she is still a curious person curious deep down.
"But um. It probably wouldn't hurt to at least hear your suggestions of who would be good for beginners. Just to... Just to be able to keep them in mind for later, in case things happen faster than expected..."
"Weh-"
Ah. That last comment was certainly a critical hit. Asuka swears she can hear a low health alarm.
"I-I know I'm no good... But I don't even have formal training for the job, so I'm not expecting much... My father was a trainer, and he just transferred his office to me-
—monologue that this woman argued with. . .
She’d certainly keep an eye on this one. Out of personal interest if nothing else. . .
❛ A trainer without a trainee is no good after all. ❜
electronics... S-so uh, I think I need to focus on building up actual training methods before I even think of being brave enough to approach anybody. A-at least for now."
Though... While she is a... well, an absolute coward and paranoid pessimist with severe self esteem issues,-
a trainer and willing to take a chance on a total newbie. Every rejection would crush my soul..."
If she keeps whimpering like that, her soul might just escape anyway...
"I uh... Don't?"
...Wait, no, that's a terrible way to answer! Asuka's shaking her head!
"That didn't come out right! I don't plan on it, but it's just because I don't think it's something I really CAN plan for! L-like, I can't just decide that I'm going to get a trainee on a-
certain day and have it unquestionably come true!"
She's... At least to some extent, she's mostly getting hung up on semantics.
"I... I WANT to get a few trainees soon, but I also don't feel... personally ready to just go zooming around asking everybody if they're looking for-
"Ah, well, I don't have any trainees yet..."
And she really needs to work out the bugs in this plan before she put it into work, whether she gets trainees soon or not. Her other plans need a bit of work, too...
"But, uh, yeah- Asuka. Asuka Arima. One of the new trainers-
other racers who are boxing the trainee in. I just need to work out some trouble with the sensors so the cars don't completely freak out when they encounter unexpected behavior..."
In related news, Asuka has her ankles bandaged up... How many times did the cars hit her?
"EEP-"
How does absolutely everybody manage to catch Asuka by surprise...?
"Um. Technically yes. But it's uh... I'm trying to test something. I want to use these to help my future trainees train their mobility inside of crowds. Once I get these working right, they'll simulate-
Asuka has inflatable punching bags duct taped to the remote controlled cars today...
Huh. They actually seem to be racing each other without her touching any controllers.
...Seriously, what is she doing?
Asuka's spent most of the afternoon walking, jogging , and running around the practice tracks with various remote controlled cars driving near her.
...This is after she spent the morning running, diving at a large wrestling mat, and rolling across it.
...The hell is she doing?