theairlock | Week 3

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Week 3

[It takes a disturbingly short amount of time for the status quo to be restored. PAL still makes the morning and night time announcements through the PIP on each Champion's arm, and still the Champion unitards are freshly laundered and re-hung each morning in their closets.

There's a new floor to explore, a perverse reward for a trial well done.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 2 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

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Yeah, there's shit like curves and spin that ya can focus on once ya know what yer doin', but I'd try ta get it to the end o' the lane first. Looks a lot fuckin' easier than it is.

[ Like, you could try and take the right steps and have proper form and all that nonsense but Nishitani doesn't bother with that, he's not a nerd. ]

Uh. Shit. [ He looks back at the list. He was kinda counting on Choro.... ] Well fuck, looks like I'm gonna hafta carry the team.

[ When did Nishitani become Yakuza Uncle for everyone?? He turns back towards their fair Overseers: ]

Hey, Larimer-chan! This shit's unbalanced! Ya do this on purpose or what?

... Wow, it really is. Uh... I'll do what I can to help make this better. Sorry, Nishitani.

[ HERE IS HOPING HE IS A NATURAL...? ]

Eh, don't fuckin' sweat it. Ain't that hard ta get a strike if ya throw it hard enough.

[ He has become the bowling guru and has passed his knowledge down to you, Roland.... make him proud. ]

I ain't losin' just 'cause the rest of ya don't know yer shit. [ He siiiighs. ] If I hafta teach everybody and ya still suck, it'd reflect on me.

I didn't exactly devote my time to bowling. There wasn't the resources for it where I lived.

[ Awkward neckrub. ]

I mean, I've read about it, so I think I understand... between that and you explaining it.

I don't blame ya-- I'm lookin' at fuckin' Choro-kun, he's supposed ta be young! What the hell are young people doin' these days?

[ NISHITANI STOP YOU'RE FROM THE 80s... He's so old... ]

Just make sure ya score higher than Tenmyouji-kun over there. He might know his shit, but he's weak. My guess is those assholes're all talk.

I think I can do that.

[ He'll take a ball from the stack and then test the weight, feeling it in his hand--specifically, he makes sure it's his dominant hand. The same one Indra's vajra is always in. He breathes in, and out. Maybe he just needs to let the Indra side of him take care of this...?

He'll test the weight for a bit, then go to the lane, take a few steps, throw the ball, and hit about eight pins, leaving two on the right side, according to RNG. ... Well. At least it's not a split. ]

... I probably could've done better, sorry. This is my first time.

[ He should've thrown a strike, but he's not accustomed to this yet. ]

Eight's not bad for yer first time. Ya can try ta get a spare.

[ He's just so much more patient because it's Roland and getting to see him be awesome will be worth the wait. Even if it's, y'know, just bowling. ]

If ya aim too dead-center, ya get a split. If ya aim too much to the side, ya get that. Findin' that sweet spot ain't easy.

No kidding.

[ ... He thinks he can knock the remaining pins over, at least. That shouldn't be hard. It's no harder than fighting demons, anyway. ]

At least it wasn't a split. So what now, do I just knock the rest down?

Yep, get the rest and that'll getcha a spare. Ain't as bad as the gutters our pal Choro-kun is gettin', so don't worry about it.

[ He shrugs, waving his hand dismissively. ]

Long as two or three of us get over 150, we're probably good. We got you, me, an' Takumi-kun, think that'll be enough ta beat those King Pin assholes.

[ "Asshole" is a term of endearment..... probably. ]

[From across the ball return machine:]

You wish!

Tenmeowji, I bet you couldn't throw a ball to save your life.

Excuse you. You trying to trash-talk me, Rols?

Maybe. Why, is it bothering you? Must be true then.

I just wanted to be clear that's what we're doing. I could do a lot of things to save my life, Grandpa.

[Goes to pick up his ball, a nice purple fifteen-pounder.]

Grandpa, really?

[ YOU GOING TO CHALLENGE HIM JUNPEI? He'll pick up a heavier ball too then. A nice orange one. ]

I think you're going to do pretty poorly.

Hmmm.

[Junpei's pretty average, really, but Roland just issued a challenge to the Challenger. For a moment, things seem to really line up for Junpei--perception, strength, and balance--and he lets her rip.

STEE-RIKE!]

Haha! In your face, Hot Shots! Whoo!

[And he actually. Jumps up and down and pumps his fist in the air. Junpei. Kid.]

[ ... Holy shit.

HOW DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING OH MY GOD. He is going to smoke you, you son of a bitch.

Okay, just breathe. Just concentrate. He can do way better than Junpei. And RNG seems to think so, because Roland gets a strike too. It is so on. ]

Think you can keep that up?

Uhh...

[Goddammit. Roland's stepping all over his hopes and dreams.]

Y-yeah. Of course I can. Just bring it!

[ Roland believes in himself, he has convinction. Do YOU, Junpei. ]

All right then. Sounds like a challenge. Might as well make it a good one.

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Got it. Thanks.

[ Flashing him a smile that may or may not be slightly more endeared than he does to most people. He likes Nishitani a lot, he's warmed up to him.

So he'll take his next ball and take out those pins like it's his mission. And it is a success! ]

There we go. Doing all right.

[ You're gonna make him melt, giving him smiles like that, Roland. ]

Fuck yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about! Ya got this, Roland-san.

[ Yeah, well, maybe he wants to. Maybe.

Who knows what he wants anymore. ]

Hopefully I do.

[ Considering his next few attempts, hey, at least one includes a strike, so maybe he's not doing so bad. He'll continue looking at the points so far--he has no idea how this adds up or anything but he's just. Doing his best here. ]

I wouldn't want to drag us down.

[ If he wants to, he is succeeding. Trying his best, all honest and straightforward... who could fault a guy for that. ]

Nah, ya ain't gotta worry about that! [ He smiles. ] That's what we got Choro-kun and Legs for. I got nooo expectations for either of 'em.

Right. I kinda feel a little bad for Choromatsu... the ball seems to magically hate him.

[ He's gonna keep trying his best, then. Gotta impress Nishitani. ]

Might as well not be bowlin' fer all the good it's doin' him. Maybe he only bowls good when a girl's watchin'

[ O-oh, well if you're trying, he's definitely gonna notice. I mean, he's gotta bowl on his own time too but it's hard not to look when Roland's giving it his all like this.

Just checking out his form, y'know. Nishitani doesn't do too poorly himself. Gotta impress the fans, you know. ]

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