Shockwave (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=201275.msg9833736#msg9833736)<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/65/1278207809618.jpg)</div><br/><br/>For some reason, part of her always expected the applause, the pomp and circumstance so common to the show.  Of course it would be dubbed in, not actually live and audible to the participants, but it was a hard habit to break after so much television.  More likely it was her curiosity seeping in, all but begging to know how she was being talked about right this moment.  Despite all her focus, all her drive and all her desire, she couldn't help but want to be wanted and loved the same as anyone else.  She just tried not to let herself dwell on it.<br/><br/>When an actual noise did come to her, therefore, nimble reflexes kicked in and sent her body leaping to the surface in a sharp ripple of the water's surface.  Rising up to several inches above the water, her eyes flitted around to catch the source of the introductory yell.  She flicked her hair with a sharp shake of her head, amplifying her movement to fling every droplet of water from her hair in one smooth stroke as she found the other contestant.<br/><br/>"Shockwave," she introduced herself.  "Voltage, right?"  Her memory was exceptional but not truly eidetic for the vast number of names of people she'd dealt with so far.  She hopped from the center of the pool in an overdramatic flip, landing gracefully upon her feet just on the side.  "If you want to practice on the pool, by all means."