Fast Eddie's, Sunday evening into night

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

Eleanor had managed to find the establishment and was surprised at all the things there. She didn't even know what half of those games were.

She sat down at a table and ordered a tea while she waited for Leda, checking the place and people out.

(Eleanor's here for Leda, but anyone else can catch her too. as usual, the place is open for others.)

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[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Holy crap what is all this?" Leda asked, staring at everything. They didn't actually have bowling in Bordertown. Go figure.

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"I was hoping you could tell me," Eleanor smirked back. "The goal seems to be to knock over those pins with a ball, from what I've seen so far."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda looked around the building again. "You know I think I've seen a place like this before. But someone turned it into a market."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"A market? Was it not doing well business-wise?" It was the logical assumption for why a building would change its function.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"The city was mostly abandoned when the border appeared. When people moved back in, they just found a building no one had claimed, and set it up however they liked."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Abandoned? A whole city? How odd."

She glanced around and asked, "What should we try?"

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Well the humans living there at the time freaked and ran. Some came back, but not many." She looked around with interest. "Well, there's arcade games, which I've never tried before, pool tables with can be fun. And of course, bowling."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Those pool tables have a likeness to billards. Not that I've had much opportunity to try it. I think that or whatever this bowling is."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Pretty sure it's the same thing. I think I'd like to try bowling."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Very well. You'll have to teach me how this game goes, however," she smiled.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"I've never been bowling before." Leda objected.

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Then it will be a first for us both," she chuckled, then got up. "Well, let's go see how badly we can do."

There were probably a lot of gutter balls in Eleanor's future.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Okay," Leda said at the shoe rental. "We have to change our shoes? Really?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Appears so," Eleanor shrugged as she collected her shoes. She made a face then leaned toward Leda. "If only it weren't for the smell," she said, wrinkling her nose and voice low to keep the counter person from hearing.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda was used to scrounging for things like clothes. "I've smelled worse." She paused. "Don't ask."

They weren't bad shoes really.

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

She nodded, "I have had my share of limited clothing as well." Alison's idea of clothing was little more than rags.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Kinda comfy." Leda observed, after putting the shoes on. "Maybe not for everyday wear though."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Mine are a bit too big," she smirked. cuz bowling shoes always are lol "So now we just pick a lane and start throwing balls?"

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda eyed the balls. "I don't think I could throw any of those until I went to the gym for a year or so."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Then you and I are in the same boat," Eleanor smirked. "I think we can manage to just roll them down there."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

After looking at the lane, Leda observed; "I think that's what we're supposed to do."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Which of us shall go first?" she asked, selecting a green ball that wasn't too heavy.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Ever play rock paper scissors?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Only as a very small girl," she grinned.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"So, we could do that to see who goes first."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

She nodded, and then got ready. Hers was going to be rock.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda threw scissors. Mun decided that when Leda suggested this.

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"Looks like I'm first," she grinned. The grin faded however as she took a stance at the end of the ... alley.

She swung the ball, it slipped from her fingers halfway through its arc and landed heavily in the middle of the aisle. It rolled slowly, straight into the gutter where it continued with agonozing slowness to the end.

Eleanor frowned. "Perhaps its a dud."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"You should try a different ball." Leda agreed with a straight face.

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"A great idea," she said, going for another ball.

She took a stance, let the ball go and ... frowned as it repeated the same maneuver ball number one had performed.

"Are these all defective?" she stared at the rack of balls.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda still managed to not laugh. "Maybe you need a lighter one?"

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"I thought I had," she replied, picking up yet a third. "This one seems lighter."

And this ball actually didn't get the gutter. It made a strike.

In the next lane over.

A sheepish Eleanor squeaked out a 'sorry' and sat down by Leda. "Or perhaps it's me," she said, blushing slightly.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

Leda was shaking from supressed giggles. "Hey, it's your first time. I doubt I'll do any better.

She was right. Gutterball. "Jeez those things are heavy."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"You're laughing at me aren't you?" she said with a grin that got wider after Leda's shot. "If this game was scored by how often a person missed, we'd be winning."

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"We should make a game like that. But not tell people the idea is to miss."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure they'd love that," she giggled. "Whose turn is it? I lost track."

(oops, wrong icon. lol)

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Yours I think."

[heartflames.livejournal.com]

Eleanor collected yet another ball, hoping red might be her lucky color. This time the ball managed to get one pin. In their own lane.

"I did it!" she squealed in delight.

[anarchist-queen.livejournal.com]

"Awesome! Let me try." Leda hefted the ball, and almost dropped it on her toe when it slipped from her hand prematurely. "Eep!"