Johnson didn't take his hand. He had lost twice and both times given it everything he had. He was humiliated and upset with his sister. He stood up and walked out of the room. Class was over anyway and he was headed straight home.
Iris frowned watching Johnson. She knew he wanted to win. She looked at Ryan. "Nice job....I guess I'll see you all tomorrow.." she said to the rest of her classmates.
Ryan shakes his own hand as he watches Johnson walk off. He walks toward the rest of the class. "Thanks." He says to Iris. "See you tomorrow."
Johnson stopped at a vending machine and bought a soda.
she nods and walks off. She saw Johnson at the vending machine. "You did your best Johnson...good job.." she looked down unsure if he was going to respond to her.
"Nice Battle. You're stronger than I thought." She said to Ryan.
"Whatever." He said. "I don't even want to be a hero. No skin off my back." He said. Despite that he sighed sadly. "Why did you tell someone Iris? This was a big deal and you..." He stood up. "I really trusted you saying what I did. And I only told you because I slipped up. I thought you'd understand I didn't want people knowing... And you just... Spat on my face."
"Thanks. So are you." Ryan says as he puts on his backpack. "I was hoping everybody here would have something interesting that they'd bring to the table in combat. Looks like I was right."
"Well, I wouldn't call my techniques interesting, but other than that, everyone's battle's were interesting."
"It's not whatever. I know you wanted to win.." she said. "I was sad okay. I ran into Matthew and he asked me what was wrong. "
"And you just couldn't stop from answering could you?" He asked shaking his head. "Doormat."
"I'd say they are. You have an aggressive, high pressure style from what I saw in your fight." Ryan said.
Hearing him call her a doormat she frowned her powers flickered a bit making her go invisible for a second before returning to normal. "Im sorry.."
"Well, coming from someone else, I guess it is kinda Impressive."
He sighed. "I'm sorry too. I shouldn't call you a doormat." He said. "But I'm done. You're on your own. I'm dropping out."
"If that's what you want...I won't make you stay" she said.
"Right. Even if you're not interested or impressed by what you can do, there's always someone who is." He said. "Plus, you got to see what you did well and what you could improve on."
"Right. And my mistakes will allow me to learn from them and improve."
Ryan nods. "See? You understand already. So, what did you think you did well out there?"
"Pressure, definitely and evading."
"Sounds about right. And what do you think you can improve on?" He asks.
"Maybe ranged attacks and awareness. I failed to notice the ice around my ankles and that ended up really bad for me."
Ryan nods. "In battle, the environment is a neutral weapon in most cases. Always consider your surroundings."
"Yeah, and he used it against me. That's some good advice."
"Exactly, and you seem to have learned from that. I'm sure a good chunk of villains will be aware of their environments as well, so it's good to keep that in mind." Ryan said.
