Shawn tried to thread a pretty tricky needle acting-wise; trying to seem weirded out and freaked when he (kinda sorta) understood what was going on, but at the same time seem reassuring enough that Bobby wouldn't lose it. "I'm gonna try to talk to it, okay? Stay here and be ready to run." He slowly walked forward towards Feddler, arms spread in a sign of 'I come in peace'.

"Yes." Feddler said, acknowledging Shawn's presence as Shawn came closer.

"There are worlds between our own.  The splits in our world accentuate, encourage, and feed the dividing walls between where you live and the eternal damnation that awaits you. I am a reminder of that. I am a reminder of your torment and your pain." Feddler said in a deep bellow. The affect of spreading fear was slightly offset by his thin, frail body. The leathery-paper like wings that were flapping also didn't add to the sense of fear his words projected.

"No you may have the ball." Feddler said. And with that, he pressed his talons into the side of the ball, puncturing the air. There was a pop, as air exited the ball in an elongated whine. An in the next instant, Feddler was gone, disappearing into a cloud of smoke.

"Oh no!" Shawn took a half step towards the now entirely deflated ball.

"What just happened?" Bobby asked, coughing slightly through the back smoke-vapor that Feddler left behind. The smell of ash creeping up Shawn's nose, he saw the ball. It was deflated.

"Oh no." Bobby said, seeming to forget all about the impish-devil he saw just moments ago and focusing on the greater threat of peer disapproval. "What are we gonna do? They're really gonna not like us now." Bobby fretted, eyes darting back and forth, looking for a way out of the social fix they found themselves in.

Shawn looked around the bird sanctuary for anything pointy they could blame. Or maybe even another ball! There's no way they were the only kids who'd lost a ball in here, right?

There were all sorts of sticks that could be blamed for puncturing the ball. There was even a piece of glass. But there was also another ball...

It was yellow and discolored. A far cry from the blue one that Feddler had popped.

"There!" Bobby said, seeing it also. It was in a pile of black muck. Mud really. All dirty and faded from having sat there since God knew when.

Shawn grabbed the ball, and looked for any water that could be used to clean it off. It wouldn't be the same, even a little, but it'd have to do.

Bobby and Shawn could both hear the impatient jibes that Eddy and the other boys were giving from beyond the fence. Shouts of 'what's taking so long' and 'come on, hurry up!' could be heard among others.

"There. That looks good." Bobby said, helping Shawn add water that could clean it up. Enough to make it clean, but not too clean so Eddy could tell the difference.

OOC: Shawn Rolls Intelligence + Subterfuge

OOC: 22:47, Today: Shawn Cramer rolled 4 successes using 7d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling on 9 or more with rolls of 9(+3),10(+7),7,8,3,10(+6),6.  Intelligence + Subterfuge + WP.

The boys hopped the fence and presented the fake ball to Eddy.

"Alright!" he said, not letting the dirt get to him at all. He accepted the ball, gave it a quick inspection and then through it towards another kid. "You got it! Great!"

Shawn gave Bobby a quick reassuring smile before they got ready to play again. Hopefully this time a little better.

The buys began to play again. Throwing the ball back and forth and for the most part, things went well. It was a rock start to be sure, with Bobby having fobbled the ball. But, as kids are often to forget certain things, Shawn was able to make a first impression over again. The focus moved from just trying to get a game of catch off the ground, to a social interaction---and possible acceptance---of Shawn and Bobby into the game.

But, as Shawn quickly fount out, it wasn't just the idea of fooling around that these kids valued. It was the physical nature of Eddy that drove the group forward. Rough-housing, playfulness, and the value of sport and athletics. As Shawn participated more in the game, he found that this clique was one that probably spent a great deal outside playing these kinds of games. This stood in stark contrast to the kids that he had heard Mrs. Hawkins complain about to the hall monitors, namely those that spent all time inside playing Nintendo, Atari and Commodore 64.

"Man, when I grow up, I wanna be a baseball player." Eddy said. "Maybe play for the Dodgers. Do you want to do that?" Eddy asked Shawn.

OOC: Shawn Rolls Presence + Dexterity to determine what the group thinks of him. Presence for the social aspect. Dexterity to determine how he holds up to the values of the group. This roll is not related to Eddy's question.

