Description: Hinako Shijou and Blue Mary compete in what is probably the highest profile all-female sumo wrestling match EVER! ...Yeah. Mary's unfamiliarity with the sport proves to be a decided disadvantage, especially when coupled with Hinako's skill and impressive physical abilities. Although both fighters go down in the end, Hinako emerges victorious when the points are tallied. (Winner: Hinako)
It's quite a thematic fight tonight -- sumo wrestling. There's only one way to react to this when Blue Mary actually saw that. What. The. Fuck. Period. Plain and simple. First of all, she's not from Japan and... Isn't this some kind of sacred sport? And an outsider's going to participate in something like this? Seems like it. She has no technic -- of course, she may be good to actually perform grapples and other such techniques, but Sumo's all about 'grappling' the other wrestler's 'diaper' and hip-tossing them out of the ring, right...?
Apparently, with a little bit of digging, Mary managed to figure out the reasoning behind all of this. It seems that after she had beaten E.Honda -- but litterally slaughtered him, the image of sumo, they had to make a little set-up where the honour of sumo was going to be at stake! Obviously, Blue Mary's going to be playing the bad guy here. She expected a rematch with Honda but... Nope! Instead, she's going to fight an acolyte of sumo! Sumo light. This'll be a fun match, even though she doesn't have much idea on how it's all supposed to work.
The room's full, of course! Very traditionnal, with the ring and the circle, everything ready. Mary's not going to wear one of those diaper -- no sir. She has some dignity. Maybe if she was drunk enough, but right now, her usual attire's going to be just fine. Mary gets on the stage, her eyes wandering down at the various items near the circle. Isn't there supposed to be some salt around to purify the place or something?
It's a good thing that Geese Howard is sponsoring this match. The Sumo Association is... not happy... with women entering this arena. To say the least. The fact that Hinako, at least, has certifiable skills as a sumo is of no regard. It's not just that they don't allow women to compete. They aren't even supposed to be allowed to enter the ring in the first place. But Geese has a lot of money and a lot of power and, well, if he finds something to be an amusing idea, there's not many people who are going to be able to stop him.
But even if Mary doesn't understand what's going on in the background, Hinako certainly /does/. And she is /not/ going to screw this up. She is going to be a sumo wrestler to the core, she's going to defend the honor of the sport, and /this/ is her chance to show the Sumo Association just what a female wrestler can do. To that end, Hinako /is/ wearing a mawashi, although only a simple white cotton one, which is all amateur sumos are allowed to wear. Of course, given her particular position, that isn't the only thing she wears. Underneath it is a pair of navy gym shorts, with a white t-shirt tucked into that. A purple headband tied around Hinako's forehead serves to help keep her hair out of her eyes. And she goes barefoot, as is proper. Her posture is more than a little stiff as she approaches the ring, though. There are a lot of people in the audience who know a lot about sumo, and the pressure is getting to her, at least a little bit.
Ah, the traditional art of sumo. Even cranky old bastards like Yamazaki like to take some time to relax every now and again to enjoy one of Japan's most enjoyable sports. Yes, even the Yakuza can stop beating people and cutting off fingers long enough to enjoy a sumo match. It's to this end that a particularly tall blonde thug has decided to invite himself into the audience. He's quite familiar with both of the participants, so it seemed an opportune time. One of them probably uses his rap sheet and accompanying folder as a booster chair, and the other probably just finished healing from last week. "Man... just don't know who I want to win."
Right up in the front row, right where both Mary and Hinako can see him, Yamazaki sits, just lounging back in his chair with his feet kicked up on a footrest. The other crowdmembers are a bit upset at having to deal with it, but... well, it's a Howard-sponsored event, and it's not hard for him to call in small favors.
Ah the traditional art of sumo. It is a fine art, one full of.. Uh.. Tradition, and beauty, and on occassion controversy. No wonder it's so popular, right? The stadium is filled to the brim, with both sumo fans and fighting fans in general. A match like this, has never been seen before by many of these spectators!
Of course there is one man who has seen it all, a four foot five tall fellow, with admittedly villianous facial features, slender face, long black mustache and short cut hair under his black.. Tie-down hat thing. He sports a teal-color kimono of sorts, one hand behind his back, the other holding a large black fan in front of his face, eyes hidden behind large black glasses- But more importantly, about his obi is a large, black stopwatch. He is a referee with bling.
