Bittersweet Candy Bowl

16. Field Day, original chapter posted 8/4/06

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Transcript

Poodle teacher: Okay, everybody..
*Katie stands between Mike and Lucy. She holds onto her ear and examines her fur.*

Poodle teacher: Grab your partner now for the.. umm.. two-legs-tied-up race.
[An arrow, pointed to the poodle teacher: Doesn’t know names]

*Mike side-eyes Lucy.*
Mike: If you wanna race me, we’re gonna have to pick different partners.
*Lucy raises her fist, looking both determined and irritated.*
Lucy: Fine by me.

*Mike raises his hand to his mouth and calls out to the side.*
Mike: Paulo! Let’s go!!
Paulo: Oh, sure!
*Katie rubs her chin.*
Katie: Hmm..
*Lucy looks apprehensively around.*
Lucy: Who to pick…

*Katie looks at Lucy, still deep in thought.*
Katie: Maybe he, like, imports it?
*Lucy glares.*

*Lucy grabs Katie by the arm.*
Lucy: You’re coming with me!
*Katie raises her finger in protest.*
Katie: Huh? What? I’m not--

*Three pairs line up for the race: Katie and Lucy, Sue and Amaya, and Yashy and Blur. Each pair are tied together at their ankles. Lucy has a look of determination.*
Lucy: Hmm.
*Yashy grins widely.*
Yashy: The dark horses have arrived!

*Katie glances to the side, watching David throw a basketball.*
Katie: Or maybe he said, like, something else..?
[An arrow, pointed to David: Playing another game]

David: Lemme get this straight: lob it right over the net, right?
*Two teachers watch David, a pug and a cat. Both look exasperated.*
Pug teacher: This is basketball.

*David pauses.*
David: .. Oh.

*The cat teacher scowls.*
Cat teacher: Just throw the ba--
*David gets flustered.*
David: I KNOW WHAT I’M DOING!!

*David tosses the basketball up in the air.*
David: Hup!

*He spikes the basketball forward, directly into another student’s face.*
David: ZERO SERVING ZERO!
Student: Aughh!

*David stares forward with a dumb, blank smile. The pug teacher clenches his fist in anger.*
Pug teacher: THIS ISN’T VOLLEYBALL, IDIOT!
*The cat teacher stares at the wounded student, shocked.*

*The student lies on the ground, shivering.*
Student: Actually.. I was coming.. to retrieve that volleyball..
*David happily picks up the ball.*
David: Oh, I’ll throw it back, then!

David: Here you go!

*David perfectly tosses it into the basketball hoop.*

*David’s arms flop forward as he stares at the hoop with a dumb grin.*
David: …
David: …
David: Hey, I scored.
*The cat teacher facepalms.*
Pug teacher: Just go!

Author commentary

Veronica: David is good at every sport, he might just not be playing the one you want at any given time!

Reader comments

Comment ID #14819

David is awesome. The lack of detail compared to other characters does the same job as an Ahoge in telling you about him. He can’t have an ahoge because he’s a perfectly normal-looking dog. (no hairstyle, clothing, etc)

Calvin CP252 May 4, 2010, 5:41 AM EDT.