Description: Jiro's in Metro City to undergo his police training at the academy. He receives a call during his Liberty time from Poison about something going down at the Square. Jiro undergoes his own investigation about the Burn.
It is evening time in Metro City. It was great day, as the Police Academy allowed the cadets to go on Liberty, a time where they could roam freely about the city. Majority of the cadets spent their times in the arcade. Jiro, however, spent his time training on drawing his chi with great success. It was not until that time that Jiro received a call from Poison: Get to the Metro Square, there has been sightings of odd things going down within the alleys of the Square.
Following the advice from a friend, Jiro made his way through streets of Metro City. Having shed the trenchcoat long ago, Jiro is taking more of a new look for him: Blue vest with a t-shirt underneath, a pair of white slacks, and some red tennis shoes. The blond hair is shrouded by the hood as he ducks through the streets, trying to get a better view of the surroundings.
One alley that he finds suspicious might catch his attention as he ducks the crowds.
Indeed, the sight is one that wouldn't seem too unusual at first glance. Deep within the clout of shadows are a few people surrounding a figure, glancing around with that paranoid manner those in the midst if scrupulous activities tend to hold. They are all vagabonds, downtrodden and meek, but have their attention held rapt on the man opposite. Quite loudly dressed in a stylishly-slashed teeshirt, with blue jeans wrapped in black straps with steel toed boots, a wild blue mohawk shaped into long spikes erupts along his head. He wears a large jacket, with long flames embroidered up from the cuffs to the elbows; And on the back, in blood-colored print, the name 'Hellraisers'.
"This stuff's more then a buzz, fellows... You were all like me one day, weren't ya? A nobody, a wannabe, livin' for the hit... But this shit..." The dealer holds up his hand, narrowing his eyes. There's a waft of blue chi, that causes all those present to back away in awe. He's sweating from the attempt, but smiling in an almost manic manner. He twitches intermittent, constantly flexing his fingers and licking his lips, pacing back and forth as if unable to remain still. "The rumors are true...!! You take a hit of Burn, and the only crashin' around you will be whoever you want. But it ain't free -- naw. No one-time hits. Stuff's more valuable then gold!! But you swear yourself to Crash, you pass the initiation, and you'll never be a chump again!!" The three present appear very intrigued, but it's only then they all turn to observe Jiro.
"Get the hell outta here." the Hellraiser comments, waving his hand in a shooing motion a few times rather vehemently. "No lookey-loos! Tryin' to do business here, eh?" A spit is offered, landing a couple meters shy of Jiro, but hostile none the less. Red-rimmed eyes are narrowed towards the once Stray Dog, as if looking for just the slightest reason to take a swing...
It was something worth a look alright. Jiro's eyes focused towards the gang as they have all gathered to watch something akin to a magic show. Jiro quirks an eyebrow at the thought, folding his arms with a derusive snort. "Using drugs to make yourself more powerful. That just makes you weaker." Jiro shakes his head after his low mutter, then he steps further into the view to try to remain inconspicious.
That doesn't last long.
"...Looks like I've been found out, huh?" He sighs irritibly, "Whatever, I can't say I didn't try." His blue eyes narrow right at the red eyed man, "I was interested in learning about this Crash guy. Care to give out information?" He lowers an arm, rubbing against the wrists, "Easy way or the hard way."
Once the Stray Dog was right.
"The hard way will include showing you how weak you are with that shit."
"Hahaha!! Ahahaha!! Weaker?! The hell you sayin', dumbass?! I could benchpress a paper bag before!!" The Hellraiser snaps out his fist, and hits the brick wall adjacent. There's a loud CRACK, and a fist-shaped imprint within it. He tries to hide the expression of pain and only shakes it once, but the point is made. And the philosophical point entirely lost. The vagabonds nearby all scatter, running towards the back of the alley a fair distance off, apprehensive but still curious. The Hellraiser shrugs his shoulders, cracking his neck, twitching a couple more times. "Crash? Crash?! He's the ruler of this town, that's all you need to know!! But you think you are something?!" Jiro has more then given enough transparent reason to fight. "I'll give these guys a demonstration of just what Burn does!!"
