Neo League 176 - #192: Dan vs Hotaru

Description: Dan fights Hotaru! (Winner: Hotaru)



The Hibiki Dojo! A nest of scum and vill--wait, wait, that's Team Strongest!'s hideout... well, to tell the truth the dojo doesn't look all that sinister.. Rather bright and cheery for a dojo, come to think of it. Hotaru's been here only a couple times before, but now, now she's here on a mission. Yes! Her mission is to defeat 10 Hell--no, wait, wrong game.
"Excuse me," she calls, "Hibiki-saaaaan? Are you home?" Of course, Neo League officials -are- filming this... their ninja ways reign supreme and they're already set up to film everything, announcer in traditional black outfit waiting under the dojo sign.
"I'm here to challenge you for the Neo League..." But she has her other reasons too! Because, y'know. If Hina-chan got THAT much awesome out of Dan's correspondence courses, then maybe by fighting Dan, Hotaru will glean enough awesome to finally kick Alma's butt and thus claim Xiangfei's hand in--uh... no, no...

Dan Hibiki, the lord of all fighting, and also the king of a virtual rainbow of fruit flavors. Today's special flavor? Banana, as he sports his oft unused Yellow-Gi, with complimentary chocolate colored wristguards.
Pointing over to Hotaru in dual-pistol points he says, "I am here and ready to show the world and you what Saikyo is all about. Y'SHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
It's then Dan begins in a bit of a footshuffling dance, pointing at his feet, "Look at this fancy footwork. Forefit now, or watch what happens when Saikyomania runs wild on you for the next 5 miles!"

If this were an anime, Hotaru would -totally- be sporting a brand-new, glistening sweatdrop! ... but it isn't, so she just kind of stares, then ah-heh-hehs, giggling.
"You're funny... but does that mean you agree to the challenge?" It's an important question, really, 'cause the fight can't get started without agreement from the Man, the Myth, the Legend... oh yeah.
Hotaru isn't wearing her usual getup today... she's got on something one of her Seijyun friends designed as a 'Team Awesome!' prototype uniform thing... so she's a little uncomfortable in it, but at least enough changes were made to it to make Hotaru not -refuse- to wear it...

COMBATSYS: Hotaru has started a fight here.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-------|


Dan Hibiki knows the dojo like the back of his head, and demonstrates this by rolling from his position in front of Hotaru, around the entire perimeter of the tatami mats that line the floor. At the first corner, he pops to his knee, with his left fist upraised and his exuberant voice exclaiming to the ninja film crew there, "SAIKYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
From there to the second corner, with a leap added into the rolling, and Dan coming down from the air in a similar stance at said second corner, "ACCEPTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
Then it's the third corner, where Dan stands, pointing off into space with a vacant look in his eyes, "ALL!!!!!!!!!"
And finally, he's back where he was before, poiting at Hotaru with his legs in his mock-ansatsuken stance and his body relaxed and ready to go. What's he say here? A very understated and laid-back, "Challenges. Y'shaa!"
Jesus, Dan.

COMBATSYS: Dan has joined the fight here.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Dan


COMBATSYS: Dan takes no action.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0              Dan


Oh but these two combatatants aren't alone! No a mysterious ninja figure is within the vicinity as well! Yes, not far, in fact, standing atop the dojo roof is a ninja in bright yellow, with a black headband and a black backpack, whom is shivering a bit, but stands there looking cool anyway. "Today.. You will meet your -true- end," the girl in yellow mutters, eyes narrow and a cruel grin on her face. Then she sits down, and whips out a meatbun from her backpack, pressing it against the mouth of her mask, "....." ... ".. You win this round, tasty meatbun. But how long will your luck last?"

