Description: What is the collective noun for a group of assassins? In any case, not one but two of them come for the VIP Fio is protecting. However, one of them has some sort of honour hangup and decides that he and only he can deliver the fatal strike. He also has seen far too much Kill Bill when training, apparently.
When you're in Southtown, you have to be on your toes if you're one of the timid types who are scared easily. Especially if you're paranoid. Fortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case here with Fiolina Germi, who's walking along humming to herself, albeit in her standard uniform so it's easy to pick her out. Of course, behind her is a middle-aged man in his thirties or forties who appears to be completely oblivious to the reason that Fio's here with him.
Fio's been tasked with protecting this 'VIP,' although it would seem more like he's a tourist with Fio since he's occasionally stopping to point things out and make comments about various tourist spots and make chatter with passersby. This causes Fio to stop and wait while Mr. VIP keeps testing her patience. "OK, let's just get to someplace indoors and we'll get a bite to eat, OK?" Fio says after the VIP makes one too many chats with passersby.
It's just as well to be paranoid in Southtown, given it's status as nexus for the great and the good in the world. And it's seen more than it's fair share of criminal violence, what with all the NESTS agents, Shadaloo, Kain and his chums and all the rest getting underfoot. Why, if you swung a cat you'd be fairly likely to hit someone dangerous and thus live to regret it, it seems at times. Cammy is normally not particularly dangerous. ...Unless you have the honour of being on one of her lists.
And Mr VIP just so happens to be. Shadaloo doesn't like politicians who order crackdowns on Shadaloo operations, even if they are of the two bit variety. Messages need to be sent pour encourager les autres, Killer Bees need to be dispatched.
And so Cammy is here actually on duty for a change, a red cloaked figure in the crowd, hands in her pockets, face shadowed by the red hood. Focused on her target. She tilts her head. Is it him? It certainly seems to be. But who is the girl with him? She starts walking swiftly towards the duo, nudging her way through whatever crowd is on the downtown streets firmly.
Attached to one of the nearby walls is a figure that few would bother to pay attention to. Clad in his hoodie, with the hood pulled very firmly up, his face wreathed in shadow, is Angelo. His hands tucked in his pockets, he seems almost to blend in to the side of the wall. Grey concrete against grey clothing.
In truth, Angelo has also been dispatched by his employers. Mr. VIP is a very well known man, and he has achieved a certain degree of notoriety amongst the criminal underworld. He is a man who cannot be bribed, cannot be threatened, and will not rest in his quest to bring the shady into the light.
A pity to kill him, really, but, c'est la vie.
The hood twitches up, and underneath it, dark eyes focus on Cammy. Red cloak is not precisely stealthy, and Angelo is more than experienced enough to pick up on where that gait is taking the individual. He detaches himself from the wall, and begins to walk, slowly, calmly, in the same direction. Prepared to move in an instant if the becloaked figure turns out to be one out to ... disrupt the day's work.
The cloaked figure in red draws the attention of Mr. VIP, who points to it and says, "Hey, look, Fio! It's one of those costume playing characters I bet!" His voice shows just how truly naive he can be. "Let's go over and ask them for an autograph!"
"Costume player?" Fio asks, confused and sounding just as naive as Mr. VIP is as well... Untill something goes off in her head and she goes wide-eyed. "That's no costume player! It's someone with trouble I bet!" She tries to move towards the nearest building, hoping to get indoors before the cloaked figure gets too close.
"Excuse us! Please, move! This is official business!" Fio sounds desperate, but some of the people are a bit too stubborn to move that easily. A case of Murphy's Law, right? Or it could just be the prelude to a fight...
He's getting away!
Cammy's swift walk turns into a run as she shoulders her way through the mass, who part before her in surprise, cutting like an arrow through the crowd. The red cloak gets discarded somewhere along the way, revealing the blue Shadaloo uniform beneath, and her braids, which stream out behind her as she runs.
She narrows her eyes at Fio now she's close enough to really see what's going on. Bodyguard, she thinks. Not one that she recognises, but that doesn't mean a whole lot given her horrible memory. And besides, Vega's voice whispers in her mind - kill, kill! The Doll does not hesitate as she hurls herself at the bodyguard standing in the way. "Get out of my way!".
