Faction Hits And Giggles [NJO]

[Silas Westgard]

Location: Dodgeball area
Objective: Win the game
Tag: Valery Noble / Lily Decoria / Vera Noble / Azurine Varek / Ran Serys / Nir Si

When the game was underway Silas wasn't in no rush to capture one of the balls. Instead, he waited nonchalantly until a ball came rolling in his direction. Carefully picking one up, he scanned the game and locked eyes on Lily Decoria who was busy keeping an eye out for the flying projectiles. The temptation to throw it straight into her Enchani face was powerful, but for the sake of his teammates, he had a different plan in mind.

Silas suddenly moved forward to the line and appeared to be set on aiming straight for his rival. However, as he was doing so his eye caught sight of Azurine Varek close by who would be an ideal target. The knight raised his arm with the air and looked to throw it at Lily, but at the last second his body rotated slightly to throw the ball straight into the side of Azurine's leg where it was awkward to catch.

Once they were picked off one by one, Lily would be easy pickings not only for himself but for the whole team.​

 

[Corazona von Ascania]

Cora watched as Vera launched a ball intended to pulverize Roman's very soul. Fortunately, he deflected the shot, and it landed between herself and Valery.

"Sass indeed," she murmured as she picked up the ball and tossed it to one of the referee droids. Both sides seemed fairly stacked, but the Gold team had earned the nominations of both Valery and Jack.

"If I were a betting woman, perhaps I'd put my credits on Team Silver," she said thoughtfully. Perhaps there was some bias there, too, considering that her Padawan was among them. Cora smiled as Pip landed on her shoulder, giving him a scratch behind the ears.

No sooner had she spoken did Kuhbee leave the game. The young Wookiee seemed rather upset, but his teammates – and even those from the opposition – were quick to try and smooth things over. The blonde smiled; it was good to see them approaching obstacles with camaraderie and consideration during a friendly game.

Still, perhaps it was a good thing that her credits remained in her pocket.

Valery Noble | Jack Wright | Ryana mina

 

[Kuhbee]

Trust me, Ran Serys is a good person, she just didn't know the rules and is probably feeling terrible right now that she does. Don't worry, she'll make it up to you and you can make it up to her​

Kuhbee was petting Buster as Connel assured him that Ran would not be mad when she learned the rules of the game. That thought cheered the young cub up quit a bit. He didn’t want anybody in the Order to be upset with him. He hopped Roman wouldn’t be mad that the young Wookie had gotten out so quickly but from what Kuhbee could see from the game Roman was still doing well. Maybe it really wasn’t a big deal. He felt his anger leaving and was now feeling foolish that he had been so angry again.

Connel gave Buster some treats and started to teach Kuhbee how to catch the ball with the Force. If he caught the balls he wouldn’t be out. It was a lot like throwing with the Force, which Kuhbee already knew how to do.

Right into my hand. Want to try? Or watch me do it again?

[I will try.]

The cub looked determined and waited for Connel to get into position and presumably throw the ball. When the ball was thrown Kuhbee imagined a hand reaching out and catching it. He stretched out his feelings with the Force and he heard a little pop and to his amazement the ball went right into his outstretched paw! His paw was so big it already covered most of the ball easily.

[I did it! Thank you Connel!!]

For the first time since his out he cracked an actual full smile, little fangs and all.

Connel Vanagor

 

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : New Cov | OBJECTIVE : Looking for Ryana mina | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Kuhbee | Roman Vossari

Connel genuinely happy to see the anger and hurt wash away from the young Wookiee. Yes, they were known for their tempers, but in the end, he was still just a kid and should be allowed to be one. Not put in the position he was by someone who should have known better.

It’s all meant to be fun, and nothing more, there are no tests, or consequences, other than the other team’s bragging rights. In the end, he hoped Kuhbee would realize that this was a game, and games were meant to be nothing more than fun. Connel was glad to see that Kuhbee wanted to try and catch the ball himself. When he caught the ball, Connel smiled widely.

It’s pretty cool, isn’t it! Waving his hands for Kuhbee to throw it back. He did not use the Force to catch it, but reached out and palmed the ball on his own.

