Rivals Turned Training Buddies (for Devastated)

[Underdoggo]

It honestly came as an incredible relief to Makie that Belinda-- the first woman she had fought, and lost to, here in LAW-- was saying she was not a jobber. To be fair, she had already heard it from Tina and Alaina, and that in and of itself was encouraging, but hearing it from Belinda as well did a lot to quell the little, negative, anxious voice in her head that said that Alaina and Tina were just being kind to her.

She didn't have a chance to properly thank Belinda, though, before the Swede was urging her to follow her. Wordlessly, Makie hopped up and did so, and quickly saw that they were heading to the practice ring. She accepted Belinda's arm and rolled into the ring, before sitting on the middle rope next to her.

"Thanks," she breathed. "It's been...well, a lot of things, you know? There was a match against this one heel bitch named Danica Donelle; she not only destroyed me but humiliated me after. Then there was a bunch of other singles matches that I lost, one after another, and then..."

She paused, and took a breath. "I kinda did the one thing that everyone says you shouldn't do: I read some comments online. A lot of the fan community see me as on the bottom tier of the LAW wrestlers. As a jobber. Or at least, only good when I'm tagging with Kyo." She buried her face in her hands for a bit, before straightening up a bit. "I know I shouldn't let it get to me, but...well, I guess I kinda did.

[Devastated]

After leading them to the ring, Belinda would wait for Makie to join her and watch as she also sat down on the ring ropes. She would listen to her words, it seems as if Makie had other things to say and as before Belinda was willing to listen. She would sit there with her former opponent, hearing what truly had troubled her. It was a story she had heard before, it was something that could break most people of course.

However, Belinda would place her hand on Makie's shoulder after she had finished speaking. " Hey, it's fine. It happens to the best of us." Belinda said as she would rub that shoulder a little. " I can't really say what you should do, or how you should react to that. I can tell you what would have done, or well I guess I have done before? I haven't been in the exact same situation as you, but you know...I've also had my downs." Belinda said as she would smile at Makie.

"You take all that resentment, frustration and anger." Belinda spoke as she would push up to her feet and stepped into the squared circle fully. " Work out, get better. Prove them all wrong." Belinda spoke as she would give her own solution to the problem. " Imagine it. The satisfaction when all they can say is talk about how great you are. When everyone has to accept you."

[Underdoggo]

Makie watched Belinda rise to her feet, listening to the Swede give her a pep talk. And, quite frankly, it was a good pep talk. I mean granted, she had already been harnessing her anger, her rage, letting it drive her. But it felt great to hear it come from another person, to hear someone talking about it in terms of when she would get better, not if.

"I guess that's why I'm here," she said, standing up. "Harnessing my anger properly. Trying to get better." She leaned a little against the ropes, and her head turned down again. "And...maybe I was getting a little too angry. I ran into my ex a few days ago. We...had some harsh words. Now I'm facing her in a match soon." She sighed. "Sorry, I didn't mean to dump that on you, just...my life feels like a mess right now."

[Devastated]

"Honestly, this might sound a bit...deranged if I was talking to a normal person, but I guess for a fellow wrestler it would make perfect sense." Belinda said as she would let out a soft laugh. " The best feeling in the world is to use all that frustration and build up something great, something so great that all those who doubted you...those who sneered and laughed, are forced to eat their words." Belinda would bring her hand up to her face and sheepishly scratch at her cheek a bit. " If you want to hear the more sane version. Then Working out is a great way to work through issues."

When Makie spoke about her Ex though, she would think for a second. Belinda had been in a few situations that had similar leanings to that before. " Makie. What do you mean? I offered to help ya out. Don't go apologizing when you tell me what's actually bugging you. Do you want another forehead flick?" Belinda teased the younger wrestler. "Though, I take it you and your ex aren't on good terms? Harsh words and all that, facing off in a match could be a good way to either work through it...or depending on the context get some much needed payback." Belinda would shrug her shoulders. " Do you feel conflicted about wrestling her? Or...is it more you want to beat the crap out of her but aren't sure you can?" The blonde would roll her shoulders a bit, she had a feeling that she knew where this whole conversation would be leading too soon, so she was making sure to limber up a bit.