Open Tryouts (Open)

[Riley]

"A free for all?" Riley heard the guy ask as he looked around, "What are the rules to this thing? Person who kicks the most butt is the most macho and therefore gets a letter jacket? I'm just here to play some football, not a big fan of the fighting." "No rules," Riley said quickly, as he punched a guy that had charged at him, "Last people standing, are the mostly likely to be on a sports team. Don't ask me why we're even in a free for all, because not even I know why." And that was the truth. Riley had no idea why Matrim called for a free-for-all, Riley knew Matrim liked to fight, but beating up on students just to get on a team? Well, it seemed a bit unnecessary, but since when did Riley ever understand Matrim's way of thinking? Try NEVER. Riley saw the guy quickly get up and climb a few more steps up by Riley, as he looked around the gym, while Riley knocked another guy that charged at him, it was like there was no end to them, though it seemed the amount of students left was dwindling down to a select few, including the two girls Riley saw fighting each other, Matrim, who was fighting a blond guy, the blond guy, himself, the guy he was talking to, and the two guys who was sitting by themselves.

"So why are you fighting?"

But before Riley could answer, one of the guys who was sitting near them, spoke. "Why am I fighting in this little free-for-all you ask? To win without even lifting a finger.....and to tell the idiot of the pillar over there what a mundane and stupid of an idea this was when I am of the few left standing." The guy sounded a bit annoyed, as Riley took the small break he had from fighting to rest, a lot of the students left were more or less concentrating on their single opponent. "Might I also inquire as to why you decided to join this event yourself? Want to be a part of the swim or basketball team hmmm?" "I'm fighting, because I'm only knocking out those who charge at me, wanting to knock me out, I'm merely defending myself from them." Riley replied, as he sat down beside James, a bit exhausted from his fights, taking a well-earned break, before seeing Matrim come charging through a few groups. Give me a break...

Riley stood up, and prepared himself for Matrim, he wouldn't be getting punched in the head again, not this time, this time, he was ready for Matrim's attack. Bring it on Matrim...

[Matrim Gallagher]

Later pal....

Matrim had made it obvious he was going for Riley. So what if he had to fight him on some wooden bleachers, he didn't care. He also didn't mind that there were people up there with him. He had to fight him. Well, he didn't have to. But he definitely wanted to. And as long as he was here he was free game. If he left the gymnasium he would never be in a sport. Along with the two kids who were with Riley.

This was a free for all after all.

Matrim grabbed one of the unconscious kids and tossed them towards the other two, but then he threw a right fist towards Riley's chest, aiming to punch him right in the sternum. Maneuvering on bleachers in a fight was strange, and Riley had the higher ground at the moment, but he would eventually pull Riley down to the floor by the end.

"You three, fight me!" Matrim said with a smile on his face. He sincerely hoped they would take him up on his offer. He knew Riley would fight him no matter what. What Matrim had hoped for, was everybody attacking him at once when this whole thing started. Much to his disappointment, that is not how it went down.

[Riley]

What the hell? Riley saw Matrim grab one of the unconscious kids as he made his way up the bleachers and toss them at James and the other guy, before he threw a punch towards Riley's chest, aiming for his sternum. While fighting on bleachers was not an easy task, Riley was used to it by now, so he easily managed to dodge Matrim's punch, just by moving to the side. It was pretty obvious Matrim wanted to fight Riley, heck, Riley wanted to fight him too, he wanted to pay Matrim back for the punch to the head back in Long Beach. Which he would, he knew at the moment, he had higher ground, but to fight Matrim, he would have to go down a step, because if Riley attempted to punch, he would probably end up tripping over the bleachers. Not a good thing. But paying Matrim back, was all Riley wanted to do. After that, there would be no point in him staying. Yeah, he liked basketball, but not enough to pummel the rest of the students left to get on the team.

"You three, fight me!"

"With pleasure..." Riley muttered under his breath, as he stepped down one step, and seeing the smile on Matrim's face, would make his attack count. Rearing his left arm back, Riley would channel his Qi into his left fist, hardening the bones, and swung it in a left hook, aiming for Matrim's face, not his stomach, because the guy's stomach was as hard as rock. And Riley didn't feel very much like having his hand busted, hence him using his Qi, to keep his hand from being broken up. And also, his Qi would give his punch a much bigger wallop to it. If his punch connected, which it may or may not, Riley would pull back, and grin at Matrim. "I'm done. This fight between the two of us is a draw. Neither of us win." With that said, Riley shoved his hands into his pockets, and began to descend down the bleachers, weaving around some students that were knocked out, before reaching the floor, and walked out of the gym. He didn't really care about being on a sports team, honestly. It was one less thing for him to worry about.

