Description: Mimiru, eager to get in the game, challenges Karin in the Pao Pao Cafe. However, when the fight feels like a bit of a mismatch, an impressed Karin gives Mimiru some advice and offers a draw. (Draw Match)
Although she's a Seijyun student, Karin's relative wealth and importance means she is fairly free of that annoying 'you must stay on campus' stricture. Thus she is at the Pao Pao Cafe this evening with her laptop, either doing homework or something. The place is hopping, as you might expect, since it's almost always busy. However, either through sheer force of personality or ridiculous happenstance Karin has a table to herself.
What's she actually doing? Getting off the phone with the corp. "Hoho... Sakura, you never fail to amuse me," she says with a smile, typing away. "I'm going to have to challenge her soon or I'll be a laughing stock." What could she possibly be talking about? Perhaps it's the addition to her wardrobe: a tiny gold circle, no bigger than a lapel button, emblazoned with a fist emblem: the Medal Tourney mark. Yes, apparently the sponsor wanted to get in on the action too. Fancy that!
Who got the medals? Mimiru's not sure. Then again, maybe she just didn't actually read things through to find out the list of people who had the medals -- not like it matters, she has something much better to find the possessors of medals. She has Max. Her super canine friend. "Come on, Max! Sniff that, yeah, sniff it! Come now, search! Search boy!"
And so, that's how it all begun...
Eight hours later...
"Man... This is leading nowhere..."
And because she had school Monday, Mimiru had to give up her searches. She'll resume them after school...
With no luck once more, Mimiru makes her way over the Pao Pao Cafe and she heaves a soft sigh, "This is going to be tough, right Max?" She asks her canine. And finally... Yes finally, he seems to have found something! At least he's sniffing the ground still! Maybe there's no correlation with the fact there's someone who has a medal up here, but the fact that Mimiru raises her gaze up and actually see someone with a shiny medal makes Mimiru's eyes widen and she shouts, "Ahahah! Got ya! You're mine! I'm going to kick your butt and take that medal!" She shouts, with the determination in her voice that lets you think that if your name would be Karin, Ziangfei or Akuma, it wouldn't matter to Mimiru.
Um, say wha? Blinking, the blonde looks up from her laptop, glancing at Mimiru. Something about her looks familiar, though she just can't place it... of course, there are more pressing matters at hand. "I'm sorry, what?" she asks, knowing full well what Mimiru meant. She's just testing the waters. And then, playing dumb, the 'light dawns' and she looks at her collar. "Oh, you mean this... I see you're in the tournament also."
Standing up, Karin shuts her laptop and grins at Mimiru, stretching a little bit and grinning. "Pretty gutsy, challenging the tournament sponsor for your first battle. I like that kind of initiative." People around the cafe are starting to realize that a fight's about to brew, and tables and chairs are just finding their way out of Mimiru and Karin's way. "Well, I certainly hope we shall give everyone a good show. En garde!" And then she's in a fighting stance, waiting for Mimiru's strike. It's on!
COMBATSYS: Karin has started a fight here.
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Karin 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Mimiru has joined the fight here.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Karin
"Of course that's what I mean!" Mimiru beams a little. The voice may be familar -- the face may be as well, but considering she was disguised as a ghost during the auction, Karin might just shrug it off. Lips curlinto into a wide grin, Mimiru barely allows Karin the time to actually close her computer and get ready. "Alright, let's get this started, the faster I kick butts, the better!" Mimiru says, her wide grin never leaving her face.
Perhaps a bit recklessly, considering her speciality in fights, Mimiru actually leaps on head on for Karin. She rushes at her and lets out her own little shout as she calls out her attack... Which says a lot, "Super Mimiru Punch!!" She shouts as she attempts to actually hit Karin's chest with a quick palm strike, her hand glowing with energy at the apex of the attack, enough to empower her strike should it actually connects.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Karin with The Angel's Palm.
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Mimiru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Karin
Whoa. Fast! While the power of the blow might not be devastating -- Karin doesn't even flinch from the impact at first -- it certainly is a very quick attack, and a clean hit is sometimes more important than a heavy one. Oofing once Mimiru lands, the blonde shakes her head to clear it, grinning at the girl. "Ah, now I know who you are. You're... Jiro's sister," she adds, finally. "You certainly have the same gung-ho attitude, though you'll have to match Sakura's ability to use chi if you want to take me down."
