Description: Power hits *galore*. (Winner: Frei)
Welcome to the wilds of Japan!
...alright, not so much on the 'wild'. Leading away from Southtown is one particular interstate highway that cuts through the forests around the region and heads west out into the nation at large. Of course, when you need a road to take you somewhere, you get truckers who travel it, tourists, all sorts of people like that. Inevitably, these people will need somewhere to stop and have a rest. Hence 'rest stop'. Cleverly named little devices, they be.
Just a few miles outside of Justice High is one such place, the old-style American-type diner "Circo Puerto", their silvery round dome-like roof supporting a shiny neon sign with a nice bright yellow crescent moon, smiling away, right in the center. It's actually a pretty spacious place -- land's cheap out here by comparison -- and the inside sports the typical booths lining the walls and a bar where surly truckers sit, drinking their 42nd cup of coffee and leering at the cute red-headed waitress who brings it to them.
Sitting in one of the booths is one Frei, flipping through a copy of 'Te of Piglet' and eating what appears to be chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and gravy idly. The Masters Foundation must be hard-up for original locations if they're scheduling League bouts in highway greasy spoons, but there you have it. In this secluded forest diner, the monk eats and waits for his opponent to arrive.
The jukebox begins to play Rupert Holmes. "If you like pina coladas..."
Oh, *dear*.
Yeah, it's... Kind of a weird place for a fight, huh? Especially with the warnings about breaking stuff; you'd think that if they didn't want property damage, they'd stop booking fights in locales with so many tempting items to destroy! Anyway, Frei's opponent is arriving, one Sie Kensou; the Chinese youth bursts into the diner through the front doors, practically running down one of the League cameramen in the process. He looks a little red-faced, like he just ran here from... Oh, say, Chinatown.
There's a good reason for that, incidentally.
"ALL RIGHT!!" declares Kensou at the top of his lungs, once he's caught his breath and stopped huffing and puffing, in a voice fit to echo through the entire diner. He's affecting his 'deep and dramatic' voice today, not at all his usual, less serious tone. Why? Because he wants to be taken seriously! By all these... Truckers?! "I, the great Sie Kensou-sama, am ready to totally kick some butt!" And then, the Psycho Soldier sniffs at the air, and his stomach growls. "...Oh man, what smells so good?" Kensou wonders in a normal voice, before giving his head a shake. "No, no. Win first, eat later, Kensou," he tells himself, looking around. "So, who'm I fightin', anyway?"
Now that is an entrance! Bold, dramatic. A few of the truckers turn to look at Kensou, then the waitress mentions something and they 'oh', then go back to their coffee. Damn kids.
The person Kensou was hoping to find, however, does look up, green eyes popping up over the cover of his book and looking at the red-faced lad curiously before he puts it down on the table and slides out of the booth, giving him a little wave. "That'd be me," he says cheerily. "Just one sec." Turning back to the booth, Frei takes his fork and snags the remainder of the chicken-fried steak -- a sizeable piece of meat -- and just... downs it in one shot. Chewing thoughtfully, he then sets the fork down and turns to Kensou. "Delicious. Okay! Ready when you are, good sir!"
Such a taunt?! Eating right in front of a hungry Kensou! The Chinese fighter watches the consumption of the last of that chicken-fried steak with a grim expression... Oh yes, now he's found his resolve, all right. Once Frei has turned back to him, though, Kensou's gone back to normal, punching his left palm with his right fist. "Then I'll havta show you the true power of Chinese kenpo!" he says, whatever that's supposed to mean, before dropping into his usual wide-legged fighting stance, leading with his left hand; both hands balled into fists, his left hand loosely extended forward, palm up, with his right hand held closer to the body, looking focused and confident. "An' we'll see just what /you/ got."
COMBATSYS: Kensou has started a fight here.
