Description: Kain, Jiro, Sakura, Hokutomaru, Kyoko, and Dr. Tran meet up, and get into a fight. Keeping track of who is on which side becomes a little tricky.
Another pleasant night in Southtown. Kain's already gotten a bit of exercise today in the form of his SNF match this morning, but that wasn't enough to really strain him. Charlie's certainly got some skill and power, but today just wasn't the vigilante's day. And with the trials that are likely to come up for him as his plans move closer and closer to fruition, Kain needs to train himself as much as he can. And while solo training is all well and good, the best way to train for combat is to actually fight.
There was an instance a while back where Kain came across Jiro and some friends, and was able to get quite a good match out of that. That might be worth a shot. Or simply finding some random fighter out on the streets and challenging him to spar. C'mon, it's Southtown. You can't walk down a city block without running into at somebody who's at least halfway capable at fighting. And so Kain walks down the street, making his way vaguely in the direction of Jiro's house, but trusting to chance for the moment. If all else fails, he can just go incinerate some Syndicate thugs. They should be easy enough to find.
It's quite a long way to get to Jiro's house from Downtown, considering that the Kasagis live in the Southtown Village. However, by Kain's luck, there is a restaurant that is along the path where Kain is going.
It's an escort service, or rather, Jiro's doing time. Thanks to the dating auction, Jiro looks a little more happier, considering that he is with a friend. Since earlier with Vice coming in and attacking his mother, Jiro needed to tell his good friend about it.
He's exiting a diner with Sakura, just dressed up with a jacket with a white t-shirt, since his WWE t-shirt was torn up, and his camoflauge pants. Jiro looks outward to the door, opening it for Sakura, "There, let me..." He has to be a good boy, lest he wants to get electrocuted.
But while having the door open, Jiro blinks, "Oh, hey mast---... teacher." Eh. What would he call him anyway?
Sathurday Nights. The best of nights. Because Kyoko can drink as much as she wants and get all the sleep she needs. She doesn't have school in the mornings afterward. Going out in some dance club, finding up some lovely blonde guy. A few too many drinks, good offers. A wink. A smile. Great things. Ah, life's great. An offered drink, a little flirt. High hopes for some fun tonight. And then... He disappears. He disappeared but... WITH THE BOOZE. Oh God no... No, that won't do it.
And so, Kyoko took a bottle of some alcoholic liquor and the woman's prowling down the street. And then... She sees him. It's him. That bastard. That blonde man! The stealer of booze! The one who left the lady off to pay the bill! The one who ruined her mood and night! "Just wait a second, blondie!" Kyoko shouts. She growls and then glares over in Kain's direction, trying to straighten herself up to strike a pose, "You thought you could get away, huh? No-no-no. You're going to give me back my alcohol -AND- pay up the bill! 'cause that's not very gentlemen-esque of you to leave a poor lady on her own! Shame on you! Come on, give me back my alcohol before I force you to give it to me!"¸
Surprised, to say the least, Sakura seems a bit puzzled to see the blonde just strolling along the street like that. Smirking lightly, she rakes her fingers through her moppish hair for a moment -- not that it's doing any good.
As for what to call him, Sakura sticks with something both simple and polite: "... Mr. Heinlein!" Raising her hand in a light wave, the schoolgirl exits the diner just behind Jiro. A hoodie and snug-fitting jeans are the attire for this evening.
"Just out for a stroll...?" she asks, at least before Kyoko shows up and starts haranguing him. Isn't that the Justice High teacher? She waves to her as well. "Hi there!"
On the rooftops there is a ninja on a super secret mission. The mission of spying and eavesdropping! Hokutomaru missed the date auction do to some poor planning and an interruption, stupid chores. So what is he going to do about it? Spy on the dates, of course! And hey, he's only watching them when they're in public, so that's probably not all /that/ big of a deal, right? He was currently hanging out on the roof of the restaurant Jiro and Sakura was in, but then strange, and maybe fun, things begin to happen. He moves to the edge of the roof and leans over the edge a little to get a better view. Bad idea! He slips and falls right off, landing flat on his back between Kain, Jiro, and Sakura. He winces a little and then blinks, looking up between them. "…Hi!"
Feeling significantly better, one might say almost recovered from his cold, Dr. Tran is out on the town and looking for some action! What kind of action, you might ask? Only the hottest action here will suffice! Red hot, we're talking here!
Of course, it's practically a matter of fate that Tran comes to this spot right here, spotting not just Jiro, but Sakura, too! And some blond loser who's clearly almost beneath mention. Totally ignoring the guy, Tran calls out, "Hey, Jiro! I'm itching for a fight, and you're present! Get ready to get wasted!" He walks right up to Jiro, waiting expectantly...and then a ninja falls down, right before his eyes! "He can join in too, if you want. I'll take both of you on!"
Kain turns at the calls from Jiro and Sakura, glancing over in the pair's direction. Well, how convienient is that? He starts to respond, when suddenly he finds himself being accosted by Kyoko. Kain isn't often one to lose his composure, but this isn't exactly something he was expecting. "Alcohol? Bill?" He peers at Kyoko for a long moment. "I'm afraid you have me mistaken for someone else."
It's a lucky thing that Kyoko distracted Kain for a moment, though, because otherwise he might have gotten hit on the head by a falling ninja, as Hokutomaru crashes to the ground between the two groups. And then Tran shows up and starts challenging his student. Interesting... And Kain has seen most of these people who are here involved in SNF matches before. Well, except for the crazy drunk woman. Even more interesting.
