YO! This is Hinata! Leave a message and I'll call you back after practice! ( TEXT | VOICE | VIDEO ) #1493 SPEED DIAL ( DAICHI ➓ UKAI ➓ KAGEYAMA ➓ KENMA ➓ NISHINOYA ➓ YACHI )
You bet!!! [ hinata grins at him from over his shoulder--though he's very much enjoying being tall on an entirely different type of sea creature (who needs a lucifer dogfish now, tsukishima!!!!!) hinata squirms and wriggles until he can get off of makoto's back once they get to the balls, practically vaulting off as he hurries over to scoop up one of the red and green balls. VOLLEYBALL TIME. ]
You said you practiced a little already, right? Do you wanna do receives for a little bit? It's a good way to warm up! Plus, I pretty much always need to practice mine too, eheh...
Receives are -- the movement where I have to punch the ball back, right?
[he's not good with the terms; fixes his shirt once hinata is off him.]
You're the expert here, Hinata-kun! If you think a good warm up would be practicing receives, I'll definitely do it. I do think I need to sharpen on my volleyball knowledge in general, though.
Not punch it! It's more like-- [ hinata locks his arms together and puts his fists next to each other, squatting down low. his form is much better than it used to be; he might actually be a good teacher now. ] --you get like this, and then you hit it like paff with your forearms.
[ ...maybe not.
still, he holds the ball in both of his hands for plenty of warning. ] I'm gonna toss it over to you, okay? And then we'll go back and forth! And don't worry about missing or anything! I'm no libero, but I'll get whatever you hit at me!
[ beaming, hinata lobs a gentle toss makoto's way! you're a volleyball now, makoto, how does it feel ]
[he's friends with haru and he went past tobio's tutorial once; he's good]
[nods seriously and imitates hinata's position, sort of.]
I'll do my best--!
[and the ball is gently coming his way. tries to find where he should stand, and moves his arms up in unison when the ball is closer--managing to actually hit it off-- except it bounces off to the side. that was kind of a weak receive]
To me!! [ he points to himself, and then scratches the back of his head. ] Sorry, I guess I should have told you that first... That wasn't that bad, though, especially not for your first time!! When you hit the ball all paff, you use your arms to propel it back this way. And then I hit it back to you!
[ instead of chasing down the ball, he grabs another one from the cart! they can do this all night makoto aren't you excited. ] And--make sure you get down really low! Sugawara-san taught me that you get more power and control if you push up like--pop! From your legs when you receive.
Here it comes! Try to hit it back to me! [ he imitates the motion himself, squatting down low and then popping back up! this time hinata tosses the ball up really high in front of him and hits it with his own forearms so it arcs towards makoto, nice and neat.
(thank you thank you, he thinks to himself, because he totally could have made a huge fool of himself and fucked that up big time) ]
[the details of volleyball positioning and movement are a little lost on makoto. he pays attention to hinata advising him to sink low by bending his knees, but with his height and very lacking in flexibility department, such action is a little clumsy on makoto.]
[at least he manages to bend his legs at the knees, even if he doesn't go down as low at the younger teen, and keeps his arms splayed forward as the ball approaches him--]
[pop!, pushes up, and paff on his forearms. a lot could be improved, but at least the ball is going back towards hinata in a tall arch]
Oh! Like that!
[it's more of a question than an exclamation, impressed at himself]
Whoa!! Makoto-san, that was pretty good!! [ hinata is super impressed and it shows on his face! obviously inviting makoto to play volleyball was a great idea. once he gets the basics, he could be really, really good, cause he's so tall!!
hinata scooches over to the left where the ball had veered and receives it back so it returns the favor, a neat arc right towards makoto's arms. really, it's good that his canon point is so late or this would be a disaster. ] You're already better than I was when I started!!
[and returns the ball, if only a little worried that the direction it takes is another one slightly veered to the left--again, unlike hinata's more neat, straight arc.]
It's not that difficult...
[but it's a controlled simulation; he knows that much. it's definitely not like what it would be like in a game.]
Though-- I think I have to use the flat part of my arms, I think I'm hitting the ball with the sides a lot.
[and another pass--still veered to the left. urgh]
Yeah, yeah! Exactly! [ hinata nods his head so hard it might just bobble off, because he's so excited that A) makoto's doing this with him and B) that he's doing pretty well at it!
and clearly hinata doesn't mind chasing it when it veers off, scrambling over with that ridiculous, lightning fast speed to catch it in time and send it back with a pop and a paff of his own. ] This is the most important part of volleyball, even if spiking is the best part. We played a team one time that almost never dropped the ball ever because their receives were so good!
