Description: Rather than go after Ryu himself, Mike Bison sends nine of his thugs to do the job. Shitkicking ensues.
Night draws on in Southtown, the witching hour now come and past, leaving the moon westard in the sky, its diffused quarter-full light further shadowed by a filtering of dark clouds, the prelude or epilude to a storm. As is often the case, Ryu has been training until late in the evening, and as is somewhat less frequently the case, it's taken him to the far side of Southtown. Heading back towards the dojo can take awhile on foot, but the trip is far from daunting to the World Warrior. Nonetheless, he shuns the city streets in favor of the pathways of the park, bare feet padding lightly down a wooded trail, the subtle breeze setting his red headband to a graceful windblown trailing behind him. His stance his alert, though his senses are as-always on attention... Ryu is not a man who fears to walk alone at night, but he's certainly one who doesn't let his guard down easily.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison has started a fight here.
COMBATSYS: Ryu has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Ryu
Night draws on in Southtown, the witching hour now come and past.. which means it's time for the BEAT THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF RYU hour. My favourite time of the day.
Spitz, Big Rob (a massive man of no less than 7 feet, with an equally impressive musculature), Ali B (the previously mentioned arab), Tommy, DJ Hunnikut, Tweek, Feminem (the only women in the group), Leroy and Kool Karl. Nine people. Those who know them know that they run with Mike Bison, and act as his posse when shit needs to get done. It looks like the boxer decided it was time for Ryu to be on the receiving end of a brutal gangbanging.
Stepping forward, Big Rob points at the Japanese man with one massive, sausage-like finger and speaks, his voice deep and booming. "You fuck with the boss, you fuck with us." As he speaks, the trio of goons behind Ryu begin to slowly move closer. "Shit, you little rice-eating fuck, you don't even know who you been fuckin' with, huh? You think you can walk around going all kung-fu on a nigga's ass without consequences? Hah, shit, son.. we about to go Hiroshima on yo' bitch ass!"
With that final statement Spitz, Tommy and Feminem all rush the Ansatsuken disciple from behind, attempting to grab his limbs and hold him in place as Big Rob takes two massive strides forward and attempts to plant his boot straight into the man's chest.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Ryu with Medium Punch.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Ryu
The nomad's footfalls pause as the figures appear before him, a half-glance over his shoulder confirming that more have moved to cut off his escape. A frown darkens the World Warrior's features as he takes the moments he has to assess the situation in his head, and take a quick measure of his surroundings. The somewhat less than detailed words are taken in, and partially puzzled out, though the Ansatsuken master has little time to really process that just now, as these thugs... Don't seem inclined to wait around for him to run down his enemy's list. Ryu shifts in his stance as he hears the pitter patter of little criminal feet on the path behind him, rushing towards him. He drops the white duffel he carries to the side and twists to face the men, getting half-caught by the grabbing hands, throwing off his restraints only in time to catch a swift boot to the back, which sends him stumbling forward with a pronounced, 'Whoomph' from his lungs. The World Warrior doesn't waist any time as he corrects his balance, however, planting his left foot and suddenly lashing out behind him, along the circumference of his attackers, his ankle leeding in a vicious 180-degree roundhouse, which could yield rather frightening results, "Hhhhyaaaaah!!!"
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Ryu's Strong Kick.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Ryu
As the Japanese man unleashes his brutal roundhouse kick, Big Rob immediately steps backwards so as to avoid the blow. Feminem also manages to evade the attack, letting out a suprised shriek and ducking low so as to avoid the man's ankle. Tommy and Spitz aren't so lucky, however, both of them getting caught by the kick and being sent flying backwards, striking the earth with a pair of *thud*s. It looks like Spitz still has some fight left in him, as he slowly begins to move back to his feet - but there's no sign of motion coming from Tommy, only the rise and fall of his chest with each breath.
