>>9464728>>9465683>several minutes after the match>Anita Mann shows her press pass to some tired looking security guards and enters the locker room hissing at the cameraman to keep upAnita Mann [excited]: "Amy Flame! How are you feeling after your win tonight?"
>Amy sits on a wooden bench with a towel covering most her head looking at the floor, beads of sweat dripping from her hair>she rises to her feet and nods at AnitaAmy: "I'm not gonna lie to you Anita, that girl beat the crap out of me. There was a lot of malice behind those punches and I think she might've busted one of my teeth."
>awkward laughter subsidesAmy [solemn]: "Look, most of you probably don't know this but I've wanted a match with Lightning Nika since my first day here, I have a list of matches written in a notebook and for me this was a dream match. It's a bittersweet moment. I remember when Nika and Sola graduated from the dojo, I remember how happy you both were and how proud we all were of you, you both went off to live your dream and we all missed you so much. I think I've mentioned this before but Lightning Nika's speed drills are something us dojo girls ALL do, so in a way there's a part of you in all of us."
>inhales, exhalesAmy: "I guess that's why it hurts us all so much to see Lightning Nika crawling around on her hands and knees, subservient to the Divine Angels. The Lightning Nika I remember could defeat anyone on this roster on any given night, but I think she's stopped believing in herself. Sola Fire still believes in you... and after tonight, for what it's worth, I believe in you too. When you kicked out of the Burning Hammer I saw the old Nika, in that moment you believed in yourself, and that's why this moment is so sad, because I needed this win and I really didn't want to have to break your heart again to get it."
>turns slightly away from the camera, then turns backAmy: "Some day I hope Sola's feelings reach you. And when that day comes I'd like to do this again."
