⚾ 001! video; un: yakyuu.luvr

[yakyuuman]

[ Hello Riverview! Today the feed opens with... the close-up of a face covering the whole visual. Wide, round, and unsettling eyes, with a potato nose and a smiling mouth that looks so enormous it takes up half of the screen and, if you pay close attention, you might be able to see the bottom of his throat.

Jyushimatsu is not aware that he's way too close to the camera. He never had a cellphone back home and never bothered with technology in general. It doesn't help that it seems he can't keep the device steady as his image is shaky at best and completely blurry at worst. It might hurt your eyes, so don't stare too much.

But anyway! Onto the more important things! ]

HI EVERYONE I'M JYUSHIMATSU NICE TO MEET YOU!

[ Sorry for your eardrums, too.

Thankfully his voice lowers after the introduction. ]

I came here a few weeks ago and I work as a mascot for the Riverview Rams! It's a baseball team! You should root for them!

But I'm using this thing now because I wanna do something super fun with you guys after the bad things that happened last month! Have you heard about softball? I didn't, until a cool guy told me about it a while ago! It's like baseball, but it's smaller and the balls are bigger!

[ He's also terribly bad at providing explanations. And the screen is gradually getting soaked in his spit. ]

SO!!! How about we just have a match? We form two teams and beat each other up with softball! Sounds great, right?

This is just an interest check, I guess? Let me know if you wanna join! I'll be waiting all day!


[ FILTERED @ WALLY WEST... after he spent a long time trying and failing. One of his brothers had to teach him. ]

Hey look, I did the thing! Was that good? Think lots of people are gonna join?

[ He flails at the camera, now standing at a proper distance. ]

Comments

[yakyuuman]

Well, I guess they are pretty official! They just never came around yet! This place really needs a lot of baseball in general, because baseball makes everything better and everyone will be happy!

[ He's not biased, noooope. ]

[supersweet]

[ Jon grins, lopsided. ]

I dunno about all that but close enough.

[yakyuuman]

Well, it makes me super happy!

[ He smiles, even wider, with his big mouth. ]

But Wally told me a softball match would be easier to set up, so I'm going for that if anyone is interested!

[supersweet]

I'd be up for it!

[ Though Jon would have to . . . downplay his talents, but it should be feasible. ]

[yakyuuman]

Waaai~! First strike! Let's work hard together!

[ Now he'll just have about 20 people left to convince. ]

[supersweet]

Really?

No . . . test or anything?

[yakyuuman]

Test? What test? Do we need a test? For what?

[ He's genuinely confused, oops. ]

[supersweet]

To check if I can make the cut and join the team . . . ?

[yakyuuman]

... Ohhh, that?

[ He... never knew such a thing was a requirement. ]

Since the whole thing is mostly just for fun, I don't think that's necessary!

[supersweet]

[ Huh. ]

Yeah, I guess that's okay, then. How many players are we looking for?

[yakyuuman]

Abouuuuut... as many as two baseball teams? So it's a little more than twenty people if we count reserves!

[supersweet]

[ Two teams . . . ]

Hey, who would they be going up against?

[yakyuuman]

Each other! That's the whole point of it! I can't, like... send a bunch of newbies against pros like the Riverview Rams, right?

[supersweet]

[ Jon absorbs this with a nod. ]

Yeah that makes sense.

[yakyuuman]

[ He nods sagely! ]

Mhm, mhm! Nothing too big for now, but rest assured I'm gonna raise up an official team when I become more of a veteran here! We'll be super unstoppable! And if you want a spot by that time, let me know!

[supersweet]

Sure thing. Keep me posted. Maybe I can help too.

[yakyuuman]

Roger that! You really are a good kid! I like your spirit!

[supersweet]

[ Jon smiles. ]

I just like sports.

[yakyuuman]

As you should! Work your MUSCLE HUSTLING up while you're still young! You live only once, and stuff like that!

[supersweet]

[ Jon isn't going to have a muscle problem. Kryptonian genes are great that way. ]

Sure, sure. What's muscle hustling?

[yakyuuman]

Grow your muscles! Become strong! Enjoy your life? Stuff like that! Hustle, hustle! Muscle, muscle!

[ And he flexes at the camera with his noodle arms. ]

[supersweet]

[ He chuckles. ]

Yeah, okay. I got it. It's just that's the first time I've heard it said that way.

[yakyuuman]

It's unique, just like me! Do things the HUSTLE MUSCLE way and you'll feel happier!

[ And madder, perhaps. ]

[supersweet]

Thanks, but I'm pretty happy right now.

[yakyuuman]

Ha! That's nice!

If you ever feel down the dumps you can hit me up and I'll teach you some muscle hustle ways to be happy again!