DV Day 10 - It's Friday

It's Friday.

Tiff wakes up you and your team. You start with a quick warm up, then you get a light breakfast, then a final team huddle in the locker rooms before you put on your game uniforms.

Tiff recaps yesterday's planning meetings briefly. The main concern with Team Green is the small group of military girls that all know each other. Their soccer technique isn't perfect, but they have excellent synergy and are extremely tough.

There's a sense of relief because the waiting is over. Now you just have to play.

You put your uniforms on and head out onto the field, where there are tons of cameras, and the bleachers are full. These are all FUTA employees and their guests... live viewership is limited while FUTA is still in this early stage.

At least half an hour of group photos, individual photos, and pre-game interviews go by before you're finally walking out there onto the field.

It's another beautiful, sunny day... but hot.

The game starts out full throttle and rough. Green Team is aggressive and focused. There's precision in everything they do... they have their playbook memorized, and they stick to it religiously.

The military girls aren't afraid to get rough, and it's making for a good show. Even the small live audience is pretty loud.

You see Michelle watching. Tiff might be your coach now, but Michelle will always be your real coach. You don't want to lose in front of her.

But... you're tired, not sharp, and... it's bad. You've never gotten an ass kicking this bad. You end up losing the game by three. It's a disaster. It's... not a good moment for you.

You played OK on the field, but your shot calling was poor. You felt like you didn't really understand Green Team or their strategy.

You find yourself being rushed off the field with your team as Shep jogs over to Moxxi and Lulu for a victory interview. You and the team quickly shower, then get put on a bus to go to wherever losers go.

Nobody is saying anything to you, and that hurts worse than if they just called you a shitty captain.

You and the other girls sit on the bus as it leaves the Soccer Camp area, going onto a gravel road that you never noticed before. Two other busses are coming as well... one for each losing team.

You drive through the forest, but Lara notices something and looks out the window. You turn to look too. There's a sign up ahead. It's yellow, but it has words on it in big, friendly letters:

WELCOME TO

CAMP CRYSTAL LAKE

EST. 1935

"Another camp," Lara says.

"What?" You don't understand.

But in a minute the bus pulls up, and you see it all: it's a summer camp. The Soccer Camp is modern and pretty nice, even just the cabins and showers, but this place... it's a wreck. It looks like something from the early eighties.

But it's on the lake, which is pretty. There's a sand volleyball court, and a basketball court... no sign of soccer. Some cabins that are a lot like the ones at the Soccer Camp, just shittier.

The busses stop.

You all get off, finding four young women waiting for you wearing the shorts and t-shirts of camp counselors. They each have their name written on their t-shirts. Meg, Claudette, Nea, and Kate.

Meg is sporty and looks like a runner. Claudette is Black, very cute, and wears nerdy glasses. Nea looks grumpy and has a beanie on, but she'd probably be pretty if she smiled. Kate is obviously the hot one, with long, red hair and the look of a popular cheerleader.

Kate steps forward as all the losers gather around.

"Welcome," she says. "So you'll all be here until Monday morning. No drills or anything. No cameras. You're free to just relax. I guess the punishment part is that it's... you know." She turns and gestures at the camp. Yeah. The punishment is that it's not the Lodge.

And you had to give up your phone when you got on the bus. No phones, no air conditioning... probably no TVs. So there will be no creature comforts, but it might be very relaxing actually with no cameras and no social media pressure or anything.

You go into the cabin assigned to your team, finding it dusty, creaky, and kind of horrible... the beds squeak, and there's no privacy in the shower, which is supposed to be for six people but is just tiny.

You've been selfishly getting your rocks off in video games all week, so now it's time to do the right thing. Before everyone can run down to the lake, you address them and take responsibility. Some of them want to be pissed at you, but Elena steps in to remind them that it's more constructive to work on fixing things than to blame. Elena is pretty awesome. If not for her, you would have lost by ten today.

The team reluctantly gathers around, and you and Lara and Elena figure out a plan to get some practice in over the weekend, and you make a promise that you won't disappear on them again.

Everyone seems satisfied with that. Tonight, you will all rest. Tomorrow, you start practice, even without Tiff around. All the winning girls are at the Lodge, but the losers are here at Crystal Lake. They want to win as well... so you will probably be able to get some practice games up and going. This could be valuable training that will give you an edge next week. Living large at the Lodge might actually be a... disadvantage for the winners.

But for now... relax. Now that you have cleared the air, it's easier to get distracted by your teammates again. Girls in swimsuits isn't much of a consolation prize, but it's better than nothing. You watch Sam walk by in her little, yellow two piece with a skirt. And Viti's hiding her bulge with a colorful wrap, her boobs swaying in her top as she bends to tie it.