Description: Yes. Another. What're you gonna do about it? What're you gonna do!? You're gonna watch Mimiru's ultimate quest for the Moon Tiara that will transform her into Super Mimiru, that's what you're gonna do. Actually, this fight may be Mimiru's best performance ever against Alma, but with her frail frame, all it takes is a couple solid hits and... (Winner: Alma)
Nothing big seems to be happening. Mimiru is on her quest to find the Moon Tiara! She is always but she doesn't have a lot of luck on it so far it would seem. The girl heaves a sigh and she keeps her hands into her pocket, glancing down at her dog as Max keeps on sniffing the ground and more or less leading her to nowhere. She bites her lips and says, "Got any luck Max?" The dog whimpers a little and Mimiru heaves a sigh, "It's okay Max, don't worry we'll get to it."
Never giving up! Yep, that's Mimiru! Who knows... At least in the meantime she gets to think a little about how she could help Jiro out making out with this girl. Yeah, it's always Mimiru who has to do everything for Jiro!
Huh. You think *Jiro* has problems?
Issues, maybe, but not problems. For example:
Alma Towazu is engaged to be married, theoretically. The actual logistics of this are impossible to explain -- mainly because they don't make any sense -- but we will assume, for simplicity's sake, that this is just the way things are. Now, his fiance keeps on kicking the crap out of him. At first, the idea was that he'd beat her, and thus get his honor restored, but as time has passed, he has begun to get extremely attracted to her fighting spirit, cooking, and slender frame... adorable, petite, slender frame... lithe, p--
--*cold shower*
The point is that Alma has absolutely no idea what to do with himself. Obviously, being engaged to someone for getting beat up by them is an intolerable situation. But if he breaks the engagement, she'll stop calling him 'darling', and that's an intolerable situation as well. Clearly, this is a lose-lose situation, and Alma is, in his current down and out mood, beginning to wonder if this is, in fact, because he is a loser.
Alma Towazu, heroic and fearless psychic warrior and beautiful paragon of today's youth, sits slumped on the bench, head in his hands, looking forlorn in his mild, serene way, thinking about girls.
Well Alma, you've got your wife beater here: That's right. Who spanked Alma's fiance? Mimiru! That's her! Of course she has no idea Alma is engaged with that little brat -- oh, if only she knew, she would tell him a hundred reasons why he shouldn't engage with vermins like her! Of course, that's just Mimiru.
Mimiru heaves a sigh and she raises her gaze up, lips curling into a wide grin as she notices that big slender guy. It's Alma. She heard what he had done to her brother and it makes her smile, in a way, even if she gets all the bad effects it causes to Jiro. The girl dashes off and she intends to actually sneak up on Alma, leap on his back, "Heh! It's my favorite metrosexual!" Mimiru shouts as she tries to cling to Alma's back.
The girl giggles a little and she tilts her head to one side and says, "So what's up big guy?" Mimiru asks, lips curling into a wide grin, "I heard about what you've done to Jiro! You're one evil little cookie!"
Alma's eyes flash once, and widen slightly.
~ Pouncing Intent!? ~
Sensing Mimiru's approach, Alma does the natural thing, which is nothing at all. Of course, though, as usual, after the small girl has leapt upon him, the older boy glances over his shoulder at her with a mild smile and his usual complete and utter lack of surprise. "Imouto-san," he says in warm greeting, having let go of whatever melancholy that has plagued him in preparation for social interaction. He lets the 'favorite metrosexual' comment slide this time. Smile growing into a grin, he leans forward and turns to plant the girl clinging to his back on the bench seat right by his side.
"I don't know what you mean," he replies, in his usual calm, serious tone, clear eyes betraying nothing. "I did nothing wrong. It was about time someone groomed the Stray Dog, and, well--" He leans back and raises his eyebrows slightly. "I'm the man to do it, don't you think?"
His eyes start to sparkle with mirth. All in good fun.
"Hmmm..." The glow fades as he considers 'what's up'. "Well, I'm having trouble with a girl. Not you," he adds quickly, "though you're a born troublemaker." He says his quite gravely. "A different girl. A fighter. I... think she likes me. And... I think I may like her too." He still sounds rather calm and serious about the whole thing. "But I can't say I really know what to do. I might actually be," he confesses, now finally starting to smile a bit sheepishly, "a bit nervous about the whole thing."