Almost immediately, two more of the goons move up to take their place - namely DJ Hunnikut and Tweek, the rest of them advancing but keeping their distance. "Let's show this fuckin' Jap how we do in our hood, boys!" bellows Big Rob, backing away to allow the duo to rush forward - DJ dropping to one knee and holding his hands out low to the ground. It becomes apparent what he's doing when Tweek leaps up into his waiting palms, DJ standing back up with a grunt of exertion as he propels his fellow thug high into the air, Tweek coming down at Ryu from above with a kick aimed for the top of his skull.
Just a few seconds after his attack either lands or misses, another assault comes from behind the Ansatsuken warrior - Feminem rearing back with her right, booted foot and leveling a nasty kick.. aimed straight between the man's legs.
COMBATSYS: Ryu parries M.Bison's Hook Punch!
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M.Bison 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Ryu
The rotation of the mighty kick is nonetheless quite accelerated, and that dangerous right legs comes back underneath Ryu, bringing him into a defensive stance readily after it sends the pair of thugs sailing wide.. The World Warrior lightly bobbing on his feet, dark eyes darting quickly between his assailants, taking measure of the motions of each one in a split-second, and working to focus his mind, clearing out all thoughts of numbers or odds and simply doing everything he can to fight back, and well. The young champion holds his ground for what seems like a lingering moment as the leaping attack sails in for him, and at the last moment, he dodges right in a lightning-quick sidestep, going just a small ways, and a small ways further... Just far enough so that he can suddenly dart back the /other/ way as Feminem comes in for her underhanded attack... Never mess with a man's family jewels, jeez! This equally lithe weave left brings him between the woman and the landing Tweek, and Ryu snaps an elbow back for Feminem's face before sweeping forward in a fluid crouch that quickly becomes a rising uppercut, a fierce cry of "Shoryuuuuken!!!" accompanying the barreling right fist that's meant to send good ol' Tweeker right back towards the friendly DJ.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Ryu's Shoryuken EX.
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M.Bison 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Ryu
By now, the rest of Bison's posse has formed a loose circle around their target, trying to keep the man from having any route of escape. They all seem to be pretty eager to lay a hurting down on the Japanese man, with one exception - Ali B, who simply stands with his arms crossed, eyes narrowed as he watches the fight unfold. Despite their desire to beat the living shit out of the man standing in front of them, they seem to be thrown off by the skill he displays as he deftly evades the two-pronged attack.
Quickly stepping back to avoid the brutal elbow, Feminem sports an annoyed snarl as she's robbed of her ball-busting opportunity. But at least she's better off than Tweek, who is struck straight under the chin by the shoryuken, sailing high in the air - everyone's eyes travelling upwards to watch him, except for Ali B, who remains focused on Ryu - before crashing back down to the ground.. Fortunately, DJ Hunnikut had the reaction time to roll out of the way before his fellow gangbanger could land on him. Tweek's not moving, but Spitz makes up for the loss by finally, and shakily, standing back to his feet - the effects of the roundhouse kick still being felt.
"Fuck this!" growls Big Rob, stepping forward and lashing out with his long reach to try and grab Ryu by the throat. If a grip is found, he lifts the man high into the air before tossing him back down to the ground.. an opening that is immediately seized upon by Feminem and Leroy, who rush up and begin stomping on his prone form.
If a grip -isn't- found.. well.. then they're fucked, aren't they?
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks M.Bison's Head Bomber.
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M.Bison 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Ryu
Escape doesn't seem to be in Ryu's immediate plans, that's for sure. The World Warrior's been presented with a fight, and for good or ill, that tends to mean a situation he intends to see through. And triumph over. It's just in his nature, after all. Ryu's dark eyes once more pan around the portion of the circle before him, and as Big Rob rushes forward, the legendary nomad barely seems concerned, lifted up by the neck and suspended... Though the hardened musculature of pretty much the entirety of his honed form is hard to just choke down, or beat out with the impact of grass. He hits the ground relatively hard, but it doesn't seem to phase him overly much, quickly guaging the incoming stomps, the young champion moves with surprising alacrity considering his grounded position in batting aside the strikes with his crimson-gloved hands and resilient forearms, not a one of the feet actually landing on anything tender.
