Description: Maki's tapioca fix attempt is hampered by a new face who's quite the shocking one!
In the heart of Metro City is the area known as Metro Square. The true 'heart' of the city, it's always bustling with activity, so there's always something happening in this area. Although not of all of it happens out in the open. Sometimes it's in the shadows, an area that a smart person would do well to avoid. Which is why when one sees Maki moving through an alleyway, they might get suspicious.
In reaility, Maki's just out for a tapioca fix, and she doesn't want any Mad Gear attention drawn to her, so she's attempting to stay off the main streets and cut through the alleys and other spots where she wouldn't be as in the open should an encounter happen. Because the Mad Gears know better than to attempt to engage Maki in a closed spot where there's no room to move around. Maki can use this to her advantage with her agility, but most of the other Mad Gears aren't as skilled as her.
As Maki comes out of one alleyway, she looks around carefully, wanting to make sure nobody suspicious or who she recognizes is in the area before continuing forward.
Hiromi is standing out in the middle, gazing upward to watch TV, her thumbs hooked into the pockets of her rubber pants. She's looking a little wistful. Her bandages of come of, her surgical scars have healed, and her strength has finally returned, plus about a hundred times more. She's finally ready to beat some heads on a scale that she'd never dreamed of before, and so here she is, in this famous street-fighting spot, imagining that. She sighs and glances around. The corner of her mouth twitches and her eyebrow rises. She narrows her eyes and peers at Maki. Is that who it looks like?
Maki steps out of the alleyway, apparently not seeing anyone unusual or out of the ordinary. No signs of the Mad Gears, and NO sign of Naerose either. The blonde ninja breathes a sigh of relief as she steps out into the open and attempts to look nonchalant as she heads in the direction of the nearest convenience store. She doesn't mind greeting fans, but she hates it when fights just 'seem' to break out when she's in the area. "All this for a little tapioca, why?" Maki thinks to herself under her breath, not noticing Hiromi yet.
Hiromi's eyes widen and she gasps, then grunts and tenses, putting on her most serious face. Time to be cool. She launches herself forward and runs full-speed across the street toward Maki. "Hey!" Hiromi grinds to a stop a few yards in front of Maki, "Aren't you Maki Genryuusai?"
As soon as Maki sees the woman stop in front of her, Maki stops abruptly as well. When she uses her name, Maki gets a little suspicious. "Why? Who wants to know?" The blonde ninja asks, narrowing her eyes just a tiny bit. Apparently, Maki's not too friendly with strangers, and something about this woman's appearance is causing alarm bells to ring in Maki's head.
Hiromi shifts into a fighting stance, fists raised, one foot forward, black eyes intense. "Aren't you that famous fighter? Didn't you win the Neo League on TV?"
"Famous? What do you mean famous?" Maki seems a bit bored as she talks. "I'm not a famous person, I'm just a fighter demonstrating her skills on the circuit. And I'll have you know that I was the champion, but now Ken Masters is the champion. Not that it really matters." She glances at Hiromi's fighting stance, and Maki starts to scowl. "Don't tell me you want to fight me!"
COMBATSYS: Hiromi has started a fight here.
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Hiromi 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Maki has joined the fight here.
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Hiromi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Maki
Hiromi slowly grins and her muscles tense. She starts breathing heavily and a few sparks fly across her arms. Then, as her answer, she pullls back her left arm and shoots a hard straight punch into the air in front of her. An arch of blazing white lightning flashes into existence between her fist and the pavement, then the end on the pavement hurtles straight across the space between Hiromi and Maki.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Hiromi's Lightning Arc.
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Hiromi 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Maki
So this mysterious girl wants to fight with Maki. Maki's more than willing to oblige, but isn't holding anything back. "I have no idea who you are, but I can tell you now," Maki says as she jumps into the air to avoid the incoming lightning, "You made a bad choice challenging me just out of the blue!" Maki attempts to emphasise that point forth with a swift low kick aimed at taking Hiromi off her feet once Maki lands.
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Hiromi with Light Kick.
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Hiromi 0/-------/----===|-------\-------\0 Maki
Hiromi's eyes widen and she gasps as the world spins around her, her feet going up and her shoulders going down to smack hard into the pavement. So fast! This was not how she imagined it at all. She screams in pain and frustration, clenching her teeth, as more and more sparks build across her skin, until they are flying off her in all directions like some sort of firecracker, screaming, "Hiyah!" as she struggles to get back on her feet in the confusion.
COMBATSYS: Hiromi successfully hits Maki with Spark Storm.
