Description: A SNF fight in a haunted mansion starts out mildly scary with Hotaru and Hurricane Hime facing off against Arika and Mimiru. But it rapidly escalates into full out maniacal insanity as Mimiru is lost through a revolving wall and Joe Higashi unwittingly finds his date with Lilly ruined. Only sound Hotaru punchings can make up for it! Once everything is done collapsing, Arika remains standing in the end.(Winner: Arika and Joe)
Saturday Night Fight fever has struck yet again and some might say that it's bigger than ever! Ah the poor storywriters, never getting any credit for the sometimes crazy, sometimes ingenius plots and situations, the glory simply going to all the fighters that fight in them. But, it probably pays really really good money at the very least. But more important is the match itself, set in the Dream Amusement Park; more specificly its infamous Haunted House! The setting? Two floors of terror and fright, and the building itself is rectangular in nature. The idea normally is to start on the first floor of the 'Kitchen and Diner Room OF DOOM', take the stairwell down and then head all the way back to exit from the 'Torture basement' to the 'Graveyard'. The lightning of course is dim, with flashing white and red colors, smoke machines are on full throttle, and well recorded sounds of thunder, howling wolves and shrieks fill the air. And, as always, plenty of things to just throw around at ones leisure!
One of the opponents standing at one end of the kitchen is the pink-clad 'Hurricane Hime', who for once actually isn't looking hyper, but in fact rather pale. She could handle that her opponent would at some point be her alter-ego's best friend, but the setting itself was a bit much, even for one with as much confidence as herself! On the other hand, it wasn't long ago that she had faced Hotaru, whom today would be her ally, and she felt quite comfortable with the gentle girl. But she's trying her best ot psyche herself up, paperback book held in her left hand, and strikes a half-hearted powerpose, looking to where presumably the camera is, "H- Hurricane H- Hime, shall never give u-'
KRAKKA-KOOM!
"YEEEK!" and she drops to a crouch, covering her head. (Mimiru, I'm scared!) Whew.. She hadn't thought that line in quite a while. Regardless, she's ready to fight! Sort of.
COMBATSYS: Himeko has started a fight here on the left meter side.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|
After facing some of the things she has in recent weeks, the artificial fight devices of the haunted house barely register in Hotaru's mind. Instead she's thinking about the match, waiting next to Himeko, her hands clasped behind her back. Finally getting a chance to run into Mimiru again, though not in a setting that will really allow for any of the catching up she'd like to be able to do. Still, just seeing how the other girl has gotten better in the last year going to be worth it. And Arika, the singer she had the chance to meet some weeks ago. That she's facing her today indicates that her fighting career must be coming along, the Kenpo artist muses with a bit of a smile.
Then there's Himeko on her team. Hotaru's eyes widen a bit as her pink-clad partner gets frightened by the audio scare tactics. Yikes. "Come on, this is nothing the famous Hurricane Hime can't handle," the pig-tailed girl speaks up, her supportive expression concealing the slight amusement she feels. Himeko had said she could call her just Hime, but her full Fighting Nickname is much better for trying to bolster confidence. Clenching her fist with determination, she waves her other hand vaguely at the spooky kitchen props. "None of this stuff is going to attack you. What you need to worry about is our opponents, ne?"
Hands once again clasped behind her back, Hotaru goes back to waiting patiently. Quietly, her mind begins to wander. Thoughts of another, now distant from here, occupy her consciousness for a moment.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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Someone at Howard Enterprises must have a -great- sense of humor throwing Arika into a fight at an amusement park. Then again, they don't know her entire background, so to them it's just a venue.
The diva has been here for a while, waiting for the others to show up. In fact, she's hidden herself -behind- the more jittery Himeko and donned a werewolf mask. If she's going to be stuck here, why not have a little fun? Sneaking up behind the much younger girl she pads her way across the kitchen in the shadows. None of this stuff is going to attack Himeko?
Think again!
Immediately after the loud crack of fake lightning, she jumps out from where she was lurking and yells, "BLAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRGH!"
Before a reaction can be given, the mask is whipped off and tossed onto a nearby counter and the diva grins. "Couldn' 'elp meself, sorry," she says before making her way toward where she's hoping her partner will be.
COMBATSYS: Arika has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Arika
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|
Mimiru is a busy girl! She has to study for her exams -- unfortunately, Mimiru's never been the sharpest knife in the set, so she has to make up for it. Not only that, but her training, both martial arts and basketball have been sucking a lot of time for her so she hasn't really participated in events like this. It's all nice and stuff, but sometimes, just what's the point? Still, perhaps to test herself out and see where she's at, she decided to subscribe this week!
The haunted house isn't really all that scary -- well, it's nothing compared to the ghost that haunts that shrine up in the mountain she went with Himeko explore... After you've seen that, this little haunted house is weaksauce. Though talk about destiny, Mimiru's going to face Himeko, her number one fan(back in the days...) Ahhh! Just look how much they've grown! She's flying out of the nest now! <3 And there's also Hotaru there... Been ages. Though they're on the other side today! So they're going to be the bad guys...
Mimiru's last it seems! Still. She frowns a little and she rests her hands on her hips, "Heh, that's not nice," She says, sticking her tongue out a bit. She glances over to Himeko and asks, "You gonna be alright? You almost look like you're gonna be sick, ahah. Hum, I think you need to get moving some and forget about the setting.."
COMBATSYS: Mimiru has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Arika
Hurricane Hime finds herself victim to Hotaru's confidence bolstering, and for the moment it would seem that it has worked, because looking a little more brave now, Hime gets to her feet and nods her head, free hand clenched to a fist, "Y- You're right.. Of course, what kind of example would I be setting for others, I.. I am not afraid of anything at all!" she glances then to Mimiru, still seeming a little pale, but she nods her head, "Y- Yes, of course I am, how could I possibly hope to be the next 'Super Mimiru' if I let something like this get to me, r- right?"
Yep, she's still her #1 fan after all! However before she can continue she shrieks at the top of her lungs when Arika comes out and just spooks the living daylights out of her! The pink clad fighter falls face first to the floor. It's quite possible she fainted.
To be fair, Arika actually got a jump out of Hotaru too, the girl not expecting /anything/ in here to /really/ move on its own. "Ah!" she gasps, startled from her reverie. She raises her hands as if to attack but she realizes what's happening quick enough and ends up just shaking her head, relaxing slightly. "Haha, okay." she laughs, looking a bit sheepish. "Fair enough..." Her voice trails off as she notices her partner didn't fare so well. She's never had to start a match with her teammate face down on the ground before! Crouching, Hotaru begins to push at Himeko's shoulder, "Hime? Hime...~" Brow furrowing with concern, she keeps trying to rouse her partner from catatonic shock. The fight is starting shortly, this won't do at all!
"You ever 'ear of playin', mate," Arika shoots over her shoulder to Mimiru before tossing a bottle of water in Hotaru's direction. "If she don't wake up in a minute, try splashin'er with this. Should get'er up off the floor at least." An almost conspiratorial grin is offered to Hotaru. At least -someone- thought it was funny to have one of the animatronic critters come to life and yell 'blaaarrrgh'. The diva does feel bad though, that the younger girl took it so poorly.
