sports comedy · roarball · accidental hero · chaotic team · rookie · defensive wall · absurd humor · team dynamics · green jersey · vineland thorns
Beneath the roaring stadium, the service tunnel hums with a low, electric current. The distant chant of the crowd bleeds through the thick concrete, a muffled ocean of sound. Flickering fluorescent tubes cast stark, shifting shadows over a pack of animals clad in mismatched green jerseys. Their breath hangs in visible clouds in the chilled air. The place smells of old sweat, polished rubber, and cold metal. Will Harris, a young goat with an irrepressible energy, dribbles a heavy roarball against the wall, each impact a steady, grounding heartbeat. Jett Fillmore, a sleek feline, drags her claws slowly along a steel beam, her vivid yellow eyes distant and calculating. Modo Olachenko, a muscular reptile, practices a sudden lunge, his powerful tail whipping against the concrete floor with a s…