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oliver hampton (htgawm)

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CHARACTERS: Kagari, Maya, Oliver, and ANYONE ELSE
DATE: 19th May
WARNINGS: Possibly none. Will edit to add if necessary.
SUMMARY: Team Audentes needs a chance to unwind. Baseball, movies, and party games seem like the ideal solution.

Baseball: Training Room (Afternoon)

Peter Parker’s been kind enough to share the set of baseball equipment he’s gotten as a present for Oska. Currently, the training room resembles a massive field -- big enough for Audentes to comfortably play.

Maya, complete with coach outfit, blows her whistle at anyone in ear range to get started, and naturally, participants are more than welcome to form makeshift teams and compete, or just play one on one or throw the ball around. The more the merrier, right? Maya herself will be tagging people in and out so everyone has a chance to play, and encourages people to try it out if they haven’t already. The fake sky’s the limit!

Movies/Games: Rec Room (Evening)

There's a couple of hours between baseball ending and the official start time of the more relaxed set of activities. It allows chance to set up and for those who've been playing to freshen up. Of course anyone who wants to is welcome to show up early, especially if they're willing to help out with getting everything ready!

By the time it starts the majority of couches and chairs have been shifted to be either around Oliver's Xbox or the Magitek streaming movies, and a table next to the bar has been set up with a buffet. No one is monitoring the bar so everyone is free to grab what they like, but it will pull its usual trick of turning alcohol to juice should anyone 17 or under try.

Movies and games are taking place on opposite sides of the room so no one steps on each other's turf, but the open layout means anyone can choose whether they want to watch a movie or play a game at any time.

The evening kicks off with a showing of Steel Samurai, followed by a series of action and slapstick movies.

On the other side of the room Quiplash is underway. Oliver is happy to show any newcomers how to connect their Magitek so they can type in their answers or vote. Each round is short, and while participation isn't required it is encouraged for at least one round for anyone who takes part in voting.

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i. u don't say fore in baseball

[Kagari doesn't exactly get to play a lot of sports out of VR video games and the like, but he's not completely unfamiliar with the concept of baseball, and he picks it up pretty quickly. He's a decent pitcher and outfielder, but where he really shines is up at bat. Years of video games along with two years out on the field using the Dominator also means he's got hand-eye coordination like nobody's business, and the ball always flies out far enough that he's at least a couple bases in, if not through a full home run, by the time the ball is dead.

Of course, virtual reality physics aren't always 100% predictable, and one time, the ball flies off in an unintended direction when he hits it. It's an out, for sure, but it's also definitely about to slam right into someone.]

--Hey, heads up!!

ii. snacks

[Kagari promised to bring snacks for game/movie night, and snacks he has brought. Generally...Japanese snacks, since that's all he really knows, but they certainly look appetizing.

Maybe you'd care to be adventurous with the onigiri or the strawberry daifuku...? Or stick to something simpler, like pocky. Either way, if he sees you trying something he personally made, he'll probably make a point to ask you sometime during the evening how you liked it--other people enjoying his food is more or less his favorite part of making it, after all.]

iii. movies & games

[Or perhaps you ran into Kagari is his natural environment instead, in the land of movies and video games. Notably, he cheers every time there's a big explosion, especially if it comes as a result of some other manner of flashy and violent destruction like a car smashing through a window and then flipping over three times. The more gratuitous the better, with this one.

On the flip side of the coin, he's definitely not taking them particularly seriously, either. On one particularly cheesy B-horror type movie, he suggests taking bets on which of the foolish teenagers is going to get grabbed by the monster first, and other times he partakes in drinking games of how many times overused tropes happen.

Quiplash is especially fun for him, what with the objective to be as irreverently funny as possible. On rounds that he doesn't score a point, he might grin cheekily and sigh--]

Gosh, you guys have no sense of art.