As the blonde Brit turns to her partner for today's fight, she can already hear the banter of the announcer over the din of the Haunted House. Names are being called over the ambient noises and she begins to try and limber her body up. "You ready to do this?" Offered to Mimiru before her attention settles on the opponents once more.
Mimiru glances over to Arika and she gives her a shrug of her shoulders. She's not gonna make a big deal out of it, at least, the gesture seems to mean that. "Yeah, well that's it..." Mimiru lifts her hand up and she gestures gestures it at Hotaru, "Don't worry girl, she'll get over it," Mimiru beams a little, stretching, "Yeah! I'm ready! 'bout time we get started at that,"
Mimiru gives Himeko a few seconds to recover some energy and get back to reality -- well, she hopes that the time they waste talking will be enough for her to get back on track. "So let's get going," Is what Mimiru adds, lips curling into a wide grin, her eyes turning over to Hotaru -- hopefully, she'll catch the hint and will be ready to try to defend herself.
And with that, Mimiru lunges at the other girl, almost headfirst, but it's not quite like this, "Super Mimiru Punch!" She shouts out loud, flames bursting out of her fist as she hurls it toward Hotaru's chest -- or face if she's still knelt down!
Ah Mimiru, always on the ready and always on her toes it'd seem. If the little Hurricane were paying attention, she'd be admiring her friends attitude, but for the moment she's being prodded by her teammate. She doesn't move much at first, but after the third prod, she is on her feet with the imprint of the wooden floor on her face and fist raised into the air, "HURRICANE HIMEEEEE!!" she cries, followed by another, much more dramatic rumble of thunder and flashing lightning, "I- Is ready for all comers! I'll defeat each and every one of you! Come then, let us do battle! Give me everything you have from the very start, villains!"
Her tone, it's a stereotypical 'american hero' in nature, still slightly meek but she's ready to fight! She's delerious, but ready! Facing one of the skeletons hanging from the ceiling, she roundhouse kicks the thing right off of the chain, "Take -this-!"
COMBATSYS: Himeko takes no action.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Arika
COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Mimiru's Super Mimiru Punch.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Arika
Hotaru catches the water bottle from Arika, grinning slightly though she does look a bit worried about Himeko. But she'll make due if she has to. Mimiru gives a warning and Hotaru's eyes meet hers and she gives a nod of acknowledgement. She's ready - and apparently so is her partner after all! She can't help but watch Himeko, eyes widening a little at the awe inspiring speech and impressive destruction of horror house props. "That's more like it," she encourages. She had previously warned the younger girl about too much bravado, but really, if it keeps her head in the game, then maybe it's just for the best.
As Mimiru charges in, Hotaru is ready for her, stepping to the side to allow the strong punching attack to miss her. "Okay, Himek-, Hime-chan, now try your stuff on Arika over there. Show her you're not scared!" Hotaru chirps, taking a moment to watch her partner to make sure that Himeko really is ready enough to be left on her own for a bit.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru assists Himeko.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Arika
Facepalm. Arika can just sense how this fight is going to go if her partner is calling out warnings every time a move is made. Nonetheless, she's not about to allow that to distract her from doing her best. That's what she's here for after all. Deep blue eyes watch the younger girl with amusement that just bubbles up into a quiet snicker as she attempts to fight the skeleton.
Then things get serious.
Hotaru is trying to talk her up and into attacking the diva and that causes the Brit to snap her attention onto the fight. Feet move swiftly across the floor and she attempts to sidestep Hotaru while rotating her torso and sending a swift uppercut toward Hurricane Hime's chin.
Nah! Mimiru only goes for the best moves like those! At least she keeps her lines like this, it just gives her a little extra something! Though it doesn't seem it worked out quite well this time. Mimiru blinks and she turns around on her heels quickly enough after Hotaru stepped aside.
"Yeah, Hurricane Hime, show me what you got," Mimiru says with a wide grin. Though since Arika's already on her case, Mimiru decides instead to take care of Hotaru's one! she owes her own for avoiding her infamous Mimiru Punch! And with that, Mimiru charges at Hotaru once more and once she gets close enough to her, she turns to the side to try to give Hotaru a low side-kick.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Himeko with Quick Punch.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Arika
Hurricane Hime is easy enough to pilot, considering her state of mind, but seems satisfied when the skeleton hits the floor with a shaky clatter. She nods her head, her giant scarf then whipping behind her wildly from a sudden gust of wind, and she turns around to face her real opponent. "Ha ha ha, I see, so you're next, are yo- Oomph!"
Arika's uppercut hits clean, it seems Hime couldn't slip back just in time, but she luckly ends up bumping into a fridge to keep from falling over, "No rest for the weary! It's time for me to get serious!" She fans herself with her book, and then makes a whipping motion as if she were about to throw it like a frisbee at Arika.. But in fact, the pages within come flying out, linked to one another so it acts like a whip and tries to wrap around the rockers ankle. And if it cinches in, she pulls back sharply, hopefully flinging her across the room and at the door leading to the dining room, "Hoaaaaah!"
COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Mimiru's Light Kick.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Arika
Arika's quick assault gets her around Hotaru readily enough, as the girl can't give her too much attention due to having to worry about Mimiru being in close proximity. Besides, Himeko is gonna have to make it on her own for a bit no matter what. The girl can't help wincing a bit though as she hears the younger girl's dramatic speech cut short by a punch hitting home. Hime-chan... Hotaru grouses mentally.
But she's paying close attention to Mimuru now, eyes focusing on her movement. The light kick is avoided by slipping into a low, crouching stance, her arms out at her sides for balance, feet spread apart far enough to allow her to lean so low. As the foot flies over her, Hotaru responds by trying to grab hold of Mimiru's arm to give herself the leverage she'll need to land an opening assault. If she can get hold, she'll kick Mimiru in the shin, knee her in the stomach, then try to leapfrog over the girl by pressing her hands down on her shoulders. The expression on her face shows she's focused now, tuning out distractions even as the lights in the room begin to flicker, threatening to leave the fighters in pitch darkness for a bit.
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Arika with Picture Pages.
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Hotaru 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|==-----\-------\0 Arika
Oh right, and of course assuming Arika does end up in the dining room, Hime is hot on her tail, "You can't escape!"
Irritation can be seen written all over the punk rocker's face as the paper manages to wrap around her ankle. Joy. Another person who's afraid to actually fight with their fists. Paper can't hurt -that- much though, right?
Wrong.
Whatever energy Hurricane Hime is using to cause the paper to react in such a manner causes the diva to be sent across the room. Oh, not flung as much as Hime might like. Arika keeps to her feet and manages to break free of the pages just as she hits the door to the dining room. Backing into the entryway to the next room, she smirks a little. "Will you come into my parlor," the Brit asks with an amused smirk, quoting The Spider and the Fly. No, not the Stones tune, but one of her favorite poems. She figures Hime might get a kick out of that.
Oh, and of this. As Hime draws closer to her, the diva begins to hop back and forth between her feet. Waiting for the right moment before pirouetting out of the doorway and hopefully right into the younger girl. The graceful three-sixty sees her raising her right foot up near vertically before she rotates it and snaps it toward Hime's head.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Hotaru's Shin-Jou Tai.
