The cute guy seemed to accept her stubborn rules in regards to food for fights. It was something of 'equivalent exchange' to her and there was currently only one person that owed her dinner that wasn't because they lost a fight specifically that time. But that a*****e could wait and he better not die before she finds his a** and kicks it. looking at the man named Zaphiel first, he started to speak and mentioned that he and this Lancelot dude were of equal rank, but the cute one (aka Zaphy) was the more experienced in terms of field work. As it turned out the cute one was a nerd and map maker and that was the work that had brought him here to this...random collective of random people here. His words did mention something weird though. He was a merman. Terra blinked at those words and then glanced at his legs, which were most definitely legs. Maybe he was joking? Or maybe he liked to pretend he was a merman? Then again Terra never met one before so maybe they had some fancy a** magic leg thing that didn't require you to lose your voice to work. That would be rad.
Back to Zaphy, he started to offer up a suggestion for how the fighting would go down now instead with their increased number of potential fighters as she looked and nodded as he spoke. It seemed to be a relatively fair way to decide who should pay how much as she listened and it gave everyone a chance to fight twice as well. However after his explanation, the least attractive guy started to talk again and Terra had to pause a few times to replay his words in her head each time he spoke because quite frankly his speech pattern was practically an affront to the English language. He did mention that he had a Devil Fruit and that had piqued her interest for sure as she suddenly got a lot more interested in hearing about hat and even more interested in fighting him more than anyone else here, even the cute guy. But her heart sank as quickly as it had risen when he was basically bitching out of the mini tournament because he didn't fully understand how to control his powers and she frowned, not at all pleased with his choice. Surely he could have fought without it?
Although she straitened back up and stared at him, very much alert and suspicious the moment he said her name out loud. She had yet to actually make a proper introduction to everyone that had arrived all at once, let alone state her own name in her current company. She also wasn't a wanted pirate nor was she particularly famous either so naturally, this guy knowing her name without being told what it was made her a little uneasy as she looked at him. But her suspicions were quickly traded for even more confusion as he talked about the Marines and then asked Zaphiel and Terra why they had joined the Marines! She blinked many more times now, taken back by this man's apparent stupidity now. Him calling her cool wouldn't distract her from the fact that he seemed to think she was a member of the Navy even though she wasn't. Sure he could have maybe confused hjer for another busty blonde named Terra that was actually in the Marines or something, but that was just a little too convenient. Either way she wasn't very friendly with this guy mentally speaking as she would remain weary of him in case he tried anything.
"I'm...not a Marine..." She said to him finally as he finally stopped offending English teachers everywhere. "I'm a freelance Mercenary and I also didn't say my name yet..." She said, verbally revealing her confusions and suspicions with this Lanceolt guy. She kind of wanted to punch him even more now. "I'm all down for the double elimination though, but even if you don't know what your new powers are you can still go a few rounds with us can't you Lancelot~? Surely you can fight already, even without a power you can't evn use yet, right~?" She kind of taunted him with the words, trying to get him to change his mind since a series of 2v2 fights was easier, but also it would give her a chance to beat his a** and vent her mental frustrations with him at the same time.
INDENT"§" Zaphiel had to actually stop himself from laughing. He finally figured out why Lancelot's use of language was so off. He wasn't speaking his native language. At least, that had to be the most sensible reason. It took a moment to decipher his meaning. First, he suggested that the young merfolk was combat ready, despite Sakura having his own devil fruit. Hell, saying this lanky engineer strong was a bit much. He clearly was trying to be complimentary in order to have a by. Second, he somehow knew this woman's name, despite her not being in any records in Marine HQ. Hell, she has never been there. Zaphiel would know, as he has lived there for 18 years. Though, he was right in assuming she could fight, as she was the one with the rule that she was to win a fight for someone to pay for her food. Third, he went in a monologue about what it means to be a marine. Zaphiel could get behind that, but for the most part, Zaph was only the marines because he hadn't known anything else, and it has access to resources to change the world of shipbuilding. Finally, Sakura mentioned that he really wanted to relax and get to know people and his powers. This led him to know exactly how to respond to the young man. "Sir Sakura, one of the best ways to learn anything is in a spar. But, it seems like our giant friend also wants to sit out. From the sound of his sigh, and the rumble of his stomach, he just wants food. But first and foremost, I have one thing you need to know about being a marine." Zaphiel looked the young man in the eye, his smile gone, eyes serious. "Everyone is important. I want to you to learn about this man while you to head over to the pizza parlor to save Terra and I a seat." He pulled out a couple of spare pouches, and transferred some money into both. About 10,000 beli in each, and tossed them at the giant man and Sakura. "Get going."
