Exchanging Contacts

After Klaus touched the golden point to end the match, the scoreboard in their booth, which showed the score 36 to 30, displayed a large message congratulating Klaus on his victory. At the same time, the spectators who had been on their feet cheering for Ashley sat back in their chairs, dismayed at their leader's defeat. The boys seemed to be more upset than the girls because Ashley's defeat meant that she would be going on a date with this weird guy named Klaus.

When Ashley and Klaus came out of the booths and went to greet each other, she looked at him and smiled.

She reached out to shake his hand and said:

"Congratulations, Klaus! You played very well."

Klaus shook her hand. "Thank you. You played very well too. It was an exciting match."

They looked at each other for a moment, then walked away to greet the other members of the Dagger Dispute Society.