Seventh Heaven Bar - Main Room
Tifa's Seventh Heaven Bar has a campy feeling to it, primarily constructed of
dark wood with occasional items for decoration. Several worn tables grace the
area near the door, looking beaten up from years of patrons. The bar is more
well kept, stocked with a vast amount of alcoholic beverages and components for
mixed drinks. The room is just a tad dimly lit, feeling cozy and familiar at
the same time. Other areas of interest are the entrance to the kitchen, and a
porch with some comfy chairs. All in all, the Seventh Heaven is a nice tribute
to what someone can put together for a business if they try. A machine for a
game similar to pinball sits on the less used side of the room, sporting an
"Out of Order" sign. Most of the damage that was obvious only a little while
ago is now repaired with more permenant fixes, so the bar once again is back to
it's former self.
[Exits : (B)ack Room, (K)itchen, (U)pstairs, and (O)ut ]
[Sleepers: Lexis ]
[Things : None ]
>Foil_Riposte has arrived.
>Foil pokes his head in through the door of the bar, his eyes shift about until
he sees Ryan, "There you are."
>Ryan looks up from his beer. He obviously didn't get much sleep. "... Yo."
>Foil blinks at you, as he casually comments, "You look terrible."
>Ryan runs his hand through his hair. "It that obvious?"
>Foil nods, "Look, if something's buggin you... you better get it out of your
system.." he advises.
>Ryan sighs. "Not much... besides impending death, that is. That, and I managed
to get two women mad at me in under 20 minutes."
>Foil glances up at the ceiling. o O (Aw geez. Well... I don't exactly like
the role of drinking buddy..but I gotta pull this guy out of his rut before he
gets himself killed) as he then just marches into the bar anyway.. walking up
to a nearby stool and ploping onto it, "Look, you gotta put that out of your
mind alright?"
>Ryan smirks. "Naw, not THAT big a deal, really. Just a really crappy way to end
a day." He's not entirely honest, but... eh.
>Foil raps his fingers on the countertop for a moment before once again voicing,
"Look.. last thing in the universe I can preach to you about is women.
They're the most god damned unpredictable thing God ever had the brilliant idea
to come up with. But as for impending death, you don't even know what your
talkin about."
>Ryan cracks his knuckles. "Ah... well... I've gone up worse then Harken, but at
least I knew what to expect then. All I know about Harken is, she has an
attitude problem."
>Foil comments, "Then stop actin like you got kissed by the Godfather."
>Ryan smirks, but doesn't comment
>Foil intakes a breath, "Look. I know your ok..but little things add up. You
can't afford to endulge in willowing around even a little. You can't take for
granted that you'll win OR lose. You gotta make every fight count like your
last, cuz frankly it might be. You gotta stay focused, and remember what your
fighting for."
>Ryan . o O ( Sounds like a moral to a G.I. Joe episode )
>Ryan sits up. "Well, I'm not about to give up without a fight, if that's what
you're saying."
>Foil smirks, "Good. And that includes getting a good night's sleep. Listen
man..I know what I'm talking about.. it prolly sounds like childish @#$% but
it's probably saved my life more times than I care to remember. If your gunna
fight..then FIGHT. That doesn't just mean putting up your dukes when the bell
rings, it means keeping focused and not bumming around and feelin sorry for
yourself. But.." he smirks, "I think you got that idea now..so." he stands up.
>Ryan crosses his arms behind his head, still smirking. "'Sides, it'll be great
fun to show that stuck up bitch what's for."
>Foil hehs and gives you a hearty pat on the back, "S'right dude. Now c'mon..
we gotta get you all set up."
>Ryan sweatdrops at the pat, but stands up anyway.
>You fall in line behind Foil_Riposte.
>Foil leads you on out.
>Foil_Riposte leaves, with you following after.
Tyr Road [300]
The apartment buildings and hotels give way to smaller, less expensive and
privately owned buildings of like sort. Then those eventually dwindle to what
you find on either side of you now. Yes, various scents of delicious food of a
wide assortment of styles, flavours, and nationalities entices your olfactorial
senses..attempting to lure you in for a bite, or five. Make no mistake,
however. It doesn't come as cheap as those fast food places around southern
Tyr Road..though you'll definately appreciate the higher quality. At a point
up ahead, the road and street becomes an unpaved trail, towards the start of
the steep walls that the mountain atol surrounding Midgaard creates. A deep
gorge carved by forces long forgotten and lost to legend is to the west
here..and a suspension bridge has been erected so that pedestrians might take a
stroll across it to Sif Way to the east, and marvel at it.
