Fifth floor common room, Saturday evening (starting at 5:00 pm)

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia barreled up the stairs right after detention and slammed into the common room to switch on the TV. Argentina was playing Mexico today, and the loser was out of the World Cup. She wanted to know who won and she wanted to know now.

She got there for the first few minutes of overtime and plopped down on the floor to watch the game, her heart pounding.

[ooc: open!]

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[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Merdebaise was bored.

This was rarely a good thing.

She wandered into the common room and watched Nadia for a while before mrrowing.

//What is this foolish contest which you are watching, human?//

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia glared sideways at the cat. "Shut up, kitty, I'm trying to pay attention." Messi was on the field and Nadia wasn't about to miss any minute of that.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter was along shortly after because.

Just because.

He could root for Argentina, since they weren't playing England and solidarity with his girlfriend, yo.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia jumped up and started screaming, her arms in the air as Argentina scored a goal. "//Maxi Rodriguez, you beatiful freak, I love you!//"

Then they kept playing. Wait, it wasn't over?

Oh, no golden goal. She plopped back down and started cheering the defense.

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Merdebaise did not approve of the humans tone.

She hopped on the couch arm and mrrowed more forcefully.

//I asked you a question, human.//

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia waved her hand at the cat impatiently, even as she watched the game.

"//Messi, you moron, stop giving up the ball!//"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter grinned and spent more time watching Nadia's reactions than he did the game. It was a spectator sport in and of itself.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia held her breath as Argentina nearly got another goal, then let it out with an annoyed sigh. "Messi is playing like a cutre tonight."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Merdebaise eyed the waved hand, batting at it with a paw. This human was just asking for it.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia turned just long enough to hiss at the cat the way she'd heard Furrball hiss when he got angry.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter looked at the TV to see the cutre, then went back to watching Nadia. "Mexico's not going to pull it out."

[nadiathesaint]

"Not a chance," she agreed passionately. "They have lost in this round for the last three World Cups. Who ever wins will play Germany."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

This, unfortunately, was just long enough for MB to hiss back and scratch at Nadia's face.

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Foul!" Walter looked a bit less disinterested, leaning forward to watch.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia flinched back, but not before a claw caught her face. "//Red card, kitty, red card!//" She kicked out at the cat, but was distracted by the game. "//Yellow card? For what? That was just a tackle!//"

[nadiathesaint]

"//Bullshit!//" Nadia cried as she saw the foul. "That was just a tackle!"

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Right." Except they weren't playing American football.

Better not to say that aloud, though.

After the game

[nadiathesaint]

The clock ran out and Nadia jumped to her feet again, bouncing up and down and cheering wildly in Spanish. She bounced around in a circle to face Walter, grinning.

She had no idea that the scratch along her cheekbone from Pip's cat was still bleeding. If asked, she probably wouldn't care.

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia bit her lip as she watched one of the Mexican players drag an Argentine to the ground. "Now that is a foul!" she yelled, in between angry cursing.

Then the game ended

Re: After the game

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

Walter on the other hand, noticed and handed her a handkerchief, grinning broadly at her enthusiasm, even as he tried to figure out how that had happened.

"You're bleeding and Argentina had better beat Germany into the ground in the next match."

[cyclopeanmerc.livejournal.com]

Merdebaise dodged and hissed at Nadia. If it could, it would grin.

//Do you challenge me, human?//

Re: After the game

[nadiathesaint]

"You're damned right, we will! They beat Sweden! My country will avenge Pippi's!" Nadia bounced over to hug him. "Wait, I'm what?"

Re: After the game

[walter-n-wires.livejournal.com]

"Bleeding." Now that she was closer, he could put the handkerchief to her cheek himself. "How did you do that?"

[nadiathesaint]

"//Go away, kitty!//" Nadia swiped a hand at her again. "//Go bug someone else!//"

Re: After the game

[nadiathesaint]

"Must have been that stupid cat," Nadia said, still grinning. "I love football!"