homecoming.

" Isn't the golden girls a show about old women? "

Well , she looked at the map. She couldn't plot her revenge in a game, but she had another plans.

" Let's go to another ride. "

Making Lomi scream would be enough revenge.

" ... Shit, you're right... " She totally forgot about that show. No, no, no, she won't allow some sitcom to ruin her reputation. " No, no! I was called that because of my popularity! My success! Because I shined on the track like gold! Don't compare me to some American sitcom! " She genuinely appears to feel very desperate about this.

" ... Yeah, I picked the last one, so you can choose this time. " Fortunately, since the Space Raiders thing was, aside from the shooting, pretty unexciting and slow, it felt like her feet had some good rest, too. So she was ready to tackle something bigger now again.

#» ooc #he was very popular uwu

I already said that Lomitas (the actual horse) was super popular back during his racing days and actual caused some horse racing hype back then. To understand how popular he was: During his last trial race before the Derby, around 20.000 ppl visited the race, usually the racetrack would only attract around 2000-5000 visitors during races like these.

" . . . "

You know, by this point someone with common sense would have say no. Something about doing the same thing expecting a different result insanity mumbo jumbo...

" Yes. "

And Lomitas broke her own high score a third time.

" Whatever. "

Thank god she didn't had a gambling problem, even if smoking isn't better than any means.

" Let's go do another thing... gr... Trainer. "

" Huh. "

She was sure she did try to help Belle this time. Well, Belle's score did get somewhat better... but guess Lomitas was just that good. Okay, she was fine with being praised.

She did promise to buy the winner picture, though. " Here, Belle, you can keep it, so you'll forever remember this glorious day. They didn't call me Germany's golden girl for nothing. " Yeah, that's what newspapers and all actually used to call her. " Sure thing, where do you wanna go? "

There is a reason she was nickname Belle " Miss Double Down " Papillon, since she would not stop and... Lomi got a bigger score than last time.

" ... "

Well, she knew she is going to be boosting her ego for days.

" Whatever, ha... trainer. "

Of course she got a bigger score this time. She knew what to expect and where to find the enemies that gave more points.

Hearing Belle calling her 'trainer' was somewhat surreal, but she will enjoy it for now. Maybe she should not crush this poor girl's ego too much, though. " Another round? I'll show you how to get the big fish. I am your trainer after all. "

" If I learn to sit and watch like a grandma I would lose. "

Well she forgot Lomi's price, but the smug aura around Lomi would make her a little ill.

" Rematch "

Is not like there would be a huge difference either.

She flicks her fingers against Belle's forehead. " Seems like you forgot something, Belle. Perhaps you're the one growing old, if you can't remember our bet anymore. " She almost regrets not asking for more, but it's not like she enjoyed torturing this kid. Well, maybe she did. A little bit. " Sure, why not. Title defense is the champion's honor. " And seeing Belle's last performance she was sure that she could defend her title.

cl-xana-de-code

" Ah, wait. You are the philly that was poisoned ? Surprising, I thought you were dead. I guess having one arc winner is impressive, but even you know how one is less than five. "

Ryoma stretched his arms while he put them behind his back.

" But I guess the toxin must have affected your brain if you think one is better than five. "

#» lomitas : ic #clxanadecode

Unpleasant. She didn't know there were people in Japan who actually knew about that. She shouldn't be that surprised, considering it just needed some internet access and auto-translate to find out, but still. " ... Yeah, that's me. And as you can see, I am still alive and kickin'. " Or not kicking so much, as she was pretty sure she would lose balance and fall if she tried to kick someone, but details. " So, you're saying that the guy who has been in business much longer than me also had more time to train more umamusume? Cool. Who would have thought. You know a lot, right? " If it's not obvious, she is suddenly talking to him like a kindergarten teacher would talk to one of their children. " You're actually right, I sometimes have trouble remembering things. So, remind me again, who won in record time and one of the largest margins ever recorded in history? You do know that much after all, right? "

" Heh, now we would find out hag. "

. . .

Of course, after the challenge even Belle " Miss Double Down " Papillon would fell silent after being defeated, even more after all that self gloating.

" How???? "

The score was very close at first, yet Belle underestimating her trainer ended up in a very humiliating defeat.

Ah, there is really no more satisfying feeling than beating a kid in a game, right? Well, maybe, as a responsible adult, she shouldn't feel so smug about it, but she is not that responsible and definitively feels very smug about it.

