Nine Zephers

[soccerwhisperer]

[The journal picks up the crunching of leaves and the soft sound of a ball being kicked around. Tenma then opens]

Now that the leaves are falling off the trees, it would be kinda fun to start playing soccer in them. Even if people don't know how to play, we can make a game out of how many leaves we can kick up! And it won't be like the Fifth Sector's roulette fields. Those could really kill someone...

Comments

[deterrence]

What was that about roulette fields? [can't tell...if he's exaggerating...]

[soccerwhisperer]

Well... The Fifth Sector has these special fields that you'd go on the roulette tram to play a game. It's randomized so that you play on different fields, like the pinball stadium and the ice field stadium...

[deterrence]

[there is a noticeable pause in which she tries (and fails) to make sense of this]

Doesn't sound much like soccer anymore, if you don't mind my saying.

[soccerwhisperer]

Only when they play unfairly!

[deterrence]

And a roulette is fair? [are they even talking about the same kind of soccer O_O]

[soccerwhisperer]

That's rigged too.

[deterrence]

No, I just don't see why there's a need for one at all.

[siebter]

I didn't know soccer could kill people!

1/2

[soccerwhisperer]

W--What!? No, you got it all wrong!

[soccerwhisperer]

It's not soccer that hurts people! It's people using soccer to hurt others!

[siebter]

How do they do that?

[soccerwhisperer]

They--The Fifth Sector--try to rig each match so that it's all controlled and they break anyone who tries to get in their way.

But we're fighting them!

[siebter]

That's awful...I hope you win against them!

[soccerwhisperer]

Thanks Emil! [and he remembers who he's up against] We'll get to the bottom of it... And then we'll teach everyone how much fun it is to play soccer again..!

[siebter]

That's good! I hope they learn.

[soccerwhisperer]

The teams we play against all learn, so I think there's a big chance.

[siebter]

That's good!

[soccerwhisperer]

Yeah. We're not going to let the Fifth Sector control anyone's soccer anymore!

[siebter]

Yay! I wish I could help!

[soccerwhisperer]

You do help me out by cheering me up and cheering me on.

[siebter]

Then I'll keep doing that.

[soccerwhisperer]

Thanks Emil. I really appreciate it.

[siebter]

Hehe, it's no problem.

[soccerwhisperer]

I mean it! Other people would just say that it's silly.

[siebter]

I don't think it's silly at all!