An Awkward Encounter

[Bare]

In the gym provided by LAW for its various combatants, two individuals stood occupying and making use of the top of the line, not to mention free to use equipment. Said individuals was one tall, dark skinmed beauty known as Tara Jaeger, and another tall, light skinned, blonde princess otherwise known as Thea Asters. Tara was dressed in a eather revealing pair of white and blue skin tight sport shorts with a matching sports braand sneakers. Thea on the other hand was dressed in a black pair of yoga pants with white stripes on the legs and a matching white sports bra and white tennis shoes.

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“Good! Good job kiddo!” The encouraging words of Tara are what rung through the, so far, empty gym as she the older woman held a weight bag in place, the blonde in question releasing soft grunts of effort as she alternated between kicks and punches on the bag. ”Huff... Huff... How many.. more?!” The blonde asked in between grunts of effort from the blows, a heavy later of sweat over her body as she did the strenuous mon stop barrage of strikes.

Tara, acting as a trainer for the younger girl who seeked to improve her strike game only smiled as she held the bag steady for her psuedo protege. “Only a few more you got it!” Tara called out in response, always happy to dispense some knowledge to younger girls, especially one with such promise like Thea who also expressed interest in belly matches, something Tara took immediate notice and appreciation of, and leading her to take especial interest in the blonde.

[Fairy Dragon]

“Come on Kacey. We need to find space to work I’m not waiting for the place to clear out again.” Kyoko said followed along by a long time trainer for the Akan’s Kacey who looked around nervously. “Im not seeing anything for us. Place seems pretty occupied.” “Ughh. This wouldn’t be a problem if we were closer to home. I seriously need to invest in a personal gym. Oh there’s a spot.” Um. Lady Kyoko..I think some people are using that. “The blonde looks tired and we can use the space next to them to drill. Come on Kacey.”

Kyoko moved closer to the duo of wrestlers walking up behind the blonde as she stood there watching her work on the bag with someone helping her by holding it up. After another minute Kyoko cleared her throat. “Excuse me how much longer do you plan to be? Other people need to use these facilities and use them soon.”

[Bare]

Smiling brightly at Thea as she worked over on the bag she would continue offering words of encouragement and advice. Said blonde who was working herself to the bone, wanting to make her strikes as strong as humanely possible, to do that she needed to work herself constantly to the point she was completely lost in the motions of her strikes.

It was because of this she was unable to feel that someone was behind her until she heard the rsther snappy words of the woman behind her. ”O-oh! I apologize. D-d-did you need the bag you say?” She asked a bit breathlessly as she turned around rubbing some of the sweat from her eyes. However her psuedo trainer had also jeard the voice, and unlike Thea recognized it.

Looking over from behind the bag Tara smiled at Kyoko as she walked around and gave a wave. “Kyo babe hey good to see you bounced back so quick!” She said in reference to the rather brutal loss the belly queen had suffered in their match not too long ago. “Sorry but the workout plan I have set up for Thea here is set for another ten minutes. But we can try to share if ya want.”

Tara suggested in a friendly way to her former opponet with a smile on her face while placing her arms behind her head and leaning back. Intentionally or not, showing off her abs to the belly lover. Thea meanwhile looked awakwardly between the two women. “Uhhh I really don’t mind letting them have it miss Tara.” She said to her trainer with a quirked eyebrow, not wanting to start a scene or anything.

[Fairy Dragon]

Kyoko saw the blonde look nervous in front of her but didnt think much of it as she just assumed she was intimidated by her presence. Though when she saw who her partner was her eyes went narrow in disgust especially at the casual attitude of Tara about seeing her again. She reminded her of the many things that pissed her off about Yoko rolled into something else and put in another human being. Especially because she seemed to think Kyoko should still be out on her ass or something.

"Excuse you? Bounced back. What you think id still be recovering from your cheap tricks?" Kyoko said getting closer to Tara and nearly in her face as Kacey could tell a confrontation was on the horizon. "Your partner clearly is ready to wait in line like a good little girl. Maybe she should be teaching you manners when your dealing with peers. Now move." She added pointing at Thea as she spoke.

[Bare]

Tara, in spite of Kyoko’s aggressive words and demeanor didn’t have her attitude or smile diminish whatsoever. Crossing her arms behind her head she continued to respond to Kyoko causally. “Welllllll you’re stomach wasssss pretty messed up after I wrecked it, so I more so meant, don’t know what tricks you could be talking about though.” Tara said teasingly, even with Kyoko in her face.

“In any case technically speaking, you’re the one that needs to wait in line, we were here first. If the situation were reversed you’d be getting pissed, butt here I am offering to share.” She said with a chuckle before reaching forward, suddenly pressing her lips against Kyoko’s with just enough to force to push her back.

Thea meanwhile lost her timid dispositon the moment she heard Kyoko’s words that were dirrcted towards her, and not appreciating it at all, especially the bit of her being called a little girl. The fact Kyoko aas talking in a way that made it sound like Thea wouls be subserviant to her didn’t help either. Excuse me.” she said suddenly interupting the comversation between Tara and Kyoko. ”My name is Thea Asters, NOT little girl.” She said with a glre while marching up to the belly queen.

“I was trying to be polite before by lettinf you use the station, but seeing how you returned said gestureI recind said gesture.” She hissed out before composing herself. “In layman’s terms that you may understand. I was trying to be nice but you were rude so buzz off!” She said boldly to the woman, only a few inches away and looking into Kyoko’s eyes with unfliching fear.