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Hotaru 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Arika
The flickering light only makes fighting more dificult, but at least, Mimiru has learned not to depend on her eyes solely in fights, so she can make up for that handicap. It's just a shame though, since if this is on television, the poor illumination will make it rough for anyone to see the fighting scenes correctly.
It's only now that the fight truly feels like it's going on! Himeko's back on her feet and ready to fight, and Hotaru can finally give all of her attention to Mimiru. Sure, they might not stay with the same opponent all the time but for now, they're paired!
With an arm held, Mimiru manages to block the incoming knee to her midsection. The one in her shin was a bit tougher and it passed through her guard, since using only one hand isn't all that easy. Still... The girl winces a little and she steadies herself as Hotaru leaps over her and Mimiru prepares for the counter attack.
She kneels slightly and she leaps up in the air, chi bursting out of her feet to give her an extra push against the ground. She lifts her right fist up, leaving a trail of white flame that might give some light temporarily as she tries to catch Hotaru in the rising flames.
COMBATSYS: Himeko just-defends Arika's Rhythmic Roundhouse!
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Hotaru 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Arika
Himeko is a little new to the 'no lights' thing, but with her abilities, she can cope with them quickly enough.. No longer relying on Hotaru it'd seem, and her mind on the fight and not so much on the scary things, she thinks about good things.. Happy things.. Things like, rainbows, and cotton candy, clowns, and books and... Poems?
The little hurricane is shocked by the exerpt, and the lights flicker again and Arika's foot slams down onto something!
And the return of light would show the heel not so much on Hime's head, but rather a crudely-shaped buckler made out of paper, held up by the small fighters one hand. It's uses to push Arika back from the attack and then the sheild breaks, fluttering like snow to the floor, "Oh no, no, to ask me is in vain. For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again!" is sputtered, purely out of instinct. Not wanting to fight with her fists? That's about right. However she's not opposed to using kicks, as seen when she darts forward again, leaps and flips in the air, targetting the rocker now with a heel-drop kick toward the shoulder, "Hime Drop!"
COMBATSYS: Hotaru fails to reflect Super Mimiru Uppercut from Mimiru with Kobi Kyaku.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Arika
Landing on her feet again, Hotaru turns to face Mimiru, unable to check on Himeko for the moment as her teammate from a year ago is ready to lay the hurt back on her now. And then she can't see a thing for a moment, the kitchen's lights having gone out completely.
The flash of energy flaring on Mimiru's fist is enough to alert Hotaru to the incoming attack, and she reacts to try and preempt it all together. Her foot rises in a reverse roundhouse, from low to high, intending to block Mimiru's path with the swath of chi that trails behind it.
But the angle of the attack was awkward to pull that off, and Hotaru's timing was a bit late to begin with. And so she pays for it with a smashing punch into her side. The force is enough to send her flying up into the low roof of the kitchen, her head and torso breaking through the ceiling enough that she finds herself suspended in place for a moment. "O-ow..." she stammers, getting a nice view of the upstairs bedroom. The combination of Mimiru's attack and the collateral damage being enough to daze her slightly, but a shake of her head clears her mind. Swinging her legs, she seeks to pry herself free. She won't be stuck for long.
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Arika with Light Kick.
-* CRITICAL HIT! *-
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Arika
Luck just doesn't seem to be on Arika's side today. Hitting the paper, she glowers at the younger girl. The kick to the shoulder sends her through the door into the dining room and down onto her knees. That... packed a little bit more oomph than she would've given the girl credit for, considering what she's heard.
But a little kick like that isn't going to keep her down just yet. The fight's only just begun. Springing upward, she aims a double-fisted punch for Himeko's face trying to catch her just under the chin and send her flying back into the kitchen.
"Heheh, nice..." Mimiru says as she lands, her gaze lifting up to Hotaru for a moment as she's stuck in the ceilling. Sure, she could attack her while she's stuck but that wouldn't be any fun! Even though it's fair play, Mimiru wants to have some fun and make it last!
So she decides to use this as an opportunity to seize herself and see what's going on and how well Himeko's doing.... And it seems that it's not all that bad. Seems like her partner's having trouble. Well! Have no fear, Mimiru's coming to the rescue!
And so, the little girl rushes toward Himeko and she attempts to grapple her. If Arika's attack, it'll be most likely just take her by surprise and attempt to throw her off further away into the kitchen, perhaps stray into a wall or table, who know! But if Arika suceed, Mimiru'll be just there to make that extra knocking force just all the worse and make Himeko's experience all the worse!
COMBATSYS: Himeko dodges Mimiru's Quick Throw.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/----===|===----\-------\0 Arika
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Himeko with Quick Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Arika
An eye for an eye is how the old saying goes, doesn't it? Oblivious to Arika's glowering, the Hurricane just gives a Saishu Style, "Ha ha!" when her kick connects, but uh oh, looks like she has double trouble now. Her book gripped tightly, she somehow senses Mimiru coming, and she's just barely able to escape from her friends grasp, just barely, but it seems the cost is to get completely whalloped by the hammering blow! "YEOW!"
Back through the doorway and into the kitchen the heroine goes and crashes into the kitchen counter, knocked for a loop for a moment.. But the sudden howl of a wolf forces her to jump to her feet, "Rainbows and cotton candy and bubble gum!" she cries, reaching into the holster on her hip and takes a handful of index cards out. She twirls around and all but whips the papers toward Arika's direction, this time creating a much smaller whip that seems to be targetting Arika's shoulder..
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Arika with Mulligan Stew.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Arika
But the paper doesn't exactly 'hit' anything.. In fact at the last moment in lurches to the side and wraps twice around the punk rocker, and squeezes in tight. Himeko grins greatly, and she again gives a sharp tug of her arm, forcing her oponent to come flying at her, "Get over here!!" she cries.
The opposite hand holding her book, Hime runs toward Arika, turns as if about to backhand the girl but instead leaps into the air, slamming her paperback into Arika's gut to knock her back in the other direction, her twirl similar to Kyo's uppercut attack, "HYAAH!"
Prying herself free, Hotaru lands back down in the kitchen with a grunt. Being stuck from moving was annoying, but even worse was not being able to see what was happening in the mean time. She stands just in time to watch Himeko's drag Arika back into the room with the paper whip-like attack and smiles a little. Seems she handled herself just fine for the moment.
"Yosh, nice work Hime!" she calls out, pumping her fist once in a quick cheer. Time to get people to back off her younger partner for a bit if possible. Targeting Mimiru again, Hotaru charges toward the other girl, pulling her hand back as if she is going to try and swing at her hard. But once in range, all she ends up doing is swatting out with her other hand, a fairly light palm thrust toward Mimiru's shoulder to get her attention again.
Paper, coming at her again. Bloody Hell that's going to get annoying tonight, isn't it? Arika sweeps to the side to dodge it, but instead finds herself wrapped tight as though a boa is constricting around her stomach. Hands reach down to try and pry the paper away, but just before she manages to break free she's being hit again...
...
... with a book?
Once more she flies through the door to the dining room and a loud crash can be heard from the darkness. A cut off curse can be heard as well as she moves around, but when the diva reenters the kitchen, she's got a surprise for Himeko. No, it's not a chair or any other item that she could have easily procured.
