>>18823237As she's holding a kneeling pose with one leg out straight, Carmody looks up from her drills with a smile through the effort and obvious discomfort she's in.
>"Thanks, coach. I'm holding up all right for now. But I'll try to stay aware." >>18822480>>18823526Later, after a long drink of water, Carmody checks her phone. She doesn't have time to watch the whole promo at first, but the comments on Tweetstagram indicate that Holly Hope-Again has accepted her promo. She nods and takes a deep breath, then huddles up among Kanako, Sola, and Paule as they're gathered around for water.
>"Hey, guys. I put out a challenge for a match with Holly Hope-Again, after she was talking shit at Oni's party, and I just saw that she accepted. So I got a match on the next show, and it's a whopper. Sola, looks like you've got a big one lined up too, with Coach Ash and Coach Maria. And Paule* and Kanako, I'm hoping you'll get something big too, just like us. The point is, we're taking on some of the best, and this is how we make it. This morning sucks, for all of us--"In mid-speech Carmody gives Kanako a playful nudge on the shoulder and laughs.
>"--except you, Kanako, I KNOW, you're fine. Imagine going to a party and not drinking. What's with you?"After a lingering smirk at Kanako, Carmody gets serious again.
>"But for ALL of us, days like this where we gut it out and keep going are gonna make a difference. Hang in there with me. We're gonna get through this."Carmody goes in for a quick group hug with the other three, then steps back and focuses as she summons her own will. One might get the impression that this little ritual was done to psych herself up to keep going as much as to encourage her friends. Reinvigorated, she returns to her place to continue the drills.
(OOC: Carmody doesn't know yet that Paule will have the match with Blue Hands because this happens before the show with Dia Mond.)
