"Exactly," A.J. nodded, and gave her a smirk. "I'm just looking out for you, here. Okay. So. Bowling. Really simple. See that line there, though, you don't want to cross it, that's bad. So you just stand here," he acted out his explanation as he gave it, "consider the pins for a second, pull back, and...."

He took the few steps toward the line, swinging his arm forward and releasing the ball. It wasn't exactly smooth, thunking a little before rolling, rolling....rolling right into the gutter, just toward the very end. He let out a grunt.

"But you want to avoid that..." he muttered.