COMBATSYS: Cammy has started a fight here.
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Suddenly, Angelo is between Fio and Cammy. His hood stays up, but his hands have emerged from his pockets. He recognizes the agent of Shadaloo, of course. One didn't live very long in his profession if you didn't know the instruments of terror used by the people whose toes you might step on occasionally. All in the name of professionalism, after all.
"The Killer Bee." He says, loudly. His voice cuts through the noise of the crowd, a light hint of an Italian accent in it. This, should be exciting. He had no doubt that this would be a wonderful test of his skills!
"Ms. Bodyguard, please. Do not panic your charge." There's a hint of a smile, from what little of his face is visible. "Surely, we can..."
Spinning, suddenly, he aims to crash two fingers directly between Cammy's eyes. If the strike hits, then she'll probably be surprised by the sheer amount of force packed into that single point.
"... Swat this insect, no?"
COMBATSYS: Angelo has joined the fight here.
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Cammy 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Angelo
Fio doesn't know who this person is who just jumped in front of her, but she does recogize Cammy, and knows that she's with Shadaloo. Almost immediately, Fio clenches her fists in anger as she looks at the blonde in blue, and then to the VIP, who is still not in on the whole thing. "Get back, let me handle her!" Fio snaps to the VIP before aiming her gun at Cammy. "And as for you, you stay away from this person who I'm protecting!" She doesn't care about the fact that a gunshot will send people scattering, since once the fists start flying for real, it's gonna be hell.
COMBATSYS: Fio has joined the fight here.
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Angelo 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Angelo's Quick Punch.
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Quick Shot.
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Angelo 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Insect? Well, that is insulting. Cammy suddenly pulls up short in her headlong rush, and frowns at Angelo. "Who are..." she manages to get out, before a fist is coming right at her face. She cartwheels to one side with incredible agility, just as a shot rings out, only to miss the rapidly gyrating, bullet time, quasi-ninja.
"Another bodyguard. It makes no difference to me." she spits out, not recognising Angelo either, though perhaps she should given his job and his pedigree. "Lord Vega has marked him for death.". She hops towards Angelo, who did after all demonstrate a distinct lack of respect for the Queensberry Rules, and her boot suddenly snaps up, aimed at his chin. "Cannon SPIKE!".
Fio will have to wait a bit. Form an orderly queue.
COMBATSYS: Angelo blocks Cammy's Cannon Spike.
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Angelo 0/-------/-----==|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
Angelo brings both his hands down to block. The blow sends shockwaves running up his arms, but it doesn't hit clean, and he turns the foot to the side. Hnn. Even through his defense, that blow had hurt entirely too much to be comfortable. And she was quick, too. Already, Angelo is starting to think that he might not win this.
Excellent.
"I am not a bodyguard." He states, though, exactly what he is, he does not elaborate on further. Instead, he brings his hand snapping out, lightning fast and glowing with a sickly brown light. Cammy, might actually think that this is a joke, however, as the spear-hand aims to pass directly past her neck.
If she tries to let him miss her, though, she's in for a rude awakening. Because the field of energy around his hand actually extends out further than is visible to the naked eye. That razor-sharp edge aims to cut deep into her neck. Not one, it seems, to hold back when things get serious. Especially against such a potent foe!
"I'm the bodyguard here, and I'm not letting you get close to the person who I've been employed to protect!" Fio snaps as she watches Cammy dodge her attacks. "You might be fast, but I'm not letting you get away that easily!" The soldier draws her trusty tonfa and attempts to swing it at Cammy. "Eat this!"
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Cutting Tonfa.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Cammy blocks Angelo's Angel's Trumpet.
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Angelo 0/-------/-----==|=------\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
"You are acting like a bodyguard." Cammy informs Angelo thinly, while being buried under a barrage of attacks. She twists to one side, spinning past the tonfa and around Fio with some hurried desperation, coming around Fio's back to come at Angelo's... brown lightsaber?
