To Bludger or to be Bludgered? pv group

Not again. Rafal hit the other team's seeker, knocking her off track. But, he was caught. Again. And sent on a penalty lap. Again. We practically only had two chasers, he was doing laps so much. And, even then, I "wasn't allowed" to touch the quaffle. But, the two seekers were joinging in with the chasers, while I was just flying around. But, our Keeper was good. She managed to distract Harlan, and he literally passed the ball straight to her. And then, he missed his next two goals.
Cheers and boos filled the air, but none of them were direct towards me, thankfully, so I ignored them, after feeling midly sorry for the people who were being booed. It obviously had some effect on people. Maybe it was something to do with peer pressure. I would say that I would research it, except from the fact that it sounded like an extremely boring way to spend an evening.
Prat tried to hit Laasya again, but it didn't work. She managed to intercept it, and sent it towards Damien. He didn't dodge, and got hit by it. I grimaced. It looked like it hurt.
I hoped that we would be able to knock out the other team. Or, if that couldn't happen, that I could at least hold the quaffle once. It was boring.

credit to Julia Evans

Zephyr didn’t argue when the penalty lap was called. After that swing there was not much to argue about in the first place. The foul was obvious that even he knew they deserved it. At Max’s comment, he nodded in agreement, "Yep, better get it over and done with." The broom dipped as he adjusted their balance before guiding them into the penalty lap. Every little movement from either of them would shift their center of gravity so he had to constantly compensate for it. It’s as if he’s trying to keep a table balanced on uneven legs while moving at full speed through the air.

Their pace frustrated him as he liked speed, turns, reckless dives but right now he couldn’t afford any of that. He didn’t want them both go falling of his broom so he kept things controlled, and maintained a steady fly, no matter how painfully slow they were going compared to the others.

From the corner of his eye, he watched Rafal go back to cheating the second he returned to the match. His expression darkened when he saw Poppy get forced off course. "Seriously?" He growled in irritation. At least the referee caught it. Watching Rafal get sent on another penalty lap was satisfying in a petty sort of way. Harlan was still fighting for every point against Damien and despite the pressure, they were maintaining the lead. He looked surprised seeing Poppy join the scramble for the quaffle. She didn’t manage to secure it, but she held her own which was unexpected from a Seeker. "Not bad, Poppy!!!"

That grin of his was replaced with a frown as Prat sent another bludger at Laasya. He saw the trajectory and expected the worst, only for Laasya to completely turn it around. The bludger slammed straight into Damien instead. "That’s friggin’ brilliant!" Max’s yell earned a laugh from him despite everything. His excitement was contagious at that point so he grinned when he asked him if he’s ready. "You kidding? After all this? We better."

Stat: Sta: 5 {6}, Eva: 5 {6}, Str: 7, Wis: 5, Arc: 8, Acc: 5 {7}
Broom: Comet 180 - +2 acc, +1 eva, +1 sta
Special Ability: Calming Presence - Allies gain a 10% chance to auto-hit on all actions needing an accuracy vs evasion roll. This does not stack.
Action: As strategized

☆Made by Julia Evans☆

The girl didn't realise how annoyed she was with the Rafel guy, the guy did nothing but cheat every time, and he wasn't even good at it, he got caught each time, like what is he even doing at this point? Trying to make their lives harder? Poor Poppy was the target, Haru sincerely hoped she's alright.

----And obviously there's Prat, literally a one man army, you don't want to be on his bad side at all. Harumi was scared when she saw him use his bat to hit the bludger, who is gonna fall this time?! Before Harumi's fears could come true, their sweet awesome Lassya managed to intercept him and redirect the bludger to Damien from the other team instead, lots of kudos to her, Harumi needs to tell her how awesome she is.

----After all what happened, Harumi couldn't tell if this game was going well for them or not, she just kept watching without comments, hoping to observe as much as possible, mainly to gain experience, maybe one day she'll be part of her house's team.

----The thought made the hufflepuff start daydreaming about scoring for her team or catching the snitch, totally ignoring the still ongoing match, it looked like she couldn't care less at this point, she was totally zoned out.

Action: As strategized.

mentions| @thunderbolts ooc notes| 246 date| 19/03/26

219 |word count val/regent (they/she) |aliases ♛ [black and white quidditch kit] |outfit

As Elena decided to play Chaser for a few fleeting moments, a grin graced Valour's features. The pair had grown closer over the blossoming weeks of Spring, thought it was refreshing to see this tenacious side of her. She yelled the Ravenclaw boy's name, tossing him the Quaffle to assist him in another goal. Victory was not quite out of reach yet. The Thunderbolts were closing the distance between their rivals, slowly but surely. Biting the inside of her cheeks, grey eyes scoured the field for a flicker of gold - any kind of signal that the end may be in sight soon. Valour winced as the glare of the sun struck her, her eyes slightly more sensitive than most. She shielded them with her forearm, languidly fanning herself with her other hand.

The Bludgers were ricocheting all over the place, it was nigh impossible to keep up. She selfishly prayed one struck the Keeper Contraire so that Valour might have her chance on the pitch. That other first-year Beater for Phoenixes was truly starting to piss her off. Laasya had intercepted Prat's attempted shot and redirected straight towards that nitwit Damien. A signature scowl replaced the rare smile the Seer had dared to let slip. They had celebrated a moment too soon, as the Ravenclaw took a hit to the gut. From this distance, all Valour could do was yell out a string of profanities at the girl, hoping she might be distracted for a split-second.

actions| as strategised broom| nimbus 1500 as keeper, negates opponent's goal-scoring advantage

n/a |note intuition - 10% auto-hit and auto-evade abilities |magical race

The twisting feeling in Ari's gut continued to come and go as the match progressed. He badly wished there was something more he could do to help the team get back in the lead, but for now, he offered encouragement to Prat as the opponents attempted to tamper with his focus and sour his spirits. He knew his voice was recognizable to be heard above the shameful boos, and he used that to his advantage as he shouted affirmations into the air.

It was growing increasingly difficult to stay still, nerves eager and on fire. Ari found himself fidgeting with his lip ring as he locked his attention back on Elena as she veered away from her attempts at finding the snitch. Both seekers went for the quaffle next, a surprising move that ended with Elena being the victor. It put a smile on Ari's face. Perhaps if they ever had a match like this again, she could be a chaser. She certainly had the potential.

Damien, despite the obviously painful blow he was dealt, was able to secure the ball as Elena passed it to him and scored a goal. He would need to keep an eye on him going forward. Hopefully he wouldn't be the next team member to go down.

ACTION: As strategized

ABILITIES:
Perfectionist | Charmer | Unfettered Flight | Spell Spread
STATS:
Sta: 11 14 | Eva: 11 14 | Str: 7 10 | Wis: 12 15 | Arc: 9 12 | Acc: 12 15
BROOM:
Silver Arrow
+3 to all stats