INDENT"§" Zaphiel turned his eyes on the giant man now, his size intimidating, but his voice soft. It implied that he thought of others, but the way he sighed and moved his body, said he was trained in battle. Moreso than Zaphiel himself. It was highly likely that he would be able to beat Zaphiel in a fight. At this point, the sticks were lowered, as they were pointless. The fight had already been determined from simple body language and Sakura's refusal. It wasn't to difficult to really figure out why either. Hunger can ruin any man or woman's thirst for battle. Zaphiel was able to retain his focus and desire for a singular reason: the opportunity to learn. Sakura revealed his own devil fruit, which means Zaph already had a strategy he could use to beat him. Hide in the water, no? But it was the chill chill fruit, so that was risky. The giant, was a mystery. Zaphiel would have loved to fought him to try out a few strategies in dealing with larger and stronger opponents. "Sir Giant, I appreciate your willingness in word, but you have made it quiet clear you are reluctant. Since I have now paid for both you and Sir Sakura, consider it a reward for being moderately honest. I hope to enjoy a meal with you in a bit." Zaphiel smiled at the giant, head tilted upwards, barely able to see the pink shock of hair. The merman then turned his attention to the excited blonde fighter.
INDENT"§" She was eager, trying to encourage Sakura to fight. Likely, she wanted to face off against his fruit powers, not him directly. It was also highly likely she knew Zaphiel wouldn't be a challenge. But her glance at his legs told him she didn't believe his statement on his species. He had to giggle a little bit. "Well, my somehow unnamed friend, take a look." He sat down, and let his legs switch over to being a tail, its mint and jade scales overtaking his pants. He could have remained standing, but this was far more fun. But his joy vanished when she mentioned her occupation. Mercenary. His legs shifted back immediately and he stood up. "I have to keep an eye on you now. Though highly likely I can't beat you in a straight up fight, Mercenaries are not entirely welcome in the blues under Marine influence. I haven't seen you capture any marines or pirates to turn in, but..." he trailed off, before thinking. Then he had an idea. "In addition to our bet on paying for food, if I win, you have to consider becoming a Marine, but if I lose, you go unmolested." He pulled out his pistol now, and made it clear he was ready to fight her. He just needed a plan. "Sakura, still head over to food. I want to face her alone." His voice was serious, but if anyone looked in his eyes, he was excited and quite happy.
INDENT"§" His plan was simple. Use her likelihood of fighting in close range to get easy shots off on her. There was no point in playing defensively, as he could not properly block any of her attacks, so better to go all out in a blitz type maneuver. She was a mercenary, and he needed to use this moment to determine how strong she really was so he could gauge how much damage she could do when not monitored. It was highly likely that she could probably take him and Sakura to Ridus village and turn them in for bounties and make some money, but he hoped she wouldn't realize that or get greedy. He also hope she could convince her to only take down pirates, and if she could do that...she could easily be a marine and work within the law. Only time would tell.
