[Rio spends most of her time in the Velvet Room once she's conscious again, bandages still wrapped around her neck as proof of her demise.
She's survived all sorts of things, but in the end, she couldn't even survive a month in this place. There's a cruel irony to that, even if she acknowledges that ultimately, the problem stems from her own pride. Her pride in handling herself, in being able to come out on top.
It's inevitable. There's always someone else who's better, someone else who will win one day instead.
At least the fact that she's sulking about this in her room makes her extremely easy to locate.]
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She's survived all sorts of things, but in the end, she couldn't even survive a month in this place. There's a cruel irony to that, even if she acknowledges that ultimately, the problem stems from her own pride. Her pride in handling herself, in being able to come out on top.
It's inevitable. There's always someone else who's better, someone else who will win one day instead.
At least the fact that she's sulking about this in her room makes her extremely easy to locate.]