Description: This Neo League Fight was Jiro versus Talia. While Jiro was on his way to deal with his own agenda, Talia wanted to recover some form of rank. Unfortunately, Jiro carried a power that she did not expect. (Winner: Jiro)
Metro City. It's one hell of a place. The dark skies denote the absense of the sun's presence as it is night time. The air is quite humid, yet no form of stench other than gas and burning smog from mufflers can be smelt for those who would even dare. With the occassional vehicles passing by ranging from cars to pick-up vans, the many ongoers of the down do not stop for anyone or anything for whatever reason.
How long has it been since Jiro had visit Metro City? A year? Two years now? It's been a while since he came, it was before he left after Johnny's burial. The Stray Dog is currently walking along the bridge with both hands in his trenchcoat's pocket.
Jiro lifts his head up, staring at the sky, "I wonder." He stares at the cloudless sky, "Is Metro City's situation bad as the news explain?" He looks at his watch, narrowing his eyes, "Meh, city's not my concern. I'll make sure Kyle is alright and be on my way."
~ This Glow shit... I just have to wonder if this shit will get worse. ~
But it does not take Jiro too long to arrive into a ring filled with people, lights, flare, and that sort of thing. It looks like this whole match was set up. A crowd of people are cheering for the arrival of a fighter. As for the vehicles passing by, they immediately park, as road blocks were set up for people coming in. With the people leaving their vehicles, everyone is set and ready for their match up.
He snorts at the thought of the match, the Stray Dog grins, "Well, at least this fight is convenient." He immediately starts sprinting towards the middle of the ring.
"And making his appearance.." says one announcer, "The Stray Dog." People surrounding are cheering.
There's only a short pause after Jiro's announced before Talia shows up. Rather than any particular theatrics, she simply walks along the designated path, her now standard staff in hand. She begins intently examining the area laid out for the fight, completely unaware of what the crowd's reaction may have bit, or if the announcer has anything interesting to say about her. She was unable to do as much in the way of recon as she'd have liked, and this will be her last chance to look unopposed before the fight.
As for Jiro? Talia hasn't even looked at him yet. She's too busy looking at the terrain and judging the distance to the bystanders.
Once his opponent is making her arrive, The Stray Dog decidedly keeps himself still, folding his arms together as to allow the mysterious woman a chance to examine her surroundings. Jiro glances over at her trenchcoat, being the most notable thing that he sees. This draws a smirk from the boy's face, but then he turns away to look at the surrounding people nearby.
He's going to be this polite once, but considering the reason that he came to Metro City, the Stray Dog finds himself low on patience. But for now, the young man swings his arm back, allowing the trenchcoat to flap back a bit as he positions himself into a fighting stance.
"Let's just get this over with."
COMBATSYS: Jiro has started a fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
For a moment Talia turns her attention towards Jiro, looking over his posture and build. When he shifts into a combat stance, she instead goes back to looking away, even turning away from him more fully to take in everything nearby. The distance from here to that vehicle. The distance from there to this barricade. The positions of the people standing near camera three. When Jiro speaks, Talia simply raises one hand to him, palm outwards. It's about as close to a "Hang on, I'm busy" gesture as Talia can be bothered with giving..
After all, anything more unambiguous would take more concentration, and Talia's busy at the moment. She needs to /know/ this time.
COMBATSYS: Talia has joined the fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Talia
COMBATSYS: Talia focuses on her next action.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Talia
While ordinarily, the Stray Dog would let his impatience get to him, he immediately shakes his head and walks away, allowing her more time to get a better view of the positions. Why? Well, he is going to offer the fighter some courtesy. Even if he is on his own mission, a challenge is a challenge, and the young teenager is going to wait it out. At least give her the chance to be finished.
But he is also growing irate while waiting, tightening his fists and securing his straps to make sure they are tight enough. Rolling his arms, Jiro stretches them in the air. "There." He gets himself to a more relaxed position, keeping his guard up while he waits for Talia to make her move.
COMBATSYS: Jiro focuses on his next action.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Talia
Talia begins slowly walking around Jiro, in a wide circuitous arc, keeping some distance from Jiro as she circles. The steps are slow and carefully placed, and at a few points Talia actually looks down at her feet with her arms slightly held out from her sides, as if trying to keep balance. Finally, she turns back to Jiro, looking at him in his ready stance. She tilts her head to the side as she regards him with her typical emotionless expression..
