Description: It's obvious that Hayato is a true powerhouse in the field of Physical Education, but there are those who call his methods extreme. A select few proclaim they're borderline insane! However that doesn't matter. A new school year lurks on the horizon, and while Hayato may be a registered teacher receiving a salary and possibly a pension, Lynn isn't. Perhaps if she can show the staff of Taiyo High how good she is, maybe they'd finally put a leash on Hayato to prevent him from breaking anything else in his crusade to nurture the youth of tomorrow. (Winner: Hayato)
The world is a big place. It's far larger than the durian doughnut (rotten on the outside, 'sweet' but not really on the inside) that is Sunshine City. The old axiom goes 'big fish in a small pond', but Lynn Baker was never quite a bit fish either, or at least not as prominent in the ways Billy and Jimmy were. Unfortunately, one must always step outside one's boundaries in the end, and the mystery of the Black Dragon and the continued ugliness surrounding her home town made it clear: answers will come only if she steps outside of her door to find them.
She just never figured that outside that door would be a high school. Sure, she knew that organizations like SNF were a way for fighters to get settled on the world stage. She just never expected she'd be thrown to the sharks, so to speak, taking one of the most prominent slots on the card. Walking up to the well known Taiyo High, in her usual qipao, the young Ryu Zui Ken heir finds a crew waiting for her, looking side to side. It's...definitely not something she was expecting. It felt almost like a movie shoot rather than a fight being prepared. And it definitely leaves her out of her element.
"...Hello? Hello? Hey, where's this Mr. Nekketsu I was supposed to be fighting?" she starts to ask, wondering if she's actually even at the right high school. It's not like she's ever been to Southtown after all, and if the taxis are anything like back home...
August. Japanese summer break may not be as long as in the Western world, but August is still a month of relaxation for most students. And for students in Southtown, a chance to get away from some of the craziness of their teachers. Not those students in sports clubs at Taiyo High, though. Hayato is there to provide them with his encouragement and expertise. And, in fact, it tends to work out pretty well. Taiyo's sports program has a very good reputation, and most of the students actually seem to like Hayato. He pushes hard, but he's not cruel. Sure, they'll often gripe about it amongst themselves, but very few people have lodged formal complaints, and it's not out of fear.
Of course, those looking in from the outside don't always understand it. And they may not understand that when it comes to pushing your students hard, you have to scale things up a bit when you're dealing with a kid capable of fighting at a world class level. But Hayato has no fear! Let people come, and he'll show them his methods! And if the SNF staff is going to send someone Lynn's age at him, well, he's just going to have to help her develop her skills. Even if they both have to take some lumps in the process.
A few SNF organizers direct Lynn around to the school's main track, where Hayato is apparently warming up for the battle by running laps. He glances in Lynn's direction as she's led around, then skids to a halt and leaps off the track to begin striding in that direction, looking only slightly out of breath. "Hey there, pleasure to meet you!"
The days of high school are already behind Lynn, for the most part. Perhaps not so far gone, but at the least behind her already. It's something she never thought she'd be revisiting again, but here she is....and that same feeling of trepidation toward the unknown as when she first began school THAT...she remembers clearly.
Then again, school in Metro City was kind of a sketchy prospect to begin with, considering its past with gang violence. This is as far away from that school as can be, but some things remain universal, even when the organizers end up far more helpful than most school administrators are in giving her answers. Following the directions given, she makes her way out toward the track, finding a rather...well, someone who looks less like a teacher and more like a pro wrestling personality's impression of a teacher. Blinking at the man making his laps, she givse a faint, dumbstruck wave as he skids to a stop in front of her. "....hi....Mr...Nekketsu?"
Hayato gives a friendly nod. "Yep, that's right! And you must be miss Baker. Welcome to Taiyo! Maybe we can get you a tour around the place later." Would she even want one? Hayato doesn't bother himself with little questions like that. He glances over toward the SNF staff, who are showing quite a bit of activity now that both fighters are on the scene. "But for now I suppose we'd better take our places. I'm looking forward to seeing Ryu Zui Ken firsthand!" No, Hayato probably wasn't familiar with the style off the top of his head, but he does like to look up his opponents in advance when he gets a chance to.
Well, this is definitely not how she expected a supposed prize fight to start. Mind, with only a passing knwoledge of how SNF operates, it probably was an inevitability that Lynn'd end up with culture shock like that. "...Um...thank you?" She says, hands within the sleeves of her dress fidgeting against one another as she tries to get herself settled. "...right. This is...being taped?" She asks, glancing back and forth at the production crews trying to get ready for them, as well as apparent time keeping officials. Definitely not used to the professional circuit, is Ms. Baker.
