Echizen furrows his eyebrows with a slight scowl. He didn't remember giving out his name.
Setting that aside, something about this set-up is off. The vice-captain hadn't been unclear about their schedules. It hadn't included this. They're after something. Well, whatever. He's not going to complain about a chance to play a real match.
"Okay," he says, and approaches the net with the racket, holding it vertical against the ground. "Which?"
"You serving first is fine," the upperclassman says in answer. It rubs him a little wrong. He's not being looked at as an equal, is he? Well, so much the better in that case. That'll make it all the more satisfying to prove his answer a mistake.
Without protesting, he places himself at the service line. His senpai is already in position to receive.
"Are we self-judging?"
"Yeah. You good with that?"
"...I don't care." Looking to the ball, he starts a series of warm up bounces against the ground with his left hand. Marui hasn't removed his weights. He needs a strong opening move to get the guy's attention that he won't let this be such an easy match. It's also a good idea not to lay all his cards out on the table yet either. Twist serve lets him do both.
Tossing the ball, he jumps as he swings and serves the ball straight to Marui's face. The redhead is agile enough to get his head out of the way, but too startled to return it. Good.
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Setting that aside, something about this set-up is off. The vice-captain hadn't been unclear about their schedules. It hadn't included this. They're after something. Well, whatever. He's not going to complain about a chance to play a real match.
"Okay," he says, and approaches the net with the racket, holding it vertical against the ground. "Which?"
"You serving first is fine," the upperclassman says in answer. It rubs him a little wrong. He's not being looked at as an equal, is he? Well, so much the better in that case. That'll make it all the more satisfying to prove his answer a mistake.
Without protesting, he places himself at the service line. His senpai is already in position to receive.
"Are we self-judging?"
"Yeah. You good with that?"
"...I don't care." Looking to the ball, he starts a series of warm up bounces against the ground with his left hand. Marui hasn't removed his weights. He needs a strong opening move to get the guy's attention that he won't let this be such an easy match. It's also a good idea not to lay all his cards out on the table yet either. Twist serve lets him do both.
Tossing the ball, he jumps as he swings and serves the ball straight to Marui's face. The redhead is agile enough to get his head out of the way, but too startled to return it. Good.
"15-Love."
He pulls another ball.