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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:15 am
By the time the lie had spread so far and wide that everyone believed it to be the truth, it was too late. This was the last time she would ever try to do anything fun for the minis. Ever. The violet-red angelic buried her head in her paws as a whole bunch of minis bounced a tiny black and white ball around while a groundhog waved his scrawny arms and tried to keep order. She'd only been joking when she'd told her miniature friends about starting an Oasis soccer league. She'd even laughed afterwards. You know, ha ha funny joke! But apparently they'd taken her a lot more seriously than she'd planned. She didn't know where all the minis had come from, she didn't know where they'd gotten a groundhog coach, and she didn't know where they'd gotten those tiny little jerseys. But she did know one thing: She was going to have to set up a soccer match.
If only she knew the first thing about soccer.
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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:36 am
Snack was annoyed--more than annoyed if he had the vocabulary to think of a bigger word than that--and he was determined to ferret out who had started it. There was absolutely nothing fun about an over-excited furball who babbled on and on and on and on about some Oasis Soccer League. Not that he had a clue what that was. And Willow hadn't been any help there, she'd run off to tell her friends about it once she'd explained there were teams. He might have felt bad for the boundless energy heading their way but he was much to glad to have some temporary quiet. He'd been all set to curl up for a nap when he thought eventually she'd be back and the yammering would continue. Which meant he had to find whoever had started this and--that was as far as he'd gotten. At least finding the one responsible was proving so far to be easy, all he had to do was follow the stream of minis and remind himself they weren't food (for the moment). The stream of other excited minis led him to more excited minis who were kicking a ball around. More importantly it led him to an otter who appeared as unhappy as he was about this soccer league. He approached the angelic cautiously. She looked possibly more upset than he was. "You 'noyed, too?" he asked eyes narrowing as some minis ran by.
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Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:43 am
The angelic female took her hands out of her paws to see a shaggy, strange face. The first sane face she'd seen all day, although not quite a friendly-looking face. He seemed rather irritated by the sheer amount of noise the minis were making. "That would be one way to put it, yes. One minute, I'm telling my minis that they need to put their energy into something organized. The next, there's dozens of them and they think I've started a soccer league! I don't even know how to play soccer!" Opheliac wailed. "I've tried telling them to go home, but no luck. They're intent on playing soccer. I think my only hope is to make the game so dreadful that they'll go home of their own free will, but with my luck, they'll end up enjoying it."
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Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:43 am
The feral's eyes seem to light up, so it was all her fault then that Willow had been worse than usual--had been so bad in fact that if it wasn't for Toothless's fondness of the mini he might have gone against everything and eaten her (or not, she had a way of being disarming). Of course, in listening to what she was saying it seemed it was more the minis themselves that had excited Willow. He supposed growling at her and trying to eat her wouldn't do any good. And Opheliac was bigger than him being an angelic and all, could probably fly... It was probably best not to threaten her really. (Not that he was any good at insults in the first place.)
Plan A of eating the one responsible, foiled, he sighed.
"What sock-her?" he ended up retorting because he had never heard of it. He wasn't sure if a sock was that silly thing humans put on their foot or another name for hitting--neither one had much to do with hitting a ball around. Unless the ball was a her... His brow scrunched, no, that couldn't be it.
Although he did have an idea for how to make it dreadful, "I could eat 'em!" he grinned. With his chest puffed out and grin, it looked entirely like he was joking. Which he wasn't but he didn't think he'd be allowed to eat them. Oh, it was a good thing he'd already eaten then--it didn't look like he was going to find any snacks here.
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Posted: Sun Nov 28, 2010 7:02 pm
Briefly she considered his proposition. But no, having the minis eaten would not be a good thing. "Hm. Somehow I doubht that would help. You couldn't eat all of them, and besides, they might have relations who'd be dreadfully upset," she mused. "All this over a silly game of soccer... Oh wait, what's soccer? Not sock-her, soccer. It's a game where you kick a ball from one end of a field to the other. There's two teams and each one has a goal and you hafta get it in the other team's goal. But that's, uh, that's all I know about it."
Thunder rumbled in the difference, an ominous sound that reflected well the mood of the day. "Perhaps I should just split them up into two teams and let them play until the thunderstorm hits... that might turn them off a bit..."
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:33 am
Snack considered this soccer, ears twitching about as he listened to excited minis and the distant thunderstorm. It sounded rather boring really, not to mention pointless. And it was possible a whole bunch of things were missing in how it was played. He tilted his head to look over her should, a good-sized lake rested there.