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The mention of Chinese kenpo seems to brighten Frei up a little as he too gets into stance, a loose sort of affair reminiscent of Chun-li's pose and one which the Chinese-born Kensou should recognize as a passable, if sort of... lazy... tai chi stance. "Huh, neat. I knew a few people who used that style when I lived in China..." Frei muses, grinning at the Psycho Soldier. "This is probably going to be an uphill road for me, knowing them, but I'm all for it. Ready?" Deciding to start things off simple, Frei dashes forward, making a quick half-turn and then throwing his palms out at Kensou, an orange-red ball of light appearing ahead of the strike and then bursting into a hail of golden sparks, looking to put a little warmth into Kensou. "Sunburst!"
COMBATSYS: Frei has joined the fight here.
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Frei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kensou
COMBATSYS: Kensou blocks Frei's Hizashi.
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Frei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Of course, Kensou was /born ready/. ...Well, okay, probably not so much, but you get the idea. Seeing as how Frei's charging at him, Kensou does what comes naturally, and and throws up his arms to intercept the sparks of energy, which stings a little but dissipates the vast majority of the force, pretty much harmlessly. "Tch..." mutters the psion, who goes right on the attack, twisting around to try and kick Frei right in the gut! "Yaa-!!" But he doesn't stop there, continuing to twist and this time lifting off the ground for a second kick aimed at the other fighter's noggin. "Hyaa-!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei just-defends Kensou's Ryuu Renga!
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Frei 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Whoa, right on the counteroffensive! The speed of Kensou's attack takes Frei a little off guard, his eyes widening, but he is filled with the power of chicken-fried steak, which gives him the temporary strength of ten men. Chicken-fried... men. Alright, whatever. The initial twisting kick Frei meets with the back of his right hand, gently pushing it away and giving him time to catch Kensou's second kick with his open palm, twisting around and switching sides with the Psycho Soldier in a fun little dance. Deciding to keep up the momentum, Frei immediately turns and grins at him. "Very snazzy! Lemme show you one of mine!" Leaping up and backwards in a reverse moonsault, the monk aims a downward-scything kick right at Kensou's head instead, a blazing crescent of fire erupting in the path of the strike. "Watah!"
COMBATSYS: Frei successfully hits Kensou with Kouen no Tsurugi.
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Frei 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
Hey, that's not right at all! Kensou looks rather surprised by Frei's defense, which unfortunately dulls his reaction to the monk's attack, and the upshot of all of this is that he gets kicked /with fire/. "Geh!" exclaims the Chinese fighter as he hits the floor rather painfully, and yeah, that was about as unpleasant as you might think. But Kensou rolls over his shoulder to get his footing, immediately twisting to get as close to Frei as he can and swing his leg in a kick again, a speedy attack for the side of the other man's head. "Huaa-!!"
[OOC] Frei says, "It's... the most dangerous light kick in the business."
COMBATSYS: Kensou successfully hits Frei with Light Kick.
- Power hit! -
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Frei 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
[OOC] Frei says, "See?"
[OOC] Kensou says, "/Yeah/. C_C"
Well, you'd think after his previous display of expertise that Frei would have something similar in store for Kensou's followup, right?
Yeah, that's probably what he's thinking too, as he lays on the ground right in front of the jukebox, dazed. Why? Because he whipped up his right hand quickly to stop the kick... which was coming from the *left side*, and promptly boots him in the face so hard he goes flying into the jukebox.
There's a pause as the music stops. Oh god, did they break it?
Moments pass, as Frei struggles to his feet. He pauses, puts up a finger, and then frowns, turning to the jukebox and then giving a sound rap on the top with his fist. The thing suddenly springs to life... and then begins playing Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby". Only in Japan.
Turning to Kensou with a grin, Frei throws his hands out to the side, gathering two spheres of blue-white chi. "Well, you heard the man!" he singsongs, then hurls both spheres at Kensou. Once they get near? The orbs merge, and then explode into an icy chi grenade looking to chill Kensou out a little.
COMBATSYS: Kensou negates Hyoushou Rengeki from Frei with Choukyuu Dan.
