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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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[themightykamina]

What's baseball?

[He looks completely clueless.]

[bring_the_beatdown]

[ Scout's jaw drops and he just gapes at the screen for a few minutes. ]

Dude.

Oh man you guys are way more deprived than I thought. It's only the best sport ever.

[ His tiny mind struggles for how to explain this to someone. He pulls out a baseball from his ball bag and his trusty bat. ]

So there's two teams, one at bat and one in the outfield. And the at bat people try to hit this ball, with this bat, as far as they can so they can claim all the bases. And the guys in the outfield are trying to catch it and tag 'em out.

[themightykamina]

[There are...so many words in there that he doesn't know, or at least doesn't know in context. But it's a sport. And it involves hitting things and capturing bases, and he can do both of those things really well, so...]

So you hit the ball with the stick, and the other guys need the ball to stop you from capturing bases?? Guess that sounds easy enough, count me in!!

[Of course, he's imagining bases like...bases...enemy encampments...you might have your work cut out for you, Scout.]

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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?

[bring_the_beatdown]

Yea! Pretty much anyway.

It'll make more sense when we're actually on tha field and I can show everyone.

[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.

[themightykamina]

You tell me where to be, and I'm there! You said there were teams, do you still need people? Because I can recruit some more, if you tell me how many we need!

[Once you give Kamina an idea, he's pretty much on it for life. Commitment!!]

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[tongueamok]

What all is involved in this team, if you don't mind me asking?

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ddOOOOOOOOO WE HIT THING ? ??S?????

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[bring_the_beatdown]

yea! you hit things and then you run around.

you know you wanna!

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Aight, check it. We'd need 9 people per team, but I don't think we got that many so we're gonna have to make do. One team is at bat and the other is trying to strike them out.

The goal is to take this [He holds up a baseball] And knock it as far out of the field as you can so you can run the bases before the other guys tag you out. Further is better.

[bring_the_beatdown]

We'd need 9 people per team and we need at least 2 teams. But I dunno if we'll be able to get that many people.

[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.

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yesssYES YE YSE YES YES YES




sig N UP OUR FPRETTY FAC ES S!!!!!!!

[tongueamok]

[His nose wrinkles.]

All right, lad. Going to have to start you over. First of all, what's a base, and why do you 'run' them?

[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.

[bring_the_beatdown]

They're...

[Sigh. This is gonna be tougher than he thought.]

For starters I'm nineteen I'm not a lad. What the fuck are you Demoman?

It's just a marker on the ground. There's four of 'em in a diamond and you run them to get points. A full lap around is one point for every person that crosses home plate.

[bring_the_beatdown]

okaaaaaaay.

Do you got a name cuz im not calling u that.

[fleshing]

:(


KRIEG !!!!!! !!!!

[tongueamok]

[He looks down -- there's the top of a pen dancing across the bottom of the screen. He's apparently trying to take notes.]

Okay. Now what's a Demoman? Is that an important position on this team?

[themightykamina]

That's...[Hang on a sec he's not really good at math]...eighteen people. Damn, that's a lot. Well, don't worry! The mighty Kamina never runs from a problem!!

[He's also really, really good at conning people into his schemes, so...?]

[bring_the_beatdown]

That sounds like a good pitcher name, the mighty Kamina. You good at throwing shit?

[bring_the_beatdown]

No! Demo is from my team back home. But not baseball, for mercenary stuff.

I'm shortstop when we're outfield. But it all depends on what you're good at, runnin', thinking fast, pitching, gotta figure out the best place ta throw tha ball sos the other guys don't get no one on the bases. Because man, if the bases get loaded it gets real tense out there.

[bring_the_beatdown]

aight so when i get this shit all sorted out i'll call u kay?

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yeS S S!!!!!! !!!

[tongueamok]

[Carlisle just... stares. Between Scout's accent and the words coming o tu of his mouth, half of that didn't even make sense.]

This sounds impossibly complicated.

[themightykamina]

Pitcher?

[OH BUT WAIT you said the magic words!]

Sure! I can throw shit pretty good! I mean, I'm better at hitting stuff, but you should see the way I throw Lagann when Simon and I are fighting gunmen!

[bring_the_beatdown]

Maybe if you're a loser it is.

Look it'll make a lot more sense if you come out to practice and I can actually show ya. Then you can see the field and stuff.

[bring_the_beatdown]

Is Lagann a person 'cuz we're not throwing people. But I mean, I guess throwing people is good practice. The point is ta throw the ball in a way that the guy at bat totally whiffs it. Ya wanna strike him out. He has ta miss three times.

[tongueamok]

I... suppose it could.

Where should I meet you?

[themightykamina]

Lagann's a Gunman! [Wait, no one here knows what a gunman is--] That's a robot. He's about this big--[His hands describe something the size of a chest high boulder]--and my bro Simon pilots him!

But trying to get a guy to miss...I dunno, I'm better at hitting stuff when I throw things at it. You don't want 'em to hit the thing?

((ooc: sorry for the super-late reply!))