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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 15, 2019 23:15:26 GMT -8
Golf Course [/b][/div] Location found in box F4 below: Each box is 3 miles by 3 miles. It takes an hour to walk 3 miles. But also keep in mind that hiking (like that really steep hill to get to higher ground) will take a heck of a lot longer and that if you're running (like from some jungle thing), that you'll get somewhere faster.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on Dec 16, 2019 0:12:24 GMT -8
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Dec 16, 2019 16:29:08 GMT -8
*** Hurley and Linda enter from The Caves ***
Being the gentleman, Hurley had offered to carry the bag of golf clubs to the location they had scouted out the day before. But the bag was starting to get really heavy, and this was as good a place as any. "So," he began, setting down the bag and trying to catch his breath, "if the tee is here, how far away should the hole be?" He shielded his eyes with a hand to his forehead as he looked across the gently rolling, green landscape.
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Post by Ariel on Dec 30, 2019 22:06:59 GMT -8
"So,""if the tee is here, how far away should the hole be?"
Standing in place next to Hurley, Linda put her hands on her hips as she surveyed the grassy plane. The sun was blaring bright against the vast landscape of green, so Linda had to cup her hand just over her brow for her eyes to adjust. Although bright out, Linda was grateful that today wasn't as much of a scorcher as it had been, especially with all the bags that Hurley had graciously offered to carry for them.
"Hmm, well, mathematics was never my forte in school...but I'd say about - maybe yay long?" Linda looked down at her arms, both stretched out to each side of her body, then as her gaze grew slightly puzzled, she made them slightly smaller, "Or maybe this long?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 4, 2020 18:54:08 GMT -8
"Hmm, well, mathematics was never my forte in school...but I'd say about - maybe yay long? Or maybe this long?"
"Works for me," Hurley said with a shrug, breaking off a stick to the length that Linda had indicated and placing it on the ground to mark the tee. "So if we want less mini golf, more Pebble Beach, we need to make it a challenge. And with no bunkers or water hazards, we should probably put the hole somewhere over that next ridge. Like 300 yards?" he guessed.
"But how far is a yard? I mean, a yard is like three feet, so...." He began to count off his steps, placing one foot in front of the other. Feeling more like he was taking a sobriety test in this tropical heat than measuring out a par-three golf course. "Or y'know, maybe 100 yards is enough?"
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Post by Ariel on Jan 6, 2020 10:45:43 GMT -8
"But how far is a yard? I mean, a yard is like three feet, so...."
Linda watched Hurley as he began to takes some measuring steps, bringing her hand that was shielding her eyes from the sun over her forehead to wipe her brow that began to of sweat. The longer she stood in one place, the warmer her body was getting from the sun over their heads. So, as Hurley looked as if he had things under control on his end, Linda found a shaded spot under a fairly large brush and lowered herself down to the grassy floor. Retrieving material from the bag she had dragged over with her, she began to tie it around the ends of long bamboo sticks to make golf hole flags.
"Or y'know, maybe 100 yards is enough?"
Linda peered up from her work station and squinted in Hurley's direction as she heard noise coming from his way, "What?" Linda cupped a hand over the side of her mouth, calling out in a puzzling question. As Hurley had been taking his steps, Linda had moved slightly farther away to work under some shade, so they now found quite a distance between themselves over the grassy plane, "I think it's perfect! Everyone's going to love it!" Linda was left with no choice but to assume that his question had to do with approval and removed the hand from the side of her mouth to give him a smile and a thumbs up before returning to her half finished bamboo flag.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 16, 2020 15:41:44 GMT -8
"I think it's perfect! Everyone's going to love it!"
"Uh, okay, cool," Hurley said, mainly to himself as Linda seemed too far away now to hear him. A fair assumption since she was too far away for him to hear her. He smiled genuinely for what seemed like the first time in a while, as it wasn't every day that a pretty blonde woman was giving him an enthusiastic thumbs up. And the distance seemed about right judging by his very limited time on the links.
"So I guess now...we dig." He removed the makeshift trowel from his back pocket and began to stab at the earth beneath him, not quite sure how wide or how deep to make the hole. There wouldn't be any golf course inspectors checking his work, anyway. Even though it was tedious work under a hot sun, Hurley felt good to be doing something that would benefit others. He couldn't wait to see the look on Jack's face when he revealed their secret endeavor.
