4944/Kickball!

Kickball!
Date of Scene:	17 July 2018
Location:	Back Yard
Synopsis:	The students and staff of Xavier's School play kickball and learn that mutant kickball is drastically different than regular kickball.
Cast of Characters:	Storm, Twitch, Erddrache, Rage, Mason Steele

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Storm has posed:
It is a beautiful Tuesday afternoon. Clouds roam freely through the skies, providing shade from the sun's beaming rays of heat and light, and there is a slight breeze to accompany them. The temperature is bearable, but it certainly indicates that the time of the year is summer. In the backyard, students and faculty alike gather around the baseball field in anticipation for the school's annual super-human kickball competition.

Ororo Munroe descends from the heavens with two brightly colored kick balls, both around eleven inches in diameter. Her tennis shoes touch the dirt as the wind that carried her dusts much of it around. She is dressed in athletic wear: tennis shoes, shorts, a thin shirt, and she pins her hair into a ponytail. Looking at the gathering before her, she places both balls on the ground and then steps forward. A bright smile is on her face.

"Alright," she calls out, getting the attention of the group. "There will be two teams, both evened out with students and staff. We want a friendly, clean game. Powers are acceptable, but we don't want an incident like last year." Ororo pauses in that moment, focusing on a particular student within the group. He knows who he is. "As for team captains... Tyler and Andrea, come on up and choose your team members."

"Why do /they/ get to be the captains?" a student replies sharply.

"Because they turn in their homework assignments on time," Ororo says unflinchingly. "Come on up guys."

Twitch has posed:
Since it's time to do athletics Tyler is dressed for the occasion, wearing black t-shirt, blue kickboxing shorts and running shoes. When he's chosen as a team captain he grins, bouncing a little bit where he stands before approaching Ororo and looking over the available people to choose from. "Alright, Ms Munroe." There's a big smile on his face as he looks over at Andrea and tells her, "Why don't you pick first?" He is very good at sports, after all.

The young man continues to bounce in place a little bit, warming his muscles up a bit before the game starts, even doing some light stretching. "This is going to be a good game. I love playing against people with powers. You know how much better basketball is when your opponent can fly?"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris looks upwards as he sees Ororoo descend from above, and let out a whistle. He hadn't met yet the History teacher, but was due to perhaps be in her class next year. But none the less, Boris stayed rather quiet among the crowd of staff and teachers - the only thing marking his presence being the ripples in the paper cups of water nearby

The unsual dwarf like mutant was only wearing a pair of overalls, seeming quite content to go shoeless and shirtless. He was more comfortable like that anyways.

But none the less as Tyler and Andrea get prepared to pick their team mates, Boris' whiskers twitch in anticipation. As this was going to be his first 'powered' game he actually volountarily participated in.

Rage has posed:
Looking surprised as she is called to be a team captain and to pick, Andrea, who is dressed in a pair of swishy workout shorts and a matching t-shirt makes her way up and turns to face the rest of the student body. Kickball. One of the sports she did not participate much in high school. She gives a quick glance about, then calls out, "I pick Rockslide for my first player." The large, bulky student made of living rock. Super strong. Can probably put the ball in the next zip code. She gives a glance over to Tyler and shrugs her shoulders upwards with a grin.

Storm has posed:
Ororo grins at Tyler's display, watching him as he stretches and looks generally excited to be chosen as a captain. "Hopefully, not as good as kickball," she responds, her own bright smile on display.

She is excited for the game, herself, finding it to be a distraction from grading papers, teaching classes, and interrogating possible terrorists. While Ororo maintains her fitness through daily morning regimens, it has been a long time since she has been able to participate in sports.

As Andrea chooses Rockslide, Ororo looks to Tyler to see who he will choose.

Twitch has posed:
Smiling back at Andrea and throwing in a wink Tyler looks over the assembled kids and nods his head, "Boris. I'm betting nobody will get through you if you're blocking home plate." His gaze travels back to Ororo, "Hopefully! It should be awesome, playing with this many people with powers." His stretching continues as he waits for Andrea to pick again, "I've got my next pick in mind already. Hope you don't take them."