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
Cracking his neck, the male would be walking a little further away from Zaphiel, and Terra. Along with the seemingly half-giant he didn't know absolutely anything about. That guy kind of seemed impassive too. To be honest he kind of scared Sakura, too. Just his physical features, and how he towered over everyone. Literally. Looking around to see if anyone was still around these parts. It seemed as if things were about to kick off. With an opening fight to begin their introductions and encounters. They were all being friendly here. So it seemed as if this would be only some sort of sport. To get everyone energized and going happily. To help him do his work. He did hear that Terra was a mercenary. Tch. Well this did meant he had to bring her in. If he could. Sigh. Sakura decided he would sit this one out. Like Sakura said he was just focused on learning how to use the Hie Hie no mi. Sakura was being impassive, too. Sakura actually had the same facial expression as that half-giant, Actus. In a joking manner. Well in his case, he had a odd habit, of picking on the half-giant, then he noticed the other two. Terra and Zaphiel! For Terra, he smiled oddly before putting his hands in his jacket pockets as he looked around. "Guess I'll just check things out from here. You know I am still on duty." He went on whistling in a funny way. You see, he was doing this to be a little distant. He couldn't admit that he was just not trying to fight these two. "This is surprising. There are people around, but they're off in the distance. The fight between you two would be great. I wish I knew how to use the Hie Hie no mi. I have idea's of how I can use it. But, still to learn about the ability first. That would be my first step into me. Considering to be overwhelming and challenging others. You two have a lot of spirit. That's what I mostly like about both of you. Terra-san. Zaphiel-san. Not good. You two are even more determined than I thought. Oh, Pizza? Who wants pizza?" Sighing softly, releasing a deep breath, the male stood on top of a mini tree of bark, looking around in each direction to see if he could spot anyone, or anything moving, to get a sight of. Sakura didn't want to hear anymore challenges. For the others weren't hearing him challenging them. He was obviously not the fighting type right now. Where should he go next? Get the pizza for Zaphiel-san as he was told? Should he head off into another part of the Karate Island and not bother anyone? He needed his time to think, to get over his little moment when he heard the sound of someone lost. He didn't know if they were lost, or maybe he was doing something. He did come here for a reason, but he showed up in front of these two. Until he looked at the person a bit more. It was Terra who he had his eye on. As a marine of course he had his duties. But, to be honest she seemed to be strong. Too strong with more spirit and determination than him. Having eaten a Devil Fruit. Didn't change the fact that she was obviously mighty. How mighty she was. It would be told in her fight with Zaphiel. Which was obviously going to commence as soon as possible. He swore Terra looked familiar, but he wasn't sure. Sakura walked over to Terra. Looking to Zaphiel stare at him, and also talk some more to him. "Terra-san. You're obviously not bad. But your occupation is Mercenary. I won't question you any further here." Sakura winked at Zaphiel. "Terra. Are you strong? Your attitude says one thing. But true strength isn't something you can go rapid-fire with your mouth. True strength is something you prove with your fists. At least in this world it is." Sakura said motioning away from her cooly. He was a marine, but his attitude was more street. Just as before. Typical a small sigh as he looked to the Zaphiel with another wink. While Terra wouldn't be able to see his face. "You know, who wins a fight? The one who wants to win more." Sakura smirked differently. He asked, when he really didn't care. Why was he even trying?
Standing still, the male had closed his eyes softly before letting out a deep breath. Only to notice the sounds of footsteps coming over to his way. Opening his eyes, the male noticed the huge half-giant with his tall body. Along with his muscles, and other features that were superior to his own. Landing on the heels of his feet, only to spin around as he acted more funny. His mouth kept closed right now. A fist slightly being closed and raised into the air. "Actus. You seem, um, here. You heard the guy get some pizza. Heh. I wouldn't want to miss this fight for a moment. Not even a second if you know what I mean. Also, my name is Sir' Lancelot Sakura. It's a pleasure to meet you. This is earth. Shesh. I still can't believe there are actually people your size." Sakura said talking to Actus. "Are you even really a person. I don't think they call you human. The correct term is half-giant." He said. "Nothing much. Zaphiel-san is hungry for pizza. And is giving me money to get the pizza." Sakura said walking over to the half-giant. Sakura handed Actus the money cooly. "This is the 20,000 beli. It might be more. It's for Pizza. For Terra, me, you, and Zaphiel, you see? Zaphiel is always nice this way, you see? Why don't you get the pizza. I guess it would be your way of avoiding a brawl with those two. They really seem like they're on the edge of their seats. As always. Zaphiel is showing the marine in him. I don't he'll fight good. I don't know if he'll win." Sakura said with a smirk. Sakura smiled softly before letting out a deep breath as he looked at the Half-Giant, smiling softly with his closed eyes.
