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 Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:32 am
Gryff followed the voices until he found himself at a large rink speckled with students, each wearing skates and helmets. It was the SKRM tryouts, which meant the noise was going to go on for hours and Gryff was not in the mood, which is also part of his general state of being.
He eyed the small crowd and deftly wrestled his iCoffin out of the back pocket of his impeccably tight jeans. This would be good fodder for his Blahg, which could be cross-posted to the Grimblr and possibly while he was writing he could par some comments into 140 characters for his Snicker account. Running commentary always got him new followers.
He strode forward, plucking a drink from a nearby Coffin Bean tray that convenient waitress was holding aloft. His well-tuned sense of smell told him it was a Hexican blend with too much cinnamoan but there were at least three shots of hexpresso in it and that would suit him fine.
He grunted acknowledgement at the waitress and left some change on the tray for a tip. At least the service was better than last year's tryouts.
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:09 pm
A swirl of sparkly light then appeared in the middle of the gathered kids and there stood Glen, who had made the team last year and was determined to make it again this year as well.
Arms outstretched, he posed with a hearty, "Ta DAA!!!"
He then tucked his iCoffin back into his pocket and looked around with an eager smile. He took off on his SKRM blades and zoomed around a few of the gathered kids and called out, "This is gonna be grimtastic!"
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:13 pm
Gryff @ScornRimmedGlasses
At SKRM tryouts, already smells like damp kneepads and misplaced enthusiasm. #lame #buyantifearsperant
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:19 pm
Gryff @ScornRimmedGlasses
Thought I someone brought a kid with light up sneakers, it's just Glen. Crash prone & so ACCIDENTALLY good at SKRM #ManicPixieCrashTestDummy
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:19 pm
"GRYFF!!!"
On the other side of the SKRM track in the neutral stands, there was the diminutive figure of Lin aka Gryff's gremlin, standing on the bench and jumping up and down and waving his arms, trying to get his hero's attention.
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:28 pm
Gryff arched one eyebrow and glanced over his phone, peering at the stands. It was small and enthusiastically waving and calling his name, so definitely Lin. With a sigh he stood and walked across the rink toward the gremlin, two students swerving out of the way to miss him only to crash into each other.
Gryff @ScornRimmedGlasses
Students can't even surmount basic obstacles, crash into one another, someone is wearing One Disection shirt. No hope for this team. #evenLAMER
"You better have brought some real hexpresso," Gryff said as he reached the other side, frowning and tossing the half-empty cup from the Coffin Bean into the trash, "the catering this year is the worst."
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:39 pm
"Okay, everyone, look unalive!" Coach Clawd stalked onto the start of the trackway. He gave a couple blasts on his whistle, grabbing everyone's attention. "You will be put into groups of three, and two groups will face off on the course. Prepare for your group assignments!"
Atomica looked up to see Gryff and Lin both in the stands to fear her on. Nuclear!
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:41 pm
"Come on, Rory and Ronan! We will miss it all!"
Dashner, Rorrim, and Ronan walked into the dull place. Dashner thought about where they should sit.
"Rory, is the middles benches good for you, bro?"
Dashner looked down and saw his friends Marceline and Anne trying out. He gave them a thumbs up and smiled.
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:51 pm
eek "Um..." Lin looked down at the hexpresso drink he was just about to consume for himself. He then looked up at Gryff as he had a seat beside him and Lin sighed. he offered the drink over to Gryff for himself."Sure did Gryff! I, uh, thought you might show up to cheer our ghoul on!"
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:57 pm
If Glen were capable of staying still, he would have upon the arrival of Coach Clawd. However the most he could manage was a slight stop with plenty of trembling in excitement with a wide smile.
Teams of three facing off! That was just how they did it last year! Glen got paired at try outs with Deuce and Gil and successfully made the team. It helped that Gil and Deuce grabbed him by the arms and sent him hurdling right beneath Manny (literally!) and he crossed the finish line.
Who would he be teamed with this time? He beamed brightly as he looked around at everyone who showed, then glanced up and saw a certain hunky centaur taking a spot in the stands' front row with a camera.
Ghoulness! Drakie got Chase to follow up on her idea!
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:58 pm
There was a buzz through the crowd, as the door to the locker doom opened again...and out stepped Robecca Steam. She was flanked by Ghoulia Yelps, dressed in a referee micro-minidress.
"Oh, dearie me!" Robecca exclaimed at the gathered crowd. "I hope I'm not too late!"
"You're actually just on time, Robecca," Clawd checked something on his checklist. "You'll be teaming with Rochelle Goyle and Manny Taur. The three of you will be taking on Marceline LaGhede, Meme Pennywise and Atomica Servo!"
Defrag me with a spoon!, Atomica thought to herself. As annoying as it was to admit, she knew Robecca was a legend of the SKRM course. And she was teaming with two experienced SKRMers, whereas Atomica was teamed with...She turned her head to look at who she'd be competing with.
Marceline was basically skin and bones...and even a good portion of the skin was missing....
And Meme Pennywise looked like a complete fool out there! Oh, this was bad, really bad! If she'd had fingernails, Atomica would be biting them right now...
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:09 pm
"Yeah, it's fine." Rory replied to Dashner as the guys took their seats. Ronan looked perplexed by everything around him.
"Pretty exciting, huh? Skulltimate Roller Maze is half race, half survival! You see how they're getting into teams of 3 down there? When the coach blows the whistle, all three members of each team will take off down the track. The goal is to work together with your screammates to make it past the obstacles and be the first team to get one member across the finish line. They'll be avoiding pitfalls, tentacle beasts, fire columns, water traps and more as they make their way through the maze to the finish."
Rory was kind of pumped. This was the closest to SKRM action he'd EVER been! It was exciting....even if it did seem pretty dangerous.
"Look! There's Marceline! Hi, Marceline!" Rory waved, oblivious to looking like a dork.
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:12 pm
"DON'T WORRY ATOMICA! YOU GOT THIS! YOU CAN TAKE THEM ALL ON YER OWN, LASS!"
That was followed up with an ear splitting screech of feedback from the bull horn Lin had held up to his mouth. he lowered it and his eyes wre rolling and his outline was wavey at best.
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:22 pm
Ronan ate as they walked, determined he was in fact going to get SOMETHING into his stomach before Ascreama did something to make him bring it all back up again. "So it is a fast paced obstacle course race.. on skates?" Interesting, and for once he found himself agreeing with Rorrim, it DID sound dangerous. "Anyone ever seriously hurt playing this?" He looked around for the pink blob girl, offering up a bag containing three muffins. "The muffins I owe you. I thought you probably had enough food but then I remembered how much you like to eat."
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Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:24 pm
Dashner jumped up and down in his seat, excited for all the action.
"Eeek! It's THE Robecca Steam! She's like, the coolest ghoul in school."
Dashner clapped for Atomica too. Even though she wasn't the most... Compatible ghoul, she still deserved an equal chance.
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