NOT waxing poetic

[justicereigns]

Fall rains always seem so cleansing even on filthy streets of pirate ports like Loguetown or Shambun. Still a pain in the ass to keep cigars lit in.

I'll be out all day. I've narrowed down most of the possible places for the pirates to be so now it's just a matter of smoking them out. Tashigi is in charge of getting the brig ready for any more prisoners but Rinali I expect you and Lady to do your part and help. Fiyero, you too. Job to do people, do it.

Leo I found something you might be interested in.

Karen...

Hn.

We should... This music box is for me? Not Tashigi, right?

There's a baseball diamond on the island but I still can't find the time to see it. I suppose it doesn't matter in this rain as it is. Almost makes me miss Loguetown except never that.

Comments

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

I didn't know you liked games.

It sounds self explanatory.

[justicereigns]

I like some things. Why is everyone surprised I have real interests in things beyond hunting pirates? Workaholic I may be but I still have a LIFE. Damn it.

So long as you're not confusing it with soccer or football.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

I never would have guessed, really.

..What?

[justicereigns]

Look I like my job, that doesn't mean that's all I am. Tch.

... Sports. You have no clue how to play kickball at all do you. Fine I guess I'll have to teach the others at some point anyway.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Once again, you could have fooled me ~ ~

How hard can it be to kick a ball around?

[justicereigns]

Che. I'm just full of surprises like that.

It's not hard at all. There's just rules to the game. Like baseball.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

I can believe that one!

..yeah, baseball.

[justicereigns]

Heh.

... Do you know how that's played?

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Something about a base and a ball, right?

[justicereigns]

... Getting warmer.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Hm..

You get to base before the ball?

[justicereigns]

... Kind of.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

What does this have to do with kickball again?

[justicereigns]

Okay in baseball the pitcher throws the ball to the hitter and the hitter tries to hit the ball with a bat. If he gets a hit he has to run to the first base before people catch the ball and tag the runner with it. 3 bases and home plate, you usually just have enough time for one base and the hitters go, the runners try to get the next bases.

In kickball you have all that with one team hitting and running the bases and the other team trying to tag them out but instead the pitcher rolls a ball and you have to kick it. It can still get thrown though. Like dodgeball you can tag people out and it usually uses the same kind of big red ball.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Alright. So they're basically the same except one has a bat. Right?

Dogeball..

[justicereigns]

Kind of. And baseball has a ball about the size of a palm. Kickball has a ball the size of a head.

Just like it sounds. You dodge balls and throw them at people. If you get hit you're out.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Alright. It sounds like it'll be easy enough. I thought so.

[justicereigns]

Probably. Maybe we should practice.

It's a little obvious, yes.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't mind that.

[justicereigns]

Good. Kickball is easier in the rain than baseball anyway.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

What? Are we playing in the rain?

[justicereigns]

It's raining right now but I won't be back to the ship for a while and Tashigi isn't exactly the right person to run that game. Depends on how long the weather lasts I guess.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

I guess so. I don't really mind what the weather is like when we play, just for the record.

[justicereigns]

Good to know. If you want to set it up now you can go scope out the area and try to lead it yourself if you feel inclined.

[erasedpages.livejournal.com]

Set up and lead it myself?

Where to start..