OOC: Riley's exit, good night everybody!

[James Everwood]

"Why am I fighting in this little free-for-all you ask? To win without even lifting a finger.....and to tell the idiot of the pillar over there what a mundane and stupid of an idea this was when I am of the few left standing."

"I'm with you on that one," James said, "I just want to play football. I used to play tight end, but something tells me that catching a football isn't on the list of skills I'll have for quite some time."

"I'm fighting, because I'm only knocking out those who charge at me, wanting to knock me out, I'm merely defending myself from them."

"Ahh, then I'll continue to just stand behind you if you don't mind," James said then looked down, "Or sitting rather. Sitting is much more comfortable then standing."

Then Riley stood up and James look at him funny, "Or standing, standing works if that's your thing."

"You three, fight me!"

James stood up to catch the unconscious body not wanting the thrown kid to get any more injured then he already was. The force of the body sent him back into his chair hard, his back slamming against the seat, "How about we don't and say we did?"

"With pleasure..."

"Or there's that..." He said, and then watched Riley attack.

"I'm done. This fight between the two of us is a draw. Neither of us win."

"Whoa, hold up, that was an option?" He said and looked to the other guy, "I didn't know that was an option......"

[Matrim Gallagher]

Let's see how strong he's gotten.....

The hook came, and hit Matrim square in the jaw. His body was knocked over by the force of the punch, it wasn't nearly as strong as Matrim's own punches, but he had not expected strength like that from Riley, "You're getting strong, Phantom...."

"I'm done. This fight between the two of us is a draw. Neither of us win."

"It was never about winning," Matrim said as Riley walked off. Matrim was pissed off.

"Whoa, hold up, that was an option? I didn't know that was an option......" A kid with an eye patch said. Matrim ignored him and walked back onto the gym floor. Kids had ran off away from him, out of the gym. The ones left were those who stuck around or were knocked unconscious, he smiled, pulling out the remote for the music he stopped it and started clapping.

"Congratulations. Everyone still here, unconscious or otherwise has made the cut. Any sport you wish to join, you are free to join it. Ones who are still conscious have first dibs on the captains for each time. I myself will be the captain of the Soccer team, but otherwise feel free to captain basketball, football, baseball, or even a new sport if it tickles your fancy. Once all the people in here have been placed into teams, if there are still holes the captains must recruit members. I myself can recruit for any team as Varsity Captain, but I won't deny anybody you try to recruit."

Matrim then picked up an unconscious body by the scruff of the neck, "This here? Fighting? I don't want to see any more of it. Not on campus at least, not unless it is absolutely necessary, but more important then that. No fighting team mates unless it is a spar. If you put a team mate on the injury list and cost us a game you will pay for it with blood. Consider what I did just know a blood in, much like gangs. These men you fought today, that was your last chance to fight them angrily without everyone in this room getting on your case."

He put the body back down on the ground. The guy began snoring. "That's all. Those of you who are still conscious, tell me what sports you want into, and if you want to be a captain."

[Adrian]

Adrian, who was closest to him at the moment, and still debating grabbing a nearby steel chair and taking it to him, decided instead to step forward, raising his hand.

"First off, you and I will fight again, spar or not. But that's for another day. Second off, I want on the football team. Quarterback. Team Captain. Everything that goes with. Unless there's any objections to that...?"

Adrian turned around, looking at the people left. He waited for any interjections, and unless there were any, he'd turn back around to Gallagher.

"Is that good for you, Mr. Captain sir?"

There's no lie, there was a bit of venom in Adrian words. It would die down eventually, of course. It was simply not a good way to get on Adrian's good side, by flipping him over your shoulder and running off, and then telling him he wasn't allowed to fight you if he wanted to join one of the sports teams.

Once again, if Adrian had known that Matrim was a fellow Reaper, this may not have even transpired. Then again, it was still likely that it would have, anyway.