"Make 'em catch feesh firs?" he suggested. It was cold and there might not be any fish in that body of water. It might make it rather miserable. He looked rather hopeful that it was a good idea--or hopeful about something. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:02 am
"Brilliant! If they're cold and tired, they might want to go home. Scary-looking friend, I don't know ho you are, but you're a genius!" The winged female smiled widely, then climbed up on a nearby boulder to make an announcement. Cupping her paws around her mouth, she shouted as loudly as possible. "Attention! Can I have your attention, please! In order to join the very first Miniature Soccer League game, we require an entry fee! You must ALL catch a fish in that lake over there!" The minis stampeded towards the lake... which was unfortunately behind the two full-size otters. First, Opheliac was trampled. Then, she was lifted into the air on the backs of the mob and deposited in the frigid lake! The minis were very busy searching for fish and splashing, causing the water to churn... Oh dear.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:20 am
A crooked grin split over his face, as he brushed his claws against his chest as if to say, "Of course, I'm brilliant. Did you ever have a doubt?" Although before he could think to make an actual response she was shouting at the minis. He grimaced first at the loudness of the angelic and then at the very bad sound of a hundred thousand little feet pattering against the ground. This couldn't be good.
The feral found himself being pushed forward by the stampede, face-planting when they finally pushed him to the ground. When he thought it was over, he pushed himself up only to find a second wave engulfing himself like a million ants and tossing him into the chilly waters as they all began diving and jumping around in search of a fish.
Snack growled when one circled him as though he might count as a fish. However with all the churning water it was a chore to stay in place. And the only thing he could think of, besides holding his breath and sinking to the bottom was to swim to shore.
We started paddling toward shore, whether or not it was the wisest thing to do at the time.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:27 am
She saw the other in the water, paddling back to land, and decided to join him. Once the two of them made it back to shore, Ophie took a moment to lay there gasping for breath. "Whew! But at least they're all occupied!" She shook the water from her fur, then smoothed it back with her paws. The sky grew even darker. "Hm. I'm thinking that this storm is almost here..." But quickly enough she was distracted by the minis, returning with their fish. Piles and piles of them! They were placed first at their feet, then haphazardly all over the place. Ophie herded them back onto the soccer field, threw the ball into the air, then let them kick it for a while as she returned to the feral. "See, look how much less energetic they all are! I'm sure when that storm hits, they'll all head for home... And we have all this fish now! Here, you can have most of it. I'm not very hungry, and besides, it's my fault this whole mess is happening anyways." Saving aside a trout for herself, she pushed the slippery creatures, some still flopping, towards the feral.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:40 am
In Snack's mind that was a mighty good payoff--except he was hardly in the mood for eating anymore. Instead he gave his tail a whack and sent the still flopping ones back into the lake. No sense in drying up the food supply, he might be hungry later. He took one fish in his mouth, about to leave when he noticed the soccer game wasn't quite going according to plan.
True the minis did seem much more tired but one was running away with the ball. Not towards either goal. No this mini was running and kicking the ball towards the Par King Lot--not that Snack really knew what that was. It was flat and hard, he didn't go there much.
"Goin' wrong way!" Snack said once he spit out his fish. He pointed towards the run away horde of minis. And then it dawned on him that if he'd kept his mouth shut, he could've left. Now he'd have to help round up the little things. With a huff of annoyance at himself, he gave his body a shake to get the water out of his fur and took off after the mini meals with a loud growl--which would probably only scare them into running more really.
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Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 9:59 am
Ophie took off after the pack."Come back! Come back!" she shouted, chasing after the feral and the minis. The minis seemed oblivious to the whole thing and were now kicking the ball around the parking lot... where there were CARS. Cars were dangerous things and ultimately not pleasant at all! And what would the humans think about the soccer-playing otters? The minis scattered the gravel, dirt from the small stones rising in the air and getting all over everybody. It looked like things were going from bad to worse... but just then, the storm hit. The sky opened up and rain began to fall, drenching everybody even further. It was cold and wet and sure enough, the minis began to scatter, heading for the warmth and safety of their dens. Ophie couldn't help but feel somewhat pleased. They'd forgotten the game! She turned to the feral and shrugged. The sky was turning orange and the rain intensified- it looked like it'd be an overnight storm. They stood in the parking lot, covered in dust, watching the sun set. "It could have been worse."
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