Y--yeah... Hotaru almost actually sweatdrops for real, but... well, she survives all that exuberation, somehow. She's strong of heart after all. Her response, as the Neo League officials scramble to get everything ready, is a simple, polite bow.
"Yosh! Then I shall endeavor to do my best, Hibiki-san! I look forward to this battle... Hinata-chan has said many good things about you!"
Once set up, the League officials are ready and Kuroko-san shouts "FIGHT!" And with that, Hotaru is off and running, leaping up high, suddenly diving down, leading her attack with the right knee; on contact she'll kick out, to add a second hit and to get some distance from Dan before she lands.
Also Hotaru totally doesn't sense the Banana Ninja, even with her heightened senses of... uh. Yeah. She doesn't notice 'cuz she's inside, that's really why.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru successfully hits Dan with Ren-geki Shuu.

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Hotaru           0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0              Dan


Dan is sent staggering around his Dojo in the first round of battle. His hips shimmying unsteadily as he falls away from the force of Hotaru's mighty knees and feet, before he gets his bearings back, which doesn't really take that long.
It's here that he realizes Hotaru said something and smiles, "A friend of Hinata? Well, then this is especially for you and also give a copy to Hinata and tell her she needs more training. Because everyone needs more saikyo. It's an undeniable fact of life, like how a river never flows north...or how dogs can't look up."
After he finishes talking he reaches into his Gi and pulls out not one, but TWO 8x10 glossies.
The first he signs to Hotaru, "Keep Challenging Everything, DAN HIBIKI!" The second, Hinata, "You CAN Succeed, DAN HIBIKI!"
And with a quick snap of the wrist, they fly towards the girl, twirling in unison, and making opposite sin wave patterns in the air as they attempt to find Hotaru's hand.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru blocks Dan's Premium Sign.

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Hotaru           0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0              Dan


Well, perhaps the result wasn't -quite- what Dan intended; Hotaru catches the pictures, snapping them out of the air... and just -staring- for a moment. Wow, uh...
"I--I'll be sure to give Hinata her copy," she says, as she slips the pics into a pocket... wow, now she's... she's not -sure- what to do... so she kind of tries to study Dan but how do you study insanity...? Stare into the abyss and it'll stare back. But Hotaru must be brave!

COMBATSYS: Hotaru focuses on her next action.

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Hotaru           0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0              Dan


Dan gives Hotaru a thumbs up and a smile. The light in the dojo glinting off his pearlies for a split second, before he launches into action! The banana-colored fighter snaps backwards for half a pace, twisting his hip to store momentum, before springing forward and sailing through the air towards Hotaru.
A single roundhouse comes out when he feels he's close enough, meeting its new life in the world to the word, "DAN!"
A second one snaps out a half-second later, with another "DAN" proclaiming its birth.
Then the third aerial roundhouse is released, before Dan lands, completing his graceful aerial ballet with the word, "KICK!"
Let's hope for all that shouting, that something hit, right?

COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Dan's Dankuu Kyaku.

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Hotaru           0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0              Dan


The yellow ninja pauses a moment within her moments of deep thought, and places the bun back into her bag. She nods to no one in particular, "The sounds of battle.. Now is definatly the time," she murmurs, sliding across the roof and then leaps down to the ground in a crouching landing that would make even the most elite ninja proud! A quick spin, and she hand-springs off the windowsill and into the dojo, "Dan Hibiki! Remember me? The 'Yellow Lightning' has returned! I see your lack of a sign has decreased your fighting skill exta-.. Subst... Subli... Y..." ... "Quite a lot! Ah ha ha ha!!"

