Description: In the Dream Bakery of Metro City, what starts as a 2-v-1 fight devolves into a sort of free-for-all... (Winner: Nagase... and Aislinn. Kinda.)
Metro City holds a great deal of significance for Sakura. She got roped into the city's affairs on completely false pretenses, but the violence struck a chord with the "Ansatsuken Angel" and she was a major leader in kicking Rolento's forces out of the city. ... As a result, she knows the city better than most Southtown people know =Southtown=.
And this here bakery is one the locals love most. While staying here during the city's reconstruction, Sakura and Natsu frequented the Dream Bakery a lot -- once every other day, at the very least! They sell all kinds of stuff: angelfood cakes, fruit pastries, italian bread... but the cinnamon rolls were the star of the show.
Sakura got here plenty early, considering. The store's been vacated, save for the camera crew and the fight officials -- as high-demand as the store is, they can afford to close at noon on weekends.
But that didn't stop Sakura from getting here right before close to pig out on their leftovers! They have to sell some stuff discount if it's a day old, don'tcha know... she wants to help the place out!
She's currently seated at a table, a box of cinnamon rolls all emptied out, save for the one Kasugano's icing-covered fingers are popping into her mouth right now. YUM.
At least this way, she won't be tempted to eat anything =during= the fight.
Pastries. Munchies. Sugary sweets of all kinds. Ohhhh, the temptation. Crimson eyes widening as she pushes open the door with a single hand, the girl taking in the sight of allllll those treats just... out there, for the taking. Moving with slow, cautious sort of steps, she weaves her way through the displays and such, Sakura's presence ignored at first as the tech-ninja feasts with her eyes.
But! Erk! Fight, right? And she was a professional assassin. Professionals don't get distracted so easily! Bringing her gauntleted hands up to give both of her cheeks a little slap, Nagase shakes her head, her gaze turning towards Sakura. Inclining her head towards the other girl, Nagase straightens up a bit, pushing up the bridge of her glasses with the push of a finger. "Partner, partner... why do I need partners so much?" she grumbles to herself. ~Geese~ must not think well of her. She'll just have to prove him otherwise.
Ah, SNF. An island of stability even in times of change. Aislinn had been somewhat cut adrift by Krizalid's mysterious disappearance; Igniz taking a personal interest in her 'work' renewed her ties to the NESTS god... and Aislinn's recent transfer from Gedo to Seijyun, sparked by a league match versus one Kirishima Yurika... they've all done their bit to upset her carefully-managed balance and tranquility. She's been left with a desire, a need. A desire... to punch someone. And Saturday Night Fights is a great way to do so.
Of course she's not terribly happy about her -partner-... Nagase contributed to a lot of damage in their last showdown. Then again... maybe that should make her happy. But there's something about her... just kind of rubs Aislinn the wrong way.
Unlike these other two, Aislinn has no interest in the sweets; she'll bring something back for Kula, sure, but for now... her mind is on only one thing--this fight. It isn't her ideal return match against Kasugano, but... for now, it'll do.
Aislinn stands in the doorway of the bakery, having just arrived, and stares out across the area, clearly waiting, looking somewhat... impatient.
COMBATSYS: Nagase has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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It will probably be difficult to keep from demolishing the bakery in the process of fighting... at least if Sakura uses her fireballs to full advantage like she normally does! But maybe... she won't have to.
The Ansatsuken disciple remembers fighting Aislinn long, long ago in a Neo League fight. There was potential there, that much is certain! So Sakura's certainly looking forward to seeing how the NESTS agent has progressed. She hops to her feet when Aislinn walks in, waving to her!
Nagase, though... is more or less a mystery to her. Sure, she's been in SNF. But what irks Sakura is that the ninja girl advanced further than her in the World Warrior tournament -- a tournament which Sakura has by her own account 'practiced her whole life to be in!' ... So there's a bit of a twitch in her eye as she looks over to that girl with the tinted glasses.
She's mostly respectful about her opinion though, flashing the pair a broad smirk. "Heh. You two'll have to beat me to get a shot at those things -- store's closed for the day!"
Smirking, she rises from the table, pulling her handguards on snugly. She nods to the officials; two suits move the table off to a corner of the cleared-out bakery. All the baked goods are situated similarly around the edge of this 'arena', most sheltered behind glass. But that won't stop a good solid punch or two, really! And Sakura scrapes her nose with the back of her handguard, grinning a bit more openly. "Looks like I get to take both of you on, huh? Bring it on, whenever you're ready!"
The announcer looks a bit ticked that the girl stole his line, but raises his hand -- "Fighters ready?" -- then drops it! "FIGHT!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Trust Nagase. Aislinn's unhappiness was mirrored in the ninja girl. "~You~ again?" she says in Aislinn's direction, a scowl overtaking her features. Oh ho, Geese must /loathe/ her. Rolling her eyes to herself, she again turns towards Sakura, sidestepping along the squeaky clean floor, placing a display of pastries and cakes inbetween herself and the Ankatsuken fighter. "Just don't leave all of the work for me, alright? I'm in a bad mood today." Rowr.
Perhaps in conjuction with her aforementioned bad mood, the lenses of her glasses were bleeding away towards red, as she turns her gaze fully upon Sakura, her hand reaching behind herself to settle upon the hilt of the ninja-to she wears. At least, it looked like her gaze was on Sakura. In actuality, it was sliding over the inside of her lenses, reading various bits and pieces of information that it could pick up about the fighter. Sakura was... new to her, but the files on her were already fairly extensive. This could be a tough battle, no?
