Match of the Millennium

Description: "Greetings, fellow minions. I am Red Minion. Tonight we will begin in a little motel and graveyard in Nevada. Having failed to assuage our Mistress Her Inferal Majesty Queen Lyraelle, young martial artist Monster Girl Kelly has been given this opportunity to prove her worth once more by battling fellow feckless fighter Sean 'Vin' Ren. As a foreboding of their future should they fail to perform adequately, they will do battle in a dark room surrounded by clown dolls. The winner will earn their very own pick of said dolls as a souvenir. The loser... will not be able to pick which clown doll they will be receiving." Midnight Channel: Kelly Vs Vin!

[KELLY]
Fear is an interesting thing.

Writers, directors, and stage performers all agree that the two hardest things to get right are comedy, and horror. What scares you? What scares ME? What scares the guy two doors down from you? It's so varied that getting it perfect for everyone is impossible. With many attempts, someone is either afraid or they aren't.

It is clear from Kellys body language that she is in the former category. The room, filled with dolls. Clown imagery adorns the walls, the lights are dimmed, and the dolls range from cloth, to porcelain to terracata. Some have glass eyes, others they are simply painted on, and a rare few have eyes that glow in the dark. This creates the illusion that an audience of small creatures watch them from around the room. She could swear a few blink on occasion when not in direct view as she gazes around the room cautiously.

Kellys vision jumps suddenly to a particular doll to her left. She could have SWORN it had sloooowly grinned at her. Under direct vision, however, it's features appear static and solid, incapable of movement.

[VIN]
Why. Just why.

THe question rang out from Vin several times over in the moments leading up to all this. The instant the man of vaguely asian features and messy black hair got to the hotel, he was already feeling... off, about all this. The decor. Everything. And before actually moving up to the room arranged for the fight, he made a point to indulge in the booze provided within the bottom floor.

And even when the man crosses the threshold into the room, he's... carrying a mostly-drained bottle of vodka, holding it up to pour some of it's contents into his mouth. His step already has a sway to it. And he tosses a bit of a sheepish look to Kelly's way, with one hand stuck into the pocket of the unzipped leather jacket draped over his lean form. "What? You didn't think I'd do *this* sober?" He asks, with a gesture made to the collection of dolls aroudn the room.

"HEY THAT ONE'S STARING AT ME!" He yells out accusingly with that same hand -- before lifting it up to tip the remnants of the vodka down his throat. Ugh. Not enough alcohol in the world for this.

[KELLY]
When Vin walks in, Kelly visibly jumps at the sound of the door opening. She sighs as the tension decreases on seeing its a person and not some monsterous doll creature that her mind was imagining "I don't blame you one bit. Only a sadist would design something like this intentionally.....".

She tenses again as he suddenly shouts and points off at one of said hellions "They're ALL staring at us....... creepy things. Let me know when you're ready. Sooner we get this done and get out of here the better". Her eyes flash briefly with faint white light as she floods her body with energy in preperation for battle.

[VIN]
"Gaaaahhh do I have a choice?!" Of course Vin doesn't. He signed the contract and everything!

"Gah, let's just do it..." He sighs out, tossing the emptied bottle aside, sending it bouncing across the floor a few times before shattering against the far wall.

"Let's... *hic*, oh geez..." His body sways from one side to another while his feet wobble underneath him. Only barely managing to straighten himself out again. "I guess it's getting to me... ehhh I'm ready. Whenever you are!"

[KELLY]
With a nod, Kellys eyes flash again, and she assumes a combat stance with legs wide, almost horse position, with one arm center and high, with the other center and low.

COMBATSYS: Kelly has started a fight here.

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Kelly            0/-------/-------|

COMBATSYS: Vin has joined the fight here.

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Kelly            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Vin

[VIN]
"Alriiiiight," Vin slurs out, with another hiccup making it's way up his throat. He takes a stumbling step towards Kelly, and another... only to suddenly sway off to the side, waaay of target in a drunken stumble. Good heavens. his eyes aren't even on his opponent. But-- in a sudden instant, he suddenly spins right back towards Kelly, with a bouncing step that ends with his left foot swinging in a wide, low arc towards one of her spread feet.

COMBATSYS: Kelly blocks Vin's Light Kick.

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Kelly            0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Vin

[KELLY]
With a quick motion, Kelly shifts her weight to the non-attacked leg, while bring up the target leg to stop the attack with her shin. It'll leave a small bruise at worst.

Replanting the defending leg, she blurs forwards with a step of her other foot. Her forward arm comes forwards, a faint white glow enveloping her hand as she goes for a hard palm strike aimed right for Vims chest!

COMBATSYS: Kelly successfully hits Vin with Cobra Strike.

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Kelly            0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0              Vin

[VIN]
"Bwuh?" Vin's eyes blink towards the approaching palm strike when he spins aroudn to facing Kelly fully -- and takes it right in the center of his chest. The energy-enveloped palm thuds audibly against him and he yelps out from the sudden sting of pain as he, himself, falls backwards...