Grinning, the blonde sets her left foot. "Ready?" And then she's on the move, fairly fast herself, aiming to rush toward Mimiru and then drop to the floor, aiming a sliding kick right at the girl's feet, intending to take her right onto the floor by cutting out her support. "Here I come!"
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Mimiru with Heavy Kick.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
Ready? Not really. Mimiru's eyes widen a bit as she regains her stance and the comment about her brother and her attitude makes her snort, "Heh!" She shouts, seeming a bit outraged, "I'm not like that! And it's not that..." Though before she can finish her sentence, Karin slides right off at her feet and Mimiru's easily swept off her feet. With her small frame, a powerful kick like that easily sends her flying up and her lack of good way to catch back on that makes the fall right harsh. Right on the face... Thuds. It seems pretty solid, at least, for someone with a little stature like Mimiru.
The little girl grunts and she staggers back to her feet slowly but surely, "Bah... You just got lucky..." She mutters under her breath. At least, Mimiru hopes so, or else things aren't going to look all that well for her! As Karin attempts to get back up on her feet, Mimiru tries to rush her and tackle-headbutt her back down to the floor.
COMBATSYS: Karin dodges Mimiru's Quick Punch.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
As she wasn't on her face at the end -- a result that makes Karin wince, as she wasn't expecting that -- the blonde is thankfully in good position to dodge that incoming tackle, quick as it is. Swirling out of the way, her red pleated skirt almost gives the impression of a bullfighter doing some fancy caping. Indeed, the Kanzuki heiress snags a rose out of a nearby vase on a table and throws it into the air as Mimiru passes. "Ole!"
However, she also notes that Mimiru seems pretty winded already from that kick... mind, Karin put a lot of force behind it, but something's not right here. Thus, she stays right where she is and doesn't counterattack for now, instead content to watch Mimiru. "I admire your guts. Let's see what else you have!"
COMBATSYS: Karin takes no action.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Karin
And... Mimiru hits nothing! She just dashes by and she stumbles a little, staggering but managing to maintain her balance. She quickly swirls on her feet and she gives Karin a glare. However, the girl seems to take it not too badly, in fact, her lips curl into a smile and she spreads her legs a little, preparing herself for another charge, "Oh yeah... Let's play it that way then!" She says.
The girl lets out some sort of snort and she dashes off at Karin, rushing much faster as she attempts to ram the girl in the belly, much like to follow the same little pattern of dodgin Karin did last time... But hopefully this time, she won't be able to just side-step her headbutt.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Karin with The Unicorn's Horn.
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Mimiru 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Karin
Sadly, Karin does not get to repeat her toreador act; Mimiru's headbutt catches Karin square in the stomach, sending her back a few steps and hopefully giving Mimiru time to get up from that kamikaze strike too. "Oof!" That's probably bruise a fair bit later on. As she gets up, Karin nods at Mimiru. "Your speed is excellent. Your biggest asset by far."
Falling back into stance, the blonde squares off with Mimiru one more time, talking small steps and judging distances carefully. "Let's see if you're as fast on the defensive as you are on the attack!" Lunging forward, Karin sets her left foot, then brings her right leg up in a scything crescent kick followed immediately by the same from the left, giving her a little hopping two-stage kick we like to call "Mujin Kyaku!"
COMBATSYS: Karin successfully hits Mimiru with Mujin Kyaku.
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Mimiru 1/---====/=======|===----\-------\0 Karin
Doesn't seem like Mimiru's all that sharp. At least, she seems to be all offense and she leaves herself fully open. Which is pretty bad. Well she may not make it up to the final, considering the fighters who have entered but still! She could be worse, right? You can always be worse. Lack of reflexes, Mimiru fails to block Karin's attack -- she could have sworn she was ready for it but unfortunately, her opponent probably has a few tricks up her sleeves.
