Description: [Katelynn vs. Zach] Zach and Katelynn play King of the Hill. On a little rowboat. Both end up in the drink. But only one goes voluntarily. [Winner: Zach]
Longboats are something that go back many years yet can still be found in this day and age. Even with all these modernized boats with motors and things like that, there are those that still prefer to be on older longboats complete with paddlers rowing. However, some are a bit mystified to find there's a longboat here in Southtown?
Indeed, there's one, apparently part of the whole thing involving that big ship that showed up recently. Onboard is a rower who is chatting with one of the inhabitants onboard, Kate Molina, alias Katelynn. Apparently there's something happening onboard this boat, and Katelynn's taking a moment to chat it up before the fight begins.
Zach Glen is another passenger on the craft, and no stranger to Kate Molina. He waits patiently towards the boat's bow for everything to be ready for the apparent rematch between the two. He greets the young lady with a pleasant smile and a slight bow of the head.
"So we meet again, Miss."
Indeed, Katelynn remembers Zach from the last battle they had, and she looks forward to taking him on again. "I remember you, and I hope that we can have just as good of a match as we did the last time." She bows respectfully. "May we both fight honorably and may the best fighter win."
"Right," Zach states simply, "Please do not take this too personally, but I am getting on that boat today," he states as he slides into a stance not too different from the one she has seen before. Despite the seeming lack of differences in his stance and the way he takes it, there /is/ something about him that seems different before. It's in the eyes.
Maybe it's the light, or maybe it is a gleam of self-confidence gained since the last time the two met. He nods one more time, "When you are ready."
COMBATSYS: Zach has started a fight here.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Zach takes no action.
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Zach 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Katelynn has joined the fight here.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zach
"There's more than one way to get onboard that boat, and I'll see to it that I get on it as well," Katelynn replies with a grin. She also has a look of courage and confidence in her eyes as she gets into her fighting stance and looks toward her opponent with a look of readiness.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn focuses on her next action.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zach
"Perhaps," Zach states, "But that is not going to stop me from doing it this way here and now."
His left foot slides forward a little bit as his right fist tucks in by his ribcage as psycho power rushes to it and stays there. He seems hesitant to make the first move in this fight, familiar as he is with Kate's technique.
COMBATSYS: Zach focuses on his next action.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Zach
"Suit yourself," Katelynn replies, a smirk forming on her face a little, before it vanishes as she realizes there are more important things to worry about now than ridiculing her opponent's attempts to get onboard that ship. Like, making sure she's the one to get there first. And there's only one way she's gonna do it.
Carefully stepping towards her opponent so she doesn't lose her balance, Katelynn advances on Zach before pausing suddenly and then throwing a swift right punch at his upper torso while yelling out 'Kiai!'
COMBATSYS: Zach interrupts Quick Punch from Katelynn with Splinter Strike.
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Katelynn 0/-------/----===|==-----\-------\0 Zach
Zach moves almost the same moment Katelynn does, stepping in and firing off that psycho-fist even as the punch strikes his chest. He twists, and staggers a couple of steps. He obviously still could use lessons on taking hits. He grins softly at Katelynn as she recovers herself.
"Nice."
Katelynn is caught off guard by the counterattack and is sent staggering backwards across the boat, nearly hitting the rower. Fortunately, she regains her footing just in time, and the rower is very understanding. "Don't give up, fight!" He says, and Katelynn definitely intends to do that. She brings her hands back and charges them with a bluish aura of chi, and then releases it at Zach in the form of a bluish sphere.
COMBATSYS: Zach fails to slow Energy Fist from Katelynn with Warning Shot.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Zach
Zach whips up both hands, fingers spread wide. "Had no intention of doing that, lady. Can't afford to." The hands glow bright purple for a moment before spitting out a pair of small bolts of soul force. The shots arc in, and are blown aside by the ki-ball.
The sphere slams into Zach's midsection, sending him bouncing towards the back end of the boat. His back slams into the longboat's wall and keeps him there for a moment.
A tsk tsk tsk sound from Katelynn. "Good effort but thwarted. Too bad too, because I had high hopes for you." With Zach momentarily stunned, Katelynn casually strides up to him, albeit in her fighting stance still, and then attempts to grab him and slam him into the floor of the boat.
COMBATSYS: Zach dodges Katelynn's Quick Throw.
