Ah. So Biran was one of those guys. Well, at the very least he was pleasant enough for some so full of himself, so that was something. Still he couldn't help but feel that under that veneer of pleasantry he was judging Salem as an inferior. He couldn't quite put his finger on it, maybe he was overthinking things, but Salem did have quite the grasp on the concept of facades. After all, his own pleasant attitude was a cover up for an on-edge, neurotic and sleep deprived guy. “Well, good to know you can cover for at least one of us if you have to.” Salem said, forcing a smile.
Alpha was a strange one to say the least. If Salem didn't know any better he'd assume perhaps the man was a robot. Well, actually, he didn't know any better; who knows what's possible in a city with as many strange life forms as this? But he tried to assume Alpha was probably not his real name and lost a bet to behave like a robot for a day or something. He was remarkably good at his performance… As Harper introduced him to James, James tried to wave himself off as if to steer attention away from himself. Salem merely waves back, since he didn't seem interested in communicating. It didn't look like the guy wanted to be here at all. Granted, Salem never planned to go to the beach in the first place. Or play volleyball. It was hard for Salem to judge.
That's when his eyes caught something: it was that strange guy from the bus stop who tried to pick his pocket and stole the notebook from him. Granted, the notebook wasn't of any importance to Salem but the intention to steal from him in the first place was something he didn't quite take kindly to. “Hrm…” Salem grunted, narrowing his eyes at Orion, who clearly spotted him as he did so. He had half a mind of telling Harper and James about the pickpocket but the crime was so minor it wasn't worth spoiling the mood over. Besides, he had a good chance here to give Orion his comeuppance. Squeezing his hand into a fist, he readied for action.
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The first round didn't go at all in their favour. Red team slammed the ball down do quickly Rune could do nothing to react, as fast as she was. A valiant effort nonetheless. “Damn… These guys are pretty good…” Salem said through grit teeth to his team. He was starting to look pretty fired up, in stark contrast to his more polite and reserved character from earlier. “Let's hope that first point made them a tad too cocky.” He said, as he watched one of them fail to serve the ball over the net. He chalked it up to bad luck over bad skill; it was best never to underestimate one’s opponent. Another player took the server’s place and tossed the ball into the air and slammed it towards them with incredible speeds. However, Salem could see the trajectory he was hitting at, apparently having it head over to Salem. “I got this one!” Salem said, leaping into the air and palming at the ball with as much force downward over the net as he could.
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