The German grins at Tran, turning his gaze to include Jiro and Sakura as well. "Actually, if you're looking for a fight I might have something more interesting to offer you..."
Blink. Blink. Wow. Jiro peers at the drunken woman, then he lifts an eyebrow, "What the...?" He grunts, murmuring under his breath, "...Is that a hooker or....' He pauses, "...Hey wait... Ah, she's that Justice High teacher." He shrugs, then...
... He sees the ninja falling into view. "..Yo." He lifts an eyebrow. Then, the presence of Tran is coming in. He shakes his head, rubbing his forehead. Jiro exhales a sigh from his breath, putting up a stoic face. He doesn't look too pleased to see Tran with his immediate challenge. "...Right." He'll likely leave Tran hanging on the wall somewhere with a bleeding gap. "Hrmph." He nods to Kain, "Sure, why not?"
When Kyoko actually hears some sort of greeting from afar, the woman lets a soft 'hum' escape her throat and she arches a brow and glances in Sakura's direction. She narrows her eyes, trying to make out who it is. Considering her current state, it's a bit harder on poor Kyoko, however, she does seem to at least figure out who it might be, due to her general appearance: Probably some students she knows or has in one of her classes. Lips curling into a wide grin, Kyoko lifts one hand up and she says, "Heh-oh, kids... Oh, right! You're the gal who bought that slave boy..." Kyoko seems to forget about Kain a little, her eyes closing for a second as she tilts her head back and lets a soft chuckle escape her throat. Ah, youth and their little mischief. Le sigh. At least with that caracteristic laughter Kyoko gives out, it's obvious someone must have been having fun tonight...
"No, no, no!" Kyoko says with a snort as she returns her attention to Kain, "I don't forget a blond guy when I see one, don't you think I'll let go of you again this time! Oh-no-no, you're not getting away..." The woman approaches Kain, well intending on ruining everyone's fun it would seem as she tries to get a hold of Kain's wrist. She said it, she's not going to let go of it!
Notice, of course, that Dr.Tran hasn't included -Sakura- in that challenge. Maybe he didn't recognize the schoolgirl out of uniform? Or maybe it's because he'd rather beat Jiro's ass instead, and doesn't feel he'd need the fighting fangirl's help. She doesn't feel slighted, though she easily -could- if she there weren't a random collection of people converging on one point.
"Hoku... what the heck are you doing here?" She turns over to Jiro, afterwards, with a bit of a shrug. "Wait, hold on... you're not even gonna ask me for permission, slave-boy?" She jams her hand into the pocket of her hoodie threateningly, only a hint of a smirk upon her face.
Jiro ought to know why!
"Y...yep, that's me." she adds in response to the teacher. Though she bites back another comment she might add about public drunkenness. Not very 'just' for a Justice High teacher, or something like that.
When caught, play dumb. It's the ninja way, after all! Hokutomaru gets up to his feet slowly and looks around. Wow, there's a whole lot going on... "Sakura!" He turns towards her and grins brightly, "I was just hopping from roof to roof and I saw a whole bunch of people here so I came to see what was happening. And then, uh... I slipped." He shakes his head a bit, "Anyway! What /is/ happening?" Oh, what, fighting? That voice... "Doctor Tran!" He grins brightly and sends him a wave, "How are you? Did the herbs help you very much? I hope so, you look a lot better!" He then hmms a little, "Wait... Jiro, did you just call him teacher?" He looks at Kain. "Oh! You must be the person teaching Jiro to hate things!"
More interesting? Well, hell, that sounds just fine. "What are you, some kind of fight promoter? Whatever, I don't care. I'm game for whatever you're thinking of, just so long as I get to beat someone up!" He gives a quick smile to Hokutomaru, too. "They helped a bit. I'm feeling like a million dollars!"
Jiro does get a strange look from him, though. Jiro and Sakura, each in turn. He...didn't realize that had that kind of a relationship. Dr. Tran doesn't go in for that kind of stuff, but Dr. Tran also does not judge, and as far as he's concerned Jiro and Sakura can have whatever kind of deviant relationship they want.
That drunk woman, though...if he's still standing after whatever happens, that might be an interesting avenue to pursue! Nothing like getting drunk on a saturday night with a beautiful drinking buddy.
Kain nods to Tran. "Not a fight promoter no, but-" Kain pauses, turning to look at Jiro for a long moment when Sakura calls him 'slave-boy'. He doesn't say anything, he just arches an eyebrow for a moment. Shaking his head silently, he turns back to Tran. "As I was saying, I've been interested in a fight, myself, and I'm looking for a good opportunity to put myself to a real test. And the possibilty of taking on multiple opponents is rather-"
Kain is cut off again, as he gives his arm a brief tug. Kyoko seems to have quite the grip, there. "...Do you mind?" He doesn't make an effort to pull away, though. For the moment, she's not really all that important to deal with, as far as he's concerned. "How about it, Jiro? You and your friends..." He makes a motion with his free arm that indicates Jiro, Sakura, Hokutomaru, and Tran, even if the last may be a bit questionable as far as 'friends' go, "...taking me on? The chance to practice my skills against multiple opponents seems quite worthwhile." He pauses for a moment, looking to Kyoko. "...And do you have any idea what this woman wants? You seem to know her."