Flying through the door with alarming speed a swift jab is set to the side of Himeko's head. Hit or miss, as it draws back her left hand slams out toward the girl's chest with a palmstrike. The only odd thing about it is that the hand now seems to light a small area of the room with an eerie violet glow.
COMBATSYS: Mimiru blocks Hotaru's Quick Punch.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|=====--\-------\0 Arika
Well that was a nice try but it failed! What little time Mimiru manages to buy herself... Arika will have to deal without it! Mimiru bites her lips and she waves an hand, "Eh, sorry..." Though she has little time to say anything else, since Hotaru's coming right back at her.
Mimiru's not letting herself slapped though, she's good enough at deflecting those blows with her hands, though it still hits her, it doesn't hit anything vital that could make her lose her momemtum, "Not so fast," Mimiru grunts, "If you wanna play like this..." Mimiru says before she lunges at Hotaru, attempting to headbutt her and tackle her, really, an attempt to take her down by sheer force. She doesn't get the chance to face opponents against whom she can overpower them physically!
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Himeko with Diva Allegro.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Arika
Himeko's style is unusual, that's a given. If she were in the others shoes, she'd be completely flabbergasted by what just happened as well, but as it stands, Himeko is left instead cringing after that very loud crash and clatter. ".. Whoops. Maybe I overdid it a little," she thinks around, but she lets out a sudden shriek when Arika bursts out the exact moment lightning flashes and thunder roars again. It's the ghost of Arika!! The first strike hits dead on, making her bump back against the counter again, and then the palm strike is hard enough to make her flip over it with a pained groan. Thump. But she stands up, "You tricked me!" she declares.
And she leaps onto the counter and attempts to clap her feet togeather at either side of the rockers head. If she can get that lock, a display of amazing lower body-strength would let her kick her feet upward, in tandem lifting Arika off the floor, over the counter and too the floor again.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Mimiru's Strong Punch.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Mimiru
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Arika
Whoa, that really got her attention! Hotaru realizes as Mimiru turns back on her. The headbutt is avoided though, the young Kenpo artist demonstrating the speed for which she's well known. It's just as well, too, as even though Mimiru is a little smaller than her, there's a good chance that she could've tackled her to the ground just by surprise factor alone.
Deciding to increase the pressure on the Super Mimiru artist, Hotaru presses into another attack, a little slower than before. A quick crouch into a lunging shoulder slam, intended to knock Mimiru completely off her feet if successful.
And as Hotaru dodges Mimiru's tackle, the girl headbutts right into the wall! Which happens to be one of those weird cranky pivoting wall. It turns and turns and spins about and Mimiru disappears, locked behind, but fear not, it's been replaced by someone else, who happens to be just in the way of Hotaru's incoming shoulder tackle move.
Whoa, that really got her attention! Hotaru realizes as Mimiru turns back on her. The headbutt is avoided though, the young Kenpo artist demonstrating the speed for which she's well known. It's just as well, too, as even though Mimiru is a little smaller than her, there's a good chance that she could've tackled her to the ground just by surprise factor alone.
Deciding to increase the pressure on the Super Mimiru artist, Hotaru presses into another attack, a little slower than before. A quick crouch into a lunging shoulder slam, intended to knock Mimiru completely off her feet if successful. She completely underestimated just how far Mimiru over-shot though...
COMBATSYS: Joe has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Arika blocks Himeko's Quick Throw.
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"So I did," the diva says with a grin. The 'ghost' of Arika watches the Hurricane make her next move and the feet lock around her head. Shifting herself up onto her tiptoes, she draws her head up enough so that her earrings aren't getting caught up in the shoes of the other fighter. She's lifted up off of the floor, but the momentum isn't enough to throw her to the floor. Instead, her back hits the counter and she groans. The 4'11" girl certainly has quite a bit of strength though.
"Unngh... looks like you tricked me too." Kipping up to her feet from her position on the counter, she tries to slam her feet into the other girl's chest before she slides to the floor. Glancing around as she does this, she tries to find her partner and just barely catches her going right into the wall as it spins. "Wot the bloody 'ell?"
COMBATSYS: Hotaru successfully hits Joe with Tenshin Shou EX.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Joe
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
After a hard week of deadend and embarassing jobs, Joe was happy to be on a date with Lilly. She had wanted to go to the carnival, and Joe, being the big little kid that he is, was all for it. He had won her a giant stuffed octopus, which, due to the fact that it would crush Lilly to the ground if she carried it, was now wrapped around Joe's head. The tentacles were wrapped around his hair and it's bulbous plush head was laying on his shoulder, it's large beady eyes staring forward is if looking for its next meal. Joe didn't mind the looks he got for it, he was out with his lady! For some reason, he had come into posession of a mylar balloon reading 'World's Best Grandmother' which might have been the source of all the strange looks, but he was still as clueless as ever.
Currently Joe was escorting Lilly through the 'Haunted' house with a huge doofy grin on his face. Everytime someone jumped out with a chainsaw, a garden implement, or some sort of giant squid gun, Lilly would latch onto his arm and scream cutely. Joe was in his happy place! However, that all changes very quickly, so quickly that it takes a few moments for Joe to even register what was going on. One minute he is standing next to Lilly, backing away from some melodramatic idiot with a rake, and the next he has a hauntingly familiar little girl slamming shoulder first into his chest. The string holding the balloon slips out of his hand and floats up into the darkened ceiling, never to be seen again, which makes Joe frown deeply. Lilly was nowhere to be found and there was... wait. This wasn't just some random little girl slamming into him like usual. It was HER!
Joe's frown becomes a grimace as he suddenly realizes that the girl perpetrating this date-breaking trap was none other than his archnemesis, Hotaru Futaba. His eyes narrow, and a rather intimidating growl rumbles up from his throat as his hands clench into tight fists. "Haven't you done enough you hellion?!" Joe leans his head back and AUGHs loudly, the movement causing the octopus on his shoulder to mimic the move almost perfectly. "That is IT!" He pulls back that powerful right fist of his and moves to smash Hotaru in the face with his righteous fury!
COMBATSYS: Himeko just-defends Arika's Light Kick!
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
"... You didn't have to confess to it so quickly," Hurricane Hime mumbles under her breath, but upon Arika's reaction after the slam, she can't help but grin. But it's a very little one. But Arika shouldn't have looked away, even the littlest distraction is enough time for Himeko to create her buckler made if paper index cards, and it hits that instead of her chest, "Hnngh!"
Mimiru is missing? Actually, she doesn't notice just yet, she is too busy leaping suddenly for Arika's back, to try and with both her hands, smash her book down onto Arika's noggin. If she can do that, she'll go ahead and add a second bash for good measure. Though it is a little curious how the paperback book isn't bending with those moments of contact.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru dodges Joe's Strong Punch.
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
As Mimiru stumbles past her into the wall, Hotaru is set to make her move. She tries to time her attack so that by the time Mimiru has recovered her footing, she'll be turning back around into a rising, spinning whirlwind of Kenpo wrath. There's no way she could've known that even the walls have tricks to play within this haunted mansion. By the time Mimiru flips through one side of the turning trap, Joe gets rotated in - a giant, tentacled monster that looks too alive to be just a plastic and metal automaton.