She figures she doesn't want to get hit by that, so one hand snaps up, catching at the wrist to knock it away. Not uncoincidentally it also allows her to hop in, sliding past his opened up defence, spinning around gracefully as she goes, until they are practically body to body.
And then the Doll unleashes a savage punch, aimed right at Angelo's solar plexus.
COMBATSYS: Angelo counters Axle Spin Knuckle from Cammy with Bleeding Heart.
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Angelo 0/-------/---====|=------\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
Angelo steps forwards as Cammy comes into him, and for a moment, the pair are practically chest to chest. A thin smile visible underneath the shadows of that hood. "I suppose I am, at that." He whispers.
And then his fingers hammer out. His hand slams directly over Cammy's heart, and the effect is, disturbing. The five fingers strike home in between Cammy's heartbeats, forcibly disrupting the flow of blood. No sooner has the attack struck, than Angelo has stepped backwards.
"There's a first time for everything." He muses, sounding quite cheerful, as he turns his head towards Fio. "May I take a slice of your pay, do you suppose? Or am I acting out of the, goodness of my heart?"
"I'm the bodyguard here!" Fio snaps at Cammy. "I don't know who this person is, but I do know that you're not getting us out of here that easily!" She rushes at Cammy and attempts to deliver a flying kick.
COMBATSYS: Fio successfully hits Cammy with Light Kick.
- CRAZY Hit! -
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Cammy
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Oh dear, this task seemed so easy on paper, how tough can a politician be after all. But Cammy has clearly underestimated this little encounter. Punched right in the centre mass, she slumps back away from Angelo, feeling all light headed. "Ugh, that really hurt..." she mutters, clutching at herself - and then she promptly gets clobbered on the side of the head by Fio's foot, spinning through the air to land in a crumpled heap. Ouch.
...and then she gets up, kip-up style, bruised, battered, but tougher than she looks. She gives Angelo a malevolent look, and then jumps up in the air to leap over his head, coming down behind him - and then trying to grab him around his middle and haul him over onto the tarmac in a suplex.
COMBATSYS: Angelo dodges Cammy's Strong Throw.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Cammy
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Angelo steps backwards, and spins to the side. "You didn't answer my question." He says, in Fio's direction. "How rude."
His step takes him nimbly away from Cammy's grab. But he doesn't stay out for very long. Instead, he's stepping forwards very swiftly, and jabs two fingers forwards again.
This time, he aims to stab straight into Cammy's throat, and, if this hits, twist. Hoping to continue the assault on Cammy's senses.
"Wow, that actually worked?" Fio asks as she lands in a crouched position again. "She's so fast, I didn't think I'd hit!" Fio looks around to try to find the VIP, who is standing off to the side with a snack and drink in hand while he watches the fight. "Oh, how can you do something like that?!" Fio asks him, before snapping back to watch the two fighters.
COMBATSYS: Fio focuses on her next action.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|===----\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Angelo successfully hits Cammy with Quick Punch.
- Power hit! -
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Angelo 0/-------/-----==|====---\-------\0 Cammy
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Cammy is fighting like a little girl alright - getting schooled. Fio backs away, and while this bodes ill in the long term, it does give Cammy a break for a while, so she can focus her attentions on this <censored> who is messing everything up! "Lord Vega will be so angry with you!" she spits. And her. But thats by the by, teachers pet always runs to Daddy. And then she gets thumped, again. Less talking, more attention, Bee.
Grr, she grabs his hand just as it extricates itself from her throat, and goes low, trying to throw him over her back and maybe even into Fio, though that would be rather lucky, and a cloud hovers over her it seems.
COMBATSYS: Angelo fails to counter Strong Throw from Cammy with Jerusalem Cherry.
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Angelo 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Even the longest run of luck cannot last forever, as Angelo so aptly demonstrates.
Two fingers, burning with that strange brown power, snap out... and fail to connect before he is grabbed by the Killer Bee of Shadaloo. Lifted off his feet, he slams into the ground some distance away, and groans as he gets up to his feet, shaking his head.
