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Alexithymiaa: -Bryan sat on the bleachers after having spent a considerable amount of time in the locker room fixing his hair to try to look like Felix's, all of his brown mash brushed off to one side. He'd been wearing gym shorts in public for the first time since his accident, his blatant metal prosthetic sticking out like a sore thumb from beneath his shorts and into his shoe. He chewed on the inside of his cheek as he stared down into the phone in his hands, sliding his fingers over the screen quickly.-
Tsaaq: ((MY face.))
Covet: [Is lovely?]
Tsaaq: ((It's on Felix's shirt lol.))
Covet: [Oh XD yeah. Tis a good shirt...and a good face]
Tsaaq: Remy came out of the locker room and glanced over to Bryan, he lifted his hand to wave at him. "Alrighty guys." He said, forcing an excited tone in his voice. "Coach can't come... Again. It's okay though."  // Thaddeus was still in the locker room, taking as long as possible to come out because no.
Covet: Felix had driven Steph’s car over to Promenade from the area where the carnival was at, intending to pick her up after he was done with his practice. He was enjoying driving her car. He’d parked it safely, away from any other vehicle that might swing a door open to hard and ding a side panel, and jogged up to the gym doors. Before he entered he kind of slumped over a bit and gave himself a bit of a limp and put a scowl on his face as he opened up the door. While he walked in he made his way to the bleachers, with a slight limp, not enough to be offensive, but enough to give the general idea. He sat down and crossed his arms over his chest. “Sorry for being late, I had to drop Steph off.” Which was ironically fitting for his character impersonation today.
Tsaaq: ((Noooo.))
Alexithymiaa: -Bryan lifted his eyes to look over at Remy coming into the gym, sending him a quick nod. "Sure, I'm good with whatever." He gave an easy shrug and lifted his hand to twirl his fucking finger around some of his hair, his eyes flicking over to look at Felix coming in and honestly trying not to twitch. He leaned over on the bleachers, smacking the back of his hand into Felix's arm. "Gimme your phone."-
Tsaaq: Remy darted his eyes a moment and went to sit down on the bleachers, waiting for the rest of the basketball appearing. "Oh yeah cool, awesome. Don't even worry about it." He said to Felix, waving his hand at him and trying to mask his voice to sound like Thad. // He came out of the locker room finally and went over to Felix, still reluctant of the assignment. "Hey..." He waved awkwardly then inhaled deeply.
Covet: “Ow, Why?” Felix questioned Bryan as he was smacked and asked for his phone, “Uh, I mean, Um.. No?” He said adding more attitude and more of a scowl, because dedication to his character. “Thanks, bro.” He said to Remy, though I’ve never heard Bryan once say bro. He gave Thad nothing more than a head nod. Felix was clearly entertained with this exercise, and would occasionally break character and smirk at his own amusement.
Alexithymiaa: "Because I-" He cut himself off, trying to think of something Felix would say. Or at least Bryan's perception of what he would say. "Because I'm awesome and I deserve whatever I want. Don't be so paranoid, I'm not doing anything wrong."-
Tsaaq: "Oh well. Come on guys. We should just start practice instead of arguing?" Remy suggested forcing his eyebrows to be overly expressive. "We can worry about phone stuff later. Let's do some defense drills." He said as he stood up to his feet. "But be careful. I'm probably a ticking time bomb, and I'm liable to do some crazy shit any moment now." Remy forced a grin on his face then went over to the basketballs. "Come on!" He called out. // Thaddeus sighed and blinked slowly and crossed his arms over his chest, he wearily made his way over to the court.
Covet: “Yeah, it can wait until after practice. Get your head in the game, man.” Felix said with his almost permanent scowl.. though he was amused with how Bryan portrayed him.  He got up from the bleachers and did his fake limp out onto the court, still crossing his arms as he stood between the key and the three point line in Bryan’s position. He was a little concerned as to how Bryan was going to take up his position because it usually required a little more movement than it did at the bottom of the key, and with his leg and all that could be bothersome.
Alexithymiaa: (Stop, Im not reading fast enough to understand what a point guard does.)
Tsaaq: ((Bwahahaha.))
Covet: [They start at the top of the key and put the ball into play.]