He idly reaches down to scratch the top of Max's head. They are old pals, after all, ever since Alma took care of him for a while. "And you, Mimiru?"
Mimiru heaves a sigh and she turns her gaze away and she slowly forces herself up by Alma's side. She shakes her head and adds, "Damn, looks like everyone's having trouble with girls lately? You boys really suck, you need to get better at hitting on girls and making their heart melts, you guys just don't have it." Mimiru admits with a few nods of her head.
Mimiru folds her arms in front of her chest and she spares a glance over to Alma, "Well, that was pretty nifty, I guess." Mimiru says with a nod of her head, "With Jiro and all, I think he'll hate you forever for that." Alma says with a nod. "Well Alma! If you want to have actual hints to hit on that girl, steal a kiss or actually get some hot bed action, you gotta ask Mimi, 'cause she knows all the secrets to a woman's heart..."
Mimiru hops up though and she swirls around on her heels and she points a finger at Alma, "It goes badly! I can't find my Moon Tiara and I'm losing medals exponantionally! So that's why I must get back those medals you took from me, you meanie!" Mimiru says, giving Alma one of those glare, "I got a last medal here and I am not going to lose it." She says, moving her hand over to pat her butt a few times. "Right here! So...! Better get ready 'cause it's ownage time... Since I ownage Daigo, you're like... A total noob now to me."
Alma listens quietly and, well, patiently, as Mimiru speaks, and while he is of course paying close attention... there comes a certain point where he is most *definitely* paying attention.
"'Hot bed action', huh?" Alma repeats quite seriously, blinking once and then glancing over thoughtfully to a point in the distance before looking back to Mimiru and then smiling slightly, eyes growing warm as he teasingly raises a single eyebrow. "Are you sure you know about those sorts of things? I seem to remember a certain girl's expression when she found herself in *my* bed..."
But Alma can't get much faster in this line, because Mimiru's going on about some Moon Tiara nonsense. Well, now, that's not fair of him; maybe there is a Moon Tiara! Who is he to judge? "Interesting," he responds, eyes narrowing slightly as he sounds more bishonen than ever. "You are looking for an artifact of power to help you? It might work." Slowly, he rises from the bench. "And you know-- I think I might be able to tell you where to find this Moon Tiara you seek."
His smile grows into a grin.
"However," he continues, still sounding serious even as his eyes twinkle, "in return, you must tell me how to get this so-called 'hot bed action'. And! If you truly want the Moon Tiara, you must prove it to me..." His eyes flash dramatically. How does he do that?
"...with your power!"
COMBATSYS: Alma has started a fight here.
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Alma 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Mimiru has joined the fight here.
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Alma 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
Mimiru folds her arms in front of her chest and she turns her gaze away for a moment. She then bends over a little and lifts a finger up to Alma, wiggling it about, "Look -- I can lead the girl to your bed, but when it comes to your performance, it's your own thing." Mimiru says with a few nod of her head. Her lips curl into a grin and she straightens herself up and says, "So yeah, once in bed you're on your own, boy." Mimiru says.
Mimiru's eyes widen hopefully though as Alma states the whole thing about the Moon Tiara, "Oh really? That's true?" Mimiru asks. She grins and then lifts her hands up, cracking her knuckles, "Oh yeah! Let's get this started then! The faster I spank you, the faster I'll get my hands on the Tiara and kick royal butts!"
She grins and then says, "I sure will! Well, I'll show you my power!" Mimiru says, "There! Take that!" Mimiru says as she tries to grab Alma's clothes and hurl him off over herself and off the bench and far away.
COMBATSYS: Alma blocks Mimiru's Uki Goshi.
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Alma 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
Alma's brow wrinkles in a look of mild concern.
"My... performance?" He just shakes his head slightly, and then murmurs under his breath, "Sheesh, Mimiru." But he doesn't have much time to marvel at the girl's bluntness, because, hey, she's already coming at him! Looks like it's Alma vs Mimiru Round Three, and this time, a Moon Tiara and Alma's theoretical chances with Xiangfei are on the line!
Mimiru gets a grip on Alma and makes him stagger, but with his supernatural reflexes he slips his powerful arms in between her grip and forces her away, and then skips back and double-kicks in rapid succession as he fades back, aiming to knock her a good one in the torso and face and stun her while he retreats away from grappling range, taking advantage of his superior reach.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Alma's Light Kick.