"That sounds like it'd be awesome. But I'm not really good at baseball." Shawn's tone implied that while baseball was awesome, actually being a baseball player was an honour reserved for cool, coordinated people like Eddy.

OOC: 10:18, Today: Shawn Cramer rolled 2 successes using 5d10 with the World of Darkness nWoD system with a target of 8, rerolling 10s ((4,8,3,6,8)).

It seemed that the kids were impressed with Shawn and Bobby, and at least for now, assumed they were up to snuff both physically and mentally to play with.

"Hey I know you!" Erica said, Shawn having noticed her for the first time among one of many kids in the group. "He's the actor kid. Aren't you?"

Shawn kicked the ground and looked a little embarrassed. "Yeah, that's me." He tried to imply with his voice that he knew it was a cool thing, but not super cool like being a baseball player.

The kids murmured. Calls of 'oooh' and 'ahhh' could be heard from some of the kids behind Eddy.

"Whoa! What kinds of movies?" Eddy asked

"Are you, like, in a movie now?"

"I've been in a bunch of different stuff, but nothing major. There's a lot of small parts and stuff." Shawn continued modestly, trying not to sound too self-centred or spoiled. "I haven't started filming yet, but I'm supposed to be in another one soon. I'm not supposed to talk about it, though. They made my Mom sign this contract that said I'd get in trouble if I mentioned any details."
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"a bunch of different stuff." Erica murmured in complete amazement. "A bunch of stuff guys! You hear that? He's been in more than one kids movie!" she said.

The other kids came closer. Shawn felt he was suddenly being surrounded. Not in a threatening way, but in the way that kids might do when the find they're favorite costumed character at theme park.

"oh come...on!" Eddy said. "You gotta tell us what you're gonna be in. You got to!"

Shawn didn't want to disappoint them, but he also didn't want to get in trouble before filming even started. He decided to throw them a bone and hoped it would be enough. "I'm really not supposed to. But I was 'The Adventures of Kip and Shep' as the younger brother. And I was in 'The Beast From Beyond', too." Shawn wondered if any of them would have seen The Beast From Beyond; that had been one of his earlier works, what Mr. Sellick had called a "B-Movie" and Mom and Dad had refused to let him watch it until he was older. Much older. He'd never seen the full script, but from the costumes and prosthesis he'd seen on set, he kinda understood why.

"Oh my god. Kid and Shep!" Erica swooned. "I loved that movie. I had to ask my Mom to take me to the movies. I spent all of my allowance to go. Dad says that I have to do that if I want to go to the movies, spend my own money." She turned back to the topic of her reverence. "But wow! You really were in that movie? I don't recognize you though."

She framed Shawn's face making a right angle with each hand, thumb and index finger. She closed one eye, stuck her tongue out as if concentrating. "Oh yeah! I see it now! Wow! you really are a movie star. What is it like being on a movie? One time I heard my Dad say that movie stars get free food when they are on....wherever they make it. The movies. Is it true. Do you get free food, like ice cream?"

"Well, got free food, but it was mostly sandwiches and stuff like that; they don't want you to spill stuff on your costumes and stuff. Though sometimes, if it was someone's birthday or the last day of shooting someone would bring a cake." Shawn had heard that there were fancier foods at craft services on the bigger sets, but he hadn't experienced them himself yet.

Continued murmuring from the rest of the kids around Shawn. Kids started to talk about ice cream and free burgers. McDonald's and Wendy's. In the distance, Shawn could see others walking towards the group. Usually when kids crowded around, it was because there was probably a fight happening. At least at recess during the school year. Now, they came out of interest. Interested to see what was happening and what everyone else was doing in such a boisterous circle.

There was a buzz in the air, before Eddy's voice cut through the other kids' chirping.

"I've heard of Beast From Beyond." Eddy said confidently, though Shawn noted that he didn't say whether or not he had seen the movie or not.

"That's kind of cool that you do movies like that. I mean, are you gonna like, be a star or something?" I didn't come out sarcastic, just like Eddy wanted to know if that was Shawn's plan. There was a simpleness to Eddy's voice and tone, like it really didn't matter one way or another but it would be good to know.

"I dunno..." Shawn shrugged and scratched his head as if in thought. Fortunately, this was a question he'd been asked a lot, and he knew there was an answer for Mom and an answer for everyone else. "I like acting, so I'll try to keep doing it. It's up to the directors and producers and stuff whether it's big roles and stuff."