"I'm sorry, Killer Bee, is that supposed to frighten me?" He asks, trying to work some of the pain out of his shoulders as he gets up to his feet.
Meanwhile, Fio is trying to keep the VIP from getting the wrong idea about this whole thing, but he's not geting it through his head. Rather than attempt to chew him out over it, though, Fio simply shakes her head and looks to Cammy. "Had your fun with him? Because it's my turn to play now!" She watches Cammy in hopes of attempting to grab onto her and deliver a special-forces type of takedown.
COMBATSYS: Cammy blocks Fio's Quick Throw.
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Angelo 0/-------/=======|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Angelo is thrown away, and then it's Fio's turn as she runs at the Doll. Gah, she can't even think, she isn't so good at these big melees, she likes a nice, deliberate fight. She's grabbed and thrown - but the Doll manages to turn the throw into a sort of dive, hitting the ground rolling.
...and then the roll somehow turns into a backwards leap somewhere along the way, the Doll streaking at Angelo like a bolt of blue lightning. "Spiral ARROW!" she cries out on the way.
All these iconic moves, Angelo will learn to love them all.
COMBATSYS: Angelo blocks Cammy's Spiral Arrow.
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Angelo 1/------=/=======|====---\-------\0 Cammy
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Angelo tuts, and crouches. Both arms come over his head, and the doll bounces off him. Yes, it still stings, but he rises up again, working some of the pain out of his arms.
"I think I'm tired of you now, Killer Bee. I'm sorry, but you are getting ... predictable."
His hands twist, and are suddenly gripping long, bright crimson blades of energy. Dashing forwards as fast as he can, he is practically a blur!
And then, suddenly, those arms strike forwards, driving the blades forwards as hard as he can, aiming to strike deep into Cammy's midsection.
If the blades strike true, then they just won't dissipate immediately. Instead, they'll linger, the pure energy cutting and slicing deeper and deeper for as long as he can maintain his control over them, aiming to disrupt Cammy's breathing with bursts of energy and shocking pain.
"You're good, but you can't last forever!" Fio says as she steps back to rethink her strategy for a moment. "It's time to show you one of my favorite maneuvers!" She leaps onto a nearby outdoor table, then leaps into the air and attempts to drop onto Cammy like she just detached from a parachute.
COMBATSYS: Angelo successfully hits Cammy with Hemlock.
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Angelo 0/-------/-------|=====--\-------\0 Cammy
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Fio 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Fio successfully hits Cammy with Parachute Dive.
Grazing Hit
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Angelo 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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Cammy gets hostomped by both of them, in tandem. Blasted with energy, she reels, and then while reeling, trying to fight the pulsing force flowing throgh her body, Fio practically lands on her with a thump. She rolls away.
Clearly new tactics are in order, this close quarters stuff just isn't working. She snatches the briefcase of an onlooking gawking Japanese businessman and hurls it at Angelo, looking to make some space for herself. About half way towards him it bursts open, showering bystanders with papers that rain down like confetti - though only the case itself is the bit that's going to hurt.
COMBATSYS: Angelo reflects Large Thrown Object from Cammy with Foxglove.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\0 Cammy
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Angelo moves with almost contemptuous ease. Snatching the briefcase out of the air, his hand glows bright white and burning, and he spins on his heel...
When he releases the briefcase again, the latches are securely locked, and the item is burning with his malicious energy. Razor sharp, the businessman's accessory of choice has been transformed into a quite deadly weapon, and it is aiming to take off Cammy's head at the neck!
Meanwhile, Fio is glad that her attack hit its mark, and that she's starting to wear down Cammy with Angelo's help, but she's not done just yet. She looks to the VIP to give him a look to say, "Stay there, or else!" And then dashes at Cammy, attempting to use the palm of her hand to deliver a very powerful strike.
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Palm Strike.
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Angelo's Reflected Large Thrown Object.
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It's raining briefcases! And a bit closer to home it's raining palms. The Doll manages to remember how to do this dodge thing though, and leaps around, rolling under the punch from Fio and then spinning to one side so the briefcase flies over one shoulder, narrowly missing.
