Description: Yurika is introduced to the wide and wonderful world of Neo League fighting! (Winner: Zaki)
Seijyun High school's Flower Garden isn't the spectacle it normally is outside of the winter season, but it's still nice enough to look at. But on this somewhat chilly afternoon, the garden isn't the main attraction, but two girls that are standing along one of the stone paths that lead from the school to the greenhouse.
To be honest, Yurika Kirishima has little idea what she's doing. She originally compared this 'League' to be a more formal 'duel' of sorts, but she wasn't expecting to be surrounded by an (all female) camera crew, with a bunch of students standing offside to cheer for the more popular girls of the school, "Somehow," she murmurs aloud, "I expected this to be.. Different. This is hardly appropriate for Seijyun High School grounds,"
Clad in her pink coat, white scarf about her neck, Yurika raises her violin to her shoulder and points her bow toward her opponent, "Perhaps it would be in our best interest to end this as soon as possible, Zaki-san."
COMBATSYS: Yurika has started a fight here.
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Yurika 0/-------/-------|
The funny thing is... Zaki hasn't actually done this before either. She's been in the league for quite a bit longer than Yurika, but she never got around to actually fighting anyone in an official Neo League match. She was probably too busy with actual brawls. You know, the unannounced kind, that just sort of happen. In any case though, as soon as she heard Yurika had ended up joining the League too, she was pretty surprised, and thought why not make it easy for the both of them to get a proper start by being each other's first opponent?
As for the camera crew and associated League staff, she doesn't seem half as concerned as her more refined classmate. Afterall, none of them are teachers. Or at least they better not be. "Eh? Why's that? You got a date tonight or something?" The Sukeban asks with an upraised eyebrow, dropping into what passes for a fighting stance where she's concerned, hands placed on the backs of her hips while she idly taps a foot, like she's keeping time. Always odd for someone that doesn't play music.
COMBATSYS: Zaki has joined the fight here.
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Zaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yurika
COMBATSYS: Zaki focuses on her next action.
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Zaki 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Yurika
Yurika's face reddens almost instantly, her seemingly dark-eyes widening just a moment as she huffs, "Wh- What? Enough of your jokes, you and I both know there could be trouble otherwise!" she insists, perhaps overly so. Though why she would be so defensive despite not having a date is beyond anyone's reason. In fact, she probably looks even more suspicious as a result. The time a certain so and so gets 'Zaki's' valentine just cannot come soon enough!
"N- Now then, I believe there's supposed to be some sort of signa-" the prissy girl suddenly cut off by the shrill ring of a whistle, surely the signal she had been looking for. Bow held like a fencing sword Yurika sweeps forward, and thrusts the tool at Zaki's right shoulder. Nothing very fancy, but likely not painless!
COMBATSYS: Zaki endures Yurika's Quick Punch.
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Zaki 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Yurika
Zaki laughs a bit behind her mask, and for a brief moment raises her hands, as if to push back Yurika's initial outburst. "Easy, easy. I'm not sure what kind of trouble you mean but, it was just a question. You seem pretty touchy today. Is it the crowd? The cameras?"
The gangster yawns a bit after responding, her hands going back to her hips, and without even flinching she just sort of watches Yurika's bow come for her shoulder, and with a slight grunt she seems to oversell it slightly, getting struck rather squarely from the look of it, and turning her upper body as she would if she were struck much harder than she actually was. "Wow, you *are* upset. If you want this over so much then I guess it can't be helped...!"
And then her chain seems to just swing around from behind her like it had been there the entire time, thrown forward with the tip seeking the middle of the very Kirishima girl's chest.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Yurika with Hakai no Tessa.
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Zaki 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Yurika
"I am not upset!" the flustered student retorts, the red refusing to leave her cheeks for the moment. Perhaps she had put too much in her attack though, as there's a slight stagger in her step, and it's just the opening Zaki needs to land her powerful chain attack on the girl. Following the heavy thump, Yurika yelps as she tumbles backward and ends up on her side, pain evident in her expression.
At least it's enough to calm her down though, she gets to her feet and utters something unpleasent under her breath. Light on her feet, Yurika brushes forward, this time drawing her bow back to her violen and forward to try and catch Zaki under the chin with her swing- Ideally it should be enough to lift the gangster an inch or so off the ground, giving Yurika enough momentum to wind her twice in the air and finally slam her to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Zaki parries Yurika's Melancholy Air!
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Yurika
Zaki gives a nonchalant little shrug some time after reeling the length of chain back in, looking at the momentarily-downed Yurika. "Your actions tell a different story, but okay. I'm not upset either. Even after hearing what you did." Uh oh!
Unlike Yurika, when you look at Zaki the only thing you really have that you can read is her eyes. Whatever her mouth is doing is hidden. You don't know if she's frowning, sneering, or twisting it into some other unhappy position. It's pretty clear that she isn't smiling, though... as she brings a hand up and all but backhands the music student's instrument away from her face. "Thought I wouldn't hear about it, huh. Just cuz I wasn't looking over your shoulder... Almost every girl here is in my gang, Yurika. And we still don't know a whole lot about you."
