But their conversation got her confidence back. He was very proud of her and happy that she came so far in only a month and a half. There's still so much she can learn and he'd be glad to continue teaching her. They talked about a lot, he made a joke about keeping her awake all night, she called him disgusting and was laughing again soon after. Her new goal is to get Master rank and become the best in Hololive (on the girls' side) by defeating Subaru and Botan.
This is the kind of stuff I like seeing/hearing. It's not surprising coming from Towa, but I like when a loss, especially one that hits them as hard as bringing them to tears, doesn't keep them down or cause them to give up. It only serves to encourage them to keep going and do better the next time.
One of the most memorable Matsuri clips for me was her going through this after an Apex Tournament (coincidentally with Towa being a teammate) and despite people blaming her and her blaming herself and apologizing for not playing as well as she'd like, she vowed it wouldn't be her last and she would do better the next time. I don't know how that went afterward as I don't pay much attention to her or Apex, but I like that mindset:
As for Towa, I wouldn't have expected this to keep her down for too long before she picked herself back up and vowed to do better next time. After all, she's always kept her head up and being strong enough to move forward despite any hardships in her early Holo days. One reason I have a lot of respect for her. I don't normally watch these as I'm not really big into fighting games, but I'll definitely be rooting for her regardless. I know she'll be able to get to a point where she's calm and confident in herself, and she'll do great.
Also...
Also Botan love. The moment chat told her Towa was crying, she immediately DM'd her on Discord
having a good friend there to support you really means the world. I've always loved the friendship between these two, and I'm always glad to see it runs this deep. I have no doubt in my mind that these two really go out of their way to support each other. Granted, it's not just these two, as we've seen many examples of other Holo girls going out of their way to support one-another, but these two have always been a favorite of mine.
Towa love and Botan love.
As always, thanks for the update.