Hokutomaru's question is ignored for the most part, although Kain does give him a cool stare for a few moments. No actual response on the topic of teaching Jiro 'to hate things', though.
"..." Jiro grunts towards the mention of being a slave boy. He glares, then he looks towards Sakura, "Right right! May I have permission to fight, Mistress Kasugano?" And yes, Jiro has on a dog tag at the collar, which says, 'Property of Sakura Kasugano'.
...
Hokutomaru's response earns a blink, then he rubs his forehead, "...Lovely." He looks towards his teacher. "Alright, sounds good." He pauses, "...I think she wants booze. ..." He mutters, "...and..." He pauses, shaking his head, "...Too easy."
COMBATSYS: Jiro has started a fight here.
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Kyoko's eyes narrow a bit into a glare and her grasp over Kain's wrist tightens a little. She grits her teeth a bit and, for a moment, she even seems to let out a slight unfeminine snarl from her throat. Mind you, with the glasses and the healthy shade of red that adorns her cheeks, this is far from seeming intimidating, especially coming from a woman in high heels but still. Kyoko bites her lips and she tries to maintain her composture, "If I mind!? If I mind!? What sort of question is that!" Kyoko says with a growl.
The woman mutters a couple of things under her breath but everything's clear now, "That's it! I've been ditched!" Kyoko says, finally coming up to that conclusion. Her eyes widen a bit as her drunken logic comes to such a realisation and her grasp over Kain's wrist loosens a bit. She takes a step back and she seems shaken, "... Discarded like some rag... Like... I'm some old hag... Beaten by... By those kids..." And there she goes, getting all emotional over nothing putting her face into her hands, sobbing and weeping over all of this, "Oh no, no! Ditched by an handsome blond man who'd rather spend his time with teenagers! What a cruel fate! I didn't deserve this..."
And all is for the best in the best of worlds. Except that, out of nowhere, Kyoko just seems to leap out right into action. While everyone expected the drunk woman to cry off in her corner, she seems to come back! Back to actually punt Jiro it would seem. With high heels. Eeek. "Back off! Blondie's mine you heard! He stole my booze and should be spending time with me! ME!!"
COMBATSYS: Kyoko has joined the fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyoko
Ohhhh yeah. "... to hate things..." Sakura repeats, slanting her eyes towards Jiro for a moment. That -was- the most troubling aspect of his training with Kain, wasn't it? "Hmph," mutters Sakura, pulling her hands out of her pockets and unzipping the hoodie.
"Heh, might be fun," she concedes after another moment's thought. Sakura's moods don't last long, afterward. If they did, she might be whapping people upside the head for misconstruing last night's purchase as a relationship issue. As it is, though, Kasugano tosses her balled-up hoodie -- and the remote controller within -- off to the side. Just a plain white t-shirt beneath, tucked in, oddly enough. "Just don't hit me too hard, I just =ate!="
And then she eyes Kyoko. "Teach, calm =down=, okay? You're gonna get hurt if you keep that up!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura has joined the fight here.
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Kyoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Sakura
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
Hokutomaru's eyes go wide. A fight? A real fight? Yay! He got brutally beat down in his match today, so something to burn of stress, and more importantly, a fight that won't be on camera! He grins a little. "Oh, I'll fight you, that sounds like fun!" He turns to Sakura and nods to her as a response to the hating, but doesn't mention it again other than that. He stretches out and takes a few steps back. Oh, hey, that crazy woman is leaving, "Bye, lady!" He waves to her, just in time to see her turn around and bum rush Jiro. Well. "This is confusing, who is fighting who... Oh well, I'll just help Jiro try and beat up his teacher." He grins a little to Kain, "Ok! I'm fighting you too! Try and hit me... if you can!"
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru has joined the fight here.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru focuses on his next action.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Seems like Kain is having a little bit of trouble, there, with Kyoko...and then so is Jiro. Dr. Tran's face splits in a wide grin. Hey, it's funny stuff. A little beside the point, which is ass-kicking, though.
"Alright! Let's get started! I'll try not to hurt you too badly, blondie!" It seems that he doesn't really realize exactly who Kain is...or at least, if he does, he's forcefully acting like he doesn't. Either way, he immediately proceeds to...drop down on one knee to the man? Funny. Dr. Tran isn't exactly the subservient type (unlike Jiro, hahaha!). Well, the answer to this riddle is quickly solved, as steam bursts up from underneath Kain in a rather largish geyser. Tran's still grinning.
COMBATSYS: Tran has joined the fight here.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
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Tran 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Kain has joined the fight here.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Tran's Dr. Tran Doles Out the Harshness.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Kain eyes Jiro for a moment longer. At least Kyoko has let go of him now... He's seriously considering give Jiro a good beating for getting himself involved in some sort of kinky relationship with Sakura- but it won't /necessarily/ hurt his fighting ability. So he'll leave him be for now. Besides, it seems of all the fighters here that Tran is the most eager to get to rumbling.
The first few wisps of steam underneath Kain are enough warning to tell him to get moving, and so he leaps into the air just before the geyser erupts, flying toward Tran. He twists his body around as he does so, trying to slam a flaming kick right down into the crook of the doctor's neck, and to show him how fun it is to have attracted Kain's attention.
COMBATSYS: Jiro counters Heavy Kick from Kyoko with Bull Fist.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
A sigh is given from Jiro when Kyoko runs his way. The young man grumbles in annoyance, stepping forward when she attempts to punt him with her good foot. First, Jiro sends a hand to smack down her leg, then he winds his left hand behind the right ear.
