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               HIS   HEAD   INCLINED   WITH   A   SLIGHT   TILT,   HIS   FACE   RELAXED,   the   slightest   amount   of   amusement   there,   “   Lucky?   ”   His   voice   calm,   “   Sure,   if   that’s   gonna   make   you   feel   better,   ”   lips   twitched,   but   nothing   more   than   that,   “   Make   you   feel   better   knowing   that   perhaps   your   skills   aren’t   as   great   as   you   think   they   are.   ”   no,   he   shouldn't   provoke   them,   but   it   was   better   to   put   the   target   on   himself   than   the   rest   of   his   family.   He   was   the   shield,   always.

               TAMMY   PUSHED   MERCY   PLAYFULLY   AS   THEY   WALKED   DOWN   THE   BOARDWALK.   The   sun   was   starting   to   set,   and   Tammy   didn’t   feel   like   going   home   just   yet.   So,   she   slowed   her   pace,   browns   looking   over   at   them,   “   Will   you   shut   up!   ”   she   nudged   them   a   little   harder   this   time,   laughing   softly,   “   I   just   said   he   is…   cute.   He’s   cute   for   a   vampire,   ”   she   whispered   softly,   “   It’s   not   like   I’m   going   to   pursue   it,   ”   Tammy   shrugged   her   own   shoulders,   “   Don’t   make   this   weird,   okay?   I   know   it’s   weird!   ”   

ㅤㅤㅤ❝ I DUNNO. ALMOST A YEAR? MAYBE CLOSER TO NINE MONTHS. ❞ Tory answers the other's question honestly. Karate had overtaken her life in a way that made it feel like it's been longer than that, as if this has always been a part of her. Realizing that she hasn't actually been training for very long adds to her uneasiness about this whole situation. Kreese believes she's ready for the tournament, but Silver must not be as sure about her if he's bringing in outside help to test her. To test them all, really, but somehow it doesn't seem as if Piper or Charlotte or most of the other girls are getting put through the same level of scrutiny. Tory's self-aware enough to know that she is Kreese's favorite among the girls, and his second favorite among the dojo as a whole; it's how she reasons with the extra pressure that has been placed on her shoulders. If she really wants to be the best, she has to learn to deal with it. To be ready to prove herself at a moment's notice. ❝ What about you? How long have you been training? ❞

"look,  I  know  it  sucks,  more  than  sucks.  but  you  can't  let  this  one  thing  ruin  something  you  are  so  good  at  that.  and  screw  that.  .  .something  you  clearly  you  enjoy."  jeanny  is  no  preacher,  hell  she  is  no  pastor  but  she  can  at  least  chanel  some  of  that  part  of  her  family  to  make  sure  she  gets  her  point  across.  terry  silver  is  someone  she  does  not  know  personally  besides  side  comments  he  had  made  about  her  skills  or  desire  to  not  participate  in  a  tournament.  "breathe,  deal  with  it,  and  move  on.  because  I  hate  to  say  this,  you  might  end  up  like  my  uncle  johnny,  down  for  years  over  this  one  moment  in  your  life.  and  you  don't  deserve  that."  and  a  short  pause  as  jeanny  takes  on  a  breather,  finally  a  smile  showing  on  her  lips.  "or  I'll  kick  your  ass  until  you  get  over  it."

"i  mean,  this  is  no  cobra  juice  bar,  but,  the  drink  is  on  me  anyways.  non-alcohol  though.  this  is  a  proper  juice  bar."  bea  said,  sliding  the  smoothie  over  to  mercy.  she  remembers  seeing  them  back  at  the  dojo  while  she  was  there  making  drinks,  building  her  way  up  to  a  spot  on  the  squad.  unfortunately,  the  dojo  was  now  temporarly  closed  as  silver  was  serving  time  or  whatever.  "if  you  want  something  stronger,i  can  give  you  something  when  my  shift  ends."  a  short  pause,  as  bea  has  five  more  minutes  until  her  shift  at  the  juice  bar  at  golf  n  stuff  ends.  "i  know  this  must  be  a  hard  time."

at   first,   sam   thinks   they   might   be   joking.   teasing   even.   she   is   not   really   suggesting   to   spar   when   she   made   an   off   comment   about   how   that   now   they   have   the   sekai   takai,   she   is   going   to   need   to   train   extra   hard.   and   then,   mercy   suggested   they   spar   and   sam   can't   help   but   to   laugh   briefly   before   seeing   the   look   on   their   faces.   "mercy,   come   on.   I   wasn't   saying   to   start   training   now."   she   points   out.   they   just   got   out   of   the   whole   mess   with   silver   and   sam   was   enjoying   the   realization   that,   yeah,   she   was   the   winner   at   the   valley.   "besides,   I'm   sure   you   would   easily   take   me   down."

        "  oohhh,  smell  this  !  ”  they’ve  been  in  the  scented  candle  aisle  for  what  feels  like  ages  &  she  shows  no  signs  of  moving  on.  mercy  should  probably  say  something  soon  if  they  don’t  want  the  store  to  close  with  the  two  of  them  inside,  but  for  now,  tropical  scented  candle  is  shoved  in  their  face.  “  do  i  want  my  room  to  smell  like  my  body  lotion  ?  too  fruity  ?  ”

 because   terry   silver   was   human.   that   is   what   made   him   scary.   because   he   couldn’t   say   the   man   was   all   evil   because   he   raised   mercy.   they   were   an   amazing   fighting   and   person   and   whatever   was   taught   is   there   and   will   always   be.   the   reality   was   that   terry   silver   didn’t   go   around   bruising   and   torturing   kids   like   he   did   with   him.   it’s   just   what   made   him   scary.   “you   are   still   welcome   to   be   here   but,   i   would   rather   if   you   were   honest   with   me.   did   he   send   you   here?“