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It was another good day for taking advantage of the weather and having class outside on the lawn rather than inside in the gym or the danger shop, which was also good because a lawn was exactly the sort of place where a game like today's was best.

"Morning, everyone," he greeted the class with a nod, a plain oblong ball tucked under his arm. "Now, I'm sure you all know about next week being the school trip and everything, so, naturally, I went to see what kind of sports were popular in New Zealand, and came up with rugby as the most popular one, so that's what we'll be talking about today. You know the drill. Start warming up and stretching while I talk a little bit about it, and then we'll hit the field."

"Now," he continued, "as I understand it, rugby's another form of football, but it's closer to the kind of football we didn't talk about last week, in that it's based on carrying the ball across the field rather than kicking it, and the balls have similar shapes, too. It's also a contact sport known for being pretty rough, but, especially as newbies, I'm sure we won't have to worry about that too much."

There was a bit of a warning, in that statement, with a particular look toward Alara ~~assuming she was there~~, because the idea of her tackling any of her classmates just felt like a recipe for disaster, although if she really wanted to, he could probably take it.

"So let's go over the rules and gameplay, and then we'll hit the field."

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"No, I imagine it would be a whole lot rougher with just themselves playing," Nell agreed. "And they are really good with me."

She glanced over at him. "You they might go all out with though. You really impressed them when you were there."

"Well, yeah," Gladio's face broke out into a grin and he leaned on to nudge Nell a little with his elbow, "I'm a pretty impressive guy."

Modesty? Don't even know her!

"I think I could probably give 'em a good run for their gil on the rugby pitch, too."

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"Well, I know that," Nell said, nudging him back with her own grin. "And I would pay cash money to see that match-up."

"Oh, yeah?" asked Gladio, who was now leaning his shoulder into Nell's. "How much cash money?"

"Well, I'm a poor widder woman," Nell said innocently. "But I'm sure I could scrape together a dollar or two to see you'un."

"Remind me again," Gladio teased, "how those online orders have been going?"

"There's always bartering," Nell suggested brightly.

"Maybe," Gladio allowed. "Depends on what ends up on the bargaining table."

"Let me think," Nell said, tapping her chin. "What about Cup Noodle doctored up with the best and freshest ingredients?"

"Now that is a good bargain!" Gladio declared, with a laugh, and it settled into a faint grin as he looked over at Nell for a moment.

"Throw in a kiss," he added, leaning in to maybe see if he could claim that part of the bargain now, "and you've got yourself a deal."

"Perhaps you'd like a sample kiss now," Nell suggested primly. "To make sure it meets your expectations?"

She closed her eyes and tilted her head up, puckering her lips.

"Oh," Gladio said, tucking a finger under Nell's chin go gently lift it closer as he moved in, "I know it will, but it doesn't hurt to make sure."

Nell smiled as she leaned in a little closer to kiss him. "Always best to check."

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