gooseberryhigh | (no subject)

Hi there. x

Holding up alright?

I think so? It's hard to say exactly what I'm feeling.

We're all [...] coping.

It was a really bad shake. You guys should've cleaned up.

I'm a little worried about Gooseberry practices. I think it's going to be awkward from all sides.

[...] And you don't have to answer now, but we're going to start getting down to it after the Ebonhide-Azurcrest game. Do you still want to sit out the Hogwarts game?

Like I told Avery, we play an unpredictable game.
You win and you lose.

[...] I've been thinking about that too.
Are you going to [...] say anything about it?

~~I wish I could fly one m~~
I think Levi deserves the chance. He actually wants to go Pro.
I can practice and plan to fly if I'm needed, though.
I'll still be there and give it everything I have.

I'm talking to people. I'm most worried about Sy and Reid. I'm sure Reid will play fine but they're both [...] stubborn and I don't want it disrupting practice.

I think Leo and Jeffy and me all kind of just figured we weren't going to get a chance to pass you guys up, so we were ready to just save face. Same with Levi, but I am a little worried he might get braggy. Probably not, if I talk to him, though?

Then... I know Avery will be fine by the match, so I'll just give her some time to deal with everything. I might just call off Gooseberry practices until after the Ebonhide/Azurcrest game anyway.

... and then Leo and Chris were already having a tough time, personally. I think they'll be able to suck it up for the game, but if they can't I might ask Thorn to sub Quinn in for one of them.

I don't know either of them well, but I have faith they can keep it off the field. Hopefully.
The Team has a chance to do really well and in front of scouts.
I don't know why anyone would jeopardize that just for [...]
Yeah. Maybe you definitely should talk to them, actually.

Just be straightforward with Levi if he starts.
He's more compassionate than he seems, I think.

She's [...]
Yeah.

It might be a good idea to give everyone that extra time to let off steam.
We can still do special practices, though? If people are up for it?

This has been such a strange year.

[...] Yeah. I will.

I'll figure it out next week. I also don't want people to think I'm slacking off or prioritizing Ebonhide over Gooseberry. This game's important to me.

No kidding.

We've [...] definitely had better days.

Is Sy really mad at Reid?

Yes?

I don't know? He was definitely mad. And Reid - Well, that was the easiest choice? But I don't know if he's as mad as he thought he was. Or at who he thought he was. If that makes any sense.

It's just - that's it? We're done. We can't fix it.

I was worried about that. I don't really wanna talk to him about it [...] cause I can't pick sides. ~~He's gonna be~~

~~I mean, you might still w~~ Well. You still have next year at least?

Yeah, I know. And you shouldn't have to. It'd be unfair to ask of you.

I'm okay with it. It sucks, but it is what it is. Can't take it back. And it was definitely going out with a bang?

I did want to check in on them, but they're [...] y'know. It can wait.

Yeah, it was one for the books.

And I don't even know what the right thing to say is. At all.

Hey, we have a very clear strategy for what not to do next time.

I'm kinda bad at that anyway.

I mean. Dahls has barely caught a snitch all year. She could take a page.

[...] And you guys played a good season. Seriously.

It's not the easiest.

Well, she'd better get it together real quick. You have to win now. There's no choice.

I think we did all right. Definitely made a comeback. Sy had to give me victory hugs no less than three times. And Reid helped a lot with that. The victory, not the hugs. Which [...] I'm hoping Sy remembers when he's less frustrated.

Right?? Our coalition against Azurcrest can't be for nothing.

He will. Even if they weren't best friends, Reid's a really good seeker.

Honestly, I just really enjoyed practicing with other people? But I definitely want to watch you kick everyone's ass.

Yeah, I know. They'll get there.

I like playing scrimmages. It's no pressure. Maybe we can plan some for next year, before the season starts or during the winter off-season.

I think it's good for everybody. Reminds us that we're actually supposed to be having fun. Games get so tense.

And, yeah. We learn things about each other's playing style. But not everything. And it kind of forces you to keep on your toes and think outside of the box. I'd definitely be up for more of it next year.

We should swap starting positions too. I wanna play beater.

I can show you how to hang upside down and hit things at people!

CAN I LEARN THIS TOO

Of course you can!

I'm not sure there's an accurate word to describe it. Tense works best maybe?

That seems like probably an understatement.

Absolutely. I'm not real good with words, though.

I'm honestly still kind of stunned, but I'm not as mad as others seem to be?

I've been trying not to trash talk the boys, but they get more wound up than we do.

Not that being angry is bad. Just no being angry at each other, I hope.

They really do. It's pretty intense over here. Though I am not always so reasonable myself.

[...]

Do you think Sy and Reid will stay mad at each other?

No, I don't.

Okay good.

How are things over there?

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