Let’s practice while we wait. Keep tossing it to each other. He laughed. Throw through the Force, and try to catch without it. Use it when you have to. The thought was to keep him on his toes, not to mention get better at catching.

Now, I’m going to slowly start mixing it up. Connel said as he tossed it quietly and underhanded. You can practice catching, and pulling it to you at the same time. Okay? I won’t throw it hard, just in different directions. Buster was watching happily to which he received a couple of “healthy” treats (some of the grapes that Pip normally steals). He wanted to get the kid’s confidence up so he would not worry about pleasing those who might only appreciate what he can do for them and not who he is as a sentient.

 

[Roman Vossari]

​

Roman saw Kuhbee's impressive battle cry and the way he moved, a massive, furry wall deflecting nearly every projectile heading their way. It was a good start. A great start, really.

Roman watched, a smirk playing on his lips, as Kuhbee fumbled with the Force, flipping a ball instead of lifting it. He chuckled, shaking his head a fraction. But then the Wookiee managed to launch another ball with a triumphant roar, and Roman felt a surge of grim satisfaction. His plan was working. The young padawan was learning, and he was learning quickly. Roman saw Kuhbee's athleticism when he leapt, deflecting a ball that would have for sure knocked Roman out, the impact of the ball was enough to shake the arena. Still, Roman was distracted by the way Vera Noble kept sending balls his way. Her shots were accurate and held a surprising amount of power. Noble children, he thought again, his lips thinning as he ducked another projectile.

Then, it happened. Roman watched as Kuhbee was tagged out. The Wookiee's posture slumped as he went to the sidelines, his shoulders dropping as a few of the others went to help comfort him. Perfect, Roman thought. It was all going to plan. He needed to stir a bit of Wookiee anger to get Kuhbee really into this competition. He listened to the explanation of Aadihr Lidos , silently agreeing that they needed to get Kuhbee back in as soon as possible.

While Vera still peppered him, Roman dodged and weaved around, using a bit of the Force to bounce some of the balls away. He was happy to have such a capable Knight next to him as he saw others already being tagged out. It was difficult though to catch some of these balls that were whipped around. But Roman was suddenly hurried even more as he saw those going out comforting Kuhbee. No, he needed the Wookiee on his A-game to win, not chatting with the enemy.

Suddenly, Roman saw an errant ball being launched and used the force to haul it in. He didn't know whose it was, he didn't care. He just wanted his friend back in the game with him. A small grin fell over his face as he secured it, "Kuhbee! Come on, you're back in!" He shouted out.

 

[Valery Noble]

​

Outfit: Jedi Jumpsuit | Wedding Ring
Weapons: Lightsabers

After greeting Ryana mina with a dip of her head, Valery chuckled softly at Cora's remark, her fiery gaze shifting to the ball now back in play. She stretched her legs out a little further, settling more comfortably into the grass, and turned to her former Padawan with a grin.

"If you were a betting woman, Cora, you'd be out of credits in no time with judgment like that," she teased, her voice dripping with motherly pride. "Team Silver doesn't stand a chance." The twinkle in Valery's eyes betrayed the obvious bias in her words, though it was clear she took genuine pride in her daughter's competitive nature.

Her attention flicked to Jack when he addressed Aris Noble , and Valery smirked at his comment about the grass being divine. She followed his gaze and spotted her son sitting on the sidelines, seemingly content to observe for now. Without hesitation, Valery raised her hand and called out, "Hey, sweetie! Come join us!"

Her voice carried easily over the lively sounds of the game, and a playful smile spread across her lips as she watched Aris react. His sister had already been embarassed by her.

Now it was his turn.

Her gaze then lingered on the court again, watching Vera and the others with a sense of contentment. This moment — full of camaraderie, competition, and laughter — was exactly the kind of break they all needed.

Corazona von Ascania Jack Wright Ryana mina ​

 

[Vera Noble]

New Cov

Team Nerd: Roman Vossari

​

Vera's smirk deepened as she saw Roman calling Kuhbee back into the game. Perfect. He was distracted. Her fingers tightened around the dodgeball, the energy buzzing through her veins as she drew the Force into her movements. This was the perfect moment to strike.

