Description: Kazuki Kirigana vs Alice Nakata for the Red Pro Belt! (Winner: Alice)
Alice likes Metro City.
Sure, she doesn't live in it, but it's big, it's important, it's /fun/. There's so much to do here, and Alice has gone off and done at least some of it. She had a shopping experience yesterday.
But today is more serious... slightly more serious. Alice still treats fighting as a fun challenge, the best game available. She likes the thrill, and today she gets to compete for a title. She's been looking forward to it all week.
Alice arrives early, and the crowd is already there. Of course there's a crowd: a belt match in Metro Square, why wouldn't there be? She's been playing to the crowd already, and got a thrill of showing up on one of the big streetside building televisions. She's wearing a jacket over her usual fighting outfit since, well, it's January, but that doesn't stop the denim skirt she prefers, even if it covers whatever she's wearing on top.
Kazuki Kirigana wasn't exactly sure /how/ he let Miko Kobayashi talk him into signing up for this tournament. However, now that he has, the Aikidoka has little choice but to see things through. One good thing about it, though, is that it required a trip to Metro City. Which let the young man see and hear some things he would not have otherwise without signing up.
He also has plenty of new (at least to him) music to listen to when he gets home. Kazuki is wearing a jacket, jeans, and a heacy t-shirt, with his signature headphones around his neck. The clothes /could/ have been gotten anywhere, but the jacket has a large patch of the Gedo High Demon's Head, and the headphones are a riot of blues and blacks that swirl around the device. He shows one of the security men his identification, and then slips into the area cordoned off for the fight. He tilts his head to one side, curious, and immediately starts bopping his head to an unheard beat. There is a faint smile on his lips as he turns to face Alice.
"Hello," he says in very accented English as he bows at the waist. "I am Kirigana Kazuki. It looks like we are going to be opponents in this match. I look forward to learning from you."
Alice "Rapture Omega" Nakata finishes what she's doing - talking to a fan, or at least someone who could be a fan - and turns to Kazuki. She grins, broad enough to show teeth. "Cool!" she says in more fluent-sounding English, looking the guy - another teenager - over. "I'm Alice Nakata."
Alice is probably identifiable to Kazuki in a vague sense; she's a Taiyo student, she's been seen around there a few times. Taiyo is mostly Japanese, still, so a blonde American stands out (Alice is half-Japanese but you wouldn't know by looking at her). The hat is very Terry Bogard. This is by design. "You ready, then? Because in that case..." Alice unzips the jacket, tossing it to the side and revealing...
"GAH. It's colder than I thought!" This is probably because Alice, like usual, is going to be fighting in a bikini top - red, with a star over her right breast. She bounces on her feet, probably as much to keep warm as anything else. It's winter in Metro City, and though it's over freezing, it's not by /that/ much. But she needs the mobility and likes to show off, and both are about equally as important to her in this case.
Alice Nakata finishes what she's doing - talking to a fan, or at least someone who could be a fan - and turns to Kazuki. She grins, broad enough to show teeth. "Cool!" she says in more fluent-sounding English, looking the guy - another teenager - over. "I'm Alice Nakata."
Alice is probably identifiable to Kazuki in a vague sense; she's a Taiyo student, she's been seen around there a few times. Taiyo is mostly Japanese, still, so a blonde American stands out (Alice is half-Japanese but you wouldn't know by looking at her). The hat is very Terry Bogard. This is by design. "You ready, then? Because in that case..." Alice unzips the jacket, tossing it to the side and revealing...
"GAH. It's colder than I thought!" This is probably because Alice, like usual, is going to be fighting in a bikini top - red, with a star over her right breast. She bounces on her feet, probably as much to keep warm as anything else. It's winter in Metro City, and though it's over freezing, it's not by /that/ much. But she needs the mobility and likes to show off, and both are about equally as important to her in this case.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki has started a fight here.
