Teddy Bears' Picnic

[is_the_motion]

If you go down to the woods today
You're in for a big surprise
There's blankets spread out beneath the trees
And honey and cakes and pies

For every bear that ever there was
Can gather here for certain because
Today's the day the Millibears have their picnic!

Picnic time for Millibears
The little Millibears are having a lovely time today
The spell has caught them unawares
But that's no reason not to come and play!
They can gaily frolic round
They can roar and shout and never have any cares,
At the end of the week they might be relieved
When the spell is put to bed
Because they're tired of being Millibears...

[ooc: Treat as a party post, threadhopping encouraged! Non bears welcome.]

Comments

FOOD

[is_the_motion]

No table manners are required. Eat and be merry!

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

Bonnie is around supplying the food, though she will make a hasty retreat if any of the bears try to eat her...

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[run_barry]

In the beginning there was an attempt at table manners, but after a certain point Barry the bear abandons etiquette and is settled on a blanket using both paws to feed food into his face.

The carnage is incredible, there are empty pie tins littered about him, cake crumbs, fallen globs of frosting, empty honey jars and his cinnamon muzzle might just be permanently dyed blue thanks to all the pie filling around it.

This is absolutely the best day ever for a man bear of enormous appetites.

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

Bonnie keeps bringing him food. What a good little bear.

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[run_barry]

When Bonnie comes by with more Barry greets her enthusiastically. Waving his paws in an eager 'gimme' gesture, he gives her a happy roar.

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

Bonnie laughs and hands it over.

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[run_barry]

OM NOM NOM NOM!

Gobbling the food down, the bear then rises onto its two hind legs and ambles towards Bonnie, looking to give the woman a bear hug.

Hopefully he doesn't look threatening, because although there are teeth that is definitely a smile, and those claws are being waved, not brandished.

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[is_the_motion]

Bonnie looks momentarily alarmed, but then decides that the bear would already have eaten her and cautiously embraces the hug.

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[run_barry]

The bear looks sheepish for a moment when he sees her startled reaction, then chortles gladly when she accepts the hug.

Squeezing her tight enough to lift her up, but not enough to squash her, Bonnie gets a proper bear hug and then a nuzzle before Barry sets her back down again.

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

"Well that is just darn cute." Bonnie says. "Let me find you some more food."

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[run_barry]

Roaring approval, Barry bobs his head up and down rapidly.

Yes, please!

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[is_the_motion]

Bonnie disappears, and comes back with a big bowl of freshly grown apples.

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[run_barry]

Sitting down again, the bear rocks backwards on its rear, clutching its might bear feet and see-sawing itself while growling happiness on sight of the apples.

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

Bonnie reaches out cautiously to ruffle the fur of the bear, if the bear allows her.

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[run_barry]

Fur ruffling is totally allowed! He's very huggy in his normal form and that seems to be amplified in this one, especially since verbal communication is basically off the table.

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[is_the_motion]

"What's yer name?" Bonnie asks, handing him a stick in the hope he can write it in the dust or something.

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[run_barry]

Ooo, stick!

Taking the stick, the bear immediately puts on end into its mouth to gnaw on. He chews for a moment until it crunches and breaks.

Looking sheepish yet again, Barry takes what's left of the stick and wrestles with it in his paws until he has a good enough grip to try and scrawl with it.

In the dirt in big wobbly letters he spells out 'B-A-R-R-Y'.

Re: FOOD

[is_the_motion]

"Well nice to meet yer Barry, I'm Bonnie."

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[run_barry]

Barry nods and smiles. It's a toothy smile, because bear, but he also seems very genuinely pleased to make her acquaintance.

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[is_the_motion]

"Is there anythin' else you need honey?"

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[run_barry]

Barry shakes his head. He's good!

SCRATCHING

[is_the_motion]

ARE YOU ITCHY?
NEED A GOOD BACK SCRITCH?
HERE IS A HANDY TREE!

GAME

[is_the_motion]

Can you pick a paw paw?
Or a prickly pear?
Will you get a raw paw?
THEN NEXT TIME BEWARE.

Re: GAME

[makes_the_toys]

THIS GAME IS THE WORST!

And yet, Cisco the black bear is obsessed.

He keeps trying and trying, with few successes.

Every failure results in a temper-tantrum, wherein he makes a big, angry display that includes rearing up onto his hind legs and roaring at the prickly pears, pawing at the air with his big fearsome claws, huffing and growling and stomping in a circle while raking the ground, and then finally falling down into big pouting sit before eventually trying again to restart the whole cycle.