Sakura swore he knew this guy. Even has traveled around by him a bit. Sakura had this feeling. This gut feeling he knew everyone before. Maybe it was just the blonde in him talking. Had it been so long before he could recognize a face? Man I should drink. No. I need a smoke. A smoke sounds good he thought as he looked to the Half-Giant. The marine held a fist to his own chin. Wondering about the battle that was about to commence. Describing him to a letter. For a second, Sakura stood there looking at Actus, watching the Half-Giant and deciding on two factors. Should he go with the half-giant dead in his position. Right away from the other two to avoid the fight? "Actus, are you a fighter?" Sakura asked. Sakura asked as he stepped back from his own fist. "I want to fight. However, I would feel more confident. If I knew how to use this Chill Chill Fruit. It's the best shot I have. At being the greatest marine in the world. I want something better for myself. I just don't know what it is. But, for sure I know it will start. With me learning how to use my Devil Fruit, I ate." A laugh as Sakura smiled to Actus. It had been so long he had lost touch with others. That weren't from the marines. And so when it came down to it. Why had he even left the blues? Why had it taken so long for him to come back? Was everyone from the blues just gonna pop up like a veil of ghosts and ******** with him today?
Retracking his fist, the marine smiled before turning it to the side, smiling. Waiting for a fist bump from the half-giant, Actus. As he let out a deep breath. "Yo, Huh?! Yo! Zaphiel! Get it on already? Actus is going to get the pizza. He's being a good boy." Sakura said blushing showing a cute little smile. "Terra won't deny you. She's that kind of bombshell." Sakura said waving over to Terra, as well. "Much obliged. You two. Don't worry about the food. The pizza is on it's way." The marine smiled softly before letting out a laugh. As he looked around an noticed no one was around before putting his left hand in his pocket. "Yo you two. It's only been a few months since I've been a marine. With luck I was able to get my hands on a Devil Fruit. I just wish I knew which one it was. All I know is. By the shape and appearance. Specialist in the science and research division of the marines headquarters. Have identified it as the Chill Chill Fruit. But, no one here really knows what it is, correct? Which one. They said something about being Paramecia, Zoans, and Logia. They said the Logia are the best. But not the best, the rarest. I think that was their exact words." Sakura smiled, seeing if the two, Terra, and Zaphiel had started. Sakura smiled as he laughed. Only problem was he was not coughing up blood like he used to from the last fight. He got into.
Bumped it! Sakura bumped his fists together. Smiling back to Zaphiel. At least this "friend" didn't come back hostile. Sakura immediately knew this wasn't a fight that Zaphiel would run away from. He found it funny that he was trying to quit while Zaphiel was just starting. Sakura wanted that feel, that escape it gave you once you took a small suck on death. This would all go down hill once Zaphiel had lost his edge. Sakura smirked. What if Zaphiel lost? Man this wouldn't be a good day in the name of the marines. Sakura lied. He didn't have any smokes on him because he didn't want to smoke in the presence of them. Marines were nothing more than annoying asswholes who thought they could force the justice down your throat without explaining why. Sakura now yawning as he looked around. He wished he did have a smoke for the moment though.
Yea, that was right folks, fist bumping it all day long was the way to go for the marines. Sakura smiled softly at the words, smokes. The marine smiled softly when he heard some other words from the others. It made him smile, laugh, smirk. Kidding me right now. He was poor?! For the love of hell man. Sakura smiled and laughed some more before hearing the others. The marines yawn as he smiled a little. Pulling out from the inside of his jacket pocket. Something you would kill for in the marines headquarters. Well some times it was the other way around. He pulled out a joint an hid it in his hands from the eyes around the others. "This here man, is for justice. Home grown stuff from my dads garden. I am going to spark it up." That's right Sir' Lancelot Sakura just took out bud.
Oh this was an odd turn of events. Sakura was still the same, still the marine, and still being an odd ball. Sakura liked this a lot, happy that he could actually have a relaxing moment. "Man, I'm poor!" He burst out saying. Sakura said jokingly as he laughed. Things were about to change for Sakura in a matter of moments though. Sakura had pulled out a joint. Sakura knowing the rolled up sign immediately. This would all be done in front of the Half-giant. Obviously Sakura was hiding the bud from Zaphiel. And Terra was definitely too far to see it. His hand was covering it from Terra and Zaphiel. They would never see the joint. Where was Sakura even going to smoke? Sakura stood there, looking down to the joint. Before he looked back up to Actus with a ******** expression. "Half-Giant, who are you anyway?" Sakura asked, but then he remembered that one time in the marines headquarters. He could feel it all over again. The rush, the colors and how they shined so bright. Half-Giants. Meh. He could hear music so great but never be found on a radio anywhere in this world. Where would he even do this? Smoke in doors travels, you know? Sakura whispering as he pushed his own hand down so no one else would see. This was perfect, you know? He wasn't fully saying yes...but damn was it hard to say no.
