PLAY BALL!

[hasleveledup]

Who: Everyone who wants to have some fun!
Where: Central Park. We're going to say they have a space designated for playing.
Summary: Junpei has invited fellow visitors over the network to come play a friendly game of baseball. There are free hats too!
Warnings: Uh, none yet.

Junpei had merely been curious when he sent a post over the network about playing some sports. He's an avid gamer and has a home in front of the boob tube, but he loves actually playing games in person...he's just not a superstar athelete. Before he knew it, he was planning an actual scrimmage between the Visitors.

"Man, this is a great turnout! I should plan more events! Junpei the party planner...no no, Junpei, the party master!" He chuckles to himself, pushing two boxes into the middle of the area they plan to use as dugouts. Once the tape is cut and the flaps are pulled back, they reveal two colors of baseball caps stacked in neat rows.

"Alright! If you wanna be on the greatest team ever, the blue team, take a blue hat! And if you wanna be on Minako's team, take red! Okay? Okay! Now let's get out there and play some ball!"

[[OOC: EVERYONE and I mean EVERYONE is welcome to participate in this thread, even if you didn't respond to the OOC post! Just pick a team and jump in, or feel free to spectate and watch with a friend! Info post is here.

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[all_wound_up]

I'm sorry! I can't really control it...

[Nano Shinonome: most unpredictable pitcher ever.]

[frequent_flyer]

[He felt a little bad, managing a smile in an attempt to reassure her.]

It's alright! Just... try to pitch it a little harder, okay?

[He'd already been an invasive creeper when asking about her robotics, it was only fair that he not make her uncomfortable here, too...]

[all_wound_up]

Harder! Right!

[Nano's wind-up is accompanied by a literal winding of the key in her back this time. Once again, steam comes shooting out of her various joints and things. She closes her eyes and lets the pitch fly - this time, she seems to have hit a happy medium with the speed, except it's careening off-target this time.]

[frequent_flyer]

[Relieved by her willingness to try, he still braces for a skull-shattering pitch... pleasantly surprised by how mundane it is, sans the literal windup and steam.]

[Too bad she missed.]

Ball two! [He scratches his head, wondering who the captain of the red team was and if they'd ever actually seen Nano pitch before right now. Biting back his competitive name-calling, he tries to be supportive.] Try it again, Nano-chan!

[all_wound_up]

[She's only ever played fake baseball with an eight year old girl and a cat, and has only a very vague clue as to how the game is actually played as a result.]

Okay! I'll try!

[But practice makes perfect, as they say, and this time Nano releases a pitch that's headed straight down the middle.]

[frequent_flyer]

[Finally! Hinata tenses his muscles, still as death until the ball is close enough, swinging at it hard.]

[Too bad his aim was a little off. He only clipped the ball, so when he threw the bat and bolted for first base, that's as far as he was able to get.] Tch... I'm out of practice...

[However, that pitch had been almost perfect. He figured she should know, cupping his hands around his mouth to call to her.] That was great, Nano-chan!

[all_wound_up]

[Nano doesn't even seem bothered that he managed to hit the ball, smiling and clapping her hands.]

Thank you, Hinata-san!