Description: Caiomhe vs Kazue - Osaka - Floating Garden Observatory - (Winner: Caiomhe)
Today was supposed to be perfectly still. There's only a mild wind.
Kazue wipes her sweat off the brow as she steps up onto the rooftop terrace, and stops for a moment. She looks down through the glass beneath her feet with an impassive expression, then slowly lets out her breath and starts walking again. Her clothing is the same as always: Faded black t-shirt, well-worn black sweatpants, fingerless gloves, nonuniformly offwhite tennis shoes. She glances over to a nearby camera, and narrows her eyes a little, before looking away and pursing her lips.
She glances back behind her, then looks back in front of her, closes her eyes, cracks her knuckles, and does a few simple stretches. She'll survive this. She'll definitely survive this.
Her first Neo League match.
Maybe the Neo League Organizer didn't appreciate her way of attempting to meet him very much.
When the organizer who'd contacted her had asked if she was afraid of heights, Caiomhe's answer was an easy "Of course not!" After all, the girl could fly off the top turnbuckle without a second thought, and had even learned to do some high flying moves off of a ladder. What she hadn't expected was this - to be standing at the top of the Umeda Sky building, preparing for her second official Neo League match some 39 stories above the ground. She has spent her time up here familiarizing herself with the layout of the area where she and her opponent are to compete, not wanting to risk the possibility of getting too loose with her often free-wheeling fighting style and taking a long and unfortunate tumble once the match has actually begun.
She has also spent the time thinking that she dressed for far warmer weather than this.
She is wearing her tartan patterned wrestling attire, a short skirt over a matching bikini with a pair of black lace-up wrestling boots and sheer sleeves from wrists to elbows, and her hair is dyed bright blue and blowing loosely in the mild breeze.
Taking a cue from one of the filming crew, she takes up a position opposite Kazue. "So, make you a deal, lass - I won't make any attempt at throwin' you over the side if you won't do the same, aye?" She laughs a little, but her tone is clearly a touch nervous. Mentally forcing herself to relax, she adopts a loose fighting stance, bouncing on her feet a bit. "I'll let you lead off if you prefer."
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe has started a fight here.
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Caiomhe 0/-------/-======|
Kazue blinks as her eyes focus on Caiomhe, recognition flashing over her face for a moment. "Fine by me, MacNair. I don't have any desire to murder you." She frowns a bit after she says that, but remains in a perfectly neutral position, her eyes slightly unfocusing. "If you wish to lead off, that's not a problem." Her tone is cold, distant almost, and she slowly takes a step back from the tartaned wrestler.
She's not sure she can attack this person first, so if they attack first, it'll get easier.
She doesn't know if she can fight effectively without getting mad, though. And getting mad somewhere this high up is dangerous, so....
She slowly lets out her breath, then breathes in again, waiting for Caiomhe to take the initiative. She will need oxygen, no matter what.
COMBATSYS: Kazue has joined the fight here.
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Kazue 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Caiomhe
COMBATSYS: Kazue takes no action.
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Kazue 0/-------/-------|======-\-------\0 Caiomhe
"Well, if that's how you'd prefer," Caiomhe says with a slight nod as she starts to weave her way across the rooftop toward Kazue, hopping from spot to spot before suddenly opening up with a wild spinning capoeira kick toward the face. "HUAH!" The attack is powerful, but showy, and certainly a change of pace from her initial hesitation.
COMBATSYS: Kazue dodges Caiomhe's Strong Kick.
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Kazue 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Caiomhe
Kazue takes a few quick steps backwards as Caiomhe closes in, and seeing that spinning capioera kick for the face coming in, she leans backwards, the kick passing inches from her face. As the kick gets back out of her face, rather than closing in, she takes a couple of more steps back, and just sort of stands there for a moment with wide eyes. She starts to move in, aiming a fist towards Caiomhe's head, but she's not close enough, and then pulls her punch.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe dodges Kazue's Weakened Quick Punch.
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Kazue 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Caiomhe
The punch flies past Caiomhe's face as she twirls out of the way and puts some distance back between the pair, quirking an eyebrow slightly. "Y'alright, lass? Height's not gettin' to ya, is it?" While Caiomhe may sometimes be one for head games in a match, she is actually a bit perplexed at the pulled punch and lack of aggression. She decides to take the attempt to maintain reach as a sign that it's time to close in a bit more aggressively, moving in with abrupt speed shoulder first to try and grab one of Kazue's upper limbs for an armbar takedown.
COMBATSYS: Kazue blocks Caiomhe's Tangled Web.
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Kazue 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Caiomhe
Kazue shakes her head. "Not used to hurting people without reason." She blinks as Caiomhe moves in with a speed shoulder, and although Caiomhe's shoulder hits hits her, she takes a step back and to the side as it does, reducing the impact a bit and making her grab for her arm miss. She spins around with the momentum, swinging a side kick at Caiomhe's gut - not much technique to it, but she does seem to be at least trying this time.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe blocks Kazue's Heavy Kick.