Terra started to grown a bit as things seemed to be devolving from the whole tournament and shrink down into just a much less exciting one on one fight. The half giant guy seemed to have little real desire to fight due to his hunger most likely and Lancelot was being a little b***h. He was also speaking in nonsense again as Terra looked at the guy and mentally groaned the longer he spoke. He just didn't make much sense at all each time he spoke and he rambled on quite a bit too. There was a lot of repeated or less relevant information and he spoke really weird overall. He talked about things like naming and mentioning he ate the Hie Hie no Mi a few times, he talked about how long he had been a marine, about how strong he 'knew' people were and then how they shouldn't think their words were strength and stuff like that. It was getting annoying trying to follow the way this guy talked and the fact that he was dodging the fight and denying Terra the raw satisfaction of a chance to punch him in the face only served to frustrate her further as she sighed.
The cute one however distracted her as he spoke up and started to bring up the issue of her profession. She looked at him and raised an eyebrow as he gave her the expected spiel about how she was technically a criminal and all that jazz, but then he said something way more interesting afterwards. He wanted to make her into a Marine should she lose the fight and she started to grin, though her grin widened at his so called reward if she won. "Unmolested...? Not much of a reward honestly. Kind of lame really. And I can't say I wouldn't mind being molested a bit by someone as cute as you~" She smirked, winking at him as she started flirting a bit thanks to his choice of words. "Tell ya what~ If I win then you have to go on a date with me instead, how's that sound~?" She asked him with plenty of confidence, certain that she would benefit either way technically speaking. She either got food with a cute guy, or she had direct access to the locations of major pirates as soon as they broke the law, meaning even more fights.
INDENT"§" Sakura opened his mouth yet again, and this time...Zaphiel was not in the least bit pleased by the antics of his "comrade". The already serious nature of his demeanor would become evident when he turned to look at the blond marine, an aura of almost palpable menace. "Do. Not. Speak. That kind of behavior, delegating tasks to civilians. Nor do we use intoxicants while on the job." He sighed heavily before what Terra said registered in his mind. Almost immediately his face brightened to a hue akin to the setting sun, or even Crimson Island's natural coloration. He started sputtering before aiming his pistol directly at Terra. "W-w-w-what!? Cease that kind of nonsense!" He turned away a moment to recover and collect his head. He needed to think clearly. Then her second statement. Blood rushed to his cheeks again and he could hardly bare looking at Terra. Perhaps this was her strategy? "Then I shall not loose to you!" His voice firm as he turned to look back at Terra, eyes serious again, himself composed.
INDENT"§" His pistol is still trained on Terra, but to pull the trigger so quickly would spell only disaster for himself. He had no idea what she was capable of, so he needed to properly pair one action with another. So his idea was to use his new fury with a feint of sorts. The pistol was obvious, but to get in close and pull the trigger, despite the fact she was highly likely to strike him, could also serve to unbalance her enough to get a hit in. So, he dug his heels in and pushed off the ground into a low dash along the ground, his pistol now aimed at her torso, and he pulled the trigger. The weapon was not outstretched and obvious, but it was still carefully pointed at the young woman, and all of Zaphiel's hopes for a preemptive strike riding it.
[OOC - TL;DR: Shot at Terra after using a action to close the distance. 12 Damage to Terra if attack hits.]
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
The guy who spoke in absolutely dreadful English was soon being scolded by Mr. Cutie as Terra looked at them both. He was smoking one of those weed things and telling people what to do and he did kind of come off as an a*****e at this point. Or at least super annoying as ********. But after that, Zaphy was getting really flustered at Terra's flirting as she smiled and started to giggle at his reactions. He also must not have wanted to go on a date with her or something as he declared his conviction by drawing his pistol and aiming it right at her. She blinked a bit in slight surprise since guns were typically a source of lethal damage in combat. You couldn't really 'hold back' a bullet like you could a punch. "What scared of some alone time with a pretty girl Mr. Cutie~?" She smiled and merely continued to flirt with him, even as their fight would soon begin as she left her metal arm guards on this time in response to the use of a firearm.