[Exits : (N)orth, Tifa's Seventh Heaven (7), (T)ransit Station, Path (D)own
to the Gorge, Suspension (B)ridge, and (S)outh ]
[Players : Foil_Riposte ]
Foil_Riposte arrives, with Ryan following behind.
[Sleepers: Janus, Minako, Katsuo, Faris, and Hammer ]
[Things : The soul of Usagi ]
>Foil continues right on back to the previous spot before we were so rudely
interupted by some greater goddess summoning. Gotta hate it when that happens.
>Foil_Riposte leaves north.
>Foil_Riposte leaves, with you following after.
Foot of Paozu Mountain
Standing at the foot of the vast Mount. Paozu, it sure is a site.
Surrounded by forest on all sides, even leaching onto the mountain, the
place holds certain bueaty to its sereneness. You can hear far off
water trickling, as some sort of pond or something is running on this
mountain. You see a narrow dirt path starting up the mountain, which
seems used a lot, for it is really patted down into the ground. The
mountain seems like the ideal place to let a load off, it might not hurt
to stay a while.
[Exits : outh, and orth ]
[Players : Foil_Riposte ]
[Sleepers: The Ultima(Pup) ]
[Things : None ]
>Foil_Riposte arrives, with Ryan following behind.
>Foil_Riposte leaves, with you following after.
Mountain Path
You're standing along a narrow path, which winds up and down Paozu
mountain. Trees blotch the entire area, providing the rest of the
greenery that the grass does not give. The whole scene appears
very serene and peaceful, perfect for a picnick or some sort. Wild
bird calls are heard ringing over the mountain, singing their songs
of life and times. Flowers bloom along the edge of the rugged path,
leaning to the walkway. A grasshopper abruptly jumps across your
feet, and dissapears into the grass.
[Exits : outh, and orth ]
[Players : Foil_Riposte ]
[Things : None ]
>Foil_Riposte arrives, with Ryan following behind.
>With luck and annoying god-wanna be won't interfere
>I hope some God-wannabe does show up. I'm starvin.
>Foil walks back up to the spot along the gametrail from the main path,
"Alright..here we go." he takes a deep breath once more.. the spot is
alongside the mountain cliffface..overlooking Midgaard far bellow.
>Ryan puts his hands on his hips. "Gotta love the view, at least."
>Foil hehs, "Consider this pal. If you slaughter Harken you could be very well
saving it." he idly rubs his wrists, as he looks out with his deep emerald
eyes, "Tell me about that friend of yours who got captured..was he a good
fighter?"
>Ryan nods. "From what I've seen an excellent swordsman, if with an unusual
style."
>Foil nods, considers, "How good? Better than you?" he questions objectively.
>Ryan glances at Foil. "Well, I specialize in hand to hand, so... yeah, he's
better than me, for now."
>Foil comments, "Just cuz someone has a weapon doesn't make them superior... but
better than you? Hrmm.. Do you know how Harken took him?" he questions, "Same
deal..a fight?"
>Ryan says, "I meant, better with a sword then I am." He reaches up to rub his
chin. "I'm not sure how he got taken... but it's supposed to have been a
one-on-one fight, and he lost."
>Foil hrmms, "Alright.. and better with a sword don't matter. The principle of
beating that Scythe of Harken's is the ONLY thing you need to worry about."
>Ryan nods. "And if we get lucky, Harken won't even use that."
>Foil comments, "Did you SPECIFICALLY say you'll duel Harken herself? Or there
will just be A duel..."
>Ryan says, "The duel is between Harken and myself, that's for sure."
>Foil rubs his chin, "yeah...well. Eitherway..from all indications she IS gunna
use that Scythe of hers.. I don't think any amount of manipulation will make
her drop that thing."
>Ryan nods. "She's honorable, but I wouldn't put it past her."
>Foil hehs as he waggles a finger, "Naw dude..listen. You can ONLY stretch a
Shen's honor SO far. YES they can be honorable..but you can't bank your life
on it."
>Foil says, "So we better worry about the worst case scenario."
>Ryan nods. "Duh."
>Foil waves his hand in a 'there you go', "Now... where are you Dueling?
Terrian is CRUCIAL."
>Ryan opens his mouth to answer, and suddenly a look of shock crosses his face,
followed by a string of curses. "Dammit, that wasn't specified!"
>Foil tsks, "Well that makes things complicated. For the moment lets not worry
about an open field..lets say there's at LEAST something like poles around.
