>>18764817Dabbing at a graze on her cheek and rubbing her aching shoulders Amy is instantly comforted and disarmed by Priscilla's kind smile. Since coming to the mansion she'd often worried that her presence was merely tolerated and that being marginally more successful than Nika was what kept her in good standing - despite everything they'd been through she never felt like Priscilla genuinely respected her, but having held her own in training and after being praised in earnest she felt as though she'd maybe, finally, taken a step forward.
She'd always wanted to be praised by someone she had a deep respect for and while she respected Priscilla she never expected to receive what she craved from her. She tried to put up a front around the Dane, a cocky swagger that likely acted as a big flashing neon sign that read 'Insecure' in all caps, but for the first time she found herself tongue tied.
>"If you have time time I... I'd really like to do this regularly... y'know... if you're not too busy."Amy looks at the canvas.
>"I think you're a really good teacher a...and I know I'm still kind of a rookie but I really want to learn more about you... I mean 'from' you... and about you too."[Internally] "Oh God please stop talking."
>"I heard that there's a p...party tonight and... I think Nikki and Colby went there... so maybe when we're done here we could go togeth..."Realising she had been babbling forever and that neither Priscilla nor Gustavo had spoken in a while Amy looks up to see them both staring at Priscilla's phone. With a grim expression Priscilla hands the device to Amy and as she scans the screen reading Colby's text all of the excitement and joy she'd been feeling was cruelly and immediately snatched away.
Her left eye twitches and her tone lowers.
>"I know you're supposed to have a title match coming up boss, but I wonder... how on Earth is Uma Stacy Addams going to compete at JY&E with a snapped collar bone and both legs bent backwards?" 