>>19364474Ash kept a relatively warm attitude as the two caught up. It wasn't wise to jump to action and be aggressive or cold off the bat. If she could give Kanako a legitimate chance to explain herself, it'd be unfair to not do so for Carmody. As the other's voice dropped to a whisper, Ash's expression grew serious and pensive. She nodded.
>Yeah. This is one hell of a mess.>I'm trying to pick up all the pieces myself, so yeah, we can talk.Ash set aside her cleaning equipment before leading the rookie to one of the unused offices - her own. Romero barely used the space as of late, with all the travel and wrestling going on. Besides, she never had any meetings in it. It would be very possible that no one even knew she even had one.
It was surprisingly neat for someone as seemingly laidback and rugged as Ash. On the wall adjacent to the door stood a big whiteboard with the names of all the dojo rookies she personally worked with, notes written under them in neat, lined off collumns. The notes were about a month out of date, but contained personalized areas of focus. Amusingly, the desk itself didn't have a computer, but a television with a tape reader. Stacks of unedited match footage flanked it along with a variety of notebooks - color coded and labeled with the trainees.
>Wow. My first office meeting. I've really made it now, eh?Ash joked with a sigh.