*PIMPSMACK!*
"I'm sorry, what?" He swings the hand across her cheek with an annoyed look, then he reaches tha hand to grasp at Kyoko's collar. "...I'm going to be nice." He takes a hardened stance in a low position, "SEI!" Winding that fist back, Jiro swings the arm out at Kyoko's stomach.
"DO!" He slams the fist down, aiming to make a Kyoko-shaped hole in the wall. "...Meh." She was lucky he didn't punch her in the sensitive spot.
Lack of grace, lack of style, a bit too much alcohol pumping through your veins help to make things go more slowly, blurry your vision and send people just where they aren't, make everything spin around and every step just a bit harder. Smack. The slap is something Kyoko probably never saw coming and it's enough to have her stagger back, and with Jiro smacking her kicking leg down, Kyoko's balance has enough penality to fail her check at staying up on her feet it seems. The heels + the alcohol + the smack = a fall. It was pretty obvious.
How sweet of Jiro, He grabs her by the collar and help her get back up. More or less. More to just punch her out more. The slap didn't hurt that much, it's more Jiro's fist in her stomach that actually adds on the few extra pain. Thankfully, that's a good side effect to the alcohol -- she doesn't feel it as much as she should, but still. Kyoko doesn't even stagger back, thankfully the wall stops her from falling and she holds still. Kyoko coughs a few times and she bends over slightly. Obviously that didn't seem to do her any good... That violent impact probably just wanted to make the alcohol go out and Kyoko just takes a few seconds to get her breath, at least try to control herself so she doesn't throw up.
COMBATSYS: Kyoko takes a breather.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Jiro
... Wow, Jiro smacked the teacher. Luckily, he's not a Justice student, otherwise he might find life difficult come Monday!
But Sakura's got other things to focus on, like taking Kain up on his invitation. And since the man seems to be focused on Tran, well... isn't that an invitation for Sakura to charge in? Taking two quick strides in, Sakura clasps both hands at her right side, though instead of the usual Hadouken, she brings them both towards Kain in an upwards-aimed hammerblow! "Hyaaa!"
Hokutomaru grins as the chaos erupts around him. Teachers getting hit, steam flying through the air. Ah, combat! And since it's friendly combat, it's pretty fun! He grins a little and follows Tran and Sakura's lead, rushing forward to attack Kain. But why attack with your fists when you have a mean and powerful bokken on your back? He pulls it off and charges it with chi. As Kain tries to go forward to kick Tran, Hokutomaru goes to Tran's side and tries to immediately smack him in the face with a hard, baseball bat like swing. "Hyah!"
COMBATSYS: Tran fails to reflect Strong Kick from Kain with Operation - Dr. Tran.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Ha HA! Kain's fallen right into Tran's clever trap! As the leg comes swinging at him, steam forms into a mirror in the doctor's hands, and then...Kain's leg just breaks right on through it, shattering it and sending Tran flying backward, where he lays in a heap for a moment, groaning.
"Jesus...he doesn't LOOK like a truck driver..." Oh, the pain and humiliation.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Kain with Fierce Punch.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Hokutomaru's Karakusa-Giri.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Kain kicks back off of Tran as the doctor goes sprawling off on the ground, leaving a brief moment where he's trying to regain his footing. And that's the moment in which Sakura manages to land her attack. Kain tries to back out of the way, but he simply doesn't have enough time. On the plus side, getting cracked in the jaw by Sakura's blow does give him enough backwards momentum to stagger out of the way of the swing from Hokutomaru.
Kain settles down quickly enough, though, regaining his balance and getting back into a ready stance. With this many opponents it's quite possible that he could get surrounded, which is something he's going to have to be very careful about. For the moment, though, it looks like Sakura has volunteered to be Kain's next target.
He quickly closes the distance between the two of them, then snaps out with a rising kick aimed to slam into Sakura's chest, and with the aid of an explosion of purple fire launch her into the air.
"...Meh..." Jiro grumbles, "Something tells me that this is going to be a ****ing karma backlash on me." He mutters under his breath. "Oh well, I'll suck it up when it comes." He peers at Kyoko. He is not going to ask what can go wrong. See, he can -tell- what could go wrong.
... No matter.
Jiro sprints towards Kain, now that Kyoko has been taken care of. Jiro is setting himself over to where he can get a good look at the sensei. Now, what to do? Jiro crouches low, ready to greet Kain. You know what? Screw it. Jiro is rushing straight towards his teacher, keeping a close eye on the older man. He prepares to greet the man with a clothesline.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Kain's Schwarze Lanze.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Kyoko actually coughs a few times as she tries to recover from the sudden shock her organism took. Let's say that her stomach wasn't ready for such impact when it's loaded with alcohol. Thankful, the teacher seems to prevent the worse and she manages to conserve what little bit of dignity she has right now. Kyoko closes her eyes and she heaves a soft sigh as the alert's over. Relax. Everything's cool.
The doctor then straightens herself up and she attempts to actually regain her composture. Stand proud. Stand firm. You are a magnificent woman. A mature woman. You have nothing to envy to those kids... Well okay, maybe one thing but the player will keep that thought to herself. "Alright Kyoko, calm down, positive reinforcement. You're good, you're nice, you're strong. Don't let a teenage boy get to you..."