Not today, Galva--... Dan...! Hotaru isn't -that- distracted, and especially when she's watching what the hell Dan's doing there's no way she's going to just stand there to take those kicks to the face. She doesn't want to end up looking like Xiangfei after all; she needs to stay pretty so she can grow up to be beautiful. A quick duck and roll takes her past the Hibiki flying through the air; as she rises she kicks out, behind her, not quite blindly, the goal mainly to make contact and make sure she knows where Dan is, relative to her, as she twists around to face Dan again. And she does her best to ignore the fux out of the Banana Republic over there. Yeah.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru successfully hits Dan with Light Kick.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0              Dan


Dan blinks as he sails past Hotaru's adept dodging skills, and puts his fingertip to his lip while he tries to figure out why that didn't execute correctly. Then Xiangfei the Ninja speaks, and his eyes go over to her, "Huh what my si--AGH OW! DAMMIT! OW!"
Kicked right in the jaw, Dan hibiki? Ah, well. He gets over it quickly, and hops forth , with both of his hands behind him, and his eyes on the important person in the fight, Hotaru!
As he gets close enough, the left hand springs up, and a tiny ball of fire goes putt-putting towards the girl. "Y'SHAAAAAAAAACHACHACHACHACHACHACHACHA!"

COMBATSYS: Hotaru reflects Gadouken from Dan with Ko-bi Kyaku.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0              Dan


Hotaru twists through her kick--and immediately brings her free leg up in another kick. But this one isn't aimed for Dan necessarily; in fact she misses him by quite a bit. But what doesn't miss is the blue flare of chi that sweeps upwards like a wall, bouncing the ball of fire off and... sending it right back at Dan! While Dan's dealing with that, Hotaru will look over at Xiangfei the Yellow Squirrel and smile politely. Then ask, "Uhm... who are you...?" Before turning back to the match... not polite to ignore Dan after all.

COMBATSYS: Dan slows Reflected Gadouken from Hotaru with Premium Sign.

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Hotaru           0/-------/----===|=====--\-------\0              Dan


"Ba ha ha ha ha ha ha!!" The ninja cries victoriously, arms crossed as she leans back and.. Well, actually she's more laughing merrily, clearly enjoying watching Dan get currently get schooled, though hmmn, who is that oddly dressed opponent of his?
Xiangfeis eyes shift to Hotaru, and then she double-takes, taking a small step back, "Erk! .. F.. For today, I am your ally! Do your best! As for you, Dan, I will stake our demands next time!" she takes slow steps back toward the window, then cries, "Ninja Disappear! Huah!" be astonished by her grace as she makes a sweet ninja-pose, leaps backward, but most unfortunatly catches the heel of her slipper against the sill, ".. Eh?" trips and slams painfully against the wall outside, followed by a second painful sounding crash and the screech of a cat.
"... ow."

Dan blinks as he sees the Gadouken coming back for him and his lip twitches, "w...What the hell, is everyone able to do that to my Gadouken?"
Dan pulls out one of his photographs, and does a weird little dance with the ball of Chi, wrapping it up in the photo, and pressing crumpling the photograph, slightly hurting his hands in the process, and tossing the wrapped up Gadouken from his left to right hand like it were a hot potato, "AHH-tatatatatatatatata!"

Hotaru turns back to the ninja--that voice... Xiangfei? But--too late to ask, as the ninja... trips out the window and crashes. Oh well. If it were Xiangfei a little thing like that wouldn't stop her. Xiangfei could survive a trepanation via 12-gauge slug, after all. Her concern right now is...
Dan. Hotaru erms at Dan. "M--maybe you need more training?" She seems a little playful, "I'd be glad to help you with improving that technique...!" Satisfied with the results, she rushes Dan again, reaching out to grab his shoulders...

COMBATSYS: Dan endures Hotaru's Strong Throw.

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|=======\-------\1              Dan


The grab achieved, Hotaru twists, using leverage to her advantage, hurling Dan over her shoulder and into the dojo floor! And she goes -with- him, her weight on her shoulder as she goes, to make it extra-painful, and also giving her the chance to bounce away from Dan and land a few feet away.

Dan finds himself travelling through the air with an attached Hotaru and wonders out loud, "Hey, wasn't I just fooling with a photograOHGODWHATAREYOUDOING?!?"
As Dan connects with the mats in the Dojo, his muscles flex up reflexively, and his wince of pain shows that he got hurt by that, but it could have rightfully been quite a bit worse.
From this position on the ground, and so close to Hotaru, he launches his hand out at an extremely odd angle. What's the deal with that weird, really weird. Super weird punch? It looks so... weird.