Rage has posed:
"I'm choosing Tommy, aka Speedy." Andrea says to Tyler as she gives him a grin, waving to Boris as well, happy he got picked first. "He'd make a really good catcher, yeah. But he can't catch the fastest student in the school, even on a bunt. He'll make it around five times before you blink." The hears the crowd go: OoooOooOooOOooOh. Let the smack talk commence.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris smiles in excitment, and the ground lurches as a result. It was not to bad though, and he jogs over! "Vis be of vee excitink! Bah ah hauf ta admit...ah hauf nae clue how ta play vis game" he admits. He even looks to Ororor "Yer are goink ta explain vee rules, rioght?"
    Boris looks to Rockslide, almost locking eye with the other mutant. Rockslide was an intimidating looking power house thats for sure. But he calls out to Andrea "Yea, problem is, he cannot hit fer shite, so we git nothin ta worry bout" he says forgotteing for a moment they were on school rules.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason walks out onto the back step of the mansion, a small notepad in his hand. He glances out at the game starting, and arches his brow. He casually starts wandering in the direction of the rest of the group, sandals flipping on his feet as he goes.

Twitch has posed:
"Not a bad choice," Tyler nods to Andrea, clearly approving of who she picked. "I think I'm going to have to make sure my defense is top notch, then. Can't kick it out of the park if the wind pushes it back. Ms Munroe, would you like to be on my team?" A huge smile appears on his face. Then he looks over at Boris and says, "That's okay. It's like baseball, but you kick the ball instead of hitting it with a bat and if you're on defense you can tag a runner out by hitting them with the ball. You'll be playing catcher. I'll probably pitch." He leans in towards his buddy and asks quietly, "Who's the best flyer here? We need someone who can catch the balls that get kicked high."

Storm has posed:
The slight shift in the ground does not go unnoticed, as Ororo's connection to nature causes her to look around the group slightly. Her blue eyes fall on the jogging Boris, her smile remaining inviting and friendly. "Of course," Ororo replies to the student. And then, Tyler gives him a rundown.

Andrea chooses another.

With a defensive and offensive member on Andrea's team, Ororo nods her head, silently wondering if the student was picking at a whim or had a strategy in mind. Either way, it is promising to see the students interacting together.

When Ororo is chosen to be on Tyler's team, she looks shocked, looking to him with a nod. "I will absolutely be on your team," she says, leaning in closer to him with a grin. "And I believe I am the best flyer in the mansion."

Rage has posed:
"Choosing teachers is so cheating!" Andrea calls over to Tyler with a scowl upon her face. She gives a stretch of her body, then looks out across everyone for a few moments. She taps her foot a few times in thought, staring at the hopeful eyes of her classmates. Biting on her bottom lip, she continues to look around, left, right, left, right. "Mason!" She calls over to catch his attention.

"Mason? She picked Mason? Go figure."

"Oh my Gaaaawd! It's Mason Steele!"

"Duh, he goes to school here now."

"OHMYGAWDHEGOESTOSCHOOLHERENOW!"

There is a blank look upon Andrea's face, then she rubs the back of her neck, followed by a grin. "Uh... come on up, Mason! You're on my kickball team!"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris calls over, already in defense of his team "It is a studant UND staff game! Tis nit cheatin at all!" he exclaims. "How boot yea wisen up und choose a teachar!" he actually sticks out his tongue at her.

Of course as everyone is talking about Mason, Boris looks utterly confused. Of course this is comming from a dwarf that didn't even know who Andrea was! so not to surprising.

Twitch has posed:
"Nice! You should probably be shortstop, unless you've got a better idea." Tyler exclaims to Ororo with a happy grin, glancing back over at Andrea and her team. "I picked the best person available to suit my team's needs." And Andrea picked Mason. The young man waves at his buddy, "Hey dude. Good luck out there." His attention goes back to Boris next, "Alright man, I'm taking Kaydin, we need a speedster to counter Tommy. You pick who we're taking next." He calls out, "Kaydin. I think you're going to be outfield, we can't afford to let the long kicks get away."

