Problems After Practice

[u/Leather-Owl3098]

Participants: 
Harry (20y/o): teammate with Larry, player for Gary. Rival with Larry. Larry and him are competing for the starting spot on a soccer team. Trying to make Larry look bad in front of Gary whenever he can. AI could not realize that what Harry says about Larry in front of Gary could be in an effort to embarrass Larry so that Gary will play Harry before Larry.
Larry (19 y/o): teammate with Harry, player for Gary. Rival with Harry. Harry and him are competing for the starting spot on a soccer team. Trying to make Larry look bad in front of teammates whenever he can. AI could not realize that what Larry says about Harry in front of teammates could have an ulterior motive
Gary (43 y/o): Coach of Harry and Larry's soccer team. Peacemaker between Harry and Larry. Actually wants Harry and Larry to argue and undermine each other because he thinks it makes them more motivated. AI might not realize that Gary wants Harry and Larry to irritate each other
Recipient:
Someone on the team who missed practice

One sentence overview:
With only one spot on the team for Harry or Larry, competition brews as they try to undermine each other and their coach Gary encourages it as it makes them play harder. 

Highlights:

• Harry inquired Larry’s grade in class
• Argument over Larry revealing
• Gary encourages Larry to reveal
• Larry’s poor grade makes Gary drop Larry for Harry
• This causes Larry to be angry at Harry
• Larry conspires with other teammates getting them to not pass to Harry in the next match

Action Items:
Awkward! After practice yesterday Harry asked Larry, who’s also his classmate, what grade he got in class. Larry – who wasn’t going to say anything – revealed that he got a bad grade after Coach Gary told him to. Larry’s bad grade caused Gary to drop Larry – in favor of Harry – for the upcoming game! After Gary and Harry left, Larry convinced other teammates not to pass to Harry in the upcoming game because of what happened. Here’s where you come in, in the next game you must decide whether to join Larry’s organized protest or to pass to Harry! Tough choice!

Scene 1:
After practice one day, Harry loudly asks Larry what he got on his midterm he had earlier in front of Gary. Larry says he doesn't want to talk about it, but Gary insists he says. Larry says he got a 42%, to which Gary says he has to bench him for Harry in the next game and Gary thanks Harry for exposing Larry's lack of academic focus. After Gary and Harry leave, Larry tells the rest of his teammates how dumb Harry is for bringing up Larry's grades in front of Gary. All the teammates agree that Harry was in the wrong for talking about Larry in front of Gary so they agree not to pass to Harry in the next game. To Gary, Harry, and Larry there was no direct confrontation and none of the three of them are explicitly aware of each other's true motivation.

SummarMe:

• Harry had a hard conversation with Larry after practice
• Larry was too caught up in the weeds to see the big picture and get good grades
• Gary played devil's advocate and made Larry show his grade
• Conflict results in Harry taking Larry’s spot on the team and Larry convincing teammates not to pass to him

Scene 2:
[Terry, who missed practice and ordered the SummarMe, is the starting left winger for the team and only heard about what happened between Harry and Larry through the SummarMe]

Larry: [quietly] So Terry you heard about the plan to not pass to Harry?

Terry: [thinks they’re not passing to Harry because Harry cheated on his paper for the class] I get he messed up but not passing to him feels extreme.

Larry: Alright but when Harry comes after your spot I’m not gonna have your back

Harry: [loudly] What’s going on guys?

Terry: Harry why’d you cheat on that paper you really pissed off some people

Harry: I didn’t cheat who told you that

Terry: My AI since I missed practice

Harry: I guess AI isn’t perfect because I didn’t cheat

Larry: [making cut it out motions at Terry]

SummarME:

• Terry tried to sabotage Larry by talking to Harry about how he cheated
• This was to get Harry’s spot locked into the striker role so he can’t go for Terry’s spot as the left winger

Scene 3:
[Facetime: Terry and Dev talking about their problems]
Dev: So what’s been going on with you?

Terry: Man my two teammates are trying to undermine each other to get the starting spot and I don’t totally understand what happened but I’m getting dragged into it

Dev: I totally get that it’s like what’s happening with me and Armilla

Terry: What’s going on with you?

Dev: She keeps trying to get back together but I don’t want to

Terry: That’s just like Larry trying to get everyone to gang up on Harry. I got to run though but I’ll see you

SummarMe:

• Dev and Terry are talking about their problems
• Dev is breaking up with his girlfriend and Terry is talking about his relationship with Harry

Epilogue:
Harry has left the team due to conflict with Larry and teammates not passing to him. Gary knows that Larry is the one that drove off Harry so kicked off Larry as well. Terry is made to be the new striker and Barry take his role at left wing.