COMBATSYS: Dan successfully hits Hotaru with Kyuukyoku Tenchi Gadou Zuki.

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Hotaru           0/-------/=======|=======\=------\1              Dan


Well maybe the angle of that punch is weird but it's still hitting Hotaru! She just wasn't able to get out of the way, and she tried to take the hit better than she wanted to, but it still connected for sure... sending Hotaru stumbling back. Finally, some real action out of the dojo's master! She might have to steal the sign at this rate--oh wait. Well, in any case, Hotaru rubs the punched spot briefly then coughs.
"Not bad, Hibiki-san...!" Even though that was a super-weird punch, Hotaru isn't nearly as weirded out as she was by the Yellow Squirrel Ninja, so she's not too fazed; she doesn't rush in again, however, choosing instead to show Dan that she has her own projectile. And it's not a photo. No, this is created by Hotaru's right hand, glowing white-blue as she thrusts it forward, sending a pulsing blue-white ball of energy flying for the dojo master.

COMBATSYS: Dan fails to slow Hakki Shou from Hotaru with Gadouken.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-

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Hotaru           1/------=/=======|=======\====---\1              Dan


Dan is left from his own punch, flailing his punching hand wildly as if he had just mashed it against bricks for a half an hour, and that's when he notices the ball of energy coming for him. With wide eyes, his hand comes up and the beginnings of a word spring out, "GADOU--"
But it's all for naught, as he doubles over in pain from the girl's monumental assault!
Pull it out, Noble Saikyo-Master!

Oooh wow. She--she didn't mean to hit him that hard... Hotaru pulls a cute frown and calls to Dan, "Uh, are--are you ok?" She's puzzled... Hina-chan kept going on and on about how awesome he was... Hotaru expected to be downed in one or two mighty hits. But this... this... maybe there's another Dan Hibiki whose correspondence courses Hinata bought. One who looks like Chuck Norris and roundhouse kicks himself in the mouth for gleaming white teeth. She--she should follow up her attack but she's... she's a little... well, she'll at least let Dan recover from the ki blast before she does anything else. She's nice like that.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru takes no action.

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Hotaru           1/------=/=======|=======\====---\1              Dan


Dan looks up from his position and then puts his palm up and smiles at the ninja film crew, "I'm fine! I'm fine! Saikyo is stronger than even a team of wild horses. No need to worry. I'm just making it more dramatic!!! Ahah!"
After playing to the crowd, he launches forward into a roll, before snapping to his knees and bringing his fist up quickly toward's Hotaru's generalized knee region.
Knee-sniping Dan? That's low: "THIS IS STRONGEST STYLE!"

COMBATSYS: Hotaru blocks Dan's Quick Punch.

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Hotaru           1/----===/=======|=======\====---\1              Dan


Hotaru crouches a little, throwing off that punch by twisting her knee to the side, letting Dan collapse her right knee--just in the same way the joint is supposed to go, rather than forcing it. The impact still hurts but not much, really. As she's going down, Hotaru twists her upper body, aiming a backhanded slap for Dan's head with her left hand. Hey, this is full-contact, Dan can go for whatever he wants. Gato used to step on people's toes during full-contact matches... not that Hotaru ever agreed with that sort of technique, herself.

COMBATSYS: Dan dodges Hotaru's Quick Punch.

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Hotaru           1/----===/=======|=======\====---\1              Dan


As Hotaru's hand snaps out towards him, Dan hibiki's head slides backwards, and out of the way of the incoming digit. He chuckles and shouts, "SAIKYO ACROBATICS STYLE ENGAGED! Prepare to have your world rocked like Def Leppard and Whitesnake combined!"
As his body continues arching backwards, his foot snaps out quickly towards her, while his hands come in contact with the Dojo's mats. Even before hit confirmation, Dan is ready to tuck into a roll and get the hell out of there. It all depends on his large...bare foot.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Dan's Light Kick.

