Mara nodded.  [color=green]"Don't worry; I know 'em all."[/color]  She held up a hand and began counting off on her fingers.  [color=green]"Two teams of three, three rounds total.  You gets points by scoring clean hits and knocking your opponents back or off of the platform entirely.  The winner is decided at the end of the third round by how many points each team has, or decided automatically if all three members of a team are knocked off the platform in one round."[/color]  A slightly sinister grin appeared as she stopped dressing for a moment to face Houjin and Ukik.  [color=green]"Personally, I'd much rather we win that way."[/color]

"Chill out," Dan told her, giving her shirt a hard tug to throw her off-balance, causing her to give out a strangled [color=green]"Ack!"[/color].  "You haven't even played yet.  Celebrate winning [i]after[/i] you win."  Mara turned and stuck her tongue out at him, but remained silent.  Once Mara was fully dressed, Dan looked her over critically.  "A little baggy in the arms, but it should work."  He couldn't help but smirk at her grin; Mara was ecstatic to finally be able to Pro Bend, and Dan was happy for her.  She'd wanted this for a long time.

Suddenly, someone knocked and opened the dressing room door.  [color=lightgray]"Five minutes, Badgerfrogs."[/color]  Then he disappeared.

"Alright, I'm heading for the stands."  He gave Mara a quick hug.  "Good luck, kid."

[color=green]"Enjoy the show,"[/color] she told him, winking.  [color=green]"Come celebrate with us when we win!"[/color]  Dan shook his head and stepped out, heading to find a seat.  Mara turned back to her new teammates.  Her new teammates.  Her grin just grew wider at the thought.  [color=green]"Alright, guys!"[/color] she said, holding out her fist.  [color=green]"Ready to do this thing?"[/color]