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason arches one brow, "Geez, I can't wait for this stage to wear off," he says as he overhears the chatter. "Yeah? Sure we can play kickball," he says, reaching the field. "Though I think Tyler's gonna cheat. He is gonna be way too good at this."

Rage has posed:
"We can use our powers, Mason. You can pitch." Andrea says to him with a grin, leaning in to bump her shoulder against his once he joins her. "I also picked you totally by accident.. I hope you're good at this." She winks, then calls out, "Okay, since we're picking staff also, I want Professor Wagner." Of course she will pick the teleporting fuzzy elf. Super agile, athletic, and has a tail. Rockslide continues to stare down Boris, puffing himself up, then draws his thumb along his throat in a cutting motion. "You're going down, Torrrrrrrbeeeejooooorrrrrn!"

Mason Steele has posed:
    "Powers?" Mason asks. "You know, I'd normally say I'll school everybody, but I don't think I'm gonna be much use if we are using powers. Tyler can like bullseye the moon, Tommy can round the bases off a bunt." He gives his best Green Knight voice. "You have chosen poorly."

Storm has posed:
In Boris' defense, Ororo did not know who either of the child stars were until they were brought to the mansion. There was a lot of Google searching that day. When Mason's name is announced, Ororo looks up to the student as he approaches the field. Her smile does not falter as she gives him a nod. Tyler allows Boris to choose their next teammate. Ororo continues to observe the remaining students and staff members, wondering who Boris will choose. When he does, she grins at the selection.

The team roster builds until the correct numbers of team members are chosen. When that is complete, Ororo explains the rules of the game for those unfamiliar with kickball, or unfamiliar with the mansion's version of the game. She pulls out a coin from the pocket of her shorts, motioning for Tyler and Andrea to stand close enough. "Heads or tails?" Ororo asks. With a thought, the wind around them picks up and the pressure projects the coin high above them all. "Call it in the air."

Twitch has posed:
"Alright!" Tyler says as he looks from his team to Andreas. "We're going to smoke these guys. Just play your positions, if you don't know where to throw the ball to throw it to the pitcher." After the rest of the teams are chosen Tyler is left with a smile on his face, confident that his players are going to be kicking ass. When it's time for the coin flip Tyler stands nearby, watching the coin rise high into the air. "Tails," he calls as he waits for it to fall.

Storm has posed:
The coin takes several seconds to fall to the ground, and when it does Ororo steps forward to see the side facing upward. "Heads," she calls out, slightly disappointed. "Alright, Andrea, do you want your team to pitch or kick first?"

Rage has posed:
"We'll kick first. May as well rack up the score now early so Tyler can can revisit what the definition of getting smoked is." Andrea calls over to Tyler as she gives him a straight on deathstare, then strides to her team as she whips her finger in the air in a circle. "Rally up, guys. Tommy is up first, followed by Mason, me and then Rockslide. We'll just go down the line from there." She says as she gives a few limbering stretches of her legs.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris bristiles at Rockslide and the ground shakes some. But he couldn't think of a reasonble comeback...Rockslides win the trash talk round. For his part Boris had choosen HipHop - not the fastest student, and a bit clumsy, but her overzied feet and legs allowed her to kick HARD and jump HIGH. Not a teleporter, but she was the next best thing!
    With the other team kicking first, Boris jogs over to homeplate and gets behind it, preparing to act as the catcher. He could hardly contain his excitement, and it could be felt through the ground.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason takes his place behind Tommy, and shoves his hands in his pockets. "I'm gonna suck so bad," he laughs. "I can't do anything to give me an edge in this game I think." He doesn't know much about using his powers at present, so he just has his ordinary human skills to rely upon.

Storm has posed:
Ororo picks up the coin and places it back into her pocket. As the other team convenes, she turns to her kickball teammates, looking to Tyler for direction.