He was likely to try and keep back from her so that he could keep shooting her to his heart's content, but that was by no means a viable strategy against someone who's primary objective in any fight was to stay in your face and punch it. Though maybe she'd avoid his face and not ruin how cute it looked, even if he did have a gun aimed right at her. She was going to let him go first though as she always would offer to her opponents, but she didn't get time to verbally do so as he ran right towards her like some kind of idiot. She grinned even more as he got in close, gun still aimed at her body as she merely used her right arm guard to block the shot as he made the grave mistake of deliberately getting in close to the fist fighter. After he fired his gun, he was pretty much right in her threat range as her left arm reached forwards quickly in an open palm that would thrust into his solar plexus with a lot more force than he was likely used to handling. The wind would get knocked out of him for sure, not to mention he'd be knocked back by the force itself, maybe a good 15 feet or so away from her.
Human: +10 Strength | +10 Endurance Brawler/Gladiator: +20 Strength | +20 Endurance; +15 HP Ember Celica/High Grade: This pair of yellow painted steel were built for the purpose of enabling Terra to guard against bladed weaponry and bullets without harm coming to her flesh. The metal covers the entirety of her forearm to the elbows nearly, but will leave her hands, and most importantly her knuckles, exposed and free to punch without any metal adding force to her punches.
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Summary Terra blocked the bullet with Ember Celica and palm thrusted the solar plexus/chest to knock the wind out Zaphiel and knock him back about 15-18 feet based on her strength. Attack should deal 42 points of damage to Zaphiel. Also she called him 'Mr. Cutie' so Zaphiel is given a +2 to his embarrassment rating.
INDENT"§" She called him cute again. In his mind, he had no idea why she was really calling him that. Oh he really had no idea what it meant either in context. Dates were something talked about with reverence back at base, most of the older marines wishing they got more. Zaphiel never understood. As an orphan raised on a military base away from most others and devoted to his studies, he didn't get out or receive much of an education on the fairer gender, and most of his "friends" had left already. So this was confusing. "I am not cute! And I am not scared!" His frustration at his own confusion was mounting, and he didn't see her attack coming. An open palm to his chest hit solidly, and suddenly, in addition to his own mental hiccups, he now had a physical draw on his breath, keeping him off balance as he wheezed. The smell of the weed wasn't helping either. He needed to clear his head, so he got an idea. He stood up straight, wincing all the while. If she could block near point blank bullets, none of his attacks would hit normally. He needed to create a situation they would be guaranteed to hit.
INDENT"§" But that would require closer proximity, and her attacks were hard and fast. This means he needed to get her to force a grapple while he still had a way to shoot her. Or...he could instead stand back and just go trigger happy. He had to be careful though. Gun shots are hard to "pull" so to speak. Except for the fact these would more likely just leave bruises than actually pierce. The method was actually to scare her into submission through the use of a fire arm, but it didn't work. Clutching his chest, he raised the pistol again, and aimed for her legs. That would likely slow her down enough to be able to find other ways to disable her ability to attack. "Just so you know, I know a good doctor after this, regardless of the outcome." He pulled the trigger three times. Twice at her right leg, once at her left. He was getting his breath back, but it was also getting sketchy in his own mind if he could win. If he couldn't get a hit in on this salvo, he might need to rethink his strategy.
[OOC - Took the hit, tried to shoot Terra's legs three times from 15 feet away. Probably 12-36??? Damage. (likely 0)]
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
Sakura left the money with Atsushi. I mean, Actus. rofl Then ran out of the area on his own accord. Sakura was a marine. But obviously this battle was way too much for him. He was frightened! mrgreen Lmao!!
Terra watched him go flying and just sort of smiled as he refused to accept being called cute or afraid of anything. He was trying to be macho or something and it only made him all the more adorable as she started to giggle again. "I dunno man you seem pretty cute to me~ Especially with those adorable red cheeks~" She teased him even more as the man got himself back up to continue their little battle continued. Of course Terra had no plans on losing because not only did she have a chance at getting paid for pizza, but she could enjoy it with a cute guy this time. Of course joining the Marines wasn't exactly something she wanted to do either. Taking orders wasn't one of her strong suits and she sure as hell didn't want to get stuck with one of those lame a** uniforms either.