( Peter has no idea what a strawberry daifuku is. doesn't matter. it is not obviously made of meat and he wants to eat it, which can be a heartbreaking rarity of late, so he helps himself to three of them, and seems delighted with his life choices, eating each of them in short order.

he's headed forward for a fourth when he indicates to a teammate next to him, ) Man, you have to try these. No idea what they're called, but they're killer. ...good kind of killer. ( because not all of his teammates have any experience with slang. little does Peter know, he's talking to the chef himself! )

[He can't help a short laugh, because really, only here would one need to make that kind of clarification.

But there's more important things at play here, such as--someone liking his food enough to recommend it! to him!!! You bet your butt that Kagari's beaming like nobody's business, because honestly, this is his favorite part of making food for people.

He can't even play coy with this tbh, it's just too obvious how pleased he is.]

Daifuku. [A beat] That's what it's called, I mean. And I can make you more later on if you want.

( look, it doesn't hurt to be careful. killing is a hot-button topic around here, even if he isn't talking about a morality so much as a snack... maybe Peter needs to work on his lingo just for the sake of teammates that might not understand modern slang.

it's an idea, but easier said than done. )

Daifuku. ( Peter repeats it with a distinct attempt not to mangle it, and for the record, he does okay. his expression shows distinct surprise at the offer, though he clicks together what it means fairly quickly. ) Wait, you made these? That's... well, I had trouble microwaving ramen back home, so to me, it's pretty unbelievable.

[In fairness to Peter, in Kagari's time, the large majority of people don't cook anymore, either; there are machines that make processed meals with the appropriate amount of nutrition for people in his time. With Japan's food self-sufficiency program, food that's not made out of Hyper Oats is uncommon.

It doesn't hold a candle to the real thing, though, in Kagari's opinion.]

Haha, yeah? I can show you sometime. It's not that bad once you've got the basics down, really.

Yeah. I'm not proud, my Aunt made my life way too easy. The few times I had to fend for myself were enough for her to outlaw me from the kitchen.

( for a smart kid, he's not great with cooking, though that could surely have to do with how little he'd done it. surely he could learn if he set his mind to it... and maybe if he started very small........ )

Seriously? Sure. I'd give it a shot. Though, full disclosure, my aunt outlawed me from the kitchen after I melted a pot. But in my defense, I wasn't cooking, I just wanted to know if I could melt a pot.

( Science had gotten him kicked out, not cooking... hard to say which was better, though. )

I mean, that's fucking awesome though?

[Kagari's lifestyle is largely dominated by Rule of Cool tbh. If it'll be epic, gnarly, kickass, sick, or otherwise amazing, it doesn't matter how ill-advised a course of action is. What is life for if not for poor life decisions, right.]

Maybe don't melt any pots that you're learning to cook with, but if I find a shitty useless pot at some point I'm gonna need to have you show me how to fuck that shit up.

[HE'LL NEED SOME SERIOUS DEET SPILLAGE OK, RUINING A POT WAS A LIFE EXPERIENCE HE NEVER KNEW HE NEEDED.]

Aunt May would not agree with you. She hardly forgave me for that one, I didn't know cookware could mean as much as your nephew but apparently it was pretty close.

( no that's a bit of an exaggeration, his aunt would still love him even if he intentionally melted all her pots. though it definitely had been just the one, he'd felt bad enough after that he'd barely touched her cookware again... which was sort of how he'd gotten to the conundrum he was currently in, whoops. )

Depends on the pot, but generally chemicals. They are pretty impressively destructive. I'll show you to melt metal if you can help me learn how to make daifuku. Honestly that might not even be a fair trade, considering.

[An uncomfortable flash briefly passes over his features, but he shoves through it, offering an exaggerated shrug that's obviously mostly for show.]

Hey, cookware is serious business.

[He grins, perhaps a bit too eagerly]

Tell you what, I'll show you how to make daifuku and how to make way better ramen than just by microwaving it.

( Peter can be a perceptive kid. perceptive enough that a part of him wonders at the slight moment of discomfort. he wants to inquire but then they push on pass it like it never happened. he can get wanting to leave things behind him, and doesn't want to push. so he doesn't. )

Thanks. I like to think I'm pretty smart. Maybe I can manage to cook without setting off smoke detectors. ( he's careful with his plate as he offers a hand in greeting, not wanting to drop anything, but even if there was a chance at something slipping he'd probably catch on and level things out before disaster struck. spider senses and all. ) I'm Peter. By the way.

