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[whatsamada]

Sender: Ken Amada
To: Everyone
Subject: SOCCER?

I have a question. Does anyone here know how to play soccer?

[Because you know. His birthday is coming up and he really has no idea what to do.]

Comments

Sender: Anya

[grandduchess_anya]

I never heard of soccer before but I think that I might be interested in playing it. May I ask about what soccer is about and how do we play it?

(Anya’s birthday is also coming up too so have a fellow June birthday celebrant chiming in.)

Sender: Rob

[nulland]

Yeah. Why?

[He's not really an athlete or interested in competitive sports, but that's not the question right now.]

[whatsamada]

[..........................................]

Would you be interested in playing with me?

[whatsamada]

It's a game where you kick the ball to the other side. Whoever gets the most points wins.

But it's not a hard game once you get the hang of it! I could teach you!

sender: riku

[retrieves]

it's been a long time, but i'm sure i still remember how to.

[whatsamada]

That's fine. Anything works since I want someone to play with.

[grandduchess_anya]

Ohhh! Kicking a ball to the other side, that sounds like a lot of fun. It seems to be easy enough to grasp the rules too.

I would love to learn on how to play it from you.

[whatsamada]

If you're free right now, I can teach you how.

There's plenty of space in the park where we can just run around and play.

[grandduchess_anya]

Oh yeah, I have an earlier work schedule today so I’m available as soon as I’m done with work.

Oh that’s pretty amazing to hear. The park is quite so spacious and vast that anyone can host a variety of events and activities too.

[whatsamada]

When you're done, let me know. I can try to set up everything so it'll be easy for you to learn quickly!

[grandduchess_anya]

Oh why thank you. That is really kind of you to get everything ready for the practice run. I am nearly doing with my shift within a few minutes from now, so I should be able to find you in the park soon.

[whatsamada]

That's great! I'll see you then!

[And should Anya look in the park, she will see one older looking Ken Amada. As he was trying to get some sticks to serve as goals, he looked at the playing field. So far, things seem good enough for something he thought of at the last minute...]

[grandduchess_anya]

(With work ending much earlier than usual, possibly due to her birthday being so close, Anya is free to head off to the park and find Ken so they can start the soccer lessons. Once she arrives at the park, she soon notices that Ken is now older than when she last saw him as she sees him setting up the goals and Pooka and Mashka are also seen tagging along with her too.

Anya is still in her Madame Blackbird’s work uniform, but that won’t stop her from trying to play it. At least she is not wearing a dress and some high heeled sandals for today’s game.)

[whatsamada]

[Meanwhile, as Ken was setting everything up, he spotted Anya nearby. Raising an eyebrow, he made her way toward him before greeting her.]

Anya-san, it's been a while! But...you didn't need to come right away. You could have changed out of your uniform.

[Well. Doesn't he feel bad now for asking her to come right away?]

sender: zack

[theheroics]

oh sure! ive played it a ton of times

looking for a partner to kick around with?

[whatsamada]

If that's okay with you?

I just kind of want something to do really.

[Not that he'll mention how it's his birthday coming up. Not at all....]

[theheroics]

[ MENTION IT KEN, DO IT ]

course it is!! tbh its been a minute so id wanna brush up on my skills

you thinking you wanted to do it today or planning to get a bunch of people together?

[whatsamada]

To be honest, I haven't thought that far ahead. I just wanted someone to play with.

Especially when I wanted to have a fun time with the people here.

[But...but... :<]

[grandduchess_anya]

Oops, sorry about it. Work has been pretty full recently. I just haven’t gotten around to change put of my work uniform sooner but I can go back to my treehouse and change clothes before coming back to the park.

Arf?

[whatsamada]

[Ah, yes, as Ken looked down at Pooka? He couldn't help but chuckle before giving his hand out for him to sniff.]

No, if that's what you want. I'll just wait for you to get changed or we can start here. I just want you to be comfortable since we'll be running around a lot.

Sender: Xiao

[whirlwindthrust]

What is soccer?

[grandduchess_anya]

Bark, bark, bark!

(The little dog pants his tongue energetically, he wants to fetch the ball even if it is not how soccer works. Mashka twitches her ears a bit wondering how does this human sport works.)

Oh okay then. Thankfully I’m not wearing anything with heels right now but I could roll up my sleeves and pants to knee length before we can start. I assume that the people playing the sport don’t usually wear long pants while on the field.

[whatsamada]

A game where you kick a ball to one of the two ends of the playing field. Whoever gets the most points wins.

You can't use your hands, you either use your feet or your head to get to ball to the goal. Although, if you want, I can teach you how to play.

[whatsamada]

Not really, no. It'll slow you down when you're running but it won't matter since we're just playing for fun!

[And you know. He just wanted to do something he like for his birthday. But anyway! As he finished patting the dog on his head, he just chuckled before lightly kicking the ball toward Anya.]

How about you start? Let's see how far you can kick the ball to me.

[grandduchess_anya]

Phew thank goodness this is just for fun and learning. Oh yes, I would try to see how far the ball will go with my kicks.

(Anya soon focuses her attention on the ball and proceeds to kick it as hard as she could. Pooka barks on in support while Mashka hops energetically as they see the ball rolling on the grassy ground. Does she manage to get it right?)