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Post by Ariel on Jan 23, 2020 20:22:44 GMT -8
Linda had grabbed a water bottle from the bag that Hurley had brought up, and with the finished flag in the other hand she made her was across the field of greenery to a hole digging Hurley. She grinned as she watched him work away, and felt grateful to have him here with her. Everyday on the island was hopeless, and somehow Hurley always managed to make things less shitty.
"Water break," Linda nudged Hurley gently, offering him the water bottle as she stuck the end of the flag right behind the hole, "There we are!" Linda took a step back next to Hurley in admiration of their hard work, "We've got ourselves a golf hole ladies and gentleman."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jan 25, 2020 11:24:08 GMT -8
"Water break."
"Thanks, dude!" Hurley said, taking the offered water and uncapping the bottle. He turned it up and gulped down several mouthfuls, not realizing how thirsty he was until this moment. He sat back on the grass to rest as Linda planted a flag in the freshly-dug hole.
"There we are!"
"Sweet!" he beamed. "And actually, we could do a second hole. The land in that direction's pretty clear," he added, looking off toward the northeast, "if you feel like makin' another flag." At least they were getting something done out here. What was the alternative -- go back to the caves and watch Jack treat people or the Korean woman set up her own little herb garden or Michael fussing with Walt and his dog?
"How's Charlie doing?" Hurley asked her. "I mean, I know he wants to be there for Claire and stuff...."
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Post by Ariel on Feb 1, 2020 19:22:42 GMT -8
"How's Charlie doing?""I mean, I know he wants to be there for Claire and stuff...."
"Charlie? Oh, uh, he's doing alright," Linda's happy train back tracked slightly as she hesitated, focusing down at the golf hole they had just created, "The cave in gave us all a mad fright, but he's been in better spirits since then, I think. Haven't spent much time with him, he's been busy helping Claire. I don't mind though," Linda looked up at Hurley as she spoke with assurance, though she wasn't exactly sure if she was assuring Hurley or herself that she didn't mind Charlie's time being occupied elsewhere, "Keeps him busy." Linda grinned, keeping the details to a minimum as she didn't want to be the bratty sister that airs her brother's dirty laundry. After everything that the siblings had been through up until this point, she didn't want to lose him. Not again.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Feb 5, 2020 18:23:37 GMT -8
"Charlie? Oh, uh, he's doing alright ... Haven't spent much time with him, he's been busy helping Claire. I don't mind though. Keeps him busy."
"Yeah," Hurley agreed, noticing a slight cloud had passed over Linda's previously sunny disposition. It had to hurt a little, feeling like someone else was getting more of her brother's attention. "That first day, right after we crashed, Jack told me to look after Claire. I was like 'You kiddin' me? How am I supposed to do that?' There are probably, like, a dozen more people you could ask. And then we were almost killed by the wing when it fell, so everything since then has been pretty easy."
He downed a few more swallows from the water bottle. "I mean, Claire's gotta' be scared," he remarked. "More than the rest of us. People probably think Charlie's some selfish rock star, but he's really stepped up, made her feel safe. He did the same for you sometimes, right?"
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Post by Ariel on Feb 16, 2020 14:44:54 GMT -8
"I mean, Claire's gotta' be scared," "More than the rest of us. People probably think Charlie's some selfish rock star, but he's really stepped up, made her feel safe. He did the same for you sometimes, right?"
Everyone was capable of change, and it was apparent to Linda that Charlie really wanted to try to change his old ways. But could he stick to it? Linda was terrified of being hurt again, and it held her back from embracing the new shift in Charlie's ways. So she did what she thought she only could do in that instance - smile and bottle her fears from being seen or heard.
"How about that second hole, yeah?" Bypassing Hurley's question, Linda threw her glance in the direction of the clearing that Hurley had been pointing towards, "We could switch stations if you're getting tired of digging?"
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Feb 29, 2020 20:41:02 GMT -8
"How about that second hole, yeah? We could switch stations if you're getting tired of digging?"