What is gunna save your life is the fact that a Scythe needs a GOOD stretch of
swinging space.." as he makes a baseballbat like gesture... he walks next to a
tree, "See.. if you can just stay beside a tree or a pole or SOMETHING..it'll
intercept the full swing.. it makes ALOT of difference if she's left or right
handed or not.. she's prolly ambidextrious tho..but..lets say..she's swinging
with her right hand.. Like so, "He indicates, "Stay on the other side of the
pole...so it gets in the way of the swing."
>Ryan listens intently to Foil, nodding now and againto show he's listening .
o O ( What kind of greenhorn does he take me for? At least he seems to know
what he's talking about. )
>Foil hehs, "Simple stuff right? But when that scythe is swinging faster than
you can move you better plan your strategy AHEAD of time. Do -NOT- rely on
reflexes until your damn sure your faster."
>Foil says, "Eitherway..interposing terrain. Now.. Say you WERE out in the
open... if she was swinging a scythe at you..what would you do..just..in a
parallel motion across your midsection.." as he draws a line just beneath chest
level.
>Ryan hmms, pondering the question a second, then drops to his knees, torso
leaning back, and sweeps forward with his right leg. At this point, he adds in,
"What happens next dpends on her reaction."
>Foil says, "Wrong dude. Wrong." he oddly states, "NEVER lean back from a
weapon like a Scythe."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Oh?"
>Foil nods, "Listen..what you do is..step IN." He makes a swinging motion
again, "You see...the ONLY part of that scythe you need to worry about is the
bladed portion..which is on the underside of the blade stuck waaay out there."
he points closer in, "HERE...if you get INSIDE the swing of that single
blade..her strike becomes harmless as you step into her physical fulcrum and
escape the torque-generated force of that blade."
>Ryan leaps back to his feet. "You're also forgetting the the edge is on the
inside of the blade. If you get too close, it's an easy matter to hook you."
>Foil shakes his head, "NOT..if you hook her arm..you see.. she Could hook
you..but that doesn't matter.. its MUCH harder to cut that way.. a Scythe is
primarly good for about 5 to 6 feet out. If you keep running away..you'll
never get inside where you can work her over like a pinata. You gotta maximize
on your Hand to hand skills. If you ducked..you would have had to sweep 5ft
away..when at best you could make 3. She would swing again and you'd be minus
a head even if you tried to roll back."
>Ryan hmms. "True enough."
>Foil nods, "See... if you get inside the sweeping range of that blade..her
attack will be WAY down. At least from what we've scene. Scythes can't be
used effectively at point blank range."
>Ryan crosses his arms, and nods.
>Foil says, "Now that is her main stroke..there are a bunch others..but the
principle for the most part remains the same."
>Foil says, "Now..when your inside.. there are a few things to consider."
>Ryan nods and listens.
>Foil says, "DON'T just pound her. Thats what her armor is for. And I bet you
she'd ready for headshots if she doesn't put a helmet on."
'Restrict her mobility, if possible. Get behind her.
>Ryan says, "Restrict her mobility, if possible. Get behind her."
>Foil says, "You got the first part right. But her armor is all over...getting
behind her might not make a difference. But restricting her mobility is an
EXCELLENT idea. See..what you do..is you hook just one of her arms when you
get inside..JUST one. Scythes need two hands to use..if you keep one arm
straight in a lock.. she can't use that scythe. BUT..she's probably stronger
than you..least most Shen are stronger than you or me.. and what you wanna
do..is use these." as he pulls out what looks like a throwing spike.
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "..."
>Foil makes a stabbing motion with it, "JAB this into her elbow. RIGHT where
the joint of her armor is. Immobilize that arm with a lock then stick this
in..then SNAP it off so she can't pull the wedge out. Because of the way the
armor is designed she could lose 30-40 degrees of mobility for that arm.
Reducing her ability to use the Scythe with any skill. Do it to the other
arm.. then her scythe swingin days are over."
>Ryan hmms. "I'd like to avoid something like that if she stays honorable... but
the second she tries something funny..."
>Foil exclaims, "See what I mean? If you can wedge these in..her interlocking
plates of armor will doom her." ERKS, "Dude..forget it. She had the bright
idea of wearing ARMOR! Its not our fault if we choose to exploit it's
weakness!"
>Ryan hmms. "Point."
>Foil says, "Its not dishonorable to change an adversary's advantage into a
disadvantage."
>Ryan says, "Point again."
>Foil says, "Infact.. that is how you WIN."