And Kyoko just takes another moment to actually gather her mind all together, try to shake off the effect of alcohol a little, at least, enough so that when she'll show Jiro some manners that she'll actually be able to make her way to him without falling. Accursed high heels.
COMBATSYS: Kyoko focuses on her next action.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Sakura warned Kain -- she =just ate!= But luckily, the schoolgirl's paying attention to her surroundings here -- and more importantly, Kain. Sensing his approach, she turns her side to him, catching the rising kick on her left shoulder -- but it still knocks her into the air, just the same. Gritting her teeth from the unquestionable throbbing pain in her shoulder, Sakura turns her attention back to the ground. Her sneakers tap-tap down onto the ground, but Sakura's wasting no time with the followup, immediately charging forward with the hope of catching Kain by the lapels, planting those sneakers right on his chest, and then knocking him to the ground as she uses him like a springboard. High hopes, but it's worth a shot, right? "Yu-ttaaa!"
Whiff! The weapon flies past Kain without managing to hit him. Drat! Hokutomaru's going to have to try something else, in that case. Luckily, he's a ninja, so he's always got something on hand for that. He reaches into his pocket and flicks a kunai into the air, reaching up and snagging it between his fingers. He then grins and twirls it a bit before swinging his arm hard and sending the throwing dagger shooting towards Kain. Worst part? He has wooden shuriken, but not wooden kunai, so if the weapon hits Kain's going to need to take a trip to the tailor to get a hole patched in his clothes.
The incredible Dr. Tran...will just continue laying where he is for a moment, thankyouverymuch. Still feeling the hurt, here...whew.
COMBATSYS: Tran takes a breather.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Jiro's Strong Punch.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Kain with Sailor Shoot.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain overcomes Thrown Object from Hokutomaru with Schwarze Flame.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Kain's a pretty flexible guy, although one might not guess it just by looking at him. He gives a pretty good demonstration of it as Jiro comes charging at him, though, leaning backwards far enough that he simply lets Jiro's clothesline pass right over his head. He also catches sight of the glint of metal coming from Hokutomaru's direction, and lashes out with one arm to blast it away with a ball of flame, which conveniently also continues carrying on toward the ninja boy.
Unfortunately, leaning back like this has a bit of a problem. Namely, that when Sakura is trying to jump up onto his chest, it provides her with a very nice landing spot, allowing her to kick him down to the ground rather easily. There's a brief grunt as he hits the pavement, but it only takes a moment before he's starting to get back to his feet.
...Aww... Jiro is loved. How sweet. Jiro -does- have a winning personality, after all. Too bad everything is going to be hell for him later this month. Oh well.
Although Jiro's position is compromised as Kain tucks himself away fromt he clothesline. He is avoiding trying to remain detected. Pfft. No matter, Jiro is reaching over towards Kain's shoulder, aiming to turn his teacher over to face him.
Sure, why not... this attack should be effective.
Once Kyoko finally regains her composture, she shakes her head a little and just stares at the kids fighting up Kain. She blinks a few times and she lifts her hand in the air, "That's right students! Get my alcohol back, don't let him leave without taking my bottle back!" Kyoko shouts. And then... She notices him. Oh yeah, she remembers him. The one who punched her in the stomach and almost made her throw up.
Kyoko grunts a bit and she rushes over hastily. In the misdt of the fight, Kyoko attempts to grab Jiro's wrist so that she can pull him back away from Kain. A couple of steps and hopefully, before he can even realize it, Kyoko growls and she lifts her leg up to actually kick him in the stomach not once, not twice, not thrice, but four time. And she does that with a fury. To get her revenge for that punch.
Backflipping after she springs off of Kain, Sakura brushes the back of her hand across her nose. "Heh." Sakura hopes Kain's having fun with this! She sure is! But it -could- be a lot better, and it seems the others have decided to start hitting the German. So Sakura holds off for a moment, keeping her distance as she raises her left hand before her defensively, curling her right fist for an attack as she squints back at the man. She's got an idea, but she doesn't think her luck will last forever!
COMBATSYS: Sakura focuses on her next action.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain successfully hits Hokutomaru with Schwarze Flame.
- Power hit! -
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Hokutomaru blinks. "Eep." He then turns around and /runs/. He's fast, but he's not fast enough to get away when the flames already have a head start. They blast him in the back and send him flying into the air, surrounded in nasty, painful purple flame before he slams into the ground. He shudders a little and then begins to peel himself off of the pavement. Note to self: Don't throw kunai at Kain, he'll hurt you. He shakes his head and shudders a bit. Time to take a break from bum rushing! He decides just to study Kain for now, and hopefully jump in when he can be of some actual use.
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru focuses on his next action.
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
Slowly, groaning, Dr. Tran gets back up to his feet. With one last shake to clear his head, he looks at how this fight is progressing so far: it doesn't look like Kain's doing so hot, really. Sure, he's kicked the shit out of Tran in a single hit, but so far, the torrent of attacks against the man seem to be overwhelming his defenses. But then...damn. Hokutomaru takes it. Maybe things are more in Kain's favor than he thought. Still, that one kick...Tran's in no hurry to rush back into things just yet. He'll just stand here for a moment, thank you, looking for a good opportunity.
COMBATSYS: Tran focuses on his next action.
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|-------\-------\0 Jiro
COMBATSYS: Kain interrupts Strong Throw from Jiro with Schwarze Kreuz.
