>>10153947>[Sola hits send, and as she looks up none other than Amy Flame is right there. Another Dojo trainee who has gone on to do bigger and better things than she. Sola listens to what Amy has to say.]“So I guess you aren’t my opponent then... ha ha...”
>[The awkward laugh doesn’t help Sola prove Amy wrong.]“Look, I’m not hiding from anyone. I just made an open challenge and -- well yeah, I guess I probably could ask Ash. I mean *tell Ash*. But I just... Amy, I - the last time I even saw you was at the Dojo, where you and Holly were going at it like bitter enemies. You didn’t say hi at the Beach show, and we never text anymore. Cassie... crap! Cassie didn’t break anything, I just don’t know how to get any stronger! You got” --
>[Sola catches herself, unsure if she should continue. ‘Too passive’. No, this has to be said.]“You got Nikki on your side. Day and night. The things I hear, you’ve got Sapphire too. And probably Miss D-Divine. And I don’t care about that. I’m glad you’re happy. But... I don’t have anyone. I had Nika. Then she got taken from me. I had Little Beaver, then she had other things to do. Now all the rookies have these -- the fucking yellow jackets, and I don’t even know if I deserve mine!”
“If you ever -- if we were -- Amy, what should I do?”