>>19611454>>19608806Just about that time, Andi notices Paule had left while she was paying attention to Maaike: returning, seeming a little pensive and worried. Paule was the one who encouraged her to do this training drill stuff and a eager participant, so seeing her thrown off like this gives Andi a clue that something must be wrong. She approaches Paule.
>"Hey, man, something got you worried? This was a great idea you had about doing these drills, and I feel like things're going good. So if anything's got you bothered and I can help, lemme know, okay?">"If you wanna run through some more practice or something, I'm here for you. Or Maaike's working on some of her shit over there and maybe you can work with her. Or both of us! Really keep you on your toes."Andi lowers her voice and talks to Paule correctly.
>"You kicked a bunch of ass in your last match when you beat Little Beaver, and you can do kick ass again in the next one. I've seen where some people talk about you like you don't know the right way to do things, or you like to train too much, or whatever people say on the Internet, but fuck it, man; they say the same kinda shit about me. When I first came here, I thought I was dumb and I just kept fucking up. I let LILLITH down because I wasn't very good at tag team wrestling yet, and I felt super bad about it. But I kept practicing, and look at me now: I'm one of the WWA World Tag Team Champions, about to wreck Nico and Ratasha in a Double Date Match this Sunday with my sweetie Robyn, and you can do this type of shit too! Because you care about being a good wrestler and you don't quit."As pep talks go, it would be nice if this one had a point or whent somewhere, but the shine in Andi's blue eyes shows that at least she means whatever she's trying to say wholeheartedly. She taps Paule's shoulder again and points to the training ring.
>"Now let's get in there and get some training in so you can show these fuckers what a Dojo superstar looks like!" 