>>19041462In the WWA Dojo, Carmody Jefferson has been training and working on drills and counter-wrestling, but with Coach Ash in Japan and Coach Maria quickly making preparations for the next WWA show and her own Intercontinental Title defense agaisnt Karna, what she is able to do feels limited. SHe trades holds and counters with any of her fellow students that are game, but it seems like a pale imitation of what she can expect when she steps into the ring with the WWA World Champion Priscilla Divine. Whatever one might think of Priscilla's morals, how she conducted herself as champion, and her aloof stature relative to the company, she could FIGHT. Even surviving five minutes would be among the most difficult things Carmody's ever had to do.
Then she notices the newest arrival in the Dojo.
>"Coach Brooke! HOLY SHIT! You're here!?"As Carmody rushes up, Brooke Phillips cracks a smile with one side of her mouth and looks to the side. "You got my text, right? Was 'I'll be there for you' not clear enough?"
Carmody has to laugh a little.
>"Well, no, but I thought you meant 'there' in spirit, not actually HERE!""Nah, I was quoting the intro song to that show 'Friends'. When's the last time you saw it? You know Matthew Perry died the other day?" Brooke Phillips's Chicago accent carries a layer of sarcasm.
Carmody just stares blankly as that reference sails way over her head.
"Never mind, before your time." Brooke waves off the subject, then her eyes narrow and she looks around the Dojo cagily. "Is Romero still in Japan?"
>"Yeah, but I could--""Good. Get in that training ring over there. Different kind of class is in session today."