Which isn't to say Ryu just lays there and takes it... After a moment of the keen defensive demonstration, he rolls backwards, a single quick somersault which, midway through, sees his hands and legs flipping him back to his feet... Into the air a short distance... witness the slow, graceful arc... Which never fully touches the ground just yet. As his downward descent begins, Ryu's entire form twists, right leg snapping out in a sweeping series of head-level kicks which see him spinning backwards in midair, a straight path which threatens to catch up the two thugs previously stomping him, and quickly hurtles for Big Rob himself, "Tatsumaki Senpuuuuu Kyaku!!!!" Ryu shouts, the immediate park area suddenly filled with the gusting wind thrown up by the Ansatsuken master's whirling rotorblade of a right leg.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison blocks Ryu's Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku.
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M.Bison 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Ryu
Catching the spinning foot straight in the face, Big Rob stumbles back a step - a small spray of blood escaping from between his lips as he attempts to catch his footing.. only to be struck twice more by Ryu's attack. Despite the punishment delivered, it appears as though the big man is the only member of Bison's posse capable of taking such a blow from the trained Japanese man, remaining standing and even laughing - his laughter booming, cavernous.
As the Ansatsuken disciple's feet strike the ground, Big Rob lashes out with both hands to shove him backwards with all of his strength. If the shove connects, it'll be enough to push Ryu back into the next attack - coming from behind as Spitz rushes forward with a tackle aimed at taking out the back of the man's knee. If he succeeds and Ryu drops down to one knee, Feminem and Leroy run up to either side of the downed man and strike out with nearly identical kicks - both aimed for either side of the man's head, aiming to crush it between the heels of their boots.
COMBATSYS: Ryu blocks M.Bison's Dash Straight.
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M.Bison 1/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Ryu
Ryu lands out of the spinning kick with some measure of surprise... This big one seems to have quite a hard head indeed. As such, he's readily shoved backwards by the big man, not really hurt but off-balance enough for Spitz's tackle to catch him squarely from behind as the World Warrior begins to twist to face thm, sending him painfully to his knees as his legs buckle beneath him, bending momentarily in a very agonizing manner. The rather capable martial artist is no more vulnerable now than he was a moment before on his back, however, both arms coming up vertically to intercept the swinging kicks levelled at his head, the potent impacts dulling to little more than a momentary sting on the Ansatsuken master's handguards. Swiftly, Ryu pushes back to his feet, bringing his blocking arms forward with a smooth motion, a flair of blue-white chi bursting forth in a roiling torrent from his palms as the heels of his hands are brought together, a cry of, "Hadooouken!!!" Accompanying the flaring ball of energy that surges forth, its self-contained breeze casting grass in its wake as it hurtles for the resilient muscleman, the luminescent blues casting the dark woodland path in a wildly flickering light.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits M.Bison with Hadouken.
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M.Bison 1/---====/=======|=======\-------\0 Ryu
"Goddamn, this jap is good.." growls Big Rob as he watches the attacks of his fellow goons be so deftly defended against, "No wonder the boss called us in on this." He has no time to say anything more as the ball of blueish energy hurtles through the air towards him, the big man actually having the balls to run -towards- it - confident that he'll be able to rush straight through the attack. Although Bison might be capable of such a feat, his goons - even his -best- one - is by no means able to do so. Big Rob is struck dead in the chest by the chi, and sent flying back several feet, landing on the ground and letting out a low groan. There's a few shocked murmurs from the rest of the posse as they watch their biggest member get grounded so easily.. but they're not about to turn tail and run just yet.