As he got back up, holding his now likely sore chest as he aimed with his gun and fired a few more times at her. Being by no means slow or blind, reacting to the bullets wouldn't be hard, as She dashed towards him by going around to her left, avoiding the shots by running ahead of them as she circled around to get in closer. Once she had gotten back into range again, her left arm came about to punch his right shoulder hard, aiming to impede his ability to use his gun with that arm.
Human: +10 Strength | +10 Endurance Brawler/Gladiator: +20 Strength | +20 Endurance; +15 HP Ember Celica/High Grade: This pair of yellow painted steel were built for the purpose of enabling Terra to guard against bladed weaponry and bullets without harm coming to her flesh. The metal covers the entirety of her forearm to the elbows nearly, but will leave her hands, and most importantly her knuckles, exposed and free to punch without any metal adding force to her punches.
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Summary Terra ran left, got close, and went to punch at his right/presumably gun arm since you didn't specify a side. Punch will deal 42 points of damage. Zaphiel also gets +3 Embarrassment as well from the continued teasing.
INDENT"§" She kept pushing this new found button with glee, and Zaphiel was going to suffer further confusion and embarrassment. "I...I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT." He just curled up into a small ball just trying to ignore her comments, when he was suddenly slugged in the shoulder. Due to his smaller size, her force and momentum, and his new shape, it was akin to a ball getting bounced off the ground. Sure, his shoulder hurt like hell, and he was suddenly airborne, but even he could appreciate what just happened. He was going to have to try to use this, but his shoulder was having a hard time moving, and he was outta rounds in his clip...so he just chucked the damn thing at her. "You shush." You glowered at her, while reaching for his rifle as he landed about 10 feet away.
INDENT"§" He had moments to work this. He took quick aim, and then adjusted for her possible dodge to the right. She seemed to favor that side, meaning she was right handed. It was highly likely he could shoot twice in quick succession. Once to force her dodge, and one to catch her on the tail end of it. So he pulled the trigger. First at her current position, aimed at her chest, and her quickly moved the rifle to the right by like 5 degrees and pulled the trigger. This shot might get her shoulder if he predicted her movements right. The double trigger hurt like hell though, and he she avoid this shot, he would have no other recourse than to literally try to get her in the water.
[OOC - Took hit, bounced like a ball, threw pistol at Terra (for like 0 damage), pulled out rifle, took aim, and fired for maybe 17 damage]
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
His continued denial about how friggen adorable he was only made him more adorable as Terra was trying really hard not to just laugh her a** off at the poor young man in the middle of their fight. In fact she could only laugh more audibly at this point when her punch on the poor little potato literally made him bounce up from the ground. It was just so ridiculous as she started to laugh as he went up. Of course the sudden pain of metal smacking on her head only made her look up at him as the little ******** literally whipped his ******** pistol at her! Talk about ******** rude! She became less amused and more annoyed as he landed and pulled out a rifle from his back. She narrowed her eyes and ran at him directly now, staring at him as his riffle shots would be blocked by her gauntlets each in turn as she closed the 10 foot gap. Once she was in close she would move under the riffle to punch him in the stomach with her right fist pretty hard as she stayed close this time as she grinned. "Sorry cutie but I have dinner with a cute guy on the line so I don't plan to lose~"
Human: +10 Strength | +10 Endurance Brawler/Gladiator: +20 Strength | +20 Endurance; +15 HP Ember Celica/High Grade: This pair of yellow painted steel were built for the purpose of enabling Terra to guard against bladed weaponry and bullets without harm coming to her flesh. The metal covers the entirety of her forearm to the elbows nearly, but will leave her hands, and most importantly her knuckles, exposed and free to punch without any metal adding force to her punches.
Abilities ---
Summary Pistol hit her head, she got annoyed. Terra ran at him directly, blocking his attacks with Ember Celica before Falcon Punching his gut for 42 points of damage. Added flirting gives Zaphiel +2 Embarrassment.
INDENT"§" She laughed, and kept on calling him cute and talking about a date, Zaphiel was getting frustrated and confused, when a moment of clarity appeared to him as this blonde warrior charged him. She punched him hard in the gut, causing him to spit a bit as the air was forced from his body, but he grabbed her arm to hold on, and then thrust his rifle into her throat, wheezing. "Check.....mate...." He breathed out, hoping this would be the end. He took a lot of hits, while she took none. He needed to get stronger to beat people like this in the event he fought. Zaphiel would not pull the trigger though. He wanted to see her reaction. See if she would give up or hit him more. He wanted to see the kind of person she was in victory or defeat. Hell, at this point, she could drag him on a date and he couldn't say no, but if she had a gun to her throat at this range, not much she could do. Well...there was a lot she could do. She was so much faster than him.
