal in their rookie outing at these 2020 games.
Anyways, that's all news out of Oatland for now. This has been Delphi Bergit, FAWN Sports!!"

Anacin, Hospe, Nagakawa, Franche Comte, and 3 othersIliodentra, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

Former Nagakawan Prime Minister Takumi Ninagawa has been spotted in Aclion’s capital city Bastiat, along with his wife Noriko Ninagawa.

It is understood that Mr Ninagawa’s son, Masanobu Ninagawa, will be competing in the archery event of the Oatland Summer Games, alongside none other than Crown Prince Ayahito, the eldest son of the Emperor. While the Emperor has made public his intention of flying to Bastiat in an official capacity on the 11th of July, Mr Ninagawa’s visit appears to be unplanned and independent of any dignitary function.

Mr Ninagawa, 45, was the youngest Prime Minister in Nagakawa’s history, and holds the distinction of being the only Prime Minister to have left office with higher approval ratings than when he first took office.

Political analyst Yukiko Hirota, when asked about any possible significance of Mr Ninagawa’s being in Bastiat, simply said, “The man probably just wants to support his son and have a nice holiday. We should leave him alone.”

Lennia, Fishy Apples, Anacin, Hospe, and 4 othersFranche Comte, Iliodentra, Mondlicht states, and Octonovem

Fishy Apples wrote:~A Carolina Blue-haired mermaid with shimmering burgundy scales on her tail in an English Violet colored suit consisting of a vest, necktie, blazer, and pencil skirt reciprocates Gladys' handshake~
Howdy!! Delphi Bergit, Chief Sports Correspondent for FAWN. Nice to meet you!!"

Well, its nice to meet you.

Fishy Apples wrote:About the only other major disturbance, besides The Onigiri Enclave simply being the The Onigiri Enclave, was something we ourselves missed at first and had to be made aware thanks to our partners at the Anacin News Network and media outlets from The Onigiri Enclave who were also to spot this development thanks to their higher definition camera relative to ours, but it seemed during our team's turn to march around the stadium, swimmer Lily Normande unzipped her tracksuit jacket to reveal not her uniform but what appeared to be a graphic t-shirt depicting Aclionian President Sébastien Larousse & Vice President Barbara Mace as a big game hunter and zookeeper, respectively, in a Victorian big game trophy room, Sébastien holding various Oatland Game medals in one hand just out of reach of a mermaid he's also using as a foot stool, while in the corner of the room is a taxidermied nekomimi dressed like a maid posed to look ferocious. This action comes as no surprise from Normande, who has been vocal on her belief the games have a heavy pro-human bias in judging. It was a theory that had a modicum of traction in some circles just after the 2019 games, but has largely been debunked after talking with Oatland officials and reviewing game footage. A recent The Bunny Fire poll conducted online across Fishy Apples, The Onigiri Enclave, and by leaflets returned by message in a bottle from Zephyr Island in Windiria, only 6% of those polled believe there is preferential treatment towards human competitors and/or prejudicious treatment of non-humans in the Oatland Games."

You can thank our technical department for that footage,

Fishy Apples and Octonovem

Aclion wrote:Please rise for the anthem of the regional games https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGpYsnjKfWk
The Oatland Summer Games have officially begun, with almost 300 athletes competing; representing nineteen nations across eight regions, the most participants ever (unless you count the winter games in which nations produce like 30 athletes just by sending a hockey team :p).
We wish the best of luck to you all and hope that you will all compete in the spirit of fair play and common brotherhood.

"I wish good luck to us and everyone else competing, we love to say that as a gift of gratitude and give every team a Basket of fine wine, and confectionery made by some of the best that Octonovem has to offer" Sends Matthias P. Herrera and his wife Candace Herrera

Anacin and Broken Edge

«12. . .221222223224225226227. . .289290»

Advertisement