But really, it's time for a rest. She's knackered! And she needs time to ponder her next move. No point doing it if she can barely raise her arms, is it. Panting for breath, she takes a bit of a breather, eschewing attacks for a moment and focusing on avoiding all the incoming pain.
COMBATSYS: Cammy gains composure.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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Angelo has no intention of allowing Cammy time to rest, that much is for certain. He knows that if she recovers to any great degree, they'll have an uphill battle wearing her back down again. He's also starting to feel the burn himself, and he doesn't want to leave himself open to attack...
Coming forwards as swiftly as he can, at the last moment, his foot comes whipping up in a twirling kick, which hopes to send Cammy crashing to the floor, by way of the side of her head.
Fio misses, and she doesn't like it one bit. She scowls as she watches Cammy back away, and then watches her try to catch her breath. To some it might look like they're dropping their defenses, but Fio knows better than to assume something like that. She simply stands by watching and waiting...
COMBATSYS: Fio focuses on her next action.
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Angelo 0/-------/------=|======-\-------\0 Cammy
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COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Angelo's Light Kick.
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The Doll is quite happy for Fio to hang back, thank god she thinks, as Angelo comes trotting on it, followed every inch of the way by her baleful blue, and now rather bloodshot, gaze. By the time he gets to her she's ready for him, all tense and coiled up like a spring.
A kick aimed high, eh - she promptly goes low, right down into a handstand in fact, scrunched up in front of him, so his kick strikes the empty air between her legs.
And then those legs are whipping forward, to wrap around his neck in a grab, and with a flick of her body, send him crashing into the ground!
If it all works as planned, anyway.
COMBATSYS: Angelo endures Cammy's Frankensteiner.
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Angelo winds up being ploughed, quite painfully it must be said, into the ground. The trouble is, an experienced fighter like Cammy will soon realize, he had made, absolutely no effort to dodge, or otherwise mitigate the assault. Instead, he put all his effort into making sure that when he came up again, it is inside her defenses.
This is, really, Angelo's last hurrah. He has to realize by now that he is painfully outmatched, but he's not going to leave without giving Cammy one last thing to remember him by. If he can help it, anyway. Like a baleful ghost, the shadowy man raises up above Cammy...
And then both his hands are lashing out. The circle of attacks are widespread and as swift as he can make them, aiming to jam the points of his fingers into six distinct regions of Cammy's torso in a matter of seconds. If this hits cleanly, then she'll find the damage runs deep, striking at various nerves which, hopefully, still work the same for Dolls as normal people; in that they transmit pain throughout the body.
Seeing how Angelo is starting to get worn out (as well as Fio slightly from missing with all those attacks,) the soldier decides to try to make her move once again. She draws her gun and fires it at Cammy again. Albeit this time, she aims it a little more carefully.
COMBATSYS: Angelo successfully hits Cammy with Larkspur.
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COMBATSYS: Fio successfully hits Cammy with Medium Shot.
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Blam, shot, and this guy seems to be trying to dim mak her or something! She doesn't really look like the Bride, though. Grrr, Cammy suddenly realises that she probably should have gone for the bodyguard first! She doesn't know who this Angelo is, but maybe he's one of those picky, prideful types, like Balrog. In any case, he is an unknown, while Fio is a known variable. Fio definitely would save the mark - this guy, who knows.
On the other hand, it doesn't seem very likely that he would do her dirty work for her. And after being battered and bruised by him, to be honest, even the glacial Cammy wants to see boot connect with face, hear cries of pain and suffering, etcetera. So she stays with her original plan of sticking on Angelo and damn the consequences!
She hurls herself at him for what is probably the last time, especially if her heart is going to explode in six steps, but this time, with even more determination, and this time with a blood trail on the pavement behind her.
COMBATSYS: Angelo blocks Cammy's Spin Drive Smasher.
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Angelo brings his hands down, and blocks Cammy's drilling strike. Stumbling back several paces from the force of it, he tuts, and shakes his head. Cracking his knuckles a few times before he tucks his hands into his pockets.
"I admire your power, Killer Bee." He says, honestly, "So. If you can take your target after the thrashing I have given you... you deserve him, more than I."