You probably know a couple of its members: my best friend Kenma's their setter, and then the guy with the rooster hair [ gestures at his head... that's kuroo... ] is their captain.
[he winces and starts, looking for the ball behind him. embarrassed, he rubs at his cheek, but looks at hinata with surprise in his eyes.]
Kuroo's a captain? That guy? I never thought...
[he's met his Birthday Twin... and now captains too, the both of them!? november 17, a day of CHAMPIONS]
So their team is really good!
[here he goes trying to imitate how hinata got the ball going on their receives, but feels completely incapable of such task. so just trots up to the younger boy and hands it over.]
...I guess I could ask him for tips next time I see him, huh?
Oh--careful! [ hinata laughs, but he doesn't look entirely too concerned--mostly because that's happened to him, like, a million times. it never hurts that much (at least not as much as a spike to the face, thx asahi.) ] Yeah! The team's Nekoma High. They're awesome! Do you know him? He's my neighbor! He kinda weirds me out, though...
[ bokuto > kuroo sorry kuroo. ]
Definitely. [ with a bright smile. ] To be honest, receiving's kinda my worst thing... I'm a lot better than I used to be, though! Maybe that makes me an okay teacher... I can tell you it's gonna be okay! Plus, all the stuff that helped me figure it out--like, the only way to get any good at it is to keep trying, over and over!
Ready? Here we go again! [ boop! over goes the ball. ]
[doesn't know about "weirding anyone out" because...]
Hah, really! We actually share birthdays, so I guess we're brothers in arms--or something [dorky] like that! He helped me find one of my cats when I first met him, and it's been smooth sailing since.
[don't talk like you're dating that gross dude who gets off scaring people with scary movies and pictures]
He never mentioned being a captain, though.
[returns the ball, with a boop! of his own. he's getting the hang of this, but it also helps that hinata's going easy on him.]
You're a first year, right, Hinata-kun? You started playing volleyball when you entered high school, or did you play since before then?
Yeah, I'm a first year! [ hinata grins and calls out "nice receive!" for makoto when he gets it back to him, because that's what a proper teammate does. you're a real volley now, makoto.
but, he can maintain conversation easily in doing this, so he sends it back carefully. ] Um...kinda both, I guess? My junior high only had a girl's volleyball team until my last year. But--I really wanted to play, really bad! So, I trained and taught myself how to play for two years, and I played with the girls and the old ladies in my neighborhood that had a club and I got a bunch of my friends to toss for me--and, eventually, we made a team! We weren't really very good, and I was the only one that knew how to play, really, but... it was still good, and I still got to be on the court.
[ and lose to kageyama, but, that's a story for another day.
he keeps receiving the ball as this is going on, easy as anything, and hinata just looks really, really happy as he's saying this, smile on his face kind of soft and warm compared to his usual megawatt smiles. ] But being on Karasuno...it's the first time I've ever had that "team feeling", you know?
[and makoto knows; he grabs the ball and walks over to hinata. a hand drops on his head, and he ruffles all that crazy orange hair like he would to his little brother--rough but sweet and caring, no malice in between.]
I know. The first time I had that feeling was when Rin transferred to my elementary school and he, Haru, Nagisa, and I swam in a relay together.
It's great, isn't it?
[to be a team, to be part of one, to consider that team your family]
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You said you practiced a little already, right? Do you wanna do receives for a little bit? It's a good way to warm up! Plus, I pretty much always need to practice mine too, eheh...
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[he's not good with the terms; fixes his shirt once hinata is off him.]
You're the expert here, Hinata-kun! If you think a good warm up would be practicing receives, I'll definitely do it. I do think I need to sharpen on my volleyball knowledge in general, though.
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[ ...maybe not.
still, he holds the ball in both of his hands for plenty of warning. ] I'm gonna toss it over to you, okay? And then we'll go back and forth! And don't worry about missing or anything! I'm no libero, but I'll get whatever you hit at me!
[ beaming, hinata lobs a gentle toss makoto's way! you're a volleyball now, makoto, how does it feel ]
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[nods seriously and imitates hinata's position, sort of.]
I'll do my best--!
