Wander Log | The Kitten

[folkscallmewander]

Who: Everyone
What: Wander spends time with his new kitten
When: M11 D3
Where: Outside the resort building
Notes & Warnings: Two starters: one closed to Niko and one open to all


For Niko

It was a regular day working at the resort. There were several calls to businesses in town as usual, with an occasional filing job, but not too many people were staying in the lobby, which was his go-to place for interesting conversations during his breaks.

He was arranging several vases of flowers near the windows when he spotted Niko walking towards the resort. Wander gave him a wave and made his way closer to the door to greet him once he entered.

Gardens

There's an orange alien squealing with joy in the gardens, but he's easy to finding considering that he's sitting right by the small fountain. Right next to him is a black and white, four-eyed kitten, meekly pawing at a long piece of grass Wander was dangling in front of it.

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[folkscallmewander]

Wander makes a quick grab for the puck, flipping it once, then setting it down on his end of the table.

"I'm ready!" He hits the puck as hard as he can, sending it bouncing off the sides twice and towards Linda's slot.

[domesheriff]

Wander's orange face, suddenly so intent, is actually pretty amusing, but Linda doesn't let herself get distracted so easily--even if she did also underestimate how hard he would hit the puck. She gets her mallet in front of her slot just in time, meaning she sends the puck bouncing back toward him with just a bit less momentum than it originally came toward her. She's far from done, however. She didn't play all those games with Rusty for nothing!

[folkscallmewander]

Okay, okay. It shouldn't be too difficult to his this one. Wander prepares himself as the puck moves closer, then strikes as hard as he can.

Unfortunately, he misses, and he reflexively flails his mallet until the he smacks the puck to his left. Relieved at how close Linda was as getting a goal, Wander now hits it straight back at her.

[domesheriff]

A straight shot is easy to block, and Linda has no trouble sending it bouncing back his way--fast this time. "You've gotta do better than that!" she says, smirking. So far this game is even more relaxing and fun than she thought it would be. Then again, maybe relaxing isn't the right word--Wander definitely looks like he's going to be a formidable opponent.

[folkscallmewander]

Most people try to go easy on Wander, to his surprise. The only notable exceptions were his best friend, sometimes, and a couple of guys that actually weren't that good. Linda is not only a fantastic player, but she's ruthless.

It comes to no surprise that the puck moves too fast for Wander to block it in time, and it drops straight into his slot.

"Yeah!" The energy of that last play gets him excited. "You're really good at this, Linda. Another round?" He leans down to pick up the puck.

[domesheriff]

Linda really isn't the type to play that way, and she's probably lucky that's being received well by Wander. After all, his smaller frame puts him at a disadvantage, but from what she's seen so far, he has technique.

She grins at him, enjoying this as much as he is. "Definitely! Start it off."

[folkscallmewander]

"Here goes!" He smacks the puck again, bouncing it off a wall, but it doesn't seem to to aiming exactly at Linda's goal.

He might not win this, but at least the plays are fun.

[domesheriff]

His odd aim actually causes her to miss the puck, but she manages to get down by her slot in time to block it and send it back his way. "Nice one."

Even if she hadn't hit it, she wouldn't have minded either. Fun is definitely the aim here, and she's very glad she happened to run into Wander in the gardens. Getting used to her new home has been a difficult adjustment for Linda, but good people make anywhere a better place.

[folkscallmewander]

Wander manages to hit the puck this time now that he's focusing on the game more.

All worries of his kitten are long gone now that he's found someone after Braska left that wants to hang out and play games with him. So many of the other imports are so serious, and he kind of misses Sylvia for sharing a bit of that laid-back adventurous spirit he has, but he can tell that Linda is genuinely enjoying herself. And that alone makes him happy.

[domesheriff]

Linda would be glad to hear that, but she's too distracted by the game at the moment to think about it. Either way, it looks like they're now officially in the middle of what will undoubtedly be an enjoyable afternoon.