Oh yeah. I was pretty beat after that.

[ he's pretty bitter about it, yeah, and it leaks through his voice. lance was far more inexperienced in combat techniques than he is now; he might have at least avoided getting hit for a little longer if he'd been more experienced.

but riku's offer gets him to grin. ]

Thanks, man. I appreciate it. I don't really wanna leave the matches because they're kind of cool, so we can watch them together?