>>19514369>"And then the day comes, and it's time for the match. And though I'd lost faith in you, Kanako, and I said those terrible things I said, it worked out just like I planned, and I stepped in when Priscilla Divine kept attacking you after the bell. She was angry at the violation of the sanctity of her home, and she wanted to go after you, but it was wrong of her. I wanted you to be safe. So I stopped her. Instead, I turned our attention towards Nika. And yes, I sucker-punched Nika after the match, and yes, I whispered into her ear some hateful and judgmental things, and described to her ways in which I'd come to know Sola Fire that she NEVER will, in a way that I knew would hurt her. And then I dropped her. I did wrong myself, and I'm willing to live with that, Paule, Kanako, if I'm honest. The bitch put me, and Sola, and YOU Kanako, in the hospital, and I'm not above a little wrath and vengeance."A faint, vindicative smile crosses Carmody's face then. She can't quite bring herself to regret that, despite her words. But then it fades when she has to continue.
>"But after the match, as we were leaving, Coach Ash comes out to attack Priscilla from the shadows. And you know what, Paule, Kanako? This is where Ash did wrong, and I'd tell her that right to her face. I must've missed the day in Dojo class when we covered sneak attacking your unsuspecting opponent from the shadows off of a balcony railing after a hard-fought match. It was cowardly, and I caught a concussion from it and endured an evening of trauma and misery, but I don't regret it, because I spared my friend Priscilla from that fate. And I'd do the same for either of you, I swear I would. If Coach Ash had come out and challenged Priscilla to a match, straight up, I woulda been the first to say 'this is gonna be a dream match, I wish you both luck, may the best woman win.' But this cowardly ambush shit ain't it." 