WHO: Calvin & OPEN
WHERE: Outside the Xavier's Institute. Possibly inside if we want to make the staff tear their hair out.
WHEN: Sunday morning.
WARNINGS: None.
SUMMARY: Celebratory Calvinball!
FORMAT: The rules of Calvinball are basically that
you make it up as you go along. The format of the log will reflect that: no posting order, no
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He'd prefer it remained unsaid that he'd spent all night modding a football helmet to fit his snout, but the yellow jersey and it's big black 'X' across the chest ('08 McCoy' on the back) spoke for itself. He'd considered a catcher's mitt, but everything he found was too small and made for fur fingers, wasn't worth the bother. He was, as usual, barefoot, and he had a backpack in one hand.
"So, how are we doing this, then?"
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"Touching that broomstick activates the Invulnerability Sphere, which keeps you from being hit by the Calvinball, unless someone wraps you in the Dispelling Ropes. They're hanging from the Mondo-Tree there. Note how the tennis balls are in a pentagon shape. That is very important because we're playing on a Sunday. See, when one ball goes through a wicket backwards, it scores Q-squared, which means the remaining balls need to be re-arranged into a square before you get hit by the Calvinball. Note how the readily available sign materials. Those are for when the game enters Picasso Mode, and of course for making signs. Now, the paint has a special use ( ... )
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When Calvin was done, Hank took the opportunity for one last clarification. Holding up the backpack he'd brought, "And what do I use this for?"
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He glanced around the field, sniffing the air a bit. "Hmm, I'd assumed I must simply have been early. Is there a penalty for lateness?"
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Angie was bundled up in as many coats and sweaters as she could find, trying desperately to compensate for her lost ability to generate extra heat. She hoped her powers would return to her quickly, but in the mean time she'd been spending an awful lot of time hoarding Pietro's sweatshirts and parked under blankets.
"You haven't started without me, have you?" She waddled over to them, rubbing her gloved hands together quickly.
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