::public beach 1 <8835,5770> We arrive at the public beach parking lot, and it takes a while to find a spot. Sally rushes off to the beach. Jess calls out, "Hey! we gotta unload the car!" Sally, "They have nets already setup, that's the heaviest thing, if one of the public one's is free we just need a ball." The rest of us wait for her to get back, in the short while I start checking out the ladies in bikinis. It's the height of summer and the beach is packed with good looking (and not so good looking) guys and gals wearing very skimpy clothes. Sally gets back. Nat calls out as she gets into view, "So is the public net free?" "I've got good news and I've got bad news." [['"Good news first."'->public beach good news first]] [['"Bad news first."'->public beach bad news first]] [['"Just spit it out."'->public beach spit it out]] ::public beach good news first <8539,5942> Sally exclaims, "Well the good news is that there's a free volleyball court we can use, and we don't need to set our net up... but the bad news is that Marci and her friends are here, and they're using the only free court is right next to them." <> ::public beach bad news first <8797,5914> "Okay... the bad news. Marci and her friends are here, and they're using one of the volleyball courts, next to the only available one," Sally explains. <> ::public beach spit it out <9071,5946> "Alright alright. Marci is here with her friends, and the only free volleyball court is right next to the one's she is using," Sally explains. <> ::public beach marci is here <8963,6257> Jess smiles, "Oh don't tell me you have a crush?" [['"I just admire her athleticism."'->public beach admire marcis athleticism]] [['"No. Her boyfriend Darren makes fun of me for being a nerd."'->public beach teased for nerdiness]] [[' "No."'->lie about crush]]<>TODO - add $lies+=1<> ::public beach setup the nets far away <8535,6302> "Oh don't be a scaredy cat," Natalie admonishes, "They're cheerleaders not vampires." Jess says, "Marci may be a stuck up bitch, but she cheered real hard for us during the championship last year." Sally: "Yeah! but that's when her coach and stuff are watching, in halways and stuff they're super mean. They TPed my house!" [['"Their heckling will be distracting. We should practive far away from them."'->public beach distracting heckling]] [['"I guess you\'re right. We\'ll save a lot of time walking and setting up/taking down the net."'->public beach save time]] [['"Hear me out... Marci could be our ally."'->public beach marci ally]] ::public beach run to the free court <8975,7186> You grab a volleyball from the back of the car, and head over the burm. Going fast enough to claim the free court before someone else does. You see Marci, the head cheerleader, and her three friends, Pratiba, Gina and Karen. Marci's boyfriend Daren was there with 3 other preppy looking dudes. The boys were sitting in beach chairs at the side of the court and they were drinking something out of silver cans while they watched the girls jiggle around in their tight-fitting swimsuits. Marci and Pratiba were on one side, playing volleyball against Gina and Karen on the other side... but something was off they were playing in slow motion, and the ball was too big... and when you got closer and you realized why: they were using an inflatable beach ball. Marci sees you first and waves, "Hey Heather, sorry you didn't make the squad this year." Right... they think I'm Heather... 'coz I look like Heather. [['"I would never join your stupid squad."'->public beach run to the court 2]] [['"Thanks? I guess."'->public beach run to the court 2]] ::public beach choose court <8757,6057> [['"Marci is here?\'"'->public beach marci is here]] [['"We should setup our net far away from the public nets."'->public beach setup the nets far away]] [['"So we don\'t have to setup our net great, lets grab the free court before someone else does." '->public beach run to the free court]] ::public beach distracting heckling <8315,6447> Jess: "I guess you're right, but we should plan on doing something mean to them later." Natalie: "... Jess... you're super passive aggressive, and I love it." Sally: "I've been reading the rules, and there are _some_ minor hexes I can land without getting in too much trouble." [['"Let\'s go. I\'ll carry the net."'->public beach carry the net]] [['"Lets\' go. I\'ll scout ahead and find a place."'->public beach scout ahead]] ::public beach save time <8486,6453> "Yeah!" Natalie screams, as she grabs the volleyball from the back of the car, and heads to the court. [[rush over->public beach head on over]] [['"Hey! wait up."'->public beach head on over]] ::public beach marci ally <8701,6451> Me: "So like the rules state we can have four pairs enter the tournament right?" Sally: "Yeah." Me: "And Marci and her friends are already... uh... physically elligible." Natalie: "Yeah they're stacked. Jiggle all over the place when they're in the air." Me: "And two more pairs competing on our team means twice the chance to win." Sally: "It also means halving the winnings if we win. And they don't know how to play volleyball very well." [['"You said it yourself, earlier this isn\'t about winning, so much as it\'s about qualifying"'->public beach qualifying more important than winning]] [['"I don't know how to play volleyball very well... but you're letting me on your team..."'