COMBATSYS: Nagase focuses on her next action.
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If the bakery gets demolished then Aislinn will simply pick up something from another Metro City bakery. Plain and simple. Aislinn's gaze is impassive; she returns Sakura's cheery-type wave with a nod of the head, and an expression that is somewhat less impatient. She knows, after all, that Sakura loves a good fight as much as anyone else.
Aislinn moves into the bakery proper, the doorbell jingling as it closes behind her. Hopefully the bakery owners were able to obtain stress-resistant glass, but even if not... that isn't one of Aislinn's concerns. She draws even with Nagase--her 'partner'--just as the word is given... and glances over. The only response to Nagase's jabbering is a small, sardonic grin. While Nagase chooses to read some Sakura/Ryu fanfiction, Aislinn decides to just get the party started, as it were--step-lunging forward like a boxer, her arms up in a boxer's stance; as she nears, she fires off a pair of left jabs that lead into a right straight--the jabs aimed for Sakura's shoulder, hoping to open her guard for that right.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Sakura with Medium Punch.
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So... Nagase and Aislinn have something against one another? Oh, if Sakura only had time t catch up on her SNF video backlog. Stupid schoolwork!
Scratching her cheek with a fingertip, she cracks a hesitant smile. "Eh... yeah, this looks like it'll be a fun match, you two!" They're both so =quiet=, what's up with that? Geez. The schoolgirl looks up to a man who's known for being stoic, but that doesn't mean she expects people her own age to be. Hence... the attempt at good cheer.
Doesn't seem like that helps her block though -- her fist snaps up in response ot Aislinn, but she's both too late for the first blow and too early for the second and third, driven back from the strikes. "Nngh, not bad I guess..." But just then, Kasugano tries to lariat her arm into Aislinn's throat, whip around behind her, and pour on the headlock-style hurting! "Hya! Hya! Hya!" If that connects, she'd choke for a few seconds before delivering a firm chop to the shoulder for her trouble.
... As for Nagase, she tries to keep her in her field of vision as best she can.
And as Sakura moves, a grin of sorts begins to play upon Nagase's lips. "Hmmm..." she says to herself, letting her hand drift off of the panda-headed hilt of her weapon, as Sakura makes her move upon Aislinn. Ducking behind one of the displays, her shoulder hits it, causing it to rattle and shake. The idea was to bring herself out of Sakura's view...
...so she could teleport right behind the girl as soon as she can. Hopefully, it would be after the conclusion of Sakura's little choke-hold. Hands reaching out to try to grasp Sakura about the waist, that little grab would only be the first part of the move. "Ready? Hope not!" Nagase would say, before leaping up towards the ceiling of the bakery. Whirling them both upside down, Nagase would kick off of the ceiling, causing them both to spiral on their way downwards... and aim the tip-top of Sakura's head towards a lovely decorated cake, sitting by itself, beneath a glass covering, upon a pedestal.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn dodges Sakura's Sakura Strangle.
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It's more like a natural enmity; snake and mongoose, maybe, or cat and mouse... though who's the cat and who's the mouse is probably not a question to ask. It doesn't mean she can't work -with- Nagase... it just means their 'teamwork' isn't going to be as good as, say, Ken and Ryu working against Vega. Oh wait, they got owned in that fight, or so the 'historical records' (tm Galaxy Quest) would have one believe. At least, initially.
But don't go expecting Aislinn to give Nagase a headband. Maybe to cover her eyes. Oddly enough, Aislinn is in about as good a cheer as she ever is; something about a fight does that to her, though she still approaches these things with a mechanical sort of thinking and philosophy. It's something that, oddly, leads back to the sort of thinking of true martial arts masters--react, don't think.
Aislinn ducks low, leaving Sakura lariating empty air; and she turns, watching for just a moment as Nagase attemps to teleport-grab Sakura. It's a wonder Nagase doesn't just throw a roped kunai and shout 'GET OVER HERE!'. Aislinn, for her part, sets her feet, knees bending slightly, fists pounding against each other as she draws in energy.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn gathers her will.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura interrupts Nagase Spiral from Nagase with Small Hadouken.
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... Okay, that was kinda weird. Nagase ducked behind a cart when nothing was being tossed her way, and Aislinn weaved out of the way so she could pull her best M.Bison impression. ... Somethin' ain't right about this, maybe they =are= working together?
Regardless, Sakura can't stop her momentum once it's started. She's already twisting about, and her back is right where Nagase would be. But Kasugano's been keeping her senses open, and her senses tell her that the threat is right behind her -- so she continues twisting about. When Nagase latches on, it's with Sakura =facing= her instead. Yelping like a Yorkshire terrier in surprise, Kasugano finds her arms trapped as she's hauled up to the ceiling!
But she still has her =hands= free, or rather her =hand=, and she shoves her palm into Nagase. It's not enough for a punch -- but with the bakery being what it is, collateral damage is a no-no! So it's a perfect opportunity for the Taiyo student to utilize her chi mastery in materializing a fireball right in the center of Nagase's stomach.
The concussive blast is enough to knock Sakura free -- an opportunity which she uses for a spiral of her own, somersaulting to relative safety. Sure, it hurt, but she was able to brace herself. "Heh, you're kinda tricky!" she notes, scratching her nose... and turning over to Aislinn. "... Hey, what's with you two, anyway? You want I should leave you two alone or something?"