"Sure, knock yourself out," Hurley said, handing over the trowel. He got up and dusted off the dirt as they both walked to the location for the second hole. "So...siblings, huh?" he offered. One more chance to get her to talk about Charlie if she wanted and if not, he would let it go. "As if a trans-Pacific flight wasn't long enough, now you're stuck on an island together. My brother, Diego, and I woulda' killed each other by now."
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Post by Ariel on Mar 14, 2020 9:52:34 GMT -8
"So...siblings, huh?" "As if a trans-Pacific flight wasn't long enough, now you're stuck on an island together. My brother, Diego, and I woulda' killed each other by now."
"Believe me, it hasn't been a slice. Sometimes it's been pure Vegemite. But...," Linda dropped to her knees gently, pressing them into the grassy floor. An amused half smirk played on her face as she began to put her hands to work. Her hands were getting dirty and the ground was beginning to cake under her fingernails, yet Linda's thoughts were elsewhere. Getting to know her brother all over again had been like nothing she had experienced before. The journey had been agonizing to the point where she, at a time, wished that she hadn't extended her hand and gotten involved. Yet it had it's rewards, and although she still felt like she was getting to know him, the regrets had dissolved. Being stranded on an island sucked, but to Linda it was almost a godsend, for this island had taught her things not only about Charlie but about herself as well, "...At the end of the day, we're getting by." Linda peered over her shoulder at Hurley with a beaming smile, before returning to digging.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Mar 20, 2020 18:39:39 GMT -8
"Believe me, it hasn't been a slice. Sometimes it's been pure Vegemite. But...At the end of the day, we're getting by."
"Yeah, that's pretty much all any of us can say," Hurley agreed with a resigned sigh. "But getting this done will give people something else to do. We should probably add a snack shack here between the two holes. Overpriced candy, overcooked hot dogs, room temperature drinks," he mused.
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Post by Ariel on Apr 5, 2020 16:29:58 GMT -8
"But getting this done will give people something else to do. We should probably add a snack shack here between the two holes. Overpriced candy, overcooked hot dogs, room temperature drinks,"
"Now that's what this place is missing," Linda expressed in a moment of revelation as she looked over at Hurley with a look of impressiveness over the hole she was digging, "This is why you're the brains of this operation, Hurley," Linda grinned warmly at him as she rubbed her sweaty brow with her dirty wrist. Distractions and newfound friendships were driving forces in this survival game. Linda knew that if she didn't have Hurley to keep her busy and level-headed, she would have gone completely stir crazy right about now.
"Now, let's get this done and out of the heat by lunch time, yeah?" Linda suggested as the two of them hopped back onto the work grind to get their operation special project completed for everyone to enjoy.
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Post by Hollywood Heidi on May 23, 2020 22:04:27 GMT -8
The rest of the morning passes uneventfully.
It is now early afternoon.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jun 28, 2020 17:44:05 GMT -8
Hurley shielded his eyes from the sun as he watched the treeline for Linda's return. Eventually he could make out three figures moving into the clearing towards him and as they got closer, he could see that it was Linda, Jack, and Gwen. He was amazed, and kinda' relieved, that Linda had managed to persuade Jack away from his doctorly duties for any amount of time. And if he could get Jack's seal of approval, then everyone else would follow.
"Welcome," he greeted, striking what he considered a heroic pose while holding one of the flags, "to the first, and hopefully last, Island Open." He swept his arm to indicate the set of clubs to his left and the fairway and greens beyond. "It's two holes for now, 3 par, and no waiting. "Though now he was waiting for the others' reactions. Would they think it was crazy? A waste of time? Nah, he and Linda were perfectly prepared to make their case.
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Post by Ariel on Jul 3, 2020 20:50:32 GMT -8
"Welcome,""to the first, and hopefully last, Island Open." "It's two holes for now, 3 par, and no waiting. "
Jack scanned the open green field, hands placed on his hips. Listening to Hurley's proud explanation, Jack's expression was rather stunned. Out of all the things he could have assumed Hurley and Linda had been up to, building a functioning golf course was the last thing on his list. "You guys built a golf course?" Jack questioned, yet he was impressed nonetheless. It had been a while since he had stepped foot onto a course, but he didn't think he'd be back on one this soon.
