Description: Setsuka's been hired to do some 'security' work. Alas... nothing can account for the sheer craziness of Mad Gear thugs!
It's one heck of a day out there in the North Outskirts of Japan. By which, there are two deer instead of just one. AN IMPORTANT observation for those who may just not be the best at observation! And yet, there are reasonings. Because in the alleys, there's a lot of things going on. The alleys? The alleys near the outside of the city are more dangerous than you think, and Southtown certainly has alot of shady work going on anyways.
Which explains this guy. This lean guy! Yeah, him. The one with the ugly mug and the weird baseball hat. He's carrying something large and round on his shoulder as well. Schot comes marching into the alleyway like he owns it, that tire over his shoulder, cap on his head, bandana on his other arm, and currently, just starts knocking over things.
Until he reaches the doorway, the back 'exit' to the store.
"Wonder what we can find in here..." The mess of the trashcans overturned in the back is pretty bad, but not worse than the stench. Small animals are all over.. and large insects. But with a mighty KICK< the Thug opens that store pretty well, at least, the backroom. They keep the best stuff in the backroom.
"Now this'll be fun.." But what's inside!? Perhaps .. it's expensive objects. Or exotic pets! Or smuggling! OR ALL THREE!
Dumb luck accounts for a lot of things. It can be good, and it can be bad. In this case--it's bad. Bad for Setsuka, because the operation she was hired to watch over--a rather sensitive operation hinging upon the synthesis and eventual distribution of powerful drugs--has just been busted in on. By a thug. The only good thing is, he's not likely to be a cop. That alone is a saving grace as Setsuka snaps orders--orders already being acted on, people packing up what they can, and getting out.
Then the woman turns towards the thug; her brow is furrowed, her beautiful visage marred by the frown pulling at the corners of her lips. "I don't know who you are," she says, "but you've made a terrible mistake, and for that you'll have to pay. There is only one currency I'll accept," she continues, as she stalks forward.
"Your life." It's the only warning he gets, as she's suddenly lunging forward, closing the distance to attack the thug with a slash that cuts from shoulder to hip--a somewhat light cut, long but not too deep. She doesn't want him to die--yet.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka has started a fight here.
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Setsuka 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Thug has joined the fight here.
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Setsuka 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Thug
COMBATSYS: Thug fails to interrupt Yamikaze - Zan from Setsuka with Shin Kick.
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Setsuka 0/-------/------=|==-----\-------\0 Thug
As Setsuka is seen, the Thug, Schot, looks on. "What's the hub bub, anyways, babe?" Wow. Terrible mistake, eh? Now that's something he can get used to seeing! .. Wait.. Wait. NO IT'S NOT! Schot raises one of his oversized eyebrows, and tugs his cap drown, laughing. "You really think that's how it's gonna be?" But then comes the 'YOUR LIFE' line, and suddenly, Schot is going to see the dire consequences! Especially as she lunges forwards, aiming to close the distance with the slash. Oddly enough, the Mad Gear gang member slides forwards, aiming to kick the heck out of her shins with his feet!
But the strikes too quick, and the strike, while effective, doesn't really get very deep. "Haha.. Hell.. You ain't kidding are you?" He responds, launched backwards from the quick strike. Quick indeed.. but effective?
You betcha. fixing his short, the Thug buckles down with the tire now. "You made a big mistake. But I've got something I can give you instead."
Grinning, he presses against the wall, and thumbing his mouth, answers. "One hell of a beatdown."
Setsuka sneers at the thug. Schot. "We'll see... if you can manage it," she replies. Lithe and agile, she was expecting him to strike when she did--she banked on being faster. She was right--and she'll have to continue being right in order to beat this thug. As such, she fluidly moves forward, taking a mere two steps before pushing off with her strong legs and leaping upwards, tucking her legs in and then snapping her right out in a classic flying jump kick, aimed to tag Schot right in the nose. Perhaps a bit of a break from the norm of her sword attacks--but it's never good to be too predictable.
The kick itself isn't very strong, truth be told; she intends to use some of the momentum to push off of Schot and give herself some momentum backwards, to land deeper within the building. That, of course, is at least somewhat dependent on her hitting -something- with her booted foot, be it face or tire or something else entirely.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka successfully hits Thug with Light Kick.
