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Samuel T. Anders (cbuck) wrote in vas_captio_rpg,
@ 2009-05-01 17:05:00

Entry tags:

!dropped, !incomplete, day 05, location: gym, open, sam anders, sid jenkins

Who: Samuel T. Anders, Sid Jenkins, OTA
What: Gym inspection
When: Day 5, Afternoon
Where: The gym
Rating: TBA
Status: Active

According to the map, the gym was somewhere in the direction of the thrift store and the majority of the buildings, then down, which he only understood because it was the opposite direction of the church. At least that's what he thought the map said. Whoever drew it wasn't exactly clear.

Upon approach, the building looked like many gyms he had seen before, just grown over and decaying like most of the buildings. There was a trail among the dirt and dust where people had come and gone from a common door, which told him that this was one of the more frequented spaces around here.

"Do you think someone's in there?" Sam asked over his shoulder to Sid. Every building he had been in so far had been occupied except for the Thrift store, which was eerie when empty. After the fall, Anders wasn't extremely fond of going into building alone, especially after one nearly collapsed on him. To himself, Anders wondered if there would be a setup already for pyramid, only to remember that no one here knew what it was.

The pursuit of pyramid wasn't because he was aching to play. Pyramid had become his distraction from horrible situations and a safe way to blow off steam.

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cbuck
2009-05-04 02:10 am UTC (link)

Anders let out a triumphant laugh as he caught the ball. For all the times that he felt like he'd never do stuff like this again, threw himself even harder into this moment where he was as he used to be. All this brought to mind a trip they made to a high school where the team was trying to get the students involved in the sport. Mind you, these students were a few years younger than Sid, but still, he could remember the sounds of all those pyramid balls dropping and thudding. He could hear the whoops of joy.

That was one thing that sports could be counted on for, feeling good when he was down. Even more so making other people feel good about themselves by getting them into it.

He tossed the ball back, watching it go and staring down the ball's trajectory to see Sid's reception.

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emo_underdog
2009-05-04 12:42 pm UTC (link)

The triumphant laugh from Anders earned an incredulous one in reply from Sid. He hadn't seen that coming, not in a million years. But, somehow he'd managed actually pulling off a pretty cool move just then.

When Anders tossed the ball back, Sid steeled himself and decided to try again with the sweeping catch. He could see that the ball was pretty much right on target, so he took a step to the side in order to force himself to reach for it. Again, he watched the ball until it hit his hand and this time, when he swept the ball toward his chest, he brought the other hand up in time to trap it. And then, Sid grinned brightly and raised his eyebrows in question as he looked back at Anders for approval. "Yeah?"

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	cbuck 2009-05-04 07:34 pm UTC (link)
	Having someone to throw around with, even though he was just a rookie, was great. Playing the game at Joe's was one (drunken) thing, throwing around with someone for the sport of it was doing wonders for his psyche. After all this time, it was still the best stress relief he could have. Sharing the joy of someone learning was just a bonus. "You got it!" (Reply to this) (Parent)

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