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Post by Ariel on Jul 3, 2020 20:54:26 GMT -8
"You guys built a golf course?"
"Impressive, right?" Linda walked up to stand proudly right beside her partner in crime, "Hurley came up with it. I just helped execute it," Linda chuckled. She strolled over to the pair of clubs to the side, and bending down she picked one up, "We figured it'd be a game everyone could play. Plus, it kind of gives you Four Star All-Inclusive Getaway vibes, don't it?" Linda smiled as her eyes examined the club before dropping the end of it to hover above the ground to practice a couple of swings.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 4, 2020 19:33:31 GMT -8
"You guys built a golf course?"
"Impressive, right? Hurley came up with it. I just helped execute it. We figured it'd be a game everyone could play. Plus, it kind of gives you Four Star All-Inclusive Getaway vibes, don't it?"
"Well, four stars might be a bit generous," Gwen remarked, scanning the green expanse that Hurley and Linda had repurposed. It wasn't exactly Pebble Beach, but it did have all the necessary elements of a golf course. But was that necessary to the welfare and benefit of the other survivors?
"I don't know, guys," she said, her tone doubtful but diplomatic. "With everything else we have to worry about -- food, water, sufficient shelter...."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 4, 2020 19:45:48 GMT -8
"I don't know, guys. With everything else we have to worry about -- food, water, sufficient shelter...."
"Exactly!" Hurley cried, pointing an emphatic putter at Gwen. "Everyone could use a distraction. You can't be on call all the time, right, Jack?" he added, trying to appeal to him in doctor-type terms. Then he picked up on Linda's thread of treating this place like the tropical island it could be, if not for the imminent threat of death that hung over them.
"Rich idiots fly to tropical islands all the time to whack balls around," he continued. "Dudes, listen. Our lives suck. Everyone's nerves are stretched to the max. I mean, we're lost on an Island, running from boars and monsters -- freakin' polar bears!"
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Post by Ariel on Jul 5, 2020 11:29:48 GMT -8
"Rich idiots fly to tropical islands all the time to whack balls around," "Dudes, listen. Our lives suck. Everyone's nerves are stretched to the max. I mean, we're lost on an Island, running from boars and monsters -- freakin' polar bears!"
Squinting through the sun that beat down on them, Jack gazed out on Hurley and Linda's makeshift golf course. After Hurley finished speaking, Jack began to give a slow nod of approval. Hurley was right, they all needed a break from the terrible things that had happened to them and needed to put their minds to ease, even if it was just momentary. A bit of healthy fun never hurt anyone, after all.
"I guess it beats going stir crazy, waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Why not," Jack shrugged, turning to Gwen, "Could be fun!"
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Post by Ariel on Jul 5, 2020 11:33:09 GMT -8
"I guess it beats going stir crazy, waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Why not," "Could be fun!"
Linda grinned excitedly as Jack gave his notion of approval. They were all finally getting the idea that they were all incredibly stressed and needed a break from their tragic real lives. "Brilliant," Linda took a few steps up to Jack and handed him the club before turning to Hurley gleefully, "Should I go round up some of the others? Maybe we can get some others to come play with us?" Linda asked for Hurley's input before taking off.
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"I guess it beats going stir crazy, waiting for the next bad thing to happen. Why not? Could be fun!"
Fun? Gwen thought, echoing Jack's words. Fun seemed a foreign concept at the moment. But the upbeat look on Jack's face, as well as the hopeful enthusiasm of Hurley and Linda, made her reconsider. "I suppose we should do something more than just survive," she relented. "I am rubbish at golf, but I'm happy to serve as caddy."
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 5, 2020 18:01:04 GMT -8
"Should I go round up some of the others? Maybe we can get some others to come play with us?"
Hurley beamed now that he had Jack's seal of approval and Gwen's lukewarm agreement. "Heck, yeah, tell everybody," he instructed Linda. "Well, everybody except Sawyer. This is a 'no jackass' club."
As Linda ran off to make her announcement, Hurley led the way back up the hill from where they stood to the first tee. "So, as you can see, it's, like, basically all fairway," he explained. "No bunkers, no water hazards. Unless we get a sudden hurricane, which could totally happen. Oh, and if the monster shows up, we should probably clear the course."