And he deliberately leans into that backward-falling motion, one foot suddenly swinging up high as he sets into a handstand with the same movement that guides that sudden kick towards the woman's chin!

COMBATSYS: Vin successfully hits Kelly with Sour Finish.

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Kelly            0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0              Vin

[KELLY]
Kelly definately wasn't expecting THAT move!

The foot squarely connects with her chin, snapping her head back sharply and knocking her back a step. She recovers quickly, but with a trickle of red from a split lip.

With a frown she moves in, hands and feet glowing as she unloads a combination of punches and kicks, each aimed to open up somewhere else on his body to strike for successive strikes to target! Her body glows brighter as she unloads, ending in a flash of light akin to a flash bulb going off.

COMBATSYS: Vin interrupts Charged Combo from Kelly with Shaken Legs.

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Kelly            1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0              Vin

[VIN]
"Oh noooo you don't--!"

Vin's slurred voice rings out while he shits his hands along the floor underneath him, sending his body turning. A fist from Kelly does make it's way through just as that motion begins, but even as his hands are knocked off the floor, the spin continues -- a wild, rapid spin that sends his upraised legs, extended horizontally outwards, spinning along his vertical axis like the rotorblades of a chopper. Feet smacking into Kelly blow after blow, before gravity finally brings him fully down, smacking onto the floor with a loud groan while he's rolling himself aroudn over in an effort to get himself upright again.

[KELLY]
Despite her partial success, Vins counter-attack strikes home several times, and she flies backwards. Only a backwards shoulder roll saves her from landing in the midst of the dolls.

"Nicely done" she says, eyeing Vin as she stands. Her eyes glow brightly for a moment, white psionic fire forming in one hand. A hand that is flung forwards, sending the bolt of energy Vins way at rapid speed!

COMBATSYS: Kelly successfully hits Vin with Channeled Blast.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\==-----\1              Vin

[VIN]
"Heehee, just a little bit o-..." Vin cuts his own words off quickly when he realizes just what exactly Kelly is preparing for.

"Oh shi-"

And now, the swaying drunk is completely and utterly unable to move himself off to the side early enough. The bolt smacks straight into him, and with a yelp, he's blown off across the room. Smacking right into a pile of dolls.

Horrible, supposedly-lifeless, eternally-staring dolls.

"GUuuhhh... Okay, okay..." The man mumbles as he straightens up to sitting amidst the scattered dolls, slipping a hand underneath his jacket to bring out...flask. One that he quickly uncaps and starts drinking from.

...Seriously?

COMBATSYS: Vin gains composure.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\=------\1              Vin

[KELLY]
Taking the initiative, and seeing the flask come out, Kelly bolts forwards, rapidly closing the distance! As much as she hates the dolls too, she focuses entirely on that flask!

With a leap, she ends her forwards movement with a roundhouse kick aimed at his jaw, in an attempt to kick the flask out of his hands while also scoring a hit!

COMBATSYS: Vin blocks Kelly's Diving Kick.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\==-----\1              Vin

[VIN]
Vin's swaying there while she leaps in towards him. But as her foot nears in, he suddenly draws the flask away from his lips and smacks his forearm into that intruding leg of the woman. "Hey, hey, I was busy!" He complains with a huff. The smacking of his arm continues to carry his body as he straightens up-- turning further over, spinning his whole body around and bringing his other arm - free of the flask - swinging towards the woman's face in a backhanded strike.

COMBATSYS: Kelly deflects Stirred, not Shaken from Vin with Repulsion.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\=====--\1              Vin

[KELLY]
Kelly's eyes flash as the white firey glow reappears in her hands. His backhanded strike stops inches from her face, as the energy emitted from one raised hand stops it cold. Less that it strikes and stops, and more that he can't seem to will his arm to keep moving, that the air is too thick to move through. She gives a grin "So sorry. Allow me to find you a seat to go with your refreshment". She steps forwards with the other hand. Though she doesn't touch or strike him, a burst of energy explodes from her open palm sending him flying once more!

[VIN]
"...Ah." Vin stares at Kelly, wide-eyed, with his arm simply-- held effectively suspended there, inches away from her face. "Hehe... No, that's hardly nee--"

His protests go to hollow ears, though! The blast of energy sends him flying out again with a yelped out soudn of a "Waaaah!!!" before he smacks into a wall with a thud. A bunch of dolls fall down from overhead shelves. And somehow, amidst all of this? He's still keeping that flask in his other hand, without a single drop spilled out from it.

"Uggghhh..." He groans out as he lifts himself up to his feet, that flask held up high and pointed upwards to avoid spillage. "That's just ruuuude, you know?" He complains, before flashing her a grin, and... taking another long, good swig out of that flask.

COMBATSYS: Vin gains composure.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\====---\1              Vin

[KELLY]
Kelly raises an eyebrow, giving a flat look as she approaches Vin "You're the one drinking in the middle of a fight here, mister....". She lifts a leg high, then drops it heel first towards him in an axe kick. Quick and simple!

