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Sam Merlotte (turnsonadime) wrote in marinanova,
@ 2013-05-16 09:52:00

Current mood:

hopeful

Entry tags:

:mingle, aidan reilly, bonnie bennett, buffy summers, calliope-caliborn, damon salvatore, dawn summers, dirk strider, duo maxwell, elena gilbert, hei, helen magnus, helix wamtani, kitty pryde (evolution), lacus clyne, laura kinney, miranda lotto, nikola tesla, penelope garcia, rose, roxy lalonde, sam merlotte, sougo okita, spike, stefan salvatore, yuuki kuran, zatanna zatara, zelgadis greywars, zero kiryuu

Day 219 [video-->Action] Merlotte's Mingle - Open to All!
[What better way to kick off a mingle than to broadcast the invitation to the entire dome?]

Hey ya'll. I know it's kinda outta place t'say Welcome to Marina cause no one really wants t'be here, but it ain't all bad. In any case, I've got a bar an grill here in Sector 4 called Merlotte's, figure th' new arrivals may want to come on down and have a drink or two after a trip like that.

Anyone's welcome of course, we're open from mornin' to night. Come on in an' have a bite to eat or somethin' to ease your troubles.

((ooc: This is an open mingle. Feel free to thread everywhere with anyone. As always, before threadjacking make sure it's okay by the player but otherwise have fun! Sam is available to chat with either by Video or in person and his thread is right Here. There is a full menu of down-home diner/grill sort of foods, so hamburgers, french fries, salads, soups, breakfast items or whatever other comfort food you can think of and a few other things from other worlds. There is a full bar, wine, liquor, beer and even blood or synthetic blood. He also has a pool table and there's plenty of room in booths or tables to play cards or whatever else.))

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	ophiuchus 2013-05-17 04:03 pm UTC (link)
	[Caliborn glances up at Helix, and then trains his eye on the ball in front of him again. He very enthusiastically slams the cue ball into it.] Yes. But no. [Clear as mud, Caliborn.] I don't know the rules. I've never even touched one. Before now. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bluemoondog
2013-05-17 04:52 pm UTC (link)

It's not hard. You use the stick to hit the white ball into the other balls. And the name of the game is to get all your balls in.

Each person has a type. You're either aiming for the stripe. [Pointing out the blue striped #10.]

Or the solid. [Pointing to the solid blue #2]

You obviously don't want to get the other players balls in. If you miss, you lose the turn. If you get a ball in, you keep going until you miss or scratch. A scratch is sinking the white ball.

There's one catch though, the 8-ball is the last one to go in no matter what. You sink that, you lose the whole game.

I can show you, it makes more sense as you play.

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ophiuchus
2013-05-17 05:18 pm UTC (link)

[Caliborn surveys the pool balls. He knows his chances here of winning, if this peculiarly blue boy is at all experienced, are not very good.]

[But still, a game is a game, and it's not like potentially losing has ever meant there won't be other opportunities to have a little fun.]

[And so, the cherub stands up properly and looks down at Helix. He likes that he can do that. And also that he's not the only absurdly lanky one here.]

Fine. You will demonstrate. With a game.

I will be "solids."

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bluemoondog
2013-05-17 05:58 pm UTC (link)

[Helix isn't so sure how he likes this one looking down at him, but hey, not much he can do about being short. And really, aside from people stupid enough to pick on you for your height, it actually gave him a lot of advantages.]

Ah, first things first, I'm going to do what is called a break. If I get a ball in, I'll keep going, first type I get in, is what I aim for. If not, then you can try to get a solid in. That will give you solids for the rest of the game.

[He's chalking up a stick while telling him about this.]

Got it?

[Pulling out the triangle to set it on the table before going into the pockets for the other balls not on the table and setting up.]

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	ophiuchus 2013-05-18 12:59 am UTC (link)
	[Caliborn watches the prep work. He's taking in the process and thinking seriously about what he learned in his brief fussing, but he will not take the chance to say anything that might betray a faint glint of anything that could be mistaken for cleverness.] That's stupid. What if both go in at the same time. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bluemoondog
2013-05-18 01:56 pm UTC (link)

If I get one of each in then I get to choose whichever I want. [A shrug. He places the balls into a certain order in the triangle then rolls them into place over one of two spots on the table before carefully lifting the triangle off. He then moves the cue ball in place and leans down, taking the stick in hand like a pro.]

Just watch me, make note how I hold the stick. [He draws the stick forward and back over his fingers were it's bridged on the table, to show him the general way to Aim and what not. Once he feels its enough time for the kid to observe he hits the cue hard and sends the balls all over the table with a clatter. One or two sink in.]

