Later that afternoon, Sensei decided to reward Siren for her improvements made in her training and permitted her to skip her afternoon sessions to go support Lavender in her roller derby competition. Before the event, Lavender requested to stop at her favorite corner store for a pre-match snack.

“See, I told you Leonard wasn’t all that bad. Just rough around the edges,” Lavender said as the two women made their way over to the frosty station.

“Not that bad? He stole my ...