And what follows is a clumsy charge. This man obviously has no actual fighting experience. However, his actual speed is superhuman; That was no lie. It's actually around middle-tier -- not far beneath others Jiro would know. ...The difference is that all meaningful talent is missing. But just how much the Burn drugs give Jiro might not be able to doubt, as the dealer twists around so much his back faces the Gedo student.
"ULTIMATE..."
And then he twists around, rushing forward and unleashing one fist, which is flaring with blue chi. If it hits, it might... slightly hurt. But he's going for the face, so it might be enough to stagger.
"ONE-SHOT KNOCKOUT PUNCH!!!"
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser has started a fight here.
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Hellraiser 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Jiro has joined the fight here.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Hellraiser
COMBATSYS: Jiro endures Hellraiser's Awesome Chi Strike.
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Jiro 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Hellraiser
Former Gedo Student. Current Metro City Police Cadet.
The young man tilts his head curiously at the display of power. He does raise an eyebrow at the display, but he snorts at the fact that the man is trying to hide his pain. "Cute." His eyes narrow before he shifts his weight over to take a stance. His guard is raised up as he shifts his body in a bounce.
"Not a good enough answer."
The eyes observe the clumsy charge and taking note of the speed.
~ He's fast. I'll give him that. ~
The cadet steps right into the punch, gritting at the amount of pain the punch just caused. It doesn't move, but the pain is apparent.
He smirks. "Good." He snarls before he thrusts his right fist towards the man's stomach, "But you lack real fighting skills!"
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser endures Jiro's Quick Punch.
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Jiro 0/-------/----===|====---\-------\0 Hellraiser
There's a look of surprise on the Hellraiser's face when Jiro is barely fazed by the assault, apparently having never fought anyone of measurable worth before. But he just grits his teeth, leaning in as well. The blow folds him over, but in the same motion both hands snap out in an attempt to grasp hold of Jiro in a somewhat makeshift maneuver. "I don't need skills...!!" What he lacks in finesse he makes up in raw physique, attempting to twist around and hurl Jiro sideways, aiming to send him towards a trashcan with a rather impressive heft, were it to go off smoothly. "WHEN I GOT BURN, BITCH!" Also when he's apparently high as a kite. It's suppressing his pain, if nothing else. The three nobodies continue to watch the exchange; Mayhaps not the most aesthetic of fights, but by no means one lacking in attempted brutality.
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser successfully hits Jiro with Strong Throw.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|=====--\-------\0 Hellraiser
After knocking the drug user back from the punch, Jiro stares at the man when he reaches over to grab the young man. Jiro was about to back away, but he was easily distracted by the other three watchers. He pays the price for it as he's caught and hefted over towards the trashcan with a loud clatter.
"Ooof!" He groans, "...Watch yourself, Jiro." He sighs while getting to his feet. Jiro will not manifest his chi. Not yet.
As soon as he gets up to his feet, the young man circles around the fast fighter quite carefully. He is considerably more of a threat than Jiro thought. However, he's not going to let this go down so easily.
Shifting his weight, Jiro presses forward towards the man to grab him by the shoulders, then he launches his right knee out to the man's face.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Hellraiser with Light Kick.
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Jiro 0/-------/-======|=======\-------\1 Hellraiser
There was a laugh as Jiro is hucked through the air, the Burnout dancing in place in a rather cocky manner, grinning wildly. "C'mon, c'mon!! Where's your talent now?! Can't you take one little druggie? Or are we better then you thought, chump?!" He opts to talk a bit too much, as he's grasped and struggles fiercely. But the knee snaps up, catching him dead in the face. Blood travels in a glorious arc upwards, pouring from his nose as he stumbles away and grips it, almost shocked. Before he flexes his hand, which suddenly seethes with blue chi. "Haaaaaa.... Little bitch!!! Take THIS!!!" And then he hurls a... laughably small amount of it, really. It's more like a puff of fire, that travels barely two meters. But again he's going for Jiro's face, and although it might be a midget, the intensity couldn't be doubted. ...And it took him a hell of a lot of effort. But still, having the capacity for it, and the ability to do it without training...