Now, Nagase expected Sakura to be so very surprised by the snatch and leap, that... well... she wouldn't have the thought of throwing fireballs or other mean things dancing about in that little head of hers. Unfortunately for the tech-ninja, well.. it didn't work. A yelp of surprise of her own leaves her as Sakura slams her palm into her belly, Nagase releasing her grip on Sakura as she is blasted away by the energy. In spite of Nagase's own surprise, however, she does manage a flip, to land on her feet atop the glass counter. In a crouch. Scooting around, she holds her arms out to the sides to balance herself, casting a glare in Sakura's direction. Tricksy one she was.
"-No-." Nagase says empathetically, doing a forward flip off of the counter, unto the ground below. Reaching behind herself reflexively to grab ahold of her ninja-to, she charges towards the Ansetsuken fighter once more, spinning around to deliver a quick snap of a kick towards Sakura's head. Hopefully in tandem with Aislinn, grr.
Allowed an uninterrupted moment to gather her energies, Aislinn actually closed her eyes; the 'charging' completed, she opens them in time to see Nagase get blasted away mid-technique. Impressive... to say the least. Aislinn takes her time in replying; considering her words, of course, as she observes Sakura. An unusual, but effective, technique for countering an attack, for sure.
Echoing Nagase, though much less emphatically, is Aislinn--as she seems to, despite her general lack of empathy for people in general and perhaps Nagase in particular--time her attack as well, stepping forward, twisting, and launching a thrusting side-kick for Sakura's stomach; a kick featuring a booted foot suddenly awash in a red-white aura of electric chi.
"That would not be advised," is what the NESTS agent actually says... rather drily at that. Unless Sakura -wants- to see the place destroyed.
COMBATSYS: Nagase successfully hits Sakura with Light Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Sakura with Medium Kick.
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Yeah, Sakura =was= just kidding with her suggestion! But it seems the two are taking the schoolgirl's quips a bit too seriously. Fair enough!
The schoolgirl doesn't have time to dwell on the reactions, though, as she's getting kicked from two different angles! She makes an attempt to spring back and out of the way, but Nagase's kick clips her in the skull, and knocks her =into= Aislinn's electricity-charged boot! Twenty-five points for teamwork!
The schoolgirl's a bit put out at the moment, though. "Well, sure, but... " Staggering backwards, and still crackling from the sparks, she hammers out a quick punch towards the NESTS agent's face. "-- You look like a great couple!"
Nagase -is- a professional, so expecting her to use teamwork on the same team as... WHAT? COUPLE? Stiffening up all straight, Nagase's expression suggests extreme annoyance. "Only in your /wildest/ dreams Kasunago." Nagase says darkly, reaching behind herself to slowly draw her ninja-to. Red eyes flash with her temper, and Nagase takes a single creeping step towards the schoolgirl, before crossing the remaining distance with a short hop over knee high table of donuts, and a shout.
One vertical cut is struck towards Sakura from bottom to top, the ninja girl spinning with the momentum of that cut. Using that momentum, she twists and turns to deliver the exact same cut again, looking like a living buzzsaw as she tries -again-. Hopefully, all three cuts are on target. Otherwise, Nagase will probably look silly, spinning around and around like that.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Aislinn with Medium Punch.
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Aislinn eyes Sakura for a moment, even as she retracts her leg from the kick.
"It will not work," she informs the Taiyo superstar, "your tactic; you are attempting to use emotional tension to disrupt my concentration. You will be better served concentrating on actually defeating us."
That said... Sakura's punch is right on target; Aislinn's head steps back and she staggers a couple of steps, before she can right herself. Yes, like that. Don't talk, just fight. The jabbering just gets in the way. Aislinn's response? To jump back a couple more feet, planting one boot against a glass case... and push off, clasping her hands together and thrusting them for Sakura's sternum in a sort of double-fisted Burn Knuckle... minus the chi, of course.
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Nagase's Tricky Rounder.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura fails to interrupt Sniper Thrust from Aislinn with Shou'ou Ken.
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"Kasugano," corrects Sakura, eyebrow twitching. Why is it that everyone messes up her name? And no... she does not have wild dreams of Nagase x Aislinn axxxion. Her dreams involve a much more romantic rendezvous with a man in wh--
AHEM. Anyway. Kasugano hops back from Nagase, smirking a bit at the exchange, and raises her arms to block the spinning buzzsaw. She grins a bit more openly, the cuts in her padded handguards testament to how much it =could= have hurt, but starts moving back towards Aislinn just the same. Don't talk, just fight? ... Could be a good idea there. She hops backwards again, but her intention of blasting through Aislinn's punch with another is... ill-received. Kasugano goes flying back into a display case, sending a silver platter cl-cl-clanging to the floor as an explosion of angelfood cake goes flying. Kasugano ends up with some on her face -- a rather tasty morsel of which she plucks from her nose and chomps. "Mm, this's good, want some?"
Feeling a dark sort of vindication at the (sorta) successful cuts, Nagase flicks her blade to the side, and then slides it back into its scabbard with a fluid motion. "Kasunago, Kasugano... same difference, right?" she asks, ignoring the offer of cake. Kinda. Side-flipping off to one side, at the vertical point of that flip, her hand darts out above herself, grabbing a random pastry off of the display she flips over. Mmm... croissant. "You know... it's not shameful to give up, if you find yourself... mmm..." Nagase takes a bite of the croissant. Strawberry. Speaking with a full mouth, her next word is muffled. "...outmatched."
