Navara did indeed move to block as Ceiced had hoped and by the time he realized the ploy, it was too late. The quaffle sailed gracefully through the hoop. Navara caught it and threw it back to Ceiced. "Well, that was some move," he replied grumpily. "You won't catch me like that again." He moved so he was flying before the center hoop. "Okay, four more."
Ceiced only grinned and caught the Quaffle as Navara tossed it back to him. 'That's one.' he thought, moving back to shooting position. His mind was already working to form another method of shooting. He would be expecting a quick stop, this time, so that was out of the question. Perhaps a more straightforward route of attack would be preferable.
So, once he was back to shooting range, he leaned slightly forward on his broom and rocketed- or puttered, more precisely, forward. Once he reached a good distance from the hoops, he pulled on one side of the broom, which sent him into a gut-wrenching spiral. From this, he brought his hand back and launched the Quaffle. Because of the way he released it, he wasn't too sure it would be entirely accurate, but it would at least have a deadly spin on it when Navara would attempt to block it.bg
Navara was indeed ready for more of Ceiced's tricks. When he saw the Head Boy approach this time, he was alert and ready. But his opponent seemed to go for a more straightforward shot. "Is that it?" Navara wondered. Then Ceiced began his spiral. Ah, that was the ploy. So when the ball came rocketing out of the whirlwind of boy and broom, Navara guaged its spin and hit it away from the hoops with the back end of his broom.bg
'Good.' he thought, 'I would've been disappointed if he hadn't been able to block that one.' Once again his mind raced for tactics as he circled back around. If this was a real game happening he would have a referee to bring him back the Quaffle, but under the circumstances he just brought out his wand and got it himself with a Summoning Charm. Once it was safely back in his hands he did as quick of calculations as he could do in such a short amount of time.
Two shots... by now he would have made sure it was another one of the Chasers making a shot, but this was practice. He was running out of ways to confound the Keeper, because likely he would be looking avidly for tricks and traps by this point. 'This isn't about scoring, it's about showing Captain Morgan what you can do with a broom.' So that's what he would do. Old broom or not, he just had to show what he had.
To that extent, Ceiced leaned in and shot forward, toward the hoops. As he approached, he caused himself to arc out and back in to come at Navara almost parallel with the goals. 'Here goes nothing!' he thought, dipping the tip of the broom down, then heaving upward immediately afterward. This had the rather gut-wrenching effect of pulling him into a loop-de-loop, hopefully leaving Navara still heading in a more horizontal direction to attempt a block. It was a few seconds before he was nearly right side up again, and once he had a clear view he let the Quaffle loose full force.bg
Navara was prepared for another ploy, or he thought he was. When Ceiced pulled that move, Nav was practically floored. If this kid had a decent broom, he'd be dangerous. Still Nav's instincts allowed him to grab the ball out of the air at the last second. "If you make the team, I'll tell my uncle to send you one of these!" he laughed as he tossed the ball back. "I'm just glad you're on our side!"
Teagan Offline: This board is full of nostalgia.
Aug 22, 2020 8:39:09 GMT -5
Missing the old MH: gotta say missing when MH and all that was around.
Nov 6, 2019 0:02:30 GMT -5
Willow_lazy: why tf are there 400 posts about adidas
Sept 6, 2018 17:35:57 GMT -5
Azrael: I'm not hard to find, since I'm the only one there who goes by "Azzy", I'm pretty sure. XD
Feb 10, 2018 16:44:41 GMT -5
Azrael: Dunno if anyone still pops by here from time to time, but if any of you mofos do and still feel like gettin' yo nerd on, I've been hanging around this here place a bunch recently: www.roleplayerguild.com/
Feb 10, 2018 16:44:10 GMT -5
Azrael: hold onto your pantaloons
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