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Vera was astonished by the sudden wall of ice. The Alex she knew couldn't do that. Was this really her? But, eyepatch aside, everything fit. 

She hadn't even gotten that much taller.

And, more importantly, no one else would have reacted this way. No one else would have cared. She held the smaller girl close, clutching her tight to her chest and kissing the top of her head.

Vera couldn't help but laugh even as her voice broke, [color=magenta]"Y-you still smell that that bargain brand strawberry junk..."[/color] she hiccupped. It was really her. Nothing else mattered for the moment. The ice wall, the crowd, all her questions. None of it.

But, then the moment passed.

[b]"AHEM!"[/b] The MC boosted the volume so his voice could pierce past the wall of ice. [b]"I'm going to assume there's a touching reunion of some sort going on in there, but we ARE trying to hold a tournament here!"[/b]

Right. The tournament. This stupid tournament was where she'd found Alex.

These people, this crowd, had all seen Alex before she had. 

Vera suddenly pulled away from her, [color=magenta]"What are you doing here, huh?"[/color]

[i]CRACK![/i]

Outside, others were battering down the wall of ice.

[color=magenta]"How long have you been awake? When were you gonna tell us? Why was this more important, huh!?"[/color] Vere's face was still stained with tears, but now she just looked angry.

[i]CRACK! BAM! CRACK![/i]

Vera just stood there, fists and jaw clenched tightly as the wall came crumbling down.

[b]"OK! About time! Now, if we could just get things going ag-"[/b]

[color=magenta]"You wanted a fight, right?!"[/color] Vera suddenly shouted, interrupting the MC. She walked to the other end of the arena from "Andras" and raised her fists. [color=magenta]"Well why not?! That's why we're all here isn't it?"[/color] This time, she just glared into Alex's eyes.

[b]"You know what? Screw it. Disqualifications are lame and this shit's better than a soap opera! Have at it, girls!"[/b]