>Foil says, "Sides..she could pull plates off..and it would unstick it... But
it would expose more of her to your attacks."
>Ryan nods.
>Foil says, "So..once you disable her striking arms... Disarm that scythe from
her. I'm sure you know the proper way to pull stuff out of peoples hands so I
won't bore you with that detail. Get the scythe from her hands then THROW it
into a lake or on a roof or something."
>Ryan says, "Obvious enough. It isn't easily breakable, unfortunately, from what I've
seen..."
>Foil nods, "Yeah.. ok then. That about covers her main weapon. Get inside of
that swing.. lock her arm..disable it..disarm her."
>Foil says, "if possible wedge some of them into her knee joint or hip joints as
well...limiting all mobility is a good idea."
>Ryan says, "Once the weapon's gone, fight is a lot more fair."
>Foil hehs, "Well.. listen dude..this isn't about 'fairness' This is about
stacking the advantages into YOUR favor so your victory is assured. She's
going to do the same damn thing to you as well."
>Foil says, "SHe is a Shen. She probably has more tricks than either you or I
know about..and will NOT be afraid to use them."
>Ryan crosses his arms. "Wrong term... I meant, a lot less deadly. It's one
thing to beat someone unconscious, it's another remove a few limbs with a
scythe..."
>Foil smirks, "You can beat someone to death to you know."
>Ryan says, "But it takes a lot more work, though."
>Foil says, "A scythe is simply an extension of a warriors ability to kill.
Same with a Gun, same with even a missile launcher. You just got to take those
advantages away from them..maximize on your own advantages..then crush them by
striking at their weaknesses. Thats how battles are won."
>Foil says, "Wipe out any notion of 'fair fight' from your head. This is a
battle to save friends from death or worse."
>Ryan nods. "... Gotcha."
>Ryan . o O ( But Harken already has the advantage... )
>Foil rubs his hands together, "Alright then..that about covers the scythe.
Now...as for striking that armor..do NOT understimate that armor. It is not
simply half an inch of metal to punch through. Armor is -different- than slabs
of steel you can punch at for practice. Armor is crafted to increase the
tensile strength of any material it's made with by defusing force through it's
hardpoints. And coupled with a competent user.. it can make you damn near
invulnerable."
>Ryan elaborates, "Depending on the armor, it may work to deflect blows away
from vital locations. And I'm sure her armor isn't just steel."
>Foil answers, "No kidding. So destroy any notion in your head you might have
of 'breaking' that armor or 'punching' through it. MORE than likely you'll
shatter your knuckles. Don't even try it."
>Ryan nods. "She probably doesn't BREATHE either, so a choke hold is worthless
beyond the restrictive value."
>Foil says, "What you want to do..and your gunna live this mantra buddy.. Is
you want to cause as much CONCUSSION as possible. You want to hit her in a
fashion that defusing the force of your blow will actually hinder or impair
her. I noticed that you had that strange..uhh.. shockwave technique of yours.."
>Ryan raises his eyebrow. "Noted. Keep her off-balance."
>Foil says, "Offbalance isn't what I'm talking about... I'm saying damage her.
You see... she's basically in a metal can. RATTLE it. Maybe you can't pierce
of break her..but you can vibrate her internal structure beneath that armor so
it begins to hemorage, malfunction, and shutdown. The principle behind
knocking someone out right? Hit em in the head..and let the concussive shock
vibrate through their head..temporarily short out the synapses..and the guy
goes under."
>Ryan shakes his head. "That's just it, she isn't like a robot... she's actually
has metal 'flesh', for lack of better term. That makes it hard to do real
damage, but I would be surprised if she didn't have internal organs of some
sort."
>Foil nods, "EXACTLY. You can shake her internals apart like an egg still in
it's shell. You can't break the shell but you CAN scramble the egg. She's
probably -ALOT- tougher than a human with her metal structures...but you shake
her enough and she will go down. I don't care what she is."
>Ryan smirks. "If there's any human who can do that, it's me."
>Foil smirks, "Maximizing on your advantages..right pal? But don't use your
knuckles, elbows, or knees. Use palmstrikes." he gestures with the flat of his
hand, "No small little knuckle bones or intricate webworks of ligements. Just
solid slab of meat over bone. You can hit anything all day without
worryingabout breaking anything..AND..it's perfect for distributing shock
damage...course you probably know all that."
>Ryan nods. "Seeing as how she probably doesn't bruise, a knuckle strike is
pointless."