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|=======\=======\1 Jiro
Well. It seems that everybody is preparing to rush Kain in just a few moments. Everybody that is, but Jiro, who's going after Heinlein all by himself. He manages to grab Kain by the shoulder. Now Kain is going to show him why grabbing Kain is probably not a good idea.
If you're really, really fast, and catch Kain off his guard, sure, you can give it a shot. Otherwise... Well, Kain's going to burst into flames. And you're going to find yourself completely engulfed in flames, grappling someone who burns you even more than the environmental fire currently raging around you. So, yeah. That's Jiro. Then the flames calm down, and Kain smoothes out his suit a bit.
COMBATSYS: Jiro endures Kyoko's Shokushin.
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|====---\-------\0 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Kain
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Tran 1/----===/=======|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Jiro
This sucks.
First, Jiro is set on -FIRE- by the chi-imbued master. Jiro is burning like a new meal. "Arrrgghhhh!!"
Hot dog, anyone? He manages to pull himself back, staggering forth to meet with Kyoko, who grabs his wrists. He grumbles, feeling himself blackening out. He braces for the impact.... Which is a kick to the stomach four times. "EGHK!"
Jiro is staggering all around, trying to catch himself. Then, Jiro shifts his weight to where he can slam his fist right to the gut of the Heinlein lord.
COMBATSYS: Jiro can no longer fight.
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Hokutomaru 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|=======\===----\1 Tran
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There. That should teach him. She lets go of Jiro once she's through with him, and considering how he doesn't come back for more merely means, for Kyoko, that he learned his lesson. She lifts her hands up and she sweeps them together. A job well done. Her lips curl into a smile, obviously pleased with this turn of events. "Good, now you'll know better." She says with a slow nod of her head.
Her eyes than returns to Kain and Kyoko's reminded of the whole reason this story started out. She snorts a bit and narrows her eyes into a glare, "Alright blondie, give me back my alcohol..." She won't give up, will she? Seems like that! Even as everyone tries to have a piece of Kain, Kyoko attempts to sneak around and get a hold of the man as well. Hopefully, she can catch him from behind, wrapping her arms around Kain's body. If she suceeds in tightly holding and clinging to his back, Kyoko will merely lift the man up, arching her body backward to suplex him.
"Bad puppy, bad!" chides Sakura as Jiro decides to roast himself. But... well, she kinda expected he'd do something crazy like that. All the more reason for -her- to try something crazy while Jiro's offering himself up as a martyr, right? Right. Which would be why Sakura tries something crazy -- running towards Kain with a flying leap. She's aiming to slingshot right =past= Kain and take him down with a flying clothesline! "HYAAAAAAAAH!"
Ah-hah! That Jiro, what a great guy! He's such a great person to fight on a team with. To think he's go and throw himself into Kain's line of fire and get utterly crushed just to give a good diversion! It's rather noble when you think about it. And there goes Sakura and Kyoko going to attack Kain! This is his big chance! He pulls out a scroll and runs towards Kain. He jumps up into the air and then lands right in front of him as Kyoko and Sakura get ready to blast him. "Hi!" A wide grin, and then a scroll goes into Hokutomaru's mouth. He bites down on it hard and then forms his hands into what looks like little guns, a massive whirlwind suddenly blasting out around him. While the distractions will hopefully let him blast Kain, Sakura and Kyoko are a little too close for comfort as wind tears around, and so they may get caught up in it as well. The little ninja spins and lifts up into the air, hopefully swallowing Kain up with him.
Okay. This is it! The moment that Tran has been waiting for, the moment in which he might just very well kick Kain's ass all over the place! Yes! Rushing forward, thinking he sees an opening, Dr. Tran's action is sprung! The steam is thick around his balled up fists, he's charging!
With a yell, "Here comes Dr. Tran!", Tran punches! Steam erupts from behind his elbow, throwing his fist forward at Kain, and if we achieve impact? Bam! A small steam explosion, right in the blonde's gut! And after that? Whoosh, the other fist comes rushing in, in an identical maneuver!
Of course, this is all assuming he doesn't get tangled up in the mess of other attacks coming rushing in on Kain, like Hokutomaru's whirlwind. Well, maybe it'll finish before he gets there.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Kain with Rhino Ravager.
Glancing Blow
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Kyoko successfully hits Kain with Strong Throw.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Kain dodges Sakura's Strong Throw.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Kain just-defends Hokutomaru's Chou Hissatsu Tatsumaki EX!
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Tran's Here Comes Dr. Tran!.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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Jiro's not quite lucky enough to get a dead-on blow to Kain's stomach, as he quickly begins twisting out of the way. It's not /quite/ enough, though, and Jiro manages to clip him pretty well in the side. Meanwhile, he's getting engulfed in the whirlwind from Hokutomaru, but it doesn't seem to be bothering him all that much. In fact, judging by the blue glow surrounding his body, his raw strength in chi is simply batting aside the brunt of the whirlwind. It's not enough to stop Kyoko from grabbing him, though. On the plus side, she yanks him away from Sakura's attack. On the negative side, he can feel something go *crunch* in his neck on impact. It probably shouldn't do that.
And then, as he's finally getting up? Kain has to deal with flying, steam-powered fists. He knocks them aside, but he still gets scalded a bit. And now? Well, Kain's looking to blast someone. His right hand is glowing a bright blue, and is rapidly filling up with swirling chi energy. /Somebody's/ gonna get attacked with that. It all depends on who he sees first, and... Oh, hello there, Sakura! Kain thrusts an arm out toward the schoolgirl, and a massive blast of blue chi zooms in toward her. He could make it hurt more... But this /is/ a friendly match, right?