[Ah, right, that's a western greeting, isn't it? Kagari reaches out his own hand for the shake, though he accidentally picks the wrong one...he's never actually done it before and couldn't remember from the movies, shhhh.]

I'm Kagari.

[Shuusei, if he was going to offer a given name for a given name, but it's a little weird to be that familiar with a stranger, even for him.]

Man, I wonder if Oska even uses smoke detectors. Maybe they have some kind of nifty magic that puts out fires on its own.

[Perhaps...not an experiment they should try, though.]

( it's not quite right, but hey. even socially awkward americans sometimes shook with the wrong hand. Peter notices, but is not particularly put out by it, just switching his own without worrying much about it. )

Kagari. Cool. ( for the record, Peter doesn't need both names; there's a reason he didn't offer both of his, after all. his secret is out these days, it's probably a moot point to skirt around admitting he's Peter Parker, synonymous with Spider-Man. still, now that he has so little anonymity left to his name, he's more overzealous on holding on to what little he has. )

Come to think of it, maybe the suits of armor will just come clanking in with a fire extinguisher? ( it's a hilarious mental image, even though Peter has little to no justification to believe it's accurate. )

[Ah, oops, he messed that up. But this guy isn't calling attention to it, so he won't either.]

Man, how awesome would that be? It'd be like a fantasy steampunk version of that one movie, Smart House? Except without the part where the castle goes all yandere and doesn't let us out, anyway.

( if it was something they needed to talk about, maybe he'd have tried to bring it up. as it is... seems best to let that particular dog lie. at least for now. )

Geez, with Katey Segal? It's been so long since I could make pop culture references, I was genuinely beginning to believe I just imagined it all. ( so many blank looks from people that had no idea what he was talking about... what a relief... ) So far we haven't gotten locked in. Fingers crossed it stays that way, because that sounds less like a Disney Channel movie and more like a horror movie.

[Oliver makes a point to try everything brought by other members of the team, including Kagari's onigiri and strawberry daifuku. He catches sight of him when he's at the snack table topping up his plate and sidles over.]

This is really good. You made everything you brought?

[He grins at the compliment, clearly pleased.]

Just about, yeah.

[Obviously, there's nothing to make when it comes to things like the pocky, but the ones that would've required any form of preparation are all his doing. He could've just poofed them into existence using the magic kitchen, of course, but there's something more rewarding about doing it by hand. Somehow, it tastes better.]

If you have any favorites, I can show you how to make 'em yourself.

Really?

[Oliver likes the convenience of the kitchen here as much as anyone, but he does enjoy cooking.]

The daifuku's taste great. I'd love to know how to make those.

[He nods.]

It's pretty easy and fun to do. All you need is water, sugar, and sweet rice flour for the base, and then you just have to choose a filling.

baseball - take me out to the ball~game;

[Maya blows the whistle Peter Parker (1) made the deadly mistake of giving her, wearing her cute couch outfit]

C'mon, batter, batter! Catch that ball! Let's go!

[She clearly has no idea what she's doing. But she's blowing her whistle at you, so have fun]

Bench time is over, up up up!

[apparently sitting it out isn't an option here.]

steel samurai - jaws theme plays;

[i. So, you're minding your own business, trying to get snacks, or doing anything but watch the Steel (just watch everything before the anime opening) Samurai]

[Yeah, sorry, that's not gonna work out for you]

Turn on your Tekflex! We're syncing up! [this is going to be her new catchphrase smh]

[ii. Or -- you're watching the show already, either from her bullying or curiosity. Regardless, she's right there with you. Watching, shovelling popcorn into her mouth-- calling out the attacks even though she's undoubtedly seen this multiple times]

Samurai Slap!

