"Why do you try and do better next time?" Eli asked rhetorically. "To win. Ultimately, it's all about winning."

She matched his weird look with an uncharacteristically calm stare. There was an intensity in her eyes, but she wasn't giving him any sort of unimpressed frown this time. What Kanji had said made sense, but she wasn't about to say so out loud.

"For some people, winning is everything. I was taught not to try unless I expect to win."