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[sky_protector]

[Touma can be seen sitting up on what appears to be a very high location in a city. For those who know where he lives, he's on the roof access of his apartment building just enjoying the fresh air. Behind him is a pile of books that he's apparently been reading while he's been up there.

But for now he's messing around on a laptop computer.]

Hey, Makoto, you should let me know when you're free. I think anytime would be a good time for baseball currently. We'll be short on players but it will still be fun to hit a ball around if nothing else.

[He does something else then sets the computer aside so he can stretch out on his back. Now everyone has a nice profile of him while he relaxes.]

The weather is pretty nice today. Though I guess Nasuti would say that most people would think it's cold.

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[singingcherubs]

What's baseball?

[sky_protector]

[It's amazing how quickly Touma sits up for this.]

It's a sport played with two teams with the goal of getting the most points after nine innings, or rounds, to win the game. Each side takes turns using a stick called a bat to hit a ball that the other team must chase. The hitting player then runs around the bases and every time they reach home plate a point is earned for their team. At the same time the other team is trying to prevent this from happening.

[LOOK HOW EXCITED HE IS BY THIS, SHISHI.]

[singingcherubs]

[Shishi blinks back at this. It took him a few seconds to digest the mouthful that Touma blurted out.]

Well, someone certainly is excited about this sport. You basically want to earn the most points, and in order to gain these points to win you need to hit the ball, tag all the four bases with out getting hit by the other team?

[sky_protector]

That's the basic idea.

You've never seen a game before?

[singingcherubs]

Nope. I never paid attention to human sports. They never involved any type of blood and gore.

[sky_protector]

Correction: They no longer do.

[singingcherubs]

......Do explain.

[sky_protector]

Sports in ancient history show us that sports were often played in order to entertain those with many. They could include fights or simply the slaughtering of the losers. Some were forced to face fierce beasts.

An example of these activities would be what occurred in the Roman Colosseum. Another would be the sacrifice of the losers of games in Central America. Human history is rather rich with these instances.

[singingcherubs]

Ah, yes, I do remember hearing about the Roman Colosseum. However, I was unaware of the other sports that were also as bloody. Very fascinating....

Do you think I can participate in this baseball?

[sky_protector]

You would have to wear clothes I give you.

[singingcherubs]

.......What do these clothes look like?

[sky_protector]

What I wear works well for casually playing.

[singingcherubs]

Um....alright. I can do that for a day. It beats getting grass and dirt stains on my good clothing.

[sky_protector]

...I wear good clothing.

[singingcherubs]

If you take a look at my closet some time, you'll see what I mean.

[sky_protector]

You realize that enjoying sports that involve blood and sweating generally means terrible things are done to your clothes, right?

[singingcherubs]

Yep....it's the price I pay for trying to look my best at the same time. Even this simple kimono I'm wearing now is pretty pricey. It's the one I use in my training too.

[sky_protector]

You would spend less if you didn't look for something in a higher price range.

[singingcherubs]

Tch, I can afford it.

[sky_protector]

It's foolish to throw away money like that.

[singingcherubs]

I would rather be learning more about baseball then hearing you lecture on what I spend.

[sky_protector]

Well, you could ask about it.

[singingcherubs]

Alright, so you told me about the point system, what else is there to the game? What gets people like you to it?

[sky_protector]

Why do I like it?

[singingcherubs]

Yes, what is it that you like about it?