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*Alberto turns as Mac C. Mo announces El Temblor Verde's airborne status. He's jumping up and down with Dendrobis after the spectacle*

"¡Olé! ¡Fantástico!" *he is about to question the woman why a panel opened up, and simply allowed her to explain and show him. Perhaps she had some kind of filter like máquina de café?* "Are you able to brew café beans in there, Señorita...?"

*Berkana gets up just in time to see Verde's double-slammy attack. She's about to cheer, but just simply takes a step back as Kyrie cheers like a boss. She laughs*

"If any part of Verde's body besides his feet touch the canvas, it'll count as a knockdown. Come on Verde! Push on your legs! Stand up!"

*Berkana's holding her breath, and lets out a huge exhale when Verde is saved by the bell. She sees Wagner talking to Verde and walks over.*

"¡That was awesome! I mean....look how excited Kyrie is. Seriously. xd ¡That combination was awesome!"

Before Shadow could fall to the floor, Kyrie caught him up and snuggled him close…poking his nose and giggling at the adorably confused expression on his face. “OH! You are just too precious!” She started cooing again, tickling his belly all over again. “Are you not just so proud of Master Verde?” She holds the little dragon up to he could see their friend. “Look at how strong and awesome he is!” She continued to coo before hearing Verde address her…only for him to start to teeter. “Master Verde!”

Perhaps being overly impassioned had distracted her from the beating her friend took, and seeing him in such a state only caused her to worry all over again! Thankfully, Wagner’s water-solution seemed to help Verde recover from his fatigue. This made the dragoness smile softly. “You can do it, Master Verde! We believe in you!”

Brew coffee, huh? I dunno, I never tried.

*Dendrobis slowly pours the remainder of the amazing drink into her filtration system before holding the empty cup out to the vendor*

But maybe if you pour me another, you could help me find out. wink

*Alberto hesitates for a moment.* "....perdon...but perhaps I should introduce myself first. Me llamo Alberto D. Corazon. ¿Como se llama?" *Alberto seems to be using formal language, not really sure where this is going. In any case, it would be prudent to at least become acquainted other than on a beverage basis. He takes the cup back from the Frogbot.*





*Berkana turns to Wagner.* "Uhh...that's a nice sentiment...but potassium hydroxide and cupric sulphate are kind of toxic to humans on their own. You have to keep these things in mind. People enjoy sodium chloride in small doses as a spice, but never....EVER....sodium or chlorine individually." *she nods to the water idea as Coach Guante makes a decision, thankfully picking up on the hint.*

*she turns to Sara and Verde.* "I know that this is your first experience like this as a team, but I'm so proud of you both. Facing your fears and giving it your all how dreams are crafted. Have faith that you can do it, no matter what happens. Have faith. You'd be surprised what you can achieve with confidence and persistence."

*Menta sits down on the stool and catches breath.* "Agua....por favor...."

*Señor Zanja holds the water bottle out and then pulls it back before Menta takes a sip.*


"All that jumping around, and you let him knock you down twice...with a single attack. Patético. You may be mi sobrino, but let me remind you of what I said this morning." *Señor Zanja stares his nephew straight in the face.* "Your record is 42 wins, 57 losses. 99 bouts, with more losses than wins. If you lose this match, your 100th bout, you are legally obligated by PAR to retire. Es regla irrefutable." *he scoffs* "And of course, there would be no place for you in Los Puños de Oro. Thank mi hermana that you've held my patience for this long." *he holds out the water, letting Menta take a few sips...then retracts it* "Do whatever you must to win. Do not tarnish my reputation any further. That's all you should care about now." *he takes the water bottle and steps outside the hexagon, crossing his arms from the outside.*

*Menta stares at the floor while he catches his breath. He didn't think it was possible that he a complete newbie like El Temblor Verde could give him this much trouble. '¡MIERDA! ¿¡Who the hell does a Tornado DDT in the first round!? ¡Bastardo....!' He's shaking. He took way too much damage, especially for so early in the fight. 'No. El Temblor Verde has to be hurting too. I slammed his face at the start. He was out cold for a few seconds.'*


* Señorita Colada takes off her head wrap and uses it to pat the sweat off of Menta. Some of her apathy and shame must have washed away after watching that.*"Menta. You annoy me to no end, you've humiliated me countless times. The moment you believed that you weren't very good and started using these fregar....these scrub 'tactics', you've lost my respect." *Best pep talk ever?* "....but I understand. It's not like you wanted to lose those matches. I know how hard you train. I know what you're really capable of. You're my Boxador Vasallo, so show some pride in that." *she looks towards the black gowned woman.* "Besides, she's good. I don't want to lose to her either. I'm going to give it my all too."