"Gotcha now, Roman," she muttered under her breath.

She reared back and threw the ball with precision and power, aiming directly for his chest. The Force-enhanced throw whistled through the air like a missile, her multi-colored eyes locked onto her target. But just as the ball was about to reach him, she reached out with the Force, her other hand tracing an intricate motion in the air. A purple circular rune abruptly shimmered into into existence between her and Roman, glowing faintly as it pulsed with energy.

"Let's see you dodge this," Vera murmured, her grin widening as the ball went straight toward the glowing portal. The ball vanished into the rune with a faint hum, disappearing entirely from view.

At the same moment, another rune flared to life behind Roman, its edges spinning faintly like a turning cog. The ball shot out from the second rune with the same speed and force as her throw, aimed directly for his back.

Vera leaned on her heels, and smirked as she waited to see if her trick would work. She wasn't just playing dodgeball — she was making it an art.

​

 

[Aadihr Lidos]

Outfit: Gym Clothes

At the same moment, another rune flared to life behind Roman, its edges spinning faintly like a turning cog. The ball shot out from the second rune with the same speed and force as her throw, aimed directly for his back.

- and was slapped out of the air by Aadihr and his deflective shielded hand; his 360° total spatial awareness detected the rune the moment it appeared.

A backwards leap and twist gave Aadihr enough reach to intercept the trick of Vera Noble though his landing was a rough fall on his ribs and shoulder, leading into a side-roll. Aadihr didn't know why Roman was targeted, but the concentrated targeting was great practice.

Aadihr rose to his feet, now behind Roman Vossari , unable to shield him for a moment after the atypically acrobatic maneuver from the Miraluka.

"Looked much more graceful in my head" he muttered.

That was definitely going to leave a bruise.

Spoiler: ROSTER

Team Gold
Vera Noble
Azurine Varek
Lily Decoria
Nir Si
Ran Serys
Caelan Valoren

Team Silver
Roman Vossari
Kuhbee
Braze
Aadihr Lidos
Silas Westgard
Connel Vanagor

 

[Braze]

TAGS:​

Spoiler

Team Gold:

• Vera Noble
• Azurine Varek
• Lily Decoria
• Nir Si
• Ran Serys
• Caelan Valoren

Team Silver:

• Roman Vossari
• Kuhbee
• Braze
• Aadihr Lidos
• Silas Westgard
• Connel Vanagor

​

Initially, Braze remained quiet, watching and learning from the different players in the game, studying their movements. A game like this demanded speed, flexibility, reaction time, and precision—everything Braze had in spades, thanks to his rigorous, self-imposed training.

Aris's brat sister, Vera, was on the opposing team, along with a few other girls.

This was going to be fun.
Braze smirked, his gaze flicking to Nir Si and Caelan Valoren . "Are you two honorary damsels today~?" he quipped.

For now, Braze refrained from any attacking actions, seemingly preferring to dodge with relative ease—perhaps frustratingly so for his opponents.

As Vera launched yet another attempt to target Roman, Braze decided to intervene, just enough to sow a little chaos. With a subtle manipulation of the wind, he sent a gentle push to her ball, nudging it off course in an almost imperceptible manner. It was a sneaky, unseen trick designed to frustrate the opposing team.

Soon enough, Braze knew, the girls would run out of ammo. And when they did, the turnabout would be oh so sweet.

​

 

[Caelan Valoren]

ATTIRE: Link
COMPANION: BD-F8
TAGS:

Spoiler

Team Gold:

• Vera Noble
• Azurine Varek
• Lily Decoria
• Nir Si
• Ran Serys

Team Silver:

• Roman Vossari
• Kuhbee
• Braze
• Aadihr Lidos
• Silas Westgard
• Connel Vanagor

The game started crazily. Balls flying everywhere. Random people getting nailed. Kuhbee trying to knock a ball down and getting taken out in the process. Chaos. Pure chaos. Caelan could have sprinted for one of the balls, but he'd opted not to, deciding that this match was a good time for him to continue practicing his defensive skills, the ones that had shown up rather unexpectedly on Iridonia. This meant he was in it for team defense rather than for the offense.