His name is Kaiji Hakuho, but the masses know him as AWESOME-SAN: The most awesome sumo referee on the planet earth. No move escapes his eye. No footstep goes unheard. No foul goes unpunished. He is pure, unadulterated awesome.
Awesome-san has been standing in the rings center the entire time, unmoving like a statue until the two fighters come forth. (and the player is rather winging it at this point). Near each fighters foot is a bag of rice, and each fighter is instructed to throw a handful into the ring before coming forth to meet their opponent face to face.
Once Mary's on the ringt, the woman kneels down and she unfastens her boots. While she doesn't have the usual outfit for this kind of thing, she'll at least try to be as 'proper' as she should be. Once her boots and socks are taken off, Blue Mary rolls up the hem of her pants enough to expose her tibias.
Mary then stretches herself up and she stretches a little -- of course, she has done a little bit of reading on the actual preparation to a sumo match. Might as well try to do this properly, if only for the form. Blue Mary spares a glance toward Hinako and her lips curl into a smile. She might just try to actually mimic what she'll do, but she has a little idea of what she has to do.
Blue Mary takes some of the rice in the bag and she throws a handful of it into the ring, spreading it over as it should be done. Once that's done, she finally enters the circle and she claps her hands together, slapping them a bit and once that's done, she tries to settle herself like she should! Spreading her legs and actually stomping the ground right, and then left. Ahah, that's actually funny. At least, a wide smile adorns her lips. This'll be fun.
Hinako likewise takes a handful of rice and spreads it out with a sweeping motion of her arm. Then she plants her feet firmly with her legs spread wide and takes a deep breath. "Huah!" She slams her hands together with a loud clap, then places her hands on her knees. Lifting her left leg up, she leans further and further to the right, until her leg is up to a good seventy degree angle. She then slams her foot down with enough force that the impact shakes the floor of the fighting ring. She does offer Mary a brief smile, but then a serious look comes back over her face as she settles down into a crouching position, ready for the charge at the start of the fight.
Awesome-san is pleased, quite pleased by the performances of both fighters, though a brow is quirked Mary-wards. Yes.. Not bad for a gaijin, not bad at all! With a deep, meaningful frown, he nods to Mary, then to Hinako, holding out his black fan that is revealed to have 'Awesome' written over it. That's how you -know- this guy is for serious. There's a dramatic pause as he takes two slow steps backward, arm still extended, and then he suddenly yells something really -really- loud in his cackley voice that sounds like, "GUIII HIYAATAAAAAAAAAAH!!", and the edges of that fans lights, as well as his bling clock start blinking furiously. This is clearly the signal for the match to start! Don't die!
Unfortunately, Blue Mary is more focused on this fight and enjoying herself since, obviously, for her, it's hardly a 'serious' fight, to actually notice Yamazaki in the crowd. Considering what he's done, she'd probably be able to recognize him or at least feel he's got a familiar face for some reason. Though right now, there's only Hinako and her and this small ring. It's not really something that actually makes her very comfortable, to fight like this, so she has to try and do her best.
And once awesome-san actually gives the 'go', Blue Mary dashes toward Hinako, charging at her. Just like real sumo... Going to opt for a belly charge or something, since it always seems to end up like that.
COMBATSYS: BlueMary has started a fight here.
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BlueMary 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Hinako has joined the fight here.
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BlueMary 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hinako
And when the shout is given Hinako also springs into action. This is her time to shine! She has to show everybody just what she can do as an honest-to-goodness sumo wrestler. She charges straight at Mary, intending to crash into the other woman with all her might. The impact of these two might not be as visually impressive as watching two massive men collide with one another, but that doesn't mean there won't be plenty of action in this fight!
When they reach each other, Hinako reaches up for Mary's shoulders, attempting to get a firm grip on the older woman. If she can maintain this grip, the idea is to wrench Mary down and to the side, trying to knock her down to the floor or at least send her staggering closer to the edge.
COMBATSYS: BlueMary fails to interrupt Kake Nage from Hinako with Medium Throw.