Haha, funny SNF officials, trying to mix up the fight with something as lame as this poorly costumed man in a - the thought flashes through her mind as she decides to punish this interference for jumping into what's supposed to be a serious fight! Besides, if she hits him hard enough, he should spin back out the door and bring Mimiru back here, which was supposed to be her real opponent!
Landing after her shoulder slam, Hotaru stands in place, a hint of a frown on her lips. The way the man took the hit was nothing like what she would have expected from some prankster trying to just interfer. In fact, it was very much like...
Her blue eyes widen and for the first time since stepping foot into the haunted mansion. Flickering lights, pre-recorded scare tracks that have been overused a hundred times over, and jelloy goop oozing over walls wasn't about to phase the teenager. But the sight of Mister Joe suddenly before her, entering with an enraged shout is oh so very scary indeed! "What are YOU doing here? Can't I just have a normal match in peac- Ack!"
Her evasive action isn't really anywhere near as dexterous as her fighting has been up until now. She stumbles backward, foot coming down on a puddle of red-colored corn syrup that is making a sad attempt at trying to look like a pool of blood on the cursed kitchen floor. Joe's attack flies high as Hotaru falls right into the goo with a SPLUT. Scrambling backward she gets back to her feet quickly, her white clothing now looking like a bit of a bloody mess, Hotaru scowls back at Joe, fist clenching as she tries to return the favor. Turning to the side, she clamps both of her hands together, then charges forward, swinging hard, attempting to hammer both arms directly into Joe's side.
COMBATSYS: Arika dodges Himeko's Medium Strike.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Joe
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Ooohkay... so it looks like her partner has gone and had a sex change in a matter of a few seconds. Is there anything that -doesn't- happen in this haunted house? Besides dates, apparently? Giving her head a quick shake she calls out to the male, "Good. Her and this other one here. That's who we're up against." Hopefully this isn't one of the workers of the building trying to sneak into the fight but an -actual- fighter. And just -where- did Mimiru get to anyhow? No time to worry about that though as Himeko isn't really giving her even a second of respite.
Peripheral vision is a wonderful thing, and allows her to stay alert even as she's looking to the side. Spying the younger girl flying at her back, she simply steps out of the way. Hoping that momentum is going to carry the Hurricane along, Arika just slams her fist upward in a straight punch aimed for her opponents stomach.
COMBATSYS: Joe dodges Hotaru's Strong Punch.
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Hotaru 0/-------/---====|===----\-------\0 Joe
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Even though his swing goes over Hotaru's head, the bloodied mess that is now her clothing makes Joe pause for a moment. He didn't feel any impact, but it sure looks like he hit her pretty hard! However, when the now annoyed girl charges him, Joe snaps back into reality. Injured or not, she was out to harm him and his precious date with Lilly. This could not be allowed to happen! Joe didn't feel like feeling Hotaru slam into him again in such a short timespan, so with all the agility of a man with a giant tentacled monster wrapped around his head, Joe leaps to the side, his foot slipping in another pool of that helpful corn syrup. The leap becomes a stumble that quickly turns into a roll which ends up with Joe slamming face first onto the floor. The angry Higashi pushed himself up with his hands just in time to hear a creak and then a loud click. Then, he was just gone. Replaced by a dark, square hole, Joe Higashi was gone.
His head hurt, and the octopus had become slightly dislodged as one tentacle was now swinging in front of his eyes as he stood up. He was now in a dark room filled with machines and apparatuses that definitely belonged in a horror movie. Joe turns around, looking upwards at the hole he had fallen through just in time for a man with a rather impressive looking plastic axe to jump out and scream at him at the top of his lungs.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUGH!"
Now Joe wasn't the type of person to just let some scary dude scream at him, especially when he was in a completely pissed off mood like he was now. So, without even a moment of hesitation, Joe raised his arms above his head, which caused the octopus monster wrapped around him to quiver dangerously. His mouth opened and an even louder roar of anger escapes from between his barred lips, the bassy rumbling screaming upwards through the hole he had fallen through. The man with the axe drops his weapon, squeaks like a little girl and quickly flees the room, leaving Joe to brood and concentrate on his next action. Oh yes, Hotaru was going to pay.
COMBATSYS: Joe gathers his will.
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
COMBATSYS: Himeko fails to interrupt Quick Punch from Arika with Ghost Writer.
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Himeko 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Hurricane Hime swings and a miss! And she's very off-balance; not quite balanced enough to really block the fist coming her way, not quite balanced enough to effectivly dodge the fist.. So then what is a girl to do? Well!
Hime is going to try to throw in some more book action, because reading is FUNdemental! Unfortunatly the twist that she was going for doesn't go quite as planned and she's barrelled in the gut, "OOF!" she grunts, taking a couple of steps back and favors her tummy.. She even drops to a single knee for dramatic effect- Which is slightly ruined by Joe's complete and utter flipping out. This gets the heroine's attention, her eyes wide first in shock... But then in admirance, her eyes little stars as she cups her cheeks, "It's JOE HIGASHI!!" she cries, all fear swept away from her heart. He's one of her favorite fighters! Now then, why is she not confused that Mimiru is gone?
Tch, ditched for a boy. Isn't that how all friendships go at one point?
Her first attack craftily avoided, Hotaru takes two steps to recover her footing from the failed hard strike. Oof. For someone clowning around with a giant octopus on his head, Joe manages to stay pretty quick on his feet. Or maybe not so much, the girl realizes as he falls to the floor uncerimoniously, getting his own fill of the fake blood. Well serves him right!
But then he goes and tries to make his escape by plummeting into the basement and Hotaru pauses. On one hand, she really should focus on the fight she was supposed to be in... but with Mimiru gone, that leaves only Arika to pay attention to. And Himeko seems to be managing to hold her own so far as far as that goes... And should Joe /really/ be allowed to escape so easily after he stole away Hotaru's opponent mid-attack? "Okay, Himeko! Keep up the good work!" She takes a quick breath, then calls down after the infamous kick boxer, "Not so fast, Mister Joe!" Hopping forward, she raises her arms high above her head and slips down through the opening in the floor. She isn't really sure if he's still even under the gap, but if he is, he'll end up with a pair of small heels driving into his back.
Mimiru isn't coming back. That's already dawned on the diva, and so she's just going to have to utilize this Octopus Joe as much as she can to help her survive this battle. He's preoccupying Hotaru, so it's working in her favor so far. It lets her focus on the little Hurricane. Time to liven things up a little and instead of just rushing Hime with another punch or a kick to the ribs, Arika races across the kitchen and hoists up the skeleton-on-a-chain that was knocked down earlier. Holding it by the chain, she swings it around the kitchen a few times once Hotaru slips down into the opening, and then launches it at Hime at the precise second another round of fake lightning and cracking thunder begins in the hopes of catching her off guard.
COMBATSYS: Joe endures Hotaru's Light Kick.