Perhaps where she's going with that is still unclear, but, before saying anything further the redhead inclines her head and begins to tilt forward, breaking into a run and trying to skid around to the silver-haired young woman's rear before applying several links in her chain to the girl's throat, dragging her back against her harder body rather painfully if she's not discouraged too quickly.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Yurika with Chain Strangler EX.
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Yurika
Well the good news (relativly) is that for a moment Yurika really doesn't have any idea what Zaki is talking about, particularly since the mention of her gang members. She blinks a moment, her eyes lidded once more as her lip curls into a smirk, ".. The intimidation card, Zaki-san?" as her attack is deftly handled, making her turn her back for a moment to the other student, "How very very fitting of you."
Clearly it wasn't a good idea to have her back turned, even for a split moment; as she turns around it's just in time to get caught by the gangsters chains, and her bow weilding hand clutches at her neck as she gasps for air. At least her face was already red, because it certainly would have reddned from the abrupt loss of air. Forced in a bad situation, the student does about the only thing she can, and that's slam her violin over the top of Zaki's head!
COMBATSYS: Zaki dodges Yurika's Light Kick.
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\1 Yurika
Fitting, and effective too! While Yurika may or may not actually be intimidated, it seems to be throwing off her game enough that Zaki is able to keep the ball in her own court. The girl calling the fight even makes some correlation between the gear that Zaki wears and little Ms. Kirishima getting 'dominated'. Bad form, maybe? Even the gangboss seems to pause a bit and send a glare off in her general direction once the words reach her ears, slacking up on her chain and backing off of the other Seijyun student just in time to duck out from under the violin seeking to crown her.
"That all you got to say about it, Yurika? ...fine." And with that she comes rushing back in, trying to tackle her friend to the ground and drive her knees into her abdomen.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Yurika with Quick Throw.
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|=======\==-----\1 Yurika
Bad form? For Yurika it's alarmingly embarassing; but she's hardly in any position to do any sort of scoldi- Well, rather, productive suggesting. She staggers forward, actually not having too much trouble regulating her breathing as she slouches forward slightly, ".. What is *that* supposed to mean," she replies to the masked girl, "You and I are near polar opposites."
Yurika thought she was ready for whatever Zaki had in mind next, but she still can't seem to regain her grace. More air is knocked out of her as a result, making the girls eyes water as she twists and turns to break free of the hold. Though she can't do this too well, she opts to instead raise her bow and making a chopping motion at the gangsters neck, which should have enough force to throw her weight.
COMBATSYS: Zaki endures Yurika's Quick Punch.
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Zaki 0/-------/=======|=======\==-----\1 Yurika
Zaki shakes her head at Yurika, like she hasn't a clue, and then goes on with her attack, delivering those powerful knees to her stomach, and then just sort of hanging there a moment instead of distancing herself like she probably should. She sits there, and she gets smacked in the neck with Yurika's bow, and it does indeed seem to be enough of a blow to send her rolling off to one side. But this turns out to be something of a rouse, as she almost immediately attempts to grab Yurika, preferably before she can even get to her feet, and drag her back down into a rather viscious German suplex.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Yurika with Medium Throw.
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Zaki 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Yurika
Yurika shakes her own head, but in her case, it's just her gathering her wits once she manages to get Zaki off of her case. Even if it is rather brief. Her head lowered and gritting her teeth lightly, Yurika gets to fours, and despite being able to hear Zaki's footsteps, it isn't enough for her to worm her way out of the gangsters grasp, she's sent up and over then back down to the ground once more, bending at the waist and flopping belly-down to the ground.
But all the while, the grasp on her violin and bow is tighter than ever, and with a weak grunt, pushes herself up enough for her upper torso to lift off the ground, ".. I concede. You win." she huffs.
COMBATSYS: Yurika takes no action.
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Zaki 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Yurika
Zaki disengages herself from Yurika with a subtle twist and rises back to her feet, taking up her chain and draping it around her neck like it's a towel or something. She holds the ends of it on either side and narrows her eyes just slightly when Yurika finally speaks. "DON'T. Don't let her do that, you hear me? That doesn't count. I don't want to win that way. We're gonna sit here until she gets up the nerve to finish." the redhead snaps toward the coordinator and her camera crew, just before sweeping her skirt out in front of her and popping herself down into a squat, scratching her face as she settles into that crude sitting position female gangsters are known for.
COMBATSYS: Zaki takes no action.
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Zaki 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Yurika
Well that certainly gets a confused murmur from some spectators, while others completely fall head over heels over Himezaki's coolness at that very moment. That's easily picked out by the screams of delight, you see.