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BlueMary 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Hinako
Alas, Blue Mary has to be very careful -- while she's well versed in throw techniques, she can't really rely on any physical techniques she knows. That wouldn't be being a good sport! Not only that, but she has to limit herself a little in what she can do -- have to do it classic style, or rather, try to actually do like the sumos she has seen do it. Maybe she's putting too much restrictions on herself for no reason, but that'll give Hinako an extra edge, since Mary's experience's not going to help her as much as it could here. There are always opportunities to learn new things and this is one of it, even if Hinako's younger than her.
And so, once they clash against each other, Mary has to 'stop' herself from actually trying to push/shove/tackle Hinako backward. Time for some kind of hug, sort of -- Mary wants to reach out for the back of Hinako's mawashi so she can hurl her around. Alas, this puts her in a bad position it seems and she can feel her balance getting thrown off and that allows Hinako to actually throw her around the ring -- annnnd, almost out of the ring! Mary stumbles about and she crashes down just by the side of the ring, ooof, was that out? Maybe! Depends what the refere'll call but Mary tries to quickly recover and rise back to her feet, perhaps to let the doubt reigns... Still Hinako can always, at this point, give a good shove at Mary and push her out of the ring.
Awesome-san seems to be watching closely. For those who didn't know, no foul goes unpunished under his watchful eye. No matter what speed a foot may trail, he doesn't miss it. Also, no curve escapse his e- Uh.. Well the point is, he doesn't make any sudden reaction, following the action with one hand behind his back still. Some fans even start to yell an 'Awesome!' chant. You can join in, too!
Sumo matches don't usually last all that long. This one may last a bit longer than usual, due to the changes in the rules, but that doesn't mean the pace is going to change. When Mary gets back up, Hinako is already closing in on her, quite intent on knocking her out of the ring. The sumo girl comes in low, crouched over to keep her center of gravity closer to the floor, making it that much harder to move her against her will.
She lets her right hand drop low, then suddenly straightens up as she sweeps upward with her right arm. Fingers pointed toward the ground, she tries to drive her hand into Mary's stomach with an upward, cupping motion, intending to lift her and send her staggering back.
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits BlueMary with Maemitsu Tataki.
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BlueMary 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Hinako
At least that's some stuff that Mary knows! The basic on how to keep yourself balanced and the center of gravity and all of those physic laws. Unfortunately though, Mary's obviously a little clumsy in her attempts to defend herself and reverse this situation in her favor. Mary groans a little as Hinako approaches her and she more or less ends up being slightly over her, as if she was trying to grapple her to perform a power-bomb.
Alas, Hinako straightens up quite rapidly and the way her hands drive into her stomach's enough to destabilize her and knock her back. Oh s... Her arms flail a little and... noooo... Despite Mary's efforts, Hinako ends up forcing her to move out of the circle and she eventually falls down and rolls into her back from the lost of balance.
Awesome-san raises his fan over the lower section of his face, unseen eyes narrowing to evil kitsune-like slits; the moment the strike hits, the light suddenly gleams off of his shades.
*KURAN*
And when Mary is knocked out, he stomps forward, a flag pops out of his hat, and he bellows again with fan extended once more, red lights flashing this time.
FREEZEFRAME.
Those who know what's going on cheer! Those who don't frown! And then time resumes, the elder blonde is motioned back to the rings center, a pause, and the match resumes with a chop of his fan. Faito!
Looks like that didn't quite work. Mary groans a bit and she snorts, glancing over to Awesome-san as he calls that she's off. Well that was obvious, but the refere is there for that. Time for the fighters to get back to their corners. Round two. Let's see if she can deal with Hinako. Blue Mary frowns and she does the usual set-up, stomping with both feet in the inner circle... And once the match resumes with the chop of his fan, Mary changes her tactic.
Straight up violent charge -- with a powerful shout that escapes her throat. A charge that'll be most lethal, or just probably an attempt to have some mental effect on Hinako -- Well Mary seems to be going for... Something brutal, and if she manages to close on Hinako, she'll try to bear-hug her and then, with all her strength, she'll thrown herself backward and hurl her over her head -- she's a light weight after all, not like Honda, she could do it.
COMBATSYS: Hinako endures BlueMary's Strong Throw.
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BlueMary 0/-------/---====|=======\-------\0 Hinako
So, Mary's going to grab Hinako, eh? Well, two can play at that game. As Mary tries to adjust Hinako's spine, Hinako wraps her own arms around the older women, squeezing with far more strength than she has any right to have. And so Hinako gets lifted, but then things become a little... awkward. Because she's got a deathgrip on Mary, and she's not letting go.