Alexithymiaa: (What the fuck does that mean)
Covet: [The key is the box near the hoop. They are the guy you see running down the court while everyone else is in position by the hoop. For defensive drills Bryan will just be doing a lot of side to side  motions making sure the ball doesn't get passed down to the people in the key. ]
Covet: [Doing that whole squat thing with his arms out, blocking the shots]
Alexithymiaa: (Oh man he's going to die)
Covet: [Why do you think Felix is concerned. XD]
Alexithymiaa: -Bryan pushed up from the bleachers and broke into a small jog which was kind of pathetic looking since he couldn't really jog. He made his way onto the court with the others, moving his hand up to twirl his fucking hair again despite feeling like a moron, preparing for the play to start, but someone help me out a little here.-
Tsaaq: Remy stopped in his tracks before raising his index finger to the rest of the team. "One second guys." He said as he grabbed one of the folding chairs than brought it to the court and stood on it so he could be a tall bastard like Thad so he could be a good center. "Alright you guys are ready right?" // Thaddeus sighed and threw his hands upward. "Yeah, coming. I'm Remy I guess?" He said unconvicingly.
Alexithymiaa: (HAHAHAHAHAHA.)
Covet: Felix blinked as he watched Remy get a chair and make his way to the center, wondering how they were supposed to play with a god damn chair in the middle of their court, but he figured it must all be part of the game plan for the practice today. “Yeah, let’s get on with the game.”  I’m assuming the “other team mates” are playing our “offense”  Filling in the holes. Felix squatted down and put his but out against the offensive player behind him, blocking him out so he could intercept a pass if it was passed towards the person he was guarding.
Tsaaq: ((Yes miss.))
Covet: *butt]
Alexithymiaa: -Bryan smirked at Remy cause honestly the fact that he was standing on a chair was hilarious. With one big head jerk, he flicked his hair out of his eyes like a fucking shampoo commercial, ready to start and calling back to Remy since he was captain and current center position. "Ready whenevever you are!"-
Tsaaq: "Alright ball. You, pass me a ball please?" He asked one of the other team members then looked around before looking over at the other players then trying to slide while still on the chair. Bad idea. The point was he was going to shoot without actually passing to anyone or paying attention to the drill. "See? That's the problem. I'm not thinking about what the team wants. Even at practice. I'm thinking about what Thad wants- I'm Thad- in this scenario. The point is. Wasn't it annoying as hell for everyone to get ready for a play then I just did whatever I wanted?" // Thaddeus shuffled about before sighing and throwing his hands down, looking annoyed. "Yeah well. I'm the captain and I think that you should just do everything I say or something." He said, not really coming up with an insult or anything to mock. He was mostly upset that he was being used as a main example. "So yeah."
Covet: “Are we breaking character now? Or?” Felix said confused, “Because I did what I was supposed to, so you can’t be mad at me.” He said clearly still in character, “ Also, the captain is kind of in charge, so yeah it makes sense we’re supposed to listen to him.” He said with a scoff, rolling his eyes in a very Bryan fashion.
Alexithymiaa: -Bryan dropped his arms from his ready position, standing up straight and waiting to listen to Remy. After considering Remy's words and not really being able to come up with anything Felix would say in response because in all actuality, he didn't really know Felix well AT ALL, he just kept quiet. He glanced over in Felix's direction since he was clearly still mocking Bryan, his jaw setting because he was getting irritated.-
Tsaaq: "We're not breaking character." Remy said, speaking through his teeth. "I'm just proving my point... So I'm kind of briefly breaking character." He shrugged. He glanced at Thaddeus . "Oh sorry captain. It's just really hard to listen to you cause clearly I don't respect you." Remy said sternly before getting down from the chair. "Oh wait. I act like that stuff never happened nevermind. I don't do bad things." He waved his hand. // Thaddeus frowned a bit. "Yeah... Yeah that makes sense." He muttered at Felix before looking at Remy. He lowered his head. "We all know what you did Thad." He sighed. "There's no reason to lie about it anymore."
Alexithymiaa: (Im the person cupping their hands around their mouth and yelling "OHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" from across the gym.)
Covet: [LMAO]
Covet: Felix did break character this time furrowing his brow for a second, as he ran his hand through his own hair, giving one particular strand a twist, as a nervous tick and to show Bryan how to do it right. “I’m starting to think this is less about basketball at this point…How is this something that’s supposed to help us build up team work again? I’m having fun with this exercise and I know I’m new, but I think I’m missing the objective.”
Alexithymiaa: "It's not." Bryan shot back at Felix, also breaking character and assuming his normal stance with his arms across his chest. He watched Remy and Thad go back and forth, letting out a sigh. "Should we get water before someone gets hit? Because I think someones going to get hit."-
Tsaaq: "Nobody's getting hit." Remy muttered as he picked up the chair and brought it back over to where the bleachers were and decided to take a breath. "Still do the fucking exercise please." He called out. // Thaddeus' thick eyebrows rose up his forehead then his gaze followed as he watched Remy sit then glanced at the others and settled into an awkward silence.
