Who's Next?

[CaptainL]

Another afternoon in the LAW gym, and currently strolling around the track were Chelsea and Molly Forster, getting warmed up for their next training session. They had the afternoon pretty well planned out; first they'd go do a few laps and hit the weights, then Chelsea would take Molly back to the apartment so she could finish up her studying for school tomorrow and more importantly keep her occupied while Chelsea hit the bar. But at the same time, the events of their recent loss, by technicality, against their hated rivals the Carnival Girls was weighing heavily on them. They were so close - Chelsea was sure she would have Satsuki counted out - if only the ref hadn't sided in the favor of those idiots who didn't even realize how stupid they looked, hugging each other and getting all emotional like they were in some cheesy musical instead of fighting...

Well, okay, she was getting ahead of herself. And it showed in her gait, as she stared down at the ground and plodded along with her hands balled into fists at her side. It seemed her sister took notice of that, as she looked over to her.

"Don't worry, Chelsea," she said. "We did our best, didn't we?"

Chelsea grumbled, shaking her head. "Oi, don' ye go wittin' like 'dat, Moll, like. We was robbed, I 'ay. If she didn't get 'er knickers inna bunch about me..."

"Well, you did kind of throw her into a table..."

"Hmph. She got in me way, like."

Deciding to change the subject, Molly instead placed a hand on her sister's shoulder, leaning closer to her. "Let's look at it this way, okay? We can't give up hope!"

"Or what, or a dog's gonna put us souls in a magical Crimbo light, like, and 'den we go insane, or worever 'appened in 'dat dreadful shite ye forced me to sit through, like?"

"Well, I mean...we still have it! You went pretty far, y'know? Maybe we just need a break from going after the Carnival Girls..."

"Maybe...considerin' if we go back there, like, I'm convinced 'dat ref's goin' ter thrrer us out on principle, like."

Molly nodded in agreement. "We just gotta get back in there and face off with another team! I'm sure we'll show them what for, me and you."

"I like 'de way ye think, Molly. We jus' need a couple o' girls to arrange oselves a match wi'...but oo, like?"

Chelsea Forster

Molly Forster

[BlueResonance]

While the two girls are talking with each other, another girl not too far off from them was busy doing squats. She looked like she had been building up quite the sweat, keeping her hands folded behind the back of her head as she worked on her core and her thighs at the same time with this exercise. Originally, she was supposed to be doing this with her new friend, but she decided she'd get a nice workout in while she was waiting to work out with her blonde friend.

"58.....59......60!"

Hayley pants as she takes a rest at sixty. She could feel her core muscles burning. Getting stronger. She places a hand on her belly, and smiles a bit. .oO(Just you wait, Kyoko... I'll become stronger than you before you know it...) She thinks. Her train of thought is interrupted by the sound of two women bickering with each other. The talk gets her attention because, well... one of them has a ridiculous accent! She pokes her head around the wall where she sees the girls talking with each other.

""Let's look at it this way, okay? We can't give up hope!"

"Or what, or a dog's gonna put us souls in a magical Crimbo light, like, and 'den we go insane, or worever 'appened in 'dat dreadful shite ye forced me to sit through, like?""

Hayley holds a hand to her mouth to stifle her snickering. What was she even SAYING? It sounded so silly!

"Well, I mean...we still have it! You went pretty far, y'know? Maybe we just need a break from going after the Carnival Girls..."

Carnival girls? Hayley never heard of them. Nor had she seen these girls until now. It shouldn't be any real shock though. She really hasn't been here for long.

"Maybe...considerin' if we go back there, like, I'm convinced 'dat ref's goin' ter thrrer us out on principle, like."

Threrrer... threrer... threaten? Theremin? It was no good. Hayley couldn't understand a word of what the other girl said. The other girl was thankfully much more understandable.

"We just gotta get back in there and face off with another team! I'm sure we'll show them what for, me and you."

Another team? They didn't really sound like they had anyone in mind in particular. This would be a perfect opportunity to learn more! She had never done a tag team fight, but that wouldn't stop her!

"I can help!" Hayley chimes in, and hops out from where she's hiding, waving to both of them!

"Hi! My name's Hayley. Hayley Henley! I heard... I think... that you two were looking for a match of some kind?" She asked.

