"It was twice, actually." Zahra looks down and away from Jounouchi, biting their lip. Even counting all the times they were nearly killed by living monsters in the Doma-dominated world, getting hit by the God Blaze Cannon still counts among the worst experiences that they've ever had. "Once during the semifinals. Shizuka was trying to snap Mai out of it before she got hit with the God Blaze Cannon, and Anzu bought them time by throwing herself in front of it. After that, I was me for half the time through the finals, and getting hit the second time is what got me - us - stuck."

Okay, everything else aside, that Ponyta is adorable. Zahra kneels down a bit to look Kaseri in the eye and cocks their head to the side, smiling. "It's a pleasure to meet you, Kasuriine." The Baltoy whizzes down to look at the other Pokemon, and Anzu idly pats its head. "I don't really know what to call my Baltoy yet. I'm thinking Jigsaw, but I'm not quite sure yet..."