[IC] Academy of Heroes and Villains

[knight125]

Ben frowns, "I can't believe you aren't happy with that. It took me two rolls to get that many down!" He clears the fallen pins away and stands back so Kalinda could go again.

John nods absentmindedly in response to Devika, then finishes his meal alone. "Kijani's the only girl at this school with dreadlocks, so it must have been her. And Anthony's the only tall guy I've ever seen irritate her. I wonder what the problem was." After finishing his breakfast, John leaves his trash on the table and heads to the gym.

[MarshiestMallow]

"yeah, but a seven ten split? Almost impossible to get" Kalinda said, taking a few moments, she chose a different place to aim, "You have to hit one of them just right, to make it hit the other one" She thought a moment, then satisfied, let the ball roll. It hit the Seven pin precisely right, and it flicked and hit the ten. 'and yet I couldn't do that in the under 12s championship back home"

She grinned, "Bowling is about skill, but mostly its luck"

---

Connor glanced about, searching for Austin. It had been a few days since they had had much contact, and he couldn't help but know that was his fault. So he would pair up with Austin, suggest doing something tonight.

He found Austin, going over, and choosing a set of pins.

"This is going to be embarrassing" He said, picking up a ball, and they started

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika sat and waited, watching the others play. She didn't really have a partner, so... there was nothing for her to do.

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Kijani could barely hear what was going on around her. Her brain was spinning with thoughts. Could her own grandmother, the one person who'd ever cared about her, ever, really be behind the worst experience of her life? It didn't make sense. It just didn't. Anthony had to be wrong, he had to be mixed up, he had to be messing with her...

[knight125]

Ben tilts his head and says, "I have no idea what the under 12s championship is, but it sounds prestigious." He sets the pins back up, then when Kalinda mentions that bowling is part luck, he grins. "Is that so? Well I'd love to get lucky, but I'm not talking about bowling." As he says the last part, he winks at Kalinda and picks up the bowling ball, then takes her place. He tries to do as she showed him, and succeeds in knocking down six pins this time. While waiting for Kalinda to clear the lane, he says, "If you ever want to let go of some more emotions, let me know. Now that I have an outlet to get rid of them, I should be able to handle it better."

Once in the gym, John quickly figures out that they're supposed to bowl with a partner. He looks around for someone that's alone, his gaze finally settling on Devika. He walks up to her and says, "Hello again. Need a partner?"

[Dioxide]

Sue

Sue woke up to the booming reverberation of Professor McCoy’s voice echoed throughout the gym, uttered something along the lines of bowling.

Sure enough, Sue sucked at it. But surely with Anthony, he was strong enough and smart enough to know the spins and tactics for a good score, or so she thought.

She pulled Anthony down with him to their spot which served their ad-hoc alley and decided to go first, ushering Anthony behind her.

She grabbed a ball marked 4, light enough for her dainty arms and paced herself backwards, the ball against her chest, cold to the touch of her chin. She walked forward and arched her bowling arm back and released forward. She didn’t do it right, and now the ball was travelling so slowly, the time it hit the first pin, it stopped in place.

She turned around to face Anthony, with her face crumpled and grimacing in frustration and anger.

”Your turn!” she signed with belligerence.

She walked behind Anthony, and noticed a girl who was on her own doing nothing. Sue waved to her ((Devika)) and brandished her large smile.

[knight125]

Anthony clears the first pin away, then carries the ball back to Sue. He shakes his head and signs, "You actually get one more attempt. Unless, of course, you'd like me to demonstrate."

[twave]

Watching the game Maxine was having trouble understanding what the game was about. Hitting the pins of course. But why? "So... Why do we hit the pins?" Maxine scratched her head and picked up one of the bowling balls. It was heavier than expected and she dropped it, chasing after it as it rolled away.

[MarshiestMallow]

Maybe there was something she was missing. "right, well, I seem to have a good hold on my emotions at the moment" She hoped. "Although I seem to be experience confusion a lot today" She said midly amused

[knight125]

Ben tilts his head as he prepares to go again, asking "What do you mean? This is only the first class of today, what did you do before you got here?"