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Kazue 0/-------/------=|=======\=------\1 Caiomhe
Caiomhe has to raise her arms quickly to absorb the impact of Kazue's retaliatory kick, finding the attack more forceful than expected after the initial punch. "Bit more like it," she says as she slides back along the ground and drops back into a capoeira stance. "I could give you a reason to hurt me, if it makes you feel better about it," she says, her accent thick as the mist on the moors. Keeping a bit of distance, she places a hand on her chin while slipping the other behind her back. "How about some foul play? I know that makes some folk right angry." And with that she whips the hand behind her back around, and suddenly a throwing dart tipped with knockout toxin is sailing at her opponent. Where exactly did it come from? Probably best not to question.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe successfully hits Kazue with Dart Toss.
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Kazue 0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1 Caiomhe
Seeing a dart come at her, Kazue's natural reaction is to just plain get out of the way, and drop to the ground. Not quick enough, though, as it hits her in the shoulder. She stumbles backwards, leaning against a nearby tree. "Getting angry right now is counterproductive. If I lose control, someone might die." She pulls the dart out of her shoulder, and aims it at Caiomhe's leg. "Probably me." She lets the dart fly.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe instinctively dodges Kazue's Small Thrown Object.
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Kazue 0/-------/---====|=======\====---\1 Caiomhe
Well, that's the first time that Caiomhe's had someone throw one of her own darts back at her, but it's not the first time she's had to dodge one. The moment takes her back to her pub days, and she casually sidesteps the flying projectile, letting it nearly take out the cameraman behind her instead. Seeing her spot, she doesn't take the time for a witty or insightful reply, or even one of her usual ones. Instead, she dashes flat out at Kazue, leaping into the air and turning sideways to aim a two-footed wrestling-style dropkick at Kazue while she's against the tree.
COMBATSYS: Kazue endures Caiomhe's Wolf Spider Kick.
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Kazue 1/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Caiomhe
Kazue narrows as Caiomhe leaps at her, but just lets the legs hit her instead manuevering her arms to grab onto one, her plan to keep hold of it Caiomhe drops due to gravity. She's whacked back into the tree, hard, but she's not entirely unused to fighting people stronger than she is, and her eyes narrow and she grits her teeth, tears of pain making her vision blurry. But this isn't an entirely new situation to her. She steps back and to one side, trying to manuever the girl's leg against the tree with the knee facing the trunk, then throws her weight backwards. Looks like she's seriously trying to break that leg.
COMBATSYS: Kazue successfully hits Caiomhe with Strong Throw.
- Power hit! -
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Kazue 1/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Caiomhe
Caiomhe's instinct is to let herself drop to the ground and roll away when she impacts cleanly against Kazue's body, but she's thwarted by the black-clad girl catching one of her legs as she falls. And then suddenly her leg is being wrapped around the tree - the wrong way.
"Nnnnrggh," Caiomhe grunts with pain as her leg is wrenched, straining her muscles and threatening to break the limb. She struggles and manages to get free, but the damage is clearly done - the girl is favouring one leg a bit as she scoots up to her feet, and the parting kick she aims at Kazue as she moves back is clearly hampered by the injury.
COMBATSYS: Kazue dodges Caiomhe's Weakened Snap Kick.
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Kazue 1/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Caiomhe
Kazue watches Caiomhe dispassionately, and takes a few quick steps back out of the way. She glances to one side, realizing how close she's come to the edge of the roof, and slowly takes step after step backwards and to the side, slowly spiralling around Caiomhe - trying to get Emerald Spider-user and the entrance to the roof while also maximizing her distance from her. "Are you all right?" She resumes a neutral position, hands at her sides. "I wasn't intending to do permanent damage when going into this fight. But, I'm not really a tournament fighter yet, and I'm not used to handling these adrenaline surges. Apparently, I fall back on my old moves."
She's breathing slowly, letting herself recover a little - having a foe with a wounded leg makes her feel at ease.
COMBATSYS: Kazue gains composure.
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Kazue 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Caiomhe
The strain on her knee is still hobbling her a bit, and her opponent is taking a moment to catch her breath, so Caiomhe also takes time to gather her senses, gazing analytically at Kazue as she rubs her knee lightly. "Don't worry. 'Twas a good move, but I don't think the effect'll be permanent."
She is anything but relaxed at this point, though - instead, she is considering what she has seen of her opponent's style so far, formulating an ideal plan of attack in her mind.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe focuses on her next action.
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Kazue 0/-------/=======|=======\=====--\1 Caiomhe
Kazue just stands watching Caiomhe for a moment, and glances back towards the stairs, biting her lower lip a little. She could just turn around and leave right now. Neo League probably wouldn't be very keen on hiring her again, but she wouldn't have to deal with this anymore.
She takes a deep breath, and turns back to Caiomhe as she speaks. "Good." She runs towards her opponent, quickly closing ground with her, and leaps into the air a little before she reaches Caimohe to get extra height, aiming her arm at her opponent's neck.