Twitch has posed:
"We'll see who's laughing when it's all done," Tyler tells Andrea with a wicked grin as his team takes the field, the young captain pointing out where people should stand to best cover their positions. "You go there. You'll be there. Ms Munroe, you'll stand or float between second and third base." He takes the mound and the first kickball, bouncing it on the ground to get a feel for it. When Tommy comes up to kick first Tyler looks the kicker square in the eye and grins before looking to Boris to make sure he's ready. When Tyler rolls the ball he aims it straight down home plate, then gets ready to move in to try to catch it if he has to.

Rage has posed:
As Tommy steps to the plate, he throws his arms upwards, twisting left to right, as if to signal the crowd to cheer for him. He is such a showboater. He takes a few steps back, waits for the ball to roll. He moves forward, swinging his leg back as if he was going to boot it to the moon, then gives it a gentle love tap.

SWOOSH!

"SCORE!"

Tommy is standing on homeplate in a puff of dust as the ball makes the first two bounces away from his foot. Andrea lets out a laugh as she gives an amused grin over towards Tyler, followed by a wink. This game most likely will be a game of speedsters while everyone else figures it out.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris blinks, and everything has already happened. He gains a dead pan expression, as the thrill of competition is evident. "Ye git lucky thar time, next time willnea be so easy Tommy" Boris says with a grin. What was Boris planning? hard to say, but it will have to wait for next time.
    Boris takes the ball in his oversized hands and chucks it back to Tyler as his baratone voice calls out "NEXT!!!" before he digs down into the dirt.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason would say that he watched the event, but in reality, Tommy moved too fast for him to even process. "Well," he says. "We should just let him take every at bat.
    "Guess that means I gotta embarrass myself." He steps up, ready for the throw.

Storm has posed:
Ororo gets in position for the first inning. She can't help but laugh as Tommy scores his team their first point. No one said mutant kickball would be easy. That is the exciting challenge. "Hopefully, you guys are thinking of creative ways to stop a speedster," Ororo shouts to her teammates. She has ways, but she doesn't want to hurt any of the students. As Mason steps up, Ororo decides to take to the air, watching him from her view in the sky.

Twitch has posed:
Andrea gets a smile back from Tyler, the youth possessing too many good sportsmanlike habits to do more than grin at the girl. Or something like that. "I've got a plan for next time, and it seems like Boris does, too," he calls over to Ororo. Then he gets ready for the next at bat, Mason. "Alright, man. I'm going to put it right over the plate." When he pitches he's as good as his word, the ball traveling center line down towards the plate again.

Erddrache has posed:
This time Boris was going to be a bit more...engaged to to speak. And by engage, he means pull the earth from under Mason!

Quite litterly infact, if Mason is unable to react fast enough, he would feel the ground directly beneath him jerk forward as if to make him fall back.

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason was certainly not expecting the ground to move. As the ball comes forward, he finds himself flying backward. He lands hard on his rear, and in a ditch effort, he slams one bare heel down onto the dirt, causing a small pillar to erupt upward, striking the ball. His aim isn't all that good, though, and the ball just soars directly upward for about a hundred feet. "Whoa, interference!" he calls out, rubbing his backside as he gets up. He glances around, uncertain which direction he sent the ball. Of course, it's probably an easy catch for a pop fly.

Rage has posed:
"Cheater!" Andrea calls out to Boris. "Run, Mason! Run to first!" She waves her arms to him as she watches the ball soar straight up.

Erddrache has posed:
"It a powered game, yea sore losar!" Boris calls back to Andrea. But more imprtantly, he calls up "Ms. Proffesor Monroe! Da Ball!" he points to the ball that has been sent FLYING into the air!

Mason Steele has posed:
    "Oh, right," Mason answers, bursting into a sprint, heading for first base.

Storm has posed:
As the ball flies upward, Ororo quickly darts towards it in the air, catching it with ease. She flies and hovers over the first base, tapping it lightly with a shoe. "Good job, Mason!" Ororo exclaims, tossing the ball back to Tyler. Noticing the subconscious use of his powers, she says, "With some training, you will be able to control that ability with ease."

