bad rap

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bad rap

The things we become known for aren’t always what we’d like to be known for. Reputations are hard to run from. Sometimes they’re not even deserved. So here’s your chance to set the record straight. Clear up some misplaced assumptions, debunk any rumours about yourself and defy your stereotypes.

how to play:

Top level with something(s) your character is tired of people assuming about them, blaming them for, or pigeonholing them about, etc. Say it in person or over text.

Comment on any surprising, or not so surprising declarations.

Comments

[selfefface]

Ridiculous. Some of the rumours that get spread in this sport are just absurd.

[Granted, Shirabu pretty much imprinted on the second-most imposing person and single most imposing player in Miyagi prefecture volleyball, so his impression of what makes a guy intimidating might be skewed. But come on, Azumane's clearly more of an Aone type than anything.]

[azuhi]

[Asahi nods with a small frown.]

It can be frustrating to hear other teams talk about me like it's cheating that I play. I'm sure people say things like that about Ushijima, too?

[Though not for the same reasons; everyone knows Ushijima's real age and birthday, with the articles that have been written about him. Anyone who objects probably does so because he's on the Under-19 National team.]

[selfefface]

I've heard incredible accusations made against Ushijima-san, none of which I'll dignify by repeating them. Not even to someone who understands the harm they can do first-hand.

[Shirabu's not accustomed to softening his pronouncements with a statement like that second one, but the fact that Asahi seems to feel some empathy for Ushijima makes Shirabu warm to him right off the bat.]

Your physical maturity and stature are a gift, and people can be deeply unpleasant about gifts that go to anyone other than them.

[... and if Asahi also happens to be Shirabu's exact physical type, weeeeell... he's honestly not flirting, but he can't help the complimentary air in his words.]

[azuhi]

[Shirabu is so... opinionated. Asahi isn't really surprised, not since Shirabu is a setter at the most powerful volleyball school in all of Miyagi. You need to have a strong personality to control powerful players; that much he's gleaned from training with much stronger teams.

What catches him off guard, then, is Shirabu complimenting him. A gift, he says. Is he... jealous, the way Hinata gets? Or...?]

A-Ah, well... I'm sure those people also have gifts that I don't have. [Like mental fortitude.] So there's nothing to be jealous of.