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emothy November 14 2006, 19:47:16 UTC
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Under GlassEveryone is hunted in their own way at Seigaku. From Inui's Data Tennis, strewn with numbers and probablity, to the group of Freshmen who come to 'oooh' and 'ahhh' over every single match. Everybody analyses in their own way, but for some reason Fuji is not persecuted for it ( ... )

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emothy November 14 2006, 19:47:57 UTC
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Crossroads

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What he does, he does for the love of tennis, and the team, and their shared dream of reaching the Nationals, but just because your journey begins on one path, does not mean you won't end it on a different one.

Intentional or not, the mind strays, and Fuji; as usual, is the first, and perhaps only, to notice it. There comes a point where Tezuka knows what he's doing is just plain reckless, even for someone as deeply fanatical as he, but by then the pain has penetrated to the heart. Fuji can read it like a map; the adrenaline rushing through Tezuka's blood vessels making them stand out like the lines of the roads. He radiates madness, and his golden aura responds not just to intensity of the game, but to self-inflicted pain.

That's what this is, Fuji thinks to himself, and smiles a little more. Now that he has seen it in the flesh, in Tezuka's flesh, he cannot decide which type of pain he prefers to observe more: inflicted by him, or inflicted by one's self.

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emothy November 14 2006, 19:48:51 UTC
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HungerThere is something bigger than tennis, and yet entirely nothing else but the game, holding the three of them together. Tezuka challenges, and Ryoma and Fuji respond. Fuji hopes never to add the word 'jealousy' to his vocabulary; it's unlike him. Instead he looks past the attentions Tezuka gives to Ryoma for the sake of improving the freshman's game, and sees darkness ( ... )

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fsop November 14 2006, 20:44:26 UTC
Five shades of white.
a. IVORY

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ivory; noun
"ivories", Slang:
a. the keys of a piano or of a similar keyboard instrument.
b. dice. They never would have gotten to this point on a normal day; Ryuuzaki Sensei would have decided the players in the matches, perhaps with a little of Tezuka or Inui's input, and her word would have been final, until Seigaku had one of their usual upsets and unexpected happenings. But Sensei was unwell, and left to their own devices, Tezuka had unexpectedly produced a bottle of vodka and he and Fuji had begun to trade shots. Fuji had been amused at first by the alcohol, though it was easy to see this wasn't a habit so much as an attempt at spontaneity, and soon became hysterical after getting himself accidentally almost-drunk ( ... )

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emothy November 19 2006, 11:59:34 UTC
Five shades of white.
b. BONE

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bone; noun
5. "throw a bone", a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum.
-Idioms 14. "feel in one's bones", to think or feel intuitively: She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day.
16. "make no bones about", b. to have no fear of or objection to.
17. "to the bone", b. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: chilled to the bone.

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"Fujiko-chan," Eiji dashed towards Fuji, eyes wide and full of anticipation, "Inui said he believes you decided Tezuka is playing in Singles 1?"

"Yes, we did," Fuji nodded. "We all know Tezuka is the better player, after all."

It was a reasonably quiet exchange, but Tezuka could hear it if he ignored the murmurs of the freshman practicing and the other Regulars having their minor debates. I may not be the better player. He thought to himself. We both know that. Why don't you try?"So... Why ( ... )

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fsop November 19 2006, 12:29:18 UTC
Five shades of white.
c. GHOST

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ghost, -noun
2. a mere shadow or semblance; a trace: He's a ghost of his former self.
3. a remote possibility: He hasn't a ghost of a chance.
7. "ghost image", a secondary image, esp. one appearing on a television screen as a white shadow, caused by poor or double reception. Photography; a faint secondary image in a photographic print resulting from reflections within the camera lens.
-Idiom22. "give up the ghost", to die; to cease to function or exist. "According to my data," Inui began, "this is an unbalanced match. I don't believe this player was the one they intended to play Singles 1 originally ( ... )

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fsop November 19 2006, 13:08:33 UTC
Five shades of white.
d. CHALK

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chalk, -noun
4. a score or tally.
8. to make pale; blanch: Terror chalked her face.
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11. chalk up, a. to score or earn: They chalked up two runs in the first inning.
b. to charge or ascribe to: It was a poor performance, but may be chalked up to lack of practice."0-1 ( ... )

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fsop November 19 2006, 19:50:53 UTC
006. A dark heart, beating.
Fuji, Atobe, Tezuka. Two egos, two masochists, two motives, only one possible result.

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It was late, and the first spray of light rain was beginning to spatter on the tennis courts. It was easy enough to ignore, but it added to Atobe's impatience. He was lucky Atobe really had come alone when asked; he didn't usually follow rules, he just made them. But if he didn't turn up soon, he would find no-one to meet him ( ... )

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