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Hotaru           1/----===/=======|=======\====---\1              Dan


Hotaru pulls a Matrix-style dodge as the kick comes in, throwing her body around and low to let the kick pass over her and--oh god. Dan's feet DO smell like cheese. Gagging a little, Hotaru pushes off with her hands, coming upright, still facing away from Dan... she pushes off, using considerable leg strength to flip upwards, arms crossed over her body, flying through the air like a gymnast... her goal to land, feet-first, on Dan's shoulders. Sort of a modified, non-teke-assisted Head Press. Kinda.

COMBATSYS: Dan interrupts Heavy Kick from Hotaru with Kouryuken.

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Hotaru           2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\=======\1              Dan


As Dan comes out of his roll, he looks up and sees Hotaru's body heading for his own, with every intent on harming his Saikyo sensibilities.
"Tch," he mutters about Hotaru's all out offense, while his body compresses into itself like a spring. At the very last moment he possibly can, he unleashes the fury of Saikyo into the air, leaping upwards in a corkscrew uppercut that catches Hotaru, and drags her up a bit, before letting her fly free of the Saikyo Master.
When he lands, he points at the girl and says, "You gotta admit, Saikyo has you pegged. You're trying to take me on and you've got two bum legs. Psheesh. You need more training!"

Hotaru lands on her back; partly dismayed at the heavy damage received from that technique, partly overjoyed to finally be seeing a master-level fighting style. Dan's not going to be a pushover... at last. But what to do? Hotaru gets to her feet, dusting her pants off, frowning at Dan.
"My legs are fine-- you don't know what you're talking about!" Now that Dan's gotten more serious, Hotaru has too, her eyes narrowing slightly as she watches the Saikyo-ryuu master carefully... the crouching tiger's finally shown himself.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru focuses on her next action.

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Hotaru           2/<<<<<<</<<<<<<<|=======\=======\1              Dan


Dan launches himself forward at Hotaru as she stands around, bringing his left hand back and twisting the elbow around oddly, as he continues to make short hops towards the girl.
Finally when he's in range, he launches out another one of those super odd looking punches. You know the one that looks like it's at the stupid angle. The one that looks like it hurts Dan's hand? That one. He's taking this fight back, in his mind!
"GOOOOOOOOOO SAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII KYOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

COMBATSYS: Hotaru interrupts Kyuukyoku Tenchi Gadou Zuki from Dan with Sen-Kai En EX.

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2              Dan


The fight went from being totally one-sided in Hotaru's favor to being a close match--and Hotaru's about to let it get even closer. She makes almost no move to dodge the weird punch--but it's mighty impact is not taken by her torso full-on. No, this time, Hotaru is already fading with the punch as it connects--and even as she's taking the hit... she's flipping her legs upwards, throwing herself into a powerful, two-footed flipkick to catch Dan right under the chin. When she lands, she's stumbling, almost out--but maybe Dan -is- out... she can only hope. If he gets up again, she'll be in real trouble...

Dan flies across his Dojo, skidding across the Tatami Mats and groaning hurtfully, while he stares up at the ceiling, before he pushes himself to his knees, and locks his eyes on Hotaru. Saikyo isn't about giving up, or letting the world think you've got nothing up your sleeve. But Dan seems to have no plan for what he's about to do.
Calming himself, he looks towards the mats, focuses on their colorful softness, and closes his eyes. Is he meditating?

COMBATSYS: Dan takes no action.

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2              Dan


COMBATSYS: Dan has reached second wind!

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2              Dan


Yes, indeed he is.

Hotaru was almost sure that would put him down... but it didn't. Crap. Hotaru herself is not looking so good right now... she frowns, but shakes it off... and rises to her feet once more. "Truly, you are a Master..." In some respects, anyways... She'll pay him his dues, however... once again, she waits to see what the man will do... taking a moment to study... to wonder what it is in his composition that lets him get up from massive hits like that. Because... he doesn't -look- that impressive... but he's certainly done impressively in this fight.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru focuses on her next action.