->public beach [['"They\'re plenty athletic! have you seen the throws and things they do, it\'s impressive!"'->public beach impressive cheering]] ::public beach admire marcis athleticism <8933,6344> Jess: "Sure, I'm _sure_ it's her athleticism you admire." Natalie adjusts her bikini top, "You know with these swimsuits Sally made we have at least as much _athleticism_ as Marci does." Sally: "Don't be silly guys, if anything these things are gonna make it harder to jump around in." [['"No, Sally, not literal athleticism..."'->public beach not literal athleticism]] [['"So hear me out, we could team up with the cheerleaders."'->public beach marci ally]] ::public beach teased for nerdiness <9001,6552> Sally: "It's okay, Marci teased me for being a nerd. We better find a spot far away from Marci and Darren." <> [['"Alright, I\'ll carry the net."'->public beach carry the net]] [['"Alright. I\'ll scout ahead and find a place."'->public beach scout ahead]] ::lie about crush <9174,6558> Jess: "I'm your sister I can tell when you're lying about these sorts of things." [['"She\'s the head cheerleader, the most popular girl in school... of course I have a crush on her."'->public beach marci crush]] [['"Yeah she\'s super hot alright. I\'m attacted to super hot girls... this isn\'t a surprise."'->public beach marci crush]] [['"I actually have a thing for Darren..."'->public beach Darren]] ::public beach not literal athleticism <8851,6556> Sally looks quizzically, and then says "Oh!" and giggles. Yeah $girl_name, "I guess you got more _athleticism_ than you bargained for." [['"Cute. But hear me out we can use the cheerleaders."'->public beach marci ally]] ::public beach marci crush <9298,6700> Jess: "Yeah alright, I suppose Marci has some assets that you might have a hard time ignoring, but she's just such a stuck up bitch." [['"Listen here me out we can use the cheerleader\'s help."'->public beach marci ally]] [['"I don\'t think I can be near her, I would be too distracted by embarrassment."'->public beach too embarrassed]] ::public beach Darren <8735,6903> Jess and Natalie laugh. Jess: "Darren? Isn't he like a linebacker?" Natalie: "He's like all muscle." Sally: "$girl_name's personal romantic preferences aren't any of our business..." Jess: "I'm sorry, it's just I'm imagining $boy_name with Darren... it's kinda cute." Sally: "Look anybody would be better for Darren than that ice cold bitch Mari." Natalie: "Hey, why did you never put a hex on her or whatever?" Sally: "I thought about it, but there are like... rules..." [['"Listen here me out we can use the cheerleader\'s help."'->public beach marci ally]] [['"I don\'t think I can be near him, I would be too distracted by embarrassment."'->public beach too embarrassed]] ::public beach carry the net <8829,7191> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::public beach scout ahead <8687,7189> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::public beach qualifying more important than winning <8540,6616> Sally: "I guess, but we'd still have to split it eight ways instead of four." Jess: "An eight way split is still a lot of money... yeah." Natalie: "I guess I can pretend not to hate Marci's guts for a few days." Sally: "I guess I can too, but I'm looking up the legal Hex limit later." [['"Alright, let\'s get down and talk to them."'->public beach talk to cheerleaders]] ::public beach impressive cheering <8694,6647> Natalie: "Yeah it's super impressive, they get thrown high into the air, and then when they come down you can see under their skirt..." Natalie snickers. Sally: "I don't care how _impressive_ they are or how much _athleticism_ they have... I don't think I can work with Marci." Jess: "Sal... we wouldn't pair you up with Marci. You'd just have to grin and bear it for a few days... and then like you'd be rich." Sally: "But Marci would be rich too!" Sally thinks... "Ugh when I say that out loud it does sound petty huh. I guess I can take it, but not for too long... and I'm definitely looking up the legel Hex limit." Natalie: "If you need any help with that Sal, just let me know... I'd love to see Marci as a frog... or something." [['"That\'s the spirit! Let\\s go talk to them."'