The crying one, Nanako, she remembered, spoke up. Despite Elise's expectations, she actually admitted to her crying. To Elise, this was a good sign; the first step to solving any problem was to acknowledge it. It was all the better when she said she would make up for it by training, and as a nice bonus, promised not to meddle with her. There was yet hope for the li'l one to grow up strong, and Elise actually enjoyed her new-found courage. Elise approved with a confident smile and a thumbs up. She decided to give a little pep talk: "That's right, Nanako! Become stronger than anyone else and destroy every soul that crosses you! Give them nothing, and take from them everything!" She emphasized the end of her speech by slamming her fist on her open palm.

Contrary to what she did before when Izumi badmouthed her, this time she couldn't hep but smirk deviously. She didn't think that her height-based insults would get that kind of rise out of her, and would have stopped had she ignored her. But with that outburst, she figured out that Izumi hated being called short. Now she knew what to do if she ever felt like bullying her, and with luck, she could goad her into fighting her. She humored her.
"Hey, dragging knuckles is a good way to make them tough," she said, and cracked them.

Izumi continued with her apologizing, which started to annoy Elise at this point. Fortunately she didn't have to endure it for long since Rose offered them to stay at her place. Izumi then whined when she was given a generous offer like that. Typical, she thought. She was used to sleeping wherever she could find shelter during her travels, and so wasn't as picky.

Elise casually followed after Rose. "Sure, I can crash at your pad, Razor. I'm fine with anything, unlike the spoiled brat here," she added while making a quick thumb-pointing at Izumi' general direction. "I gotta warn you though, I'm a loud sleeper."