[h3][color=mediumspringgreen]Alex[/color][/h3]

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Alex wondered if she had found Vera on a good or a bad day. Obviously she would like to imagine it as a bad day, but the thought of the alternative ran shivers down her spine. 

She wasn't keeping it together, either way. Wolf could tell she was withholding information. "[b][color=mediumspringgreen]Well, I ran into her at-[/color][/b]" 

Her voice caught in her throat as she called to mind the details of that night. '[color=mediumspringgreen]Should I be telling Wolf that I made up a persona to enter illicit fighting competitions? Or that Vera is attending them too? ...And that we were all in serious danger when things got out of hand at that time?[/color]'

Alex took a step forward. "[b][color=mediumspringgreen]C-Can we go somewhere more private to discuss this?[/color][/b]" She gave a shifty look around, seeing the various students walking past the gates to return to their homes.

...Alex had always wanted to say that. If the situation wasn't so close to home, she might have had a moment to think about how cool it was.

She quickly guided Wolf a block or two away from the school's gate, ducking into a secluded alleyway. Taking a deep breath, she took a few steps from Wolf and put together what she was going to say.

"[b][color=mediumspringgreen]So. I ran into her at the Midnight Tournament...[/color][/b]" Alex was sure that Wolf knew what that entailed. "[b][color=mediumspringgreen]And we were matched up against each other...[/color][/b]" She turned to look at Wolf. "[b][color=mediumspringgreen]She seemed happy at first to see me, but then during our match things got more heated.[/color][/b]"

She took a moment to collect her thoughts, before quickly remembering something. "[b][color=mediumspringgreen]W-We weren't the ones who caused that giant commotion! It was completely unrelated to us![/color][/b]"

Alex realized that Wolf may not have learned about the incident at the midnight tournament, but she had spoke too quickly to cover that up now.

"[b][color=mediumspringgreen]I tried to talk to her about everything, but it left off on a rough spot, and we had to leave quickly. So...[/color][/b]" Alex sighed, crossing her arms and holding herself. "[color=mediumspringgreen][b]I don't know...[/b][/color]

Alex's face was turning red, but she caught herself before she let out any tears. Going over it again only reminded her of how terrible it had all felt.