>Foil nods again, "So once you limit her mobility so she can't dodge... she'll
think she's all cool with that armor..but it's just trapping her like a
sardine. You just WORK her over like a butcher tenderizing a slab of steak.
Hit her over and over again until her internal organs call it quits and she
passes out from all the rattling."
>Foil says, "You can't really kill her that way..but it should knock her out."
>Ryan reaches up to rub his chin. "The only trouble might be is how fast she can
regenerate... if it's at a 'reasonable' rate it shouldn't be problem."
>Ryan thinks out loud, "Seeing as how she was still wounded hours after the
fight with Cloud, her healing probably isn't above superhuman levels"
>Foil shakes his head, "Shouldn't be a problem. Once she's out cold you can
just kneel on her face and hold one of these spikes to her eye and say 'it's
all over unless you got armor plated eyelids baby.' n.n"
>Ryan raises an eyebrow. "A bit crude there."
>Foil ehs and waves a hand, "Eitherway..the point is.. if you can put her
under..the fight goes to you..your friends are released...yadda yadda."
>Ryan nods. "Bingo."
>Foil says, "and Most importantly.. you send a CLEAR signal to the Metal Shen
that they can't just walk over us and we can take the best they can dish out
and send it back to em packin."
>Ryan smirks. "I doubt it'd take a lot more then that to change their mind..."
he gestures towards the object in the sky "... but it'll give Harken pause, at
least."
>Foil looks up to that thing, "Well..first things first right? We win one match
at a time."
>Ryan says, "Of course."
>Foil says, "Eitherway.. as you got the impression... this whole theory only
works on one idea. A) she doesn't have any other weapons or special attacks
and B) she just uses that one type of stroke with the Scythe."
>Foil says, "But..without doubt... it's the most DEADLY strike she could try
with that thing... so chances are she WILL use it more than once."
>Ryan crosses his arms. "Oh, I'm sure she has others... but I can counter most
anything, hand-to-hand. It's just making sure she's unarmed."
>A crystalline dome forms in the air, and glows for a moment. Then it explodes
into a shower of shimmering rainbow shards, which shortly melt away into
nothing, revealing Ozzie.
>Ozzie has arrived.
>Foil nods, "I have a feeling alot of her special attacks would hinge on that
Scythe tho..she carries it around -wherever- she goes. And yeah..I ain't
denyin yer Hand to hand skill. But the one thing hingeing here..is mobility.
You -need- to out maniver her. Its just that simple."
>Ozzie hovers above the ground. "Ah, Lord Magus, how good to see you ag-... Wait
a minute." He looks around.
>Ryan nods, arms still crossed, "Mobility is my other strong poi-" He looks over
at Ozzie. "..."
>Foil blinks and looks up, "Oh bozhe moi."
>Ryan asks, "Not a friend of yours, I take it?"
>Ozzie frowns, and looks at Foil and Ryan. "Oh, *great*. Humans. Flea, where are
you?"
>A gentle breeze blows through the area, carrying a stream of cherry blossoms,
which swirl together, forming a column. There's a flash of white light from
within, and the blossoms float gently to the ground, revealing Flea, 'her'
skirt fluttering in the dying breeze.
>Flea has arrived.
>lea brushes a few cherry blossoms from his cloak. "What did you expect from a
human map?"
>Foil comments to Ryan, "Not really." as he frowns at this almost comical display
>Ryan raises an eyebrow at Foil. "Why am I not surprised?"
>Ozzie asks, "You said that this is where we'd find Magus' keep. Well? Where is
it, Flea?"
>Foil answers Ryan, "Well..seems they're shen. Pretty weak shen tho.. I should
kill them...but..uhh..I dunno if I wanna get all dirty with these people's
pieces.." he rubs his chin
>Ryan just... watches this discussion. Rather humorous look on his face, though.
"..."
>Flea puts a hand over his mouth, and yawns in a bored manner. "How should I
know? These humans have probably seen it. Why not ask them?"
>Ozzie hmphs, and floats around to face Foil and Ryan. "Okay, humans, tell me
which way to Magus' Keep. And make it quick."
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck. "... Come again?"
>Foil thumbs over his shoulder. Convienently off a cliff.
>Flea 'whispers' rather loudly to Ozzie. "Remember, most of their kind are rather
dense. Perhaps you should speak more simply."
>Ozzie looks at Foil. "Are you attempting to mock me? Attempting to mock Ozzie,
Lord of the Mystics?"
>Ryan replies, "No, we weren't attempting."
>Flea Kodachi-laughs. Scary. "Ohohohohohoho! I think we can let it slide, seeing
as you don't know who you're dealing with!"