The sound metallic clanging is all the warning Ryu gets before Ali B - a length of chain wrapped between his hands - makes his first move of the fight, lunging up on him from behind and aiming to wrap it around the man's neck..
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Ryu with Gigaton Blow.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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M.Bison 0/-------/-------|=======\====---\1 Ryu
With a jerk, Ali B tightens his chain-grip on Ryu's neck - holding him in place tightly with a strength that seems absolutely amazing on a man his size. With their opponent temporarily unable to defend himself, the remaining members of the posse immediately rush into action. First up is Spitz, who delivers a series of quick body-blows to the man's solid midsection. DJ Hunnikut follows it up with spinning roundhouse, his boot slamming across the side of Ryu's face with a brutal *crack*. Leroy lands a series of headbutts, Kool Karl whipping out a blade and stabbing the Ansatsuken disciple in the side, twisting the knife before removing it. And last up is Feminem, who strolls up to Ryu and gets up on her tip-toes to plant a kiss on the side of his cheek.. before bringing up her knee straight into the man's crotch with a giggle. The damage done, Ali B simply releases his grip, allowing Ryu to (presumably) slump to the ground.. they all seem pretty confident that they beat out any fight the man might have had left.
The wily Arab's sudden participation in battle catches Ryu by surprise, and despite the acuity his defense has shown up until this point, he's totally helpless against the vicegrip of the length of chain that's suddenly wrapped around his throat... He chokes for air a moment as he's dragged backwards, and boy.. does he take a beating. His ribcage his battered, his head is sent cracking to the side, a spray of blood veritably erupting from a cut as well as his mouth all of a sudden, face further smashed up by the resounding headbutts. The pain makes the stabbing knife almost a relief... But not really. Grimacing in pain, Ryu is moments from being overwhelmed but then, well... The grip weakens. And just as quickly, the Ansatsuken master is in motion. Rather than slumping to the ground, as any normal, or reasonable fighter would do, Ryu snaps his left leg out backwards, a quick strike meant to disable Ali B with a knee-splitting break... But it's only the prelude. Suddenly bursting forward, Ryu's fist slams up underhand for the dirty-fighting woman, one more step along the path that follows, as he launches himself up and forward, a trail of wisping bluish chi tracing his form as he rockets into the mass of his attackers, a truck-stopping fist leading the ascent, accompanied by a ferocious, "Shooooryuuuuuken!!!!!" Ryu putting all his strength behind the technique, determined to fend off his attackers.
COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits M.Bison with Shin Shoryuken.
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M.Bison 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Ryu
There's the sound of a sickening *crack* as Ryu's back-kick breaks the right leg of Ali B - but no scream escapes the man's lips.. in fact, he doesn't make any noise at all, simply dropping to one knee and remaining in that position. Feminem is caught solidly by the rib-crushing blow, and the mass of goons behind her are far too slow to react - Ryu crashing into the lot of them with his ferocious Shin Shoryuken technique. Although his fist, quite naturally, can only strike one of them, the resulting shockwave of force and chi is enough to send -everyone- flying backwards.. Feminem, the most unlucky one, sailing high up into the air before plummeting back down to the ground, out cold.
Many of the other goons aren't nearly as injured - in fact, Kool Karl and Leroy get back to their feet in a matter of minutes.. but they're not staying and fighting, both of them turning tail and running as fast as possible in the other direction. It looks like Ryu's beaten all of Bison's posse.. except for one. With a sudden bellow, the massive Big Rob gets back to his feet - the front of his shirt burnt from the Hadouken, revealing rippling muscles beneath. "Raaaaaaa!" screams the man as he tears the rest of the shirt away from his large body. "You goin' down, bitch nigga!" Charging straight at the Ansatsuken disciple, Big Rob simply.. runs into him, will all of the force he can muster. At 7 feet tall and easily 350 pounds of solid muscle, that's BOUND to hurt.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Ryu with Turn Punch.
