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Thorn says this won't be a make or break deal for their Quid careers? Thorn is obviously lying to make them feel better. How can you expect to make it onto a professional team if you can't even make it onto a high school team? Half these kids aren't even going out for professionals and if they make it and you don't, it's a strong indicator that you're trash.
Despite this very black and white view, Levi is excited and confident. He believes he has an advantage over the other players because Azurcrest has been practicing for their upcoming game and Levi has been squeezing solo practices in nearly every evening since the GvI tryouts were announced. Only recently has he been practicing dodging Chris's bludgers in the veil of night as well.
Levi is known for showboating for the audience, because he believes an important part of the Chaser's role is to enthrall the crowd to keep them engaged in the game, but there's not much of an audience to entertain. He knows Thorn isn't looking for neato broom tricks and near-misses with bludgers to keep people on the edge of their seats; he's looking to see how well these kids perform their roles. There's still a bit of cocky, showy flair as he dodges bludgers aimed at him (he can't help it!!) but there are no mid-air loopty loops or spinning divebombs for this individual tryout. The aerobatics are almost entirely cut out so Levi can show Thorn what he's really capable of.
But Levi knows he's not fooling Thorn. Levi is a performer and those aerobatics are going to make a reappearance in the real game to show off the splendor of Gooseberry and how much more star quality their team has versus the shitty public school. ... If he makes it there.