After getting tossed around a bit, Hinako hits the floor again. She doesn't fall, but she doesn't quite manage to stay on her feet, either. One of her knees hits the floor, hard. Hinako grits her teeth for a moment, but then she's quickly getting back up. And still holding onto Mary. She tries to use this grip to bodily drag Mary all the way back across the ring to the other side, then straight out hurl her out of the circle at high speed.
COMBATSYS: BlueMary interrupts Yorigiri from Hinako with Medium Throw.
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BlueMary 0/-------/-======|=======\===----\1 Hinako
Hola! Looks like this little girl refuses to let go. Mary groans a bit and she winces, struggling with Hinako for control over this grapple! The woman tries her best to actually get the upper hand and for a moment, one might think Blue Mary's actually going to be thrown out once again but...! Just at the right minute she manages to actually get out of this bad position. She almost seemed out but she managed to 'deviate' their struggling elsewhere so she wouldn't have her back right against the circle's edge.
And through all of this, Blue Mary manages to get a good hold of Hinako's mawashi and she lifts her up, letting a shout escape her throat as she performs half a spin on herself and use her hips to throw Hinako around over her.
And... Wait, this isn't how it was supposed to go! Hinako is running at pretty much full speed in her attempt to fling Mary out of the ring, so when Mary manages to slip out of her grasp it leaves the teenager at a bit of a loss. She staggers for a moment, quickly trying to call upon her skills to right herself and get her balance back. But by then she's already been grabbed by the mawashi.
And once an opponent has some decent leverage, the laws of physics are not on Hinako's side. She's light enough that it's quite easy to yank her up, spin her around, and launch her so that she falls on her back outside of the ring.
This is actually growing a little more unusual for Awesome-san, such athletic prowess and speed! But what's most impressive is Mary's grappling prowess, behind that deep frown of the referee is a small sense of promise. Yes, if Mary ate a little more (see: A WHOLE LOT MORE) and studied under Hinako, perhaps she would have promise in the future as a female sumo!
But back to the match, the referee who tells it how it is grumbles something to himself, and then there's another fierce stomp, fan thrust outward the moment Hinako tumbles out of the ring. A different color flag pops out of his hat.
FREEZEFRAME.
And then time resumes, a moment given once more for both wrestlers to return to the rings center; and his trademark yell, volumized further by some of the fans, signifies for the match to resume!
And that big ol scoreboard currently has a point flashed for both fighters. Fight on!\
Hinako stands back up and makes her way back to the ring. This won't do... This won't do at all! She needs to get another point, and she needs to do it quick. She can't allow herself even the possibility of losing in this match. There's too much on the line! And so she charges at Mary once more, apparently intent on colliding with the older woman once again.
But that's not... exactly... what the girl has in mind. No, as she draws close to Mary she suddenly pulls both of her arms back, focusing all her energy into those limbs. Because when she throws out both hands at Mary's torso, she does it with everything she's got. There's enough power in this blow to send people sailing all the way across a room, let alone a sumo ring. Hinako really is quite a little powerhouse.
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits BlueMary with Morote Zuki.
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BlueMary 1/------=/=======|-------\-------\0 Hinako
In the moment the fight begins, one lone voice speaks up, chanting a lone word. "Hi-na-ko! Hi-na-ko! Hi-na-ko! Hi-na-ko!" Throwing a bit of Americanism into it, the voice also starts clapping to each syllable. Other voices around the speaker die down, and then also rise up to cheer for her. Look out, Awesome-san, Edmund Honda's in the audience watching the match, and he'd love to debate whether or not Mary needs to put on any more weight to be effective. However, for that night at least, he's there to show his support for the girl who's determined to prove that sumo isn't just a 'man's sport'. And enjoy some nice sake. And an entire roast chicken.
Now that's a little more like it! After Mary's comeback, the woman stands proud, arms folded in front of her chest, a wide smile on her lips. Of course, she's not the favorite one here but she's pretty happy she managed to shove her out of the ring. Mary staggers back and she gets back in her proper position, getting ready to resume the fight once Hinako gets back in the ring.t
This time, Mary lets her come at her -- she's not expecting too much out of it, in fact, she is ready! And since she is about to actually smack her on the torso, Mary figures she'll just stand there and actually take the hit. Surely she can't be that strong and Mary can withstand the shove of those hands against her, no?
