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[bro_codebreaker]

[there's the faint whir of machinery over the journal, this morning - predominantly the steady hiss and thump of someone running on a treadmill. Barney's getting his workout on, with the journal propped up on the handlebars so that he can read up on things while he runs. what. he's a multitasker]

You know, I gave it a couple weeks, to see if it was just me, but ... working out just isn't quite as much fun if you're not in the same gym as Regis Philbin. Anyone else have that problem, or is it just me?

Anyway. [he slows the treadmill down and steps on the sides until it stops, then addresses the journal properly]

Paradisa.

What up.

Been a while, I know, right? This is Barney Stinson, and I have but one thing to say. Two things, actually. Four words.

Awesomeness Committee. Who's in?

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Ackshun

[last_rat_standing]

[There's a man jogging on the treadmill on the far end of the line, as far from Barney as possible. He's been there quite a while and shows no sign of slowing down or stopping... or even of being very tired.

He makes a point of ignoring the question in the hopes that someone else could answer and distract the other man enough to get him to leave.]

[bro_codebreaker]

.... Just me, huh? .... Oh. Duh. You probably don't even know who Regis Philbin is.

dictated

[kungfuwitch]

Alright. My curiosity's getting the better of me. What's the Awesomeness Committee?

[bro_codebreaker]

Et tu, Phoebe? Come on, I know I told you about it. Right after - [come on, he read it just the other day. you got this, Stinson.] - after Ted left.

[heal_theworld]

...Awesomeness Committee? [Martel is more bemused than anything.]

And what, exactly, is an Awesomeness Committee?

[bro_codebreaker]

A group of people whose charter and solemn duty is to provide and maintain a standard quotient of sufficient awesomeness to balance out the castle's underlying suckitude. In other words: when sad things happen, we stop being sad and make them awesome, instead. True story.

[the_effect_she_has]

...Do your friends worry about you? They should worry about you.

[bro_codebreaker]

Of course they do, they're my friends. Even if I keep telling them, no, guys, it's cool, I got this.

[pint_sized_carnivore]

Awesomeness Committee? What is that?

1/3

[bro_codebreaker]

It is, to wit, a group of people duly sworn and striving to bring the most legendary of happenings to the castle and its residents, breaking up the weirdness of getting messed with with the promise and fulfillment of...

[bro_codebreaker]

.... Wait for it!

[bro_codebreaker]

....awesomeness.

[unvarnished]

You know, I've been curious about that ever since I noticed it's right across the hall from me.

[bro_codebreaker]

Well, then, hey, neighbor. .... You're the guy that was telling me about the wish thing, yeah?

[onlyanapple]

About time it got new life, I suppose.

[He'll just hide in a humidor until they go away okay]

[bro_codebreaker]

Oh come on, you say that like it's the end of the world, and you nearly SAW that and even said it wasn't really that bad.

[hatedbyfanboys]

... Awesomeness Committee?

[bro_codebreaker]

[he draws a line up to his reply to Chie]

Yeeeeeep.

[honeytoes]

Awesomeness committee?

Two questions...Where do I sign? and do we get free T-shirts?

cool to assume they introduce themselves eventually in the pool thread?

[bro_codebreaker]

You can sign right here, Gary my man.

T-shirts, though? No no no. Come on. We're in a magic wishing castle. Dream a little bigger. You get your own beer stein. And possibly cufflinks. I'm thinking cufflinks could be a thing.

[gentleidealist]

[It sounds kind of dorky but--] Hey, I'm pretty awesome. Any chance I could sign up?

[bro_codebreaker]

If you're awesome, you're pretty much already drafted. What's your name?

dictated

[lord_wizard]

You called, darling?

[bro_codebreaker]

[AHA. SOMEONE ON HIS LIST. he checks the handwriting against his notes. god this is the most involved and widespread Play he's ever done, but it is gonna be SO worth it]

Felix! Hey, I was afraid you got kicked out. What UP.

[hatesgoodbyes]

[Ok she'll bite, well not literally. Only because she can't. Helmet's don't have mandibles

usulally.]

Who defines what is awesome?

[bro_codebreaker]

Committee members, duh. But generally the rule of thumb is anything that's an excuse to have a party, anything that makes a party a good party, and anything you'd find in a blockbuster action movie.

[socovert]

What kinds of things would people do in an Awesomeness Committee?

[bro_codebreaker]

Uh, awesome things. Last time around, we planned events for people. Parties and cookouts and spontaneous shenanigans. When the castle turned a whole bunch of us into kids, we hosted a giant Capture the Flag in the library. That sort of thing.

Basically, when the castle makes us sad, the Awesomeness Committee's job is to help everyone stop being sad and be awesome instead.