I don't usually miss practice. 

I NEVER miss practice.

The allure of these jobs has gotten me interested though.

Maybe I can replace these contracts as a special training regiment?

The fact that 2 animals? humans? people? are here with me right now doing this is giving me second thoughts.

I think the creature that I'll be rolling with just talked.

Turns out it's just a "normal" person with a LOT of 'modifications'! Weird!

I should have payed more attention in biology class, I really didn't expect to be dealing with all this stuff man.

(post events)

What the hell.

I'm never going into the country again man, I'm a city fella I'm not meant to be running in the muck. 

I gotta get my uniform washed and dry cleaned and everything, this sucks big time. 

Emily was a very kind person, I'll have to read up on those transhumanist bunch, Maybe some body-mods could make me better at baseball? Are they even legal?

I wonder what happened to that dog, It just vanished after Emily saved me.

I should keep my phone handier, I don't want to go into another job with little research on what I'm doing, Maybe I should try doing a crude backround check?

I hope I'll be able to make it to practice tomorrow, I can't miss too many or they'll start to catch on. 

I should start brining more baseballs to these jobs, It'll be good to get my arm warmed up and ready to go.

I feel more connected to my Bat now, I wonder if this is what the team was talking about. 

Finally home, I missed my bed.

I'll dry clean my junk in the morning.

(Morning)

I guess I'll make some eggs

Nothing like some nice protein to start the day! 

Time to go get cleaned up baby!

Spends the next 2 hours cleaning all of their equiptment and dry cleaning their uniform

Alright let's get prepped for practice!

Spends the next 2 hours getting prepped for practice (1pm)

Alright let's get to my car since I'm all ready, I may have lost a ball or two but I don't think the team will be toooooo worried. 

(Post practice)

They were real worried. 

Worried is an understatement, They were angry.

How could I miss practice? I was so stupid for thinking anything mattered more than practice. 

They bombarded me with questions on where I was and what could be more important than the team. 

I chopped it down to I wasn't feeling well and wanted to practice on my own.

I think I rubbed a few of them the wrong way but they accepted that answer once they saw my new swing.

Something about that job made me a lot more confident with my bat, I feel like I could really get some growth out of this 'contract' stuff. 

My new swing really impressed my coach, He's never been so focused on me.

Coach says I should start showing up for the team more, He's really impressed by this new growth and expects me to be a role model for them.

I'm really happy Coach believes in me now. I can't stop doing these contracts. 

The warm glow I felt, it was amazing. It almost made this whole contract worth it. 

Jason gave me a pep talk, I was feeling very badly after the contract. Jason can be very very mean and cruel sometimes but I think he showed a new more vulnerable side of himself today. We shared a heart to heart and both came out as better people. 

Oliver was very impressive. He really showed up today and I thank him for being such a wonderfully ally and teammate. There were moment where I was a little uneasy to have these two people as my team but they really showed up when it matters, what more could I want? 

They saw Darlin', I usually don't just show anyone but the situation was dire. Darlin' doesn't seem to mind but I do. It's so difficult to enter such a vulnerable state with people you barely know but I had to do it for the sake of the team and for the sake of survival. I'm glad they didn't flip out but one of them looked a little uncomfortable.... I did ask him to turn around first....

I think from now on I'll trust my team more blindly, I know it's risky but I just have too at this point. I shouldn't distrust people who are here to do the same thing I want to do, win.

If a team of people are there for me when I need to win then that's ill I need to trust them whole heartedly. 

I ran and kept running. 
I didn't look back.
I was able to get away from most the bad part of town, I was in san Francisco so I knew people here but I had to be careful.

I stayed at an apartment to wait out the news, I can't believe they caught Ky...
It seems like there's going to be an interview for him, so I should really watch it.

I'm not too sure what to do, I want to go back home but I also don't wanna get seen by that gang.
I'm really upset oliver is gone. 
I think I'll just sleep it off.

I think I'm going to go see someone about what happened last night.
Some therapy could help, I've never had to deal with someone close to me dying, I should get someone to talk too.
I feel that Darlin' is upset, They must have liked Oliver as well...
I told the therapist about what happened, how they died and how it affected me.
I felt a little better afterwards but I still want to remember him.
He saved my life, I owed him mine.....but I just ran.
I should have helped him. 
If only that weird kid didn't get them riled up...

I don't think I'll ever meet someone as valiant as him, he saw injustice and just started swinging...
Everyone i'm close to is dying or disappearing or retiring, I wish I just had someone that wouldn't leave.

I know I have you Darlin'
Thank you for never leaving my side Darlin'
We'll make it, I know we will.  

Seems a lot of people knew Rhea.
They all seemed very nice, I hope I get to see them again at the funeral.
I know the funeral is going to be beautiful, The Doctor deserves someone wonderful for how much they've helped the community.

They helped me bond with Darlin', They fixed me after I was horribly injured... I can't never repay them for all they've done for me.
I can't believe I left them. 
I'll just have to make sure their funeral is amazing, It's the least I can do for her.

I can't believe people would badmouth her on the media so easily, they just sat there and told complete lies!
I won't stand for this....
I wouldn't usually go insane about hurting people but this is just unforgivable.

Maybe I could get some people to help out...The more insane contractors...surely they'll be more open to cracking a few skulls in the name of such a wonderful person.
Anyways, If anyone dares to crash the funeral they're going to have another thing coming at them. 
Maybe they're expecting just a small family of rando's or something, I don't know how close the Doctor was to her family but anyone who dares ruin her funeral is going to have a group of experienced contractors staring them down.
I wonder if there are any contractors that just stare you down and you pop...

Darlin' seems hopeful for the funeral at least, I'm glad they're coming around.
It's been a rough couple of months so they really deserve a break soon, They deserve one.
Maybe a nice game of baseball to pass the time. 

We dusted ourselves off and went back to return the ship.
I parted with a sizable hunk of cash and got Daisy's number, Maybe I could pick up skiing some time!
I went back to an apartment I'm renting and decompressed a bit.

I really like my new spot, It's better than my old apartment but I really want to find a nice spot to finally call a solid home. 
That experience man seemed to be really baller...I should have asked him some methods on how to make cash.
Anyways! 
I think I'll just work out and really start to focus on my body, I think I'll help me out to get back into the sports aspect of my life, I've taken a lot of my time to contracts and forging friendships with others but it's really affecting my mental.
Thank god this apartment has a gym nearby or me and Darlin' would be going insane.

It's nice to finally get away from it all.
I caught up on a few movies and spent some quality time with myself.
I watched the news a bit to catch up on what's been going on with the world. 
I texted Ky a bit, Machida hasn't been responding to my texts.
A lot of the people I wanted for my team aren't around anymore...
I think I'll build a field with my own two hands.
It'll be a bit hard to find such a sizable amount though....maybe 4-6 acres? Baseball fields are usually pretty big....
I'll find people truly devoted to the sport.
After all, Once you build a field for baseball players, They will come.
They always do.