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Post by Ariel on Jul 14, 2020 10:11:55 GMT -8
"Heck, yeah, tell everybody," "Well, everybody except Sawyer. This is a 'no jackass' club."
"Right - on it! I'll be back in a flash," Linda confirmed excitedly as she nodded farewell to Hurley, Jack and Gwen. With a skip and a hop in her feet, she began to job lightly towards the jungle as she disappeared into the thick of the shrubs and trees.
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- Nebula
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Ready Player One RPG:
- Emmett Rodgers
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X-Men RPG:
- Peter Maximoff/Quicksilver
- Vye Davidson/Ripple
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Lost RPG:
- Bennett "Rom" Friendly
- Harley-Rae Stone
- Jack Shephard
- Linda Pace
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Once Upon a Time RPG:
- Dracula/Vladimir Lee
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The Walking Dead RPG:
- Enid Snow
- Hazel Valentino
- Ingrid Snow
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Post by Ariel on Jul 14, 2020 10:12:26 GMT -8
"I suppose we should do something more than just survive,""I am rubbish at golf, but I'm happy to serve as caddy."
Jack smiled with a tinge of disappointment that Gwen wouldn't be competing. Of course Jack knew this wouldn't be for everyone, he was just simply grateful for the fact that they could dissolve away from the fact that they were stranded on an island where they faced the unknown and immerse themselves into a momentary bubble of fun.
As Linda departed, Jack and Gwen followed Hurley up the hill to where the first stop on their game was located.
"So, as you can see, it's, like, basically all fairway,"
Jack's gaze scanned the course of rolling green hills that eventually tipped downwards slowly towards the ocean landscape as he listened to Hurley's explanation. Jack couldn't help but to exude how impressed he was by the efforts put into this tiny solace of escape. It wasn't much, but it was everything they needed now more than ever.
"No bunkers, no water hazards. Unless we get a sudden hurricane, which could totally happen. Oh, and if the monster shows up, we should probably clear the course."
"Okay," Jack nodded as he looked over at Gwen and the clubs that were next to her, "Well, while we're waiting for our competition to arrive, might as well get a few practice swings in," Jack commented, as he honestly couldn't remember the last time he had been golfing. It wasn't particularly a sport of his choosing, to say the least, unless he was with the surgeon group or his father. He pushed those memories back down into the far corners of his brain with a smile as they began to surface, "You sure you don't want to play?" Jack softened his gaze as he spoke to Gwen, holding his hand out to receive one of the clubs from their caddy, "I could show you the ropes before everyone arrives? You might just surprise yourself and be the best in competition," Jack grinned as he shrugged in a way that said what do you have to lose ?
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 15, 2020 22:28:40 GMT -8
"You sure you don't want to play? I could show you the ropes before everyone arrives? You might just surprise yourself and be the best in competition."
Gwen was perfectly happy to just be a spectator, enjoying the warm breeze and the view down to the ocean beyond. But Jack had this annoying habit of encouraging her to step out of her comfort zone, if only to be alongside him. He had certainly earned the opportunity to enjoy himself for however long this relative calm lasted.
"Well, a private lesson from the club pro?" she remarked, with a quirked eyebrow at Hurley. "Can't say no to that." She shuffled through the selection of clubs in the golf bag -- a driver, a couple of putters, and a range of different irons and wedges. Given her father's passion for the sport, she'd absorbed some information purely by casual contact.
"So I know the difference between a driver and a putter. That's a good start, right?" Gwen offered, indicating her sarcasm with a wink. She took the driver in hand, placed her feet shoulder width apart and attempted a proper stance at the tee, wrapping her fingers around the club's leather grip.
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Post by Kristi Lynne on Jul 15, 2020 22:35:47 GMT -8
"You sure you don't want to play? I could show you the ropes before everyone arrives? You might just surprise yourself and be the best in competition."
"Well, a private lesson from the club pro? Can't say no to that. ... So I know the difference between a driver and a putter. That's a good start, right?"
Hurley proudly stood aside as his new business venture was about to host its first customers. Way more exciting than a box company. "Just, uh, be careful where you hit it," he cautioned, " 'cause we only have so many balls."
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