COMBATSYS: Nagase gains composure.
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Aislinn actually rebounds from the contact with Sakura--a good thing, since it would be less than good to end up atop the Ansatsuken Angel. Very bad publicity, at least. She bounces back a couple of steps and lands on her booted feet. This fight... it's gone pretty well despite the lack of team empathy between Nagase and Aislinn. Perhaps the Panda Head has some worth after all. Seeing that Sakura is indisposed and that Nagase is hungry... well, Aislinn is willing to give Sakura time to get herself back up on her feet. No need to ruin the bakery.
"... don't touch the strawberry shortcake," she advises, in a quiet tone of voice that is clearly audible nonetheless, "... that is going to a friend." But she's not just idly standing by while everything is going on; she is of course observing and collating information and preparing herself, like any good fighter would.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn focuses on her next action.
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... Well, with both Nagase and Aislinn taking breaks, it's only fair for Sakura to as well! Intermission time! Let's go out to the lobby, and ge-- oh wait, this is a bakery, there is no lobby. Oh well. Kasugano shrugs faintly, spending a moment brushing the chunks and smears of angel food cake out of her hair, rising to her feet and taking a few nice, deep breaths. She's not been showing it much, but fighting two people at once can take its toll on a girl! "We'll see who's outmatched when it's over!"
And she promptly picks up a danish, munching away. NOMNOMNOM.
COMBATSYS: Sakura gains composure.
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"Yes, yes. Keep talking, keep talking." Nagase says towards Sakura, tossing the half of the croissant that she does not want aside. "Strawberry shortcake, you say, Aislinn?" Nagase says, eyeing her teammate at the moment. A hand rises to unzip her (unreasonably stylish) jacket. Just a bit, so she can reach into an inside pocket, and withdraw... a pretty fat kunai. Eyeing Sakura, Nagase zips her jacket back up, and sorta flips the kunai in her hand.
"Good to know. I'll watch out for it, Aislinn." Nagase says, cocking her arm back... and then throwing the kunai at the strawberry shortcake stand. The weapon digs into the wood of the display, a series of odd metallic clicks emanating from it... before it explodes, sending pieces of strawberry shortcake every which where.
COMBATSYS: Nagase takes no action.
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There isn't even a twitch. No expression on Aislinn's face at all. It's as if she's closed up; as if she just turned off all expression. It is, in fact, entirely illogical; the bakers can make another shortcake after the fight is done. And they will. But Nagase... Well. Aislinn just switched targets. She's still looking at Sakura; but suddenly, almost as fast as if she had been the ninja herself, she's in front of Nagase, her right hand drawn up across her left shoulder. And then it swings out, a single, solitary whiplike backhand.
"If you wish to provoke me, do so -after- our assigned target is down," is all she says, the barest, barest hint of anger burning in her tone of voice; hit or miss, she then dismisses Nagase from thought. If she has to take down Sakura by herself because Nagase is childish? Then that's the way it will have to be.
If Natsu were here, she'd be seething with rage. Sakura, a fellow member of the Taiyo High chapter of the Friends of Cake Association, is pretty aghast herself. Here she was, actually =impressed= with how cool Nagase was... and there she goes blowing up good food. Don't shoot the food, eat the food!
"H-hey! That cake never did anything to you!" It might be =strategically= best for the girl to let the two teammates settle their differences, but Kasugano wants a piece of the action! Sakura springs forward, upper torso twisting back so she can deliver a rather forceful thrust kick at the ninjette, and with any luck send her flying. "HYAAAH!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Nagase with Medium Kick.
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COMBATSYS: Nagase fails to interrupt Jab Punch from Aislinn with Quick Punch.
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Eyes blazing as Aislinn turns towards her, Nagase lifts a hand to start to try to slap back... but Aislinn's hand was far too fast, Nagase's head whipping to the side with the blow, stunning the girl for a moment. Turning her head quickly back towards Aislinn to glare at her... it is around that time that Sakura totally takes her CHEAP SHOT and hits Nagase when she wasn't looking, striking her solidly in her chest, lifting her up off the ground, and sending her towards the glass counter once again. Crashing through the glass, Nagase chooses to sit there for a few moments, feeling well and throughly dazed. Just ignore the stream of cuss words leaving her mouth at the moment, mmm?
Her message is, she trusts... received. Nagase will think on it for a moment, perhaps; Aislinn turns to Sakura... and she's actually smiling now, though not in pleasure; it is a hard, tight smile, the kind of barest baring of teeth that predators use to show their fangs. Despite it all, the Silent Assassin -does- have feelings.
And though she could care less about Sakura's 'assist', she will wait until Sakura's recovered from her own attack; setting herself into a Tae Kwon Do stance, elbows squared and hands up near her chin; she advances on Sakura, kicking outwards once, twice, three times, spinning forward for each strike, all made with her right leg; two low kicks followed by a twisting, high thrust kick much like the one Sakura just hit with...
COMBATSYS: Sakura fails to counter Medium Kick from Aislinn with Medium Throw.
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Sakura doesn't think it's cheap! ... If anything, it's Aislinn being cheap for breaking the formula, but no one asked the Taiyo girl's opinion! Not her fault Nagase decided to look away...