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Alma 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
Hit?
Yes.
Stunned?
No.
Mimiru staggers a little and she lifts her arms up to actually block the incoming kicks. It didn't quite work out as Alma intended it. Mimiru staggers a little and she bites her lips, giving a wide grin to Alma, "Oh no! You're not going away!" Mimiru says as she dashes straight for Alma.
The little girl leaps over toward Alma and she attempts to grasp him, "I'm not over with you! I'm going to throw you around against walls for Jiro! I'll kick your butt!" She says. Alma may run out of her grasp, but...! Mimiru is swift and nimble! Though it's so slow Alma may be able to just put a hand on her forehead and prevent her from reaching him... But if she does... She tries to get a hold of Alma's back and suplex him... Into the bench! There!
COMBATSYS: Alma dodges Mimiru's Strong Throw.
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Alma 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
"For Jiro?" Alma murmurs, as Mimiru closes in again, his attempt to knock her away not entirely successful. "Are you his champion now?" Smiling slightly, expression perfectly calm, he weaves slightly and just brushes out of the way of the attack, conserving as much momentum as possible, and--
--well, he doesn't exactly put a hand on her forehead. Not really. It's... more like a fist. In fact, yeah, that's a punch. Yeah, he just tried to punch her right in the face...
COMBATSYS: Alma successfully hits Mimiru with Strong Punch.
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Alma 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Mimiru
Mimiru grimaces a little and she says, "Not really... But that's more because that's what he would do and..." Mimiru doesn't quite have the time to finish her sentence though as Alma's fist connect right in Mimiru's face. The little girl winces and she staggers back a couple of step.
She pants softly and she bites her lips, sweeping off a little bite of blood on her lip, "Heh... Well you definately aren't a sissy..." Mimiru says. She coughs and dashes over Alma, "Well! I'm still going to beat you no matter what! To get my Moon Tiara!" Alma says as she attempts to punch Alma in his midsection.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Alma with Strong Punch.
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Alma 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
"Hmm..."
Alma, finding that Mimiru is too fast for him this time, can only watch as she closes in and plants a fierce punch in his midsection. Well. To do the girl credit, he *does* wince, but the fact remains that her little fist basically just bounced off him. You'd better find a place where he's more vulnerable, Mimiru; models work out, after all, and Alma's already built solidly enough as it is.
But Alma decides it's time to get some of that hot bed action advice, and doesn't waste any more time as he finally allows his true power to reveal itself, sneak-attacking with the power he has so far refrained from using by reaching up to Mimiru's face, palm open, and with a sudden flash of light aiming to engulf her face in a blast of psyche-scorching soulflame that, if it fully connects, will no doubt knock her back and away some.
"So pesky," he says, eyes sparkling, taunting her in his deadpan way.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Alma's Sacred Wave.
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Alma 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
"I'll show you pesky!" Mimiru grunts a little as she swiftly evades the incoming psychic blast. Mimiru frowns a bit and she snorts, "You haven't given me my clothes yet too! You still have your part of the deal to keep!" Mimiru says as she cracks her knuckles, still keeping pretty close to Alma. Isn't she just that daring and reckless? It's almost just asking to get hit in the face.
However, before Alma actually can attempt to do this, Mimiru tries to quickly sweep him off his legs and Mimiru tries to grasp Alma to slam him down even harder on the ground. "You see! I'm not going to lose this time because I need this Moon Tiara! So even if I lose, you'll have me all over you for it, there's no escaping it! I just can't lose this fight!"
COMBATSYS: Alma blocks Mimiru's O Soto Gari.
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Alma 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
Well! This is some determination! Alma can't help but smile slightly, impressed and pleased by Mimiru's attitude -- even if it is inspired by a fanciful desire for an 'artifact of power', as Alma so dramatically put it -- but that doesn't mean he's going to go easy on her. Her speed does manage to catch him off balance, but though he evades the actual throw, he allows himself to fall to the ground... only to curl up and bounce back into a kick. Only this isn't his usual kip-up kick counter; the way he seems to spring right into the air from the ground is unnatural, but is explained when both feet suddenly ignite and he begins a rapid series of spinning roundhouse kicks to all over Mimiru's body. The wonders of Psycho Power!
