Japanese Etiquette & Tradition, 4/12/10, Period 5

[shiroi_tiger]

When students filed into the classroom today they'd see... A note on the board, telling them to get their behinds outside again.

And once they were outside, they would find Algren waiting for them, with a selection of baseballs, bats, and gloves waiting for them.

"I figured I would give the lot of you a break, considering how many are likely to have a small child with them," he said with a hint of a smirk. "And even if you don't, I imagine you can use a bit of downtime after the bustle of the weekend. All of you, grab a glove, pair off with one of your kids or with one another, and play catch or try to hit the ball with the bat."

Ah, bonding.

"If you're worried about the upcoming final, re-read your notes over the course of the week. For now, just play ball."

[Open class is open~]

Comments

Re: Play Ball!

[vanillajello]

"Uh huh," Kate nodded, smirking a bit. "To a certain extent, anyway."

Dani kept glaring at Vivienne's instructions.

And yet he was still totally paying attention to them. Funny, that.

Re: Play Ball!

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"Some people ended up with four or five," Elena said, shaking her head. "I can't imagine trying to keep up with them all."

To be honest, she was still trying to develop some form of maternal instinct with her one. Him being cute helped.

Re: Play Ball!

[vanillajello]

"Seriously," Kate nodded. "Two's more than enough. It helps that Vivienne is pretty smart, and Dani's pretty... old, but I'm still exhausted."

Re: Play Ball!

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"You'd think they'd come with manuals," Elena said, shaking her head. "Even name-tags would help. My name is: blank. My parents are: blank. My favorite foods are: blank. Here is a way to get me to go to sleep on time."

Re: Play Ball!

[vanillajello]

"God, nametags would've been awesome," Kate sighed. "Trying to find out who these kids clinging to you are without freaking them out? It's awkward."

Re: Play Ball!

[findingelena.livejournal.com]

"This one couldn't tell me," she said, kissing the top of Veld's head again. "I knew that his stuffed animal was Bun-Bun, and I guessed who his father was fairly easily" -- it helped that the kid was a different ethnicity than she was -- "but I had to call him 'kiddo' for a full day."