Aislinn, however, is taking advantage of the chaos she's stirred up, as she attempts to perform a familiar kick. Sakura's mouth gapes open at her stance -- it looks awfully familiar! But the Ansatsuken fighter moves to leap overhead and use Aislinn's momentum against her.
She'd do that, y'know, if her shoe hadn't come untied in that last jarring strike against Nagase. The shoe falling off causes her to linger a moment -- just long enough for Aislinn to clip her foot, connect fully with the second, and finally spinkick her to the floor once more.
Rubbing her side as she regains her feet, she mumbles with a dark glare at Aislinn, "Hey, Akira called here a while ago, she wants her move back." She spares a glance to Nagase, curling her fists up. This doesn't look much better than a moment ago, really!
Regaining her senses, finally, Nagase manages to spit, "Aislinn... I'm going to kill you, one of these days." Bringing a forearm up to wipe at her mouth, Nagase shakily gets to her feet amidst the shards of counter, silently cursing the childishness of her teammate. Okay, maybe not so silently. "You're such a... such a... kid. Immature little brat with no sense of any sort of decency!" casting her glare in Sakura's direction now, Nagase jabs a finger towards Aislinn once again. "And look at you! Only Sakura there beats you in looking more mannish! -Maybe-." Nagase says, angrily.
Giving an indignant sniff, she shakily steps over towards the croissant counter once more, and lays a hand upon the table there, breathing deeply as she tries to catch her breath, glaring eyes going from Sakura to Aislinn to back again.
COMBATSYS: Nagase gains composure.
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... and Aislinn is supposed to be the childish one here? Well, Nagase's comments don't even get a backward glance. After all, right now, -Sakura- is her opponent. Perhaps Nagase will be too. If she has the guts.
"If you want to kill me, then perhaps you shouldn't talk about it." Talk is, after all, cheap. Feh. Robopanda can do what she likes; insults mean nothing to the Silent Assassin. Only results. And that is that for Nagase for now; Aislinn continues her assault on Sakura, shunting Nagase and her insulting face to the background. She reaches for Sakura, her hands flaring with that chi again...
COMBATSYS: Sakura blocks Aislinn's Quick Throw.
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... and there's some contact; enough for Aislinn to grab Sakura by the arm and turn, attempting to sling Sakura right at Nagase. The only real damage to be done from the attempt at a modified Irish Whip is the quick-charge zap of chi, but even that is weak.
"... H...hey." stammers Sakura, holding up a hand. Is she even =in= this fight? Aside from, y'know, being the one taking most of the hits she feels like she really =should= have stepped out when she'd first asked. But that doesn't change the point that Nagase just insulted her femininity!
... But her master told her not to give into hate. And with Ryu back in town, his teachings are kept in mind. That is, she holds up her hand to Nagase with a "Tch! If you're gonna fight, =fight!="
Kasugano hops backward when she senses Aislinn's approach, though. Aislinn may be trying to swing her round and round, but Sakura never liked square dancing. She jerks her arm free of Aislinn's grasp. Gritting her teeth, she tries to slam a short but sweet uppercut right into her ribcage for the trouble.
That's another one of her master's specialties, more commonly known as 'pain.'
Alright. Breath has been caught again, and she feels like she can actually move without hurting something. Grunting towards Aislinn, she entertains thoughts of scratching her eyes out, drawing back her lips in a hiss. Flicking her hand to the side, a kunai drops from her sleeve and into her waiting open palm, the ninja girl drawing her hand to the side, fighting the temptation to throw it at Aislinn's oh-so-tempting back. Instead, she chucks it in the direction of the Taiyo prodigy, hoping to lodge it someplace uncomfortable.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn blocks Sakura's Medium Punch.
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Aislinn
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Quick as a flash, Aislinn drops her right arm, meeting that swift uppercut with her palm; the impact still huts, but not nearly as much as it could have had it connected with her body. No time for that now, though; she attempts to keep Sakura locked in with her, her arms coming up to lock up with Sakura's in a Muay Thai-style clinch.
Once that's introduced she'll attempt another Muay Thai-style attack--a swift right knee to the midsection. All this is done as she notes Nagase finally rejoining the fight... and not attempting to avenge that little slap. Just yet. That's a good thing; Sakura is still plenty dangerous.
COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Nagase's Shooting Star.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura fails to interrupt Light Kick from Aislinn with Shou'ou Ken.
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|=======\-------\0 Nagase
So... yeah. There's a ninja star hurtling towards Sakura. She can hear that much, even though Aislinn's occupying most of her attention. That's fair, considering Aislinn's trying to bash her knee into the girl, right? Right. So Sakura leans backward, letting the shuriken whistle by scant inches from her nose. All she has to do is lean back a little more, then pop Aislinn in the jaw!
But she underestimated -- and Aislinn's knee crashes into her sternum anyway. Timing, timing!
Sakura staggers backward, scowling at Aislinn. =Now= she's a bit ticked. "Hey, didn't you have some =good= attacks the last time we fought? It's like you're trying to beat me to death with pillows!" And she glances over to Nagase, at that, shrugging her shoulders. "And you, yeah... it's funny hearing someone who can't dye her hair =one= color, or pick just =one= trend-of-the-week at a time, is calling anyone else immature!"
