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[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

[ACTION; A SMALL EMPTY COURTYARD IN THE DEEPS]

*A little bit of asking around and some light alteration later, there's now a primitive hoop attached to a wall surrounding a courtyard in the Deeps. Unfortunately for Terry, there weren't any real BASKETBALLS per se, but he seems to have tracked down something that's a relatively close equivalent. It doesn't have the same feel, but any port in a storm.

He tests it to make sure it's attached firmly, then nods.*

Perfect.

[VIDEO]

*And now here he is, standing in front of it.*

Hey, anybody up for a game? Or, hell, I know some of you are from different times and places, so I can always teach you if you don't know the rules.

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[thedarkheir]

Huh, I admit footy's more my sport, but I wouldn't mind playing a few rounds.

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Sweet. See you at the court. I'll warn you, though, I'm no pushover. Name's Terry, by the way.

*He sends directions.*

[thedarkheir]

Soma, nice to meet you.

[He bows his head, a few minutes later, Soma arrives]

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

*He's dribbling the ball already. Close observation might reveal his control of the ball is ridiculous.*

Yo! Soma, right? Nice to meet you in person. You ready?

[thedarkheir]

Yup! Just give me a sec.

[He tosses off his coat, and decides to peel his turtleneck off, figuring he may overheat otherwise]

Now I am.

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Don't blame me for the whupping I'm gonna give ya.

*He moves, and the game begins. Basket after basket on both sides; one the voice of experience, the other young, lithe, and, well...

One tie later, Terry has to point it out.*

Geez, man, how do you jump TWICE in the air like that?

[thedarkheir]

It's a gift.

[He smiles, giving a careless shrug]

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Seriously? That's all I'm getting?

[thedarkheir]

It's kind of hard to explain, it's kind of like magic but isn't.

[Action]

[chump_samurai]

What's all this about?

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[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Heeeey, Shinsuke! Just making a little basketball hoop so I can practice my shots. Wanna try?

[chump_samurai]

Try what?

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Playing basketball, of course! Or just shoot some hoops, I'm cool. I can teach you the basics either way.

[chump_samurai]

Oh, it's a game of some kind.

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Yeah. Guess you didn't really have something like this in your time, huh? Pretty straightforward, though.

[chump_samurai]

How does it work?

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Pretty straight-forward. Where do you want me to start?

[chump_samurai]

Well, uh...

...What's the point?

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

The point? It's a SPORT. The point is to get out, have exercise, and have fun. How much more of a point does it need?

[chump_samurai]

What? No, I mean what do you try to do?

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Oh that? That's easy. You have to get this ball into the hoop over there. If you jump up and push it in, that's 2 points, and you get three points if you shoot it like this:

*He shows off a bit by shooting without even looking. The ball kind of disappears. His smile freezes for a bit.*

I just missed that by a longshot, didn't I?

[chump_samurai]

The ball vanished.

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

Vanished? What do you mean by --

*He turns around -- and is immediately brained by another ball that actually LOOKS like a basketball flying right at his head.*

tHat'S a fOuL bY tHE wAy.

[chump_samurai]

It's not supposed to do that, is it?

[lone_wolf_of_southtown]

No it's not.

*He shakes it off. He's had worse impacts to the head.*

But hey, we got a real basketball now! Can't complain... much...

[chump_samurai]

Maybe we should try this some other time.