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Post by Bixir on Dec 14, 2023 6:38:19 GMT
Scott, dressed in the bright yellow-and-blue spandex that was now known as the school’s gym uniform (and a ruby-quartz visor headband that doubled as a sports accessory), strutted out onto the gymnasium court, navy-blue dodgeball in hand. The room had been cleared for the period for some one-on-one. He wasn’t surprised that his sparring partner hadn’t changed, nor could he blame him. It was pretty dang tacky. Whether it was in gym shorts or the full getup, Scott wasn’t sure which was more embarrassing to wear. Granted, fashion was the least of his concerns. They had finished warmups, which had been… mixed. Again, not surprising. He appreciated that Femi had bothered to come at all. Both of them could stand to benefit from this.
”Think fast!”
Scott softly released the ball, causing it to fall, directly in front of his eyes. There was a brief of flash red light, and suddenly the dodgeball was hurdling at Femi, bouncing once, twice; first off the floor, then rebounding off of the wall to Femi’s left. It was heading for his stomach, and quickly. Scott was already moving into another position, waiting to see how Femi reacted to this. He needed to see what he was made of.
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Post by notdomino on Dec 15, 2023 6:03:43 GMT
Femi was in a grey hoodie, khaki shorts, and some nikes for running. The uniforms were already bad, but the gym uniforms were atrocious. He'd rather just get the markdown for maintaining his individuality than submit to "the man's(Xavier's)" dress code for students. At the sound of "think fast", Femi quickly covered one eye, and stomped onto the ground. He could hear the ball bounce twice, but it wasn't toward him. This was a trick throw! With him covering his eye, he wouldn't be able to see the bank shot coming right? He'd jump backward to dodge the ball as best he could since it now was his blind spot. The only reason he was able to "see it" was because of the opaque orb sitting exactly where he stomped. It slid across the surface at an impressive speed, mainly to line up where the ball was going. Before the ball actually landed on the orb, it would get passed Femi himself. With an eye closed, Femi would catch the ball with both hands and take a deep breath. How the hell was he supposed to win this?
"Dodgeball againt me means this is a two on one. My two halves against you..." He explained. He was mainly trying to stall a bit and gather a game plan.
Now he had a little helper. Terror may have been unable to float like other ghost powers, but it had its uses. With the ability to tamper with its environment like a poltergeist, doing something like throwing a ball was a simple task. Femi kneeled pressing his fingers onto the ground. He could command it like it were a part of his body, but touching surfaces typically helped him get his bearings, as now he had to operate both terror and himself. His terror quickly slid toward the wall before scaling up high. He'd toss the ball to his terror before sprinting toward the teacher. A coordinated effort felt like the right choice, even if it meant sacrificing half his senses. This was actually partially the reason he set Terror up that high. So he could at least have a bird's eye view of anything incoming on the left side. The only way to beat someone as strong as Scott was to cheat. Were powers even allowed? Femi honestly wasn't listening during the introduction. After receiving a hearty assist pass from his power, Femi leaped for some extra momentum in his throw and let it rip. Femi was the kind of kid in dodgeball, to send other kids crying to the nurse's office with a busted lip, but Scott was no kid and no ordinary adult either. Femi wasn't about to underestimate somebody so strong.
"I'm not going to go easy on you either." He said letting it rip from his hands. The ball hurdled forward without touching the ground, aimed right at the teacher's noggin. While the ball was directed at Scott, all his pent up rage and strength would get casted into his throw unintentionally. This was a perfect sport for blowing off steam.
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Post by Bixir on Jul 29, 2024 22:39:39 GMT
”It sounds like you’re going to need the help.”
Scott smirked, keeping his distance while he watched Femi work. He didn’t have much experience with a mutation like his, so he had been looking forward to seeing how this kid might surprise him. As it turned out, this opening salvo told Scott plenty.
Scott met Femi’s energy, running up to close the distance, but rather than try to spike the ball or even catch it, he curved his arm in like a sucker punch at the last minute, knocking the dodgeball away… up, and away, actually, as it careened toward the part of the ceiling where Femi’s “helper” had been lying in wait. Could Mr. Summers see ghosts?!
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Post by notdomino on Oct 30, 2024 4:29:28 GMT
Femi flinched. Most people had to squint in order to see Terror. How could the teacher see it so clearly?!?! He'd waive his arm out in the orb's direction. Quickly the poltergheist scaled higher and found itself on the ceiling with Femi hoping it was out of Scott's reach. The ball would bounce a few times before Femi ran over to collect it. It was a lot touch than he thought. He'd nod to Scott.
"You're tough..."
He'd hiked the ball up to his little helper, and the ball would actually stay suspended as his Terror kept hold. The ball would frost over and slowly be coated in a thick liquid before dropping back to Femi's hands to get coated in more ghostly ectoplasm. "Try this one out!" Another hard pitch but this time aiming for Scott's legs. If it hit, there'd definitely be some stinging frost effects attached to the hard impact of a semi-frozen ball.
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Post by Bixir on Nov 1, 2024 23:58:05 GMT
Scott grinned back at Femi. "What do you mean? We just started!" He kept himself moving in place, which made it look like he was shadowboxing. He was watching Femi, carefully, though. Even more carefully was his attention on Femi's friend, from the ceiling to the ecto-drenched ball that went back to the boy. Then, Scott suddenly stopped moving. So, that was plan. He spread his arms out, though by the time he would have moved his legs, Femi was already making his move.
So, Scott decided to make his. His gaze focused on the ball coming for him. Just in time for it to bounce a few beats away from hitting Scott's legs, his visor unleashed familiar force on the ball at the point of impact. It was time to see how Femi's mutation reacted to concentrated force. Was he about to get a shower? Were both of them? Were they going to need to get a new dodgeball? Scott was eager to find out.
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