Time to chat with Chloe.

Looking around Chloe’s room makes her commitment to the ECL immediately apparent. A couple of posters for promotions she’s been a part of adorn the walls, and a small shelf attached to one wall holds awards she’s earned throughout her career, which she displays with no small amount of pride. Mounted across from her bed is a TV, under which she keeps a few DVDs of famous matches.

By the time you enter, Chloe has changed out of her match outfit and is lounging around in a colorful sundress. She seems pretty tired out from your match, but still perks up when you come in.

“Hi there, John!” she says. “So... {if Defeated your friend = true}I think congratulations are in order.”

“Thanks,” you reply graciously. “You definitely kept your word, though: it wasn’t easy. Even giving it my all, I almost lost.”

Chloe shakes her head. “Key word there is ‘almost’. No matter how much effort it took, you still won. Fair and square.”

“I guess,” you say dubiously.

She punches you playfully in the shoulder. “Just take the compliment, dummy.”

You chuckle as she folds her arms. “Okay, okay. Thank you.”

“That’s more like it,” she says with a nod.{endif}{if Defeated your friend = false}can we still be friends?”

“Even though you kicked my ass?” you echo. “Yeah. I bit off more than I could chew stepping in there with you. That’s on me.”

She smiles warmly. “Good, you’re taking this pretty well. You shouldn’t blame yourself for losing, though. It happens.”

You nod. “Hopefully it’ll happen less often from here on out, though. I guess the only thing for it is to keep training.”

“Yeah!” she says brightly. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again, and so on. And I’m sure you will eventually. After all,” and here her voice becomes a little coy, “not everyone here is as good at this as I am.”

You chuckle at the boast. “I can believe that.”{endif}

“Hey,” Chloe says as you turn to leave. When you stop, she gets up and plants a small kiss on your cheek.

“Good luck,” she says with a grin as you blush and stammer.