"SHIEN CYCLE!"
COMBATSYS: Mimiru dodges Alma's Shien Cycle.
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Alma 0/-------/--=====|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
It's the desire of her dreams that gives her incredible strenght! The strenght of despair, how the little glimmering of light can push someone beyond their limits! Mimiru seems to fight with even more resolves than before, it isn't just for medals -- no she can careless about the medals, she wants this Moon Tiara, she wants it! So that way she can turn in Super Mimiru! Failure is not an option here!
Mimiru staggers back and she swiftly avoids the kick one after the other. She hops about back and forth and she bites her lips, "Too slow! I know all your techniques, you stand no chance against me now!" Mimiru shouts. The girl then lunges at Alma and she attempts to grasp his clothes. She then hurls herself backward and she tries to use her feet to throw off Alma over herself, "Kkkyaaaa!"
COMBATSYS: Mimiru successfully hits Alma with Quick Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Alma 0/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
"Wh--"
That's all Alma has time for. This one he *really* didn't see coming. As he feels Mimiru get a grasp on him, he blinks once, and for the first time, really looks in her eyes. She *does* look different. For whatever reason, even as he felt the intensity of her will, he never completely started taking her seriously. Maybe his past victories have made him complacent; but that's not likely. More likely is that his last two fights have taken a lot out of him, and he hasn't been able to straighten out his thoughts. Getting tangled up in silly and useless broodings, the trap that so easily gets him into trouble and causes him to use his usual easy-going and good-humored mindset, was the worst thing that could've happened to him.
And this fight was probably the best thing that could've happened. The look in Mimiru's eyes makes him remember all over again why he really does this. Soft-eyed, Alma cannot help but smile, even as she hurls him away from her.
The smile is lost from anyone's view after he's thrown hard against the bench and breaks in into chunks and splinters, though. A cloud of dust and debris rises up, obscuring his fallen form for a few moments -- and then suddenly he's burst up from the wreckage, eyes blazing, Psycho Power suddenly glowing into existence around his arms, circling in sparkling coils of light.
He's still smiling... but he's serious now.
COMBATSYS: Alma gathers his will.
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Alma 1/----===/=======|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
The girl isn't giving Alma any time to rest. She wants this victory. Not to beat Alma or to get her revenge, no, all she wants and needs is basically to beat him to know the information she wishes! The burning passion of her dreams make her fight like this! The girl growls and she dashes right for Alma as he recovers. "Here, take this suuuuuuuuuppeeeeerrrrr Miiiiiimiiiiiiiiirruuuuuuuuu keeeeeeeeeecccckkk!"
And with that, Mimiru makes up the distance between her and Alma by leaping off at Alma with her foot outstretched as she goes on flying toward him, "Yaaaaa!" She shouts, trying to kick Alma in the midsection while he powers up, obviously not afraid about his power up.
COMBATSYS: Alma fails to interrupt Heavy Kick from Mimiru with Engeki Shooter EX.
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Alma 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Mimiru
Alma calmly continues to focus himself into Mimiru closes in... and then suddenly, his eyes open and flash.
~ I have you now! ~
"Haaaah!" He responds with a battle cry of his own, and right leg igniting, lashes out with a counter kick, striking at the same time as Mimiru does in a blinding explosion of Psycho Power--
--but when the haze clears, it is Alma, not Mimiru, lying dazed upon the ground.
Though Alma's expression remains as calm as ever, as he struggles to his feet, his eyes betray how shocked and surprised he is at this result...
Is it luck or skill? Who knows, but Mimiru somehow managed not to get hit during her flying kick. Which is highly doubtful it results in skill considering she couldn't do much.
The girl pants and she straightens herself up, her lips curling into a wide grin as she glances down to Alma. "Well you better give up! You don't stand a chance!" Mimiru says with a few nod of her head as she approaches Alma.
While he's still dazed, Mimiru attempts to actually get a hold of Alma's arm and twist it in his back, to keep him in a dreadful armlock, "Well! This is it! Do you need more butt kicking or will you tell me where's my Moon Tiara?"
COMBATSYS: Alma blocks Mimiru's Quick Throw.
