Description: Beach Volleybrawl: A brawl on the beach! Three girls in swimsuits; what more are you looking for out of SNF? (Winners: Ingrid and Nadine)
It's a lovely sunny day out on South Beach. The SNF weather forecasters must have known something the rest of the world didn't, because it seems that summers final farewell is in order, temperatures high enough to make a beach volleyball competition the perfect choice of activities. There's a regulation size net pulled across the sand, and cameras abundant. It probably looks like Howard Enterprises is going for cheap ratings with this one; on the ticket is two teenagers Nadine and Ingrid vs two attractive twenty somethings, Maki and a member of one of the professional beach leagues. The game is already underway, and so far things are pretty even, though Maki and her partner are holding a slight lead.
As was probably expected of her, though perhaps not expected to actually happen, Ingrid has shown up in a bikini. It's dark blue and color, and slightly modest as far as such bathing suits go. So far she seems to be enjoying herself, running about in the sand and doing fairly well in the game despite having very little idea of how to play. Her speed and agility ensure that, at least.
Wearing a bright red bikini with her hair hanging down is Maki Genryusai, who looks a lot different with her hair down. She got her nails done for the event so she'll look even nicer in her swimsuit. Unfortunately, her volleyball partner couldn't show up, so she ended up bringing another beach blonde with her to take her partner's place. This blonde is wearing a green swimsuit and has shorter hair, but other than that, she's still a beach blonde.
Maki, for now, is sitting in the sand stretching out and preparing for the upcoming game.
The lead is in place mostly because Nadine doesn't actually know how to play volleyball very well. She read the rules before she came, and she's athletic enough to keep up on that front, but her mistakes probably have something to do with that. At least her spikes are pretty good.
Honestly, the hardest part of this, as far as Nadine is concerned, was hiding her knives ahead of time. They're buried in the sand along the sidelines, out of where most people are walking and buried deep enough that a step or two over their location won't reveal them, but she's going to need those later.
Nadine has a bikini too. It's a given. Hers is dark blue.
Ingrid luckily doesn't need any weapons or utensils in order to help her fight. She doesn't really know her partners or Maki's fighting style, so the fact that there might be weapons hidden in the stand doesn't occur to her. It's more than once when the ball shoots off to the side she goes running off after it, feet inches from revealing the knives. Possibly worse of Nadine buried them blade up.
She can jump high, but she lacks the power to be effectively spike, so she sticks to trying to play set up for Nadine. In between sets she takes a few moments to give some very brief poses to the cameras. Nothing terribly or elaborate, and certainly not provocative, but enough to show she definitely knows they're there, and there might be fans watching. What a concept!
Maki's still got the game in her, as does her partner, 'Kelly.' They've got the bumps, sets, and spikes down pat, and Maki's a very athletic young woman. As for the issue of weapons, she may have her tonfa hidden somewhere, but does she? That's anybody's guess. For now, she keeps the game going as smoothly as possible.
Nadine buried the knives flat. It's safer for everyone that way.
She does not pose, unlike Ingrid. Honestly, Nadine is acting as if this whole thing bores her; it really does. She signed up to fight, not to play volleyball, and is merely doing this part mechanically, to get to the section she knows is upcoming.
At this rate, Nadine thinks, it won't be very much longer before it's time. She tenses slightly, perhaps in preparation - and, if anything, her game gets better as she starts to focus.
The ball hits the sand on Ingrid and Nadine's side, and it's set point for Maki and Kelly. The ball is served, and Ingrid goes for it. She hits it and it flies up into the air. It looks like it's an overly high set up for Nadine, but then out of nowhere Ingrid herself is jumping up into the air. But not for the ball- she's actually leaping right up over the net and flying gracefully through the air towards Maki.
This is clearly in violation of the rules of Volleyball, but very much not so for the rules of Saturday Night Fight! As she streaks down from the air, Ingrid swipes her right hand through the air, a stream of glittering golden energy flowing out from her hand. As she falls down, the energy will pass right through where Maki is currently standing.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has started a fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Maki has joined the fight here on the right meter side.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Maki
COMBATSYS: Nadine has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Maki with Sunbeam.
