1st At Bat [Video]

[batteredbatter]

[Do you like the color pink? Because good god, this kid's hair is pink. And his baseball uniform, somehow. What school did he even drag that from? It certainly isn't THIS school's baseball uniform. Does the Institute even have a team...?]

Well, we all survived the first week of classes and made it to the weekend so... I think it's time to get down to the important business here finally: who wants to play baseball?

[Look at this loser, he is so excited.]

I used to be a pitcher for my middle-school team! Hmm, though I wonder how that would work here – y’know, with all the, uh, advantages people have got. Are there any special rules for sports here?
Well, I guess we can just trust no one will cheat. I mean, what’d be the point in playing then? So yeah, if there are any other players – or people who want to learn how to play – come on and out to the quad and let’s get a couple teams together, okay? The weather's still pretty nice and the light's long, so let's get in some games before the season ends!

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[batteredbatter]

Wait... but you just said you're a boy?

[...NOT SURE THIS IS ENGLISH'S FAULT]

[kickstart_my_heart]

Look it's... a loooong story. But yeah, I'm a guy. With a girl's name. -And a lot of other girl-like mannerisms.-

[batteredbatter]

Huh, well, okay. [NOT LIKE. HE CAN REALLY SAY MUCH ELSE ABOUT IT.]

Well, it's good to see more people of any type interested in baseball!

[kickstart_my_heart]

They say sport is a language anyone can speak, right?

[batteredbatter]

Yeah! I mean, I guess as long as you know the rules before hand. Some parts of baseball could be hard to explain if we didn't speak the same language.

[There's probably a reason Soccer is international]

[kickstart_my_heart]

What's to know? Hit the ball, run the bases, right?

[batteredbatter]

Well, things like strikes, balls, fouls, outs... I mean, you could probably get 80% of the game yeah.

[kickstart_my_heart]

Figured all that out on my own, mate. No problem.

[batteredbatter]

I guess that's true if you watched for bit.

Hey, so I'm gonna see if anyone shows up today, but it sounds like we're actually gonna have a coach for Monday after classes!

[kickstart_my_heart]

Right? Awesome! Can't wait!

[batteredbatter]

Maybe we'll get a whole team together... I'm pretty excited, it's been a while since I've played!

[kickstart_my_heart]

You and me both, mate. Feeling giddy.