Having never said his name, the mysterious man turns, and, though he keeps half an eye on his back in case Cammy decides not to let him leave, he starts to walk off. The fate of the politician is no longer /his/ concern, as far as he cares. Let Cammy kill him.
COMBATSYS: Angelo gains composure.
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Giving a slight grin, Fio doubles over as she starts to realize that she's running out of steam rapidly. She hasn't sustained any serious injuries, but she is running out of the ability to fight. "Just take each other out, why don't you?" She comments with a slight smile, grabbing a drink from a nearby drink vendor.
COMBATSYS: Fio takes no action.
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Angelo 1/------=/=======|=------\-------\0 Cammy
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Oh, it's like that is it. Everybody just walking away? To be honest, that feels kinda like a good idea right now. One step. Two steps...
Cammy reaches out to lay her hand on a nearby wall to steady herself. This kinda hurts. The world spins...
COMBATSYS: Cammy drops her guard to recover.
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Angelo melts into the crowd, and, in the blink of an eye... is gone. How he managed it, or where he has gotten to, is a mystery, but the strange man does, apparently, keep his word. The fight is no longer any of his business, and whether or not Cammy manages to recover... that, too, is none of his business.
COMBATSYS: Angelo has left the fight here.
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Fio 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Cammy
The mysterious person disappears, while Fio stares in awe at Cammy. "It's you and me now! You wanna come down here and fight, or are you running away also?"
COMBATSYS: Fio takes no action.
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Fio 0/-------/------=|=------\-------\0 Cammy
COMBATSYS: Cammy gains composure.
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Fio 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Cammy
Cammy doesn't really have much of a chance at this late juncture, and that dim mak or whatever it was Angelo was doing to her is still coursing through her. Though she can feel it fading. She think she'll last six steps, anyway. She sighs and looks up at Fio - and then at the mark, who is presumably watching from the sidelines.
She really wants to go somewhere else and chill out right now, but she hears Lord Vega's voice again... 'kill, kill'. She raises herself up to her full height, stretching her bruised and battered self, to focus on Fio, guard raised. Apparently not going anywhere.
"So, you still want some of me?" Fio asks, looking a bit winded still, but not giving up either. "I'm glad! Because it's time to finish this once and for all! You may be fast, but I'm not letting you win over me!" She rushes at Cammy and attempts to bap her with her military tonfa.
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Quick Punch.
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Fio 0/-------/------=|-------\-------\0 Cammy
Cammy hasn't had the measure of Fio yet. She's been focused entirely on Angelo - she probably could have beaten him, she feels, if she didn't have tonfa and boots being aimed at her at the same time. So it's with a fresh eye that she turns to her new assailant. Trying to summon up some strength, she tenses up, ready - and it's a tonfa, coming right at her head. "Yaahhh!" she cries out as she throws herself towards Fio, the tonfa just hitting braid, the Doll looking to bowl Fio over by main force.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Fio with Flying Neck Hunt.
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Fio 0/-------/=======|===----\-------\0 Cammy
"Oh no you--" Fio is cut off abruptly as she gets knocked down by Cammy and goes down to the ground, landing in a crumpled position. She adjusts her glasses as she gets back to her senses before coming back up and looking at Cammy. "Wow, that was pretty good!" She says with a sarcastic smirk. "But I can assure you that I'm not done yet!" She says before breathing deeply.
COMBATSYS: Fio gains composure.
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Fio 0/-------/--=====|===----\-------\0 Cammy
The dim mak has worn off, finally, and Cammy can sort of stand upright without feeling like she's going to keel over all the time. Not that the world is unfogged by pain, the unfortunate Doll can barely stand, but it's going to take a good hard kick or two to actually knock her on her butt now.
"Come here, whoever you are." she says wearily, pouncing on Fio again when she sees her foe taking a bit of a breather herself. No, no, thats not on. One of her hands lunges out, to try and grab Fio by the throat, and squeeze, squeeze hard.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Fio with Choke Hold.