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Wait a minute, is this supposed to be happening? Is Maki supposed to be getting hit by Ingrid while she's covered in some kind of glowing energy? Wouldn't that result in disqualification or something?
Never mind the questions, let's get to the point. Maki was blinded by the glowing light and the sun, and as a result, she's hit and goes down on her rear into the hot sand. Almost immediately, though, she does a backwards somersault back onto her feet, and then she looks at Ingrid as if to say, "It's on!"
While Kelly stands off to the side, obviously not wanting to be a part of this, Maki throws a swift right kick at Ingrid's stomach!
Nadine, when Ingrid goes over the net, runs exactly the opposite way, to the sidelines. Is she clearing out? Is she going to let them beat on each other for a while?
Not as such. When she gets to the spot she buried her knives in before, Nadine stomps her foot, her air chi sending loose stand flying in every direction. Repeating this twice more, she bends over to scoop up her pair of knives from their resting place, unsheathing them and setting the sheaths and straps back down; she doesn't have time to put them on her legs.
"Incoming," Nadine warns Ingrid, then throws one of her knives at Maki with a flick of her wrist. She has enough skill to keep the weapon away from Ingrid despite the close range.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid dodges Maki's Light Kick.
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
It's a trap! Actually, it's more of an ambush really. Ingrid doesn't normally use such sneaky tactics, but she's certainly not above them when the situation calls for it. And in this one it certainly does, in more ways than one. If the volleyball match were a serious one Ingrid would certainly be disqualified, but then, this is about fighters, not volleyball players.
Ok, it's about fighters in bikinis.
Ingrid's attack seemed to have gotten the better of Maki, at least momentarily. When she rolls back up to her feet, Ingrid rolls off of hers, hitting the ground backwards and rolling away just in time to see the knife fly in towards Maki. She takes a few quick circling steps to force Maki directly between Nadine and herself, and then swings her arm in an underhand motion, sparkles trailing her hand as a large ball of shining energy bursts forth, raising up into the air and then descending down towards the Bushin ninja.
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Nadine's Medium Fling.
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Ingrid 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Maki blocks Ingrid's Sun Shot.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|===----\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Unfortunately, when you're not wearing a lot of clothing, defending yourself against attacks can hurt a bit. Hence the reason that even though Maki defends against the attacks that are coming at her, they still hurt her a bit. Namely the knife that's flung at her, which leaves a small cut on her forearm.
"So this is how you want to play, huh?" Putting Ingrid aside, Maki leaps into the air and literally rebounds off of the top of the net and then flies at Nadine with a swift kick.
COMBATSYS: Nadine dodges Maki's Hassou Kyaku.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Nadine literally throws herself backwards when Maki comes at her, flipping back into a handstand and springing further away to land on her feet, her one remaining knife in her left hand.
Nadine makes a motion with her right hand, and the dropped knife picks itself up on a cushion of air, throwing itself at Maki's side before continuing on its flight path back to Nadine. "I do it any way I please. Are you one of the ones who complains the first time someone holds a knife at you?" she asks, retrieving her airborne weapon.
Maki flips her attention to Nadine after the knife was thrown at her. Ingrid sees this as an opportunity. With her jump kicking after Nadine it means she's likely not paying attention to Ingrid herself. With this in mind Ingrid jumps back over the net and lands a few steps away from Maki. She wasn't expecting the knife to fling itself on a cushion of air, so she almost puts herself right in it's path. Luckily it sails past her, and as it does, hopefully grabbing the Ninja's attention, she sneaks up and tries to grab her around the neck while putting a foot against the back of her knee to try and slam her to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Nadine's Zephyr Dart.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Maki
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COMBATSYS: Maki interrupts Quick Throw from Ingrid with Weapon Jab.