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Kazuki 0/-------/-------|
Kazuki's fighting style is far less flash than Alice's, though both her voice and her song sound vaguely familiar to him. His left foot slides slightly forward, and his weight relaxes and centers as he brings his left hand to a position slightly extended at shoulder level. His right hand drops to waist level and the young man centers his gaze on Alice's center of gravity, even if he does not appear to be focusing his eyes on any one part of the woman.
The referee signals the start of the fight, and the crowd goes quiet for a moment.
Alice probably wouldn't mind if she got focused on.
Alice's stance looks lazy right up until the point the referee signals the beginning of the match - with a bell, of course, bells are traditional, as well as the equally traditional shout of 'Fight!' Then she pretty much bursts into action immediately, a quick tension Kazuki's primary method of telling that she's about to do that.
Taking a few rushed steps forward, Alice launches into a high kick accompanied by a short hop, a high axe kick aimed at Kazuki's shoulder along with a shouted cry of "Ha!" That alone would be effective enough, except Alice on the descent of her foot Alice tries not only to kick Kazuki but lift herself up by that leg alone, launching her over Kazuki's back to land behind him with a spring!
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata has joined the fight here.
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Kazuki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Alice Nakata
COMBATSYS: Kazuki dodges Alice Nakata's High Heel.
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Kazuki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki pivots away from Alice, sliding around the kick even as he reaches out to grab the heel and knee of the offered limb. If he makes the grab, Kirigana simply torques up on the leg in an attempt to make Alice drop to the ground!
Either way, Kazuki shuffle steps away from Alice to await her next move.
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata blocks Kazuki's Quick Throw.
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Kazuki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki manages to get his hands on Alice's foot, but she switches her forward hop into a backwards one, pulling it free before he does more than start the torque. She balances on one foot afterwards, the other raised in front of her with her knee bent, her body angled back slightly and one arm raised - a kickfighter's stance, perhaps.
"Oh, you're grabby!" she says, sounding amused more than anything else. "Well, c'mon then, let's play." Alice balances for a moment as if waiting before snapping a kick up toward Kazuki's face again. It's a feint; she drops that foot down a moment later, standing on it as she pivots her body into a spinning heel kick at his torso, trying to strike with surprising force. She really does use her entire body when she fights.
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata successfully hits Kazuki with Heel Kick.
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Kazuki 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki reels back to avoid the boot to the head, and instead takes a kick to the chest! The Aikidoka staggers back, trying to catch his breath for a moment before snapping a quick palm heel strike to the side of Alice's jaw. He stays in close, trying to keep the older woman from moving around too much!
"Let's, I guess," he says without any particular fire.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki successfully hits Alice Nakata with Staccato.
- Power hit! -
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Kazuki 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Alice Nakata is shocked, /shocked/ that at 17 anyone would call her an older woman!
Fortunately, Kazuki doesn't say that out loud, so Alice doesn't have to be especially shocked by it. Instead she has to deal with a palm heel strike coming right towards her face. Coming down from her chest-high kick, Alice is pressed by the attack and her attempt to ward off Kazuki with her leg doesn't actually work.
The palm strike catches Alice hard in the face. Her head cracks back as she yelps, and then she looks at Kazuki with an unreadable expression. Is she mad she just got smacked? Or determined? Experience suggests the latter, because she takes advantage of the proximity.
Going low, Alice tries to hook her leg in with Kazuki and trip him, going down and landing on top of him! If she manages it, she turns it into a roll, rolling with him before ending up on her back, literally kicking him into the air!
Of course, if she /doesn't/ manage this, she's going to end up on top of him and feeling a little silly.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki counters Tumble Kick from Alice Nakata with Cambiare.
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Kazuki 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki ducks low, scooping Alice's kicking ankle up while slashing at her other leg with his own sweeping kick. Kazuki summons a breif gust of wind to help lift the woman up.
Kirigana then pivots a little more, using his free hand to impart another vector of spin before he simply dumps her on the pavement with a loud thud that draws a roar from the crowds!