*Menta simply stares at his Lady of Faith in complete shock.* "¡Estela....!" eek


*Señorita Estela Colada wrings out her headdress. She puts it back on, this time aligned properly. She cracks a slight smile.* "I've been with you all this time, and I'll stay until the end. Win with valor, or lose with dignity. I'm giving you this chance to earn my respect back." *She exits the hexagon and takes her place just outside the blue turnbuckle.*

'Estela....I haven't forgotten. Por favor mírame.' *Menta stares at El Temblor Verde across the canvas. '¿Have you ever seen what happens if you back a rabbit into a corner? They don't faint. Let me show you what I'm really capable of.'

"Oh, oh dear" Wagner put a hand to his mouth in surprise as Berkana revealed to him the errors in his judgement "I'm terribly sorry, I didn't quite realise only specific metallic salts could be used, that advertisement concerning healthy electrolytes was most misleading to me" he apologised, bowing his head to both Berkana and the green clad boxador he came a little close to sending to ER.

"Never the less, I'm glad my aqua purus was satisfactory, and I will surely not feed things such as elemental sodium to anyone, it has a disagreeably vigorous reaction with water, so that's clearly not a sound idea" The alchemist added confidently, despite moments earlier not realising the consequences of mixing caustic substances and people, but hey, considering Wagner's strange internal arrangement, maybe stuff like potassium hydroxide was as much a lovely seasoning as table salt.

*Verde finishes drinking his water, especially glad he did not accept the other solution from Wagner.* "I shall do my best, Señor Tentáculo. I am most pleased that you are entertained. Such is an essential part of the appeal of Boxa Libre. I still find it entertaining to watch others to this day."

He blinks a bit at Kyrie's comment.* "A-awesome? My dear lady, I am quite unworthy of such grand praise."

*His ego is grounded as Coach Guante critiques him and gives him advice.* "Si, entrenador. Thank you for helping me to get this far. Like you always say, 'Everything I'll need is what's beneath these gloves'."



"Bueno. You seem to understand. I have high expectations of you."


*Verde nods at Berkana* "Muchas gracias. I believe we make a great team as well." *He pauses to consider her advice.* "'Confidence and persistence'....yes, I am inclined to agree." *He adjusts his monocole.* "How does the phrase about confidenceon Gaia Prime go? 'Make it until you fake it?' No, that does not seem accurate..."

*He nods to Sara.* "If I have your faith and everyone else's, I'm sure that I will be triumphant." *he listens to Jien praising Sara's violin skills.* "Quite right! You both play wonderfully. Perhaps we three need to act confident to become confident. We both have the skills necessary, we just require practice in front of a crowd." *Reaffirming others is infinitely easier than himself, but he's trying his best anyway. Though Jien doesn't seem too concerned about that kind of thing.*


"Segundos out. Bardos and Pilares will resume once La Ronda 2 starts. *she looks to the floating man* "You there. You may continue to participate in la musica, if you so wish. Please be sure to remain outside of El Hexagono."

"Thank you all. The time has come once again." *Verde stands and puts his mouth guard in. He seemed to recover a decent amount in that (anime) 60 seconds. He walks a few meters from the red corner and notices Menta's expression. '¿Qué es esto? That fellow is different from before.' He recalls what Coach Guante said, and mentally prepares himself for the worst.*

“Not only awesome, but humble as well!” Kyrie said with a wink into Shadow’s ear. “GO GET ‘EM, SLUGGER!” She then chimes loudly with her fist in the air as Verde returned to his corner.

And for the moment, she would sit back down in her seat to take a minor breather from all of the excitement...fanning herself as she watches Jien with a raised brow.