[Olesya]

[ooc: I am so sorry m'dear for the late reply and shortness >>]

Mar 5, 2009 0:18:13 GMT -5 Elmira Medina said:

One eyebrow lifted in intrigue. Elmira grabbed the guy who was practically tossed toward her by the back of the head, her fingers clutching to him with main hold through his hair. Hair yanking and pulling was generally a technique reserved for snarly cat fights, which did not really fit in this brawling atmosphere, but this was the first way she managed to get a grasp on the person. She reset her footing, leaning a bit back from the momentum of the random boy's weight so quickly thrust at her, and swiftly released her grip on his scalp while simultaneously slamming her elbow into the side of his waist, sending him rolling over the bleachers, either because he was surprised and was not expecting such action from the two girls or because Elmira actually managed to elbow him well. This was really what she hoped to do with her first opponent, but since there was no organization, and this guy was just as much as a rival as anyone else, she impulsively allowed herself to attack him as well.

She pushed a couple more people aside, who were either too engaged in other fights or too uninterested in Elmira to care, and made her way back to Olesya, this time lowering her head while keeping her gaze intent in an almost creepy glare in preparation for a fully charged headbutt, which she launched as soon as she saw clearing.

Olesya laughed as Elmira looked at her creepily, it was funny. It took a lot more than that to off-set the former pillar. Afterall, she had gotten a letter written in blood by some manic killer-whatever. It didn't really affect her. A look was a look, words were words, it was your actions that spoke loudest.

As the girl rushed her, Olesya leaned her body to the left, moving her right arm out slightly to make a hole where her torso used to be. If the girl kept rushing, she would fall right into a headlock, at which point Les would hold her close and drive her right knee up to the girl's stomach. If the girl managed to miss the headlock, Les would follow through with the knee strike anyway, stepping toward her with her left foot before striking out.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"You got it blondie," Matrim said, "But I'd like to know your name. I am Matrim Gallagher," He said introducing himself so he'd be polite, "If there is anything the football team needs as far as gear or equipment, make a list and give it to me. I can handle the money, I have my own revenue source for these things, and I'm more then happy to donate that money to the sports with no strings attached. Just do me a favor and lead our team to victory."

He then looked up, "Ladies, when you have a moment, could we end the fighting? Come down and let me know what teams you want to join, and if you want to be captain of one. I suppose you do, Olesya. After all, you yourself were VC not too long ago. What sport do you want to play?"

Perhaps they didn't hear him end the fight. Either way, he would be sorely disappointed if the fighting proceeded much longer, "Come on, we'll call it a draw until you can have a rematch."

He knew Olesya would probably be upset. She wasn't the type to give up on a fight, even with their own fight it lasted a long time and she pushed herself to the absolute limit. He still didn't feel happy about the win though, something in him wanted more from it.

[Elmira Medina]

(( OOC: It's fine. I'm just glad you remembered to come back. ^^ ))

Elmira kept rushing forward, as though she was not necessarily a weakling, she did not have the experience in fighting that many other students did, at least not in the context that she currently found herself thrust into. As such, she soon found herself in a headlock and felt a knee thrust into her stomach. A small choking sound escaped her, even though the blow had nothing to do with the amount of air she was receiving, or her respiratory system at all.

"Ladies, when you have a moment, could we end the fighting? Come down and let me know what teams you want to join, and if you want to be captain of one."

Upon hearing this, Elmira let her guard down, though she still held at her abdomen painfully. From what she could tell, Olesya (as her name apparently was, according to Matrim) was not holding the fight off as a personal strike; in fact, from the way she laughed, it seemed as if she were just having fun. But perhaps it was best that Elmira would be able to use this opportunity to end the violence here. She was not aware that this girl had been the varsity captain in the past, nor did she realize that a knee to the stomach was such a bitch to deal with. "I want to be soccer team captain," she murmured. "And if anybody else wants the same... maybe we should just draw straws or something."

[Olesya]

"Ladies, when you have a moment, could we end the fighting? Come down and let me know what teams you want to join, and if you want to be captain of one. I suppose you do, Olesya. After all, you yourself were VC not too long ago. What sport do you want to play?"

Olesya paused as the girl clutched her stomach in pain. She let go of the girl's head and took a step back, letting her catch her breath. It had been rather fun, and she was disappointed to stop, but Matrim was the captain, and what he said, goes.

"Come on, we'll call it a draw until you can have a rematch."

"Fair enough,"

The former pillar shrugged, glancing at the girl to make sure she was alright before looking to Mat as she thought about what team she wanted to join. "I want to be soccer team captain, And if anybody else wants the same... maybe we should just draw straws or something." Her opponent spoke up, causing Olesya to look her way again. Soccer captain, huh? That was something Les was considering, but she didn't care enough to draw straws.