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru successfully hits Sakura with Chou Hissatsu Tatsumaki EX.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Kain's Himmlische Seele.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru successfully hits Kyoko with Chou Hissatsu Tatsumaki EX.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Tran
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... =is= it a friendly fight? Sakura's getting caught in the crossfire here -- literally! First she's singed by her 'friend' Hokutomaru in the midst of flying -over- Kain -- she feels she can probably attribute her near miss to the ninja kid's 'helpfulness.' But on the plus side, the fire clinging to her form does a wonderful job of nullifying =some= of the damage from Kain's attack, which happens to crash down on her juust about the same time as she lands in a crouch. The orange flames are quelled by the overwhelming blue flame, as Sakura throws her elbow into it all. Miraculously, it works! She's not totally roasted!
Mind you, she's also twitching like crazy.
And when she gets back up, it's with a flying kick towards Hokutomaru instead. "You little brat! Look at my shirt!" It's singed, but it's the =principle= of the matter here.
A massive suplex. By the way Kain landed, it was all perfect. The technique, the strenght, the power. That must have hurt a lot. Even if Kyoko's half-drunk, it seems that she's still able to perform a few nice feats in battle. Like this magnificent suplex. Will she give Kain more of this treatment? Unfortunately, no, her attention's drawn away from him when she feels the blades of air cutting through her lovely outfit. The pain's enough to turn Kyoko's attention away from him and the woman staggers back on her feet, sparing a glare at the small ninja, "Heh! Watch what you're doing!" She shouts. "You cut my lovely outfit made especially for parties!!" Kyoko shouts... Much in unisso with Sakura it would seem as Kyoko rushes over him and attempts to punt the little ninja.
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru endures Sakura's Medium Kick.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru endures Kyoko's Light Kick.
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Hokutomaru 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Tran
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Kain 0/-------/-======|
Hokutomaru blinks. Oh, crap. That totally didn't go as planned. And now there are two very pissed women gunning for him. And what's he going to do? Take it like he should, because in reality, he deserves it. Smack! Sakura slams into him and sends him bending over in pain, only to put his head in the way of Kyoko's foot, smashing him in the other direction and flattening him on the ground. "Ouch... Ehehehe... sorry about that you two..." He stands up. Damn, that hurt! He needs to turn all this hurting into... more hurting. The scroll is still lying next to him, so he picks it up and runs towards Kain. This time it's just him and Hokutomaru. "Yeeeeaaaaarrrrggh! Kamikaze attack! BANZAI!" He jumps up into the air and bites down in the scroll jumping again and flipping upside down. Woomf! Wind tears up around him and the chi sends him not up, but down, shooting him like a missile towards Kain with the wind still swirling about him.
Well...that could have gone better, all told. Could have gone much, much worse, too. Tran won't complain...this time. At least Kain didn't avoid his steamy fists entirely, and chose Sakura for his dread retribution. Still, what is a doctor to do in circumstance like this? Answer: Get the hell away. Quickly retreating a good number of steps, Tran makes sure he continues to face Kain, and then, simply put? Flings small boomerangs at Kain. Small boomerangs made out of steam! He's also now far enough away that he's comfortable with a little bit of taunting. "Hey, blondie! Why don't you try not sucking for ten seconds!" Nevermind that Kain's kicking major ass. That's irrelevant!
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru successfully hits Kain with Chou Hissatsu Tatsumaki.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Tran
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COMBATSYS: Kain overcomes Large Thrown Object from Tran with Himmlischer Atem.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Sakura
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Kyoko 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Tran
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This time, Kain's not quite so good at blasting away the whirlwind from Hokutomaru. Perhaps it has something to do with the ninja boy coming up close and personal with it this time, without any distractions? In any case, the wind tears at Kain and his clothing, opening a few nice rips in his suit as it tears at him.
And then there's Tran. Even while the wind is still buffeting him, Kain turns to look at the good doctor, fixing him with a cold gaze. Lots of steam boomerangs coming toward him, huh? Kain slowly raises one hand, fingers pointing down, directing it toward Tran. Then his fingers snap open, so that the palm of his hand is facing the doctor. A gold glow appears in Kain's hand for a moment, and then a massive wall of blue chi energy blasts out from Heinlein, plowing right through Tran's attack without stopping.
The beauty of team-up attacks! ... Though Kyoko's and Sakura's energies would have been much better served against the man who =initially= asked for double- and triple- and quadruple-teamups -- Kain!
Of course, when it comes down to actually concocting an assault against the man, Sakura's at a slight loss. Hokutomaru's attack took a lot out of her, despite it being, um, wind instead of fire like Sakura thought it was. (Hey, it =felt= like it was burning! ... Shut up, it's late!)
Ah, what the heck! Sakura dashes forward, valiantly trying this whole 'choke the life out of Mr. Heinlein' trick again, though with a bit less enthusiasm. See, this is why you don't attack your teammates!
Heaving a soft sigh, Kyoko lifts one hand up over her head to brush away a few stray locks of hair. She turns around on her heels and glances over toward Kain for a moment and she narrows her eyes. She didn't want to fight -- she wanted her alcohol and she wanted Kain to pay the bill. Have a great night, you know? Never mind the fact that Kain isn't the guy Kyoko met in that dance club that left her for another chick but still...