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Katelynn 0/-------/-----==|=====--\-------\0 Zach
Unfortunately, Katelynn's timing is off, and she ends up grabbing nothing but air.
Zach pitches forward, rolling past the young lady. He stops just past her and springs to his feet. Her back's exposed, and Glen intends to capitalize on it. He pivots, and thrusts an open palm at the center of her back.
The palm stops short, but the spinning beachball of psycho power might not. If he's lucky, it might slam her off of the boat altogether.
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Katelynn with Impulse Flare.
- Power hit! -
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Katelynn 1/------=/=======|=======\-------\0 Zach
Oof! Katelynn is hit hard by the blast of psycho power, and she staggers backward, almost losing her balance, but just in the nick of time making a recovery and keeping on her feet. But it's obvious that Zach is very determined to win this one, and if Katelynn wants to have a chance of surviving, it's best she take a moment to catch her breath.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn gains composure.
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Katelynn 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Zach
Zach takes two short hops back, putting some distance between the two fighters as he gasps for air. He's new, but he is no fool; he knows he is pushing a bit too hard right now.
Perhaps a moment of collective breath-catching would do him some good.
COMBATSYS: Zach gains composure.
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Katelynn 1/-------/=======|======-\-------\0 Zach
Enough resting, it's time to get back into action. The break is over, and Katelynn's ready for a little more fighting excitement. She pivots on her front foot and then propels herself forward with her other leg extended in front of her like she's doing a jump-kick, except she's flying right at Zach!
COMBATSYS: Zach parries Katelynn's Missile Kick!
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Katelynn 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\0 Zach
Zach grins slightly, he has seen this move before. He raises one arm to shove the kick up and away from him, avoiding the blow completely.
"It's over," is all he says as he brings up the other palm. The beachball spins into existance once more from his waiting hand, aimed at springboarding the girl off of the boat!
COMBATSYS: Zach successfully hits Katelynn with Impulse Flare EX.
- Power hit! -
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Katelynn 1/-======/=======|=======\-------\1 Zach
There's pretty much no question here, Katelynn's staggering backwards and forwards, and she's losing her balance rapidly. It looks like she's on her way out here. Zach is going to have her in the drink.
But wait a second, just before she starts to tip over the side, a brief flash of energy comes from her, and she rushes at Zach, attempting to pull off an insanely fast flurry of punches and kicks in a well made kata. Either way, though, once it's over, the energy will be gone and she'll be falling out of the boat.
COMBATSYS: Katelynn can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Zach dodges Katelynn's Ultimate Kata.
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Zach 1/-------/=======|
The attack was swift and powerful, but she hit nothing but air, and before she even finished, she was in the drink!
Zach feels in a groove right now. He ducks and weaves through the punches and kicks, allowing them to fly by him. He doesn't smile, or smirk at this. He is too busy not getting hit!
He snaps out of it when he hears Katelynn hitting the drink. Zach gasps as he casts around for a life preserver. Finding one of those classic donut-shaped ones, he tosses it into the water moments before he dives in after her. Good thing he had that job at the municiple pool one year for the summer. He wants to win, but not at the cost of someone else's life!
COMBATSYS: Zach has ended the fight here.
Surprisingly, the cold water has brought some of Katelynn's senses back to her, and she grabs the life preserver, swimming back to the boat. As soon as she gets back in, she shivers a bit as her uniform is now all soaking wet. The rower gives her a blanket which she wraps around herself and sits down cross-legged, shivering quite a bit while she waits for the blanket to do its job.
Zach climbs back on moments later, looking a bit winded. He yanks the cap and shirt off before starting to wring out his hair. He appears to be in good shape; lean, wiry, decently defined...
...if also sopping wet. He heaves a sigh of relief. "Thank god. I wanted to /win/, I didn't want you /dead/."
"Well, it looks like we're both going to make it, so it works out for both of us," Katelynn says softly, still overcome by the coldness. Hopefully the boat should provide a warm shower and a better way to warm up than this small thing.
Zach mulls the words over in his head and shrugs slightly, still giving that deep purple hair his attention, "Though we both went over. Not our call, I guess." He glances at the crew for a moment before reaching for a towel. That is one problem with long hair; it takes forever to get dry.
Log created on 11:45:12 08/20/2007 by Zach, and last modified on 21:20:00 08/20/2007.