- Power hit! -
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Complains when someone holds a knife to them? Get real! Maki's had worse happen to her, and a simple knife isn't going to faze her. A point she proves when she does a sideways roll out of the path of the incoming blade. She turns to see Ingrid coming at her attempting to grapple with her. Maki's not big on wrestling, so she decides to let her tonfa make that point as she gives a quick swing right at the side of Ingrid's stomach. A sly grin forms on Maki's face, apparently proud of herself for that swift defensive tactic she used just now.
Nadine, now re-knifed, looks as if she is going to throw them immediately. She even raises one hand up, ready to send another knife whipping across the volleyball field at Maki.
She does not. A moment later, Nadine returns to her guard position, and edges around the fight, trying to move until she has a clear shot at Maki's back. As she does, she watches, keeping both slightly narrowed eyes on the ninja at all times. If Ingrid has her attention, that's fine with Nadine.
COMBATSYS: Nadine focuses on her next action.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Ingrid's been had! It looks like her attempt to sneak up on a ninja was exactly the wrong thing to do, as might be expected if you realize that Maki is indeed a ninja. The tonfa smacks her in the side and sends her stumbling away, her attempted slam failing miserably. Nadine is off some distance away and preparing herself for one thing or another, so that puts pressure on Ingrid to press the attack.
If sending Maki to the dirt with a throw wont work, she'll try it another way. She quickly drops down low and plants her hands onto the ground, twisting her body around and twirling herself like a gymnast, body only inches off the ground as her legs sweep out in a large arc, attempting to smash into Maki's ankles and put her down by knocking her feet out from under her.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Ingrid's Heavy Kick.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
Awww, isn't that thoughtful of Ingrid? She's trying to sweep Maki off of her feet! But Maki's not in the mood for things like that right now. So when the kick comes at her, Maki does a quick jump up, making sure that the kick doesn't hit anything but air. As soon as she lands, the ninja steps back and looks over at Nadine and then at Ingrid, attempting to size up the situation and figure out her best plan of action.
COMBATSYS: Maki focuses on her next action.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
When Maki takes a moment to focus herself, that's when Nadine sees her opening. It's visible an instant before she moves, in the way she suddenly smiles, just a little.
Then, for the first time, she actually voluntarily closes into melee at a dead run. Sneaking up on a ninja won't work, so she doesn't; Nadine makes up for it instead by raw speed, leaping several feet forward at the end and coming down slashing with both knives.
Hit or miss, Nadine follows it up with trying to catch Maki in an armlock, palming one of her knives and striking at the small of the ninja's back at very close range. It looks painful, and probably is if she can manage it.
Now that Maki and Nadine have both taken the time to prepare themselves, it'd almost be foolish for Ingrid not to. She's normally a very careful fighter, but the ambush nature of this fight has kept her from fighting in her normal style thus far. So when Nadine rushes in towards Maki to get up close and personal, Ingrid's very grateful. It gives her time to hang back and study Maki's movements, to get a feel for when she's about to move this way or that. It'll also hopefully keep her from getting smacked in the side again!
COMBATSYS: Ingrid focuses on her next action.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|====---\-------\0 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Maki fails to interrupt Savage Grapple from Nadine with Bushin Senpuu Kyaku.
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Ingrid 0/-------/---====|======-\-------\0 Maki
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Nice tactic, Nadine, but Maki's about to show you her signature move, the Bushin Senpuu Kyaku. She basically balances on her tonfa and executes a swift sideways spinning kick. It can hurt pretty badly too...
That is, if it hits. Unfortunately, right before Maki is able to begin the kick, she's hit by Nadine, leaving her stunned and vulnerable to the armlock. "Let me go you little-- AARGH!" Maki's speech is interrupted as the blade goes into the small of her back. As soon as she's let go, she staggers forward and somehow manages to rub at where she was slashed. Her fingers come away stained red, which is how Maki's probably feeling too...
"Why?" Nadine says, keeping the smile on her face. "Are you afraid you're going to lose? I'm sorry that you couldn't see it coming, but that's something I'd imagine you're quite accustomed to." She flicks blood off her knife like she does it every day. Maybe she does, in combat.
