07-15-2017, 05:39 PM
Undyne was a little irritated, not because Ice Bear was taking a break and eating but because she'd expected Guu to treat the matter with some urgency. Weren't they here for important reasons? Yet the princess was visibly taking things light-heartedly.
"Princess, would you have me do anything while we wait?" she inquired.
"You could get out of that armor for a start... we're among friends here. Why don't you try to socialize with the people here?"
That first bit was quickly taken care of, but the second part was easier said than done. Undyne sat on a bench and observed a bunch of elven kids play a ball game. Futtoboru, wasn't it? If she remembered the rules correctly from that sports anime it was about kicking the ball into the opposing team's goal using just the feet. But what irked her, she could not deny it, was that they looked very much like humans. Purple-skinned humans, yes, pointy-eared humans, yes, but still humans. Even though they were actually elves.
One of the kids kicked the ball at a bad angle and it came flying over. Undyne was about to step aside when she remembered the Princess's advice and she caught the high-flying ball with a frontflip, catching it between her feet and landing on the ground with it still there. She gave it a kick to make it roll back over to the two kids who were awestruck at the trick, and laughed. "Eat your greens and train every day kids, and you'll be able to do that when you're older", she said.
"Hey, we're not kids", one of them grumbled. "I'm turning 57 in three weeks!"
"Really now?" Undyne asked, smirking.
"Yes really!" the kid exclaimed and puffed up its chest. "And besides, I can do that jump too! I can take on you any day, fish-face!"
This made Undyne rub her chin amusedly. She was starting to like those hot-headed kids... though the way they were playing they wouldn't really develop any muscle or skill besides kicking a ball around. Maybe she could use the opportunity? "How about right now then, kiddo?" she asked and stepped into the playing field. "Show me what you can do. I'll guard the goal and you get that ball past me, okay?"
"You're on!" The kid took the ball and the others withdrew to take a look. "Best of five, and if I win you're gonna admit that I'm not a kid."
"Hmm, and if I win..." She looked over to the bench she had just sat on. "Then you and your friends get to be my training weights for a bit, okay?"
"Deal!" It put the ball down and took two steps to prepare for a mighty shot. Undyne expected to block the ball easily... but she found that her little opponent wasn't all talk. The first ball whizzed past her and straight into the goal, the second one she grazed but couldn't hold it, the third one missed... the fourth and fifth however she was able to catch, and since the missed ball counted in her favor, that was a win. Narrower than she'd expected!
"Oi, Sans. Why don't you join in?" she asked as she picked the bench up and put it before the defeated kids. "Here, make yourselves comfy and enjoy the ride."
"what's up, undyne? are you showing off again?" asked Sans as he came up. The kids let him sit among them and clung to the bench as Undyne lifted them over her head.
"I thought that these little weenies might like to see what happens if you do proper exercise every day", Undyne replied with a grin. "Maybe one of 'em will grow big and strong like me some day, eh?"
"would you want those kids to work themselves to the bone, like papyrus?" the skeleton asked, lazily draping his arms over the back of the bench. The kids were enjoying the ride after the initial surprise and shock, and squeaked with excitement.
"Well, let's just say that Pappy's exercise paid off more than he realizes. And hey, they're still young! In a group this big there's BOUND to be one or two that'll save the world when they're older. I thought I might nudge them in the right direction."
"Princess, would you have me do anything while we wait?" she inquired.
"You could get out of that armor for a start... we're among friends here. Why don't you try to socialize with the people here?"
That first bit was quickly taken care of, but the second part was easier said than done. Undyne sat on a bench and observed a bunch of elven kids play a ball game. Futtoboru, wasn't it? If she remembered the rules correctly from that sports anime it was about kicking the ball into the opposing team's goal using just the feet. But what irked her, she could not deny it, was that they looked very much like humans. Purple-skinned humans, yes, pointy-eared humans, yes, but still humans. Even though they were actually elves.
One of the kids kicked the ball at a bad angle and it came flying over. Undyne was about to step aside when she remembered the Princess's advice and she caught the high-flying ball with a frontflip, catching it between her feet and landing on the ground with it still there. She gave it a kick to make it roll back over to the two kids who were awestruck at the trick, and laughed. "Eat your greens and train every day kids, and you'll be able to do that when you're older", she said.
"Hey, we're not kids", one of them grumbled. "I'm turning 57 in three weeks!"
"Really now?" Undyne asked, smirking.
"Yes really!" the kid exclaimed and puffed up its chest. "And besides, I can do that jump too! I can take on you any day, fish-face!"
This made Undyne rub her chin amusedly. She was starting to like those hot-headed kids... though the way they were playing they wouldn't really develop any muscle or skill besides kicking a ball around. Maybe she could use the opportunity? "How about right now then, kiddo?" she asked and stepped into the playing field. "Show me what you can do. I'll guard the goal and you get that ball past me, okay?"
"You're on!" The kid took the ball and the others withdrew to take a look. "Best of five, and if I win you're gonna admit that I'm not a kid."
"Hmm, and if I win..." She looked over to the bench she had just sat on. "Then you and your friends get to be my training weights for a bit, okay?"
"Deal!" It put the ball down and took two steps to prepare for a mighty shot. Undyne expected to block the ball easily... but she found that her little opponent wasn't all talk. The first ball whizzed past her and straight into the goal, the second one she grazed but couldn't hold it, the third one missed... the fourth and fifth however she was able to catch, and since the missed ball counted in her favor, that was a win. Narrower than she'd expected!
"Oi, Sans. Why don't you join in?" she asked as she picked the bench up and put it before the defeated kids. "Here, make yourselves comfy and enjoy the ride."
"what's up, undyne? are you showing off again?" asked Sans as he came up. The kids let him sit among them and clung to the bench as Undyne lifted them over her head.
"I thought that these little weenies might like to see what happens if you do proper exercise every day", Undyne replied with a grin. "Maybe one of 'em will grow big and strong like me some day, eh?"
"would you want those kids to work themselves to the bone, like papyrus?" the skeleton asked, lazily draping his arms over the back of the bench. The kids were enjoying the ride after the initial surprise and shock, and squeaked with excitement.
"Well, let's just say that Pappy's exercise paid off more than he realizes. And hey, they're still young! In a group this big there's BOUND to be one or two that'll save the world when they're older. I thought I might nudge them in the right direction."
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