The power the kicks send Mimiru off in the air a bit and she actually manages not to fall, though it requires for her to stagger back until she actually hits some objects into which she can hold to. Mimiru grunts a bit and she pants loudly. She seems to have a hard time to follow up with Karin and her opponent? She doesn't seem to be having all that much trouble. Mimiru growls and dashes over to Karin and she decides it's about they stop fooling around!
Mimiru attempts to get a hold of Karin, cling to her shirt's collar with one hand and reach for her arm with the other. If she manages to get a hold of Karin, she'll merely throw herself backward in order to destabilize her and then, she'll complete it by tugging on Karin's arm and using her grasp over her to quite literally make her get over her before she slams her down.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Karin with Sasae Tsuri Komi Ashi.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Karin
Another fast throw, one that catches Karin by surprise, as she was expecting Mimiru to have more recovery time once the pair of kicks connected. Thus the blonde enjoys a nice ride via Air Mimiru, twirled about hither and yon by judo's specialty, 'pick person up and throw them every which way before knocking them clear into the dirt', which Mimiru does, sending Karin crashing to the floor.
After a moment, the blonde picks herself up and square off again with Mimiru, but doesn't take any offensive action. "You're very fast. But you're also very light... it's no wonder you studied judo to make the most of your physical abilities," she offers, in a genuinely impressed-sounding tone. "However, it's too early for you to take me on one on one." Flexing her fingers, Karin falls out of stance. If Mimiru wants to keep it up, she's wide open. But... "I want to offer you a draw. There are many other fighters in this tournament you can challenge and I encourage you to do so. I think with more experience you'll be a very fearsome challenger."
COMBATSYS: Karin takes no action.
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Mimiru 0/-------/---====|=====--\-------\0 Karin
Panting softly, Mimiru straightens herself up. She's not a fool, she's pretty well aware that she's definately out-classed here. Her lips curl into a smile and Mimiru says, "I guess..." She hums softly and she looks down at her medal, "I don't think I would have won this one. But the game is the game, right? I'll get other medals in my other fights, don't worry." Mimiru says with a wink.
She grins and she reaches out for one of her medal and she actually extends her hand to give it to Karin, "It's for the best fighters, after all, so... If I lost this one, you deserve it! In the end anyway, we'd have to face each other eventually or something, sort of... So... Yeah, it'd come back to all the same." Mimiru heaves a sigh and she bounces up and down, "Well, guess I should sretch a bit and see if Max can find me another person, right Max?" Mimiru idly asks as she glances over to the canine.
Shaking her head, Karin doesn't take the medal. "The rules specifically state knockdown wins... I should know. I wrote them. Keep your medal." She looks Mimiru over, and nods. "I'm not just being polite. You have a lot of potential. The best way to bring it out is to fight challenging opponents." And here the blonde gets a wry, almost pained expression for just a moment. "Believe me, that big fish, small pond lesson is something I have learned the hard way recently."
Walking over to her table, the blonde collects her laptop, bag, and coat, getting ready to leave. "Judo is a good style for you. I've learned a bit of judo myself... the Kanzuki style takes ideas from many different schools. But I think your fighting spirit is probably your biggest asset." Bundled up for the cold, she extends her hand to Mimiru, not for the medal, but to shake. "I hope to see you in the finals. Good luck, Miss Kasagi."
"I guess that's right..." Mimiru hums softly and she shrugs, putting the medal back in your pocket, "Whatever you say..." Her lips curl into a smile and she nods a few times to Karin, "I guess! I'm just trying to do my best!" She accepts the handshake and nods to her, "Well... I just do judo really... Nothing else from that, but I guess I'm learning! Catching up on moves to better kick my brother's butt." She grins and then says, "Anyhow... I guess I'll be going..." She says as she glances down at her canine.
Chuckling, Karin nods, bending down a bit to look at Max, but not to pet (she doesn't do strange animals, not after her father sicced a wild bear on her). "Your brother is... he's something, anyway," she finishes lamely. Karin's experiences with Jiro in Metro City are perhaps something she doesn't want to discuss with his younger sister. Standing up, she gives Mimiru a little wave. "Doing your best is all one can ask," she lies, keeping the Kanzuki 'win at all costs' motto, something she struggles with, behind her lips. "Good luck." And then, gone!
Log created by Karin, and last modified on 02:44:17 11/01/2005.