>>21334244"You're doing the right thing by watching her match, and I know you've written this stuff down already, but here's what I saw. She's gonna attack your legs and arms. Any strikes to your head is going to be incidental, like when she takes your legs out and you fall forward. Like Araya, you'll have the power advantage, but the difference there is that when a powerhouse catches a high flyer, the flyer is done. A technician will wriggle out, lock on a hold, and keep their own offence going. Don't get me wrong, Maaike. This isn't some rock-paper-scissors thing where you're always going to have the advantage over someone, especially when everyone who comes through these days is a hybrid."
"But everyone includes you, right? You're strong. But you do that back senton thing, and I saw you flying around like a lunatic. That is the showmanship I was talking about; 'theatrics'! And kid, shit, I loved that tombstone stretch. Every time I see someone pull that out, I wish I had the strength to do it half as good. Probably one for you to think about, Red."
>[LILLITH looks up from her Big Recipe Book of Eggs. Someone has scribbled very simple instructions around the smaller, confusing text. The Chef appears to be on 'step one: collect eggs.']Omega goes to speak, but instead closes her mouth and takes a deep breath. This is a lot of information.
"Look, Maaike... no matter what happens next, you've already improved in leaps and bounds. I went back and watched that match you had with Duna. You said she wiped the floor with you, but that's not at all what I saw. She took nearly 15 minutes to put you away, and she was almost done herself."
Another pause.
"You're stronger than you think."
"AHEM. Anyway. Torrie Blossom. Tell me what you've got, and ask anything you want. And Red, chime in if you've got anything."
