Internet meme challenge, anyone? | Day 19

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ The feed snaps on and Peter and Gwen seem to be in the Gym. Peter’s sitting cross-legged on the floor, far enough back so that everyone can see him, off to the side is a bucket usually used for cleaning but in this case it’s filled with water. And Ice. Lots of ice. ]

Yo! Hey everyone, what’s up? Gwen and I were talking and we decided-to alleviate boredom-I’m not bored Mr Stark, don’t give me more chores!-we’d bring back some stuff from our world-worlds to help.

So what this is-is the ice bucket challenge. It's really simple and acted as a charity thing a few years ago so we’re gonna do it here. If you get nominated you either donate two bears to Mr Stark’s Teddy Bear Fund or you donate one bear and have a bucket of ice water dumped on your head.

We came up with this while I was poor and don’t have enough points so…

[ He gestures to the bucket of Ice Water. ]

[ Gwen is nearby, as is just a common thing with the Spider-Couple. Standing instead of sitting, leaning casually on the wall as she listens to Peter and nods. She has her phone in her hand and is scrolling through the music on it, but absolutely paying attention.

Just...give her one second and then she looks at the camera with an embarrassed grin. ]

Sorry! Yep! We figured...well, I figured it’d be a great way to build a bigger sense of community if we did something to help with the Teddy Bear fund. The original purpose of this, back on our separate versions of Earth, was to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and the money donated went towards research for a cure. So what you do, as Peter will demonstrate is dump the ice water over your head and nominate a handful of people to do the challenge.

Me, I just plan on buying some bears.

[ She’s probably not dumping ice water over her head. Maybe.


...she might. ]

Yup!

[ Peter chimes in, glancing at the water and then… making a face. ]

I’m totally gonna do this.

...might need some help because that water is gonna be really Effin’ cold.


But first uh.. I nominate Mr Stark, Gwen- [ He shoots her a grin. ] Kaito, Danny and uh Eva.

[ Gwen shoots Peter a look at being nominated, one that’s both loving and ‘you little shit’ at the same time. She adores her boyfriend, though, so she will eventually be doing this challenge. But for now, she’s going to help with the bucket. Tucking hre phone into her pocket, she heads over and picks the bucket up and then sits beside him. ]

If we’re doing this, we’re doing this together. We can manage it.

[ He does not look excited about this-why did they decide to do this again? ]

Oh man, this is gonna suck.

You’ll be fine. I nominate Ignis, and my bestie, Renee.

[ With that, Gwen hoists the bucket above her and Peter and with maybe two seconds of hesitation, dumps it out over the two of them and gasps as ice and water hit her. ]

Ohshit!

[ Peter curses as he gasps along side her. ]

Comments

[sensitiveapple]

... Why did you do that?

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Oh man. That was really fucking cold and now he's soaked and needs a towel. Holy shit. ]

Ch-charity. It's for charity. Gwen j-just did a whole th-thing-fuck it's cold.

[Video]

[schrodingersghost]

[Danny appears in the video wearing a white t-shirt. No purple in sight.]

Dude, you do remember that I have ice powers? I kind of feel like this is cheating.

[Video]

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Don't mind Peter as he just sits here and shivers because he's actually dying. Why did he thing this was a good idea? ]

I-it pr-probably is b-but hey... at l-l-least it's ch-cheating for ch-charity?

[Voice]

[iamnotgod]

[Webmind... does not recognize this challenge. But it does seem like the sort of thing that would go viral, and so:]

Would you mind sharing what year the 'Ice Bucket' challenge is from, on your world? Mine has not yet experienced such a phenomenon, but the reason for it sounds quite grand.

Re: [Voice]

[hashtagparkerluck]

uh... twenty fifteen? I think? It was right before Ultron-I remember that.

[magicurls]

[It's amusing, but she's hiding her giggles politely behind her hand.]

Thank you for your kindness. The bear on my first day...it's silly, but it really helped.