[She's so animated in her watching that she actually hits you in the face. Sorry, friend]

twitlash - closed to peter;

[Okay, she's got the app going on her Teklex. She's looking at it, she's looking at Peter, she's looking at it]

[A long beat]

Um, how do I play this, again?

[good luck, Pete]

wildcard;

[she's all over the place, so come at me bro. Or: comment for a custom prompt]

Edited 2017-05-23 00:55 (UTC)

( if she's got the app going, that's the first step, really. she opened the app all on her own. a few weeks ago she wouldn't have been able to manage that, this is actually progress and he's proud of her. how gross. )

Okay, to start we need to put in our team name. What should we be? Steel Samayarai?

( of course his suggestion has to do with her username instead of trying to suggest a satisfactory team name. look, this is more about her than it is about him. )

[As sad as that is, opening a app successfully on her own that isn't the TV app is a huge feat for Maya and he's right to be proud of her]

[anyway, she's excited, she plops her butt right next to him, pumping a free fist into the air]

How about.... Spider Samurais?

[wink, wink.]

( whether it's acceptable to be proud or not, it doesn't matter, because it's too late, and he already is. Maya has needed a lot of practice with technical things and she's certainly getting better, so if that's not impressive he doesn't know what is. )

Spider Samurais. ( he repeats it with a laugh, shaking his head. he'd never have thought of that, but he can't even dispute it. ) Right, that works. So, just use the keyboard provided to type it in.

[Peter's done the impossible, he's taught Maya how to work basic technology. Incredible.]

Thought you'd like it! Pretty neat, isn't it.

[She fumbles for a little, but manages to do it]

Like this?

( someone get him an award. or like... a promotion, does ALASTAIR do those )

There you go, Maya, nice.

( he reaches past her to point at the button to accept her username. )

Hit that, and ( cue hacker voice ) we're in.

[his reward is Maya's friendship, okay.]

Should I do a voice while I press it?

[she's going to do it anyway, and repeats after him]

We're in.

[Maya, no. She turns to Peter]

Now what?

( ok but is there some kind of monetary award just wondering

still, Peter grins at her attempt to mimic his hacker voice. it's actually not that bad, she could make it on the Hollywood hacker scene! )

Well, now we've done the hard part. The rest of it is about being funny. We should definitely leave that up to you.

[Sure, if "draining him of all his money" counts. It should count!]

Okay. [Adopts the hacker voice again as she messes around with the settings]

We're funny.

[She tried and therefore no one can criticize her]

( was that really trying though

Peter laughs, so, idk. maybe? )

I think there's going to be a prompt first, Maya, but I like the enthusiasm.

[he laughs at everything she does so it's not really anything]

Hey, I'm just warming up. We gotta be confident if we're gonna win!

( what kind of read???? ? the fuck & i thought they were friends )

That's the spirit, then. You and me, coach, we're going to quip to the finish line.

( go for gold, kids... it'll be a good game. )

[ To Reika's credit, she doesn't go completely to the floor - instead, she leans back in what might be described as a Limbo pose. ]

Whoa!!

Isn't it great? isn't it?

[Sorry, Reika, she doesn't even realize she's hit you in the face...]

[punches the air]

Take that! And that!

Very dramatic!

[ She'll just casually move herself out of the range of Maya's gestures and straighten up again ]

How'd they do that?

Special effects, I guess? I dunno, it just looks cool.

[Good thinking, Reika.]

Hey, hey, look, he's about to take on the Evil Magistrate again!

[Maya announces, completely uselessly]

[ No use cramping someone else's style when you can just get out of the way. ]

Oh boy! What's that behind his back?

His spear! Don't you see it? He's about to get the smackdown on!

[ She makes the effort to show holding her breath ]

Show us those techniques!

[Reika's too cute]

He's about to! Look, look! There he goes!

[true to form, he starts spamming "Samurai Spear" and "Samurai Slap", "Samurai Kick" on the underpaid actors hired to play mooks]

[It's not really his usual thing, but Oliver finds himself roped into watching Maya's movie anyway. He doesn't mind too much. He can switch off, relax, and eat popcorn.