Twitch has posed:
When the ball is tossed to him Tyler snags it out of the air and tells Mason, "Good one, man. I was not expecting that from you." He dribbles the ball a little as he waits for the next batter to come up. For Rockslide, Tyler's going to do his best to put some English on the ball and make it curve so much it'll be difficult to connect with very hard. The pitch curves against the grass leading from the mound but will end up passing over home plate.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris glance up at Rockslide and than looks to the ball. Unlike Mason who Boris tried to make fall backwards, he takes a slightly different approach with Rockslide. As the ball curves and twists towards homeplate Boris concentrates

When he feels the balls is at an optimal kicking spot, the earth rockslide was on would actually turn him as he prepares to kick the ball, intent on trying to make the brute miss as well!

Rage has posed:
As Rockslide lumbers into place, he turns and gives Boris a long look, then turns back to the pitcher. He slams his foot upon the ground, causing it rumble and crack beneath him as he centers himself. As he steps in to kick, the earth moves, causing him to spin to the side, missing completely for strike one. He wobbles to one side, nearly toppling over. He turns and furiously hollers at the shorter student. "Listen up, PEBBLE. Try that once more and it's CLOBBERING TIME." He says, evoking the words of this idol, The Thing.

Some of the kids start to yell: Fight! Fight! Fight!

Andrea slaps a hand to her face. "Come on guys! Keep it clean!"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris bristles "PEBBLE! Vis commin from da talking dirt pile! Vell bring et on, ah kick yer glASS und make yer eat et too! Unless yer donnea git da jewels ta back yerself up!" he says the ground rumbling deeply now.

Boris may be small, he may even be deceptively timid...but boy he does not back down, as he was ready to go dwarf to stone with Rockslide.

"Now shuddup und get ready ta play ball" he says as he tosses the ball back to Tyler

Mason Steele has posed:
    Mason jogs back to the line, shrugging. "Yeah, great use of powers, I got out," he laughs, playing it off. "This seems kinda violent," he observes as Rockslide also is thrown off balance. He arches a brow at the dwarf, and this time he waits for the pitch to Rockslide, ready to shove his foot forward along the dirt to throw the dwarf off balance instead, perhaps keeping him from doing the same to others.

Rage has posed:
"Oh I got the /boulders/, you walking dustball! You can't even reach my chin and even then you'd break your hand on it! I'll hit you so hard your mama will feel it! And believe me, she'll /moooooaaaaaan!/" Oh. God. Santos is such an idiot. As the resident hardheaded badboy of the school next to his buddy Hellion, he is feeling rather froggy.

Andrea shouts loudly, anger rising up into her voice in the form of a growl, "Hey! Stop threatening my teammate! Don't make me wolf out on you!" She of course is now yelling at Rockslide.

There is a deep throaty grumble as he turns back around, hiking up his large board shorts around his rocky backside. "Yeah, yeah.. whatevah." He drawls out, then waits for the next ball.

Storm has posed:
Ororo didn't think the showboating would happen so soon, but there is no set timeline when it comes to super-human teenagers. She listens as the group taunts each other, her attention shifting from Rockslide to Boris, and then she shakes her head with a grin. "Be nice guys, or do we need to have Professor Logan supervise?" Ororo asks. She gets ready for Rockslide's second attempt, ascending higher into the air just in case.

Twitch has posed:
When people start getting aggressive Tyler holds the ball and just watches, waiting to see what happens next. If there's going to be a brawl, so be it, he'll be ready. Thankfully, Andrea and Ororo seem to control things easily enough. "You ready, guys?" he asks Rockslide and Boris before he pitches. "Got all that out of your systems?"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris looked...rather pissed. His folks were a rather senstive topic to the small dwarf. He would have went for honey badger on Rockslides rear if it wasn' for Ororor threatning with Logan...but he DOES feel the need to prove Rockslide wrong.
    But Boris DOES feel the need to prove Rockslide wrong...and he knew just how. The fiercness in his eye evident and he does his best to signal Tyler to send the ball straight down the middle as fast as he can.

Twitch has posed:
Now that things look settled down Tyler prepares to pitch again. He's about to throw another curve when he catches the look in Boris' eyes and his signalling, nodding his head to show that he understands. Then Tyler cracks a smile, winds up and pitches the ball as hard as he can!

