Not as crystal-clear as Krouse probably remembers. This memory wasn't one that her lower half liked to show her, so Noelle goes digging for it on her own, sifting through concrete block and warehouses and vans, past the line in the sand she marked at the rest stop.
It was obvious that he'd been, to put it lightly, full of shit. He'd made mistakes typical of a new player. But that wasn't so bad, because it meant he was teachable. He didn't have the same entrenched bad habits that Cody and Luke had to unlearn. ]
I am ruthless.
[ Noelle corrects, very nearly teasing and also proving her point. ]
Wasn't going to play against you in a way that I wouldn't play in a real match. How else was I supposed to know whether or not you were suited to competitive play? You needed practice. I wanted to see whether you would put in the work.
[ And he did. He wasn't the greatest loser, or even the greatest player, but he put in the work for her, back when that counted for something. ]
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Not as crystal-clear as Krouse probably remembers. This memory wasn't one that her lower half liked to show her, so Noelle goes digging for it on her own, sifting through concrete block and warehouses and vans, past the line in the sand she marked at the rest stop.
It was obvious that he'd been, to put it lightly, full of shit. He'd made mistakes typical of a new player. But that wasn't so bad, because it meant he was teachable. He didn't have the same entrenched bad habits that Cody and Luke had to unlearn. ]
I am ruthless.
[ Noelle corrects, very nearly teasing and also proving her point. ]
Wasn't going to play against you in a way that I wouldn't play in a real match. How else was I supposed to know whether or not you were suited to competitive play? You needed practice. I wanted to see whether you would put in the work.
[ And he did. He wasn't the greatest loser, or even the greatest player, but he put in the work for her, back when that counted for something. ]