Well Mary's a little mistaken there it seems! Even if Mary's quite a strong woman, that double-fisted shove to her chest is enough to make her slide backward literally. She holds her ground, but the force of the blow is making her glide back, kicking up dust up! She winces -- obviously, since to cause something like that it must have definately hurt.
The finishing touch though is that she actually stumbles against the little 'rope' that's on the edge of the inner circle. Her eyes widen and she flails her arms, losing her balance and having to take a few steps out of the ring not to lose her balance.
And the moment Mary strays outside... the foot comes down!
A flag extends, snapping into the air above a stern face.
/FREEZEFRAME!/
As the action resumes, brisk motions made in demand that each combatant resume their places, it appears Awesome-san might be rather ahead in the debate. They can discuss it over that chicken later. Or at least, the well-picked bones.
The scoreboard reads 2:1 in Hinako's favour.
Time to try and make up for her little lost since she's no longer at equal standing with Hinako. Mary groans and once she's ready, after the little pause, she dashes toward Hinako! The woman attempts to squirm around Hinako. If she suceeds, she'll try to squeeze herself against her back and wrap her arms around her belly to suplex her! Lift her all the way up and throw her off over her head.
COMBATSYS: Hinako blocks BlueMary's Backdrop Real.
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BlueMary 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Hinako
Oh no, Hinako's not going to let herself get outflanked that easily! She spins around to match Mary's movements, and although she gets grabbed she manages to keep herself from being yanked up off the floor. She's got to be careful, though, if she doesn't want to give up any more points.
She lashes out with two quick palm strikes to the chest; considerably weaker than the earlier blow, but capable of causing some pain nonetheless. These are mostly just to drive Mary backwards and upset her balance. The real attack is when Hinako tries to place her hands just below Mary's shoulders and shove up and backwards, trying to send her stumbling back or even knock her head over heels.
COMBATSYS: BlueMary blocks Hinako's Combo Throw.
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BlueMary 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Hinako
Blame it on the actual pain she is feeling, but those slaps are more than enough to force Mary to let go of Hinako. Unfortunately, her mind isn't all thinking about sumo right now and when Hinako gets a hold of her, this time, she simply prepares herself to roll with it and avoid getting hurt overtly. For a few seconds that was the plan, until she realized it'd make her... Well, roll out of the ring.
And well... What do you want? It's a bit too late to change the plan since once she's thrown backward, Mary actually lets herself fall back -- which just makes it so she actually falls out of the ring but...! At least it wasn't painful... A poor consolation though. Mary groans a bit to herself, perhaps cursing a bit under her breath due to her 'experience' to do otherwise when she's thrown but... Eh, guess it's a bad reflex of hers she's got.
Such intensity! The will of two fighters is strong in the heart of Awesome-san and his shaded glasses, it would move him if not for his UNMOVABLE frown. The hardcore is practically oozing off of this ref- Wait a minute.
A sudden voice cries. \e Hinako slaps like thunder
Mary pwns herself.
Awesome-san wrinkles his nose distastefully; he doesn't need to look to recognize the voice of E-Honda; and unlike the sumo fans that recognize the man and cheer along, his frown only becomes more sour, and his stomp is more violent as he yells at Blue Mary, pointing his fan at her with INTENSITY. Disgraceful!
But the match could still go either way, it was too early for even the All-Seeing referee to predict the outcome, he waving for the faux-sumo to get back into the rings center.. A pause.. And then the cry for the match to continue!
"Ah come on! Give me a break, try and do better," Mary says -- he can't fake it, she knows the way he was waving his fan at her as if she was a disgrace! Well she'd like to see him in her place! Alright -- take three. This time Mary's not going to be fooled. She has three points to make and... Well she can make it! It's just a little schoolgirl after all. Mary groans and she frowns, focusing on her objectif before she smacks the ground with both feet and wait for the signal.
And this time, Mary tries another approach! She rushes over Hinako and she leaps toward her, quite literally, performing a slide on the ground and attempting to... Kick her shin? Seems like it! To destabilize her! But not only that, with a little bit of luck, she'll be able to twist her legs around Hinako's own and knocks her down.
COMBATSYS: Hinako endures BlueMary's Straight Slicer.