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser successfully hits Jiro with Generic Fireball.
- Power hit! -
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Jiro 1/------=/=======|=======\=------\1 Hellraiser
After that knee makes its strike, Jiro falls back and he lands straight on his feet. He gives a rueful glare at the Hellraiser, readying for any other movement the thug has in mind.
What comes out is the manifestation of blue chi, which isn't all of that surprising. When he manifests the laughable small fireball, Jiro leans over away from the puff of fireball. Unfortunately, the ramnents are powerful enough to sear against his face with a hiss.
"Shit..." Jiro frowns, "This is what happens when I stop competing." He snorts, then he starts to gain the mentum to dash at the Hellraiser thug. "I will get information from you---" His fist winds back.
"One way."
The first fist flies straight towards the druggie's face.
"Or another!"
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Hellraiser with Rhino Ravager UNF UNF UNF.
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Jiro 0/-------/-------|>>>>>>>\>>>>>>>\2 Hellraiser
That first initial strike is just the beginning of the onslaught that Jiro has planned. That first tag is followed up as Jiro with the young man stepping forward with another hard hitting blow towards the stomach, then he steps forward with an elbow strike to the cranium to knock the man over.
Last, but not least, Jiro winds his fist back and he hisses, "So -talk-!" Jiro lunges his fist out towards the Hellraiser, aiming to put him through a wall, hoping to take him and the wall out.
The attack was certainly violating, as the cackling drugdealer attempts to duck the first punch. And gets slammed into the wall. What follows is a heavy sponging, as he's veritably blown around by the meaty smacks, before the wall behind shatters behind the kinetic thrust of that last rhino ravaging blow. The gangbanger hits the ground on his face. There's a few coughs, and he doubles over while drawing up, grasping his stomach. "Hrrk... hack...!!" But he manages to get back to his feet, teetering before twisting around, looking more manic then before. "Hahaha...!! W,what's a loser like you want to know about Crash anyway...?! You can't get any better from the drug!!" And then the man begins to sheathe with fire, rippling out before he shoots forward with surprising speed, attempting to catch Jiro by the throat and heft him up. "YOU ARE TOO MUCH A LOSER!!" An eruption would follow, violent enough to send the Hellraiser stumbling back and off his feet, were it to connect; Apparently that much output is significantly beyond his abilities, although it was by far the most dangerous thing he's managed thus far.
COMBATSYS: Jiro blocks Hellraiser's Surging Chi Grapple.
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Jiro 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\1 Hellraiser
"That's for me to know." Jiro made a promise to himself that he'd work on the side of justice now. To do that, he'll have to help better Metro City. And to help Metro City, it starts off with dealing with the drug user who earns a hiss from the young man. When the drug user grabs Jiro by the throat, Jiro holds his hands in place to keep the eruption from getting close to him.
Pushed back a bit, he winces at the amount of damage that he took, coughing up blood. Then, he steps out f the explosion with his own explosive energy.
There is the manifestation of chi emanating from Jiro as he turns around to launch a roundhouse kick upward. That rising kick sparks forth a wall of scarlet flames to surge along the man. It is true chi that has manifested. Should that kick strike true, Jiro will follow up by launching into the air to unsheath the scarlet flames from his hands to form a lance and strike true at the Hellraiser.
"Now fall!"
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser blocks Jiro's Heaven's Diminisher.