"I'll take volleyball team captain. Co-ed or is it men's and women's teams?" She asked the current VC, "And I'll give a hand at soccer too."

Les didn't know if they were allowed to pick more than one sport, but since she had run all the sports at one point, she liked quite a few of them. She would probably jump into a few practices just for the hell of it if she could get away with it. It was a hard habit to break, she found.

[Matrim Gallagher]

"Wow you really were into that fight weren't you? I already said I was the soccer team captain. And You got it Olesya, it's co-ed. I'm trying to make every sport that way. Our co-ed teams will go against the men teams from other schools, but if you want an all female team to play against the female teams of other schools feel free to do so. All I ask is that the mens games take priority if there are two games scheduled at the same time."

He turned to the taller girl who was fighting Olesya, "If there's another sport you'd like to be captain of that's cool with me. Or if you want to form an all female soccer team you can be the captain of that since Olesya here has volleyball," He explained. After all, he didn't want to be a dick, but all he knew was soccer, so he was going to be the captain of the team, "In any case I'll see you guys at soccer practice I guess. Soccer practice happens every Tuesday and Thursday after classes are finished."

He started to head out since he had gotten everything he needed, except for, "Oh, and what's your name Ms.....?" He said to Elmira, since he didn't know her name. He liked knowing the people he would have on his teams, or being captain of his teams.

Interesting... with Olesya, this other chick, and myself on the soccer team we are sure to win most of the games, if not all of them.....

[Elmira Medina]

"Wow you really were into that fight weren't you? I already said I was the soccer team captain. And You got it Olesya, it's co-ed. I'm trying to make every sport that way."

Elmira let out a short sigh. Just her luck. "Sorry, I didn't realize the teams were going to be co-ed. I thought there'd be a girls' team and a boys' team, like every other school I've been to," she explained. "You probably know more about soccer than me, anyway, being Varsity Captain and all. My name is Elmira, by the way," she managed to add in order to answer his original question. She didn't really want to make an all girl team; that would involve organization on her part, as opposed to just taking over what had already been decided. Well, at least she made the finals. This meant that in a way, she won, or at least placed higher than the knocked out kids scattering the floors, and a position for her on some team was secured.

She searched her brain for what she was thinking about before all the fighting and chaos began. Wasn't there some other sport she had in mind in case soccer didn't work out (which it wouldn't, seeing that it had a captain already, and the girl she just fought, Olesya, was expressing interest in soccer, leading to a possibly very awkward future if she stuck with the team)? It wasn't volleyball, or softball, or track, or basketball... Wait. It WAS basketball. A groaning noise echoed in her head, as it would be odd to randomly groan when nobody else could hear her thoughts. Basketball players were known to be very tall, which she was. It wasn't a problem of being able to play well; it was just that her height would be emphasized and noticed even more had she let herself be deemed as a basketball player. Still, she wanted to be on a team and create that special bond that she had been imagining, and wouldn't it be even better if she ended up being the star player and the idol of all her teammates?

"I want to be the basketball captain," she blurted. "And I don't care if I have to fight somebody for it. I changed my mind."

(( OOC edit: I had said I'd post the party thread in all the threads I've been in so far. Here it is. ^^ ))

[Matrim Gallagher]

"Sorry, I didn't realize the teams were going to be co-ed. I thought there'd be a girls' team and a boys' team, like every other school I've been to, You probably know more about soccer than me, anyway, being Varsity Captain and all. My name is Elmira, by the way." The girl said, and Matrim nodded.

"Well, this isn't every other school. I run things how I run them, and I am very equal opportunity based. I'm not going to prevent girls from joining a guys team. And if girls would rather have their own team I am alright with that too. I simply ask that they realize I will treat them just like everyone else on my team," He said, and he was completely serious about this. Of course, the subject he didn't touch was....

Please, I don't hardly know jack shit about Soccers rules.... I know the basics and when something is offsides, the truth is, it's just the only sport I know anything about! But... serious face serious face, show authority and understanding... yes yes....

"Basketball Captain?" He said, he was already starting to leave at this point but he turned and thought about it for a second, "Knock yourself out, don't disappoint me."

What are the rules of basketball? That's the one where you apparently Hack a Shaq? What ever that means.....

(OOC: Matrim's Exit)