"You see, Sakura? The... *ahem* over there? She's afraid of me, so she's going -really- easy on you. Trying to pace herself." Nagase says, bringing a hand up to flip her little ponytail in indignation, closing her eyes and lifting her chin. "I'm sorry you can't see that this haircut appeals to ~real~ men. And you, of course, would have no idea what those are, right?" Nagase says. Fight, what fight? She really ought to keep a hold of her temper sometimes. "Ahem. Anyways... I don't think that's being very fair of her. How about you and I team up against her, huh?" Nagase says, another flick of her wrist depositing another kunai in her hand. A kunai that is sent towards Aislinn. (Preferably her back, kekeke.)
COMBATSYS: Aislinn dodges Nagase's Shooting Star.
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Aislinn gives Sakura a rather mild look, for all that.
"An attack is good enough if it is successful," she explains, as if to a child--though she doesn't -quite- take on that sort of condescending tone to her voice that one might expect.
"You are still trying to goad me into--"
And right there her voice cuts off; she doesn't even look behind her, and she turns, stepping, and snapping her left hand up... grabbing the kunai by the handle. She actually takes a moment to examine it, then slips it into a pocket.
Then she turns to Sakura.
"Very well, I will be more serious." Snapping her hands out to her sides, it's only a moment's concentration until hissing blades of electric chi, two feet long each, spring from her clenched fists; she steps towards Sakura, twirling the blades around in a slashing combination of attacks, the blades cutting brief, bright arcs through the air.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Sakura with Burst Rondo.
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|=======\-------\0 Nagase
Real men? "Oh yeah? How many have you dated? Last I heard the only people who put white in their hair are the obaa-chan's knitting while watching their soap operas! And your outfit, man, it makes you look, like, at least six years old...." No, she pointedly did NOT say 'older' as her tone might suggest.
But... well, Nagase's hanging back and sniping at Aislinn. It's appreciated, sure -- Sakura's can't even buy a hit this match! But there's ways of dealing with anger in a productive fashion.
But first, she'll be utterly owned by a blitzkrieg of blades that carves long gashes through her school uniform, bloody lines carved into the skin beneath. She could've probably gotten out of the way of that if she were paying attention to those nice blades Aislinn whipped out instead of yammering at Nagase.
Sakura's had training though! She can channel her anger productively. For example, she picks up the display table and tries to bash Aislinn over the head with it. That's productive, right? Right!
Nagase's face reddens. Oh, this whole match has been nothing but embarrassing and horrible. "Okay Sakura, FINE!" she calls out, drawing a hand back to rest reflexively upon the hilt of her blade once more. Ducking forward through the remains of the strawberry shortcake display, Nagase tries to creep up behind Sakura, and again try to deliver a snap-kick to the back of the schoolgirl's head. Hmph.
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Aislinn with Random Weapon.
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Sakura 0/-------/-======|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Aislinn
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Aislinn's weakness is, apparently, tables swung at her head. Because Duck hit her like that before and god did that hurt. This doesn't hurt any less; that table crashes onto Aislinn's head and literally drops her almost like a light; it's with some pain that she rolls and then scrambles away, putting herself behind Nagase. Not for any attack on either... but to try and stop the ringing in her head.
If Sakura goes down... she's paying for the new strawberry shortcake. Hell. Both Nagase -and- Sakura will pay for one and Kula will have -two- cakes. That -hurt-.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn gains composure.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Nagase's Light Kick.
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|=======\-------\0 Nagase
Wow, that... that was special too. Sakura tosses the table off to one side, shrugging faintly. Sometimes the best strategy is no strategy at all? Who knew?
But hey... snap kick to the back of the head? Miraculously, Sakura's able to sense the ninja's approach, swaying sharply to the side while that foot whistles past. "Don't dish it out if you can't take it!" snaps the Ansatsuken student, as she hops back a step... before lashing out at the tech-ninja with a high snap kick of her own! Ironically, in doing so, Sakura demonstrates her own special appeal to the cameras: red gym shorts! "HAAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Nagase with Strong Kick.
Glancing Blow
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Nagase tries to twitch away, but she finds herself caught underneath the chin by one of those bland sneakers of Sakura's. Not quite as solid a hit as Sakura likely intended, but enough to sting the ninja girl. A lot. "-Ow-." Nagase says bitterly, snapping up a knee to try to catch Sakura in the gut. Should that work, Nagase would follow up with a backflip, trying to land upon Sakura's shoulders or back, and drive her to the ground with the impact and her weight.
Alright. Enough lollygagging. Sakura shouldn't get so cocky with a lucky hit, and Aislinn can't let The Fear(tm) take hold. The Ansatsuken member is almost down; let's put her -out-. Even if she is dodging swift kicks like a ninja. Aislinn just has to believe in herself.
The Silent Assassin kippups back to her feet, in good time, and, seeing Nagase get in close, takes a moment to try and figure out what she wants to do; in the end, she simply can't see a good opening for an attack and just lets Nagase do her thing. Perhaps it will take Sakura out; if not... well, if so or not, Aislinn will be ready.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: Sakura dodges Nagase's Nagase Stomp.
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Sakura wasn't cocky! ... Just tired! This kinda fight will wear a person out, after all!
But somehow, Sakura's getting karmatic revenge for her inability to even live up to her divine mandate of awesomeness, as she's able to, once again, miraculously out-ninja the ninja in leaping back out of her path. "Tch... nice try though!" she says, only having seen the jump that =did= happen and not the mayhem that =could= have happened.