Mason Steele has posed:
    As the pitch comes down, Mason shoves his toe forward, the dirt sliding sideways to attempt to kick Boris' right foot into his left and knock him over. He's not sure if it will work, but it's worth a shot.

Rage has posed:
Giving a scuff of his foot against the ground as if he was a large bull about to charge, Rockslide prepares himself, then steps forward to deliver a strong kick against the ball if he is able to connect and send that baby to Neptune.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris is indeed knocked over onto his side. This wasn't exactly what he had planned in showing Rockslide he was no pushover! And much like Mason and his popfly due to instinct, Boris own hand slams onto the ground and a large thick pillar of earth rises between the pillar and the ball to try and stop him.

Storm has posed:
The pillar is not enough, but Rockslide's strength is. He kicks through the pillar and hits the ball, sending it flying through the air.

"Tyler, first base NOW," Ororo shouts, allowing her competitive and strategic mind to take over. She concentrates on the ball and calls to nature, manipulating the wind currents to shift the ball's direction. Extending a hand, Ororo makes a quick hand gesture and points towards the first base.

The ball follows suit under the wind's guidance, and soars in that direction.

Twitch has posed:
When he gets the word from Ororo Tyler takes off towards first base, using every last bit of speed he can muster to get there in time. As the ball flies through the air he maneuvers himself to get underneath of it, trying to make the catch. If it's anywhere close to him Tyler won't hesitate to wrap as much of his body around the ball as is possible to ensure a completed grab.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris could only do so much from his own position! And in this case, it was slowing things down! Which in this case was turning Rockslide every which way! Every time Rockslide tries to take a step, Boris tries to counter be turning him around. He doens't get him every time of course, but if nothing else, nothing says slow like being litterly turned around!

Storm has posed:
Rockslide is turned around several times, but after gaining his wits, he launches himself into the air in an attempt to land on first base - and possibly Tyler as well if he isn't careful. He is determined.

Twitch has posed:
Rather than get crushed Tyler just opts to attempt to peg Rockslide with the ball before diving out of the way, rolling as he hits the ground before coming back up to his feet. Letting out loud laughter he turns to see if he made his throw as he starts to dust himself off.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris watches with anticipation! With how good Tyler is at hitting something, the man must have hit! Mabey? As the dust settled, Rockslide could be clearly seen on first base holding the ball with clear annoyance at Tyler now.

Storm has posed:
The falling boulder is hit by the kickball right before he hits first base.

There is a deep imprint of Rockslide on - and around - the base.

"Out!" Ororo calls, descending to the landed rock student. "Good attempt, Santo. Are you okay?" There is a mumble of inaudible words thanks to his head still being planted into the ground. Ororo gives him a brief pat on his shoulder.

"Walk it off. You'll be fine."

Twitch has posed:
Collecting the kickball, Tyler makes his way back to the mound. He turns and says to Rockslide, "Good try, man. Maybe next time." Getting back to the mound itself Tyler looks to see who's kicking next. When his opponent comes up Tyler looks to see if Santo has managed to extricate himself from the earth, then checks to see if Boris looks ready, then rotates his arm back and pitches as hard as he can, the ball traveling in a straight line.

Erddrache has posed:
As Santo walks by...him and Boris glare at each other but none the less Boris mutters a good try and Santo a 'Yea yea, whatever Dustball" before heading to the bench.
    Boris was in place ready to catch the ball and preparing for his own shenanigans. At this point the other team realizing Boris wasn't just a defensive player, but an offensive distraction too!

The player didn't seem worried and prepares to make the kick. As Boris begins to move the earth once again, the player lets out an obnoxious smelling gas that causes Boris to cover his face "Good greif! Thar smell!"

It was enough of a distraction that this stinktastic mutant kicks the ball with sufficent force to send it flying back to Tyler and between his legs! There no hesitation as the mutant runs for home base, still emitting the obnoxious distracting gas.

