Description: Ingrid searches for a way to help disable the Shadaloo forces in Thailand in the final days of the war, running into Tiistai, one of Shadaloo's elite.
As in any modern-day war, the media is a very powerful tool for metering the propaganda spread to the citizens. It's imperative, then, that the people be told exactly what needs to be said -- no more, no less. This is not a job that can be trusted to just anyone!
Which is why one of the Seven Days is stationed here for spin control. Reasoned, educated, and level-headed, the operative known as Tiistai is in the midst of this television station, calling the shots. He only needs to head up to the newsroom occasionally, though, and spends most of his time on patrol through the television studio. Sure, there are many armed Shadaloo guards around... and fighting is taking place outside... but he's got his objectives. He's armed with a MP5 assault rifle, but the dark-trenchcoated Day doesn't really =need= it -- it's just to scare people off, really!
Though Ingrid hasn't taken the time to turn on a TV to see what's being said by the Shadaloo forces, she's sure it must be one form of lie or the other. When on a conquest such as this one, the main point of spin control is likely to keep other countries out of the war so that the takeover of the country can be completed unhindered.
And while this may all be fairly important, Ingrid isn't here specifically to stop any 'positive spin' Shadaloo may be broadcasting about this war, but rather to help throw off the oppressors directly. If a television station is where the forces are going to make their base, that's where she'll need to go. For the most part Ingrid is striking opportunistically, picking small groups of soldiers off rather than assaulting head on, allowing her to conserve her energy. Now that she's actually managed to get inside, she's looking for the higher ups, soldiers without orders and soldiers who don't know where or how to maneuver will be cut down by those who do, and that's her plan.
When someone's wearing a maroon bodysuit and a black trenchcoat in the weather normally experienced in Thailand, they're either (a) crazy, or (b) important. Likely both. Which is why Tiistai ought to stick like a sore thumb to Ingrid as he walks through the studio. Having had a dip in the Psycho Drive, he likely has =some= sense of people walking through... but it's still blind chance that brings him anywhere close to Ingrid. So far he hasn't noticed her yet... but he's still walking right by her. If she's going to strike a man, there's really no better time.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Ingrid has joined the fight here.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Tiistai
Ingrid's taken a dip in the Psycho Drive as well, but unfortunately for her it was set on reverse at the time. Still, the fact that he has some psycho power in him sticks out like a sore thumb, even more so than the trench coat. Oh, sure, she would have attacked him anyway, but now she knows he's the intended target of this little incursion as well. Psycho power means he's not just a foot soldier, and not even just a commander, but an elitist. That also means she'll have to be careful.
And careful means taking advantage of a surprise attack when it comes. At this proximity it might make sense to attack with a leg sweep and send him reeling to the ground, but she has another idea. She turns to face him and in the same moment swings her arm underhand in a circular motion, sparkling energy flowing behind it as a large ball of shining golden energy springs out from her and sails towards him. That ought to get his attention.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai slows Sun Shot from Ingrid with Rook.
Glancing Hit
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Tiistai
Yes... he sticks out rather nicely. But he also didn't expect his guards to miss a very powerful intruder. That's what he gets for thinking... The Shadaloo agent turns around as he hears the sound of Ingrid's attack whistling towards him. Scowling, he whirls his hand back, then slingshots a burst of bright purple energy forward. It's enough to contact the ball of light, but in his haste, he wasn't able to aim it properly -- and it merely glances off the side, like an improperly-aimed pool shot. It's enough to steer Ingrid's sunburst slightly off course, but that just means it hits him in the face rather than the chest. Some help that is!
Staggering back, he shakes his head out, smirking faintly. "I was beginning to get a tad bored, here. Name's Tiistai. It's a... pleasure to make your acquaintance, madam."
Ingrid isn't surprised to see that he manages to make an attempt to nullify her attack, psion's tend to be good at knowing when someone is about to attack them, and the lightshow was a bit of a giveaway otherwise. The element of surprise is still powerful, however, and the attack seems to have done it's job perfectly. She watches him for a moment as he recovers, and then introduces himself to her. "Mine is Ingrid, and the pleasure's all mine, I assure you."
Pleasantries aside, if you could call them that, she doesn't wish to give him too much of a chance to recover. She moves forward quickly with a burst of speed, and attempts to grab onto his arm; the one that shot that violet energy off, and twist it hard, attempting to pin it behind his back in a fairly simple arm lock that almost everyone on earth could recognize.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai blocks Ingrid's Quick Throw.
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Tiistai
While Ingrid speaks, the man reaches into his coat. He withdraws a slender cylindrical object -- its purpose becomes clear shortly thereafter, as with a click of a switch, it expands to six feet in length -- a collapsible bo staff.
His arm, though... it =does= get caught, but a simple pivot to the side is all it will take to carry him free of that exhange.
"Indeed." She seems... pleasant. In the annoying sense.
He seems more than willing to bash that staff across the young woman's shoulders, in the midst of that pivot, however.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai successfully hits Ingrid with Random Weapon.
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|==-----\-------\0 Tiistai
That complicates things. Getting an armlock on an unarmed person is fairly easy. Getting an armlock on someone who has a big metal staff, not so easy. As he pivots to ease the pressure on his arm Ingrid decides to bail, attempting to back off with a quick hop. The hop, however, isn't far enough or fast enough, and it comes out and smacks her hard, ruining her balance and sending her into a wall. She moves away from the wall and turns to face him again. She's going to have to be a bit more careful about that staff.