Braze's quip had no effect on him. He was never one to let such banter get to him. Instead, as someone threw a ball at Azurine Varek , he placed a barrier that stopped the ball altogether. Nope. No sneaky attack from Silas Westgard was going to work that easy, not with Caelan standing at the back playing defense.

"Focus, team," he said, keeping his eyes on the ball movement of the enemy. "Choose targets of opportunity, not just one single target."

Their focus being on certain individuals was going to be a potential hindrance to the team winning this thing and he was hoping that they would see that. Especially since they were now focusing primarily on defending those targets. If they focused on the people who weren't being defended, they could knock more people out of the match.

For his part, someone threw a ball at him and he deflected it with a bubble, and kept his eyes focused on the other team, prepared to defend whomever needed it next.

 

[Nir Si]

​

As soon as the game started, things quickly got out of hand. There were only so many balls, and yet Nir seemed to be the odd man out. All he could do was wait, wait until someone threw something at him. He hated waiting, and yet...

He could see a spare ball. A spare ball on the other side of the line. On the other team's side.

It was just sitting there.

Just...

Waiting for someone to notice it.

He had, but...

It was his. A simple, mental declaration.

A flash of light, and suddenly it was in his hands, and his eyes locked onto Braze and without a second thought, his wrist flicked with enough force to act like a catapult.

 

[Kuhbee]

"You can practice catching, and pulling it to you at the same time. Okay? I won't throw it hard, just in different directions."

Kuhbee was enjoying practicing with Connel. He kept using the Force to draw the balls to his paw, and even managed to catch a few that were going off in a different direction! He was getting quit good at it and was laughing the entire time, his previous anger forgotten. He was having a blast and was getting better with his telekinetic power, which amazed him because he had only been with the Jedi a few months now but he was learning so much!

"Kuhbee! Come on, you're back in!"

Kuhbee growled in happiness when Roman announced he could come back into the game! The Wookie would not let his friend down this time. He knew what he was doing now thanks to the teachings of Connel.

[I'll get you back in too Connel! Thank you!]

He raced off towards the court with the energy only a young child could muster. As he was running he used the Force to call a ball to him and caught it! He roared in victory and waved for Connel to come back in.

[Connel I caught it! You are back in!]

Kuhbee raced to stand in front of Roman again and waved excitedly to his friend. He was a superstar now and he felt his blood pumping with excitement!

ROARRRRRRR!!!!!


Connel Vanagor Roman Vossari

 

[Connel Vanagor]

"In my experience,
when you think you
understand the Force,
you realize just
how little you know"​

[COMM TRAFFIC]
LOCATION : New Cov | OBJECTIVE : Looking for Ryana mina | TAG (FRIENDLY) : Jack Wright | Vera Noble | Valery Noble | Roman Vossari | Lily Decoria | Nir Si | Azurine Varek | Ran Serys | Silas Westgard

Want to go hang out with Ryana, buddy? Connel, kneeling down, asked Buster with a couple of headscratchers who more than happily trotted back over to the Twi’Lek and sat down next to her.

Kuhbee was back in, good. He needed a chance to play and have fun. When Kuhbee caught a ball at the same time as Wocket, the Ewok Padawan caught Knight Tillin’s ball, Connel was back in too. Slowly, methodically he walked back in, Farseeing kept his eye on the incoming spheres, a stop here, a slip there and he dodged several incoming “weapons”. He eliminated himself before, now they were going to have to work for it. More was coming in, it was time to teach a certain “Noble” from Serrano a lesson in teamwork as he was now trying to use Adhir before Kuhbee went right over in front of him.

Kuhbee, help me over here?

Uh Uh!. Connel began reaching out and subtly pulling, pushing and redirecting as many balls as he could at Roman. No, the Shadow was not out to hurt, or even humiliate the guy, but he was not “playing” he was “using” and that was not fun, even if some did not understand that. This was meant to be a “team” game. He would say nothing else at the moment, but the moment Connel picked up a ball, he would grip it like his combat shield again and sling it at a Knight. The twist is, there would be just enough of a curve for it to ricochet and bounce off of several “Goldies”, the more the better.