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Himeko 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Scaring off an innocent person felt pretty good, it meant that Joe still had some intimidation left in him after all, even if it was mostly the strange plush octopus that was doing all the intimidating. Joe turns around just in time to see... a shoe. He closes his eyes and clenches his entire face up real hard as it impacts his forehead, sending him sprawling backwards and into the iron maiden with soft rubber spikes inside. The door slams behind him and a pair of angry, yet surprised eyes stare out through the small peep hole, glaring at Hotaru as she lands. For some reason that he could never figure out, this little girl has it out for him. Joe wasn't about to let some punk kid keep him down, not while he was still Joe Higashi!
With a loud action-packed cry, Joe kicks the door of the iron maiden open, only to have it slam closed again from the rebound forces. "Dammit!" His frustrated cry echoes up from within the container. With a little less dramatic action and a bit more care, Joe opens the door and steps out to face his opponent, cracking his knuckles in front of him as a large plush tentacle swings back and forth in front of his face. He grinned then, and with a speed not normally seen in Mr. Higashi, Joe leaps forward, his arms and legs striking out at Hotaru in a seemingly random fashion. There was no pattern to the attack, just a random flailing of limbs intent on injuring the girl.
COMBATSYS: Himeko blocks Arika's Random Weapon.
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Himeko 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Yeek, Joe is so cool! Though the little Hurricane doesn't dare say that out loud, because after a moment she does realize that he's on her opponents side. He sure seems angry at Hotaru though, she wonders what that's all about.
Hime has her own problems though, she doesn't notice Arika throwing the skeleton until the sound of thunder makes her jump in suprise! She twirls around and holds her book out in front of her face, the heavy skeleton slamming into it and causes her shoes to squeak lightly along the floor, "Nngh! Ha ha, not bad but Hurricane Hime isn't frightened any longer, worthy foe!" she leaps up onto the counter, and then leaps off of it, flips into the air, and then comes flying down toward Arika for a flying kick? No, not quite, she actually wants to land on her shoulders, throw herself backward, and try to flip Arika with her with an amazing frankensteiner slam onto the floor, "It's your turn to be afraid! The Hime-slam!"
COMBATSYS: Joe successfully hits Hotaru with Exploding Hurricane Tiger Heel.
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Himeko 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\0 Arika
Landing on Joe certainly made the drop easier to endure. And it means she'll have a second to recover from her landing and maybe a chance to try and clear this whole misunderstanding up. What she didn't expect was /several/ seconds of time to recover, as Joe goes flailing into the iron maiden.
Oh. Well. All the better. Clasping her hands behind her back, Hotaru kicks her foot against the floor a little sheepishly. "Mister Joe, I'm not entirely sure what happened here, but I want to apologize for losing my temper a moment ago. Just because you decided to jump in and make a mess of my scheduled fight, and made off with my opponent, and tried to punch me in the face to top it off, I really feel that maybe we have gotten off on the wrong-"
At that point, Joe smashes the door open with violent force, only to have it spring back and slam closed on him again. Hotaru braces herself, expecting an attack to come her way, but then relaxes as she sees that Joe has decided to stay a little longer in the iron maiden and hear her out. Very civil of him.
"Anyway, like I was saying, I really think that we should take this moment to calmly clear up any misunderstandings between us." She lifts one hand from behind her back to wag her finger at him, "Every time we run into each other, something bad happens..." Her voice fades out as Joe manages to extricate himself from the phony torture device. Cracking his knuckles and grinning like a crazy man in Hotaru's mind, she realizes that he's not at /all/ interested in trying to talk this out. She's seen that look in his eyes before. Only, last time, it was before he started punching wildly to create a vortex of destruction, then willingly jumped right into it to send himself flying - truely the attack style of a MADMAN.
Lifting both of her hands to try and calm him down, Hotaru stammers, "N-now look, I really think we should-" And then he's on her, flailing his arms, kicking, spiraling mini-tornadoes from his fists as he smashes into the girl repeatedly. She fails miserably at trying to defend herself against the onslaught, and when he finally slams her away with a kick to the stomach, Hotaru crashes against the stone wall of the room. Huh, real brick!
Sliding into a seated position, she pushes herself back to her feet, hands tightening, "Fine! If you want to just keep being some kind of psycho, then so be it!" Using the wall as a means of launching herself at him swiftly, Hotaru leaps directly into Joe, hands aiming for his shoulders. If she manages to grab hold, she'll vault into a handstand on his shoulders, swap her hands to the opposite sides to turn around, then swing down bringing both of her feet directly toward his back.
COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Arika with Medium Throw.
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"Ack!" Arika isn't really afraid of being slammed onto the floor. Training in wrestling prevents her from being severely hurt by it as well, but while she's down here -anyhow- the diva is going to take a moment to catch her breath. "Don't you feel ridiculous calling out your attack names?" Something she tends to ask everyone that does it, really. Many do it, but to what purpose? Is it supposed to help them fight?
No time to dwell on it now. Pushing up to her feet again, she staggers back against the door to the dining room and tucks the finger tips of both hands against the bottom knuckle of each finger. Then she throws herself forward and tries to slam her knuckles up under the softer area just below Hurricane Hime's ribcage.
COMBATSYS: Joe endures Hotaru's Ten Ranku-Tou.
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Himeko 1/---====/=======|=======\=------\1 Arika
Just what the heck was this girl blabbering on about? Joe couldn't hear it over his own cool-guy grunting, so he just continued doing was Joe Higashi does best, beat the crap out of little girls... hey wait. After the final hit knocks Hotaru into the wall, Joe leaps back a few feet and stands there for a moment, staring down at the brutalized Hotaru before pointing at her with a finger and opening up with a mocking, hearty laugh that echoes up through the trapdoor to the fighters above. However, caught up in his own revelry, Joe didn't notice Hotaru's attack until her hands were on his shoulder and she was swinging around him like some sort of gymnastics toy. What was she doing up there? Then he felt her shift her weight and begin her descent, her feet aiming for his back as he tried twisting and turning to get her off. In the end, all Joe could do was brace for impact and hope his kidneys would be okay. He stumbles forward after the strike, trying to catch the wind that was knocked out of him. He turns back towards Hotaru and tries to laugh boisterously again, but it just comes out as a string of really sad sounding wheezes.
Rather than wait until he's fully recovered, Joe just rushes Hotaru, his mind clouded by rage and stupidity. His right arm pulls back and his torso twists as he readies a powerful punch intended for Hotaru's face. However, as usual, fate was not going to be kind to Joe Higashi today. The discarded axe, forgotten and alone on the floor of the torture room, has somehow found its way under Joe's feet. He slips on the axe and flies forward towards Hotaru, no longer in control of his own body.
COMBATSYS: Himeko interrupts Quick Punch from Arika with Neighborhood of Make-Believe.
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Well would you look at that, Arika actually seems to be ok, despite that pretty big slam that Hime managed to execute. In fact, she's kind of wondering if that hurt Arika at all judging by her reaction, and she slips back as the rock girl makes a very very brief retreat. Does she feel rediculous shouting her attack names? The saikyo ryuu trainee stands there, seeming mildly confused, and doesn't move even when the knuckles make a beeline toward her gut- And the moment the attack connects? Arika gets a facefull of papers in her face, an unseen force knocking her back a couple of steps as Hime holds out her hand in a 'stop!' gesture, "It seems to me you do not know who you're dealing with!"