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Frei 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
If there's one thing Kensou will never be... It's cool. Especially not at this rate! Stumbling back a bit from his unexpectedly mighty kick, the Psycho Soldier watches Frei get to his feet and then... Launch spheres of chi at him?! That's something that /never/ turns out well, you know? Exhaling slowly, the Chinese teeth brings his hands up in front of his face, forcing energy to gather as quickly as he can; before the chi spheres can reach him, Kensou's hands sweep outwards, and with a cry of "Choukyuudan!!", he launches his /own/ blue-white sphere, this a crackling attack of Psycho Power, which intercepts the two spheres of chi, annihilating them. ...And itself in the process! But it's all very flashy.
Now that's interesting. Frei actually crosses his arms over his chest, putting his finger to his lips in thought. He's an expert in chi, this one, and he doesn't recognize the particular flavor that Kensou just busted out. But, apparently that's a thought for another time. "Huh. Neat trick!" he says, smiling and putting his arms down... before turning to the jukebox? The monk carefully considers the songs available, then... selects one, and turns back to Kensou, throwing his arms to the side and gathering his strength, the air around him alive with energy resonating with his chi.
"Just gimmie that old time rock and roll! That kinda music just soothes mah soul!" sings the jukebox. Oh, *dear*.
COMBATSYS: Frei gathers his will.
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Frei 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
Honestly, Kensou was hoping for a bit more of an effect, but hey... At least he didn't get hit. That probably would've sucked. But, with the jukebox on Frei's side... Perhaps fate is as well?! And anyway, two can play at the gathering strength game; Kensou drops into his stance again, tensing a little as blue-white lights start to whirl around him visibly, stirring his clothing and hair as his Psycho Power builds, drawing on his inner reserves. "If y' think that was neat, y'ain't seen nothin' yet...!"
COMBATSYS: Kensou gathers his will.
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Frei 1/------=/=======|======-\-------\0 Kensou
And lo, the epic battle begins! Alright, so it'd already begun but up until this point it wasn't necessarily *epic*. "I'm looking forward to it!" Frei says cheerily, bringing his hands over his chest, palms inward, and gathering a glittering golden sphere of chi about the size of a baseball. "I'd say 'you show me yours and I'll show you mine' but I thin this crowd might take it the wrong way." And... since none of the patrons get up to beat the hell out of Frei, maybe they just didn't hear.
Picking up the sphere of chi with one hand, Frei holds it up to his mouth and just... blows on it a little. The golden ball flickers through the air in an erratic path, zigzagging around, until it comes to rest right in front of Kensou's face. For a second, nothing happens... until the thing explodes in an immense array of colorful chi fireworks to really put the pain on the Psycho Soldier. "Happy fourth!" Frei singsongs.
COMBATSYS: Kensou endures Frei's Hizashi Ronde.
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Frei 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Kensou
Chi fireworks, check. Pain? Check. Kensou launching himself forward /through/ the chi attack and directly at Frei? Check! Oh, damn. Yep, here comes the Psycho Soldier, colourful chi and blue-white Psycho Power, clinging to him, trailing off of him as he rushes right at the other fighter, his energy building to a critical point as he throws his right hand forward, his left hand coming to rest on his upper right arm, just below the shoulder, and once he closes with Frei? He unleashes a hellish blast of pure white Psycho Power, a sphere of raging force trying to envelop the monk! It just barely misses the jukebox, though. Fortunately for Kensou's wallet, anyway. "HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei endures Kensou's Senki Hakkei.
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Frei 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Kensou
...what.
Okay, so: giant-ass ball of energy coming his way of a type he assuredly does not recognize. And... while Kensou may have been slowed after taking that chi assault to the face, it's certainly not enough of a deterrent to keep Frei safe. Dodging is unthinkable; blocking would be safest. Wouldn't it?