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M.Bison 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Ryu
The previous mauling certainly took its toll on the World Warrior. Bleeding fairly profusely from any number of locations, his body bruised and aching, it takes all of Ryu's concentration to push past the pain effectively enough to hurtle the remaining thugs away... And as he lands, that adrenaline and pain are already taking their toll. Ryu tries to backpedal and dart aside of the barreling Rob's big bulk... But he's just not quick enough, landing on slightly shakey legs and losing the half-second he needed to get himself out of the way. The burly gang banger's form crashes into Ryu rather powerfully, sending him heels-over-head backwards into the dirt, crumpling and skidding for some distance. For a moment, it looks like he might be out for the count.. But only for a moment. The momentum suddenly redoubles as Ryu rolls away and pushes back to his feet in one fluid motion, sweeping his arms forward as he rises, and second rush of bluish chi flowing together in coruscating waves as the heels of his hands come together.... and project that wrathful, hurtling ball of energy from his palms, "Hadooouken!!!" Ryu incants, sending a second flaring sphere careening for the burly man, with plenty of potency behind it. It's certainly an efficient second course, and every bit as fearsome as the first.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison dodges Ryu's Hadouken.
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Slamming straight into Ryu's much smaller form, Big Rob sends the japanese man flying backwards - his deep, booming laughter once again sounding out through the area. "That's what you get for fuckin' with Mi.." before he can reveal the name of his boss, he's shocked silent as he watches Ryu roll back to his feet. "Stay down, fucker!" bellows the massive man, before he takes off in another charge towards the Ansatsuken disciple.. but once again it looks like he's staring down a Hadouken. Rather than attempt to run straight through it again - having learned his lesson the first time - he moves to the side, allowing the chi projectile to pass him harmlessly.
Quickly closing the remaining distance with his long, running strides, Big Rob yells out as he approaches Ryu. "187 Special, comin' right up!" Presumably it's his battle-cry, or the name of the upcoming move.. or maybe he's just so fuckin' gangsta. Whatever it is, what follows has the potential for serious pain. His long arm once again lashing out quickly in the air, Big Rob attempts to latch onto Ryu's neck with a solid grip.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison successfully hits Ryu with Crazy Buffalo.
- Power hit! -
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Closing his hand tightly around the Ansatsuken disciple's neck, it appears like Big Rob has no qualms whatsoever about choking the life out of him. Lifting the smaller man high up into the air, the massive thug grins widely - sporting a gold front tooth. "The fuck you gonna do now, bitch? Huh?" he mocks, holding Ryu at arms-length away to prevent an easy counterattack, and slowly increasing the strength of his grip - powerful arm muscles tensing and flexing into action.
"I'll tell you what you're gonna do.." he continues, rearing back with his other arm and depositing a solid punch right in the man's gut - the only thing keeping him from flying back is the grip on his neck. "You're gonna.." punch "leave.." punch.. "Southtown.." A brutal punch, in the face this time. "FOREVER!" That said, the big man lifts Ryu ever higher in the arm, before bringing him crashing back down to the ground with a painful chokeslam.
That kind of agility from the much larger man is just too much for Ryu to react to at this point in the fight, and again his slightly lethargic motions cost him... Before he can weave away from the still-charging gangster, Ryu finds his neck again gripped in a strong hand, feet kicking rather futilely as his throat is effectively crushed... Cutting off his air supply for the moment as another brutal hit is delivered to his already punished face. Grunting in pain, Ryu's consciousness is already blurring as he's slammed down, again skidding away into the dirt. But the final taunt, demand, and slam spurrs Ryu to one final act of defiance, a hand pressing to the grass as he rolls to his face, knee and a foot coming up beneath him as his hands drop to his kneeling side, a crackling series of electrical currents rushing down his corded arms as they flex powerfully, his dark eyes locked with fiery ire on the form of the big man before him, blurry as Rob may be. The current collects in the void between splayed fingers, rapidly fluctuating current surging to life with white-hot fury, "Denjiiiiiin....." Ryu incants through gritted, blood-laced teeth, sweeping his hands forward to launch the taser++ clear and send it bolting in for Big Rob, wild arcs of lightning chi searing off its breakneck course, "Hadoooooouken!!!!!"
