Second Floor Common Room; Sunday Afternoon

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

A love for sports ran in the family so, naturally, Luke was excited about the World Cup final today. All of the teams he rooted for were kicked out of the tournament a while ago (seriously, Greece, what the hell?), so he didn't have much of an opinion on who he wanted to win. That little octopus guy picked Spain and his grandfather had a thing for Krakens so maybe he'd lean over that way.

Whatever, he just wanted to eat some popcorn and possibly see people duel with vuvuzelas.

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[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

Alex couldn't find coffee in her common room, so she decided to try one floor down. And if that didn't yield results, well, she'd head for the Perk.

With her empty mug in hand, Alex wandered into the common room and was headed for the coffee maker when she noticed the World Cup was on. "Oh, what's the score?"

That was a hello in there somewhere.

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"Nothing-nothing," Luke said, not minding the lack of hello. "Just a bunch of people getting yellow cards."

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"Here's hoping it's at least exciting while scoreless," Alex replied. "Though it might be fun to see if they can break the world record of yellow cards in a World Cup final."

That would be something to see.

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"Soccer's always exciting," Luke said. He'd say that about any sport, though. "But it is always more exciting when the players decide to get rough with each other instead of scoring, yeah."

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"I feel the same way about football," Alex admitted. "Did I miss any good penalties?"

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

"Hello!" Christian enthused to the brunette. "Are you watching? which team is ahead?"

[stylin-wizard.livejournal.com]

"Hi!" Alex replied, smiling warmly. "It's still scoreless at the moment. There have been some close calls but both teams are putting up a good fight."

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

"So I'll watch until someone wins it," Christian answered with a smile. "Are you cheering for anyone?"

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"What's that sound?" Katniss asked, frowning as she came into the common room. She was, naturally, referring to the vuvuzelas. It reminded her uncomfortably of trackerjackers, which was why she anxiously located the source of the sound. "It's coming from the television, right?"

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Luke grinned. "Yeah. They're vuvuzelas. I'm told it's a musical instrument but I'm not entirely convinced."

[thegirl-onfire.livejournal.com]

"They sound like insects," Katniss said, somewhat reassured. She peered at the television, taking a seat. "What is this? A game?"

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"One of the biggest games of the year. The sport's called soccer. Or football...you know what, we're in America, I'm gonna stick with soccer. Ignore what I said about football," he said. It would just be confusing to explain all the names and why Europe thinks Americans are idiots for calling it something else. "It's pretty much the world's most popular sport."

He wondered if his father had anything to do with that.

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"It's very loud, isn't it?" Christian observed to the girl. "Hello."

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"It is," Katniss agreed grumpily, glaring at the television. "I'm not sure why."

[glacial_queen]

Karla had been aware that there was some kind of really important sporting even going on for weeks now, but after verifying it wasn't more Olympics, she hadn't bothered learning anything more than that.

So it was a slightly confused, slightly curious Karla who was poking her head into the common room. "Kiss kiss," she said with a small wave. "What's that buzzing sound? What're you watching?"

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"The buzzing's coming from something called a vuvuzela," he said after a moment. The odd greeting had thrown him off momentarily. "And I'm watching the World Cup finals---for soccer."

Yeah, totally not calling it football.

[glacial_queen]

Admittedly, that was half the reason Karla had started using it. Which said a lot about Karla.

"A vuvuzela?" she asked, intrigued. "That sounds like some kind of very exotic creature. Do they take part in the games?" She was still kind of fuzzy on what soccer was. Or most sports, other than baseball, hockey, and a few winter spots Glacia and this world shared in common.

"Oh," she said, coming inside and looking at the teevee. Just people running around on a field. "Where are they?"

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Luke chuckled a bit. "They're playing in South Africa. And, uh, vuvuzela's are an instrument. Though I can see how you'd think they were an animal. Sound like bees to me."

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Christian was happy to see someone he knew, so he smiled at Karla. "It's a sport," he said, self-importantly. "Well, not the horns. I suppose those must be music."

he sounded as if he had his doubts.

[glacial_queen]

Karla made a face. "That's a very generous definition of music you have there," she said. "How've you been, Christian?"

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

"I like being generous about the arts," Christian said cheerily. "And I've been well, just trying to stay out of this heat. How have you been?"

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

Christian had been roaming the conference rooms in search of a home-cooked meal. He found something better. "There's football on the television thing," he observed, and promptly took a seat.

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"Final game of the World Cup," Luke said, giving the guy a smile. "Spain versus the Netherlands."

[boho-to-be.livejournal.com]

"I came in at a good time, then," Christian decided, smiling back. he didn't know what a World Cup was, but it sounded impressive. "Who's expected to win?"

[trickydemigod.livejournal.com]

"A psychic octopus named Paul predicted Spain."