Covet: “So long as it’s not me, “ Felix said aloud “I’ve taken my fair share since getting here. Thanks.”  Felix got back into character, at Remy’s behest and got back into his position, trying to focus on the game instead of the internal personal issues that were apparently going on that he was mostly clueless to. He was a bit more aggressive than what he would be as they went about passing the ball, working on their defensive drills.
Alexithymiaa: -Bryan couldn't resist, but roll his eyes despite the fact that it was a full Bryan move. He stepped forward to catch the ball, bouncing it a few times before passing it to the next player waiting with his hands at the ready. He darted and twisted to one side, losing his balance and leaning forward to put his hand down on the floor and stop himself from actually falling forward before straightening up and trying to get back into it. By this point, his head just wasnt in it and now all he was thinking about was the fact that he couldn't effectively move across the court.-
Tsaaq: Remy stood up from his seat and walked back to the court and went to catch the ball whenever it came to him, he looked over to Bryan and cleared his throat a moment. "Alright, alright. I think that's enough for tonight." He declared. "Did you guys learn anything doing this? Or was this a waste of time?" Remy asked. // Thaddeus immediately walked off the court when Remy said that they were done and went over to the bleachers to grab his gym bag.
Covet: [I feel like Remy just put a target on his back from Thad....I'm scared for Remy....]
Tsaaq: ((Idk why. It's not like Thad denied anything like he used to.))
Covet: [This is true... I just don't know Thad's current mindset, it's mostly just from his history. I know where you intend him to be, but it's Thad...and that makes me concerned. XD]
Covet: “Wasn’t a waste of time, I learned some things from this exercise.” Felix said, though most of what he’d learned was there was a lot of tension on the team, Thad had said as much but he wasn’t quite expecting this. He felt his phone go off in his pocket, which was a no-no but he’d done it anyways. Since they were wrapping up he pulled it out and saw the message from Steph, he sent her a quick response, then looked at Bryan, “You still need my phone Dude?”
Alexithymiaa: "I learned.... stuff." He stammered a little because he didnt want Remy to feel defeated. Walking over to Felix, he put his hand out for his phone. "Yeah, like two seconds."-
Tsaaq: He pressed his lips together and frowned. "Um. Okay. So... Practice I guess and... Our game is next week and if we lose I guess at least we'll be used to it." Remy sighed as he went towards the locker room. // Thaddeus looked in Remy's direction then lowered his head once more. He didn't bother speaking at this point, he just escaped from the gym as quickly as he could.
Covet: “Sure thing, just a second…” He trailed off messaging Steph again, then handed his phone over to Bryan. “I know that Steph and you ride together….since I’m driving her vehicle, am I driving you too?” He asked raising his eyebrow at him then looked at Remy, "Yep, practice... game...I'm fired up for that!"
Alexithymiaa: -He took Felix's phone, putting his own number into his contacts and calling himself so he'd have Felix's number as well before shoving it back into Felix's chest. "No, I drove myself. But do me a favor and fuckin' call me next time some shit happens." He stared directly into Felix's face, his tone stern. "I'm serious. I really don't give a shit what she says. And now you have no excuse." He turned and walked away from Felix, heading over to the bleachers to get his things. "Don't worry Remy, we got this. We won't embarrass ourselves too much."-
Tsaaq: "Yeah. I have so much faith in us." Remy called out sarcastically as he walked backwards, looking at the group. He rose his eyebrow at the other members who had fleed as well. "It's whatever by now. I think having low expectations will be in favor at this point. Night." He called out hurriedly, looking down at his phone as he escaped into the hallway.
Covet: “Oh…Okay” Felix said confused as to what Bryan meant by “some shit” cause really that could mean anything, and he really didn’t want to get involved between Bryan and Steph anymore than he already was. “Drive safe, I’ll probably see you back at your place here in a few.” He said then made his way out to go pick up Steph.
Alexithymiaa: (WHAT ELSE COULD HE POSSIBLY MEAN? THEY SHOWED UP THIS MORNING AND STEPH STOLE HIS CRUTCHES. HE WANTS TO KNOW WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN, FELIX. JESUS.)
Covet: [Because he's not thinking it's that big of a deal.... she stumbled on a "rogue" ball. Shit happens XD]
Covet: [He's probably done the same in his early years XD]
Alexithymiaa: (She got hurt and Bryan is concerned enough as it is. Its much more so a future thing. Because hes like "they spend a lot of time together and shes on a downward spiral. This is a good idea")
Covet: [Bryan's got the right idea...and at SOME point... eventually... Felix will have to use that lifeline I'm sure. ]
Alexithymiaa: (Eventually)