->public beach talk to cheerleaders]] ::public beach head on over <9217,7185> You see Marci, the head cheerleader, and her three friends, Pratiba, Gina and Karen. Marci's boyfriend Daren was there with 3 other preppy looking dudes. The boys were sitting in beach chairs at the side of the court and they were drinking something out of silver cans while they watched the girls jiggle around in their tight-fitting swimsuits. Marci and Pratiba were on one side, playing volleyball against Gina and Karen on the other side... but something was off they were playing in slow motion, and the ball was too big... and when you got closer and you realized why: they were using an inflatable beach ball. Marci sees Nat and says, "Oh hey, Natalie... too bad... oh and your friends are here too? I suppose you're here about the tournament?" <> ::public beach talk to cheerleaders <8554,7180> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::public beach too embarrassed <8877,6894> Jess: "Yeah it's the embarrassment that distracts you." Sally: "I guess we better find a spot far away from Marci and Darren to setup our net." [['"Let\'s go, I\'ll scout ahead"'->public beach scout ahead]] [['"Let\'s go, I\\ll carry the net"'->public beach carry the net]] ::public beach run to the court 2 <8975,7329> They stop playing and turn towards you, giving the guys a good look at all their asses. "Oh my god Marci, look at her!" Gina is staring at your tits. The girls are staring at your voluminous cleavage. Darren who had been distracted by Gina's ass, looks over and nods at the other guys. Marci: "I haven't seen you in a while... Looks like you would make the squad if you tried out next year. [['"Uh... my eyes are up here..."'->public beach my eyes are up here.]] [['"Uh yeah... I guess I\'m kind of a late bloomer."'->run to the free court 3]] ::public beach my eyes are up here. <8900,7488> Marci: "I didn't mean it like that... I'm not into girls, it's just we require a certain amount of jiggle..." Gina: "Yeah the uniforms don't come in small chest sizes." <> ::run to the free court 3 <9054,7492> At this point, Natalie, Jess and Sally arrive. "Anyway, I assume you're here about the volleyball tournament? We're competing in it." <> ::practicing with a beach ball <8751,7884> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::real ball <8897,7910> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::is that beer <9057,7904> Darren says, "Yeah it's Coors. You want one?" [['"Sure."'->can i have a beer]] [['"No thanks."'->no beer please]] [['"You really shouldn\'t have beer..."'->no beer]] ::what tournament <9446,7871> Marci: "It's like this weird reality show? I guess? It's not on T.V. internet only... but they have girls play beach volleyball, and give cash prizes." Gina: "They gotta have curves though, like us. No skinny bitches." [['"Cash prizes."'->cash prizes]] [['"Oh so you need to be good at volleyball huh... wouldn\'t it be great if you... had some training? from... people who know how to play volleyball."'->help train]] [['"So it\'s like porn?"'->porn]] ::use nextdoor net <9659,7888> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::talk to the cheerleaders <9164,7690> They wave at the large temporary stadium, the tournament organizers have been made, it's all roped off and it's covered in banners with the tournaments logo: A woman with two volleyballs where here breast should be. [['"Let me guess... you\'re practicing? with that?" (points at beach ball)'->practicing with a beach ball]] [['"The tournament will be with a real ball like this one."'->real ball]] [['"Is that beer?"'->is that beer]] [[' "Oh? What tournament?"'->what tournament]] [['"Oh no we\'re not competing, but we\'d like to use the net next to yours."'->use nextdoor net]] ::can i have a beer <8755,8034> You catch the beer. [[shotgun it->shotgun the beer]] ::no beer please <8876,8207> "Suit yourself," Darren says as he takes a big slurp from the can. #TODO ::no beer <9097,8054> Marci: "Don't be a Narc." [['"Fine. Fine."'->no beer please]] [['"Look I\'m just saying, ther\'s a cop right over there."'->cop over there]] ::cash prizes <9256,8018> Karen: "Yeah the winning team gets a million dollars!" Marci: "We ain't exactly stellar players... so we're pretty sure we can't win the whole thing, but your team gets a hundred thousand just for qualifying, that's 25 grand split four ways." [['"Could we join your team?"'->join your team]] [['"We... uh actually know how to play volleyball, maybe we could help you?"'->help train]] [[ ::help train <9406,8036> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::porn <9581,8036> Karen: "No! it's not naked or anything." Gina: "Oh come on, it's kinda porn-ish. We'd be sexualizing ourselves for a presumably male audience." Marci: "But that's not that much difference than a cheerleading meet." Pratiba: "I guess, but at least at a cheer event, guys can't just whip their dicks out, if they're watching it in the privacy of their homes... on their computer." [['"Oh come on... no one\'s masturbating to... beach vollyeball."'->no one is masturbating to beach volleyball]] [['"Well I guess that\'s why it pays well."'->pays well]] ::join your team <9256,8212> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::no one is masturbating to beach volleyball <9506,8230> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::pays well <9656,8230> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::fine no narc <9000,8248> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::cop over there <9146,8248> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::shotgun the beer <8766,8228> Double-click this passage to edit it. ::Twee2Settings [twee2] Twee2::build_config.story_ifid = '19A9390A-68B9-4FA9-8557-7429B0668798' Twee2::build_config.story_format = 'SugarCube2'