"No, I haven't been avoiding the men," Sophie denies. "It's just that for one reason or another, I couldn't schedule a mixed battle for the longest time. It's time for me to get back into the fray and prove once again that I can whip anyone, man or woman, in the League. Petr's the poor sap who's going down to defeat at the end of this healthy workout." Petr grunts, "So, Sophie is taking a ho-hum attitude toward this fight, eh? I'll have to demonstrate how dangerous it is for her to disrespect her opponent. I haven't exactly been idle this winter, so she may be in for a surprise. But enough talk. I'm a man of action." Caribe explains, "I was all set to be the first gal to win on the Disk when it was introduced for the first Semifinal a few weeks back. But I hadn't counted on Sophie scoring an upset. So I had to content myself-no, that's not right. I had to console myself with watching Sophie, Regine, and France have the honor of breaking in the Disk. And I was glad that my friend Regine scored the inaugural victory. At least I had the advantage of studying the tactics of all three of them and learning the ropes of that ropeless rotunda." "It's like a game of King of the Hill, or should I say Queen of the Hill. The object is to stay on the Disk while knocking your opponent off. There's nobody I'd like to knock off more than that top-heavy titan, France. Just the thought of belting her with a gigantic Q-Tip and blasting her off the Disk makes me…well, it gets me excited, if you catch my drift." France snorts, "You know, Caribe, you won't be the only one up there with a club. You may find yourself on the wrong end of the bat more often than you've dreamt. And as for me being top-heavy, well, let's just admit we're both built like wine goblets: long-stemmed with big tops filled with delicious, mouthwatering juices. And remember, sugar, while you only watched us fight on the Disk, I was actually on it." "Yeah, I'm looking forward to clobbering the big stripper with a pugil stick. We've both practiced with them in the gym, individually, but we've never used them in any sort of actual combat. And the Disk seems to be the ideal venue for a stick fight, eh? Caribe will come ca-rashing down, mark my words."