"So allow me to tell you my name!" the little Hurricane chirps, she then holds her arms up in a 'V' while standing on one foot, "I am she, who does not allow ILLITERACY!" she stands on both feet and twists her hips, in another sentai pose, "I am the one who puts FUN in FUNdemental! The champion of Taiyo High and believer that staying in school is, in fact, cool!" and finally thrusts out her left arm, shaking her fist in a very Dan-like taunt motion; the papers blow around her form like a fierce snowstorm, the upwind whipping her scarf dramaticlly, "HURRICANE HIMEEEEE!!"
COMBATSYS: Joe successfully hits Hotaru with Quick Throw.
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Pressing off of Joe as her feet connect with his back, Hotaru rolls back to a standing position some feet away. His open, boisterous mocking is really starting to get beneath her skin. Normally she can deal with taunts a lot better than this, but when they come from the rooster haired kick boxer, especially after he just spent several seconds beating the snot out of her, it clearly irks her.
As he turns around and tries to keep on laughing in spite the blow she just delivered, Hotaru Strong Frowns, goopy corn syrup dripping from her chin. He's not even taking her seriously! Grr!
She braces for his incoming attack, hands ready to attempt to deflect what she expects to be a punch or kick. But as he stumbles over the axe on the ground, Hotaru's eyes widen slightly, having not anticipated such a radical shift in tactics from him.
"Ermph!" she squeaks, getting knocked to the ground by Joe's falling body blow. Wriggling, she rolls free, getting back to her feet, hands clenched tightly. Something in the back of her mind tells her that she really shouldn't let him rile her up like that. Calm down, take a breath- But she'll hear none of that. Sprinting forward again, Hotaru slides into a crouch just inches from Joe, exhaling strongly as she flips her whole body backward into the air, attempting to slam both of her feet into the kick boxer, even if he hasn't gotten back up yet. A torrent of blue energy follows behind her feet, added power to the defense-breaking brutal strike.
COMBATSYS: Joe endures Hotaru's Ten-shou Ranki.
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The kick is enough to send Joe into the air. Only, being in a low-ceiling'd torture room, that upward ascent is stopped short by the roof overhead. *crunch* Hotaru is right there next to him though, arms reaching out to grab hold of him and pry him off the ceiling, driving him back down to the ground, pushing off the wall with her own feet as she basically tackles him to the dirt ground with brute force.
The two slide along the dirt several feet, but when the dust settles, Hotaru is sitting on top of Joe, her hands pressed against his chest. "What is it with you, ANYWAY?" she asks him through gritted teeth as the around the two begins to crackle with energy. Around them, blue trails of chi begin to coalesce, driven by Hotaru's control over the energy she can manipulate. The already weak ceiling begins to shake, dust falling into the room as the structure is rattled beyond what it is supposed to be able to endure. There is a sudden spike in power, then finally she pulls all of the ambient chi she had been building up right back into her, funneling it down her arms directly into Joe's chest. "Kyyyaaaa!" she yells, as an explosion ignites around the two.
The lights go out and the and the floor above creaks, sounding like the whole kitchen could come down into the room at any second. Exhausted, Hotaru leans forward, still sitting on Joe, releasing a weak sigh as she props herself up with her hands.
"For someone that's so interested in literacy, you seem to 'ave been readin' way too much manga or watchin' too many'a them brain-dead anime shows, mate." Arika just shakes her head at the little Sailor Moon wannabe and backs up a few steps as though making a retreat. "At least you ain't 'alf the klutz that meatball 'ead seems to be."
N-not that the punk rock princess has ever stooped so low as to watch a show like that...
...
... Ahem!
While Himeko is busy boosting her own ego and playing up to the viewers, the punk rock princess is already on the move. Fists clench into tightly compacted masses and her feet hop forward toward the younger girl. Each fist is then brought in rapidly toward the girl's temples and if the first strike hits the barrage continues until the diva can ascertain if Himeko is dizzy or not.
Regardless of whether the strikes hit their mark or not, the noises from below are enough to spur the better part of Arika to react. Pummeling Himeko isn't a personal thing. It's a fight, and that's what one does! Power fluctuations, bright forces of energy happening down below and the kitchen shaking worse than if an earthquake hit it are enough to cause her to grab hold of Himeko's shoulders and yank her into the dining room to keep the younger girl safe. Opponent or no, she doesn't deserve to go crashing down onto the other two. "RUN!"
The attack looked familiar to Joe, but not familiar enough that he thought to, you know, maybe get out of the way or block it... or anything. His only thought as he went flying into the air was 'DOH!', which was quickly cut short by his slamming into the ceiling and then being pushed back down onto the ground by a rather angry Hotaru. It was the end, he knew it. All that falling and hitting had taken a toll on him, and as the energy flared up around him, blinding him for a moment, Joe was ready for the sweet embrace of unconsciousness to overtake him. But... when he opened his eyes, it wasn't twenty minutes later like normal... it was, still the present, and Hotaru was looking a little weary, even as she kneeled atop him. "Augh! Stop that!" Joe grips Hotaru firmly by the shoulders and just shoves her off of him so he can roll back up into a rather weak, but still formidable stance.
For the first time in awhile, Joe's aura actually flares up visibly around him, his face quickly changing from the annoyed mask to the 'I'ma punch you in the face a lot' mask. "I don't know what you have against me Hotaru, but I am not going to let you just push me around forever!" With that said, Joe lunges forward a step, his left arm quickly slicing upwards through the air in a harsh uppercut. This attack is quickly followed by the right arm mimicing the same movement and soon there are two rather nasty looking vortexes of red corn syrup and assorted props swirling about in front of Joe. They quickly launch towards Hotaru, with Joe following shortly behind. Just before the whirlwinds strike, Joe leaps into one, spinning about with the wind as his fists and feet attack randomly from within. The vortexes veer away from Hotaru at the last second, spinning around Hotaru in a circle as Joe leaps back and forth between them, launching attack after attack in an attempt to down his foe. She had won in every other encounter, but Joe was giving this one everything he had.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Himeko with Drum Solo.
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Hotaru 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Joe
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Himeko 1/-------/=======|=======\===----\1 Arika
Himeko is dramatically posing here! However in response to Arika's first comment, Hime actually frowns a little bit, and notes, "Manga is an acceptable source of reading," and while she personally doesn't read a lot herself, she understands that manga is 'fun', and therefore the best way to send out her message is in a fun way. History can be exciting too!
But that aside, here comes Arika with her killer drum solo, and while she isn't exactly sure how, she intends to use her book to defend herself, but can't quite do it. In short, after the assault, she is left dizzy, and so dizzy in fact that her opponent gets a hold of her again with no problem! Promptly 'yoink!'ed, the pair end up in the diner where a few seconds after that, she comes to. That there is a whole lot of damage. However the girl leaps up and back, she holdiner her book between her palms and holds it out like a gun for Arika, "Thank you for your help! However, don't think I will go easy on you now, one false move and I'll shoot!"
Arika doesn't get a chance to make a false move though, the little Hurricane has an itchy trigger finger, and suddenly page after page comes firing from her book toward the rocker like a machingun, another gust of wind whipping her scarf back as if she were firing a bazooka! How many of those mysterious sheets are fired? Roughly twenty in total, which would hit the girl much harder than reasonably fathomed.