Still, she can't exactly disappoint. Pulling her hands free from her sleeves, she extends out her left arm, palm held out and straight, while her right hand hovers near face level with her legs shifted and weight on her back foot. "I'll try not to disappoint, sir," she says. Again, Ryu Zui Ken's reputation rests on her shoulders.
COMBATSYS: Lynn has started a fight here.
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Lynn 0/-------/-------|
COMBATSYS: Hayato has joined the fight here.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lynn
Hayato nods again. "Being taped for broadcast to some huge number of people. I can never remember how many people watch SNF, but I hear it's pretty popular." The teacher reaches behind himself, drawing his shinai free from the straps on the back of his jacket, then giving it a few experimental swings. "And I'm sure we won't disappoint them."
It looks like the SNF staff have finished getting themselves set up, and after a quick glance at them Hayato turns back to Lynn. "Looks like we're good to go, then. So how about you show me what you've got?" He moves the shinai into a combat position, the bamboo blade ready to strike or guard as need be. The teacher gives Lynn an encouraging nod and a grin. Fighting against somebody using a style he hasn't dealt with before is usually fun. As long as it doesn't involve knives or something.
COMBATSYS: Hayato takes no action.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lynn
Being fairly disconnected from the wider world of fighting as she's been, Lynn can't help but be ignorant of the wide arm of shows like SNF. This marks her first forway into that world. So it's no surprise that there are some butterflies, her stance a little unsteady, requiring her to adjust and readjust as she waits for the crew to finish setting up. Her eyes glance side to side...fighting on camera in a way millions will see...that's a lot of pressure....
And thankfully for Hayato, when the signal to start comes, there are no knives or anything crazy like that which come out. What does come out of the blocks though is Lynn, a rather sudden charge coming in as she advances rapidly toward the PE teacher in hopes of taking a first shot. Perhaps not the usual way she operates considering her style, but those butterflies seem to make her a little more eager than she should be, attempting a forward palm thrust straight toward Hayato's chest.
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Lynn's Medium Punch.
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Hayato 0/-------/-------|-------\-------\0 Lynn
Hayato shifts one foot back, twisting his body to meet Lynn's palm thrust with his arm. The solid limb stops the strike quite thoroughly, probably also giving Lynn a decent sense of just how solidly Hayato is built. But even though he stopped the attack, the teacher still nods approvingly. He's in favor of frontal assaults.
As demonstrated by the fact that he quickly starts shifting his body in the opposite direction, bringing his right arm swinging around with his shinai gripped tightly. The bamboo sword may not look very threatening, but Hayato has taken on tanks with this as his only weapon, and it is an object the students of Southtown view with wary respect. Also, it's coming slicing in and down toward Lynn's collarbone.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Lynn with Medium Strike.
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|>>>----\-------\0 Lynn
The man's guard definitely gives Lynn a sense of how solid he is, feeling how unmoving his arm is as the forearm stops her palm thrust. And it's no surprise that, given her unfamiliarity with the other man's style that she'd be a bit stymied by his weapon. So when her guard is too slow and too low to stop the strike, the range the most problematic thing, the hit causing her shoulder to buckle as it strikes true at her collarbone.
"NGhaah!!" she cries out at the shot, backing away as her arm hangs at her side for a second. Feeling the same trepidation as she felt against the likes of Freeman or Gato, she's forced to swallow a growing lump in her throat. Taking another step back, she gives herself a little more room...before both hands sweep out above her, orange energy forming in each palm and one leg lifted up before it's planted again, and both hands thrust forward. "KORYU SHOZAN!" she shouts, the energy amassing in her hands before shooting forward in a fiery-colored stream straight toward the teacher.
COMBATSYS: Hayato dodges Lynn's Koryu Shozan.
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|>>>----\-------\0 Lynn
Hayato spots the energy gathering in Lynn's hands, and refrains from pressing his assault immediately. It's a friendly fight, and he's also not eager to take a fireball in the gut. He can use a bit of chi, but dealing with things like that is not his forte. And because he's hanging back he has just enough time to twist to the side and let the stream of chi shoot past him, close enough that he can't be entirely sure he avoided it until it's past and he can see he's unscathed. "That was a close one!"
Since Hayato can't respond in kind, he has to fall back on more mundane means of dealing with Lynn. He reaches out with his left hand, attempting to snag one of her sleeves (since they make a highly visible target) and drag her forward by it. At the same time he brings his right fist swinging in and upward toward the center of her torso, aiming to lift her right off her feet with the impact of the punch, then send her crashing to the ground.
