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[bring_the_beatdown]

[The screen turns on to show one very blue eye super close while he tries to figure out how to make sure this thing is recording. Then it pulls back to show all of Scout's head, a huge shit eating grin on his face. The camera jiggles around as he wedges it into something and then steps back so his whole torso is in frame.]

Aight. So listen up guys. I've been here for like [He counts on his fingers.] three months now. And I realized what this place is missing.

I mean other than a whole lotta this on the network, I've been letting you guys down and I'm sorry bout that. Next time ladies, [He winks and makes finger guns at the screen. How can anyone resist.]

Nah but, there ain't no sports here. Everyone just wandering around doing their own thing. And that's cool I guess, but how much cooler would it be if we had a baseball team?

So yeah. I'm gonna start one. Anyone game?

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[prespangled]

[Now there's something he hasn't thought about in awhile.]

Do you have the equipment?

[bring_the_beatdown]

I've got two bats and four balls. Figured we could make something out of monster hide to use as gloves.

There's a big flat area by the colliseum that isn't overrun with monsters that often that would make a good field. I just gotta mark it out.

You interested?

[prespangled]

I know that place.

[He's starting to feel a little excited - hell, they didn't always have that much in the old neighborhood. Sticks often took the place of actual bats. And there's a place, and they've definitely got enough people.]

Yeah, I'm interested. [So what if his asthma and his back kept him from it more often than not. Sometimes the most he could do was toss a ball back and forth with Bucky. But it's been too long, and this is something beloved and familiar, and he'll be damned if he's left out of it.] I'm Steve.

[bring_the_beatdown]

Name's Scout.

I'm gonna see how many more people I can get an' divide us into teams. So far you might be th' only one who knows what baseball is.

[prespangled]

My friend knows it too. At least I think he remembers it.

[bring_the_beatdown]

Good good. Cuz ... I think I got my work cut out for me. Need to figure out how to explain this to people who don't even know what a base is.