An Imperial Rose Has Thorns (for Killcarrion)

[Misfit_Alien]

"Why thank you, Gwyneth, you're too kind!" Akari said with a smile. "You know, I wish we had met sooner. You're a joy to talk to, and I bet you'll be an even better opponent to tangle with. It's rare for people to hit it off so well upon a first meeting like this. Usually egos and tempers are all too high around these hallways. You never know if some bigshot is in a bad mood or just looking to pick a fight." She said, taking Gwen's hand and moving up to the apron, slowly making her way through the gap Gwen had opened for her. If Gwen didn't happen to 'accidentally' let the rope slip too early...causing Akari to trip up and fall flat on her face...then Akari would have no issue with keeping the gap open for the blonde European woman, returning the favor of kindness all the same before the pair got situated in the ring. "Need to stretch first? I already did my warm-ups for the day, so I'm ready and raring to go. We can go through some drills or just get right into the spar if you'd like. I figure the standard submission or pinfall works well enough, yeah? No need to go too hard, right?"

[killcarrion]

"Oh, I'm of the opinion that a fortuitous and clandestine encounter such as ours could not have occurred at a more apropos time. I daresay that whatever transpires inside this ring will pale in comparison to what fate has in store for us moving forward~..." Posh sophistication emanating from the noblewoman continuing to widen the gap for her terrapin compatriot now stepping inside the ring, emphatically rolling her hazel eyes from Akari's allusion to big shots but regaining her cordial demeanor once back within her friend's line of sight. The ostentatious heiress fighting whatever instinctual urge there was to let slip her deceitful mask with a comedic pratfall on Akari's behalf and instead entered the ring with her own polite gesture returned. "It appears we share the same sense of prudent fastidiousness. Mine own warm-up session was concluded back in the locker-room as well and am therefore primed and prepared to test our metaphorical mettle. Whether a humble rookie such as myself could be considered a challenge to a vaunted veteran such as yourself remains up for debate, but mine own eagerness abounds as to what grappling tutelage the heralded Sea Turtle could impart upon me~...