Or you could rush headlong into the energy ball like some sort of maniac, which is exactly what the young monk does, surrounding himself in a shimmering halo of light. Kensou's psychic assault burns off that outer layer of protection in mere fractions of a second, but it's *just enough* to let Frei practically shoulder charge right on through the blast, which rips at his mind and body with ferocious intensity.
Kensou might be surprised to find Frei... still coming at him after that, the monk looking ragged but grinning like a madman. "Not... bad at all!" he compliments, before looking to plant his foot on Kensou's leg, then his chest, and then leaping off in a spiralling dismount. It does leave Frei's back turned to Kensou... of course, at the moment Frei kicks off, a bolt of purple lightning arcs out of the sky (well, ceiling) as an added bonus... and possibly to deter pursuit.
COMBATSYS: Kensou blocks Frei's Tenrai Enbu EX.
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Frei 1/-------/=======|=------\-------\0 Kensou
Recoiling a little as the massive psychic blast breaks down and the leftover energy dissipates - pretty much right as Frei comes hauling through it - Kensou gets kicked off of, stumbling back further... But the bolt of chi just impacts the younger man's guard, not doing much at all in the scheme of things. "Whew! That was close!" the youth says, shaking his right hand a little... And then he goes after Frei anyway, hopping up onto the side of a booth in an attempt to flank the monk, leaping off of it and turning in midair for what amounts to one Big Damn Kick. "Hyaaa-!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei just-defends Kensou's Heavy Kick!
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Frei 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Kensou
Sadly for Kensou, he probably didn't hit Frei hard enough... not that he couldn't have, for sure; the Psycho Soldier's attacks all seem to pack a pretty damn big wallop. However, just as Kensou's kick is about to impact with the back of Frei's head, the monk whips around a hand without even getting up or looking back, using Kensou's own fighting spirit as a sort of beacon to see where he is. His chi isn't particularly strong -- something Frei finds surprising -- but there's enough of it for his purposes. The hand gently and simply redirects Kensou's momentum toward the floor rather than Frei's face, giving the monk time to get up and collect himself.
"Man... that was something, but I'm not out yet!" Dashing forward, the monk hopes to take advantage of any crack in the Psycho Soldier's defenses, lashing out a hand to quickly grab him by the shirt. If Frei can pull it off? Into the air the two go, Frei spinning Kensou in vertical circles before hurling him at the ground, breaking his fall with a burst of earth chi in the form of shining green 'leaves'. "Happy landings!"
COMBATSYS: Kensou dodges Frei's Daichi Kudaki.
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Frei 0/-------/-------|=------\-------\0 Kensou
...Hey, that wasn't supposed to happen! Kensou ends up on the ground instead of booting anybody in the head, and he looks rather concerned about it... At least until Frei comes at him on the offensive. Rather than get grabbed, the Psycho Soldier actually leaps /over/ his opponent, landing in a crouch behind him, and then twisting to stand up facing (hopefully) Frei's back. So he can punch him right in the spine! "C'mon, c'mon!!" he calls, and if the first hit lands, then Kensou launches into a quick punching combination, ending it off with a short-rage shoulder tackle to try and take the monk right off of his feet. "Hyaaa-!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei endures Kensou's Ryuu Renda!
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Frei 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Kensou
Frei's green eyes widen in surprise; he wasn't expecting leap frog to be on the list of today's activities. Luckily for him, he's quick on the reaction time and instantly spins to meet Kensou's attack! Quite literally, in fact, as the blow intended for his spine catches the monk in the gut, doubling him over in pain... but not knocking him over, nor senseless. Yes, the rest of Kensou's blows continue to land, but Frei has just enough presence of mind to let his free-dangling hands start to gather ice-cold energy... and when Kensou's beatdown looks to be done, Frei just grins at him, throwing his hands up and looking to detonate another ice grenade right in Kensou's *face*. "Surprise!"