But with as much chaos as has been going on here in the bakery, a little more shouldn't hurt! And with Aislinn taking a moment to recover, Kasugano picks this moment to strike. With Aislinn between Sakura and the door, the time is nigh for the girl to pull her hands back, summon forth an immense amount of chi, and suddenly thrust her hands forward, unleashing a terrific blow of concussive force at the NESTS agent. "HADOOOOOOOOOUKEN!" With any luck, the force could blow her right out the front window!
Well, this really wasn't working. Eyes narrowing, Nagase crouches low and backflips away from Sakura... just in time, it seems, as that great big ball o' energy was being shot out from the girl. This really wasn't working, it seems. So it was time to take a little break, and see if she couldn't figure out a better way. Anger momentarily forgotten, Nagase backpedals behind one of the displays, crouching just low enough so that she could peek over it, observing the battle as it occurs.
COMBATSYS: Nagase focuses on her next action.
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COMBATSYS: Aislinn slows Large Hadouken EX from Sakura with Shining Edge.
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Sakura 1/-------/=======|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Aislinn
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Somehow the fight got... not turned around, exactly, but the momentum shift is undeniable. Despite Aislinn's best efforts... and presumably some of Nagase's... Sakura's certainly proved her skill and power, win or lose. Aislinn can appreciate that, certainly... but she still intends to win this fight.
If she can. Aislinn's eyes widen briefly as that wall of chi comes in; she attempts her own energy-based reaction, but her reflexes are not quite up to par, or perhaps her power isn't strong enough. The slicing blade of chi that is one of her trademarks only dissipates some of the impact... and what an impact it is. The Hadouken takes Aislinn and pretty much flings her back against the door in a crunching impact that leaves the young NESTS agent on her knees for the time being.
Well... yay! Sakura is pleased that her attacks are actually starting to hit again. And with Aislinn's guard sufficiently battered, Kasugano turns her attention to Nagase.
Who isn't there. Dammit.
Ryu's one and only disciple turns back to Aislinn, shrugging faintly. "Guess you drove off your teammate! Lucky you!" Cracking her knuckles -- yes, =now= she's being smug -- the Taiyo student turns to Aislinn, and starts marching towards her, hoping to press her advantage. It wasn't the =best= thing she could do... but considering she could easily flop over at any moment, well... it's all the schoolgirl =can= do.
Kasugano starts with a wild swing of her fist, but the true attack isn't the punch, and it isn't the fanservice of her skirt lifting up from the twist, but it =is= the shoeless, socked foot scything down onto the battered Doyle. "Hriiii-HAAA!"
Drove her off? Oh ho ho. You only hope that you did, Sakura. Nagase was still lurking. Watching. Waiting for the opprotune moment, when an interesting little thought begins to dance within her head, drawing a wide, evil little grin upon her features. Fingering a kunai, the little tip decorated with a plastic panda head, Nagase draws herself up, and hucks that at Sakura, before hunching over and beginning to creep towards the pair. As she moves, she runs her tongue over her lips nervously, red eyes flickering from Aislinn to Sakura, and then back again.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn fails to counter Flower Kick from Sakura with Brutal Hammer.
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There's no mistake now; the momentum is -all- Sakura's. Despite the speed of that arcing kick, Aislinn stands her ground; her arms tensed, poised, ready. Or so she thought. She reaches to grab that leg--too late, as it crashes into her shoulder and drops to one knee. Aislinn is simply left wondering... where things went 'wrong'. An analysis that may take weeks.
Aislinn remains on one knee, gritting her teeth; undeniably her shoulder aches from that kick. But victory may still be in their grasp... or at least.. within their reach. If only she and Nagase can work together for long enough.
COMBATSYS: Sakura overcomes Thrown Object from Nagase with Medium Hadouken.
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Sakura 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Aislinn
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Kasugano pulls her foot back, twisting back towards the sound of a kunai being thrown. Oh, look, THERE she is! It doesn't matter that ninjas are silent, =all= throwing knives have sound effects added in post-production! Kasugano sees the knife coming towards her, and as quick as can be, she slams her hands forward, another blast of concussive force erupting from her hands! The energy ripples out towards the kunai, washing it aside like a wave at the beach and continuing on towards Nagase and her little hiding spot. It's got enough force to upend a table =onto= the girl, even though it might not hit her directly!
Sakura staggers afterwards, forehead creasing in pain. "Nngh... I think I pulled something..."
That's just another feint, though, right?
COMBATSYS: Sakura successfully hits Nagase with Medium Hadouken.
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Little hiding spot no more. With a cry of surprise, Nagase tries to fling herself out of the way of the ball of doom, but it catches her upon the side, flipping her over and over through the air, to land her in a heap upon her side in the cake-stained floor. Yuck. "You know how hard this stuff will be to get out?" she whines, curling up into a little ball...
And then totally vanishing. Like... predator style. In fact, the faint outline of Nagase might be seen as she pulls herself up to her feet, and begins to creep over towards the direction of the others, hoping against hope to sneak behind... Aislinn? and, once there, set both of her hands upon the girl's shoulders, and channel a great big helping of fiery chi into her body. Cackle.
COMBATSYS: Nagase successfully hits Aislinn with Stealth.
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This is... -the end-. Aislinn is tired, and that fiery chi... it burns her to the core. Not only physically, or metaphysically--but emotionally. This is it; this is the last betrayal. Aislinn does something she hasn't -ever- done before. She -screams-. A sound of pure, unfocused rage, white-red, erupting from the recesses of her mind. Perhaps it is something unleashed, held back for so long...