*THUNK*
This is kind of embarassing for Alice, because she was hoping not to get flopped around like a rag doll. Half-dazed, she stays on her back for a moment on the pavement before vaulting to her feet. She'd like to pretend she's no worse for wear, but her back is a little sore after that, and she has to shake her head to get the spots out, and waves to the crowd to cover her momentary dizziness.
"Okay," she says, "no more Ms. Nice Girl - " Alice decides that jumping against someone whose timing is probably good enough to pick her out of the air is /not/ the way to go. She stays midline instead, aiming her heel directly at Kazuki's midsection - for all her playing around, she apparently got some rather good kicking instruction somewhere along the line.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki interrupts Thrust Kick from Alice Nakata with Syncopation.
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Kazuki 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Alice Nakata
Kazuki is already twisting as the kick strikes home, blunting the impact somewhat. He already has his left hand drawn back as a faint green swirl of light and wind forms around it.
"Good," Kazuki says. "It's beter if you are serious about this."
And then Kazuki slams the heel of his palm down on the outside of Alice's knee before stepping away from her.
This is very much not how Alice expected it to go. She's been a prodigy before; she expected to be able to keep going, to do incredible things on the strength of her native talent. It worked before!
Alice hops backwards because it looks better than limping. She's breathing a bit heavier, but she's definitely taking it more seriously than she was before. She straightens up, removing her hat, running her hand through her hair and setting it back on.
"Okay," she says, letting out a breath. "I like it when guys take the lead. Why don't you give it a shot?"
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata gains composure.
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Kazuki 0/-------/--=====|=======\=------\1 Alice Nakata
"If it helps," Kazuki says, before stepping in kickly. He reaches for Alice's neck and shoulders.
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata parries Kazuki's Strong Throw!!
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Kazuki 0/-------/--=====|=======\====---\1 Alice Nakata
There's the opportunity Alice was waiting for.
Kazuki steps in, reaching for her, but she was expecting - hoping, really, he's hard to read - that he did just that. She bounces backwards, waggling her finger in a 'nuh uh' gesture while her other hand pushes at him to try to knock him off balance; she can only do that because her attack comes exclusively from her legs.
Alice springs forward. She arcs her body in the air, rotating so that the kick actually starts almost straight vertically; pivoting her body, she smashes downward with incredible force in the arcing kick. "THUNDERCRACK!" she yells, as she does it.
...the inspiration, honestly, is pretty obvious.
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata successfully hits Kazuki with Thundercrack Kick EX.
Glancing Blow
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Kazuki 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Alice Nakata
Kazuki staggers under the impact of the strike, grunting under the force of it before lunging at Alice, hoping to drive a shoulder into her and take her to the ground!
If that is successful, Kazuki drives a single punch into her sterum before stepping away.
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata interrupts Combo Throw from Kazuki with Buster Shoot.
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Kazuki 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki is half successful.
Though he manages to drive a shoulder into her, Alice is already moving by that point - and he might realize, somewhat awkwardly, that he's managed to hit something a lot softer than her sternum and not all that hard since she was backing up with his shoulder.
"Handsy!" Alice continues to find this amusing rather than embarassing or enraging, even though it kind of stings if anyone hits hard, honestly. She's building something in her hands by the time Kazuki tries to drive the punch - ordinarily she'd let it build more, but startled by his proximity, she threw it a little early.
The chi ball hits the ground just under Kazuki has he moves forward and appears to do nothing. For about a quarter second anyway - then it explodes into a huge pillar of chi to launch him up and away!
Kazuki is launched, and slams to the ground shoulders first before rolling to his feet. He shakes his head to dispel the stars swimming in his vision. He looks at Alice, gaze unfocused. "Aikido's like that," he agrees before going silent.
He tilts his head to one side, as if listening for something, and then starts bopping his head to a beat again.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki focuses on his next action.
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Kazuki 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Aikido. Alice had guessed, but the confirmation explains a lot. She nods, more to herself than Kazuki - and adjusts her hat again, since he's given her time to do so. "Well, we'll see how well you can do then! We already know you can use your hands."
