>>19033517>>19033518>>19033825(Posting this to move ahead since time is limited and convoluted and it's hard to fit everything in place. Bear with us.)
Just after Colby has left, Carmody gets off the bus to see a familiar white Lambo driving off down the street. Shit. Colby.
Carmody hurries into the Dojo and rushes to Sola Fire's room, where she knocks quickly on the door. She can't hide her own initial sense of worry and urgency when Sola answers.
>"Hey, Sola, are you okay?"She pauses, realizing she must seem like she's bursting in here like a lunatic.
>"I mean, I saw Colby was just here; did she do anything weird, or threaten you, or anything?"Okay, that probably sounds crazy too, especially since Carmody herself isn't sure she's ready to talk about what happened yesterday, even to Sola. She blinks and deliberately tries to calm herself, refocusing more from her immediate worry to her own broader concern for someone she hasn't talked to for far too long. She can't keep worrying about whether she messed up by telling Sola that she liked her, or inserting herself at Sola's side in the big PWE match against Karna. She just needs to be there for her..... friend? Were they still just friends, after what they'd said to each other the other day?
>"But also, like I said, are you okay? I know you said you're just busy, but I wanna be there for you, or help you, if I can. I know I got my own shit going on, but believe me, you're more important than a five-minute match with the World Champion, no question about it."She's trying not to let too much of her own anxiety show, but not doing a great job of it. This has all been building on her.