Without any particular warning, Talia charges in Jiro's direction, but slightly to the side -- the other side from which she passed him initially. When she comes close she veers more clearly way from him to avoid his reach, at the same time she makes a high jerking motion with the staff. It's at this point that the extremely fine wire she'd trailed behind her on entering the arena and circling her opponent is drawn taught. The material races towards Jiro's throat, and if left unopposed, will enable Talia to pull him to the ground forcibly and quite painfully.
COMBATSYS: Talia successfully hits Jiro with Flexibility EX.
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Jiro 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Talia
While the woman starts walking around the Stray Dog, Jiro is keeping watch of her, waiting to see what her first move will be. Perhaps this is the mistake of letting mysterious strangers take the first initating step in their attack. While she does move away to the side from Jiro's reach, she does manage to get the chance of wrapping the instrument around the Stray Dog's throat.
That initial effort to move away was in fact, trying to be avoided, as getting in position served no tactical advantage. Unfortunately, this leads to Jiro slammed on the ground, face first.
Should the instrument still be around his neck, he's going to tighten his muscles enough to where he can ring it away by having the metal block of his leather strap placed carefully on the top before he wraps his trenchcoat's sleeves around it.
He's going to use the force to bring Talia close to him in time for him to thrust his foot at her stomach.
COMBATSYS: Talia dodges Jiro's Heavy Kick.
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Jiro 0/-------/--=====|=------\-------\0 Talia
When Jiro takes hold of the wire, Talia first rapidly taps the staff against the ground, releasing the filament. Immediately thereafter, she shoves the weapon downwards, pushing off with effectively three legs into a leap arcing over Jiro but leaving the staff behind. During ascent, Talia rapidly draws a pistol from within the confines of the fluttering trenchcoat. At the apex of the leap, Talia swings the weapon downwards, aiming and firing a single shot at a pressure point at the base of Jiro's neck. Finally, she turns her descent into a tumble, rolling onto the ground, and into a defensive crouch. Watching Jiro calmly, she looks to see the result of her efforts.
COMBATSYS: Jiro blocks Talia's Nerve Lance.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Talia
Looking quite annoyed, the Stray Dog grunts once more until she immediately takes a leap into the air while she leaves the staff behind. Once the staff is left behind, the young man immediately sprints over towards the instrument, glaring at her while she releases a single shot towards his pressure point.
Immediately, his right forearm holds up for the shot to strike the meaty part of the arm, rather than the neck itself. It stings quite bad, but the young man doesn't deter himself from his plans. Immediately reaching for the staff, Jiro faces the woman and he grips the instrument, then he flings it straight at her direction.
COMBATSYS: Talia dodges Jiro's Large Thrown Object.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Talia
When Jiro's reaching the staff, Talia's quickly raising her firearm to take corrective action before he does something dangerous with it, like -- throw.. it? There's a brief moment of genuine emotion on Talia's face, of pure puzzlement, as Talia watches the weapon cross the space between her and her opponent. She neatly steps to the side, grabing the flying implement from the air. The inertia pulls her into a spin, so she fires a single shot off quickly as she recovers her stance. Afterwards, she simply slides the staff onto her back, where it neatly fits into a couple of nearly invisible loops for just this purpose.
COMBATSYS: Talia successfully hits Jiro with Quick Shot.
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Jiro 0/-------/=======|==-----\-------\0 Talia
As she neatly steps from the staff's throw, the Stray Dog growls while he lifts his arms up from the incoming blow with the gunshot. This is rather agitating, especially considering that he has not managed to land a hit from her yet. What is even worse is that she shoots him across the chest, sending him stumbling back.
"Son of a..." The Stray Dog growls vehemently. "Meh." He shakes his head, then he immediately steps forward, drawing his right arm back before his chi finally erupts. Formed into a blazing blade, the hand-blade is winded back before he swings the left arm out across her chest.
COMBATSYS: Talia fails to interrupt Shining Fang from Jiro with Weighted Matter.
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Jiro 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Talia
When Jiro prepares to close to melee again, Talia simply shrugs, returning her pistol to her coat, reaching for her staff. When he pulls his hand back, she prepares to use a simple interception with the staff to minimize the impact, and knock him back again.. When the energy shows up, there's a brief moment where Talia's eyes widen, and she hesitates. This is all Jiro needs to breach her incomplete defense, sending her stumbling back. She's watching Jiro with visible wariness, staff now held in a more firm two-handed grip.
