0. Ugh! I lost to Jeritza again! How can I beat him?!
1. Hmm, let's see...
2. What if you made all the cats in the base like you? Yes, I think that's a wonderful idea.
3. Ack! Don't pop up outta nowhere and scare me [cdb]like that, Mercedes! It's not nice!
4. And wait, cats? Liking me? What?
5. Jeritza has adored cats ever since he was little.
6. But now they always flee when he approaches. Perhaps it's because he's so much bigger?
7. In any case, if he saw cats being affectionate with you, I'm sure he would acknowledge his defeat.
8. Again, not the kind of win I'm aiming for here.
9. Look, it's simple—I wanna fight the guy head-on and [cdb]beat him. That's it.
10. But head-on isn't the only way to fight, correct?
11. I mean, surely that isn't your strategy on an [cdb]actual battlefield.
12. Wish it could be, but yeah that's probably not the [cdb]smartest idea in the world.
13. But since this isn't a battlefield, it's up to me how I [cdb]wanna fight the guy!
14. Yet I feel that going up against him would be the [cdb]same as being on a battlefield.
15. You are companions who fight for the same cause. Why would you hurt one another to decide the [cdb]outcome of the day?
16. Wouldn't it be nicer to compete by baking treats or [cdb]being loved by cats?
17. I mean, I get what you're saying—which is weird.
18. Then how about we spend today surveying cats [cdb]and continue our baking lessons this evening?
19. I didn't say I agreed! I just said I got what you were [cdb]saying and that it was weird.
20. How'd she trick me into baking again—and what [cdb]am I gonna do with all these things?
21. Huh? Where'd Mercedes go?
22. Ah, it's Professor Jeritza! Maybe I can challenge [cdb]him again...
23. Wait a minute, those are the treats I made!
24. Mmm. Utterly delicious.
25. He made these? Mm. I am defeated.
26. WAIT, WHAT?!
27. I can't believe Professor Jeritza just admitted defeat [cdb]so casually.
28. This is great! But also very frustrating. But also great? I'm so conflicted!
29. No! I wanna beat him head-on! Graaaagh!