And so. Time for plan B. Change your tactic, you know? If he's not going to respond to the direct brutal way, Kyoko will try to lure him into her grasp once more by using a much more deadlier weapon than shouting at him: Drunken woman charm. Of course, who can actually resist such seduction? Lips curling into a smile, Kyoko actually tries to sneak up behind Kain once more. Slender fingers gently roam over his back, attempting to reach for the man's neck... TO STRANGLE HIM! Gasp! Well, no... Not to strangle him, though it might make Kain a little tense, but those palms work wonderfully on the man's tensed muscle, doing a wonderful job at obviously making things much better from the he got suplexed.
Kyoko approaches him, letting her hands gently massage the man's neck, going down slightly lower as she says, "Ah come on now... Don't be such a spoil... We'll have fun... All I'm asking you is to give you back my bottle, we can share it... The night's still young after all... Come on... Huuum... So much tension... I'm pretty sure I could make all of that better if you gave me some time..."
Hokutomaru lands on his head right in front of Kain. Well, that's not a position he wants to be in for very long! He pushes off with his hands and lands on his feet, taking the scroll out of his mouth and putting it back in his pocket. There we go. And Sakura and Kyoko are going after Kain again, yay! No more brutal kickings for Hoku! Or at least, he hopes not... He's really close to Kain, though. Maybe he should do something while he's here? He jumps down and lands beside Kain, sliding past him before planting his hands down and swinging his legs around, trying to kick his legs out from under him from behind.
COMBATSYS: Tran fails to reflect Himmlischer Atem from Kain with Operation - Dr. Tran.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Tran can no longer fight.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Kain
Oh god. Huge ass ball of chi. Coming his way. Can't dodge, no way is Dr. Tran going to be able to block all of that...There's really only one option here. Try to use a dinky little steam mirror to reflect it!
The result is fairly predictable, reminiscent of a cartoon character awaiting certain imending doom. Yes, it ends with Tran getting BLASTED backward into a smoking heap. Yeah, he's...not getting up again for a while. He's out like a light, folks!
COMBATSYS: Kyoko successfully hits Kain with Vigorous Massage.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Kain with Sakura Strangle.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Kain
COMBATSYS: Kain blocks Hokutomaru's Sliding Kick.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
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Sakura 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Kain
Kain's getting ready for the incoming attacks, but then Kyoko manages to slip behind him. Oh, great, he's going to get his head slammed into the concrete agai- Hey, wait! "What on earth are you-" Well, it looks like somebody actually managed to make Kain loose his composure! It doesn't last for long, though, because Sakura starts strangling the life out of him. And then Hokutomaru knocks his legs out from under him, to send him toppling forward.
To recap: Kyoko is hanging onto his back, Sakura is hanging onto his neck, Hoku is right underneath him, and Kain is falling rather helplessly forward as his vision starts to go black due to being beaten up and a lack of air. This is going to make for a rather interesting heap in a second or so.
Thud.
COMBATSYS: Kain takes no action.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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COMBATSYS: Kain can no longer fight.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Sakura
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Right! Right! Sakura's more than happy to grab hold on Kain, tugging sharply at his neck for a few, before finding... um... that Kyoko's giving the man a FRICKIN' BACK MASSAGE. "Gnnh?" murmurs Sakura, just before the man topples over. Leaping free of the entangled mess of human people-type thingies, Sakura lands a fair distance away. "H... hey.... hel-looooo...." She waves her hand to try and get the attention of one of the two adults here. And Hokutomaru, who... seems like he might be trapped!
And... being that she's pretty worn out from all the fighting... and really =not= wanting to watch two adults getting it on in the middle of the street, Sakura walks over to the unconscious Jiro. Picks him up, slings him over her shoulder like a sack of potatoes. "It was fun, Mr. Heinlein! Thanks for the invite! And, er... seeya round, Hoku!" And with that? She walks back to Jiro's!
COMBATSYS: Sakura has left the fight here.
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Hokutomaru 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Kyoko
And so he falls. Kyoko just blinks a few times as those teenagers, once again, ruins everything! Oh well. What can you do? Kyoko shrugs a bit at the thought and she says, "Oh well, whatever it takes." She comments to herself before she kneels down and actually checks Kain's up, trying to see if he's hidding her precious bottle of liquor on him. And... Find to see if she can't get his wallet or some money so she can actually pay the bill for that blond guy who was with her earlier.
Kyoko glances up over to Sakura and she arches a brow, "What? Oh, yeah, have fun with your slave, just don't exhaust him." Kyoko says as she waves over to Sakura. And much like Sakura does and take her slave back, Kyoko figures she might as well take Kain back to take care of him, "Alright, come on here, blondie, the nurse will take care of you..." She says.
Mimiru Kasagi comes out of nowhere and weees, lifts the unconscious Hokutomaru too and brings him back home for some loving. So all the women bring back one man back home for some loving.
While Kain isn't particularly massive, but Hokutomaru's had just about everything he can take without ending up like Jiro, Tran, and Kain. And so, he manages to just crawl out of the way before Kain topples on top of hi, Now, Hokutomaru isn't knocked out just yet, but when Mimiru comes along? Well, he'll just pretend he is. A nice ride to... wherever Mimiru takes him.
COMBATSYS: Hokutomaru has left the fight here.
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Log created by Kain, and last modified on 10:48:59 02/16/2006.