[HOE2022] balls to the halls!

Raiden and Davey sat at the clubhouse table together, spending some time as friends drawing. Raiden made little uncolored doodles and Davey took care of adding the color, going over them with all sorts of markers, pens, pencils, and crayons. The two didn't even really need to exchange conversation; they just drew on the paper table mat in semi-quiet together. Of course, they weren't alone in the clubhouse, being a gathering spot for anyone looking to be with their friends or make some new ones, it was pretty common to have a handful of gachas there at any point. Alicia was there to dance and make conversation, the little bundle of energy Vani glad to dance and chat along with her. Jack preferred to stare at the bubble tube or chase the dance lights like laser pointers, while Razer, in his classic fashion, hung out in the corner with the TV while absorbed in one of his video games. Everyone was having a great time in their own way.

Everyone... including Madcap, the notorious prankster and sillyman.

He had big plans for this clubhouse, unsatisfied with its clear lacking of silliness. After all, April was the month of Hell on Earth for The Keep, and here was a peaceful party that hadn't suffered any particularly ridiculous prankage. Simply unacceptable. "Delivery for Madcap!" Hershey said as he managed to get up onto the roof, hauling several packages with him.

"Ahh, I see you followed my delivery instructions!" Madcap grinned and giggled. "Sure did! A-Anything to help a Keep Post customer with their needs! But may I ask why you needed several large buckets of ball pit balls delivered to the top of the Clubhouse roof?"
"Why the hell would I make such a request if not for a prank? Now, if you're lookin to get a good tip- and psst, I tip in Madcoins-, I'mma need your help for this next step." Madcap hastily ripped open one of the packages, holding up the huge bucket of colorful balls with devious intent. It made its way over to the clubhouse chimney, Hershey's jaw agape as it went into a laughing fit and poured the awfully silly bucket down the chimney. Then, it put its ear close to the chimney, listening for reactions...

As it seemed, one bucket of ball pit balls by itself wasn't going to cause all that much chaos. Jack was still distracted by the lights, Davey and Raiden didn't even look up from their drawings, Vani and Alicia didn't hear the gentle patter of the balls over their dance music. Madcap frowned in disappointment. "Hoohoo, this won't do." It turned to Hershey and said, "Come on now, you're acting like you don't want Madcoins! Who the hell doesn't want my silly little clown coins?" Hershey shrugged and bent to Madcap's demands, getting more of the buckets opened and pouring them down the chimney together.

After the fourth bucket, the colorful balls couldn't exactly be ignored. The floor was now just about covered by an inch of them, so Vani and Alicia had stopped dancing so as not to slip. "Woah-! Where'd these come from?" Vani's question would be answered as it noticed yet another flood of plastic balls pour in from the chimney. "Now, that's really silly! Must be one of Madcap's pranks!" Vani giggled. Alicia had one of the balls in hand, seeming to inspect it carefully, when she suddenly tossed it directly at Razer's corner, hitting the back of his head with a hilarious sound of a light plastic sphere bouncing off someone. "I DECLARE... A BALL FIGHT!" She shouted. "Hey! Hey!! Nothing interrupts Pikmin! That's just... unpoggers!" Razer's exclamation of annoyance would be all but ignored as Vani and Alicia pelted him with colorful balls together, laughing up a storm. He got hit with at least a few dozen before being unable to resist, pausing his game and turning around to toss balls right back at them as the room just continued to fill...

With Hershey and Madcap working together, the Clubhouse was now half full in a sea of colorful plastic balls. Raiden and Davey couldn't ignore the silliness unfolding in the room any longer, as some of the balls had made their way onto the table by that point. Way too excited to keep coloring, Davey grabbed a couch cushion from where Razer was previously sitting and used it to surf on top of the colorful sea, being a smaller than average Gachagon, Davey was perfectly able to use the cushion as a raft. Raiden was a little overwhelmed and had no idea what was going on, simply staring over the sight trying to take in what was happening. "At least Davey's having fun, but... How did this even happen??"

Madcap had a satisfied smirk as he listened in from the chimney, hearing the chaos. He was out of his chosen ammo for silliness, but it didn't seem to matter. "Yes! Yeees!! The sweet sounds of prankage!! HELL IN THE KEEP FOREVER!!"
"Will that be all now, Madcap?" Hershey asked, honestly a little nervous being up on the roof like this.
"Pshh, I suppose. Now run along, yea? Take some Madcoins on the way out as a reward."