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sensei silver quickly announced a ten-minute break, ushering the girl up to his office. she sat down on the seat, throwing her legs up onto the table as she relaxed. silver took note of her abnormal behaviour immediately.
"what are you doing here, barbusca?" he asked, his arms crossed.
the girl had already pre-planned this answer. "losing the all valley was a huge punch in the stomach, or in the ribs." she joked. that was not part of the script and silver didn't look amused. "you were right, okay? losing sucks— i want to be a winner... and i have nothing else to do all summer since cobra kai is the only dojo around."
"that's right."
"shouldn't you be glad, that i'm even considering coming back? after everything you did to me?" gioia challenged.
"so i should apologise for what? helping you become better?" silver asked. "you wouldn't have made it that far into the tournament if it wasn't for me."
gioia wanted to disagree, but she bit her tongue. "i know, which is why i want to be back. your way, cobra kai? it's the only way i can follow if i want to be my best."
"do you know how may times you could've been champion, barbusca?" silver asked her. "not once, but twice. and you know why you lost? because-"
"because my emotional ties are too strong, i know." gioia cut him off. "but i don't have to worry about that. i haven't spoken to any of them for a week."
"even moskowitz?" silver asked her.
gioia didn't even want to ask him how he knew about that. "yeah, that's over now." she glanced down sadly, picking at her nails.
"you know how i feel about wasted potential." silver sighed, pulling the drawer by his desk open. "the only reason i'm letting you join is because i believe you have what it takes to make it all the way through to the next steps."
the blonde girl leaned forward in interest. "next steps? what next steps?" she asked. "you've already won the all valley-"
"the all valley was not the endgame!" he snapped. the man quickly cleared his throat before pulling out a packaged black gi. "same size as last time, let me know if there's any problems."
she hesitated before taking the uniform from his hands.
"i'll sign you up at reception, but under one condition." silver spoke.
"which is?"
"you have to do everything you're instructed to do." silver explained. "is that reasonable?"
"very." gioia nodded, standing to her feet.
"make your way back down when you've changed." silver instructed, "you'll be training with master kim."
