Drabble fest!: Hokuto Cup

[troisroyaumes]

It's Friday! As promised, that means it's time for our biweekly team competition.

How It Works

- Leave prompts in the comments. You can request anonymously if you prefer.

- Reply to prompts with any fanwork of your choice. (Fic, art, icons, FSTs, vids, etc.--all are eligible.) You can also answer anonymously if you prefer.

- When you fill a prompt, please specify your chosen team somewhere in the comment. In this round, you can choose to play for Team Japan, Team China or Team Korea.

- Each time you fill a prompt, you win a point for your team.

- (optional, but highly encouraged) Go back to your journals and recruit friends for your teams! Cheer your team on, here and elsewhere! Leave feedback!

- The team that gets the most points wins the competition! Each member of the winning team will receive 20 Dreamwidth Points as a prize.

Rules

- Fics may be of any length. Although we anticipate most people will write drabbles or short fics, if you want to write an epic AU in the comments, feel free.

- Prompts can have multiple fills. Members of the same team can fill the same prompt, and any individual can fill a prompt more than once.

- This round will end on Friday, May 28, 6 PM PST. ETA: Deadline extended to Friday, June 4, 6 PM PST.

Fight-o, everyone!

Comments

Team Japan!

[qem_chibati]

There is absolutely nothing that stops a girl from playing Go.

There's no physical strength required other than the endurance of maintaining concentration for a long match. It's not an "un-lady like" game, with long history of women playing and a woman's tournament too.

But stupid dumb boys always act surprised when Nase plays, she finds. So at the grand old age of seven, she always has to challenge someone else into playing her, rather than having them seek her out.

It's an attitude that she carries as she grows older, of challenging better players and seeking to grow stronger.

And now as she sits, challenger to the Meijin title, she smiles. Proud of how far she's come and how far she has grown from a tiny midget that challenged her father to, "Another game Tou-san, another game!".

Also well, as her smile changes to a smirk - next year, it's definitely going to be people challenging her.

Re: Team Japan!

[troisroyaumes]

I really like Nase's confidence and courage here. She's so fearless! XD

Re: Team Japan!

[ex_ayalesca554]

I love this!

Re: Team Japan!

[lacygrey]

I wish I knew how to write so short and neat a piece and still achieve a complete story.

'There's no physical strength required other than the endurance of maintaining concentration for a long match'

I was surprised when we saw girls and boys playing separately at the junior high in Hikago, but I guess I’d have been happier in a single sex team at that age.

But then, as there are also adult women’s championships, I wondered if there was another reason for the continuation of this separation (I learn there are also women’s championships for chess). I wouldn’t know if this is about giving equal chances or about gender separation. Was it once considered improper/humiliating to win/lose against a member of the opposite sex?

Re: Team Japan!

[qem_chibati]

Oh dear. This is going to come out of the blue, but I thought I replied back to this a while ago.

Firstly thank you. ^.^;;

Secondly, women's tournaments tend to be more about for the girls benefit than the boys - for chess at least in my experience- it's considered a more sheltered environment and less stress at competing. That is, usually with chess there are less girls that play, so in the coed tournaments it can feel like they are representing their gender as well as themselves and that adds a lot of pressure, so girl's tournaments can really help girls develop to an even level, without having to go through a stressful learning period. (Also boys smell. ): )

Re: Team Japan!

[lacygrey]

Thanks for this info and insight.

(Also boys smell. ): )
Another good reason for internet!

BTW What did you think of my responses to your fic prompts?