Chapter Three: I Get The Ball Rolling

[olympicswimmer]

[ Today, some interesting somethings are happening at the high school...

A. In various parts of the building, you may see a boy posting a hand-scrawled sign that reads:

BASKETBALL TRYOUTS
GYM
3:00
MICROWAVE SASUAGE WRAPPED IN PANCAKES
Yes, with the typo. This is his subtle recruiting for Le Resistance

Comments

[perfektsymmetry]

[Crowe's not too sure what this whole sausage and pancake thing is about, but he's up for some basketball.]

Ah. I'm here about try-outs...?

[olympicswimmer]

[ tossing a ball over ]

Tell me about yourself.

[perfektsymmetry]

[He catches the ball, but he looks a bit surprised at the question.]

Ah. Me? Um. Well, my name's Crowe, and... ah, what would you like to know?

[olympicswimmer]

Where're you from?

[perfektsymmetry]

[He never knows how to answer that.] Oh. Well. I was born in Ireland, but my family moved all over Europe. For a few months before I arrived here, I was living in the US.

[olympicswimmer]

You miss Europe?

[perfektsymmetry]

[He nods, looking thoughtful.] I do. But I miss any place that isn't Mayfield, honestly.

[olympicswimmer]

So you'd leave if you could?

[perfektsymmetry]

[He thinks as he dribbles the ball watching it go back and forth.]

Ah, well, as much as I'd like to say yes, there's... people I wouldn't want to leave behind here. I'd want to make sure everyone could go where they wanted. But Mayfield tends to not give you a choice of when you go home, though...

[olympicswimmer]

You're on the team.

[perfektsymmetry]

[He stops and looks up at you, confused.]

...What? That's it...?

[olympicswimmer]

Sure.

[perfektsymmetry]

[He smirks a bit, still dribbling the ball.] So I'm guessing this really doesn't have much to do with basketball.

[olympicswimmer]

Hey, basketball practice is an awesome excuse to lock ourselves in the gym and prep to break out of here.

[perfektsymmetry]

I can't argue with that. Considering a lot of plans haven't been going anywhere lately. I'm definitely on board to help.

[olympicswimmer]

Yeah? I'd like to hear about stuff you've already tried.