>>10125029Shogun sighs.
>Oh, I'm not worried about convincing her anymore. But I don't think she's hopeless.>You see, Skelly-san...I talked with her a while back. No attacks, no tricks.>According to her, she did what she did to Hope-Again-san because she was *hoping* Holly could "rely on her" and ask her for help in getting out of the situation. And she stays so close with Nikki Kade because she KNOWS she's the only good that that poor girl will ever know.>And, well, attacking that referee...I think there was a plan there, too.>Don't blame yourself, Skelly-san. If I can offer a theory, Amy Flame doesn't want to feel like she's the one to rely on others. She wants to be the one relied ON; even if it means getting in over her head.Sapphire crosses her mind. Amy Flame had mentioned that Sapphire made her feel good--and that Skelly gave up on her. That was the one piece of the puzzle that contradicted her hypothesis. It just didn't make any sense, Skelly Skelly would NEVER do that to anyone. But no need to make the poor girl any more upset. That was a question for Amy later.
>I think she just needs a wake-up call, and I think that will come from the defeat of the Divine Angels, not from our words. If we beat them, shatter their hope in Priscilla, and crack her fragile ego? We win.>I won't rest until I see that day.She gives Skelly a hug.
>Remember, you are the champion, but you're still Skelly Skelly. You're human. Everyone in the WWA is, at the end of the day.>...well, except for the onis, and the robot, and Keron-san, and--you get my point.>It's okay that you're sad. It's okay to lose. Being strong--being a champion--means embracing those parts that make you human. Rejecting them for the sake of a title, or fame? That gets you nowhere.>I would have lost to Yuki-hime in Japan if I had given those things up. Lost myself, as well.>No matter what happens, Skelly-san, don't lose yourself. It's harder to get that back.>Victories, belts...not so much. 