— They sprint down the backstretch, inching towards the first corner.
( I'll conserve my energy for now. Now isn't the time to flip things around. I'll see what Yaeno does first. )
Analytic eyes keep her opponent in their peripheral vision, running her own race while periodically observing her movements. Time and time again, she had to face opponents blocking her out and dismantling her strategy.
She's moving on ahead, rushing to take the lead. —
— reactions.
When she got ahead, no longer side by side, she'd synchronize her movement with Oguri's, slowing her possible pace by a lot.
( Now what will you do? 💭 )
— She's forcing her to keep to her pace.
...That's fine. We're only just beginning. The backstretch isn't the moment where she goes all out like a Front Runner.
She keeps to herself, simply smiling.
Always been quite the strategist as always, Yaeno Muteki. —
note.
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She would have loved that, unfortunate that things couldn't have worked out that way.
" It was quite the journey I had... All the ups and downs made me the way I am.
I don't think I have regrets. "
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‘‘ i guess you'll be happy to know that i watched your retirement race. ’’
winks , she ain't lying.
also she's happy knowing oguri stills the same.
‘‘ i actually was planning to be there, but sadly it was impossible at the end. ’’
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‘‘ i can tell you haven't changed at all , do you ? ’’
would give her a faint smile; it's adorable to see Oguri's reactions to the presence of the new zealander.
‘‘ as you can see, i kept my word , we meet again. ’’
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" Good to see you too..! " She replied with proper chipper in her tone, finally gazing back at her.
Her fingers locked together, fiddling with her thumbs while finding what else to say.
Words are somehow lost on her.
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she was so into cheering for her country that the realization of being in front of Oguri just hitted her. . . it has been a while.
now folk is embarassed and looking away , she feels dumb.
‘‘ oguri , i'm sorry. i just got carried away and. . . heh , good to see you. ’’
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