Storm has posed:
The next player is a student who looks less enthused than the others. Negasonic Teenage Warhead kicks the ball with barely any energy and starts walking towards first base. Literally walking. She blows out a pink bubble from her mouth and it pops before she pulls it back in and chews. Hail Satan.

Twitch has posed:
Normally Tyler would have no issue catching a ball that went anywhere near him, but the stench. The stench. He covers his face with the inside of his elbow, coughing, eyes watering, "Oh man. You sure that's a power and not indigestion?" Between coughs he says, "Good kick, though."

After the air clears and he can concentrate again Tyler rolls the ball towards NTW. As she kicks it he dives forward and pounces it, rolling to his side to throw it at her one handed, not particularly hard, not wanting to interrupt her bubble popping.

Rage has posed:
As she watches, Andrea lets out a long sigh. "Oh, come on Ellie! At least pretend you wanna be here!" She gets the finger from the girl, causing her to grumble. "I knew I shoulda went with Eye-Boy for my last pick." She is muttering to herself as she trots out to the mound to take over as pitcher.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris whistles, but none the less relent his catcher position to Rockslide and heads for the benches, the swapping of sides commences. He looks to Andrea and gives her the 'eyes on you' gesture as if trying tp psych herout.
    None the less he asks Tyler as he was the team leader "So whit be da kickin order?" he asks him

Storm has posed:
This is fun, minus the gaseous mutant's abilities. Ororo made short work of the smell and lands on the ground as their group gathers together. She waits for instruction, allowing the leader to make a decision on their order.

Twitch has posed:
"We'll let our speedster kick first, then me because I'm pretty sure I can get on base, then Hip Hop, then you to knock it out of the park. Ms Munroe will go after that followed by..." Tyler says to the team as they get to the benches, looking over his team as he gives out the batting order. He stands near the benches to warm up for his at bat by making a series of high kicks in the air, alternating legs between sets, "I'm betting we get an easy score like they did with Tommy with our first at bat."

Rage has posed:
Taking the ball, Andrea gives a few warm up swings to Santos, then squints her eyes at the sight of Kaydin heading up to 'bat'. She hums to herself, then gives a nod as she takes the ball, then throws it overhand and to the far left, watching the rocky monster catch it in mid-air. It looks like they're going to intentionally walk the speedster.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris nods before giving Hip-Hop an encourging fist bump. He looks to Kaydin, and Storm as well, giving a nod "Sounds like a gameplan...." he grins.

Storm has posed:
Ororo nods to Tyler's instruction, and then she walks to the dugout. She watches the first pitch and grows curious. She keeps her thoughts to herself.

Twitch has posed:
"Playing it safe, Andrea?" Tyler calls out between kicks, bouncing on the balls of his feet as he watches as his batter starts to get walked.

Rage has posed:
"We're playing to win!" Andrea calls over to Tyler with a laugh as she throws the fourth ball, signaling that Kaydin gets a free pass to first base. As she catches the ball, she grins and whistles over to Tommy to swap places with her. The speedster instantly shows up at her side and takes the ball as she trots out to center field. Spinning the ball on his finger, he gives a wide grin to Tyler.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris grunts "smart move when yer think aboot et. Thar nit trying ta outspeed da speedster, bit force em ta slow doon. Though unless dey kin get all walkers or somethin, speedter goin ta git ta base next roond" he notes. And when the speedter reaches the base, he nudges Tyler to get up there

Twitch has posed:
Now that it's his turn at bat Tyler moves up to the plate and steps back from it a little bit, "I think you'll have to walk my whole starting lineup if you don't want us to win." He shakes himself out to stay loose and prepares for the ball to come, giving a grin to Tommy. "Let's see what you've got, man."

Rage has posed:
As Tommy continues to spin the ball on his finger, he grins at Tyler and winks. Whipping his hand back, he throws the ball hard underhanded. There's a 'fwip' noise and the ball ends up in Rockslide's hands behind him. "Strike one!" There's a bit of dust on the mound about Tommy's feet as he gives an innocent looking grin on his face, scuffing his nails along his shirt.

"He's cheating!" Kaydin yells out. "I saw him ran back and forth with the ball! He just moved fast!"