COMBATSYS: Kensou dodges Frei's Hyoushou Rengeki.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|=------\-------\0 Kensou
Whoa, hot potato! Or cold potato. Something like that. Kensou's eyes do indeed widen in surprise, and then that ice grenade detonates, but... It doesn't seem to have /hit/ the psychic teen, who's totally not standing where he was when Frei attacked him, having cartwheeled several feet back to avoid it. "W-whoa. I thought I was gonna die," he says, one hand over his heart and his other apparently wiping sweat from his forehead with the back of one glove. On the upside, he doesn't seem like he's going to try and beat Frei up more... /Yet/.
COMBATSYS: Kensou gains composure.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Frowning in consternation, Frei backs up a few steps and... puts his hands on his knees, breathing heavily. Kensou is pretty damn nimble and he hits like a truck... neither of these appear to be in the monk's best interest. Maybe he just needs a second to pull himself together, which is exactly what he takes, eventually pulling himself upright, a swirl of gold and silver chi flickering around him as he does. "You're quick, I'll give you that, but you're gonna have to hit a little harder if you wanna take me out!"
COMBATSYS: Frei gathers his will.
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Frei 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Kensou
Having caught his breath - or something like that, anyway - Kensou grins over at Frei, shrugging his shoulders. "All right, if that's how y' wanna play it... I'm gonna start bustin' out my best techniques!" His own, blue-white energy starts swirling around the Chinese fighter again as he once more responds to Frei's gathering of strength with one of his own, warily keeping a bit of distance between himself and the older fighter.
COMBATSYS: Kensou gathers his will.
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Frei 0/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Grinning, Frei gives Kensou a thumbs up. "That's what I like to hear!" Of course, now he's actually gotta make good on his part of the equation, too. What to do, what to do... well, what's the only thing you can do? Bust out the wire fu. Charging at Kensou, the monk drives at him low, then suddenly hits the dirt in a baseball-like slide intending to take him right past Kensou... or so it would seem, but at the last second Frei reaches a hand up and looks to grab Kensou's arm as he slides by. If that works? The monk drags him down to the ground and then kicks off of his slide, making a short hop and then planting his feet right in the Psycho Soldier's tummy before rebounding off to stand a few feet away. A risky move, but should be effective... if Frei can make it work.
COMBATSYS: Kensou fails to interrupt Strong Throw from Frei with Choukyuu Dan.
- Power hit! -
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Frei 1/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Kensou
So... Remember how, just know, Kensou said he was going to start busting out his best techniques? You should probably forget that. Instead, what happens is that he continues building power as Frei comes sliding at him, /intending/ to totally waste the other fighter with that gathered Psycho Power, but instead he actually manages to /trip himself/ when Frei grabs for him, head rebounding off of the floor even before Frei jumps on his stomach - which, ow, by the way - and then rebounds off. "Ugh..." mutters the younger fighter, slowly pushing himself up. "I saw that goin' a lot differently in my head..."
Landing with as much grace as he can muster, Frei turns around to get ready for Kensou's followup and... finds it not coming. He hears the tail end of Kensou's response and says, with a sort of sheepish expression, "To be truthful, so was I," Frei says, having the decency to look... a LITTLE embarassed, anyway. "Sorry about that. Still, I can't let up!" Planting his foot behind him, the monk at least makes sure Kensou's still sensible and aware... then launches himself at the Psycho Soldier in an aerial shoulder tackle, surrounded by a blazing halo of silvery light. If that part connects, he then spins around on the rebound, pushing his palms out and blasting Kensou point-blank with a huge sperhical burst of that same energy. "Nighty-night!"
COMBATSYS: Frei successfully hits Kensou with Gekkou Nocturne.
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Frei 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Kensou
No, Kensou wouldn't expect Frei to let up, either. After all, what sort of fighter would he be then? But... It's not like Kensou's just going to give up, either. He tries to get out of the way of Frei's shoulder tackle, but it seems his speed isn't helping him this time, leaving the younger fighter wide open for the point-blank energy blast! Which hurts, sending him staggering back. "Heh, ow," he says, before throwing his left hand out in a pretty simple straight punch, aimed at Frei's face. "Yaa-!!"