[CaptainL]

Being so engaged in their own conversation, Chelsea and Molly weren't paying much attention to their surroundings, and they wouldn't have suspected anyone to be listening in on them. They were figuring that they'd probably just put out a flyer or something, or ask around the locker rooms. They weren't expecting anyone to take them up on the offer right then and there - but sure enough, Hayley jumped right in and made the offer then and there! Molly was surprised by the sudden incursion and hopped back with a yelp, while her sister rolled her eyes and grumbled to herself, but faced down the girl.

"As a matti o' fact, yes, like. We are lookin' around fer a match. A tag match," Chelsea said, looking the new arrival up and down as she stood with her hands on her hips. "And I only see one o' ye, like. Unless ye think ye can take Molly and I by yeself - in which case you're bloody daft - I suggest ye bugger off, like."

[BlueResonance]

Hayley's smile faded when one of the girls starts speaking to her in a language she couldn't quite grasp. She tilts her head slightly, blinking. She didn't seem to register a word Chelsea said. Maybe if she spoke slower and more clearly. She decided to try again.

"Myyyyy naaaame is Haaaayleeey. Whaaaat's yoooour naaaame?" She asked Chelsea while keeping eye contact with her. She seemed dead serious.

[CaptainL]

Chelsea could see how slowly Hayley was speaking to her, and she was not amused. Even if it was true that her propensity for Merseyside slang made her practically incomprehensible to everyone around her, she didn't take kindly to being mocked about it - at least, she was certainly being mocked as far as she was concerned. Even if Hayley was genuinely curious, Chelsea met her with a stomp of her foot as she balled her fist. "Oh, do one, ye Yank gobshite, like! We're speakin' 'de same goddamn language! Fookin' better beaut..."

Molly, however, was quick to cut in, more sympathetic to this newcomer's cause. "Chelsea, c'mon!" she interjected towards her sister, before facing Hayley. Even if she did have an accent, it wasn't nearly as impenetrable as Chelsea's. "I'm sorry about that. My name's Molly, and this is my sister Chelsea. And you are?"

[BlueResonance]

Hayley saw she had angered the girl by how she stomped her foot and balled her fist. She starts another tirade of intelligible speech. She sounded angry but she wasn't sure why. Then the other girl stepped in the way.

"Oh! You must be her translator!" She exclaimed when Molly spoke, then offered her hand to her. "My name is Hayley! Hayley Henley. I heard about you two looking for someone to do a tag team match. I think I can provide that for you! I've got a friend I can have join us, I'm sure she won't mind at all!" She assured them.

[CaptainL]

Molly had to giggle a little at the statement, even as Chelsea groaned and rolled her eyes. It amused her that even dealing with fellow Anglophones, she still had to serve as a translator for her sister. "Sort of!" she explained. "I know Japanese, and Chelsea doesn't. So when we're in Japan, I act as her translator and manager. But we're also tag team partners. We're the British Bunnies!" Even if she wasn't in a place where anyone could see her, Molly still struck an eager pose at the comment, as though she was standing ready to fight. She never really got tired of that.

Spoiler

Chelsea perked up an eyebrow when Hayley mentioned she had a friend, even if she was less than amused with Molly's antics. "You've gorra mate, like? Good, good. I jus' 'ope yous dun' mind losin', like!"

Molly repeated that in more pleasant terms. "Okay! I can't wait to meet her!"

[BlueResonance]

Hayley nods. "Ohhh okay! Cool!" She says, then giggles at their name. "I love it! It sounds so cute and refined at the same time!" She exclaims.

"I can go and get her! When should we do this?" She asked them.

[CaptainL]

"Aw, thank you!" Molly said, taking a short bow. "It was my idea!"

"Technically, like, 'oever made 'de joke about me hair ribbon first was 'de one who came up wit' it," Chelsea cut in with.

"Yeah, but we still ran with it!" Molly replied. She then looked back at Hayley to respond to her query. "I'm going to talk to the bookers about setting up a tag match. Hopefully we can get to it in a week or two!"

[BlueResonance]

"Sure! Sounds great!" Hayley nods, then runs off to find Vanessa. "See you then, bunnies!" She said as she ran off.