[Fairy Dragon]

"You really are a moron if you think anything you could possibly do could put me down for so long. And I should add I do help sponsor to keep this facility running, why else do you think one of the trainers used to be a personal trainer for me before she needed up here. I partially own this place so no matter what your doing your already taking up my time." Kyoko said getting ready to tear into Tara if she didnt move before she was stopped by Thea getting in her face. going on some random spiel that made no sense to her about being disrespected, Kyoko's eyes twitched at the blatant anger as she turned her attention to Thea.

"Maybe you missed something while you were too busy eyeing me up but let me clear something up for you. I said you were acting like a good girl and that was a compliment, I never said that was your name so if you want to get in my face maybe do it for the right reasons. Because lets be honest, the only reason your confronting me now is because you think with tara backing you up im gonna back out. well unfortunately for you thats not happening." Kyoko got further in her face making her concern or lack of concern for Thea clear. "Now about you rescinding your offer...well lets just say thats not happening anytime soon. Next on the agenda." Kacey just stood behind Kyoko wondering what she was going to do next, it wasnt out of the ordinary for her to fight two people but it was never a smart idea either.

[Bare]

Tara raised an eyebrow with her arms crossed as she watched Kyoko deny her claims and offer. Something she was not at all surprised about nor worried for that matter. Leankng forward slightly she was about to respond before blinking in surprise when Thea of all people got in Kyoko’s face. ‘Well... this is a interesting turn of events.’ She thought to herself as she decided to remain silent and watch what Thea would do.

Said blonde didn’t back down at all, even as Kyoko got further in her face and contested her words. But at this point Kyoko had angered her and she wouldn’t be backing down anytims soon. ”Next on the agenda is me telling you why you’re wrong.” She said with a glare. “One, just because you sponsor this place doesn’t mean you can boss us around, secondly you’re compliments suck and if that was and even if you never said it was my name you could have at least asked it instead of calling me little girl, thirdly I’m not getting in your face because Tara is here. I’m doing it because you’re not as scary as you make yourself out to be! Thea said jabbing her finger into Kyoko’s shoulder with each point she made before her eyes flared again. “Finally ‘next on the agenda’ is you finding another area to start your workout on so we can finish our time here.” Thea said, finishing her rant like she started it, using Kyoko’s words against her as she crossed her arms waiting for the belly queen’s own response, but it was clear the look in her eyes wasn’t one of fear or initmidation, rather the opposite of said feelings.

[Fairy Dragon]

"If I wanted to know your name Id ask, I didnt so I didnt ask. You didnt ask for mine when you stepped up against me and you dont see me throwing a fit. If your easily offended news flash that snot my problem. Your gonna be dealing with wrestlers who will literally spit on you for saying hi to them and fans who are fickle and criticize you. Het thicker skin cause no amount of training is going to prepare you for that." Kyoko said having mostly forgotten Tara as her upstart apprentice was pissing her off now. Kyoko wasnt having any of it, especially not now that she was trying to rebuild her image after some losses. Her victory over Karen silenced a few but that could only hold out so long.

"Scary? Please, I dont need your fear nor do i try to scare you, this aint halloween and I'm not the wicked witch of the west. Im the Queen, I took something no one cared about and turned it into something people fight over for a whole year. Im not some nobody who needs to see you as anything other then a new girl, but in the wrestling world the rookies, respect the veterans, so if you want to be a respectful girl Thea Asters because I already know your full name id suggest you start learning whos the vet real quick."

[Bare]

Thea glared at Kyoko all throughout her biting speech, still refusing to back down. ”I ddin’t ask your name because I already knew it. Beleive it or not I actually thought you were fairly impressive. But after this I’m certainly of a different opinion. I wasn’t mad jut because you didn’t ask my name. But because you were talking down to myself and my teacher for no reason. It has nothing to do with thick or thin skin. I’m just standing up to a bully.” She said with a glare to Kyoko as she crossed her arms. Tara meanwhile was watching the escalating situation with increasingly worrying eyes.

Thea meanwhile wasn’t quite done. “Veteran? Please like I said you’re just a bully relying on the fear and intomidation your name brings. But news flash there isn’t any that comes with it anymore. You took something no one cared about, or asked for, and made it someone a few people cared about.. then you couldn’t even defend it for yourself and lost it!” Thea said referring to Da Xia to which Tara’s eyes widened knowing that was a sensitive area for Kyoko but Thea was looking to press as many buttons as possible. “So maybe you should respect me because you onviously have a issue beating new people in Law!” She retorted, referring to Kyoko’s recent losses against people like Tara and Soledad who were new faces in LAW at tbe time Kyoko fought them.

[Fairy Dragon]

As Tara faded to the background of the conversation Kyoko watched Thea go off. And the blonde quickly showed her lack of tact by tap dancing in a field of land mines that left Kyoko staring at her intensely and Lacey taking a helpful few steps back. Kyoko wanted to slap her silly but she wanted to make sure Thea heard what she was about to say....and THEN slap her silly.

“A bully huh? Well let me enlighten you. Bullies are cowards who pick on people who can’t fight back and would never take on a challenge if they thought they’d have to struggle. I take on wrestlers, people who can fight back and I do it without hesitation. I don’t rely on fear. I demand respect for my career but I don’t care to intimidate anyone, I care to beat them.” Kyoko said her fave clearly angry but her voice calm. “And as for my belt, you stupid cunt. I defended it for two years and it had to be stolen from me from a chick who trained her whole body to counter mine...and then had to cheat to take it from me. To say nothing of the track record of new girls I’ve beaten. Lucy, Katsumi, Violetta, the list goes on. For someone who claims to know me you don’t know my life kL that well. What you get the abridged version from some loser?” Kyoko mocked, wanting to see what Thea would say to that and keeping her hand ready to just smack her.