After a short moment to reorient herself she leaps forward and begins spinning with her elbows held out, golden Psi sparkling around her as she attempts to slam into him and batter him with her elbows before hitting the ground and instantly lashing out with a powerful flash kick, back flipping quickly while jumping high into the air and holding her legs out, a large stream of energy flowing out from her feet.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai blocks Ingrid's Sunrise.
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|====---\-------\0 Tiistai
That looks like it might be rather uncomfortable indeed! But Tiistai is well-versed in dealing with psionic power, Psycho or otherwise, and he... mostly understands what the girl's intending to do. He steps back, coupling the staff to his forearm as he blocks the first few elbow strikes -- and then leans back, twisting himself just out of the path of that flash kick. He doesn't dally about though -- with his back to the young woman, he sharply reverses direction, aiming to stab her right in the stomach with the blunt tip of his staff! "YAAAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Tiistai successfully hits Ingrid with Backward Pawn.
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Ingrid 1/------=/=======|===----\-------\0 Tiistai
Ingrid moves quickly, attempting to sidestep the attack and let it simply move past her harmlessly, but it catches her cleanly as she does so, her movements seemly too sluggish to allow her to get out of the way of the staff attacks. She winces in pain as the staff hits her, and stumbles back a few steps. She takes a deep breath and lets it out, forcing herself to stay composed and not let her failure get to her head. Simply because she's behind doesn't by any means mean she's out, it simply means she needs to get her feet under herself again. In order to do this, she's going to try to go with what's proven successful against this man so far, and that's flinging her energy around.
A brief flash of golden energy forms around her, and she lifts her hands up to just under her chin, where a dull, small sphere of energy forms. She leans forward and 'blows' it towards him, and it floats slowly and innocuously.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Tiistai with Sun Burst.
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Ingrid 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Tiistai
It's successful alright -- the man sees the shot coming in, and backs away to evade it. He may be decently used to that brand of attacks... but it can still hurt, so he swings his staff up, swinging it around in a circle in an attempt to fan the flames out.
This is... not very useful, as the man gets slammed anyway, knocked backwards and all but flattened against the far wall.
Growling, he whips back to his feet, his trenchcoat flaring wide as he brings both hands to bear. His entire form is lit by a dense purple energy, which he suddenly charges into one massive burst of energy, before =rocketing= out to envelop Ingrid whole. "HAAAAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Tiistai successfully hits Ingrid with Alekhine's Gun.
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Ingrid 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Tiistai
Ingrid, too, is used to that sort of energy, but it seems she's in the same boat as Tiistai, unable to get out of the way. So far she's zero for three in attempting to avoid his attacks, and it's really beginning to wear her down. The burst of energy smashes into her, enveloping her completely and throwing her backwards. She lands on her back, reeling from the assault. While on the ground, however, another flash of energy surrounds her, and she gathers up the power to form a second little ball of energy, blowing it as she did before and sending it towards the man, hoping that he won't expect another powerful attack so soon after the last one, firing it off before she even stands.
COMBATSYS: Tiistai endures Ingrid's Sun Burst.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Tiistai
One good turn deserves another -- with Ingrid continuing to pour on the fireworks, Tiistai sees no need to hold back on his own! Employees scramble from the pyrotechnic display as Ingrid lobs another ball of energy at the trenchcoated Second Day... one which he's equally inept at getting out of the way for! That thing's huge!
... Well, it isn't so much that he's =inept= as the fact that he's rushing =through= the attack, bringing his hands through first. Sure, he's knocked back, but he's also just a wee bit suicidal, judging from that grin on his face. And his power -- another rather sizable burst of purple energy -- is enough to push through the remnants of Ingrid's attack, rushing through to =her= as the man gets brought to his knees from the pain throbbing through his head. "HAAAAA!"
COMBATSYS: Tiistai can no longer fight.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Tiistai successfully hits Ingrid with Alekhine's Gun.
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Ingrid 0/-------/----===|
This is where not having gotten up first comes to bite Ingrid in the rear. Her attack hits as intended, but then so does his. She attempts to fling herself to the side, but she doesn't manage much movement at all, and once again the energy pours into her. Pain once again wells up inside of her and as the energy wreaks havoc on her body, and after the attacks finished she breathes heavily for a few moments. But... though it may look like it, she isn't down and out, and she pushes herself up slowly, finally getting back to her feet. She surely won, but now she's going to have to find somewhere to recover before the henchmen get a fancy idea and attack her while she's weak.
Tiistai looks up to his attacker, scowling to himself. This was a marvelously =short= fight, he considers, and a very bad outcome for himself. Nonetheless, he'd left one glaring breach in protocol -- one which he aims to resolve right now.
Dropped to the floor as he was, he reaches into his pocket, tapping a button. A small beep is heard, after which he states, "Ground floor, TV studio, near room 1124. Bring assistance. Attacked by a young woman named Ingrid. Incapacitated, unable to pursue. Request mechanized or elite backup, repeat, mechanized or elite backup, room 1124 of TV studio."
Fortunately for Ingrid, there's no armed guards around right now -- just Tiistai, who regards the woman with the cold, cold glare of someone who just got =punked=.
And Tiistai gets an immediet response. It's a very familiar, raspy voice of course, one that the third day would easily recognize as Douyoubi, "Ingrid? She made it all the way over here? Haha, no need to worry we've got it covered. I'll be there to pick you up shortly, Tiistai. Over and out."
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:46:25 07/01/2007 by Ingrid, and last modified on 15:33:44 08/12/2007.