Yuki and Yuri (for SleeperAgent94)

As the match ended the house lights came up and the ring lights went down, much to the crowd's chagrin. Slowly Lily's strength returned and a huffing giggle bubbled up from her lips. "Oh, so much better than the hair tie..." With a groan of effort she fought her way up onto her knees and held out a hand to the girl who was moments before her opponent. Her proffered arm was still shaking with exhaustion, but they couldn't stay in the ring all night. "C'mon, I don't know about you, but I can't wait to get back stage and out of these clothes." Possibly just to change, maybe for a shower, but left intentionally open-ended for Yuki's benefit.

Yuki blushed dark red as she helped Lily to her feet, supporting her and leading her out of the ring toward the back.

With considerable effort and no great speed Lily made her way back up the ramp with Yuki's aid. The snowy haired girl's entrance music played them out and mingled with the raucous applause that accompanied their passing. The exhausted manager would remain fairly silent, perhaps saving her strength, until they passed out of the arena proper and into the labyrinthine backstage. "Thank you, hon, I really didn't want to have the medics walk me out of there.." The fate of anyone who couldn't get themselves out of the ring in a timely fashion, or lacked anyone to carry their sad asses out.

Yuki smiled, helping her backstage, "How does your head feel? I hope I didn't hit it too hard."

She looked to the side and smiled at Lily, "No problem beautiful." she giggled

"So" Yuki smiled, as they continued down the hallway, "You said you were a manager right? How many other wrestlers do you have in your stable?"

She was trying to ignore the heat in her face, trying to make idle chit chat with Lily. Being this close was awfully distracting, but in a good way.

Lily allowed herself to lean a little bit into Yuki as they headed for the locker room; taking some pleasure in feeling the warmth of the fighter's body outside of a match. "Oh, no no, my head's fine... just, uh, over did it a little bit trying to keep up with you..." She smiled sheepishly, well aware of her own limitations it was still humbling to have them dragged out before an audience.

Dark eyes lifted again to look to Yuki, her own cheeks coloring from her own wandering thoughts. "Hmm? Oh, three wrestlers: Anne-Archy, and my two Kawaii: Lamya and Mina. You might know Anne, she's been around Tension more often than Friction... getting pummeled by King. Lamya hasn't been in the ring since her first match, and Mina is still brand new." It wasn't an impressive roster, but there was a lot of potential there.

Yuki giggled a bit, "You seemed to get me down just fine for the point you earned. Don't sell yourself short."

"Three huh? That's pretty good. Haven't heard of Anne or the others, cause I'm still kinda new here too." She admitted, "Trust me, I've been on the receiving end of King. It was not even fighting. He was taking some sick pleasure in it!"

Yuki huffed, her eyes narrowing, "If I wasn't a good sport, I'd kick him right in the family jewels!"

With what little strength she possessed Lily gave the toned and fair Yuki a gentle and reassuring squeeze. "Trust me, hon, getting that point took everything I had and a little more. I was tempted to just roll over for you after that initial choke out... but, I have to set a good example for my girls." She speaks of her stable as one might of family; daughters or perhaps little sisters.

When the subject came around to Yuki's encounter with King, Lily's eyes sparkled with mischief as it fell nicely into an idea she'd had not long before. "It's what makes him a good Heel... The show needs someone to root against, hmm?" She didn't launch straight into her plan, instead leading in with patience. Honestly, she wasn't sure if Yuki would want to get back in the ring with the beast again.

Yuki smiled at her, patting her back gently, "Never give up! The audience wants a fight, so give it all you got, no matter the outcome!"

When she heard Lily explain about King, Yuki puffed out her cheeks in annoyance, "Heel or not, it's dishonorable and lowly! Someone should teach him a lesson in respect!"

Lily didn't know King personally, but she knew that the fans hating his character brought a lot of drama to the ring. The best villains are those you love to hate or else hate to love, King fell decidedly in the first category. But she understood that Yuki was here as an athlete as well as an entertainer, and King was deplorable. "I'm glad you feel that way, honey. Because after he's picked poor Anne apart twice... Would you be okay with taking part in a handicap match? You and Anne versus King?"

Reaching out a hand she pushed open the door to the locker room and slipped inside with Yuki. Of course, Anne was late. As usual.