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Jiro 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Hellraiser
The kick is caught by both forearms, and his teeth grit as he's staggered backwards. It hurt like hell, but at least spares him the second portion, wobbling slightly while panting for breath. He's never been pushed this far, and his body's not holding up well. His heart is well into 200 bpm, on the verge of failure. Blood vessels seem to have popped in his eyes, skin now deathly pale. "Hnnn... heh... heheh... C,Crash is the future... The rats of this city... will rise and take it..." Again he maneuvers forward, now with the same startling speed. Both hands shift to aim towards Jiro's chest, scarcely an inch off. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE, TO BE A NOBODY?! HAH! HAHAHA!!! YOU'LL NEVER TAKE THIS AWAY FROM ME!" There's another eruption of blue chi, attempting to send Jiro flying backwards. It looks like a gunshot into the Hellraiser, blood now seeping from the corners of his mouth. This was not from any wound inflicted by Jiro. Standing up appears to be difficult, but he manages. "N-NEVER!!"
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser successfully hits Jiro with Point-Blank Chi Blast EX.
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Jiro 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Hellraiser
Although Jiro doesn't get the effect that he wanted from the kick, he does, however, gain the advantage of pushing the manback. When the thug undergoes a change of condition witht he veins and the conditioning of the skin turning pale, Jiro stares.
"You need help."
He is caught forth at a point blank position.
Not good.
Jiro is caught in the vicinity of the blast, knocked straight towards the wall. "Shit!"
Verdict: This drug makes the guy a huge threat with a high cost. Jiro has to put him down -now-. The young man immediately raises toh is feet,then he sprints towards the man as he stands up.
"Putting you down now."
He extends his right arm outward for a clothesline.
COMBATSYS: Jiro successfully hits Hellraiser with Strong Punch.
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Jiro 0/-------/--=====|=======\======-\1 Hellraiser
"Hah... hah... ...!!" There was an attempt to duck beneath the clothesline, but it misses and he's slammed in the throat. He hits the ground hard, writhing before rolling over. He crawls a couple meters then scrambles to his feet. "N,no... Not gonna... not gonna lose...!!" He twists towards Jiro, and then reaches both arms behind his head. Again there's a flare of blue chi, this time managing to coagulate into a ball. Before he snaps his arms overhead, like he was spiking a volleyball. Cohesion is rapidly lost in his projectile, but the distance is enough; A veritable wave of fire, attempting to slam into Jiro. Even as the Burnout -- the reason for that nickname apparent -- stumbles forward. He makes an oddly organic gurgle, then slumps to his knees and slowly falls forward, landing upon his face. And goes deathly still, while now being deathly pale...
COMBATSYS: Hellraiser can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Hellraiser successfully hits Jiro with Big and Slow Chi Fireball.
Glancing Blow
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It takes the power of Jiro's clothesline to knock the man on the ground. There is a shift of change as Jiro turns around to face his opponent as he gets to his feet just as quick as he was knocked down. "Well shit..." He hisses out, then he shifts his stance whenhe manifests the flare of blue chi that's a ball. The energy ball sails slowly towards Jiro. However, ti's quite huge. He's caught underneeath the wash of power, hissing in pain. Then, he collapses against the wall, then he quickly rushes at the man.
He's quite injured, but he growls, "Hey! Listen to me!" He pulls the man up, "Tell me about Crash. I want to know all that you know!" It's no use speaking to a dead man, but Jiro can try. On a free hand, he's pulling out a cellphone to call 911.
Not quite dead, but no longer conscious. His breathing has almost stopped, and there's no apparent reaction. But a lot has been learned by Jiro that mayhaps much of Metro City and the world has neglected; Both just how strong Burn is... and just how deadly the results of it's namesake are. The three watchers have now decided to flee, running past Jiro and vanishing into the crowd. Whether this will detract them from pursuing it or not is questionable, however... The lure of power despite the costs, after all, is a temptation that Jiro might be able to sympathize with.
Log created on 22:58:23 08/12/2007 by Jiro, and last modified on 01:10:19 08/13/2007.