If anyone else is short on points, I think I can make a few. All I need is some scrap cloth.

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ It's fine-it was meant for fun anyways. He's just now very, very cold. Excuse him while he pulls his hoodie on over his NASA shirt. ]

Awesome.

and I'm glad it helped, it was a really cool thing for Mr Stark to put together.

[faithfulson]

[ Luke is so confused; of all the people that have joined and the things they've done, this is the strangest thing yet. ]

Isn't... there something more productive you could do? Like helping in the kitchen?

[ You know, like you purples should be doing this month? ]

[hibana_incursa]

I already d-did my food prep. It's in the fridge, labeled and all. No one wants me actually cooking anything.

[les_magique]

Well done well done!

[She's laughing, but also slightly confused.]

What's this about bears?

[hashtagparkerluck]

Oh it was a thing Mr Stark started-since we seem to get a lot of kid-[ one moment, he just shivered really hard. It is COLD. ] Kids. he thought we should like compile bears to give them to make things easier.

[sendiintheclown]

How many points are required for a bear? Or are we making them ourselves? If a bear is required whether you allow a bucket to be poured over you or not, this is important information for people to have.

[Confused why they are not just helping with food prep or dishes]

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ After he's gotten his hoodie back on... ]

Ten! They're listed under 'mascot' in the store.

If you don't have the coin now, you can just do an IOU-that's what I'm doing because yeah-hella poor atm.

[afterburner]

I see, this is how you repay my friendship!!

Okay, I'll bite. Gotta think of who I want to torment with my love-- [And here she snorts.] but you can expect a video once I figure that out!

[hashtagparkerluck]

But Renee, it's for ~Charity~

[faithfulsupport]

As flattered as I am to be nominated for such a thing, I must respectfully decline. I also am requesting that none of the Blue team do this for we shall have to clean up. And then there's the sickness that may be caught and spread throughout the train.

[He pauses as he remembers that fiasco.]

And then if we're all coming down sick, we're in trouble. I will purchase more bears since that is what this is for. And if either of you two become ill from doing this, please come see me.

[hibana_incursa]

Don't worry. We're cleaning up after ourselves. We're not going to just leave it for anyone else. That'd be rude.

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Peter rolls his eyes while shivering lightly. ]

No one's gonna get sick doing this. It's just getting splashed with cold water-ice water. I mean, it's a shock but it's not gonna get anyone sick.

[ Says patient zero of the void-flu epidemic. ]

[runs_on_batteries]

Party pooper.

[stealsyourheart]

Ohhhh we're going down this road are we~

[hashtagparkerluck]

Hell yeah, we are!

[ Don't mind as he just... shivers. his Nasa shirt is soaked now. where did he put his hoodie? ]

video

[mtsilver_conquor]

[So much laughter. So much.]

If I didn't know better, I'd say you're Kotone-chan's brother.

[A small head shake that can't get rid of the grin.] I'll do it in a bit. It could be fun.

video

[blue_ice]

More of a test of wills than anything. But appropriate for a challenge.

[ Don't mind him he's interested to see this now. ]

[bethereprompto]

I wanna do it! Do I need to be nominated?

[hibana_incursa]

What’s your name?

Video

[maxwellsdaemon]

[Wishes he'd had some popcorn, is trying very hard not to laugh]

On a scale of one to my-balls-ain't-ever-coming-back-down, how much to you regret ice water and not a bucket of feathers?

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Peter just shrugs. ]

I mean, it's cold but it's not like it stays cold? It's just like a real quick shock to the system.

[runs_on_batteries]

[Tony laughs as his image shows up on screen. Maybe they caught him in an unusually good mood, but he's tickled over this instead of irritated.]

I accept! And Peter, I'm enlisting you to help me get these other party poopers drenched and rattling their teeth.

[hashtagparkerluck]

[ Peter is still a bit wet but he's at least got a towel for now. He grins when he here's Tony's voice and then flashes him a thumbs up. ]

You got it, Mr Stark!