Chapter 1329 1329 Cannon Questions

Chapter 1329 1329 Cannon Questions

--- Kat ---

"Yeah so I've got a question," said Marigold as she raised a hand. Thyme nodded in her direction, "Right so... can the judges have the same rules?"

"I believe I stated that the judges would judge on different criteria," said Thyme.

"Yeah but like... in that toe touching example, could one of you give out two points for every toe touch, while another gives out two points for a toe touch and one for a clap?" explained Marigold.

Thyme nodded and said, "Indeed such a thing is possible. As long as the rule isn't exactly the same it is entirely possible for the rules to have overlapping elements. There won't be two judges that just rely on toe touches to give out points, but if one of them also goes for something else, then it's considered fair game,"

Willow was the next to put her hand up so Thyme motioned for her to speak. "So my question is, when does the judging begin? Like, you said we can move the cannon about, so I'm wondering when the scoring starts,"

"You were only be marked on things that happen once you leave the cannon fully. So don't rush to do anything as soon as the top of your head is out of the cannon. Whatever the judges are looking for, it will be after your feet have left the cannon completely. You can pull your feet in closer if you want to start early for some reason, but you won't save much time at all. Nothing's stopping you if you want to do it though," said Thyme with a shrug.

While this was going on, Lily and Kat were still having a slight back in forth in regards to if Lily wanted to participate in the round... and the answer was looking like no. Kat worked out a while back that encouraging Lily was just making her embarrassed so she'd switched tactics to mentioning that they only needed two points to win... which just freaked Lily out more. Now her poor girlfriend was worried about costing the team the win, despite the fact that she really might be the best one for the job.

Needless to say, with this internal argument going on they didn't have time to think up their own questions, or wonder what loopholes the others might be trying to work out. Especially when the next person to ask a question had a weird one... You can trace the roots of this content at n0v@lbin

"So you said we can't land on the dirt," said Burgandy after Thyme called on her. "Is that a rule, or just a limitation of the cannon?"

Thyme nodded, "Indeed it's possible for them to have some effect on the judges scores... but I will add a clarifier to this. I won't be requiring anyone to wear a specific style of swim wear as part of the judging. While I might find it amusing to mess with people's ideas of what's proper or comfortable to wear... I am cognisant of the fact that quite a few styles of swimwear would be uncomfortable in the physical sense, not just a social one. So, considering Marigold has brought it up, I'll let you all know that the style of attire will not affect the judging,"

Kat couldn't help but laugh internally at the mental image of March in a bikini that didn't properly cover her pectoral muscles for a few moments before something else occurred to her. *Wait... isn't this magical clothing that can adjust to the user? Why would it be physically uncomfortable to wear? I was assuming that the straps or something might dig in... but if it's magic then what's the problem?*

[Huh... that's an interesting point. I... I guess there has to be some sort of limit? Or perhaps clothing with female styles wouldn't know how to size themselves properly to a guy? No Thyme seems like just the sort of person to ensure that you could wear whatever you wanted. Hmm... well I suppose it could be tails and stuff? I'm not sure if swimwear can make allowances for that.]

*It's the best idea I can think of for the moment... but I'm not sure how hard it would be to adjust clothing for that either. Thyme seems capable... but then again maybe Thyme didn't make the outfits?*

[That could be it. Thyme wants this all to be possible without their interference. Perhaps they commissioned a less skilled enchanter for the swimsuits. I can't imagine the same crazy enchanter that did the obstacle course and the flying machines would be willing to enchant just a pile of clothing with the same boring enchantment. Just at a guess.]

*Yeah... yeah that makes even more sense. Thyme is probably capable of making sure anything fits... but it's not just up to Thyme is it? Actually... that's got to be why the swimsuits make it possible to land in the water from any height! It's so that Thyme or a similarly powerful individual doesn't need to babysit the cannon!

Heck, Thyme already explained it. The cannon can't shoot you out onto land, and a lot of the control are internal. Presumably, that includes the launch button. This might seem like a challenge... but really it's an elaborate tourist attraction!*

[Yes! That's got to be it. It all makes so much more sense that way!]

With Thyme's motivations suitably investigated... for the moment, Kat and Lily went back to arguing about if Lily should participate in this round or not. It was mostly circular at this point, accomplishing almost nothing. Kat had essentially given up on getting Lily to participate without straight up blackmail or coercion and Kat wasn't willing to go that far. Not only was the chance of it working far from one hundred percent, but Kat knew she'd also feel quite bad about the attempt regardless of the success.

Of course, if Kat and Lily had bothered to look around them a bit more they'd have realised that the rest of the team was smirking at them. Even Nixilei, who still had massive bags under her eyes and was yawning regularly could see that Kat and Lily were arguing with each other about something. They hadn't quite figured out what the argument was about, but really it was only a matter of time before that became clear. They had the broadest strokes at the moment, that Lily didn't want to do something Kat thought she should, but no more than that.