Power Skating (Open)

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

Brandon Mathias was an avid hockey player, and he'd been waiting a long time for Camp Half-Blood to get an ice rink. Now that they finally had one, he could start practicing again. Alas, it was an open rink, so Brandon couldn't bring a puck or a hockey stick, but at least he had somewhere to skate.
Stepping onto the ice with skates, shin pads and elbow pads, the son of Ares immediately tore down the rink. He accelerated with short, choppy steps before transitioning into longer strides, and took a lap around at top speed. Expertly weaving through the other skaters on the ice, Brandon took the corners with expertly-executed crossovers, before sending a spray of snow into the air with a two-foot hockey stop.

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:37 pm

Triple flip, triple toe, land. Glide, glide, crosover, crossover, crossover, triple lutx, double toe, double loop, land. Rotation. Stop. I took in a breath. I smiled. It was awesome. Almost perfect. But it needed something. I don't know what. But it was really good for now.

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

Brandon was about to go for another lap around the rink when he spotted a figure skater practicing a routine. He stopped to watch for a few moments, and saw that she was quite skilled. The son of Ares was about to strike up a conversation with her when something else caught his eye. It was a tall young man on hockey skates, and he was moving fast.

Ever since he had arrived at camp, Jerrod Willis had gradually grown more bold, overcoming some of his natural shyness. He was being more social and more sporty--even taking up non-contact hockey as a pastime. The lanky 6'6" son of Hermes had found out he was a natural skater, so he'd decided to start putting some serious practice in.

Fluidly switching from forwards to backwards, Jerrod hardly lost any speed, continuing to shoot down the ice faster than most people could skate forwards. He was looking over his shoulder every few seconds to make sure he didn't hit anyone. Sure enough, a figure skater coming off a rotation had stopped in his path. She was looking the other way and didn't see him yet.

Jerrod had mere moments to react. He could put on the brakes, but that would shower the girl with an unceremonious spray of snow. Instead, he deftly cut around her, maneuvering with reverse crossovers before stopping himself.
"Whoa, sorry," he said. "Almost hit you there."

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 7:54 pm

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I tumbled back as someone bumped into me. I used my toepick to stop myself from falling over. As much as I loved the cold and ice, I was sure that I didn't want to get my butt wet from the ice. So on, so forth.

"It's okay." I told him.

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

Jerrod scratched the back of his head. A few months ago, he would have frozen up immediately, talking to a girl, but over time, he had grown more comfortable in social situations. So instead of clamming up, he gave her a slightly sheepish smile.
"I'm uh, not that good at skating yet. Guess I need to be more careful."

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:03 pm

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I laughed. "It's okay. Just keep practicing. You'll get better." I told him. As americans say, practice makes perfect. Or was it- wait yeah, it was preactice makes perfect. Nevermind.

Posts : 1234 Join date : 2010-12-26 Location : Canada

"Jerrod? That you, man? Oh my gods, you are a beast on blades," said Brandon, skating over to join the conversation. "Last time I saw you, you hated sparring and could barely talk to a girl. Now you skate fast enough to be a top-six forward on any university hockey team. Good on ya, man!"
At this Jerrod looked at his feet. "It's nothing. Really."

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:09 pm

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I raised an eyebrow. This was really awkward. I didn't know either of them, yet here I was standing there, listening to their conversation. Should I just leave? Or should I just stand there and wait? I had no idea. I honesly didn't. Leaving would be rude, but then standling there was really awkward. As mentioned before.

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After a few moments, Brandon remembered that there was someone else standing there. He turned and offered his hand.
"Oh, where are my manners? Sorry about that, I...tend to get carried away whenever I talk hockey. Name's Brandon Mathias, son of Ares. This is Jerrod Willis, son of Hermes."

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:14 pm

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"Oh hi. I'm Kara. Daughter of Khloine. Nice to meet you." I greeted. I held my hand out. I guess it was a rather anutomatic thing. Maybe because grandmother would yell at me for not shaking someone's hand, or bowing. It was japanese customs.

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Brandon shook firmly. "Good to meet you, Kara. Say, you're pretty good at figure skating. How long have you been competing?"
Jerrod's eyes wandered around the rink as Brandon and Kara talked. He didn't have anything to say at the moment, so he remained quiet.

Subject: Re: Power Skating (Open) Fri Dec 02, 2011 8:47 pm

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"Thanks. I've been skating since I was 5 or 6." The exact number of years I couldn't tell you. But I knew it wass around that age range. Most likely.

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Brandon nodded. "No wonder. The experience shows."
A question struck the son of Ares. "I've always wanted to ask a figure skater what they thought about hockey players. We both skate on ice, and yet we're so different, you know?"

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