- Power hit! -
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Hiromi 0/-------/---====|==-----\-------\0 Maki
Sparks flying in all directions, and at a rate that Maki can't quite dodge them at. Maki finds herself getting jolted and stumbles backwards, holding her left arm in pain as she remembers how she sprained it a few days ago while training. "Damn girl got me in my weak spot!" Maki thinks to herself before moving in closer, and then dropping to the ground and spinning around with one leg outstretched... all while balancing on her tonfa no less!
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Hiromi with Bushin Senpuu Kyaku.
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Hiromi 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Maki
The sparks are still sizzling on the pavement as Hiromi finally gets to her feet, only to see a foot hurtling at her chest. She raises her arms and tries to hop backward, but she's still not got her balance perfectly and the gets slammed backwards instead. She staggers, just barely keeping on her feet as she has the wind knocked out of her. One hand on her chest, struggling for breath, she lashes out with a sweep of her free hand, sending a thin hot white whip of an electrical arc shooting across the ground toward Maki.
COMBATSYS: Maki dodges Hiromi's Zap.
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Hiromi 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Maki
Maki sees that incoming attack and thinks on her feet, literally, by jumping over it and then landing in her fighting stance again. "You seem eager to fight me, yet you've barely even hit me. Just who are you and what do you want with me?" Maki asks, still seeming a little suspicious, but not worn out in the least bit.
COMBATSYS: Maki focuses on her next action.
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Hiromi 1/-------/=======|====---\-------\0 Maki
"Damn it!" snarls Hiromi, obviously in pain, "Just stand still and fight fair!" She lunges forward with an open palm aimed for Maki's face, sparks of electricty crackling and popping like radio static from Hiromi's palm, the sharp smell of ozone rushing at Maki.
COMBATSYS: Hiromi successfully hits Maki with Taser.
- Power hit! -
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Hiromi 1/------=/=======|=====--\-------\0 Maki
"If you knew me, you'd know I'm a fast fighter and that I--" Maki is cut off abruptly by the blast of electricity striking her in the face, causing her to reel backwards as her head, then her body, fill with the tingling sensation of electricity, effectively stunning her for a few moments. Once she regains her stance, Maki turns to face Hiromi. "As I was GOING to say, before you interrupted me, I am a fast fighter and I don't stand still for just anyone." She attemtps to rush at Hiromi and grab her by the shoulder before flipping her over onto the ground.
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Hiromi with Medium Throw.
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Hiromi 1/--=====/=======|======-\-------\0 Maki
Hiromi is grinning broadly and gasping in surprise that she finally managed a solid hit when she finally notices Maki on her way in for more. Hiromi staggers back and tries to clumsily swat away the grab, but misses and ends up with her feet in the air again before she knows what is happening, the breath rushing out of her as her back slams into the ground and her body archs in pain. She clenches her teeth and smoke begins to rise from her body, as though the flip had caused some sort of spontaneous combustion. From the ground, she raises her arms in parallel, aiming them at Maki's chest, while arcs of electricy run between them. "Try to dodge this!" she snarls, and then unleashes a hot stream of electrons that shoot through the air in a beam.
COMBATSYS: Hiromi successfully hits Maki with Electron Ray.
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Hiromi 0/-------/---====|=======\==-----\1 Maki
"Don't tempt me!" Maki yells, thinking that it's just an arrogant bluff, untill Maki finds herself caught way off guard by the incoming attack of electrons, which are apparently her opposite, since they stick to her well and electrocute her, causing her to drop to the ground, convulsing and shaking. Fortunately, there aren't any puddles around, and Maki is able to push herself back up, albeit somewhat shakily. "I underestimated you, but I'll tell you now, when I'm wounded, I get mad!" Maki looks around as she steadies herself, shaking out her bad arm to stop the pain in the spot she hurt herself in training, and then leaps onto a nearby park bench. "Take THIS!" Maki yells as she flies at Hiromi with her leg outstretched at a fast rate of speed.
COMBATSYS: Maki successfully hits Hiromi with Tesshin Hou.
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Hiromi 1/----===/=======|==-----\-------\0 Maki
Hiromi struggles to her feet, her body weak, and she manages to partially rise just in time to see the kick coming at her face. It smacks into her with a satisfying crunch and she flops over onto her front. She moans in pain for a moment and tries to rise, but then her arms wobble and give out, and she flops back down again, going limp.
COMBATSYS: Hiromi takes no action.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|
COMBATSYS: Hiromi can no longer fight.
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Maki 0/-------/-----==|
Maki lands on the ground once again and shakes her head. "I told you, you shouldn't have taken me on. Next time, just ask for an autograph or something!" She sighs and then starts to head off, muttering about more inconveniences with her tapioca.
COMBATSYS: Maki has ended the fight here.
Log created on 16:41:40 07/27/2011 by Maki, and last modified on 18:19:51 07/27/2011.