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2              Dan


Dan breaks into a run as he is recognized, running towards Hotaru with every intention of winning his league battle with her, and possibly interesting a new student in the Saikyo-Ryuu do it at home, do it yourself training regimen.
Feet away from her, his body compresses again, but this time more tightly than any other Dan Hibiki has ever compressed himself before. Stephen Hawking could probably write a paper about how compressed he gets.
And then, he launches his attack. Two of those violent dragon uppercuts that he's been known to employ. A veritable gauntlet of fists for Hotaru to dodge. That is, if she isn't a safe distance away. If he screwed up something here? She's totally in the clear.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Dan's Kouryuu Rekka.

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Hotaru           0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0              Dan


It would be hard to say that Danny Boy screwed up persay; the technique certainly looked perfectly executed and all that... it's just that Hotaru wasn't there to receive The Beastie Beats. All the better for her, really; she lucked out on that one and she kind of knows it. Still... she has a chance now, maybe; surely Dan can't be feeling all that great despite his get-back-up-itness... Hotaru looses a fierce kiai and literally leaps to the attack, turning a quick step into a hop forward into a roundhouse kick aimed for Dan's side.

COMBATSYS: Dan endures Hotaru's Heavy Kick.

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Hotaru           0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0              Dan


Dan wraps his side into the kick to absorb its energy in some kind of physics experiment that, doesn't work out to his favor as far as reducing pain goes, but does bring him right up close and personal with Hotaru.
His hands snap out towards her leg, and try to grip down quickly onto it, before, if purchase is of course found, he'll swing her and release her off behind him.
Oh Dan. You nut.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru blocks Dan's Quick Throw.

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Hotaru           0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1              Dan


Having approximately zero percent wish to be swung anywhere, Hotaru twists as soon as Dan grabs, wrenching her leg free; the very act stings a little, it really does, but at least she's not flung. And she can stay up-close and personal with the Dan man! Which... she doesn't really want, so she's thrusting a palm into Dan's body, hoping to use it to push off of him and away from the 'sensei'--wanting to get away from the cheese smell that permeates the air around him. Win or lose, she's definitely telling him to wash his feet. And his tatami mats... geez. Hotaru's going to have to do laundry when she gets home.

COMBATSYS: Dan blocks Hotaru's Quick Punch.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1              Dan


Dan's own hand slides down to intercept Hotaru's palm as he frowns sternly at her. His eyes take on a very serious look to him, and he says in a very official and sensei style voice, "The path to the grave is lined with a lack of misdirection."
Whatever the hell that means? In any event Dan stomps his foot down onto one of the mats, before his arm comes down with the blade of the palm towards Hotaru's shoulder.
"HISSHOUUUUUUUU"
Other attacks come out in a flurry of well..attacks. Kicks and punches of all kind, each punctuated with words. Words that string together to form.
"BURAI RAI RAI RAI RAI RAI RRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAI"
Then a simple uppercut. Our Dan is broken, he needs to be taken into the shop for service.
"KEN!"

COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Dan's Hisshou Burai Ken.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0              Dan


What the-- What did Dan just say? It-- it doesn't even parse properly!! SO! That's your game, Hibiki? Try and confuse the schoolgirl so you can get your hands on her?? Well, NO, Mr. Hibiki. She will not play your dangerous game!
That is to say, Hotaru's knowledge of chop-socky films from the 70's, films with names like Eagle Meets Bread Basket and Forty Furious Fists of Righteous Indifference and Crane-Style Basket-Weaving all come to mind...
.. and she immediately forgets about them in the face of dodging the furious flurry of attacks from Dan. Yeesh, watch a man go nuts for one attack... leaning out of the way of the uppercut, Hotaru leaps up after him--seeking to grab. Should she make the grab she'll simply twist to alter Dan's path of movement, and his momentum, and fling him into the mats. Hopefully for the full count, because she's not sure she can handle him if he comes up big again!

