>>18835570>[Sola looks down as she takes a big mouth full, and when she looks back up – the eyepatch... it wasn’t on the right eye. She’s sure of it. Even her surroundings have changed, slightly. She’s now near a window? A thought pops into Sola’s head: Spaghetti Town... is convoluted.]“Oh Kanako! You’re hilarious. Cassie Kade. She’s a... well, she’s a powerful woman and she knows it. I nearly had her at the Beach show. Sort of. But she’s just made different. I think if you had to create-a-wrestler from the ground up, you’d want it to be her. She’s like 5’10” but moves about as fast as me! She’s got power and speed and submission skills...”
“...oh, sorry, unless you mean, like ‘interested’ in. Then, uhh, I’m not sure you’re her type. From what I hear, she’s into, uhh, other people. And no offence, Kanako – you’re cute and all, but I’m not gonna wingman you to Cassie Kade.”
>[Kanako reacts... strangely to Sola’s joke.]“Hey, woah! There’s no need for that. I was just joking! I’m just saying, a lot of weird stuff goes on around here! There was a detective for a while who wore, like, no clothes. Actually, someone said they saw her recently but I thought she was dead too. Thing just... don’t always add up around here. So if people shoot at you, that’s not good, but I mean there are worse things that can happen. And hey, you’re doing a nice thing for your dad. Don’t let those scumbags get you down. Anyone who's lost someone; sometimes keeping their memory alive is all we can do.”
“Ah, but enough of this sappy stuff. Tell me about you! I feel like this is the first time we’ve really got a chance to talk since you arrived. You’re doing really well in your training; I saw the gauntlet. You beat the champ, and went to the limit with – um, sorry, I’ve forgotten her name. The devil girl from Jersey. How are you finding it all?”