COMBATSYS: Kensou successfully hits Frei with Quick Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Frei 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Frei's just freakin' exhausted. He'd die before he'd tell anybody but keeping up the constant stream of chi attacks is really draining. Thus when Kensou's punch comes in he just sort of... looks at it for a second before it knocks him right in the jaw, sending him spiralling backward and then face-down into someone's omelette, the patron -- an elderly woman -- skidding her chair back from the bar in surprise. There's a moment where nobody seems to move... and then Frei simply leaps up from the impromptu snack, staring at Kensou with mock fury.
"Man... those eggs!" Frei begins, plucking a pipece of tomato from off his face and popping it into his mouth thoughtfully, then glaring back at Kensou. "Those eggs didn't do anything to you!" He suddenly whips his arms crossed to his torso -- similar to Athena's Psycho Ball-throwing maneuver -- and the wind, presumably non-existent in a diner, around Kensou's feet starts to pick up. Of course, there's plenty of time to get out of the way... but if he doesn't, the suddenly burst of wind chi launches Kensou toward the ceiling, where Frei leaps up to meet him before snagging the Psycho Soldier and riding him right back onto the floor. "Apologize to the eggs!"
COMBATSYS: Kensou fails to interrupt Ame no Murakumo from Frei with Sunda.
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Frei 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Eggs? What? Kensou has no idea what's going on! Especially once things get all crazy and windy, and he gets /lifted off the ground/. But, Kensou does have a plan in store, which is why he lashes out with one hand towards Frei's midsection as the older fighter comes up to meet him... Unfortunately for him (and very fortunately for Frei) he doesn't manage to do whatever he was going to do, and instead he gets slammed into the ground rather painfully, slowly getting to his feet again. He's not out yet! ...Close, but not quite yet!
Hopefully Kensou's not too angry.... or hopefully he won't *get* too angry, either, because by the time he's up and around, Frei is actually enjoying the rest of that omelette, having been donated by the elderly woman (in sort of a rage; to wit, "Well, now YOU might as well eat it!"). It actually looks pretty delicious, at least judging by the look on Frei's face. "Mmm... man, this is good. Do you guys do biscuits and gravy? That actually sounds kinda good right now too." Oh, the *hunger*.
COMBATSYS: Frei gains composure.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Muttering as he gets his footing properly, Kensou... Isn't the sort of person to look a gift horse in the mouth, you know? With Frei not pressing the attack, neither will the younger fighter, who crouches a little and tries to get his head together. This fight has been all over the place, but he's going to have to be clearheaded if he's going to /win/. Which is his intention, of course! He might not be eating right now, but he's thinking about food to come, oh yes.
COMBATSYS: Kensou gains composure.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Kensou
Either Frei forgot about Kensou, didn't think Kensou was going to come at him, or simply was eating an omelette so good that it combines the first two. Either way, the monk finishes off his snack with gusto and places the plate back on the bar, giving the elderly woman a little salute (she promptly flips him off). Turning back around, Frei looks at Kensou and smiles a little. "Sorry about the eggs thing, man. I blame Tran. He's big on the psychological warfare concept, though I think... he probably doesn't KNOW he's big on the psychological warfare concept. Observe it in action." Charging Kensou, Frei attempts once again to snag the Psycho Soldier's shirt, sending him skyward and then driving him into the ground, though this time there's no chi involved. What's unique here is the battle cry he's bellowing: "DAAAAYTONNNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" WTF, over.
COMBATSYS: Kensou dodges Frei's Medium Throw.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Kensou
Hey, whoa, be careful with the merchandise! Kensou is a little leery of being tossed around, you know, which would be why he brings his arms under Frei's, pushing up between them to power out of the other fighter's grip, his teeth gritting. "Not good enough!" the psychic teen declares, suddenly lunging forward with a surprisingly formal straight punch, aimed right at Frei's sternum while Kensou's leading foot stops against the floor harmlessly. It's a kung fu thing, y'see. "HAA-!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei blocks Kensou's Strong Punch.
