Is The Ball Getting Bigger? Then It Hit Me (Open)

[Kingston Carmichael]

King was doing a good job at surviving. It was the dreaded gym class that Kingston hated so much. Not only Kingston was in his least favorite class but also they were playing dodge ball. The technopath was hanging out in the back. He wasn’t a main target. As his team started to get out King had less cover.

His teammates, who were out, stood on the sidelines yelling at Kingston to throw the ball that had just rolled past him. He picked up the dodge ball. It wasn’t the harmless foam dodge ball. It was the red rubber dodge ball of death. Instead of throwing the ball like his teammates were telling him, King handed the ball to another teammate.

[Kessa Westwood]

For someone as active as Kessa, one thing she hated was dodge-ball in gym. What kind of lesson does one really learn in a game like this? The only lesson Kessa would learn in dodge-ball was to avoid that red rubber ball at all cost, otherwise get hit, usually in the head and have one h**l of a sting where ever the ball hit your body.

In this game with those with 'abilities' those students with powers like wind manipulation, telekinetic or something similar could use their gift to help them avoid the ball or worse send it towards some helpless soul. Who really wins other then someone who is good at throwing some ball at people? It's like the only game where you are allowed to hurt people with a thrown object. You go and throw that same ball at someone out on the street and you get arrested for assault. So why is it legal for that same ball to hit young students in a school setting? Really think about it.

Kessa watched as one by one students on each team, dropped like flies. However the student next to her, instead of throwing the ball handed it to her! She gave a look at the student and wanted so badly to hit him with that ball but instead she threw the ball on the floor. Looking at the other student "What do you think your doing? That's not how you play the game!"
Kessa hated getting the ball, she rather get hit with it, then hit some other student and cause pain to them. Yelling at the student maybe wasn't the best thing to do but she felt like she had to say something.

[Kingston Carmichael]

Kingston knew the rules of dodge ball. He knew throwing the ball on the floor was not how you play. Kingston just stood there trying to figure out the correct respond to his teammate. The rules on emotions were much harder to follow. A reaction in one situation may not be the correct reaction in another situation. While Kingston was thinking, he was a sitting duck. He felt the wind of a ball passing him. That was prettying close to hit King.

“Helping?” Or at least King thought he was helping his teammate. Someone on the other team got out. Some of King’s team got back into the game. King wasn’t a target any more. King had gotten some of his cover back. “Throwing the ball on the ground isn’t how you play. You throw it at the other team.”

[Kessa Westwood]

Being in a new school, around new people, in a new environment took it’s toll on Kessa. Even so, she tried her best to keep her grades up and follow the school rules and tried even harder to make new friends.

“Throwing the ball on the ground isn’t how you play. You throw it at the other team.” the other boy told her. Kessa looked back at him “I am not throwing a ball at other students, it hurts when you get hit with that thing you know.” Kessa wasn’t go to argue with him, just stating a fact.

[Kingston Carmichael]

“That’s why one of the rules is no head shots.” Kingston told the girl. “It wouldn’t be good if someone got hit in the head. It would hurt a lot. Do you not know the rules?” Kingston was ready to inform the girl all the rules and how to play dodge ball.

He should have been paying attention to the game. Another ball whizzed passed the technopath. He needed to get his head in the game. Kingston stood there awkwardly. King didn’t really want to play. And he wasn’t sure what emotion the girl was expressing. It was all so confusing to Kingston.