A moment later, and Nadine steps forward again. This time she doesn't use her knife - she uses her foot, driving her bare heel right toward the wound she just created with intent to shove Maki away from her, and toward Ingrid. "Go play with someone else, won't you?"
Ingrid mentally notes that if she ever fights Nadine and the blonde rushes at her and tries to stab her with knives to get the heck out of the way. The armlock and stabbing looked... well, it was nothing that Ingrid would want to experience, that's for sure.
Ingrid notices what Nadine is trying to do, and whether or not it works she has a plan. A flash of energy suddenly forms around her, and she lifts her hands up to just below her chin. A dull, small little sphere of energy forms in her hands, and she blows this gently towards Maki. It floats slowly, and might even look harmless, but it's actually far from it.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid successfully hits Maki with Sun Burst.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=======\==-----\1 Maki
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COMBATSYS: Maki interrupts Light Kick from Nadine with Weapon Jab.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=======\===----\1 Maki
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COMBATSYS: Maki has reached second wind!
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=======\===----\1 Maki
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Nadine 0/-------/----===|
In her damaged state, you'd think Maki would know better than to try to dodge Ingrid's Sun Burst, since her reflexes are probably low. But somehow she still gets that idea, and naturally it fails. She's hit by the attack and is sent staggering right towards Nadine, who, through some luck, manages to get the receiving end of Maki's tonfa right in the chin!
And just when it seems like Maki's about to drop to the ground of exhaustion, her energy suddenly returns to her. She's still bleeding and a bit on the tired side, but she's still got a bit of fight left within her.
The tonfa to the jaw is the first hit on Nadine today, and although it rocks her backwards a step, it does not seem as if she's anywhere close to down for the count; a moment to focus and she's steady again, although with what will probably be a really nifty bruise on her chin sometime after the fight.
It does make Nadine's smile vanish again, replacing it with a good deal of concentration as she backs up another step, then a third. Dropping one of her knives to the ground, since she doesn't have her sheaths on her to put it back into, Nadine apparently pitches something underhand toward Maki.
The waist-high tornado forms several feet in front of Nadine and rockets forward, throwing sand and grit everywhere. Nadine covers her eyes with her now-free hand to avoid getting beach debris thrown in them, and sort of hunches to the side so that it won't fall into her swimsuit very much either.
Maki's got to be at least a little tough to be able to get up and keep going after the beating she's been taking. Ingrid isn't too sure how much she has left in her, but she does think that Maki is probably on her last leg. Thus, when Nadine makes a little tornado, Ingrid is willing to risk getting a little sand in her bikini, rushing up towards Maki as fast as her legs can take her and then immediately launching into a high flash kick, her body bending backwards and causing her legs to whip hard, bare feet aiming for the back of Maki's head as a large stream of golden psychic power flows out from her feet. "Yosha!"
COMBATSYS: Nadine successfully hits Maki with Rolling Storm.
Glancing Blow
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COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Ingrid's Sun Arch.
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Apparently, Maki's no longer in Kansas, since that tornado gets her good and she's sent for a bit of a spin, which leaves her on the ground feeling a bit dizzied and almost like she's going to lose her lunch! Fortunately, the way she lands means that she avoids Ingrid's attack with a very large stroke of luck.
Once she regains her senses, though, it's on again. Now filled with a bit of scorn towards Nadine, Maki rushes towards the girl and then does a somersault into the air. Her intention is to grab her by the shoulders and then do a one-eighty somersault so she's right-side up while Nadine's upside down, and then throw Nadine to the sand below!
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Nadine with Tengu Daoshi.
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Nadine's impact in the sand is not in the least buffered by any wind or air effects Nadine might be able to muster; she's simply thrown rather unceremoniously to land on her front, complete with cloud of kicked-up sand. Momentarily unable to talk because of the air being knocked out of her, Maki doesn't even get any witty comments.
Picking herself up a moment later, Nadine ignores the wet sand now caked over her front in favour of going after Maki. It seems to be grabbing time; Nadine goes for the grab, too, attempting to get ahold of Maki's shoulders and spin around rapidly.