COMBATSYS: Lynn blocks Hayato's Power Punch.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>--\-------\0 Lynn
Unfortunately for Lynn, this fight is already going further south for her than even those previous fights that haunted her. Even with this being a friendly match up unlike those, it seems like she's fighting someone of a much higher calibur than she was meant to fight. It shows in the battle tested way Hayato is able to hang back and wait until the last nanosecond to dodge the fireball technique her grandfather had taught her. With a shock of worry crossing her face, she hastily tries to bring her stance back up. Perhaps not the best thing to do though, as in extending her arm out, she leaves those wide sleeves in arm's reach of the older man. She's surprised as she's dragged forward by it, but her free hand is able to catch and stop the punch before it does serious damage...but even in catching the punch, she feels the force reverberate across her entire form. "NGhaah!!"
Feeling her arms tingling now in a way that makes them hard to use, she finds herself needing to rely on something else, if only for the next few seconds. Wincing, she steps back again...but then suddenly charges in once more, taking a rushing leap for the teacher, trying to leap above his head and swing back her foot in a whipping flying kick.
COMBATSYS: Hayato blocks Lynn's Kyaku Binta.
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Hayato 0/-------/-----==|>>>>>>-\-------\0 Lynn
Hayato starts bringing his guard up as Lynn charges toward him... then blinks as she leaps over his head instead of into him. He quickly spins around, raising both arms in time for Lynn's kick to crash into his guard. He's caught a bit off balance because of the sudden shift, but even though it pushes him back he's still able to maintain his guard well enough to prevent the kick from breaking through. "Light on your feet too, huh? Good one!"
The Burning Phys Ed Teacher grins, and the air around him begins to shimmer orange as chi radiates from his body. "I think I'm starting to get warmed up! What do you say we kick things up a notch?" Hayato's grin gets wider as the energy around him intensifies. He somehow manages to combine a friendly grin and an intimidating aura without the grin seeming creepy or fake. Well, not fake anyway. Opionins on the creepiness may vary depending on the likelihood of the observer getting punched in the face.
COMBATSYS: Hayato gathers his will.
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Hayato 0/-------/-======|>>>>>>-\-------\0 Lynn
It was worth a shot, especially considering that so far, nothing was getting through the older fighter's guard. But even with her attempt to circumvent Hayato's guard, she finds her attack stifled. It's like trying to tackle a brick wall, the more she seems to try, and that's...well, it's frustrating, but at the very least it's in the confines of fight with mostly pride at stake...which is probably good considering her pride is taking more hits than the Taiyo PE teacher currently.
Seeing the hasty approach isn't getting her anywhere, she starts to hang back again, watching as the air around him charges as he radiates chi. Frowning, she finds it an intimidating spectacle enough that she doesn't go in trying to disrupt him...instead, she puts her fist into one palm, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. While the sight is less dramatic than Hayato's spectacle, the slow glow that surrounds Lynn ends up with hopefully the same result of channeling even more energy through her body for the next stage of the fight.
COMBATSYS: Lynn communes with the power of the White Dragon.
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Hayato 0/-------/-======|>>>>>>>\>>-----\1 Lynn
Despite feeling pumped up, Hayato waits a respectful moment while Lynn gathers her energy. His legs are clearly straining to start running forward, though. And after she's been given what could probably be considered to be a fair amount of time to center herself Hayato springs forward, drawing his shinai back as he charges.
And once he gets close enough the teacher lashes out with his shinai, sending a series of strikes at different angles toward Lynn. He doesn't put any anger into it, but the teacher does tend to get pretty enthusiastic during his fights, and he definitely doesn't hold back unless he has a really good reason to make an effort to.
COMBATSYS: Lynn guards against Hayato's Scolding Slash.
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Hayato 0/-------/-======|=======\=====--\1 Lynn
With her communing with the White Dragon done, Lynn felt at calm...but that calm is quickly broken as she finds herself beset by rapid strokes of the bamboo sword. Eyes widening, she's forced to to her best to redirect the strikes, the sting of each blow on her palm as she deflects them, but not without damage of course.
Wincing with her hands already stinging, she realizes she'll have to rely on her legs again...and if she wants to make an impression? She's going to have to go all in. She's not sure how her grandfather would look upon such hastiness....but it's the path she's taking. Driving forward in a sharp rush, she goes in low, before rising up with a leg extending upward, hoping to smash Hayato into the air with a energy-charged kick, orange energy streaking behind her as she rises. And if she can? She'll suddenly break in mid air and dive down with a second charged kick, trying to drive the shinai-wielder into the ground and skid him across the very track he was running on earlier. If not...well...
