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[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ stretches when p.e. class is finally over, feeling a little bit like jelly, a little bit like a boulder & a little bit of weakling. shakes his arms a bit to free himself of that feeling, rubbing the back of his neck as he silently tells himself that though the class would only grow to be more strenuous as the semester goes on (especially during the stress-high weeks of exam prep), he'd still enjoy it, not regret it. etcetra. but at the moment, he stinks, even to himself. after spending a rude amount of time at the water fountain (drinking his fill, ignoring his surroundings as usual), he changes directions toward the lockers, intent on taking a quick shower, changing out of his gym clothes & perhaps heading home early for the day. ]

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[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ marches forward, lifting his hand for anthony to shake. ]

You have my permission to skip the first round of tryouts and go to the second instead!

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ stares at the hand, then back up at the face. eventually extends his own hand in response to clasp the stranger's. ]

Uh. [ a beat. ] Varsity?

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ nods his head once, giving anthony's hand a firm shake while still looking rather enthusiastic. ]

Precisely.

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[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

. . . !

[ & he, in response, looks rather excited despite his previous protests. ]

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ wait. ]

Whose permission?

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

Mine. [ pulls his hand away to put his notebook and pen back into his bag. ] I'm the captain of this university's male soccer team.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ nudges the ball to him. ]

Saturday wasn't that far off.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ kicks it up into his hand, blinking at anthony at his words. ]

I never base my choices on the tryouts alone.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ shrugs. ]

Interviews. Unobtrusive stalking. Tarot readings?

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

I'm interviewing you right now. You didn't notice my stalking earlier. Tarot readings are for the insecure.

[ puts the ball away, hands going to his hips. ]

What are your grades like? Decent?

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ pauses, feeling a bit awkward at the straightforward answers. ]

. . . Above average, and average. With or without hospitalization involved, respectively.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

You should train your mind to stick with above average without straining your body too much. I can help you with that, you'll need it for varsity. [ looks through his wallet, pulling out a card. holds it out. ] My name, number, and address.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, my genetics only gave me the ability of long monologues.

[ glances down at the card, eyes locking onto the name -- two names. shrugs & glances up, choosing to stick with the one in brackets. ] Michael. No e-mail?

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, almost looking a little confused at the inquiry. nonetheless: ]

If you need to contact me via e-mail you can find it on the school's website under the athletics department. Everything is automatically forwarded to my phone, though.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ nods & hangs onto the card, not pocketing it in fear of forgetting it. ]

'Kay. Saturday, then. [ stops. ] . . . After work.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, looking up with some degree of interest. ]

Work?

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

Otherwise known as a source of income.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

I was inquiring about your occupation in this specific line of work.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ shrugs. ]

Wannabe florist. Helper. Punch-on-demand.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ hums a little in thought. ]

Suppose it won't be a problem. Varsity will give you little time to do any extracurricular activities, but this should look good on your official transcript if you make it.

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head. ]

Void. Don't care about my transcript much.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

... why?

[cutemajor.livejournal.com]

Came to terms with my place in the universe.

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[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

You should be more ambitious. You have talent, and you're not an imbecile. [ adjusts his bag a little, turning slightly away from anthony to take a step away. ] Indifference is not very becoming of a person who has potential.

[yaysoccer.livejournal.com]

[ looks down at his pocket when he hears his cellphone go off. takes it out, glances at it, then flips it open to shut the alarm off. ]

I have others to interview now. [ pockets the phone and points to the card in anthony's hand. ] Be sure to call me if you have any questions.