COMBATSYS: Dan dodges Hotaru's Quick Throw.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0              Dan


Dan's uppercut is fast enough to get him just out of the way of Hotaru's grabby hands. A word escapes his lips as he travels upwards and falls back to his feet, "YAHOO!" is that word.
As soon as he lands, facing Hotaru, he launches his hands forward in an attempt to show Hotaru how it's done.
This throw. This....single throw. Well? his arms go for her shoulders, and he tries to Judo flip her.
Pretty lame.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Dan's Seoi Nage.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0              Dan


It's zwee fight time! Except with less zwee. Dan gets out of the way of Hotaru's throwing technique and Hotaru gets out of the way of Dan's hands... man hands. She hops up and forward, pulling her legs out of the way of Dan's grab, and as she goes she attempts to -finish- this fight--far closer than she had expected, but a great fight as well--by stomping down on Dan's shoulder with one foot. With contact she'll have enough leverage to push herself away, hopefully, from any other scariness on Dan's part.

COMBATSYS: Dan dodges Hotaru's Kou-shuu Da.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0              Dan


Saikyo Acrobatics at it's best, The Danball comes into play. Rolling forward and out of the way of Hotaru's foot stomp, Dan comes up with a grin and says, "YEAH! I can do this all day! C'mon! What've you got? Nothing, that's what!"
And with that, Dan pulls out the sharpie marker that signs all those photographs.
"FACE THE UNTORTURED SOUL OF SAIKYO RYUUUUUU!"
FLING! ...A friggin' marker.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru overcomes Thrown Object from Dan with Hakki Shou.

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Hotaru           0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0              Dan


After all this time... Dan finally -throws- something at her. Hotaru almost looks like she's -catching- the marker, but really, it's just disintegrating in the miniature storm of energy that's suddenly flowing from her right hand... and once again that blue burst of chi flares up and then flies at Dan's -face-. That's right, she's aiming to hit Dan right in the Murdock. How ya like me now, biz--... wait, wait, wrong personality. Hotaru simply throws the Hakki Shou and slumps over, lookin' hella tired. But still on her feet somehow.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru successfully hits Dan with Hakki Shou.

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Hotaru           1/-------/=======|===----\-------\0              Dan


Dan's face, is smacked most soundly. and he stands there staring at Hotaru dumbfounded for a moment, before he raises his index finger and said, "HEY! My marker. You...you broke my marker."
His face becomes grim, "That marker has been passed down since the beginning of last tuesday from myself to myself and it is a very important Saikyo Heirloom. It is priceless. Irreplaceable....and now..."
Dan sighs, and rubs his temple, trying to collect his thoughts....

COMBATSYS: Dan takes no action.

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Hotaru           1/-------/=======|


COMBATSYS: Dan can no longer fight.

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Hotaru           1/-------/=======|


Until he falls on his face, sleeping like nobody's business.

Hotaru waits, cautiously--... then Dan falls over. Phew! What a fight--that was awesome, really. But... frowns. She -did- destroy his marker. But it might've gone up her nose otherwise. That's not cool either. She walks over to Dan's prone form... frowns... then grabs paper and pen and writes a note to Dan. It reads:

Dear Hibiki-san,

Thanks for the fight. You're every bit as good as Hina-chan claims. I'm sorry about the marker. I'll buy you a new one and drop it off tomorrow, alright? And I'll remember to give her the picture.

Respectfully yours,
Futaba Hotaru.

And then she packs up to go, letting the Neo League officials do their thing. Much easier without a big crowd around...

... It's time to do laundry. The smell of cheesefeet... it may never leave her. This battle... was not without its scars.

COMBATSYS: Hotaru has ended the fight here.

Log created by Dan, and last modified on 09:01:49 02/20/2006.