Rosie frowned in confusion, "Another exam?"
Ellinor nodded, "Yeah, since neither of us clearly won this time, let's have another round. It'll help settle the score for the media and audience, don't you think?"
Rosie's eyes darted around nervously, "Uh... well..."
Just then, Rosie's mom briskly came onto the stage, "Ellinor, can't you accept defeat?"
Ellinor smirked, "We both scored full marks, right? I didn't lose."
Rosie's mom retorted, "Even if you both scored full marks, everyone agrees that my daughter is superior! And you still want to take another exam? How's that going to work? The teachers have to spend more time and energy setting new questions; it's not as simple as you make it sound!"
Ellinor grinned, "I never said anything about having the teachers set new questions. A retake doesn't need fresh ones."
Rosie's mom was taken aback, not getting Ellinor's point, "If it's not about new questions, then what's the point of a retake? Just to see who hands in the paper first?"
The media folks were also confused by Ellinor's suggestion.
"What's the point of re-testing with the same exam?"
"Looks like Ellinor can't swallow her pride!"
"So, if they retake it and both get full marks again, then what? Another retake? Where does it end?"
"Can't she just admit defeat and reflect on her mistakes? Maybe then she'll gain the public's forgiveness?"
Facing the hubbub, Ellinor raised her voice a bit, "We don't need new questions; just change the values in the original ones, then we can retake it. How about that?"
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