Tommy lets out a mock gasp, eyes wide. "What? No way. I just throw fast."

Erddrache has posed:
Boris calls out "Than why is there a mound of dirt at yer feet!" he calls out! He is all for using powers, and there are not many rules about how to use them. But he was fairly certain that regardless of powers...the pitch had to pitch the ball!

Twitch has posed:
"I think the ball has to leave your hands before it counts as a pitch," Tyler says to Tommy with a little chuckle. "Don't forget, my reflexes mean I can see what you're doing. Next time I might try kicking the ball out of your hands."

Rage has posed:
"I'm standing on a mound of dirt! It's the pitcher's mound!" Tommy shoots back to Boris with a waggle of his brows. He gives a few more stomps. Andrea lets out a laugh. "Really? So you guys throwing up rock barriers so the ball can't even reach, or trying to trip people is perfectly acceptable behavior? No way! You guys knock it off and we'll knock it off!"

Erddrache has posed:
Boris calls back with dignity "Well yes, we didn't break the rules! Nothing says we couldn't do those things. But if da rules were explained right...da pitcher HAS ta roll the ball or whit not!" he grins. "So feel free ta throw da world fastest fast ball!" he laughs.

Twitch has posed:
"Alright. No more rock barriers in the way of pitches," Tyler says with a nod. "Let's just see what you got, but for real this time. I'm looking forward to cranking one out of the park."

Rage has posed:
Tommy smirks, winds his fist back and throws the ball along the ground quickly towards him. He can run fast but he can only throw the ball as hard as his arm will let him. It's a good lob, but nothing supernatural about it.

Erddrache has posed:
Boris calls out "Come on Tyler! Get us a double!" he exclaims with clear excitment

Twitch has posed:
Tyler runs up to the ball and gives it a good kick. He knows how fast Tommy can react and that he's got super strong legs so kicking it directly over his head is a bad option. Instead the ball is sailing into the outfield, close to the foul line that runs past first base. If not intercepted then the ball will inevitably land in the outfield, just inside the foul line in a spot difficult for those without super powers to get to quickly. As the ball soars through the air Tyler puts on his speed and heads for first base.

Rage has posed:
Having been picking flowers and putting them in a hat, Negasonic watches the ball bounce past her without a care in the world. "Whatever." She says to herself. Andrea lets out a sigh and gives chase for the ball from center field to right as Kaydin makes a show of zipping around the bases for an easy score, even moonwalking past Rockslide with a smirk upon his face. By the time the popstar gets the ball and gives a weak lob of it to second base, Tyler most likely will make it a triple.

Erddrache has posed:
Staff and student alike in the dug-outs and bleacher cheer! If tyler makes it to home, it would be a 2 to 1 game! With tyler team in the lead! "Come on Tyler, make it home man! Make it home!" Hiphop calls out as Boris watches with wide eyes. Boris kind of felt bad for Andrea. Nega was all sorts of angst. All the angst.

Twitch has posed:
Luckily for him, Tyler grant is a pretty fast kid. Between his superpowers and his daily exercise he makes it to third base and looks to see where the ball is currently at. He plants his feet, not wanting to risk going further due to Tommy's presence on the mound being so close. "Next time, guys!" He calls out to his teammates, waving at them before he stretches backwards and inhales deeply, making sure to get his breath back after sprinting like he did.

Storm has posed:
"Good job, Tyler!" Ororo shouts. Her hands rise to her mouth to funnel her voice, and then she lowers them slightly and claps, praising the student. The energy in the dugout is exciting, as students and staff seem to be into the game. It brings a smile to Ororo's face to see them all playing together.

"Who's up?" she asks, leaning backwards from the wire fence to get a better view of the next kicker. If the momentum remains, they may win.

Storm has posed:
The game continued on for at least an hour, but ultimately, Andrea's team lost. Both teams converge in the dining area of the mansion to grab refreshments and to wind down from the afternoon's festivities. There are numerous holes, burn marks, and basically, damage to the mansion's baseball field that will need to be explained at a later date. Fin.