[and the ball is gently coming his way. tries to find where he should stand, and moves his arms up in unison when the ball is closer--managing to actually hit it off-- except it bounces off to the side. that was kind of a weak receive]
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Where am I aiming to hit it to? Do I do anything after it goes paff on my forearms?
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[ instead of chasing down the ball, he grabs another one from the cart! they can do this all night makoto aren't you excited. ] And--make sure you get down really low! Sugawara-san taught me that you get more power and control if you push up like--pop! From your legs when you receive.
Here it comes! Try to hit it back to me! [ he imitates the motion himself, squatting down low and then popping back up! this time hinata tosses the ball up really high in front of him and hits it with his own forearms so it arcs towards makoto, nice and neat.
(thank you thank you, he thinks to himself, because he totally could have made a huge fool of himself and fucked that up big time) ]
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[at least he manages to bend his legs at the knees, even if he doesn't go down as low at the younger teen, and keeps his arms splayed forward as the ball approaches him--]
[pop!, pushes up, and paff on his forearms. a lot could be improved, but at least the ball is going back towards hinata in a tall arch]
Oh! Like that!
[it's more of a question than an exclamation, impressed at himself]
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hinata scooches over to the left where the ball had veered and receives it back so it returns the favor, a neat arc right towards makoto's arms. really, it's good that his canon point is so late or this would be a disaster. ] You're already better than I was when I started!!
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It's not that difficult...
[but it's a controlled simulation; he knows that much. it's definitely not like what it would be like in a game.]
Though-- I think I have to use the flat part of my arms, I think I'm hitting the ball with the sides a lot.
[and another pass--still veered to the left. urgh]
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and clearly hinata doesn't mind chasing it when it veers off, scrambling over with that ridiculous, lightning fast speed to catch it in time and send it back with a pop and a paff of his own. ] This is the most important part of volleyball, even if spiking is the best part. We played a team one time that almost never dropped the ball ever because their receives were so good!
You probably know a couple of its members: my best friend Kenma's their setter, and then the guy with the rooster hair [ gestures at his head... that's kuroo... ] is their captain.
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[he winces and starts, looking for the ball behind him. embarrassed, he rubs at his cheek, but looks at hinata with surprise in his eyes.]
Kuroo's a captain? That guy? I never thought...
[he's met his Birthday Twin... and now captains too, the both of them!? november 17, a day of CHAMPIONS]
So their team is really good!
[here he goes trying to imitate how hinata got the ball going on their receives, but feels completely incapable of such task. so just trots up to the younger boy and hands it over.]
...I guess I could ask him for tips next time I see him, huh?
[and gets back to his spot]
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[ bokuto > kuroo sorry kuroo. ]
Definitely. [ with a bright smile. ] To be honest, receiving's kinda my worst thing... I'm a lot better than I used to be, though! Maybe that makes me an okay teacher... I can tell you it's gonna be okay! Plus, all the stuff that helped me figure it out--like, the only way to get any good at it is to keep trying, over and over!
Ready? Here we go again! [ boop! over goes the ball. ]
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Hah, really! We actually share birthdays, so I guess we're brothers in arms--or something [dorky] like that! He helped me find one of my cats when I first met him, and it's been smooth sailing since.
[don't talk like you're dating that gross dude who gets off scaring people with scary movies and pictures]
He never mentioned being a captain, though.
[returns the ball, with a boop! of his own. he's getting the hang of this, but it also helps that hinata's going easy on him.]
You're a first year, right, Hinata-kun? You started playing volleyball when you entered high school, or did you play since before then?
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but, he can maintain conversation easily in doing this, so he sends it back carefully. ] Um...kinda both, I guess? My junior high only had a girl's volleyball team until my last year. But--I really wanted to play, really bad! So, I trained and taught myself how to play for two years, and I played with the girls and the old ladies in my neighborhood that had a club and I got a bunch of my friends to toss for me--and, eventually, we made a team! We weren't really very good, and I was the only one that knew how to play, really, but... it was still good, and I still got to be on the court.
[ and lose to kageyama, but, that's a story for another day.
he keeps receiving the ball as this is going on, easy as anything, and hinata just looks really, really happy as he's saying this, smile on his face kind of soft and warm compared to his usual megawatt smiles. ] But being on Karasuno...it's the first time I've ever had that "team feeling", you know?
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I know. The first time I had that feeling was when Rin transferred to my elementary school and he, Haru, Nagisa, and I swam in a relay together.
It's great, isn't it?
[to be a team, to be part of one, to consider that team your family]