It’s not easy being green! The call out directed (for fun) at Ran Serys was a feint, his next throw was directed at the grouping in the center. There was a huge spin to the ball, so it could hit anyone. He was not assisted by the speed of the throw with the Force, that would come at the last moment.

Moving to a different spot on Silver’s side, Connel was watching out of the corner of his eye to make sure that Kuhbee wasn’t being used again. He was feeling more and more protective of the kid. This was of course leaving him open to attack…

… or was it?

A ball was flying at Gold and he saw an opportunity and SLUNG his own ball at it, assisted by the Force.

PNNNNNN The impact of the two spheres hitting each other sent them into different ricocheting directions. One right at Azurine Varek and one at Nir Si .

 

[Roman Vossari]

​

Roman grinned as Kuhbee jogged back onto the court, a determined glint in his eyes. "Alright, cub!" he boomed, slapping a high-five onto Kuhbee's outstretched hand. "Let's see what you can really do, huh?" He was genuinely eager to witness the young one's skills. As he turned his attention back to the game, his gaze swept across the court, and he caught a blur of motion out of the corner of his eye. Vera. And a dodgeball on a direct collision course with his chest.

His eyes widened in a brief moment of panic, his mind scrambling for a way to avoid the hit. It was coming in hot, no time to dodge, before, a strange purple light flickered into existence, a circular rune hanging mid-air between him and the ball. The ball vanished, swallowed by the rune as if it were a hungry monster. Roman's jaw dropped, his gaze snapping to Vera Noble . Of course she could do something like that, he thought, a mix of awe and exasperation bubbling within him.

As he was still trying to process the disappearing ball, he registered another faint shimmer, the hum of energy, and a second rune appeared behind him. His head swiveled, recognizing the danger immediately. Oh chit. But before he could react, a blur of limbs and a muffled thump told him that his luck had changed, slightly. Aadihr Lidos had done something crazy acrobatic and was in between him and the incoming projectile.

"Thanks, friend," Roman said, giving Aadhir a thumbs up, before catching himself and awkwardly lowering his hand. Right, the Miraluka probably couldn't see thumbs up. The gesture fell flat and Roman felt a bit foolish. He focused on the game again, moving to stand in front of Aadhir to provide some cover for his friend as he recovered. It was time to retaliate.

Roman launched ball after ball back at Vera, his brow furrowed in concentration. He was bound and determined to get that pesky Noble child out. He almost had her… just one more throw... before the world went into slow motion and a dozen balls soared through the air in his direction, all at the very same time. Roman's eyes widened in shock, but he was unable to react in time. The onslaught of dodgeballs hit him from all angles, leaving him stunned and defeated. He stumbled to the side, a loud sigh escaping his lips.

Walking towards the bench, he plopped down heavily, his gaze meeting Vera's smirking face. He stuck his tongue out at her, a playful gesture. At least she hadn't gotten him out. Not directly, anyway. Besides, he was sure he'd get her next time.

 

[Aris Noble]

The grass, huh?

Aris chuckled as he nodded to Jack and made his way over to sit, though paused as he heard his mother. Usually, this wasn't a bad thing. It wasn't ever a bad thing. It was his mom, after all. But he could hear it in her voice. Something calling to him, something dangerous. He squinted jsut a little before he plopped down close by and turned his gaze to the match.

".. Vera's gotten really good with those runes."

Valery Noble | Jack Wright | Corazona von Ascania | Ryana mina

 

[Azurine Varek]

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Outfit: Clothing | Robe | Right Arm | Glove | Talisman
Weapons: Lightsaber 1 (Hidden in arm compartment) | The Force

Though Azurine had certainly been trying to hit Connel before, what she hadn't expected was for him to noticeably pull it to his chest. It felt almost cheap to claim that as a victory shot. She hadn't really been the one to hit him, he'd used her shot to hit himself. Well, at least Kuhbee would be in good hands. The joy of playing was what was what was most important, especially to her.

