...how kids plan parties...

[basic_powers]

If they're dreamers, they want bouncy castles and pony rides and giant tigers.

If they're the children of superheroes, oddly enough they still want those things, but you can't find a good pony that resists nuclear radiation as Tyler's learned. So, in the interest of keeping things simple and within his budget, a party has come together in the backyard of the house of one Augustus Fenwick.

Inside, there's plenty of soda in the fridge, and bowls of chips, dips, crackers, pretzels and ofcourse candy and little paper favor bags. The coffee table between the couch and TV already has one large present wrapped in brown paper (decorated with green watercolor cats) and an absolutely HUGE box wrapped in a myriad of wrapping papers next to it.

Outside in the fenced backyard is a good sized stick, branch and log structure, waiting to be set on fire as soon as the sun really starts to set, and that isn't that far off as the afternoon sunlight reveals. There's a kid in a black trenchcoat that looks about eight sizes too big poking about said structure as Tyler holds open the door for the guests. And decorating the walls, counter top are little decorated brown-paper flags saying 'Happy Birthday Nepeta!" in green letters.

Comments

[seat_five_girl]

Ako can manage that easily.

"Probably it is best to use it to play catch here," she says, "I don't think there's room to set up a good Ultimate field and we'd need more people too."

[nepetaleijon]

"Ultimate?"

Nepeta picks up the frisbee and offers it to Ako.

[seat_five_girl]

"It's a frisbee game, but with standardized gear and leagues and things like that," says Ako taking the disc, "And you need a team because it involves passing."

[nepetaleijon]

"Ohhh."

She peers at the disc. "So if it's just catch, one purrson throws it and the other tries to catch it?"

[seat_five_girl]

Ako shakes her head.

"That's keep away," she says, "With catch you throw it from one person to another. There's a trick with how you spin it so it goes further too."

[nepetaleijon]

"So ... you throw it to make it easy for the other purrson to catch it?"

That is so weird.

[seat_five_girl]

Humanity does things in groups because that's how they work. Humans are even jerks in groups.

"It's actually harder than it looks to throw it to a person so they can catch it, but yeah," says Ako, "When you have more than two people playing you can change the order you throw in too."

[nepetaleijon]

She nods.

"Should we try and get a team, or just play the two-purrson kind?"

[seat_five_girl]

"Hmm. We could start at two and then throw it at someone else who is just standing around once you've got the hang of it?"

[nepetaleijon]

"Okay!"

She pauses.

"Do you just throw it like a ball, or ...?"

[seat_five_girl]

Ako holds out a hand.

"Pass it here and I'll show you."

[nepetaleijon]

Nepeta hands it over, and watches with interest.

[seat_five_girl]

Ako backs of slightly and throws the frisbee towards Nepeta with the classic wrist twist.

Lightly though, because they are pretty close.

[nepetaleijon]

It's easy enough to catch the disc between her hands.

Slightly harder to mimic Ako's twist of the wrist; her own first attempt at throwing is rather wobbly.

[seat_five_girl]

That would be part of doing something for the first time.

"Good," says Ako as she stretches a bit to make her grab, "Now, try again, but a little harder and maybe some more wrist snapping."

Toss back to Nepeta!

[nepetaleijon]

She catches it again, and tries it a little harder.



... oops. Yeah, that would have been a great throw if Ako were standing a lot further away.

[seat_five_girl]

Yeah that's gone.

Ako jogs after it easily as it rolls in an attempt for freedom.

"I will get it!"

[nepetaleijon]

"Sorry!" Nepeta calls after Ako; she's giggling, a bit sheepishly.

"Can you throw it furom there?"

[seat_five_girl]

"Yup!

Harder toss to cover the distance and the disc curves across Nepeta to her other side from where it started.

[nepetaleijon]

The frisbee arcs over her head; she turns, takes two quick steps, and leaps.

And hits the ground with the disc clutched in both hands, like a cat bringing down a bird.

[seat_five_girl]

...Really needs to see about having a game of Ultimate.

"Good catch!"