Susan was there to watch it all. The battle, which was less thrilling for her then it might have been if it had been a real one, had drawn almost everyone's attention. Susan, however, was mostly watching only two of the participants. Growlithe and his supposed trainer. The skill with which Primeape fought surprised her, and she knew very well what she'd be doing in a few days, but right here and now it seemed a waste. Trainer or no, that Growlithe was wild. Susan could see it in the way it reacted to getting hit, in the viciousness in which it attacked. It was no wonder Eleyna's estimation of herself was low, or at least seemed to be.<br/><br/>When the fight was over and everyone else was gravitating toward the winner, Susan instead went to Eleyna. She saw what was perhaps meant to be a private moment, and winced inwardly, knowing she'd have to apologize. All the same, the petite woman did not hesitate. Before Eleyna could return to the preparation area to find work Susan was there in front of her giving the woman a hug, ambushing her with it really. She was strong and quick, but awkward when it came to physical contact, and more so with someone she liked. Eleyna seemed like a nice person and it was hard not to like her, even for the brief amount of time Susan had known her. She would squeeze tightly, giving the girl a brief hint at just how fit Susan actually was, and more then a hint of how defined some of her muscles were, then step back and start talking. Susan had been pretty blunt earlier and that didn't seem to be a one time thing.<br/><br/><span style="color: orange">"Sorry. I'm sweaty, I don't know if you like hugs and I know I'm god awful at them. Still, I saw what happened at the beach, sorry about that too by the way I only wanted to-"</span>Susan cut herself off and raised her hands, as if to stop herself, and then tried to meet Eleyna's eyes with her own.<span style="color: orange">"You looked like you could use one. Though maybe you want to hit something instead. I don't know, maybe I just made that worse-"</span><br/><br/>Susan sighed with exasperation as she cut herself off again, stood there for a moment in front of the other woman, and took a deep breath.<span style="color: orange">"I'm sorry that spoiled little princess was your first pokemon, because I think you've got the instincts to be a great trainer. That was your first battle right? And you saw what Primeape was doing? That's impressive. And I wanted to say that, though I'm not sure what it'll do and... damn it I'm awful at this."</span>Susan looks over her shoulder to where Houndour was, back at the festival area, still digging the same hole that was likely far too deep now. Then she turned back to Eleyna.<span style="color: orange">"I... uh... Do you want to dig with me? Maybe we can... talk? I... this is bloody frustrating. Listen, I'm going to leave you alone before I make things worse. Uh... Right."</span><br/><br/>Susan started to turn, pretty certain she had broken like ten unspoken rules when it came to talking to people.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>