Give Jiro an inch, and he'll take the whole mile.
The Stray Dog growls under his breath as the chi erupts along his hand. Once the slash is made, the young street punk brings his hands to his side. Widening his stance, his hands expand together before the flames roar into life. "Arrrggghhhh!" Now manifested as breathing, living beings, the two balls of white fire illuminate while crackling in the air. The chi, formed into flames for its manifestation, intents itself out before Jiro launches the spheres out.
"RIOT CROSS!"
Those spheres are converging together, immediately spiralling across each other to meet with Talia's direction.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Talia with Riot Cross.
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Jiro 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Talia
The reaction from Talia, for those who've followed her televised fight history in detail, is predictable, if a stark contrast from her normal behavior. Her eyes are still wide, and she looks, for lack of a better word, terrified at the sight before her. She makes a brief attempt to steel herself, and prepare to launch an offensive despite the spheres heading her way, but she just doesn't manage it. Struck fully, she's blasted backwards, belatedly turning the tumble into a roll, landing again in a defensive crouch. Eyes wide, she watches Jiro with a greater intensity than before, trying to work out another strategy. She can't risk another event like that.
COMBATSYS: Talia focuses on her next action.
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Jiro 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Talia
After the attempt to knock the older woman back from the chance of fighting the Stray Dog was made a success, the young man is going to take the chance of driving himself more into the fight by sprinting towards her.
It's like a sudden change in maneuvers for Jiro that Talia did not see initially. How? Well, considering that Jiro is passing through each direction, the form is a blur in the motions of him winding his fist back. Chi is drawn forth once more as he is gathering all of his strength in motion for the incoming fist.
The chi -erupts- into life as the power is roaring to life. Now that Jiro's energy is glimmering, a dragon tail is born through the igniton of the white flames. Those white flames grow into an inferno, and with that in live, the fire storm is brought to life through the fury of the Stray Dog.
Pressing forth with his attack, Jiro is driving his fist out in order to launch it out towards the woman's chest. He doesn't even give her the chance to try to recover her motions, but instead drives his fist out in order to have it collide with her like a wrecking ball. And those flames follow Jiro to the point of leaving the fist, should the first strike be made. This onslaughting punch will release an explosive set of geysers rapidly lashing against the woman, should she not be quick enough to move. "ARRRGH!"
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Talia with Vandal Breaker.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Talia
Rising from her crouch, Talia manages to recover her normal demeanor, looking at Jiro calmly again. She's shifting into a defensive stance when he charges towards her.. At seeing the setup for the move, including the gathering energy, the fragility of Talia's facade becomes apparent for all to see. She stands still for a brief moment as she watches what could be her death racing towards her before finally remembering that she can and should DO something. She quickly begins to shift her posture with the intent of vaulting away on her staff out of the range of the strike, but between the raw speed Jiro demonstrates and her own failing determination.. She just doesn't manage it.
When she hits the ground, it's in a rumpled heap, and Talia is clearly done for combat for now. Yet, instead of staying put, she gathers herself up for one more push. Swaying slightly, Talia stands up, looking at Jiro with a blank gaze. She remains still for only a moment before taking three quick hops backward, followed by a leap. Off the side of the bridge.
For all those present, she's simply gone.
COMBATSYS: Talia takes no action.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Talia can no longer fight.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|
This is unexpected.
For when the fist drives straight into her form, the Stray Dog exhales a sigh, falling on one knee. He's breathing heavy and there is fury in his eyes, but there is a sigh of relief as she's finally down. He calms himself, looking at Talia once she pushes herself up. His eyes focus at her as she offers him a blank gaze.
There is one of those moments where the Stray Dog has a conscience moment of where he feels bad. It doesn't happen often, but the way how she looked at him. This is one of those moments.
While his name is announced as the winner, and the crowd breaks out into cheers, the Stray Dog remains calm and still for a few moments. "Meh." He shuts his eyes, thinking to himself before he turns away from the ring to continue his leave.
"Maybe I'll run into her again." Right now, she's the least of his worries. Priority is to see what the hell is going on in Metro City.
This Glow.
COMBATSYS: Jiro has ended the fight here.
Log created by Jiro, and last modified on 05:32:38 03/04/2007.