[CENTER][COLOR=Yellowgreen][B]"Alex”[/B][/COLOR][h1][color=Yellowgreen][b]Alexander Grey[/b][/color][/h1]
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[color=yellowgreen]♦[/color] [b]Time[/b]:  Chapter 3 - Day 2 - Evening
[color=yellowgreen]♦[/color] [b]Location[/b]: Left field at the ball park
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[url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/4956236]Link[/url] to Alexander’s character bio.[/center]

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Alexander had a busy weekend. On top of the school assignments that were due, he got a call from the mayor frantic to have his boat repaired. It was a 65' Cris-craft flying bridge with Twin Detroit Diesels [img] https://cdn.jamesedition.com/media/W1siZiIsImxpc3RpbmdfaW1hZ2VzLzIwMTkvMDYvMDYvMDkvMjMvMTEvYTgwMzk4MDMtZGI1OC00OGUzLWE0MjktZmM3MGE4ZjQ2ZGU0LzQ4NDI1MzZfMjAxNDEwMjIwNzE0NDQ4NzhfMV9YTEFSR0UuanBnIl0sWyJwIiwidGh1bWIiLCIxMDQweDYyMCMiXSxbInAiLCJlbmNvZGUiLCJqcGciLG51bGxdXQ/chris-craft-flybridge-motor-yacht.jpg?sha=32b54420938be6c0[/img] and enough polished wood and brass (brightworks) to blind you at sunrise or sunset. Three of the Carvel Planking had been broken by the steel of the submarine. 

Like many of the boats of that day, the wood had to be ordered, then steamed and bent, fitted, caulked, cured, and finally painted. The wood of the hull was a hard wood. There was a specialty mill in California that would cut the boards to the right width. He ordered four boards about twice the length the needed and a 1/32” thicker and wider than the original wood. A little sanding would make it fit perfectly into place. Wood swells when it is wet and if he fit the pieces when they were still hot from the steam, they would go in tight then swell to the right size. Alexander had used a rotary saw to cut the center of the boards and a prying bar to get them out. Now he waited. After a day of working on both of boats that were in the dock, he was ready to go have some fun. 

Opening day at the ball park sounded great! Half price food sounded better. Putting on last years team shirt with number 42, the MVP for the club. He headed out to get a good seat out in left field. He was heading there early enough to watch both teams take batting practice and would try to get signatures. A out fielders glove, pencil, sun screen, a hat, kite string around the pencil, a little roll of electrical tape, a couple good sharpies, and a plastic up from the concession stand. He could troll players out warming up in the outfield. Being semi-pro, these guys were more likely to sign, grateful to have fans that hoped they made it to the big time. 

He got a seat down near the fence ready to catch any balls from batting practice that came his way.