melodiesofeternity | [Open] Summer's End - Volleyball, Hanging Out, and Finding A Job

Who: Adrien, Beastboy, Chara, Kuja, Azusa, Red, Wander, Azusa, Papyrus, and anyone who happens to be in the area or replies to his open invitation. If you've ever given Klonoa your name, you're invited directly over mognet.
When: September 3-5.
Where: The beach near the Curti Center, Apartment B-14 (Klonoa & Beastboy), and the Hospital
What: With summer coming towards a close, Klonoa doesn't want it to end without having a bit of fun at the beach! Magical Beach Volleyball to be specific, and anyone who's seen blitzball might be able to tell where this is going... not that the invitation would specify in advance. In addition, Klonoa is idly looking through jobs. He thinks he's found a great one, but reality soon takes hold. Finally, due to room transfers, the 4-person apartment him and Beastboy are sharing is pretty big, and after the game he's perfectly willing to invite people in to knock back a few cold ones. ...What? Sodas, obviously.
Warnings/Notes: Unless people start talking about themselves, probably nothing! If they do, that's potential childhood trauma and memory manipulation from Klonoa, or whatever the other people wind up bringing up. Could get a bit heavy. Less so for volleyball. Note that you don't have to actually play if you'd rather come up with an elaborate way to get out of it, or just blow him off instead.

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Klonoa sits by the beach in a folding chair, wearing red shorts, a collar, and his cap as he sips lemonade and reads over mognet, waiting for people to show up or respond to his invitations! He's sent them directly to everyone he could think of, and now the waiting game begins. He had to get up early and ask around for any kind of net that he could set up, but the hard work paid off, and now there's a big floating translucent blue panel suspended above the sand to block off the two sides of the court.
...Siiiip.

Edited 2018-09-10 23:03 (UTC)

Nanamo is watching the proceedings with interest, as she had an off day and had come down to the Curti Center to watch things as it came about.

What was this even?

"What is Full-Contact Beach Volleyball pray tell?"

Klonoa perks up, and stands up from the chair, waving to Nanamo.

"Hello!" He calls out, walking forwards. "Volleyball! You know, it's a game!"

He says, glancing down at Namao. Oh hey, someone smaller than he is. That's sorta rare in this world, save for the moogles.

"Never heard of it? I guess this is a different world..."

"I have never played Volleyball, or heard of it's kind before," replied Nanamo. "It is a game hailing from another star for me."

"Much like this full contact version that you have mentioned."

"Oh, it's a great game. Pretty easy to learn, too."

Klonoa picks up a volleyball and tosses it up, bonking it with his arms.

"You have two teams on either side of the net! You can't catch the ball, but you can smack it however you want. If it lands inside the other team's court, you get a point!"

He catches the ball again. "Oh, but you can't hit it twice in a row. You have to let your teammate hit it. Other than that..."

He rubs his cheek. "I think that's basically it. Go with whatever you like!" He says as he infuses the ball with ice magic, causing it to freeze over.

Nanamo nodded. "All right, very well, let us give it a go."

She trundled over to the other side of the net, winding her arm and preparing herself for what was to come.

"Come at me with your best shot."

[Klonoa glances around. Hmm, the two of them? That's gonna be interesting. Hey, a practice round sounds great, though. He nods, and heads to the other side, tossing the ball up and catching it in his hand a few times.]

"Alright, get ready for it...!"

[He tosses the ball up, leaps, and smacks it towards the other side of the net.]

"Rupa!"

[Nanamo wasn't too prepared for this, but she moved as quick as possible, bumping it over the net with a return.]

Hah!

[The chilly ball was surprising to say the least.]

[Klonoa smiles, and dives off to the side! Hey, she's pretty decent at this, especially since it's her first time playing!]

"You're pretty good! Hup!"

[He calls out, running over to smack the ball upwards with his fists, sending it rising up over the net towards the other side. With just two people, it's a lot more running; it's probably going to be easier to score goals on both sides.]

[That being said, Nanamo had over extended and she fell over as the ball struck home, between the eyes when she was trying to bounce it back.]

Ouch!

I see what you mean by full contact.

[Klonoa winces, and peeks out from underneath the net. He doesn't imagine she's terribly injured, but he's ready to cast a dollop of Soin if necessary.]

"Ouch.. Are you alright? You can use your head to hit the ball to the other side too, but.. I guess that wasn't what you were going for, huh.."

No, I suppose not. [Rubbing her head, she picked up the ball and said,] We can continue if you wish.

[Klonoa smiles, and gives a nod.]

"Yeah, sure. Well, the ball's in your court. Want to try serving it?"

[He says, tilting his head.]

Tired from the exercise, Klonoa waves on everyone back to his place, given the exorbitant surplus of space they have without 2 roommates. A big pitcher of lemonade and a bunch of glasses on the table has him filling a few and gulping some down with a sigh. "Phew... My arms are sore. How 'bout you guys?"

He says, smiling over at anyone who may have been willing to head back with him to hang out.

A few days later, Klonoa looks over the job listings, trying to find one that seems like it would work for him. He frowns. None of these so far are standing out to him.. though admittedly, all he's doing is reading the descriptions. Airship pilot..? No, too many people.. besides, he'd be afraid of crashing. Chocobo farms... Well, maybe. He blinks, looking over another one. "Professional Blitzball Player?" He looks over the description. Wow, even for reserve team members that's a lot of money. Sports.. yeah, that's perfect! He's an athletic type, and what better job could there be than playing in a team? They probably get to tour all over and see the different cities, too! Klonoa's feeling pumped now. He absolutely wants to see what it's like, and they always include a picture in these brochure things. He turns the page to a double-page spread image.

.

"...Nurse Klo~oa, reporting for duty.." He says, wearing a gown at the front desk of the hospital.

Edited 2018-09-10 23:02 (UTC)

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