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Frei 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Kensou
Not wanting to lose his momentum, Frei just grins wildly and surges *forward* rather than back, blocking aggressively and slapping Kensou's punch out of the way with his forearm. "You hit like a girl!" he teases, grinning, as he makes a short hop and decides to try and compress his earlier two-stage throw into a very compact local version, intending to flip Kensou over immediately into the floor without any windup, letting loose the earth chi leaves just asthe Psycho Soldier would impact. And then... presuming Kensou doesn't go for a counter knockout blow, he winces, shaking out his arm. "A... really angry, experienced fighter girl who works out."
COMBATSYS: Kensou blocks Frei's Daichi Kudaki.
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Frei 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Kensou gets flipped, yes; but it's easy enough for him to recover, avoiding the ensuing chi attack by springing off of the floor with his hands, putting some more distance between himself and Frei. "A girl, huh?" he wonders, before immediately launching himself at Frei, running across the diner to close the distance between himself and Frei, eyes focused. "Well... I know some girls who hit pretty damn hard!!" And, speaking on that particular subject, he lashes out with a strong, overhand punch as he closes with the monk, trying to, yes... Take him the heck out. "Uryaa--!!"
COMBATSYS: Frei blocks Kensou's Strong Punch.
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Frei 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Kensou
Apparently things are heating up now! Which is good, considering that it's looking like both fighters could use a little nap... Frei especially, as his defense against Kensou's punch is effective but very ragged looking, another forearm deflection that makes the monk visibly wince. However, Frei doesn't waste any time; purple light starts to flicker around his feet as he again attempts to run up Kensou's body and kick off, another lightning bolt added to the mix for extra spice. "Yeah, me too!" he adds cheerily. The boy's right, after all.
COMBATSYS: Frei successfully hits Kensou with Tenrai Enbu.
- Power hit! -
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Frei 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Kensou
Well, nuts. Kensou was hoping that'd drop Frei like a bad habit... But it doesn't pan out. Much worse is his response to the monk's own attack, stumbling in his attempt to avoid it and ending up getting hit even harder, getting kicked off of and zapped. He drops to one knee then, shaking his head... "Heh... You're pretty good, but... I ain't gonna just lie down!" Kensou suddenly lunges forward, trying catch Frei with an uppercut, and if it hits he launches into another punching combination, ending it with a mighty kick to the gut. "Hyaaaa-!!" ...And then, win or lose, he flops right down on his seat.
COMBATSYS: Kensou can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Frei just-defends Kensou's Ryuu Renda!
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In an amazing and somewhat improbable (alright, highly improbable) display of wire-fu, Frei gazes at Kensou carefully and then simply catches each punch of the lightning-quick combination expertly, diverting each blow gently and only so slightly off to the side that they don't do any real damage... which is good, because at the end of that whole affair Frei is flat-out exhausted, and it shows. He glances over at Kensou, taking some deep breaths, then gives him a big thumbs up and a grin. "That was fun. You're really strong!" He walks (well, more shambles) over toward where Kensou is sitting and plunks down, holding his head for a moment and then raising a finger at the red-haired waitress. He then smiles at Kensou. "So, snacks are on me. Whaddya say?"
COMBATSYS: Frei takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Frei has ended the fight here.
Unbelieable... Kensou, defeated?! Okay, well, it's not that unbelievable, especially since he's been out of the scene for a month, but Frei sure put up one helluva fight. "Well, clearly I needta practice more," the Chinese youth says with a sheepish laugh. "Anyway, s'not like you're weak, yourself." It's not like he lost to someone like /Xiangfei/, after all. His ego will hold up well enough! Besides, anybody who's going to pay for snacks is all right by Kensou, whose stomach growls quite loudly. Like an angry hunting cat. "Sounds good!" Poor Frei. Kensou's revenge will come now.
Log created by Frei, and last modified on 07:14:48 04/11/2006.