Or at least that was his thought process. The popcorn ends up flying everywhere as Maya's hand catches him off guard. She doesn't catch him too hard, but he still makes a sound of surprise as she accidentally knocks him. He crouches to retrieve his fallen popcorn bowl from the floor. There's still a little left in there, but he's going to need more than that.]

Wow. You're really into this.

[There is no escape from Maya, Oliver will soon learn]

[Anyway, oops, there goes all his popcorn. Maya doesn't seem to notice, striking a triumphant pose while poor Oliver struggles to gather up the remnants of his snack. Rest in pieces, popcorn]

It's only the greatest show ever. You like it too, don't you?

[Answer carefully]

[He sighs, making do for the moment. At least there is still a little left. He picks at the scant remains.]

Uh... it's okay.

[He wouldn't go so far as to call it the greatest show ever.]

[Oliver has suffered]

Ummm, I think you pronounced "the most amazing show of all time" wrong, mister.

[answer very carefully...]

[Too bad he doesn't realize the severity of this. He actually laughs.

That's probably the wrong move.]

You've never seen Downton Abbey.

Downton Abbey? What's that?

[she narrows her eyes, staring him down....

[she's like a five foot nothing teenager who looks like a hamster when angry, but sure]

It sounds lame.

take me out to the ballgame

a. ) Peter had never been one for baseball before his time in Audentes, he can remember being a fan of the Yankees because Of Course He Was but other than that, his interest in baseball was limited at best. thanks to a certain someone, though, he's grown a large amount of fondness for the game. Maya desperately believes that he'll be a star pitcher one day, and that's probably not true, but thanks to spider-senses, he is actually pretty good at it.

He'll chat with teammates when he's on the bench, shake hands with the opposing team after a strike out, and during the intermission he practices his hits with his coach. Of course he spent some of the game with his coach, let's be real. Overall Peter doesn't do much beyond play the game, but there's a few times when he catches a ball that a normal human probably wouldn't have been able to reach, and so maybe he once hit a ball so hard nobody could find it.

But other than that, he's a perfectly normal player. Thanks for asking.

b. ) Graham is a much more sedate player. He has never played baseball before, and the huntsman seems to have a strange sort of enjoyment in trying new things, even if ultimately he doesn't like them much. Graham refuses the uniform, though he does take off his vest and leather jacket for the game. he's much better at bat than he is in-field, though if he manages to catch a ball he's eerily accurate when he throws it. He gets quite a few surprising outs that way.

The end of the second inning is crashed when a wolf catches a foul ball and refuses to give it back. Poor Brother just wanted to be included. To make up for it, Graham is seen playing catch with him during the intermission, and then the two of them laze in the computer generated grass for a breather before the game starts up again.

steel my heart samurai

a. ) If Peter is perfectly honest, his favorite part of the viewing party is not Steel Samurai — nobody tell Maya — but the range of snacks on display. His appetite has been limited lately, and honestly bingeing on a bunch of meatless junk food isn't much better, but at least he's eating something. Eating a lot, actually, but shh. He's half spider, he has a big appetite.

Otherwise, when he's not munching, he is watching whatever is playing with intent interest, though he'll whisper commentary to whoever is next to him at the time if they'll whisper back. Let's be real, it's usually Maya. Who else would it be?

b. ) Graham is a far better behaved movie viewer. He doesn't come alone, he has a softly snoring wolf he's using as a pillow as he silently observes, unbelievably intent on the display. It's only after it's over that he shares his thoughts, and you'd better believe he has some. He's possibly a little too thoughtful and intelligent about a children's show called Steel Samurai, but if you're close enough to him he'll definitely offer his thoughts and ideas on the plot. Don't you worry.

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Shuusei Kagari | OTA

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Maya Fey | OTA

that closed to peter one unless you meant the tinier version

i haven't even tagged tiny peter yet I need to :CCCC

gET ON IT

weeps.... i will next chance I get

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wrap!

STEEL SAMURAI

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Steel Samurai (II)

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the star player & a creaky old man