- Power hit! -
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Fio 1/-----==/=======|===----\-------\0 Cammy
Fio is caught and choked. She gasps and her eyes literally bulge out of her face untill she lets herself go limp and drop onto the ground. But she's not content to lie there and gasp for air. She rolls away and then pulls a small fragmentation grenade out of her belt and tosses it at Cammy. "The name's Fiolina Germi, remember that!"
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Type G Grenade.
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Fio 1/------=/=======|===----\-------\0 Cammy
Cammy saw that Fio seemed to be flagging there - she wasn't actually hitting her but all that energy spent beating the cr*p out of the Doll evidently took it's toll. "Fiolina Germi, you are very tired." Cammy observes, as she almost effortlessly dodges the hurled grenade. The analytical assassin went for the choke for a reason. "Maybe this isn't over yet after all.".
While Fio is choking and trying to ward her off with grenades, the Doll takes her chance to have a rest herself.
COMBATSYS: Cammy gains composure.
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Fio 1/------=/=======|==-----\-------\0 Cammy
"Rest all you want!" Fio calls out, while taking a moment to adjust her glasses and tighten her hat on her head. "Because I'm not holding anything back anymore!" She rushes at Cammy, attempting to land a swift tonfa strike to stun Cammy. If successful, Fio will continue to strike Cammy with her tonfa in hopes of putting Cammy out for the count once and for all!
COMBATSYS: Fio successfully hits Cammy with Fio Fio Tonfa Takedown!.
- CRAZY Hit! -
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Fio 0/-------/-------|====---\-------\0 Cammy
Cammy thinks she'll be able to leap out of the way of this one easily. But she trips! She trips! As she falls over her own big boots, she braces for the pain she knows is incoming.
And oh god it certainly is painful as tonfas beatbeatbeat her, slamming into already bruised ribs and back as the doll falls away from her assailant.
"Ugh..." she moans, clutching at rib. Blue eyes remain fixed on Fio though, the Doll is definitely still Locked On.
COMBATSYS: Cammy gains composure.
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Fio 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Cammy
"Did I get you good?" Fio asks as she steps back, adjusting her hat once again. "Oh, it looks like you're still standing! How wonderful!" Fio says with a big grin. "Well, that's good because I've still got plenty of fight left for you!" The soldier rushes at Cammy and attempts to do a sliding tackle type kick.
COMBATSYS: Cammy dodges Fio's Light Kick.
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Fio 0/-------/-------|===----\-------\0 Cammy
Cammy shakes her head, and while Fio's tackle isn't all that beyond the Dolls ability to dodge, she takes no chances after being almost tonfa'd into the dirt. She really gives the dodge her all, and she's out of there, jumping straight up so Fio slides by underneath her.
And then the Doll spins in mid air, body horizontal, before coming down. Right on top of her. Fist down. Crunch. She's never done a spin knuckle while horizontal before, she's making stuff up on the fly here.
On the fly. Literally.
COMBATSYS: Cammy successfully hits Fio with Axle Spin Knuckle.
-*- DEVASTATING HIT! -*-
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Fio 1/---====/=======|====---\-------\0 Cammy
Fio is smashed extra hard by Cammy, unable to anticipate where the blonde-haired soldier is coming from. Fio is so badly hurt that she can't even manage another attack. She just falls forwards on her face.
COMBATSYS: Fio takes no action.
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Cammy 0/-------/---====|
COMBATSYS: Fio can no longer fight.
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Cammy 0/-------/---====|
Cammy should clearly experiment more in future. She rolls off of Fio's prone body, hand throbbing, body aching - and realises that Fio isn't getting up. Is it over?! She looks around for Angelo. No sign. Maybe it is over.
Then she looks around for the mark, the original target, He Who Started It All. He's gone too. Has Angelo bagged him? More likely he finally worked out that it was time to leave a while ago. In any case, he's gone, and all those bruises were for nothing. And grr, it's /all Angelo's fault/. She swiftly reclaims her cloak, and stalks off, the normally calm Bee angry indeed.
Log created on 15:49:29 01/18/2011 by Cammy, and last modified on 18:59:54 01/18/2011.