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Setsuka 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Thug
With the woman moving, tucking in her legs and snapping out in a classic jump kick, Schot attempts to dodge.
He forgets .. she can change the angle of her foot, and when the leg comes forwards, he gets a nasty nose bleed as she leaps off him, deeper into that rather clean building. Pretty different compared to the outside, with the stagnant, rotting trash and long forgotten uses.
"GODDAMN! MY NOSE!" He cries, a nasal tone inserting itself into his rather rage filled cries. "That's it. It ain't about that anymore. It's now about KICKING your ass!" And off her charges towards Setsuka.
She can leap off and run back as she wishes.. Schot follows, and Schot plans on really following, a blood lust of sorts, as he charges towards her. "Get over here ya damn babe! Let me just get my hands on you!"
Because he plans on grabbing her.. and then TWISTING and bending things that should not be twisted or bent!
COMBATSYS: Setsuka dodges Thug's Full Nelson.
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Setsuka 0/-------/------=|====---\-------\0 Thug
If there is -one- thing Setsuka will not abide, it's this man's paws on her. Even if he didn't have mauling in mind. She lands, and she's being charged--so she leaps, again, just as she touched down, turning her body through a somersault as she leaps over the incoming nasty man. Simple, easy. As she flips over, she straightens out, and 'kicks' downward, changing her trajectory--
--and then she's dropping straight down, her blade out, looking to stab it into Schot's back, at a sharp angle, to slice through muscle and fat and skin and expose innards... a very vicious attack, all told.
"You'll have to work harder than that, scum, if you really want to get your hands on me..."
COMBATSYS: Thug blocks Setsuka's Power Strike.
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Setsuka 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Thug
As Setsuka suddenly lands, leaping over and touching down.. Schot goes charging forwards, intent on trying to just push himself through. No such luck though, and as she drops down with that nasty blade out, Schot takes defensive measures, bringing the tire up, even if he's still forced back by the strike.
Way better than taking it head on again.
"Haha.. I don't know about you babe.. but your beauty is starting to make me sick. You don't know what you're dealing with here!" And that's MAD GEAR. That's what she's a dealin' with, and boy howdy, she'll have to learn the hard way! "Hahah .. lets see how you like this!" Kicking away, leaping into a corridor of the building, he spins, before he launches the tire right for Setsuka. "Try THIS on for size!"HEFT!
COMBATSYS: Setsuka dodges Thug's Large Thrown Object.
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Setsuka 0/-------/------=|=====--\-------\0 Thug
"Thank you, I'd rather not." Her blade slices mostly through tire--but she still feels some of it bite Schot's flesh. She's perfectly willing to cut him down an inch at a time. That's practically a hobby for her, hell. The tire... the tire. Setsuka is not impressed; she doesn't even bother leaping over it, instead just sidestepping about five times, big ol' sidesteps. The tire crashes to the dirty floor, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"I told you," she says, sounding almost incensed, "You have to try harder. If you don't try any harder this won't be fun for me and I'll be forced to kill you quickly... make this fun and maybe I'll let you live..." She stalks forward, again, pursuing her prey--though she doesn't expect him to start running. But she's going to come closer, and closer--but perhaps not -that- close, as she suddenly stops--and draws her blade in the same moment.
She's still at least ten yards away--clearly she doesn't intend to strike him with the blade. But the hissing, blue-purple arc of Psycho Power--that might sting, if it hits.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka successfully hits Thug with Kokuu Zan.
- Power hit! -
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Setsuka 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Thug
As Setsuka stalks forwards once again, the Thug begins to try and slide out of the way of the psycho power. And while he's not the fastest, he's certainly not SUDDENLY BOWLED OVER wait, yes, he is! And the burst of energy catches the rather limber thug as he hits the back wall, gritting his teeth. "You're just getting to be a bitch now.. and I just don't LIKE bitches." He adds in. And with the psycho energy causing him to have a rather poor time in the receiving end, Schot pulls backwards, and grasps the tire, jutting a hand out first, before pulling it closer to him, rolling the tire closer, before he can pick the darn thing up completely.
