quietplace | un: kyouken // Don't nobody understand the words that are coming outta your mouth

it was one of the ones you sit in and race around in. it was some project i was working on for the summer. not that my mom would let me actually drive it but it was fun.

you think so? i might reeeeally suck at it but it'd be really fun to try i think. you could show me some tricks :P

it would be nice to be able to do more stuff around here. even if it's just dumb old jump rope.

really? like...just texting stuff? why?

(Eddie's incredulous. He's from the 50s and sometimes, he really acted like it. He still loathed texting in comparison to actually talking..................

.........Except emojis. Those were awesome.)

That's pretty neat, even if ya never got to use it. You learn how from a book?

But yeah, why not? Got plenty of time to screw around now, and it'd be kinda like the old days. Maybe some old sports supply stores'd have a bat and some netting.

[ And even if Eddie decided he didn't care much for batting, hell. Majima could still go out and do it himself, if he ever got in a mood. Not like he could take it out on low-level punks out here. ]

As for all that other junk, I dunno. I'd rather go out and do stuff.

There's only so long you can sit in one place and tap away at a screen before ya flip out.

Yeah I had an instruction manual thing. It was like a box project thing.

I mean we live in an entire city. I bet it wouldn't be that hard to find at all.

(Talking about baseball has Eddie's thumbs hesitating over the letters on his device. It's...embarrassing to want to ask, really, and maybe he should feel like a stupid kid. But. Well.)

Would you be able to teach me to throw a ball or whatver. And catch one.

(Lordy. He never did have a daddy to teach him those kinds of thing. And maybe....)

Me too. We always tried spending most of summer outside. Well except for the movies. But who doesnt love movies

I hate relying on text too. You like. miss everything! im already a social mess and now people expect me to know how to read someone without seeing their face?

like hell i can do that. jeez

[ Majima cracked a grin then, wide and honest; it lit up his face in a way things rarely did around here. ]

Damn right I would! You'll love it. It's a total blast once ya get the hang of it.

Plus when you're just batting, you don't gotta worry about the other team or bunting or team play or whatever. You can just cut loose and do your own thing.

[ Catch ball, here we come ]

Hell, half the time I can't tell when someone's bein' sarcastic or not. It is nice bein' able to send whole messages, though. Where I'm from, you only had space for a couple of numbers -- that's it.

i think i might too.

yeah gym was always a royal bitch because of that stuff. what if the ball hits you though? cant that like break a rib if it hits you just right??

ugggggh i never even THOUGHT about sarcasm before!! yeah it is. it gives a whole new platform to school someone in.

wehre im from there was no nothing. handwritten notes mostly. which i still do here. well mostly with jake. they're the best in my opinion. you can draw on them too

Eh. Just about anything can break a bone if ya hit it right.

[ Or was that 'wrong'? Either way, Majima didn't seem overly concerned with the idea. ]

'Sides, we can start off with slow pitches. Ain't any fun if ya can't hit the ball, right?

[ Man, handwritten notes. That brought Majima back. Ten years or more since he'd passed any of those around in class, when the worst he'd ever done was thrash a couple of dudes behind the school building, or been caught smoking. Memories... ]

...You know, with these phones around, no wonder no one around here writes letters. Walkin' over to deliver a note must seem pretty backwards compared to sitting at home with a text. Kind of a shame.

yeah you're not wrong about that.

that's true.

(He trusted Majima to take it easy on him too. He doubted Majima would pelt him with balls right off the bat (ha).

Handwritten notes were practically the foundation of communication back in the fifties. Well, beyond obvious speaking. Eddie had been passing notes with Richie back on the ship, and back in class he passed notes with all his friends. It was always fun.)

I guess so maybe. I like it a lot though. I always get really excited when I find a note from him.

You and I could exchange notes too if you ever want. We know where each other lives. Set up mail boxes and stuff. I guess it does seem kinda silly if we can just text but I dont think thats really the point

Alright. Guess I'll need a mailbox, then.

And you know. Some decent paper.

[ GOTTA MAKE THESE LETTERS LOOK NICE, prepare yourself mr. kaspbrak ]

I can drop you some off. I have some in my closet.

It can be with the first letter :)

(Eddie followed the exact same mentality when sending off his own letters. He was excited to send Majima some.)

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wrap?

perfect wrap.