"Math. See ya, I guess."

"Bye!"

So, onwards Theo proceeds to math. Yay, math! Trig and... actually, just trig today.

At the end of the lesson, he goes to his locker, grabs his gym stuff, and goes to soccer practice.

And Josh is there, already in appropriate soccer garb. "Hey, Theo!"

"Hey!" Theo says. "I'm just gonna get changed – be out in a sec!"

So he goes off the the locker room, changes clothes, and is now back outside.

Other people arrive, change, and start stretching.

Theo is one of the people stretching! He doesn't want to hurt himself, obviously.

After everyone's done stretching, Josh says, "So, we're gonna warm up. Ten laps around the gym, to start."

Woo! Running laps.

Luckily, Theo's in good shape, so he's not actually that slow doing it.

"Good! You're in shape, new guy, that's good."

And then he suggests several other warmup exercises involving kicking the ball around and passing it to other people and other sorts of things soccer team captains are wont to do.

Theo is actually surprisingly good at them! It's like the basketball thing all over again.

"Well, I see what they were talking about! You're really good! We're gonna play a bit, now, do you have a preferred position?"

"I'm pretty good as a goalie?"

"Alright, then! We'll see how that goes. Jacob, you okay if new guy's goalie today?"

     "Yeah, sure," the one called Jacob says.

"Splendid."

And teams are formed, and a game begins!

Theo keeps watch for the ball, and manages to do well enough that the rest of the team is pleasantly surprised by his performance.

And at the end of practice: "Well, that went pretty well, I think! Theo, would you like a spot on the team? You won't be main team at first but if you keep at it like that I'm sure you'll make it."

"Uh, yeah, that'd be cool. Thanks! How often do you practice?"

"Three times a week: Tuesdays and Fridays after class, and Wednesdays during free period. We usually hit the Bronze after practice. You wanna come?"

"Yeah, sounds fun."

"Awesome!"

And Josh makes his way to the locker room after the other players.

Theo comes along too.

He has a quick shower and gets changed, then waits around for the other guys to finish.

And eventually they do, and they're on their way to the Bronze.

And eventually: the Bronze!

It's doesn't seem particularly exciting from the outside.

It's nicer on the inside. There's a band playing and tables and a bar and an upper level from which to watch the band. The place isn't particularly full today, but there are plenty of people who had literally nothing else to do. The team goes straight to the bar to get non-alcoholic drinks.

Someone's already there!