" Tactics, Belle. You waste too much energy on fighting mooks when you should wait for an opening and aim for the big fish instead. " Lomitas definitively appeared to be very satisfied with her performance. She has always been quite good at spotting openings, whether it was on the racetrack or in stupid ass shooting rides. There's a reason why her former trainer used to call her a genius after all. Whether it was necessary to brag that much in front of a teenager was up to debate, though. " Coincidentally, you waste too much energy fighting mooks on the racetrack as well. So you could learn a thing from this, Belle. "

cl-xana-de-code

" Hmm, sorry. How many Arc wins do you have? I have made at least 5 winners in the arc and more finalists than you. "

#» lomitas : ic #clxanadecode

" I've literally only trained four girls so far, two of whom are still at the beginning of their career, you brainless arseface. " And, mind you, one of those four girls was the first German runner in almost 40 years to win the Arc, which, in her opinion, a good enough result. " Considering I only started as a trainer some years ago because I was busy with, you know, rehab. "

" Dude can't prove his words with actual results, so the only thing he can do is spout nonsense. "

#» lomitas : ic #» lomitas : dash commentary

" Well, that's easy. "

She was not going to let this go, another chance to get at Lomi's expense.

" Let me do your nails again, I was thinking in maybe like a My Melody art would look good on you, or Doraemon, or something more similar to your age with Astro Boy "

She is not going to say that she knows neither of these things, because it would only result in her getting called old again. At this point, Lomitas actually started to feel somewhat old, and the reason was not the cane.

" Doesn't matter. You're not going to win anyway. " Lomitas was fairly confident here, because there was no way she would allow herself to lose to some bratty teenager.

#» ooc #now you can imagine Lomitas nominating Dream for the King George and forgetting to tell her #Dream: I am going to run WHERE

Fun fact regarding Danedream: Aside from her Arc win, she is also most well known for being the first German horse to win the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The story behind this is actually somewhat funny. While her trainer initially nominated her, he never talked about this to her owner, and eventually decided that he wanted to remove her from the entry list anyway, because he'd rather focus on title defense in Germany and France. He, however, forgot the deadline, and missed removing her from the entries. He then spent several sleepless nights not knowing how to explain her owner that he had accidentally entered his horse in one of the most important races in Europe, and one that was never won by a German horse on top of that.

Her owner however was just like 'yeah why not 🤷', so Danedream ended up running in the King George afterall and eventually won it by nose.

" Yeah right. "

Belle took the map and walked onward towards the attraction, but just at the mention of a bet her ears perked up.

" What bet? "

Like a moth to a flame, if it meant a bet Belle would not back down for it.

" I don't know. Maybe you just stop calling me grandma or hag or anything like that for a week when I win. " Not that she is actually aiming to correct that brat's attitude, but it would be funny to see Belle struggling with her usual choice of language. " Not that we have to decide on anything for me losing, because I won't lose. "

" So I can keep the photo of your defeat? Sweet. "

Lomitas knew Belle very well, or Belle was very easy to read, or the two. Belle stood up excited from her seat, ready to defeat her trainer in a challenge.

#number1precure #» lomitas : ic

" The photo of your defeat, brat. " And Lomitas' glorious victory. When she wins, she crushes her opponents, and she will not show any mercy here either.

So, Lomitas just pushed the map back into Belle's hands, because handling it with just one free hand was still too much of a hassle, but she remembered the way from looking at it previously, so this time Lomitas will take the lead.

" How about a bet to make things more interesting? "

Shinsaku come back I miss you-

" Of course you miss me. Everyone misses me. But do not fret, I am right here, and you're always allowed to look at my beautiful face and bask in its glory. " Stop feeding his ego goddammit!

#» shinsaku : ic #tanzoshi

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@homeport requested a starter / Okita & Shinsaku

"Ugh...."

One would think that in becoming a Heroic Spirit, they would escape from the shackles that were illnesses that burdened them in life--But unfortunately no, that didn't seem to be the case. In fact, as if to add further insult to injury, it manifested as a stat, a 'debuff' as a few of the younger Servants put it. Face down on the table, looking frustrated to the nines, the footsteps of another has Okita quickly sitting up before looking over to the steaming pot of tea (with an offensively bitter aroma) with an expression of reluctant acceptance.

"Think you could hand me that tea from Medea-anesan?"