If she manages it, a tornado starts to spring up around Nadine and Maki, with Nadine in the eye; the wind blasts upwards and outwards, making Nadine's hair flutter and adding noticably to the speed that Maki is being spun at. And then, eventually...Nadine just lets go at the same time the tornado dies down, so that Maki is (ideally) hurled away at a good velocity.
With her speedy attack avoided, and Nadine making the area near Maki a pretty bad place to be, Ingrid opts for a more humorous approach to the fight. She moves away from the other two fighters as the tornado is kicked up, and looks around. She finds her target quickly enough. She jogs over to the volleyball that they were just playing with, and then looks towards the nearest camera and gives it a wink.
She tosses the ball up into the air, and then hits it up again with her hands before jumping high up after it and then smashing it with a closed fist, sending it careening for Maki. Looks like Ingrid can spike after all!
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Nadine's Twister Toss.
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Ingrid 0/-------/-------|=======\====---\1 Maki
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COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Ingrid's Thrown Object.
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This time, Maki's ready, willing, and able, and when Nadine tries to grab her shoulders, Maki simply hops back a little and avoids the throw like it's nothing to her. When Ingrid tries to spike the ball, Maki simply jumps backward again, and when it lands at her bare feet, she simply shakes her head at Ingrid's futile effort.
Then she wipes her brow and realizes that if she's going to keep at this, she needs to take a moment to catch her breath, which is exactly what she does.
COMBATSYS: Maki gains composure.
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Nadine's eye tells her that, no matter how Maki tries to posture, she's on the verge of both exhaustion and being knocked unconcious - less so now that she's taking a moment to recover, but still in significantly worse condition than either her or Ingrid.
Therefore, the best thing to do is press the assault. "Ingrid, attack," Nadine directs, although she's not entirely sure that the other girl either heard her or will care about Nadine's orders. Nadine herself moves forward, feinting twice with her left hand's knife toward Maki's face before simply driving a fist forward toward her stomach. From Nadine, who almost never punches, that counts as a surprise.
Ingrid pouts a little when her volley ball attack ends up doing nothing more than kicking up a little sand. It looks like improvisation isn't going to be what wins this fight. Despite her earlier beating it looks like Maki's trying for a comeback, and she can certainly move quick. Letting her get her feet back under herself could be a real problem.
Ingrid opts for a simple maneuver, taking a few running steps towards Maki and then jumping into the air, coming down at her at a sharp angle with her right foot extended, intending to kick her to the ground. Simple, and hopefully effective.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Nadine's Medium Strike.
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COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Ingrid's Light Kick.
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Apparently, that rest is what Maki really needed, since the punch from Nadine ends up hitting nothing but the air as Maki ducks down to avoid the attack. When she sees Ingrid coming at her, she rolls to the side and waits for the girl to land before balancing on her tonfa and spinning around swiftly in an effort to reutilize her signature move once again.
Nadine's punches never hit. She's used to that. That's why she doesn't really do them anymore.
Still, Nadine isn't going to leave it at that. Pressing is what's important here, forcing Maki to keep on the move and not take any more time to recover or prepare herself. She lunges after the ninja, knife-first, but doesn't thrust with it; instead she whips it in a small arc and almost immediately returns to a defensive position with her right hand, using only her slower left to slash at Maki.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid fails to counter Bushin Senpuu Kyaku from Maki with Sun Upper.
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Twirling around on a tonfa to try and smack her around? Not something Ingrid really likes the thought of. The problem is that Maki catches her with very little time to do anything. Ingrid chooses, intentionally, the worst of the options available to her. It's less an attempt at a defense than an attempt to put Maki out of commission, really. She leans forward as Maki begins spinning, and then lifts one hand up to point.
Had Maki not just beaten the tar out of her a disk of energy would have formed, but before that can even happen she's kicked about. It was a pretty silly risk, but as she sees it she can afford to take them at this point in the fight. She's thrown away from Maki, and lands rolling in the sand, though seems able to pick herself up quickly enough.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Nadine's Quick Strike.