Now it's taking form. With her last conscious thought... Aislinn triggers something. It is not refined; it is not calculated. It is her rage taken brief, destructive form. May it find the hearts of her enemies and pierce them through. Her last thought is... that she won't be able to bring the shortcake to Kula.
COMBATSYS: Aislinn can no longer fight.
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Sakura 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
COMBATSYS: Aislinn successfully hits Sakura with Stinger Raid.
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Aislinn's rage takes the form of a circular ring of chi, electrical power, almost solid and touchable, should one want to do such a thing...
What the frizzity fuh? Sakura looks at the scene unfolding before her, mouth completely agape. Was that just her =opponent=, attacking her other =opponent= with one of her most brutal moves? Man... they really must not like each other! "... I... I'm buying you -both- a strawberry shortcake..." she stammers, unable to describe her amazement in any better terms than that!
Not refined? Not calculated? Then it's got zero chance of failure! ... Especially if it's a circular ring of electrical chi that can spread through the bakery like an EMP. Sakura does do her damndest to leap up out of the way -- again, something that looks ten times cooler in post production!
But the =very= last thing she does, flying through the air, is twist her gaze towards Nagase. And her hands, and a soccer-ball-sized fireball, which gets shoved on. "Sorry -- got my fans to look out for..." she apologizes.
You know, like the camera's shot of her from behind wasn't enough.
COMBATSYS: Sakura has reached second wind!
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COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Aislinn's Stinger Raid.
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Sakura 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Sakura's Small Hadouken EX.
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Sakura 0/-------/-======|==-----\-------\0 Nagase
Fortunately for Nagase, she was agile. Unfortunately for Nagase, well... this was a very, very small area. Leaping backwards as Aislinn just... kinda explodes, Nagase takes ahold of one of the little security cameras in the ceiling, the camera snapping and breaking as it can't support her weight... but the amount of time she was able to hang unto it saves her from the ring-shaped blast of chi. Which leaves Sakura's shot at her, whilst she was in that sort of position. The camera, actually, saves her from that. As it gives out, Nagase falls to the ground with a whoop, the hadouken striking the wall where she -was-.
Taking a moment on the ground to collect her wits, Nagase leaps up to her feet, and scowls in Sakura's general direction. "And I got me to look out for." she says, lunging towards Sakura... and should she grab ahold of her, Nagase would teleport with her. Not just up to ceiling height, but -higher-. -Outside the building-. And there, she would do the whole redirect Sakura thing so that she was falling headfirst along with Nagase, yadda-yadda... and hopefully smash them -both- back through the ceiling of the store, to crash into the floor of the bakery once more.
COMBATSYS: Nagase successfully hits Sakura with Hyperdrive Nagase Spiral.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Sakura has no words for what just happened. She blacked out for one moment, right after throwing that fireball. The sudden impact with the floor woke her up, though, just enough for her to roll back to her feet -- and watch Nagase flutter down like a cherry blossom. "Wha..." stammers Sakura, pushing back to her feet. How is she still awake after all that?
... Well, she won't be for long, because Nagase's able to leap forward, grab her, and =teleport=. Sakura can state with assurance that she's never been wrenched from reality and thrown back into it that fast -- she can only figure it was another blackout. Or a dream. She falls in dreams a lot.
But she never hits the rooftop with her =face= in dreams. Nor do her dreams normally include the rooftop caving in, burying her with gravel and insulation and ceiling tile and all sorts of other things as she flies into the floor, also face-first, for what can only be described as OOOOOOOOWWWWWW.
And at the end of it all, Sakura finds herself locked in Nagase's embrace. She's about to fall unconscious... but after that?
Heeeeyl naw.
"LEGGO, YOU FREAK!"
She tries to plant her feet right in Nagase's chest (is it actually smaller than Sakura's!?) and spring away from her. Trapped with the tech-ninja: insult to multiple critical injuries!
COMBATSYS: Sakura can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Nagase dodges Sakura's Sailor Shoot EX.
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|====---\-------\0 Nagase
Of course not, Sakura. For Nagase is a /woman/, and thus, has all the attributes of a woman. So when Sakura's feet touch her upon a sensitive spot, and push, well, Nagase releases her hold upon Sakura, and falls backwards a second before the thrusting feet, landing harmlessly upon her back. Kippuping to her feet, Nagase takes a moment to survey the situation. "...I'm not paying for this." she murmurs to herself, the beloved Dream Bakery now in shambles. Idly, she wonders if they were current in their protection money with Geese.
Letting her gaze fall upon Aislinn, she feels an upsurge of evil feelings once more, but the arrival of the medical team coming to tend to them all belays that thought, Nagase feeling just a touch too unmotivated to push past the tiredness and the pain to elict revenge upon the NESTS person. But that could come later, oh yes. Sakura might have something coming to -her-, too... but... but... nothing. Nagase releases a sigh, and settles down, waiting to be carted off.
And Sakura? ... Sakura falls unconscious with that last strained kick that doesn't go anywhere. Tooooo much uber!
When she wakes up, she'll probably make good on her promise of strawberry shortcake. ... Not like the tech-ninja couldn't just grab her own right now. ... if she's willing to put up with the singed smears that remain.
COMBATSYS: Nagase has ended the fight here.
Log created by Aislinn, and last modified on 20:35:25 04/02/2007.