>>18648887>[Just about to return to her match prep for Karna -- by, what, lifting weights? That’s now going to help, idiot -- Sola is startled by none other than Ash Romero calling her name. Dojo leader? Hardly. But...]“Oh, ah, h-hey, Ash. Um, I don’t know about Dojo leader. I’m just doing the best I can.”
>[Was that a vote of confidence, or was Ash making fun, just like Holly was? Sola isn’t great at picking up on it sometimes, but that didn’t sound sarcastic. Wait, what? Train with Ash and Paule?]“Wow, um, yeah, I’d love to. I’ve got a match coming up myself, actually, so I could use some ring smarts from the great Poison Queen!”
>[Tone it down, Bucky. Fangirling won’t get you anywhere.] 