[OOC - Took the hit, and pointed rifle at Terra's throat (actually jammed it there)]
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
The attack was a complete success as she made him gag a bit as it would look like one of those slow motion anime scenes where the guy getting hit was about at their limits if not fully defeated. It looked kind of cool but overall the fight itself was pretty short it seemed as he was starting to look pretty worn out. He clearly wasn't really built for fights like these. Though as he grabbed onto her arm while her fist was on his gut, he did something she hadn't expected from the guy. He put the barrel of his gun to her throat, even a bit forcefully as he claimed 'checkmate'. That was unfortunately his mistake. Whether he had any ammo left. Whether he was bluffing. Whether he had bullets left. Whether he was actually going to shot her. None of it mattered or even went through her head as her eyes lit up and a devilish grin was spread across her face. "Then do it!" She said, sounding a bit crazy as her left arm reached up suddenly and grabbed at his gun holding wrist, gripping it very hard as her right arm was yanked back from his own grip suddenly as well. She clenched that fist as she had a near insane grin before her fist would wind up and slam right into his chest again at full force as she held onto his forearm still. She loved fighting and surrendering was never an option. She fought until she was laid out no exceptions save for her opponent's own surrender. However she herself would never end a fight of her own volition as she'd go until one of them was beaten. "Shoot me or you're gonna lose~!"
Human: +10 Strength | +10 Endurance Brawler/Gladiator: +20 Strength | +20 Endurance; +15 HP Ember Celica/High Grade: This pair of yellow painted steel were built for the purpose of enabling Terra to guard against bladed weaponry and bullets without harm coming to her flesh. The metal covers the entirety of her forearm to the elbows nearly, but will leave her hands, and most importantly her knuckles, exposed and free to punch without any metal adding force to her punches.
Abilities ---
Summary Terra is mildly insane, refused to accept a defeat, grabbed Zaphiels arm, Ripped her other arm back, and proceeded to punch him again at full force for 42 points of damage. +4 Fear for Zaphiel.
INDENT"§" Zaphiel's eyes widened when Terra revealed her insane grin. She was a berserker through and through. No wonder he wasn't going to win. No, he did everything he could, but now, this second punch not only winded him, but weakened his grip. He slouched down, breathing as best as he can, a bit of blood being coughed up. He thought he had her. He cursed his own weakness in that moment. Swearing strength to never lose like this again. Zaphiel fell onto his back and just breathed for a moment, and smiled. His life wasn't on the line, nor was hers. "I haven't the strength to get back up. Looks like you beat your date into submission." His breath was haggard, and Terra was holding his rifle, as he lost his grip. His consciousness was difficult to maintain, but he held on. He made a deal. Looks like he was paying for her food, and it was just him and her. "Got any pain killers?" He tried to laugh, and wound up coughing. His arm hurt. His body hurt. Everything hurt, but not his pride. No, he did the best he could and couldn't regret anything. If only he had pulled the trigger though, he might have had time to save her life after wards. Oh well. What's done is done. Time to prepare to pay up.
[OOC - with only 2 hp left, Zaphiel is effectively down. Terra can either knock him out or do whatever. <3]
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Battle Stats
Str: 0 End: 25 Acc: 15 Int: 50
[Merfolk]: +20 Spd | +10 End [Engineer]: +10 Int | +10 End
Despite her sudden spike in adrenaline just then, same as the last fight, her opponent surrendered to her and her raw strength. She paused as slumped against her somewhat and he confessed to his inability to beat her. She took a few deeper breaths as she closed her eyes, sighing out slowly before she opened them back up and smiled a bit. "Sorry I got a little worked up there~" She seemed completely normal by her own usual standards now as she helped the guy stand back up to his feet with a solid pat on his back. "I haven't been able to cut loose all day and I kind of let it get the best of me~" She smiled a lot more cheerful as she apologized to the poor lad and shrugged at his request for painkillers. "I don't really carry much around with me besides travel money usually, sorry...We can probably get some in town?"
