Phoebe

Thessaly:

Don't give up. I still believe you can do it!

Phoebe:

I can, but it's out of my hands now. I need Feran to make a mistake.

Thessaly:

Don't think about that. Just do what you can, ok? What's the best that can happen?

Phoebe:

You mean the worst?

Thessaly:

You don't need any more help thinking about that. Tell me about the best.

Phoebe:

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Uh…

I win the race.

Thessaly:

Is that all?

Phoebe:

What do you mean?

Thessaly:

Just one race?

Phoebe:

Ok, I win the race and somehow get enough money to keep racing.

Thessaly:

More sponsors?

Phoebe:

I guess so. Or I fall off Soot and land on an ancient cache of riches hidden in the mountains.

Thessaly:

Don't joke about that.

You win the race, you get a bunch more sponsors, you go on and win the next race too, and the one after that, and become the world champion.

Phoebe:

I don't think that's going to happen, Thessaly, it's a little bit harder than that.

Thessaly:

But it could happen, right?

Think about the best. Do that.

That's how I learned to handle stage fright.

Phoebe:

Does it work?

Thessaly:

It helps, sometimes.

Oh, hey, what time's the race tomorrow?

Phoebe:

Starts at 2PM local

Thessaly:

How long is it?

Phoebe:

Bit under two hours, why?

Thessaly:

Oh, good, I'll be able to watch it. I've got an interview in the evening but I don't have to go to the studio until seven.