"Just getting tired of your crap now .. and you don't want to do that. Ohhh NO." He notes, course, she's a pain to deal with.. and for the moment, he slides his hands back with the tired, looking at the woman. "You ain't killin' no one. Cept by your looks."
Sexist to the end, oh yes.
COMBATSYS: Thug focuses on his next action.
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Setsuka 0/-------/-----==|=======\-------\0 Thug
What a lovely compliment! However, Setsuka disagrees. Her gaze darkens, her eyebrows pulling inwards as he insults her. "You puling, noisome, ugly waste of human life," she says, almost conversationally, as she once again stalks forward... only she speeds up again. It's as close to a flat-out run as she can get while she's prepared for combat; dashing, she seeks to come in low, practically sliding, showing off her flexibility as she aims to kick out one of Schot's legs, to bring him down.
"I shouldn't even use my blade on you... it doesn't thirst for the blood of a coward like you..." Her voice certainly has some heat to it, though it's not yet ugly or harsh, except in what she's saying. "But I don't want to kill you with my bare hands, either... a dilemma..."
COMBATSYS: Thug fails to interrupt Quick Throw from Setsuka with Random Weapon.
- Power fail! -
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Setsuka 0/-------/----===|=======\-------\1 Thug
As Setsuka insults the existence of Thug, there's really not much to be said of it. "Yeah? And I've heard better insults from that kid .. Jiro." Beat him up he did, too. But now with Setsuka having kicked the hell out of Thug, Thug brings the tire around, an attempt to swat her from the air going miserably wrong as his hands get stuck in the cut section of the tire.
This only pulls him with, and does nothing to help his current state, causing him to topple over, now bleeding a bit.
"God dammit.. Where the hell is that fat ass." He complains, but Schot is not alone, because a gut. A large gut, makes it's way through the door. "HEY SCHOT. There any food in here?" "NO BUT YOU BETTER GET YOUR GREASY ASS IN HERE!" He leans over, yelling, as Atlas powers in, coming to a stop. Wait there's Schot and the woman must be kicking his.. "HAHAHAHAHWHAWHAW! You got beaten by a girl!" "Shut the hell up and punch her!"
Of course, Atlas cracks his knuckles. It's gonna be FUN.
COMBATSYS: Tiny has joined the fight here.
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Thug 1/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Tiny
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Setsuka 0/-------/----===|
It's hard to miss Atlas's entrance. But he's still got a little way to go before he can get to her. She'll deal with him in a moment. Right now, she's going to deal with Schot. "This is the end for you. You may be a strong little thing, but I am a professional, and this is what I do for a living." And then her blade is whistling down, seeking to stab right through Schot.
But not fatally. He might not think it, of course, and there's always the chance he'll actually die from the injuries.. truth be told, though, she doesn't want to draw any more attention to the facility than already has been, and so she's just going to hurt the guy a little. Just a bit. Not a lot. Really.
COMBATSYS: Thug interrupts Power Strike from Setsuka with Tire Toss.
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Thug 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Tiny
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Setsuka 0/-------/-======|
As Setsuka goes to deal with Schot, the annoying thug just ain't down yet. And he doesn't seem to be trying to go down without a fight, either. Because once Setsuka goes to bring that blade whistling down through Schot, Schot ain't happy about it. And with that tire stuck on his hand, he wants it off. It's pretty obvious how this goes.
"Yeah? Yeah? WELL I GOT ONE FOR YOU!" The tire is swung so HARD that halfway though the strike, Schot's tire comes off his hand, and the blade is driven away from him .. probably along with Setsuka. "Hahah look at that! Gotcha you damn babe..." And with all the bloody marks on him, at least it's for SOMETHING!
Meanwhile, Atlas circles around as Setsuka focuses on Schot. And comes up from behind her. "Hey dere.. How bout I make this NICE and FAST! Hehehe." And he aims to grab her from behind the neck .. and just shove her, face first, into the ground. Well. Pushing her TOWARDS the ground, that is.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka fails to counter Faceplanter from Tiny with Heavy Kick.
