game 007 | video/action - Ecruteak City
[ when the feed comes on, Akaya and Shiraishi can be seen standing nearby - they’re taping via Pokémon today. Both of them have rackets in hand, and judging by the makeshift grass court in the background? It looks like they’re ready to play some tennis. ]
Hey, everybody!! There’s some people in Johto who’ve never played or even heard of tennis before... so we thought we should give a demonstration! And, I dunno, explain some rules and stuff. So Shiraishi-san and I are gonna play a practice match.
We’ll be explaining the basic rules while we play, since it’s easier to show what we mean rather than just try to explain all of it.
[It starts off as a normal practice match, with Shiraishi explaining the basics and doing helpful little recaps after each point was played out (and Akaya attempting to pitch in, of course!), but as the game goes on, things get more serious. Of course neither of them wouldn’t want to lose, even if it was a practice one. So quite quickly after the game starts, the two forget to do the explanation parts and are just fully concentrating on the game. But at least anyone still watching can enjoy themselves some Middle School tennis.
And by “Middle School” what we really mean is “holy crap do these people have some sort of strange ability to negate the laws of physics as we know them?” … An exaggeration, of course, but it’s still extremely intense. Partway into the game, anybody who’s paying attention to Akaya at all will probably notice his eyes have gone completely bloodshot - and he’s fallen eerily silent. Somehow, he seems to be moving even faster than before, and his returns seem to be stronger as well. Even if his eyes hadn’t gone red, that expression of intense concentration is almost scary in and of itself. He’s taking this very, very seriously - maybe a little too seriously for an alleged practice match.
Well, Shiraishi has noticed this and his expression turned more serious that it had been. His tennis, however, will remain as always; perfect, loyal to basics. Even if Akaya’s sudden improvement in strength does push him back a little bit.... but that only makes him focus more. Keeping your cool in a match is important, after all.
It’s a tight match, with a lot of push and pull throughout the game. Every once in a while, anybody who’s listening carefully might hear Akaya say things like, “Gotta keep it together... I won’t lose! I won’t!” But eventually, as it comes closer and closer to the end, Akaya is pushed back too far for him to pick himself back up, as desperately as he keeps trying to. ]
[ The game comes to an end. Shiraishi wins, 7-5. It was a close one and Shiraishi really enjoyed it. Even if the bloodshot thing had been kinda surprising and he’s curious about that... but he can ask about that later if he feels like it. Right now, he walks over to the net to see Akaya, smiling.]
You’re really amazing. I can see now why the call you their ace. Your skills are really good. [He really means it. All of it.]
The redness has mostly faded out of his eyes - although there’s still a trace of that intense expression there - and he’s fairly out of breath. Far from his normally rather upbeat self, he seems visibly disappointed and maybe a little upset. ] … Thanks. Next time... for sure, I’ll win next time, though.
Well, whenever you feel like having a match again, just ask. I’ll have a rematch with you anytime you’d like. May it be just a practice match or... [ Wait. Weren’t they supposed to be doing something. He looks over at the gear. ] Ah, Kirihara-kun? I think the videofeed is still on.
I forgot all about that! [ and he turns to look over at the ‘Gear... it’s still taping. ] Oops. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed watching even though we didn’t do much explaining...
Sorry about that, we got caught in the game...
Any questions, I guess?
[ ooc; Akaya's text is in red and flawlesspoison is green; both of them will be tagging this entry. ]
Hey, everybody!! There’s some people in Johto who’ve never played or even heard of tennis before... so we thought we should give a demonstration! And, I dunno, explain some rules and stuff. So Shiraishi-san and I are gonna play a practice match.
We’ll be explaining the basic rules while we play, since it’s easier to show what we mean rather than just try to explain all of it.
[It starts off as a normal practice match, with Shiraishi explaining the basics and doing helpful little recaps after each point was played out (and Akaya attempting to pitch in, of course!), but as the game goes on, things get more serious. Of course neither of them wouldn’t want to lose, even if it was a practice one. So quite quickly after the game starts, the two forget to do the explanation parts and are just fully concentrating on the game. But at least anyone still watching can enjoy themselves some Middle School tennis.
And by “Middle School” what we really mean is “holy crap do these people have some sort of strange ability to negate the laws of physics as we know them?” … An exaggeration, of course, but it’s still extremely intense. Partway into the game, anybody who’s paying attention to Akaya at all will probably notice his eyes have gone completely bloodshot - and he’s fallen eerily silent. Somehow, he seems to be moving even faster than before, and his returns seem to be stronger as well. Even if his eyes hadn’t gone red, that expression of intense concentration is almost scary in and of itself. He’s taking this very, very seriously - maybe a little too seriously for an alleged practice match.
Well, Shiraishi has noticed this and his expression turned more serious that it had been. His tennis, however, will remain as always; perfect, loyal to basics. Even if Akaya’s sudden improvement in strength does push him back a little bit.... but that only makes him focus more. Keeping your cool in a match is important, after all.
It’s a tight match, with a lot of push and pull throughout the game. Every once in a while, anybody who’s listening carefully might hear Akaya say things like, “Gotta keep it together... I won’t lose! I won’t!” But eventually, as it comes closer and closer to the end, Akaya is pushed back too far for him to pick himself back up, as desperately as he keeps trying to. ]
[ The game comes to an end. Shiraishi wins, 7-5. It was a close one and Shiraishi really enjoyed it. Even if the bloodshot thing had been kinda surprising and he’s curious about that... but he can ask about that later if he feels like it. Right now, he walks over to the net to see Akaya, smiling.]
You’re really amazing. I can see now why the call you their ace. Your skills are really good. [He really means it. All of it.]
The redness has mostly faded out of his eyes - although there’s still a trace of that intense expression there - and he’s fairly out of breath. Far from his normally rather upbeat self, he seems visibly disappointed and maybe a little upset. ] … Thanks. Next time... for sure, I’ll win next time, though.
Well, whenever you feel like having a match again, just ask. I’ll have a rematch with you anytime you’d like. May it be just a practice match or... [ Wait. Weren’t they supposed to be doing something. He looks over at the gear. ] Ah, Kirihara-kun? I think the videofeed is still on.
I forgot all about that! [ and he turns to look over at the ‘Gear... it’s still taping. ] Oops. Well, I hope you guys enjoyed watching even though we didn’t do much explaining...
Sorry about that, we got caught in the game...
Any questions, I guess?
[ ooc; Akaya's text is in red and flawlesspoison is green; both of them will be tagging this entry. ]