COMBATSYS: Joe successfully hits Hotaru with Exploding Hurricane Tiger Heel.
- Power hit! -
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Hotaru 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Joe
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|=======\===----\1 Arika
As Joe shoves Hotaru off of him, it's pretty clear that the girl is at her limits. Whatever she just did to him... and the room... and the ceiling... it took just about everything she had. "What do I have against you?" she yells back, "I should be asking you that. You just jumped into this out of no where and messed up my night!"
So busy chewing him out, Hotaru is caught off guard as Joe demonstrates that he's still got a lot more energy than she took him for. Two giant tornados power through the room at her, ripping asunder what's left of the ceiling, allowing kitchen appliances, fake skeletons, a giant stuffed werewolf, and a big cauldron of something green and sticky to come crashing down into the room amid the wood splinters and sharpnal. Raising her hands and covering her head defensively, Hotaru can't even tell what's going on as destruction rains down upon the two fighters. When the torandos begin circling the girl, Joe's maniacal body slams crash into her. She weathers the first couple, stumbling from side to side as her ability to defend rapidly deteriorates. Finally she's knocked clean off her feet, spinning through the air and crashing into a landing on a rusty wooden table that looks like something Frankenstein might've enjoyed taking a nap on. A number of fake electric coils around the table light up as Hotaru slowly sits back up and rolls back off of the table to her feet, her hair and clothing a disheveled, sticky, corn-syrupy red mess. She feels like she shouldn't take another step, but blindly she charges back toward Joe all the same. A short hop is made as she prepares to unleash a long chain of devestating punches and kicks into Higashi.
But she doesn't have it in her. After two swings, and one last palm press, she falls forward with a cry, "Ah!" landing face down in the dirt, arms sprawled out at her sides.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru can no longer fight.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Joe
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COMBATSYS: Himeko successfully hits Arika with Schoolhouse Rock! EX.
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Himeko 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Joe
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"You're wel--" Arika doesn't get a chance to make -any- move, apparently. Not even to get her arms up to block the papers that are suddenly fired in her direction. Several of the papers are sent with such velocity that they create tiny lacerations on the bare skin of her stomach. Deep blue eyes narrow into tiny slits at the girl and she pushes through the barrage of high velocity papers before pivoting on her foot and slipping behind the little Hurricane.
Irritation is once more apparent on her face as the dim red light from the diner glows around her. The diva reaches under Himeko's left arm and makes an attempt to yank the arm up over the girl's own neck trying to apply a half-nelson.
COMBATSYS: Arika successfully hits Himeko with Punk Rock Breakdown.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|-------\-------\0 Joe
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Locking Hurricane Hime up, Arika furrows her brow. Papercuts actually -do- sting, and it's caused her to become a little more cranky during this fight. Paper isn't normally considered a weapon to the diva, but today she's been shown otherwise. Not that she's underestimated Himeko much, but that girl has got leet abilities manipulating those things that she wishes to promote!
Pulling her arm across Hime's face, she locks her hands behind the girl's neck. Jerking her arms up quickly she hoists Himeko up into the air and spins around in an excruciatingly slow circle to play up to the viewers at home. With each subtle movement, the spinning becomes increasingly rapid until she's spinning in a near vortex as she raises the smaller girl up over her head.
Once Hime reaches the apex, the spinning abruptly stops.
Then she does the unthinkable. She simply shoves the girl down in the roughest manner she possibly can, using every muscle in her body to ensure that Hime lands on her head.
COMBATSYS: Hotaru successfully hits Joe with Soushou Shin EX.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Joe
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|==-----\-------\0 Arika
As the dust and other miscellaneous items settle from his whirlwind attack, Joe narrows his eyes at Hotaru, hoping that she was down for good this time. When she pulls herself to her feet once more, Joe Higashi sighs, preparing himself for her counter-attack. The move was slow and more than a little clumsy, and even a beatup Joe could deal with it properly. However, in his usual egotistical fashion, Joe decides to rub his victory in against the girl. He extends his hand as Hotaru rushes forward, catching her by the forehead as she swings wildly at nothing but air as Joe keeps her just out of striking range. He begins to laugh then, "Ah hahahaha! You've got guts girl, but I've got you this time! Just accept your defeat graciousl....URK!" The palm strike connects right with his sternum, driving the air out of his lungs. He releases his hold on Hotaru, allowing her to drop to the ground as he himself staggers backwards, tripping over a cauldron and smacking his head on the edge of a broken table. The last thing he hears before everything fades to black is his own mocking laughter. Damnit Higashi.
COMBATSYS: Joe takes no action.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Arika
COMBATSYS: Joe can no longer fight.
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Himeko 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Arika
What in heavens is going on here? There's a whole lot of rumbling going on down there, but more importantly here comes the Arika train! Hurricane Hime was actually hoping that the assault of paper was actually going to slow down her opponent, but it didn't seem to do so as much as she would have liked. And after that big technique, she was a little bit tuckered out! But oooh boy does Arika look mad, "Uh oh.. Um.. Time out?" she asks.
Magic book, don't fail Himeko n- Too late, the rocker has her hands on the tiny tank, and she's pulled into the half nelson, "Hrrkk!" round and round and round she goes.. Where she stops, no one is exactly sure until the very last moment. And then like alittle bullet, she shoots toward the floor.
She hits the floor, crossing her arms under her face.
And then she goes through the floor, "AAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa........ wheeeeee...."
THUMP.
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".... OOOOOOOOW!" If anyone were to look, the pink-clad girl has managed to land in a couldron, her feet kicking out from the opening. And then they go limp. She's outta there.
COMBATSYS: Himeko takes no action.
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COMBATSYS: Himeko can no longer fight.
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|==-----\-------\0 Arika
'Time out' is heard a little too late, and Arika winces as she watches the girl hurtle through the floor. "Eeep! Sorry!" Throwing Hurricane Hime into a cauldron wasn't what the diva intended! Honest! Sliding over to the newly formed hole, she slips on some of that wretched corn syrup blood. Landing on her back in the stuff she slides around the floor and tries to kip up to her feet without landing in the hole.
Visually amusing to anyone watching at home. The poor punk rock princess looks pretty much like a turtle that's been tossed on it's back for someone's sick enjoyment.
A growing din can be heard on the stairs to the far side of the room and from hidden locations within the diner area. Not enough to drown out the poor announcer who calls out, "We've got a live one in there, folks! Looks like the team of Arika Fade and Mimiru Kas-- well Arika fade and the male who crashed in and joined the fray when one of the fighters disappeared come out victorious!" The sounds of a hand slipping over a microphone and voices murmuring can be heard seconds before someone with a really twisted sense of humor begins to blare Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' over the loudspeaker.
From every nook and cranny, those who work in the haunted house pour out. Dressed in various outfits, though most predominantly look like the undead crawling from the crevices of the dilapidated home, the begin to dance to the music - choreographed so that their movements exactly mimic those in the music video.
Arika winks and blows a kiss at the camera before stepping in front of the zombiefied workers and joining in the dance as she points the medics in the direction of the fallen fighters.
Log created on 13:47:14 05/19/2007 by Hotaru, and last modified on 05:49:56 05/24/2007.