Image Description: A cheerful illustrated poster for the Fruit Salad Olympics. Set against a bright blue sky with fluffy clouds, the image shows four anthropomorphic fruits — a smiling strawberry, a happy pineapple, a cheerful blueberry, and a lively banana — all leaping joyfully with their arms raised. Above them, large cream-colored text clearly reads “FRUIT SALAD OLYMPICS” in bold block letters. Below the title are the five Olympic-style rings in blue, black, red, yellow, and green. The entire scene is flat and cartoonish in style, using clean lines, vivid colors, and a playful tone.
Day Six – Rinds, Rhythms, and Revelations
With the scandal of the Rogue Raspberry still ripening in everyone’s minds, Day Six brings a softer tone. From the slow, steady power of the Melon Rolling Relay to the emotional highs of the Rhubarb Rhythm Showcase, today’s events remind everyone what the games are really about: teamwork, tradition, and the occasional tear from a fig with flair.
The Fruit Salad Olympics rolled into Day Six with renewed focus and flavour. After the storm of Day Five’s disqualification drama, today brought something softer: teamwork, rhythm, and emotional moments that reminded everyone why these games matter.
Event One: Melon Rolling Relay Held on the Crusty Crescent Track, this popular team event involved precision, patience, and pure pulpy power as teams rolled oversized melons around a twisting course — without bursting the rind.
Teams included:
* Melon Madness – all muscle, little coordination
* Team Tropical – slippery but spirited
* Citrus Surge – zingy and fast off the line
* Team Orchard – quiet but shockingly efficient
Melon Madness got off to a wobbly start after Mango Max tripped on a passionfruit rind. Team Tropical’s Pineapple Pete over-rolled and had to double back. But Team Orchard stayed focused and smooth the whole way through, with Granny Smith calmly guiding the final roll across the line.
Gold: Team Orchard Silver: Citrus Surge Bronze: Melon Madness
Event Two: Rhubarb Rhythm Showcase This non-competitive performance event gave each team the chance to celebrate their fruity culture with rhythm, music, and dance.
Highlights included:
* Berry Blast’s jam-bucket drumming performance
* Team Citrus’ zesty footwork in a fast-paced tap routine
* Papaya Paula’s heartfelt solo, “From Seed to Shine,” backed by a coconut-ukulele trio
But it was Figaro the Fig who once again stunned the crowd. Appearing without announcement, he performed an emotional operatic solo titled “Raspberry Requiem”. His voice echoed across the smoothie hills, ending in a single held note that brought the entire stadium to silence.
Coach Kiwi was seen dabbing his eyes with a celery leaf.
Backstage murmurs:
* Someone found a small raspberry-shaped badge tucked behind the smoothie machines. Was Rogue Raspberry watching?
* Banana B.A. Peel has been spotted sketching new event ideas on a banana skin — something involving jelly trampolines and high-speed citrus bouncing.
* Granny Smith has become an unexpected mentor to younger fruits, offering quiet pep talks under the shade of the fig tree.
Blind Man Makes 