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda shrugged, "I worked out" She said, then sighed, "I don't get you and your gender at all"

[Dioxide]

Sue

Sue’s arms were crossed, her left foot tapping in annoyance to the ball. She took the ball from Anthony’s hands harshly, and with her pose, she walked and released the ball to the pins.

The ball travelled fast, its roll bending and morphing the shape and stability of the laminated wood flooring, roaring its way to the pins like a tiger out on the hunt. Its velocity managed to score her all 9 pins. It was a spare

Sue jumped in joy. She launched herself at Anthony and hugged him, clinging onto him like a koala bear with red hair. Her arms and legs were wrapped around him, shaking, she was giggling in silence.

She let go and let Anthony go for his turn, she running to the end and setting up the pins for her.

[knight125]

Ben throws the bowling ball, knocking down the remaining five pins. He beams with pride for a moment before hearing Kalinda's comment. He makes a sound somewhere between a cough and a laugh as he asks, "What is that supposed to mean? For the most part, we're not very complex."

As Sue climbs him like some sort of marsupial, Anthony can't help but laugh. "Well done," he says, "I shouldn't have doubted you." After she had gone to the end of the lane, he picks up a bowling ball and stands motionless for thirty seconds. He closes his eyes, focusing on the vibrations that traveled along the floor, through his shoes, and into his feet. When he opens his eyes again, they're slightly grey. He begins walking toward the boundary line, his arm moving backward then forward like the pendulum of a grandfather clock. As Anthony approaches the line, his calculating mind subconsciously adjusts his pace, arm speed, and wrist position to give him the best possible chance of succeeding. He lets go of the ball, watching in silence as the ball travels down the lane, knocking down the ten pins with a resounding crash.

[Mistress Dizzy]

Devika smiled a bit as John approached. "I guess I do." She waved briefly at the cute redheaded girl who was waving at her, then got up and headed down to grab a bowling ball. "Okay, I guess I'll go first, if you don't mind." She actually bowled quite a bit when she was at her previous school. It was just something to do on campus. She'd gotten fairly adept at it, and could hit strikes even after a few beers. Since she was completely sober, she should be even better.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda smiled. Good emotions were a lot better then bad. A lot. She shrugged, "No, you lot are very primitive in nature, yet the emotions are still the same. And actions are similar from one guy to the next, it seems, although you haven't asked to kiss me yet, so maybe not"

Once again, Kalinda spoke without thinking. Since she was still down the end with the pins, set them up again, grabbed her ball

[knight125]

Ben shakes his head slightly as he replies with a slightly smaller smile, "Just because we aren't complex, doesn't mean we're primitive." Ben passes Kalinda while taking his position behind the pins and asks, "Are you saying someone tried to kiss you?"

John nods, "Go right ahead. I've never been very good at bowling, it's sort of like dodgeball for me. I have plenty of power, but not very much accuracy when throwing things."

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda went into form, pondering her answer for once, "I suppose thats True, alhtough I have seen rarely any evidence to the contrary" She said, "Yes, Why?"

[twave]

Having a bit of trouble Maxine finally gets the bowling ball back to the rack where she found it. People were pairing up and she looked around to see who still hadn't been chosen. "Um, I need a partner so I can try."

[knight125]

Ben shrugs, and although the smile remains on his face, the joy starts to slip away, replaced by a green-eyed monster. "I'm just a curious fellow, I suppose."

[Dioxide]

Sue

Sue clapped her hands vigorously, careful not to clap too loud for her powers to activate. She signed high above her head, to be clear and obvious, against the contrast of colours with her hands and the wall, ”How many more times?” She set up the pins and walked back to Anthony, with her ball in hand.

[MarshiestMallow]

Kalinda broke form, frowning. It took her a few seconds to put a name to that emotion, "you're jealous? Seriously? Of someone kissing me?" She stared at him in wonder, her ball held loosely in one hand "I slapped him when he tried"