Leverage Cassian AU: Sports!
Jul. 8th, 2022 06:53 pmIt was probably inevitable, considering just how many people saw her catch that soccer-ball, but Pilar and a few of her other friends have convinced Ibani to try out for the soccer team that Pilar is on. (And rumors about what happened to the bully didn't hurt either, most likely. Ibani's just grateful cell phone camera footage of her reaction didn't wind up on the internet.)
Ibani has broken down and worn shorts in deference to the tryouts and the heat. She's not exactly THRILLED about her scars being visible, but it's probably best to get whatever reactions people are likely to have at the first sight of them over with.
Ibani has broken down and worn shorts in deference to the tryouts and the heat. She's not exactly THRILLED about her scars being visible, but it's probably best to get whatever reactions people are likely to have at the first sight of them over with.
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Date: 2022-07-09 12:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 12:16 am (UTC)"Lot of people here today, to watch and to try out. It is usually this busy at one of these?"
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Date: 2022-07-09 12:21 am (UTC)The crowd is a decent size but many of them are also going to try out or sitting and doing homework.
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Date: 2022-07-09 12:32 am (UTC)The tryout process is going to involve scrimmaging, which is more or less just playing soccer, whew!
Ibani reminds herself NOT to augment her speed or reactions with the Force. The LAST thing she needs is to 'out' herself in front of this many witnesses!
The people who are trying out are divided into two teams, seemingly at random. She waves to Cassian as she goes to take her position on the field.
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Date: 2022-07-09 12:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 12:53 am (UTC)She's not the first in that position though, that would be another girl Ibani vaguely knows whose name is Raquel. By happenstance or the will of the Force, Cassian happens to be standing next to Pilar's mother. "You must be Ibani's father, Cassian Andor," she says to him, a friendly smile on her face. "I'm Carmen, Pilar's mother. I don't think we've met, though I've seen you in passing."
Some of the students are better at handling the soccer ball than she is, as Ibani only started working with one not that long ago, but she's very good at reading where the ball is going to go and where she needs to send it.
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:02 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 01:08 am (UTC)Ibani does pretty good at passing the ball, especially once she gets a feel for how hard she actually needs to kick!
She gets rotated to a goalie position and decides that this is a safer position to 'show off'. Her classmates have already seen her ridiculous soccer ball catch, her doing it over and over again should be believable.
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 01:22 am (UTC)She is enjoying herself! The other team is having difficulties getting anything past Ibani. She's not moving as fast as she CAN move, which Cassian has seen, but she's working at the limits of what her body will let her do without enhancement.
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:34 am (UTC)"It looks like she's going to be the new goalie. I don't think I've seen anyone block so much," Carmen says as she shakes her head in awe.
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:45 am (UTC)Soccer is not supposed to be a contact sport, but accidents happen. When Ibani, the goalie, is going as far forward and down as she can to block a shot and someone loses their footing and suddenly tumbles forward in an out of control manner, they both collide with the edge of the goal.
The frame of the goal snaps, sharp plastic drawing blood in a long line across Ibani's forehead. It's not THAT deep, but head-wounds bleed quite a bit!
Ibani is confused when the coach blows her whistle and everything stops. As as slave and an acolyte, injury or illness never meant that she got the 'luxury' of stopping with whatever she was doing!
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:47 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 01:53 am (UTC)"Hello, Cassian," she says as she's being bandaged up. "Was doing good at blocking until the end there, didn't see this coming." Sense it in the Force, she means.
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Date: 2022-07-09 01:57 am (UTC)Cassian smiles at Ibani and Coach Erin, patting Ibani's hand as the coach talks.
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:02 am (UTC)The hand patting is nice, as she really hadn't considered ACTUALLY winding up on the team and is flailing a little on the inside.
Once they're safely in Cassian's truck, Ibani leans back and shuts her eyes. "At least I can fix the concussion now," she mutters.
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:06 am (UTC)He knew she hadn't planned for the team but he thinks it will be good for her.
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:10 am (UTC)"Ice cream and movies on the couch?" Ibani suggests. "Maybe Shakespeare, since we're studying that in school?"
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 02:23 am (UTC)She works on healing her concussion as they drive home.
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:24 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 02:27 am (UTC)"If we're celebrating, we should probably pick up some more," Ibani says after a moment's thought.
They can make all kinds of creations and see what happens!
"Concussion gone," she says, sighing in relief. "So irritating to heal, not difficult, just TEDIOUS."
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:29 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 02:35 am (UTC)She smiles wryly. "Could be worse, could be having to use the Dark Side to heal."
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Date: 2022-07-09 02:37 am (UTC)(no subject)
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