There was still something there. A certain awkwardness that could definitely been felt but never mentioned. Kisa had the patience of a saint, it seemed, to be able to deal with her at all really. Chloe knew she wasn't an easy person to deal with. Hard to deal with, but that meant one had to try first... and as soon as Kisa mentioned pairing up, she knew exactly what would happen.

Students that were friends paired off first, quickly getting into the kata. The stragglers who might not have had distinct friends took one look at Chloe and gravitated to each other, pairing up with others in the same situation as them. The German watched this happen without much surprise. During their first meet she had a crazy thought that maybe it wouldn't be like what she was used to. One meet later and she had stopped kidding herself.

Everyone had paired up now, save for her. The tall girl looked at Kisa, her gaze shifting slightly. Maybe it was an off day, but her eyes held a certain tiredness now. A blank, unsurprised tiredness. If Kisa were looking carefully, she might even notice the apologetic look in her eyes as well.