She decided quickly not to let that throw her off. Especially not when she noticed Silas go to chuck a ball at Lily. Moving quickly, she tossed one forward toward the arm that was left open in windup for the throw. His strike, however, didn't go for Lily after all. It went straight for her. Before she could get the chance to evade, Caelan Valoren pulled a clutch interception for her.

Now this is proper teamwork in action!

Azzie grinned with excitement, giving a nod to the younger padawan and a quick hand signal to him to point out an opening in the other teams defenses. However he chose to exploit it was his call to make, and she trusted he'd know what to do with it. Her attention was drawn quickly to Braze , following his taunt with a snap one of her own and a playful wink. "The words of someone who wishes they were this fabulous!"

As she surveyed the grounds, she quickly noticed Vera's portal with wide and excited purple eyes. That was one hell of a trick, and it absolutely would have worked too if not for Aadihr Lidos ' interference. The gears turned quickly in her head. She knew the knight well enough to anticipate he was likely to do one of two things, get clear of further attack, or take advantage of the quick moment of cover to take a shot at someone else. Either way, he was on the ground for now.

Bingo!

She scooped up the ball thrown at her before, and sent it flying towards the Miraluka while he was making his recovery to his feet, making sure to put enough spin on it to avoid Roman. He clearly had enough fire on him already, and from what she noticed, someone was trying to make certain he got hit while he was wide open. An endevor that clearly succeeded.

Azzie barely had time to react when Connel Vanagor had sent another right in her direction, and she certainly didn't have time to throw up a shield for this one. She channeled directly into her feet to jump and flip to the side so it wizzed past her. It was so close to having hit that she could feel the woosh of air from it. Luckily for her, it remined its general color. She made a move to snatch the ball after it hit the ground.

"Too bad almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades, Vanagor!" She joked with a laugh, ecstatic to see both him and Kuhbee clearly having a good time again.

Azzie then turned to Vera Noble with her fiery determination and quickly shouted, "Portal, on your left!" And chucked it in Vera's direction, her hand giving a soft silvery glow as he channeled the force for extra speed. Not close enough that she would get hit, but entirely for her to send the strike wherever she saw fit with a portal—combine their skills into something devastating.

Vera Noble | Lily Decoria | Nir Si | Ran Serys | Caelan Valoren | Roman Vossari | Kuhbee | Braze | Aadihr Lidos | Silas Westgard | Connel Vanagor​

 

[Ryana mina]

Corazona von Ascania Valery Noble Jack Wright Connel Vanagor

Ryana noticed buster take off for connel who had stopped playing she watched him to make sure he got there alright. She sat there and watched the game going on as pip sat on her lap he had watched Connel and Kuhbee the sight warmed her heart to see someone get so excited about a game the lethan twilek still didn't fully understand the game as she tried to watch it. She noticed buster running towards her and pip as connel took to the field again "hi buster" she said as pip hugged buster ryana gave buster a dog biscuit which the aak dog gladly took and began chewing on.


As she gave the buster headscratches while turning her attention back towards the game. She felt that she could be getting the basics but wasn't sure for now she would keep an eye on buster and pip and make sure those two didn't cause any mischief.

 

[Vera Noble]

New Cov

Tag: Roman Vossari Azurine Varek Aadihr Lidos Kuhbee

​

Vera burst into laughter when Roman stuck his tongue out at her from the bench. The sight of the older Jedi playfully sulking after being taken out was too good to resist. "Oh, come on, Roman!" she called out, her voice ringing with mischievous glee. "Maybe next time, huh?" To make her point, she stuck her tongue out right back at him, adding an exaggerated wink for good measure.

God, she loved being a little shit sometimes.

Her attention quickly shifted when Azzie's voice rang out, calling for a portal. Vera grinned, the request sparking immediate inspiration. Raising her hand, she created a glowing purple rune in the air, its edges spinning like a delicate clockwork cog. The ball Azzie hurled disappeared into the rune with a faint hum, only to emerge from a second rune Vera had opened a few feet above Aris Noble , who was still sitting on the sidelines.