COMBATSYS: Lynn successfully hits Hayato with Shin Tobi Ryu.
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Hayato 1/-----==/=======|=------\-------\0 Lynn
Hayato brings up his guard again, but he's not expecting Lynn to come sliding in like that. She easily slips in under his guard, then launches herself into the air before he can bring his arms down. The teacher is launched up by the kick, trying to twist himself around when Lynn comes crashing back down into him. He's driven back to the ground, leaving a furrow in the track as he's pushed along it.
Eventually, though, Hayato comes to a halt, and then after a moment he leaps back to his feet. "Now that's what I like to see!" And then he's running back toward Lynn, ducking in low. As he gets some speed up he leaps forward, kicking with one foot to send himself into a spin. He holds his shinai out in front of him, chi running across it and turning into an orange blur as he spins like a propeller toward Lynn.
COMBATSYS: Lynn endures Hayato's Burning Windmill but gets knocked away!
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Hayato 0/-------/------=|=======\-------\1 Lynn
Lynn manages to score that deep hit, putting everything she had into that technique...but the downside to this is that she really did commi hard to that attack. So while it hits true, she's left quite off balance by how much she pushed for it. Meaning when Hayato rises back up from the strike, he comes in doubly fierce, trying to assault her like a blazing tornado. She tries to weather the storm, knowing she can't muster her feet to dodge it or guard it, but even as she tries to stand her ground, it's not enough, blown back with a sharp cry as she's sent scattering across the field in a tattered heap.
She manages to pull herself up, however slow it is...and while she got blown away, she's still got enough energy in her to push in and try a repeat performance. "TOBI RYUU!" she shouts, if only to act as a kiai, her voice unsteady as she rises again, and tries to drive down again with that kick combo, though as battered as she is, she doesn't have quite the followthrough as before.
COMBATSYS: Lynn successfully hits Hayato with Tobi Ryu.
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Hayato 0/-------/---====|-------\-------\0 Lynn
This time Hayato has a better idea of what to expect when Lynn comes sliding in, but he's still not able to do much against her attack from that angle. The dangers of being larger than your opponent! He's launched again, and once more comes crashing back down to the track. He rolls and pops back up to his feet, but the phys ed teacher is looking a bit shaky now. Still seems quite happy about it, though!
He takes a deep breath, then barks out a quick laugh. "You're definitely quick." But Hayato's not slow himself, and he's still got some power in him. He lashes out with his shinai again, bringing in a full-arm swing that sends the blade slashing in toward the base of Lynn's ribcage.
COMBATSYS: Hayato successfully hits Lynn with Fierce Strike.
-**- LUNATIC HIT!! -**-
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Hayato 0/-------/--=====|=======\-------\0 Lynn
It's pretty much pure will that Lynn is running on at that point, pushing herself despite how harshly she's been battered. It really is a show of just how large the world stage is, but it also shows how much heart Lynn has in trying to keep going against such an opponent. While the technique doesn't have quite the pop, it still manages to do the trick...but again, as she lands, she's already on fumes, barely able to muster herself back upright.
So when Hayato comes in with a brutal swing toward her torso, it hits with full on force, nothing able to soften the blow in any way. Eyes bulging as she feels her body betray her, she starts to stumble forward...but again, that heart urges her on, lunging forth at Hayato with a charged palm thrust, then another...but even the energy gathered in her hands is quick to fade as she finally falls to her knees, then flat out onto the ground.
COMBATSYS: Lynn can no longer fight.
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COMBATSYS: Lynn successfully hits Hayato with Enretsu Ken EX.
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Hayato 0/-------/=======|
Hayato has no choice but to follow through on his swing after all the power he put into it, and his eyes widen as he sees that Lynn doesn't fall after the impact. He isn't able to stop in time to recover completely before Lynn gets in her last attack. The chi shrouded palm strikes him in the chest, knocking him further off from his center of gravity, and he hits the ground at about the same time as Lynn.
Hayato, however, manages to push himself back to his knees, then climb back to his feet. He looks down at Lynn, then slips his shinai back into the loop on his jacket as some of the people observing begin to cheer. He gives Lynn a respectful nod. "Nice job!" And then he just takes a few minutes to catch his breath, trying not to wince at the pain in his ribs.
COMBATSYS: Hayato has ended the fight here.
Log created on 19:08:36 08/13/2012 by Hayato, and last modified on 22:23:45 08/13/2012.