GGaD » [HPA] The halls of Hope's Peak Academy are still peaceful...

Echowo · August 14, 2021 00:17:34

Calix feels no guilt. Tbh he's a horrible athlete, and Apollo seems to already be hyped up, so it's probs best if Apollo tests out the court.

Apollo waits, vibrating with excitement.

GalaxianExplosion · August 23, 2021 17:09:12

The Physical Education teacher comes back in no time with two rackets and a ball. Fortunately, he's rather commonsensical and doesn't just throw it at Apollo. Instead, he walks over and offers it to the other.

SpecterTheGreat · August 23, 2021 18:09:36

Germaine went to stand out of the court so Apollo and Iollan could move around freely.

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Echowo · August 23, 2021 18:15:02

Calix follows Germaine off the court.

Apollo takes the racket with a "Thanks!" and goes to one side of the court, ready.

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GalaxianExplosion · August 25, 2021 18:57:10

Iollan has sauntered over to position as well.
"Oh yeah, I forgot to ask you whether you wanted to serve first," he half-shouts. "Did you want to do that?"

Echowo · August 25, 2021 20:37:04

"Nah! You serve first!" Apollo yells back. "I'm ready whenever you are!"

GalaxianExplosion · August 26, 2021 00:48:31

Iollan prepares, tosses the ball, and swings his racket. The ball sails over, and the round is on.

SpecterTheGreat · August 26, 2021 00:55:08

Germaine clapped briefly and set her sight on the ball.
Would Apollo be able to hit it back?

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Echowo · August 26, 2021 05:40:45

Apollo manages to hit the ball back.

GalaxianExplosion · August 30, 2021 16:57:33

The ball bounces smoothly off the ground on Iollan's side before he smacks it again from the appropriate position, grinning all the while.
"Nice hit!" he calls.

Echowo · September 5, 2021 23:33:12

"Thank you!" Apollo yells back with a big grin as he hits the ball.

GalaxianExplosion · September 5, 2021 23:47:32

He smacks the ball back, smiling like suddenly Apollo has turned into a student.
Uh, so how are we gonna end this round?

Echowo · September 6, 2021 00:16:15

uH. Idk, have Iollan hit the ball too hard on accident so then Apollo misses or something, idk.

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 00:33:41

Look, the narrator not responding because they don't like that option :D.
Guess they'll just keep going, then!
Iollan's messing a little with Apollo. He's hitting closer and closer towards the permitted boundaries.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 00:46:51

Jwndkwkfksk BOI-

The Narrator is unsure what the would be visually since he never really seen people play tennis in years-

AnyWay-

Apollo sweat dropped, making himself move faster because he's competitive as heck. (Understandable since he's nineteen and literally still kinda a kid).

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 00:51:38

Give him a taste of his own medicine, Apollo. Give in to your ~~hatred, anger, sadness, despair~~ competitive spirit and the Dark Side (:
By that definition, Iollan's still a kid, too, which is why the narrator ROFLs when Apollo's narrator says he gives off dad vibes or whatever.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 00:57:23

Well maybe stop making him have Dad Vibes XD.

~~DID YOU SAY DESPAIR~~

Apollo is still keeping up.

For now-

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 01:04:45

How is the narrator supposed to know what dad vibes are when they don't have a dad? On that note, how do you know those are dad vibes? Are kids supposed to know what dad vibes are? 'Cause this narrator doesn't--
Iollan just hit the ball very close to the net instead of far away to mess with Apollo. What a nice guy.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 01:09:11

Well uH- Good question. Do I know what dad vibes are??? I am now going to have a crisis.

Apollo hECKING DIVED to get that ball, very fortunate to get to it in time and hit it over. He's grinning widely at his achievement, even though he's on the ground now and will have to be SPEED if Iollan hits it far.

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 01:12:38

Don't worry, Iollan's giving him a free pass this time. He even gives a thumbs-up with the hand he's not using as he lobs the ball over for an easy hit and switches the racket-holding hand to the one he made the gesture with.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 01:14:43

It's still pretty funny to watch Apollo jump up to hit the ball.

Nyoom!

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 01:16:34

Wheee, and now it's back to testing Apollo's limits again. But this time it's testing the corners, the angles at which the racket kinda hits weirdly and needs to be angled a certain way for a shot to even be satisfactory.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 01:24:35

Okay, this was actually hard for Apollo, but it's amusing to watch him go back and forth. His hits are getting worse, though, and it won't be long until he fails or misses.

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 01:29:09

"I accept surrenders," Iollan calls as he hits the ball relatively close to the middle again.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 01:31:25

"Ha! I will never surrender! I am! The Amazing! Astronomer Apollo!" Apollo replied, hitting the middle ball much easier. He's getting a little cocky.

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 01:37:10

"You sure? Because if you don't take up that offer, you're going to get...d-asteroid," he puns, dramatic pause and singular eyebrow raise and all, as he gives another easy hit.
Yeah, destroyed by that pun, that is.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 14:53:47

Apollo laughs at the pun, being a Nerd and absolutely loving outer space jokes.

He hits the easy ball, well, easily. Because it's an easy ball. Duh.

GalaxianExplosion · September 13, 2021 23:03:08

Then Iollan swings. Hard.
Not that hard, mind you. Pretty hard, though. Harder than before.

Echowo · September 13, 2021 23:07:01

This caught Apollo off guard, causing him to almost not hit back. Almost. He manages to hit back, though, but just almost he missed.

SpecterTheGreat · September 14, 2021 08:55:38

"Nice hit!" Germaine called out after Apollo's last move.
She'd never seen an actual tennis match, though obviously she knew the basics of the game. Right now it was interesting to see not because of the sport itself but because of the people playing it. She clapped for a moment.