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Thug 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Tiny
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Setsuka 0/-------/-======|
The difficulty of a fight is, in many cases, directly proportionate to how many opponents one has. Assuming equal or near-equal skill, two opponents are much harder to fight. Setsuka is learning this. Slammed by Schot's tire, the sudden, wrenching pain slows Setsuka for a brief moment, and also sends her towards Tiny. He isn't hiding his presence at all; the woman knows he's coming, even before he speaks. She doesn't like his being there, and so she turns to retort--with a kick to the jubblies.
Doesn't happen, though; he proves to be just a mite too fast and instead of being faceplanted, he slams her onto the ground and cracks the back of her head against the cement flooring, forcing a hiss of pain from her lips before she can roll away from the big man--and try and get into a posiion where she can watch both.
With the brief reprieve of assaults, Schot finally gets to his feet.. and Tiny is just a laughing all the way. "Heheh. How does the FLOOR taste? Bet it tastes REAL good, huh?" But as she rolls away, Schot turns to TIny. "Yeah you got this big man .. you got this .. I'm going to head back, how about it Atty old buddy?"
"You were still beat up but this wussy lady.. Never gonna let you forgedit buddy!" And Schot picks up his tire, beginning to limp off, cut all over, and wounded.. he's not able to keep on fighting very well. But there's the big man still.
"Hah Hah! You gonna get a FIST sandwich now lady. He ain't me.. you gonna get it!" Laughing once more, the large man changes his tactics.
He's fat. And he plans to use it. Because he's suddenly running at Setsuka. His entire girth attempting to crash into her, and her against the wall. "You ain't gonna get out of this one!"
And man, look at him GO!
COMBATSYS: Thug has left the fight here.
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Setsuka 0/-------/-======|-------\-------\0 Tiny
COMBATSYS: Setsuka counters Ramming Speed from Tiny with Oborozuki.
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Setsuka 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Tiny
... damn! The moment that Atlas buys for Schot is enough--the man will be getting away. Tiny, however, most certainly will -not-. Not as he keeps charging towards Setsuka. She doesn't move, doesn't even seem to react. "I 'ain't'?" she asks, dryly, as she watches the big man bearing down on her. Truly, an awe-inspiring sight. And as he looms, it certainly seems as though this might be the end for Setsuka. Until, that is, the moment of contact.
Just then, she glows blue-purple--and seems to shatter, only to reform behind Tiny, her right hand already raised, a blade of Psycho Power slashing down across his back, viciously. "Or perhaps you're the one who's not getting out of this," she replies, her voice deceptively soft. "You denied me your friend, so you will have to take his place."
As Setuka brings that freaky-deaky energy into things, she vanishes only to re-appear behind him. And with that slash, well, hell. There's not much he can honestly do about that one! Bowled forwards, Tiny seems to grasp his head as he staggers. "What the F-." And suddenly, Tiny gets rolling. He's fat as hell and not too fast. This is sorta expected.
But getting to his feet slowly, Tiny wrenches his neck, and his arms, as he begins to slowly walk towards Setsuka. "I'm tired of that crap .. gonna give YOU a piece of my mind!" And boy howdy does he try. Trampling forwards, it's a slow movement. "No freak with goddamn powers is going to do anything better to me than getting punched in the goddamn face!"
And with a mighty ham fist, he pulls back, slowly staggering towards Setsuka.. to FIST SLAM.
COMBATSYS: Tiny successfully hits Setsuka with Strong Punch.
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Setsuka 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Tiny
By all rights, she should've flowed around that attack like water--should be cutting Tiny up like crazy. But his fist is just in the right place to flatten her nose, and send her flying--the impact is immense. Clearly, she's being too nice to this thug. Setsuka hits the ground, and rolls twice... and then rises to her feet. Her nose is flowing blood, and it's misaligned; however, the assassin literally pulls it into place, ensuring the maintenance of her profile.
"That was it," she says, her voice sharp. "I'm not going to toy around with you anymore. I'm going to kill you." Sharp, but calm; the only danger to really be found is in her eyes, alight with craziness.
And she's moving forward now, again... but slowly again, almost casually.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka focuses on her next action.