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BlueMary 1/---====/=======|======-\-------\0 Hinako
Hinako blinks as Mary slides along the ground toward her. H-hey, wait! That's not very sumo! But now is not the time to raise objections of that sort. Hinako sets her legs firmly against the ground, but she still gets knocked back by Mary's feet slamming into her shin. That's going to leave a /nasty/ bruise. But she doesn't fall over, because Hinako Shijou is hardcore!
Hinako pivots herself around, limping slightly, to keep her legs from getting tangled up by Mary's. And then she draws her arms back once again. Mary is a bit low to try launching her out of the ring, but a well-aimed blow might be able to send her rolling away in a heap. Of course, a poorly aimed blow could result in Hinako falling flat on her face...
COMBATSYS: Hinako successfully hits BlueMary with Morote Zuki.
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BlueMary 1/=======/=======|-------\-------\0 Hinako
Looks like it's a good enough blow -- not to push Mary out of the ring but one that's quite enough to actually knock out the wind out of her. Enough so she'll probably have to call this being the last round. Still, Mary tries to actually give it one last effort to actually take care of Hinako.
Her legs rise up and she tries to actually squeeze Hinako's head between her shins. With a bit of luck, if she manages to trap her there, she'll lift her up and make her do a whole spin in the air and slam her down hard against the ground. All while she keeps her back to the ground and supports herself like this while performing this... Special leg-throw, to say the least.
COMBATSYS: BlueMary can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: BlueMary successfully hits Hinako with Mary Typhoon.
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Hinako 1/-------/=======|
Looks like another point for Hinako. At this rate, it seems that the honor of sumo is pretty well secured. She just has to avoid- exactly what she fails to avoid. Mary comes back for one last hurrah, and Hinako's head gets trapped between her legs. The world goes all blurry for a few moments and the teenager quickly becomes a bit dizzy. Luckily that is taken care of when she gets slammed back down into the floor, bouncing and rolling a few times to stop face-down outside of the circle. Owie.
COMBATSYS: Hinako takes no action.
COMBATSYS: Hinako can no longer fight.
Well.. That.. Was admittedly confusing, of all moves for Mary to pull out, it had to be such a controversial one! For a moment, it doesn't seem that Awesome-san knows what to call, and the americans backtalk seems to go completely ignored.
That's probably a good thing.
But for reasons known only to him and could only be speculated by others, he lets the match continue. Sumo enthuisiasts question that call.. But then they realize they're dealing with Awesome-san and sit their asses right back down.
But then the big grapple that follows, Awesome-san can't help but raise a hand to his face and rub vigorously at his temples. He takes back his previous thought about promise, this embarassed even HIM. On the other hand, fight enthusiasts are roaring to finally see some bone-crunching action!
"OOOOI!" Awesome-san bellows, signifying the otherwise obvious end of the match here, teeth heavily grit as he this time berrates Mary for using such a technique by shaking his fan even harder at her, said fan flashing angry red lights at her. What is wrong with you, crazy american girl!!!?? is the translation of his fan-wave!
His back then turned to the fighters a moment, Awesome-san gestures to the other scorekeepers whom were already in the process of rounding up the final tallys. God. Look at this carnage. Awesome-san gives a glance over his shoulder to Hinako, uncertain if she is fit to get up and give the final bows to her opponent. But finally, he bellows one more time, apparently this time yelling the final score, and when he gestures to Blue Mary, a '3' lights up, and the gesture toward Hinako, a '5' lights up.
The final official scores tallied, and the crowd can finally go bonkers again; sumo fan or not, very few people can leave not thinking this was at least an -interesting- match. (omg long pose)
Dude come on, that last move was roxor, give her a break.
With a groan, Mary forces herself back to her feet after all of this. She heaves a sigh and lifts her gaze up toward the final score -- well looks like it's a defeat for her! Well that had to be expected. Her eyes turn over to Hinako and she approaches her to try and give her a bit of help to get her back on her feet.
It takes a few moments, but Hinako manages to get her arms and legs working again, to some extent, and push herself up off the floor. She gets back to her feet and gives Mary a slightly wobbly bow as the crowd continues to cheer. Now... She's going to need to go lie down for a little while. But then it's time to celebrate!
Log created by Hinako, and last modified on 02:48:58 10/06/2006.