The ball plummeted downward, heading straight for the top of his head.

Oops.

That's what he gets for not playing with her.

She giggled at her little prank, but her focus quickly snapped back to the game. She scanned the field and spotted Kuhbee, his young Wookiee enthusiasm lighting up the match. With a determined smirk, she grabbed a nearby dodgeball and hurled it toward him, aiming for his legs to make it a tricky but fair shot.

"Let's see how you handle this, furball!" Vera called out, her voice filled with playful challenge.

The game was heating up, and Vera was loving every second of it.

​

 

[Braze]

TAGS: Vera Noble Azurine Varek Nir Si

Braze arched his back and stepped to the side the ball flying by swiftly. " Hey that was on our side!" He pointed out privy to what the Cathar boy just did. He stuck his tongue out at him.

"The words of someone who wishes they were this fabulous!"

"Is that what you call it?"

Braze's smirk was half challenge, half mischief as he bent to snatch up two stray balls lying idle on their side. He turned them over in his hands for a moment, considering his approach. Then, with a quick pivot, he lobbed the first ball at Vera Noble, its path skimming low toward the ground with a deceptive roll. Before the first could reach her, he unleashed the second, this one arcing slightly higher, just enough to create a layered attack that would be tricky to dodge and nearly impossible to catch cleanly with the amount of spin he put on those balls.

He waited, biding his time like a predator sizing up its prey. The second she began to wind up for her own throw, with her focus narrowing on her target, Braze chose to strike. His timing born of instinct and observation, ensuring her attention would split at the most critical moment.

"Let's see how you handle this," he muttered under his breath not wishing to give her a heads up.

 

[Aadihr Lidos]

Outfit: Gym Clothes

The moment of exposure led to an avalanche of force-guided spheres beating themselves black upon Roman Vossari , outing him in a dramatic fashion, though Aadihr's focus was elsewhere:

She scooped up the ball thrown at her before, and sent it flying towards the Miraluka while he was making his recovery to his feet, making sure to put enough spin on it to avoid Roman.

Aadihr's aura suddenly felt foreign even to himself. Perhaps it was the first contact with Azzie after she had been too busy to speak with him, or maybe it was because he was finally able to understand her enthusiasm for competition. The moment her intent targeted Aadihr, his blood felt electric, tingling to his fingers - as if he had total control of his body for the first time in his life.

Early on, she would ask him to spar and to compete - always dismissed by Aadihr due to his personal aversion to conflict but this...

The Miraluka kicked off the ground from a kneeling position into a forward hand spring, feeling the wind of the projectile Azurine Varek threw blow his hair aside.

...this was invigorating.

Surrounding the Miraluka was an ocean of black orbs, fresh from Roman's defeat, still bouncing in various trajectories.

All thoughts left Aadihr in his sudden state of flow - the only thing that remained was pure implementation and physical coordination.

Utilizing his bodily deflection, unsure which balls were active or not, Aadihr brought his foot down to kick a ball into the ground, bouncing it to head height right as he spun to kick it with a heel back at Azurine Varek - in the same motion his hands had scooped up one ball each and, continuing with the momentum of his rotation, launched the other two balls at Caelan Valoren - the first one a higher, slower lob that was easy to read, easy to catch: the bait.

Another spin-turned-pirouette to dodge a projectile and Aadihr crouched low and pulled inward with a fastball aimed at knee-height, to intercept anyone going for the easy bait.

All of Aadihr's momentum went into the throw, the ball kicking up dust as it flew towards the gold side, and left the Miraluka in the perfect spot to sweep a few of the loose balls to roll over to Connel Vanagor and Silas Westgard for more ammunition.

Aadihr's breathing was heavy and his snow-white curls clung to his forehead, but his face was stuck in a smile, blissfully free of worry, locked into the moment.

Spoiler: ROSTER

Team Gold
Vera Noble
Azurine Varek
Lily Decoria
Nir Si
Ran Serys
Caelan Valoren

Team Silver
Roman Vossari
Kuhbee
Braze
Aadihr Lidos
Silas Westgard
Connel Vanagor