Okay, so, from here I'm gonna want to eyeball up which target is easiest and pick'em off one by one. If you want a specific kind you'll make it harder on yourself, but you do whatever you like.

[He's going to eye the table and see how many he can easily pick off in this first round, which of the two types is best, which just so happens to be stripes. Lucky Cal.]

From what I see you got lucky, Stripes are my best bet.

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ophiuchus
2013-05-20 05:42 am UTC (link)

[Preening.]

Very good.

[He leans forward, looking over the spread of the table with a far-too-giddy look.]

[Caliborn is not very good at a lot of things, including thinking. It legitimately comes hard for him; he thinks in colors and lines, callbacks and callforwards.]

[Even if he knows he won't master this game in one sitting, he feels predisposed and connected to this one. It is many things that are right to him, and he likes that.]

[Caliborn takes the stick, aims it at the cue ball, and fires a shot. It ricochets, hits the ball he was targeting, but it doesn't really go the proper way. Bad angle, not a good spin. It knocks a few others around inconsequentially.]

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bluemoondog
2013-05-22 07:58 pm UTC (link)

[Technically it was still his turn, but considering the kid is eager to learn he'll let him go and get a feel for it. He watches, trying to stifle a snicker at how he botches. No one ever said Helix was a good teacher, or a nice one for that matter.

He's got pointers for how to aim better and angle a shot for it to bounce just right, but he's kind of trying to win at this, not make the kid better.

See this Aidan? You got in a fight with the kid and instead of pummeling him he's going to beat him in a crafty, if more sportsman-like way.]

Not bad.

[Helix will take his shot and sink one straight in before aiming to sink another, he'll scratch the third on purpose. He'll pull the white ball out and hand it to the kid.]

Okay so, I scratched so you want to put this behind here [pointing out an invisible line behind the dot on the left side of the table.] and make a shot.

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ophiuchus
2013-05-23 07:19 am UTC (link)

[Caliborn looks at the cue ball in his hand. He takes a moment to reflect on how nice and heavy it is as he puts it in place. It would hurt someone pretty good to be hit with it. It's a soothing, comforting thought.]

[The cherub sets up a shot and tries again. Another botch. Frustrating after seeing Helix's little stretch of easy pocketing, but not enough that he feels like making a fuss over it.]

[He steps back and sets the butt of the cue stick on the floor, holding it kind of like a staff.]

You seem. Quite adept. At putting balls in holes.

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bluemoondog
2013-05-25 01:03 pm UTC (link)

[If only he knew the sadistic stuff going through the kids head.

He only ruffles a little bit, holding back the fluster if only cause the phrase 'balls in holes' doesn't make as much sense. It still sound dirty though.]

The game is called Pool or Billiards. Trust me, you don't want to go around saying you are good at putting balls in holes.

But thanks, I've been playing for years. [Lining up a shot and putting one in, purposely missing the second to go a little easier on the kid.]

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	ophiuchus 2013-05-25 04:06 pm UTC (link)
	[He blinks once, with his fluttery eyelashes.] Why not. [But he doesn't bother waiting for an answer. There's a fairly clean shot lined up, and he takes it. Excuse him while he pumps an arm victoriously.] Yessss! I will conquer the pool-billiards yet. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

bluemoondog
2013-05-25 04:55 pm UTC (link)

[It is strange seeing a kid, who he's pretty sure is a guy... a skull guy... with big, full, girly eyelashes. What a strange species. It's like whatever created them threw together something ugly and tried to make it pretty somehow and only succeeded in making it ridiculous but said to themselves, "HEY it's good enough. Send the poor things out into the world"

He chuckles at his enthusiasm.]

Go ahead and take another shot wizz-kid.

And putting Balls in Holes sounds sexual, not to mention Gay. Not that gay is a bad thing but if you don't want people to think you like guys I wouldn't run around saying that.

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ophiuchus
2013-05-25 05:02 pm UTC (link)

[Caliborn stares at him. Squints slowly. He doesn't understand why that would be sexual, and he doesn't understand what "gay" means, but he does understand what "liking guys" means, of course.]

[But it's one thing among many, and so he just kind of gives Helix that weird look and then turns his focus back on the table.]

[He instead takes another shot. Naturally, nothing falls in, but the billiard balls ricochet around impressively enough. He wasn't exactly focusing his best, though.]

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	bluemoondog 2013-05-28 12:44 am UTC (link)
	[Helix clicked his tongue, tsking.] You'll get the hang of it eventually. [A smirk as he lines up a shot, striking the cue ball from the top which he makes it skip over a solid to strike a stripe into a side pocket. He sinks another two before pausing.] I'll pass on this, give you a chance for a comeback. (Reply to this) (Parent)

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