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A grin from Maki as she dodges the strike from Nadine and watches Ingrid go rolling across the sand. But then Maki starts to show signs of collapsing, as her energy is starting to run out on her. She can't let that happen though. Fortunately, Kelly happens to be on hand to toss her a bottle of water. Maki catches it and decides to drink it. She knows she's leaving herself vulnerable to attack, but at least she'll be refreshed!
COMBATSYS: Maki drops her guard to recover.
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"Taking a break?" Nadine's accent is more pronounced when she's tired, and although she's paced herself, this is a very long fight. Right now she sounds particularly British. She edges side to side, almost looking as if she's going to let Maki finish the bottle of water.
That is a lie. Nadine rushes a few seconds later, charging with her knives at the ready. /This/ time she lunges, a deep lunge and slash that she puts her entire body into, using the entirety of her strength; a little reckless, but Maki presented such a great target that she really couldn't help herself.
Like Nadine, Ingrid easily sees how open Maki has left herself. Standing there and chugging a bottle of water when you have two seasoned fighters facing you is near suicidal. Unless, of course, Maki has some kind of brilliant plan hidden beneath what seems to be a terrible mistake. No matter the case, Ingrid seeks to end the fight here and now. She follows suit with Nadine, rushing in and unleashing a potent attack, spinning around after jumping towards Maki and holding her elbows out to batter her, her entire body laced with energy. Once she lands from that jump she'll repeat a previous maneuver, attacking with a high arching flash kick, this time aiming for the chin. "Yosha!"
COMBATSYS: Nadine successfully hits Maki with Deep Strike.
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COMBATSYS: Maki interrupts Sunrise from Ingrid with Bushin Gou Rai Ha.
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Nadine 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Ingrid
COMBATSYS: Maki can no longer fight.
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Nadine 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Ingrid
Just as Maki finishes with her water, she braces herself to dodge out of the way of the strike. Unfortunately, the strike gets her good, and she's unable to avoid it in the nick of time. She's hurt pretty badly, and it looks like Ingrid's going to add insult to injury with her attack too.
Or is she? Just before she goes down, Maki suddenly lights up with power, and rushes at Ingrid, delivering a swift flurry of tonfa strikes and kicks, sending the girl backwards into the sand. But as soon as that's finished, Maki's energy leaves her, and she slumps over, landing on her side in the sand. Kelly rushes over to help her with several nearby lifeguards. But it looks like Nadine and Ingrid came out on top this time.
Nadine keeps her knives at the ready once she's recovered from her own somewhat reckless strike, breathing heavily, in case Maki gets up and does something else.
She does, but not anywhere Nadine can do anything about it. Fortunately, it's somewhere that she didn't feel obligated to do anything about it, either. Ingrid can take care of herself. Once the lifeguards come over, Nadine relaxes, standing up and holding her knives loosely in her hands.
In hindsight, Ingrid's attack wasn't a mistake, it simply put her in a situation that Maki could take advantage of. Had Maki managed to avoid Nadine's attack, it would have been up to Ingrid to try and finish the job. Instead, it's Maki trying to finish her. The series of kicks and weapon smacks beats Ingrid backwards over and over, covering her body with pain.
She hits the ground and just lays there limply for a while. It might look like she was knocked completely out, but after several long moments she finally begins moving again, and pushes herself back up to her feet. "Oh... I'm going to be feeling that one all week." She brushes some of the sand off of herself. She lets out a quick breath and then smiles to Nadine. "Looks like we did it. Good job!"
"Apparently so," Nadine says, looking down at Ingrid - something she can even do when the other girl is standing, which is a rarity for Nadine, as she really isn't all that tall. "I'm glad. Something about her..."
She apparently has nothing else to say, because Nadine immediately heads toward the bag where her actual clothes are, over to the side. Nadine retrieves her weapon sheaths on route, and tucks her knives into them.
COMBATSYS: Ingrid has left the fight here.
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COMBATSYS: Nadine has ended the fight here.
Log created on 22:19:07 09/10/2007 by Nadine, and last modified on 05:50:49 09/14/2007.