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Alma 1/-----==/=======|=======\-------\0 Mimiru
Alma just shakes his head blearily as he rises into a sitting position, but doesn't seem to react to Mimiru's words. When she reaches for his arm, though, he suddenly snaps out and shoves her back, trying to knock her off balance as he coils up and then lunges from his crouch, hands now clasped together. Then, expression very serious, voice commanding, he speaks as he's leaping: "If you are truly a heroine worthy of the Moon Tiara, you must learn an important lesson--"
His hands tremble as power accumulates there, his whole body glowing for a moment with the effort until a large orb of pure energy has manifested, which he then thrusts out at Mimiru, aiming to engulf her entire body with it and then explode her back with the concussive psychic attack.
"--never assume your opponent has no chance!"
COMBATSYS: Alma successfully hits Mimiru with Two Heavens Harmony.
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Alma 0/-------/----===|=======\======-\1 Mimiru
While Mimiru tries to get out of the way, unfortunately, this ball of energy merely swallows her up and engulfs her within a tremendous amouth of psychic energy. The girl tries to brace it, eyes closed and not too sure what to do within those flames. She screams a little and bites her lips, her clothes undamaged but her flesh obviously scorched a little. Even if it's just temporary and will not last, that it will go away without leaving a mark, this is obviously marks her as having taken quite a bad hit.
When the energy fades away and dissipates, Mimiru pants softly and she gives Alma a glare for a long time. She bites her lips and then growls, "I... I'm not just done yet... I won't give up!" The girl shouts. She then tries to swirl around Alma quickly, to get in his back once more. Though this time, she won't let him slip away!
The girl attempts to get a good hold of Alma's waist and if she suceeds, she will merely hurl him off over her head to suplex him against the ground. Though, she doesn't let go of him, no-no! She'll just carry on and give him another! WHAM! A series of suplexes!
COMBATSYS: Alma dodges Mimiru's German Suplex.
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Alma 0/-------/----===|======-\-------\0 Mimiru
"Hmph."
Alma's eyes gleam, and he smiles slightly.
This time, he really *is* ready.
The sudden and fierce expenditure of power makes any high-effort movement or techniques unfeasable for a few moments, giving Mimiru more than enough time to recover (thanks to her obvious still-burning resolve) and rush him, in preparation for her powerful grapple. But as she closes in, even as she begins to wrap her arms around him, Alma raises both hands at his sides until they are parallel with his shoulders, and then swipes them down--
--and in a rush of wind, he is gone.
He didn't jump, per se. There was no bending of the knees. With Psycho Power inspiring him, he simply lifted off the ground and soared into the air, eyes gleaming with purpose of his own. And then, to top it off, as he rises, he lifts one leg and aims to stomp Mimiru in the head as he goes, even attempting to push off her with the kick if he succeeds.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru fails to counter Heavy Kick from Alma with Ippon Seoi Nage.
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COMBATSYS: Mimiru can no longer fight.
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Alma 0/-------/---====|
There she goes the girl tries to interrupt Alma's kick to actually throw him about...
BOOT TO THE HEAD!
*WHOOOOOSSH*
*THUDS*
Well that's a good way to sum up what just happened. Alma's foot hit Mimiru right in the face and she falls backward rather hard, hitting herself against the ground and quite literally just falling unconscious. Ah, little girls, they aren't made tough.
Alma's plan works perfectly.
Kicking off Mimiru's head, gathering the momentum he needs, he flips back, soaring gracefully through the air, and lands lightly upon the ground, sinking onto his haunches and slowly crossing his arms, folding in on himself like a man preparing for meditation. He exhales deep and long as he does this, and then, after a moment of perfect silence, inhales again, and opens up, arms unfolding and body straightening until he is standing tall and poised once again.
"Mimiru Kasagi," he intones quietly, eyes calm but serious. "The Moon Tiara you seek cannot be bought in a store or found in a hidden trove. It is an ideal you have formed within yourself -- and even if you find something to represent it in this world, its true home will always be inside your heart. Only once you reach inside yourself, and reflect upon what is within your-- ah! Ow!"
Suddenly wincing, Alma jerks away from the dog angrily gnawing on his leg. "Wh-- ow! Max, stop! It's alright! She's-- ow! Ah... ow!"
COMBATSYS: Alma has ended the fight here.
Log created by Alma, and last modified on 18:48:17 11/15/2005.