COMBATSYS: Vin dodges Kelly's Strong Kick.

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Kelly            1/-----==/=======|=======\====---\1              Vin

[VIN]
Abruptly, Vin takes just the smallest of sidelong steps, turning his form around just past the incoming kick. He keeps pouring that drink down his throat, further, further... and then, by the time he finally draws the flask away, his face is all reddened and flushed up. "Hey, hey, don't take it so seriously, you knoooow? WHoooh! THat hits the spot though!"

And just like that, he's bouncing eagerly on his feet, body moving more briskly. And in an instant, he's suddenly jumping into the air, flipping through the air -- and aiming to slam both his legs to Kelly's shoulders before wrapping them around her neck. Intent to follow through with that motion if his legs hit in, and flip further over and use that hold as a leverage to toss KElly into the air and pull back down onto the floor, head-first.

COMBATSYS: Kelly blocks Vin's Twist Chaser.

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Kelly            1/--=====/=======|===----\-------\0              Vin

[KELLY]
Kelly raises her arms in a cross-block. She winces as Vins legs slam onto her shoulder, but before he can put the vice grip into effect she uncrosses her arms, making his legs slide from her shoulders moments after impact.

Rushing in with the proximity, she attempts to grab him and pull him over her shoulder in a hard throw!

COMBATSYS: Vin dodges Kelly's Power Throw.

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Kelly            1/--=====/=======|===----\-------\0              Vin

[VIN]
In one smooth motion, even after Kelly has pushed him off of the top of her, Vin flips through teh air all over again and lands onto the floor with much more grace than a drunkard should have.

And in the same instant that Kelly charges in towards him-- his body sways over forward and down in a slightly sideward angle, his whole form effectively *falling* below her grabbing arms. And as he hits the floor with a roll, his legs go tangling with hers -- leveraging them to send her weight down, in turn!

COMBATSYS: Kelly dodges Vin's On The Rocks.

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Kelly            1/--=====/=======|=------\-------\0              Vin

[KELLY]
It seems Kelly is starting to get an idea of Vins combat style. When he drops to the floor though, there are only two venues of attack: up at her chest, or at her legs. She makes an educated guess as she sees him go down and under, and leaps up, twisting in the air to land on the other side of him as he goes for her legs and finds only empty air.

She comes down hard, aiming a foot as she descends to try to strike him with the added help of gravity!

COMBATSYS: Vin dodges Kelly's Strong Kick.

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Kelly            1/--=====/=======|=------\-------\0              Vin

[VIN]
THough his legs don't find purchase on anything, Vin doesn't stop his movements. He doesn't even seem to toss a glance up over to Kelly herself -- simply continuing his roll, slipping right past her stomping foot. Both hands plant right against the floor, then, and with an exertion of upper strength, he brings his whole body sweeping along the floor, swiping his own foot against that just-landed foot while her balance isn't fully there. APparently he's intent on knocking her over, still.

COMBATSYS: Vin successfully hits Kelly with Fast Throw.

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Kelly            1/=======/=======|==-----\-------\0              Vin

[KELLY]
Vins kick strikes home as Kelly lands, and her legs go out cleanly! She drops to the ground with a pained wince, catching herself with her hands. She glares at Vin, sensing a possible moment of weakness, and opts to take it!

With a burst of speed, she pushes off with hands glowing with psionic power. She reaches for either side of Vins head. If she manages to get a grip on him, she'll pump massive amounts of psionic energy directly into his mind, attempting to overwhelm his senses and hopefully put him out of the fight entirely.

COMBATSYS: Kelly knocks away Vin with Cranial Surge.

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Kelly            0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1              Vin

[VIN]
Indeed, after Vin's straightened out... the booze gets to him in a completely different way. "Ugh, sheesh, that's not..." He mumbles, swaying in an obviously uncontrolled manner, with one hand held to the side of his head...

And then his attention is right on Kelly, when he realizes her hands are grabbing onto his head. "...Hey, wai--BRLBRLAHBGKHRLJGNDSJKGNS!!!!"

The assault of psionic energy scrambles his drunken brain something fierce, and once she draws her hands away... he's just kind of staring ahead, blankly, while he stands there for a few seconds longer, before limply falling down onto the floor, face-first.

COMBATSYS: Vin takes no action.

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COMBATSYS: Vin can no longer fight.

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[KELLY]
Psionic energy drifts off Kellys hands for a moment after from the sheer volume of energy she just channeled. Seeing Vin go down, however, she relaxes. He'll be allright when he wakes up, minus the likely hangover. With a look of mischief, she quickly arranges clown dolls all around him in a ring.

Just something pleasant to wake up to!

That finished, she decides to pass on 'choosing one' for herself. Shes feeling brave for the moment, but its likely she'll have a nightmare or two from this place. That done, she simply walks out and lets whoever handles these events do their thing, if any.

COMBATSYS: Kelly has ended the fight here.

Log created on 19:05:59 01/12/2021 by Vin, and last modified on 22:45:34 01/12/2021.