In the meantime, Yurika just doesn't seem to get it, her brows knit in frustration, and she shakily gets to her feet, neither of her tools held to the ready, and clearly not the princess that was present at the beginning of the match, "Your request disgusts me," she murmurs, "I am not afraid of you and I never have been afraid of you, even in this most humiliating defeat. I'm no Street Fighter, but even I know when a match has come to and end." and then she raises her violin to her chin once more, "If you will not be satisfied until you've completely destroyed my pride, then so be it! I'll play by your childish rules!" and it is then that she plays her violen; the sound that comes from it is absolutly nothing like the usual serene, pleasent tunes she had played in the past. It's stormy, quick nature expresses her frustration quite well-
And Yurika hovers forward, she literally gliding on her feet as she swoops toward and past the masked-girl, her sound taking a solid form in misleadingly beautiful multi-colored quarter notes and half notes along the musical bar trail. But in a flash, the physical sound storms toward zaki, each note threatening to batter the girl senseless is she doesn't come up with some sort of defense!
COMBATSYS: Zaki endures Yurika's Fatal Nocturne.
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Zaki 1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0 Yurika
Zaki gives Yurika something of a sideways glance, thin red eyebrows raised as she asks, "Oh, does it? Well that's just a shame. I get a little serious with you and you just give up on me like that. You don't think that's disgusting, but you think me not accepting it is? That's pretty messed up if you ask me. You're in the league now. This ain't a spar. People pay money to see this, Yurika! You shouldn't disappoint them like that. It's not like you lose all honor the minute you hit the dirt. There's gonna be somebody still pulling for you out there either way. So just- Yeah! There you go! Hit me!"
If there was anything more to her little speech, the cacaphonous noises from Yurika's violin are quite likely to make her forget what it was. Though the Sukeban may seem to just stand there and let every chi-packed note hit her and send her skidding back along the walkway beside the gardens, she still strains noticeably to keep from being completely blown away by the attack. But when it's over she still seems pretty fine to walk, taking deep strides to close the distance she lost and attempt to kick her classmate up into the air, her foot leaving behind a trail of bright sparks in its wake.
COMBATSYS: Zaki successfully hits Yurika with Gankou Geri.
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Yurika
Yurika twirls quickly, her misplaced bangs swaying outward then rest downward once more as she points her bow once again to her opponent. Her hand is a bit shaky, "I'm not a bullheaded fool that continues to stand up to be a human punching bag, but I will respect the rules even if I do find them utterly rediculous. No more arguments,"
And Yurika pushes forward one more time, her bow raised over her head, and then attempts to assault the girl with a combination of strikes, first at the neck, then jabbing at the chest, twirling around to then assault the girl at her side. Her brows furrow, and with one last twirl to place herself behind Zaki, she swipes in an uppercut motion to knock the gangster into the sky! And.. Then she's truely out of steam, Yurika collapsing once more to her knees and panting desperatly for air.
COMBATSYS: Yurika can no longer fight.
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Zaki 0/-------/--=====|
COMBATSYS: Zaki Toughs Out Yurika's Fatal Requiem!
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Zaki 0/-------/-======|
Zaki grunts her displeasure at Yurika's response. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea afterall. She thought she could do something nice, help her friend learn the ropes before she went on to fight the more serious fighters of the league. But so far as she can see Yurika hasn't learned anything. She still seems to think this has been some kind of duel of honor, and that hers is being sullied. She's probably going to leave here with a distaste for not only the league, but her as well. But what can she really do about it at this point? When it's gone this far, and Yurika is so obviously on her last legs, the chain-wielding upperclassman can't even pretend that Yurika is hurting her the slightest bit with the bow. Even the uppercut is barely enough to make her head tilt. "...I'm sorry, Yurika. I guess I'll be going now."
With that she just sort of turns away, waiting the two seconds it takes for the announcer to declare the match over and then beginning to stroll off. But not before slugging a girl or two in the arm and telling them to go and help tend to the fallen musician, just thumbing back over her shoulder and getting her point across to them without really talking. *stompstompstomp*
COMBATSYS: Zaki has ended the fight here.
It's hardly Zaki's fault, of course, as she already figured out, Yurika simply isn't getting 'it'. Her head lowered, the girl is silent for a moment as she at least can regulate her breathing without too much trouble, but she's going to be feeling the pain for a while- A hot bubble bath is undoubtedly in order.
The girls that Zaki sends her way, Yurika actually ends up accepting their help, her gaze never raising from the ground however, cheeks still dark in shame. Distaste for the league? Undoubtedly; but whatever path she takes from this point is entirely up to her. But as for distaste for Zaki, well, the gangster must have just been following the rules, she could hardly be faulted for that.
.. I should apologize, she thinks, for insulting her, when she was just trying to help her understand in her own Zaki-ish way. But a bath would be really nice right now.
Log created by Yurika, and last modified on 15:45:01 03/01/2007.