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Vera was caught off guard by Mina dragging her and Michael away to somewhere more quiet. She seemed... uhh... simple. Simple wasn't bad, though. Simple was honest and easy to work with... kinda. As long as you didn't need rocket science.

It was the other one she had her guard up around, and trying to link arms with her would be like trying to grab smoke for him.

[color=magenta]"What are you doing? You're gonna hurt her feelings,"[/color] Vera told him with a frigid glare. [color=magenta]"Wouldn't want anyone to get the wrong idea."[/color] Speaking of Mina's honesty, and what she'd witnessed, it was clear that the beefy girl valued the guy in some way... for... some reason. 

Once in that more "private" location, Vera managed to pry herself free and help get Michael laid down. It was then that she decided it was time to retreat, if she could. She just had to do it right.

[color=magenta]"Look, Mina was it? You seem like a smart girl."[/color] Hardly, but Mina had no reason to expect Vera to know better. [color=magenta]"Do me a favor, would you? Make sure Michael here makes it to his next match in one piece,"[/color] she began, slipping Michael's glasses into the boy's pocket as she spoke. [color=magenta]"You knocked him out, so it's only fair you make it right, don't you think? You might be fighting him yourself after all, and you don't seem like a cheater to me. Don't let anyone mess with him, not even this guy here."[/color] She pointed a thumb at Suzakura. [color=magenta]"After all, it'd be a mistake to hurt a contestant outside of a match, and friends don't let friends make mistakes."[/color]

She did her best to be straightforward with her wording, but without appearing condescending. The last part wasn't too hard, after all. She just had to siphon all her anger toward Suzakura, which helped keep it from showing up as she spoke to Mina. She didn't really know him, but he'd made a [i]terrible[/i] first impression so far.

[color=magenta]"I'd stay and watch him myself, but he'd be embarrassed if he woke up and found me doting over him, and then he wouldn't be able to focus during his fight."[/color] She sighed. [color=magenta]"But... if you really need me, I'll be over at the bar, OK?"[/color]

Once she was at least half-confident Mina mostly understood, she turned to leave, [color=magenta]"Try touching me again and you'll be walking cross-legged for the rest of your life,"[/color] she hissed icily to Suzakura as she walked past him.