COMBATSYS: Kazue successfully hits Caiomhe with Lariat.
- Power hit! -
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Kazue 0/-------/-======|=======\======-\1 Caiomhe
Caiomhe has had this move come at her over a hundred times in her training as a professional wrestler. Which is why she is entirely surprised when she goes to raise her arms to fend off the attack and suddenly realises she is too late. The maneuver catches her clean in the throat and sends her reeling, hitting the ground hard and tumbling a few times. She is up again immediately though, moving in for the counterattack and trying to grab for one of Kazue's arms with one hand. If she can get hold, she intends to apply a wrist lock, followed by a flurry of sharp kicks to her opponent's upper body ending with a sidekick to her midsection.
COMBATSYS: Kazue blocks Caiomhe's Eight Legs Combo.
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Kazue 1/-------/=======|=======\-------\1 Caiomhe
Kazue's wrist is grabbed, but she twists around despite the wrist lock, warding aside the other kicks with her other arm, then shoving her fist in the way of the the foot as it's sidekicking before it's fully extended. She grimaces as her fist meets that foot, and tears enter her eyes once again, but she twists her arm away from Caiomhe's hand, her own arms rising quickly as she tries to grab the taller woman's neck and hurl herself backwards, aiming on bringing Caiomhe's head into contact with the glass floor that's supporting them.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe blocks Kazue's DDT.
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Kazue 0/-------/-------|=======\-------\1 Caiomhe
Kazue does manage to get her arm over Caiomhe's neck, but the Scottish girl manages to bring her elbow up to brace against the collision with the ground with her forearm - which is still a seriously painful affair, and Caiomhe clenches her teeth and inhales sharply as she realises that her body is really starting to feel the wear of this match. She quickly pushes herself back up to her feet, trying to be the first one up and in position to stop Kazue's rise by grabbing her head and forcing it between Caiomhe's legs in a bent forward position, before taking hold of Kazue's thighs and doing a full forward flip before bringing Kazue's head down on the glass with her trademark finishing piledriver, the Highland Spike.
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe successfully hits Kazue with Highland Spike.
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Kazue 0/-------/-======|===----\-------\0 Caiomhe
Kazue may be quick, but she's not really a wrestler, and she's a half-instant too late as Caiomhe grabs her head and piledrives her into the floor. While it's not exactly the first time she's had her head smashed into the floor, it's probably the strongest, and it's never something you really get used to. She screams, limbs flailing uncontrollably for a moment, and then her body falls limp.
COMBATSYS: Kazue can no longer fight.
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Caiomhe 0/-------/----===|
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe interrupts Weakened Combo Attack from Kazue with Spider Kiss.
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Caiomhe 0/-------/-----==|
Caiomhe is sure that that one was enough to put Kazue out of her misery. After all, she is used to using it on the average shmucks who run in the lowest of squared circle circuits. Which is why when Kazue starts to thrash at her wildly, it catches her off guard. "Waaah!" she cries as limbs come flailing at her, then suddenly she responds in the traditional Scottish fashion to such situations - she headbutts Kazue right in the face. The move dazes her slightly, and it's only a couple of moments after her opponent has collapsed that she realises that it may have been a bit excessive. Looking sheepish, she glances over at the cameraman, then back down at Kazue.
"So, euh... does this mean that I win, then?"
Slowly, the adrenalin fades and the chill of the night air atop the tower starts to return to her senses as the wind picks up a bit, and Caiomhe decides that rather than execute a victory pose, she will err on the side of compassion and kneels down beside Kazue, checking to make sure she is okay. "You alright, lass?"
COMBATSYS: Caiomhe has ended the fight here.
A headbutt to the face is enough to make Kazue still again. She just lies there for a bit, her eyes slowly blinking. Seeomg Caiomhe sit next to her, she struggles to sit up, then loses her balance midway and falls back down again. She starts trying to crawl away from Caiomhe, eyes unfocused, but she making pretty bad progress.
In her current groggy mindset, there is only one thought: escape. Unfortunately, her movement, rather than sending her nearer to the stairs, is sending her nearer to the roof edge.
"Hey! Wait!" Now that the match is over - the sounds of an announcer can be heard in the background saying so - Caiomhe has no desire to see Kazue come to harm. She quickly makes a move to try and catch Kazue and keep her from going over the edge.
"The fight's over, Kazue. There's no need to run off, especially of the roof. The better way down's the other way." She indicates the direction of the stairs with a tilt of her head.
Kazue struggles with the modicum of strength she has left, but is easily caught. She stares up through Caiomhe with wide eyes. A moment after Caiomhe speaks, she blinks, and then her eyes focus on the face above her. "Oh. Hello." Her voice is quiet. She slowly relaxes. "I think... I think I'll just lie here for a little while."
Log created on 20:38:25 07/05/2012 by Kazue, and last modified on 10:05:59 07/08/2012.