COMBATSYS: Ryu can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Ryu successfully hits M.Bison with Denjin Hadouken.
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Completely unprepared for his opponent to still be -alive- after his last series of brutal attacks, much less conscious, Big Rob is caught off guard and unable to defend himself. The lightning-chi charged Hadouken slamming into his massive chest - the big man's entire form shaking for several seconds, until the energy burns out. And then, he simply collapses to both knees, remaining there for a moment - staring ahead dumbly - before collapsing on his face.
So that's that. All of Bison's posse either unable to fight or still running away. The only one that didn't run and isn't on the ground is Ali B, the arab who has by now pulled himself back to a standing position.. due to his broken right leg, he has to prop his hand up on a nearby tree to remain standing. He's been staring straight at Ryu the entire time.. and finally he speaks.
"You have skill. Allah has blessed you." Whether or not Ryu is still conscious to hear it or not is another story.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison takes no action.
COMBATSYS: M.Bison can no longer fight.
After the electrified variant of the Hadouken leaves his hands... Ryu simply collapses forward, faceplanting in the grass without a hint of grace or control. His head swims in the ringing black of unconsciousness and near-unconsciousness for several long minutes before he groans low, struggling back to his knees, though he's able to manage little beyond that just this moment. Through bleary, bloodshot eyes, and a cut that now swells his left eye mostly shut, Ryu locates Ali's propped-up position. Spitting a mixture of blood and saliva (which looks to be mostly blood) the Ansatsuken master coughs raggedly several times before he finds his voice. Hoarse though it is, there's a no-nonsense force of will and intent behind the World Warrior's simple question, "Who sent you?"
"I will tell you," states Ali B plainly and with a slight accent, "But not out of fear." Motioning to Spitz - the first thug knocked out in the fight - and DJ Hunnikut.. both of whom are slowly coming to and getting back to their feet. "You will not stay and fight the three of us, injured as we are." There's a calm tone to Ali B's voice that seems out of place as he talks to the man who broke his leg just minutes before. "We work for Mike Bison. Some of us for reasons other than money or 'prestige', although you may not believe it."
The response comes as Ryu struggles to regain his footing, succeeding despite it being a rather unsteady process... His head swimming and his body screaming protest at every juncture. He wants to just lay down, pass out, surrender to the bliss of not feeling this pain for the next few hours. But he doesn't take that luxury, testament to the World Warrior's sheer tenacity, or perhaps just raw toughness. A simple nod punctuates the Arab's answer, and Ryu turns towards the path in the direction he was originally walking, starting back that way at a slow but determined pace. Turning his head slightly to cast a look over his shoulder, the Ansatsuken master's response to Ali's assessment of the odds of a continued fight comes as a steady, injury-belying, "Don't press your luck."
As Spitz and DJ Hunnikut both get back to their feet - stumbling a bit before they catch their footing - they both look at the departing Ryu and begin to walk towards him. Looks like they haven't learned their lesson.. and they sure as hell don't want to be the ones to tell Bison they failed.
"Stop." The single word comes from Ali B, and both men immediately cease their forward momentum, turning back to the crippled arab incredulously. "Come on, man! We can take him!" declares Spitz, a statement which is agreed to by the other thug.
"Whether you can 'take' him or not if not important. You -won't-. We're leaving. I'll take the blame for failing." After a few comments along the lines of "you're fucking crazy" and "what the fuck? why?", the two thugs just shrug their shoulders. "What now?" asks DJ.
"We wait for the rest of them to wake up."
Log created by M.Bison, and last modified on 04:24:53 03/09/2005.