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Setsuka 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Tiny
As Setsuka ends up with a nose full of fist, Tiny is laughing as she hits the ground. REALLY. How did that other guy even have PROBLEMS with this tart? But hey, Schot's got his ups and downs. Tiny is all ups. There ain't no downs around here! Except his .. yknow .. mind.
"Heheheh.. Whatya gonna do now? Call for help? All you can do to take me on hahaha!"
But Tiny is a dumb as a rock type, and darn, anything can get around him! That doesn't stop him from ripping out the door. Really. The door? CONSIDER IT RIPPED OUT. And with his massive hands, he picks it up. "So you can just talk to the door. You're just another has been, and you ain't in this town anymore, least you shouldn't be!" He notes, as he tosses that damn door right at her with all his might.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka dodges Tiny's Large Thrown Object.
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Setsuka 1/-----==/=======|=====--\-------\0 Tiny
"Help? I don't need help to take you..." Setsuka ducks under the flying door, easily--and comes back up, charging Tiny. Charging straight forward for Atlas's position, she is indeed flying at him in a headlong rush. But she has a plan--and the plan is simple and possibly effective. The plan is this:
A kick to the balls. Setsuka stops just at the edge of her range, transferring the momentum, in a single moment, from her whole body into her right leg--aiming a steel-toed boot-toe for Tiny's groin. If she makes it, the impact should be -tremendous-, enough to jolt even a smallbrain like the big man.
Something truly and incredibly painful, if not expected in fights like these...
COMBATSYS: Setsuka successfully hits Tiny with Heavy Kick.
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Setsuka 1/----===/=======|=======\-------\1 Tiny
As Setsuka ducks under the door, Tiny watches her charge, but she's ending up far too fast to do anything about, Atlas trying to literately go through the assault. Through the kick, take it and run with it. But as she slams the boot towards Tiny's groin, the man staggers backwards. The impact is enough, sure, but what happens next is probably .. almost expected in the comedy of life.
The kick is hard, but it hits something solid.
"What the fuck bitch. Did you think I gonna go out and leave my balls open to everyone?" Clearly, he's had a few times where this has been struck before. The gang members aren't all complete idiots. "BUT MAYBE YOU NEEDA LESSON!" And suddenly, Tiny is rushing towards Setsuka now, all of his power in those fists. "Gonna just tear you DOWN!"
Both fists swing forwards, intending to smash her against that wall through ALOT of pressure.
COMBATSYS: Setsuka fails to counter Double Fisted Fury from Tiny with Shimatsuri.
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Setsuka 0/-------/=======|-------\-------\0 Tiny
COMBATSYS: Setsuka can no longer fight.
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She isn't just smashed into the wall; she's smashed through it. A painful lesson. Fat men are difficult to fight. But... her 'job' is done--the lab is cleared, the evidence gone. Setsuka would do well to get out of there, herself. Her fight with the thugs was purely for personal fun, but getting pressed into a wall by a big fat man doesn't really qualify. Too bad for Atlas.
However, unlike most 'evil' people, well... she doesn't leave with a taunt. Because she lost. And that is just inelegant, to her--to be a sore loser--though she really is a sore loser. She'll just express it in a different way... that is, Atlas better watch out, because someday she'll find him where he doesn't want to be found and then he'll be dead... or severely injured.
As Setsuka's crashed through the wall, Atlas stops, his massive girth getting stuck there. And get stuck he certainly does. It's not much for Atlas to really fit through, not that he would. But pulling back, the Thug Member belches a bit, laughing to himself, pieces of drywall crumbling off him. "Hahah.. looky there.. the dame left an exit. Fly away little birdy! Hehehehe."
But wounded as he is, Tiny begins to stagger backwards. That stung, actually. Hell, all of it stung! He doesn't really like getting beaten up like that .. so it felt good to beat back the mind slayer.
"Man, I'm going to eat so much ..." Is his last words as he saunters out. Mmm. So much to eat.. so little time. Oh. And stuff to jack. But nothing in here. Darn.
COMBATSYS: Tiny has ended the fight here.
Log created on 21:28:23 09/09/2008 by Setsuka, and last modified on 01:42:42 09/25/2008.