But she doesn't just wait. Having already gathered power into her hands, she continues to do so, letting it build into a small ball; she hops, performing what looks like nothing so much as a basketball layup. The ball arcs toward Kazuki on a ballistic path as she tries to disrupt whatever focus he's got with a bright flash of chi and the shock of impact!
COMBATSYS: Kazuki overcomes Power Shoot from Alice Nakata with Sforzando.
- Power hit! -
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Kazuki 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki frowns at the chi sphere, and simply steps into it, thrusting both palms forward. The wind around the young man builds up for a moment, taking on that odd green glow again as the breeze turns into a gale.
Kazuki brings his right hand back before throwing it forward. The blast of wind surges forward, scattering Alice's attack in every direction before continuing towards the woman!
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata auto-guards Kazuki's Sforzando.
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Kazuki 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Alice wasn't expecting the wind blast to diffuse her own so well and still keep going. She'd intended to follow it up with charging toward Kazuki in preparation for some kind of other attack - and indeed she is, she's already moving forward by the time the wind comes at her.
There's still some lingering power on her arms, though, because Alice is not very tidy about her chi manipulation. She isn't especially skilled at it - powerful maybe, but not good at the more fine-scale manipulation.
She kind of bulls through it, using her arms as a shield. The wind rips away what chi she has left but leaves Alice more or less untouched as she closes the distance, dropping low into a sliding kick reminiscent of a baseball slide directly at Kazuki's legs! "INCOMING!"
COMBATSYS: Kazuki dodges Alice Nakata's Strong Kick.
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Kazuki 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki leaps skyward, seemingly unperturbed by Alice managing that wind blast. He does something... a little odd, though. At least for him. You'd have to know the guy. Jumping is one of the worst things an aikidok can do. A lot of the style involves a rooted stance and contact with the ground.
Kazuki flips once in the air, before driving his heel directly down on Alice's head!
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata parries Kazuki's Light Kick!!
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Kazuki 0/-------/-------|=======\==-----\1 Alice Nakata
And now Kazuki is above Alice. Good!
Alice is aware it's probably a bad idea for Kazuki, but she's counting her blessings right now - that's /exactly/ what she needs. When he comes down, she catches the foot in her hands - and actually throws him right back up, getting some height. "Going up!"
She follows him up, launching herself into the air. Her entire body is inverted, almost; feet at the top, head at the bottom as she spirals upwards, drilling her feet at Kazuki. "DOUBLE BUSTER..."
At the apex of her jump, she flips, kicks him downward, and then spins the other way, descending! She aims to land on top of him, still spinning, still drilling, before she springs off. She's going to be dizzy by that point, but who cares if she succeeds? "...DRIIIILL!"
COMBATSYS: Alice Nakata successfully hits Kazuki with Buster Drill EX.
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Kazuki 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Alice Nakata
Kazuki tries to mount some kind of defense, but he's still in the air. Like an idiot. He can't position himself properly to block, can't dig in his heels to resist. He goes for the full ride. He lays there on the street, unmoving.
The referee doesn't even bother with the count-out, waving his arms to signal the end of the match. Medics arrive pretty quickly to make sure Kazuki isn't dead.
COMBATSYS: Kazuki takes no action.
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Alice Nakata 0/-------/------=|
COMBATSYS: Kazuki can no longer fight.
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Alice Nakata 0/-------/------=|
Alice Nakata skids to a stop, spinning, her arms up in triumphant victory when the victory is called. (Also, a little bit of dizziness.)
But she does come over to Kazuki afterwards, just to make sure. "Hey," she says, brightly. "Good match." If he's able, she sticks her hand out to shake - she likes to win but that doesn't mean she has to be an asshole about it.
Kazuki doesn't stir. He seems well and truely out.
Log created on 12:04:53 01/17/2016 by Kazuki, and last modified on 16:04:01 01/17/2016.