The Front Lawn, Sunday Afternoon

[swerval_zero]

Croquet, anyone? Zero has set up the set Rory gave her for Christmas in front of the dorm, and is trying to figure out how exactly this game works without actually, y'know, consulting the rules.

((Come play with me?))

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[swerval_zero]

This time, through perhaps a minor miracle, Zero manages to get hers through the second loop. Her next hit rolls up to Lily's ball, almost tapping it, but of course not going through.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi went over to her ball and lay down in the grass behind it, getting the line for her shot twoards the third loop.

She gets up, brushes herself off and taps the ball.

It rolls along towards the green and yellow balls, bumping up against them with a soft *clack*.

All three are now clustered together in front of the third loop.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___lily_evans_/]

Lily could still manage to get her ball through the loop, but this opportunity is too good to pass up. With a grin, she knocks her ball straight into the other two, sending them rolling away and leaving hers still in front of the loop.

[swerval_zero]

Zero laughs and sticks her tongue out at Lily. "Evil!" She uses her turn getting her ball closer to the loop, but this time not quite so close to Lily's.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"So that's how it is eh?" says Pippi playfully.

Once again, Pippi lays down and lines up the shot. She seems pleased with what she sees and uses the other end of the mallet like a pool que. As she brings the handle forward to strike the ball she slips a bit in the grass and hits in the wrong spot.

The ball spins at an angle just a tad to sharp and ends up resting, again, agents the side of the loop.

Pippi looks up at Zero. "Are these things made with magnets?" she asks with a sheepish grin.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___lily_evans_/]

"Nice shot, both of you!" she compliments. This time Lily plays nice and taps her ball through the hoop. Her second shot sends her halfway across the lawn, as it appears the next hoop is pretty far away.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___lily_evans_/]

[swerval_zero]

Zero giggles and says, "Oops. I told you it probably wasn't correct." Her next shot sends her ball through the third hoop at last, then her next turn sends the ball toward Lily's until it hits something hidden in the grass and rolls off toward..."NO! No, not downhill, you stupid ball!" She goes chasing after it, saying words that might be swears and might be nonsense, and calls to Pippi, "Your turn!"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

[[ooc: oops! confusled as to who's turn it was.

Pippi yelled after her. "JUST BRING IT BACK UP TO BEFORE WHERE IT STARTED TO ROLL DOWN!" That seemed fare...

Pippi tapped the ball which rolled through the third loop. Then tapped it again to end inside the fourth.

"Well I don't think that counts as through so I guess it's your turn Lily."

Lily then made an incredible shot that was completely awesome, but Pippi was looking up at the tree where they had sent the birds from the kitchen and Zero was still coming back up the hill so nobody saw it.

She didn't mind however, she was satisfied enough in a job well done.

[swerval_zero]

Zero came up the hill, kicking her ball along in front of her. Shame she missed that really cool shot Lily made. When she found the spot the ball had been knocked off course by...a gum wrapper? she set it down and hit it again, sending it toward the fourth wicket. "Swerval. So, Pippi, how're you settling in?"

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"Pretty well, if only my Papa would send me my trunk I'll be all set." She tapped her ball the rest of the way through the fourth loop in such a way that it rolled part of the way to the 5th.

"The School is very accommodating. My friends' mother didn't think they would let me bring my horse Old Man, or my Monkey Mr. Neilson with me. But they did and even gave them a room next to mine! Old Man usually only comes inside for parties, so he's going to be sooooo spoilt by the time we're done here."

The orange ball came to rest near the 5th loop but at a bad angle. So Pippi tapped it into a better position. And let Lily take her turn.

[swerval_zero]

"I don't think so. Rory Gilmore gave 'em to me for Christmas. I might have to ask her." Zero eyes Pippi's ball suspiciously.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

[[ooc: Just got back from the store. Did you want to meta this down to a "it was a three way tie and we're now all fast friends who know all kinds of stuff about eachother? :)

[swerval_zero]

((That works just fine for me. Possibly with an additional, "also, Zero kind of sucks at croquet." Whee!))