>>18905812>[Sola raises a fist as Amy steps forward, but...]". . ."
"Oh."
>[Sola's posture relaxes slightly, and she can feel tears welling up in her eyes. This time, they *are* tears of sadness. She blinks them away as best she can. It's hard to trust a snake that has bitten you twice before.]"Well I want... Amy, look. I told you what Nika meant to me. You saw first-hand what Nikki did to me... to get to you, no less. Maybe you didn't mean for things to go the way they did, but we *were* friends, and you joined up with the only two people I would have given anything for you to not join up with. I know you were never one of those stupid Stars or whatever, but... heck, I looked up to Skelly Skelly, and you took her to the limit. And shoot, I'll say it, you got screwed. If it were up to me, you should have been fighting for the top title in this place. And I - I'm still here. Of course, there is a part of me that wishes I could do what you did."
>[Heavy sigh.]"Those Dojo jackets are the worst flipping thing this place has ever done. I don't know if this is Priscilla's idea of a -- oh, sorry. I know she's your boss or whatever. Any idiot could tell you that you should have got one. Same as Karna. Again, if it were up to me... well, it's not up to me. I hate the fact that my life is paraded around by some big wig who has never even visited this place, but -- ah, whatever."
"And Amy, I... I'm really happy you found Colby. Like I said, she came here not too long ago and we worked some stuff out. And frankly, I didn't know if you and I were ever going to get a chance to do the same. And I just don't know if we're finished with our chat now. Right now, we are... not friends. But if we start from here..."
>[Sola slowly extends a hand towards Amy.]"My name is Sola Fire, and I want to be THE Dojo Ace. I *will* be the Dojo Ace. Maybe you'll get your match, I don't know. But until then, prove that you deserve the title."