>Ryan replies, "Thankfully."
>Foil answers Ozzie, "I'm not mocking you. WIth your stupid outfit and fat @$$
you do it to yourself better than I could."
>Ozzie's eyes flash. "No one insults my clothing and gets away with it!"
>Ryan sweatdrops, stage-whispering to Foil, "This guy's a few watts short of a
bulb, ain't he?"
>Foil answers Ryan in another stage-whisper, "Not even screwed in."
>Ozzie snaps his fingers, and, with a few flashes of light, three... goblins
appear in front of him. He waves his hand in Foil's direction, and the little
goblins run yelling and waving their fists at him.
>Ryan sweatdrops again. We'll let Foil handle this one.
>Foil watches them run and dash at him unmirthfully. He doesn't even raise his
hands as he simply stands to the side at the last second with a very deft
movement. Oh? There happens to be a cliff behind Foil..along the side of this
mountain road..dearie me, how'd that get there? Erosion is swift isn't it?
>The three goblins run yelling and screaming... right over the cliff. Ozzie
sweatdrops.
>Ryan holds back a snicker.
>Foil watches them go..he places a hand over his lips in a 'woops' gesture, "Oh
my. Was that your auntie? So sorry."
>Ozzie bristles. "Flea! Do something!"
>Flea leans forward and... blows Ryan a kiss? A swirl of pink energy in a heart
shape floats toward Ryan.
>Ryan rubs the back of his neck, commenting to nobody in particular, "Well, it's
a change of pace, at least." He glances over at Flea, right in time to be
charmed *_* "Flea-sama..."
>Foil blinks..his emerald eyes shift over to this, "Uuuuuh. Uuuuuuh.
Uuuuummm.." >_>;
>Flea smiles at Ryan. "Would you please hurt him?" He points at Foil.
>Ryan beams happily at Flea. "Of course, Flea-sama!" *_* Hmm, Ryan isn't
Japanese. Go figure. Regardless, he promptly leaps towards Foil, feet first, in
a rather half-assed flying kick.
>Ozzie nods. "Now *that's* more like it!"
>Foil is happy that love does make one blind. He steps to the side so the
dropkick passes by him..luckly probably at an angle so he doesn't sail off the
cliff. On the way down he says something so disturbing..so terrible..so
utterly hideously revolting that it's sure to shock him out of this, he
whispers, "Uhh..dude. It's a -guy-..." as unfortunately for Flea..male and
female chi stand out very distinctly. n.n
>Ryan lands flat on his face. He hears Foil's words. He INSTANTLY stands
straight up, charm broken @_o "..."
>Flea exclaims, "Of *course* I'm a guy!"
>Ryan turns around, and throws up. Looks like it's up to Foil again...
>Foil nods . o O (Say what you want about Ryan. But he's straight.) ahems at
Flea, "Meanwhile you san francisco reject." as he idly kicks up a fist sized
rock from the ground..he juggles it like a hackysack for a moment before giving
it a good 80 yard fieldgoal kick! RIGHT for the Insect..er..Flea.
>Flea gets hit right in the head. *THWACK* He stares vapidly ahead for a moment,
before falling over in a rustle of cloth.
>Ozzie blinks, then sighs. . o O ( Idiot. )
>Foil ahems as he looks to Ozzie in a, "Wanna try a twopoint conversion you
walking blubber factory?"
>Ryan stands up straight again, and dusts himself off. "Okay, it's one thing to
throw pathetic peons at someone, but it's another to mess with a guy's head!"
>Foil mutters, "Or his preference.."
>Ryan sweatdrops
>Flea sits up, and shakes his head. Sounds like something rattled. "Man, woman,
what's the difference? Beauty is power, and I've got the power!"
>Foil quips, "Just..not the beauty."
>Ryan snickers to himself.
>Flea whips out a hand mirror from inside his cloak, and looks at his face in
it. Then he shrieks! "He scratched my face! You take care of this, Ozzie!"
>Flea pulls her cloak about her, and spins around quickly, then vanishes in a
flash of white light, leaving behind a few cherry blossoms to flutter to the
ground.
>Flea has left.
>Ozzie facepalms. "..."
>Ryan . o O ( Well, at least it wasn't anything DANGEROUS. )
>Foil waves Ozzie off, "This is where you decide we're not worth your
overwhelming power and spare our pitiful lives so we can ponder our weakness
right?"
>Ozzie says, "I believe I'll spare your pitiful lives, as you're not worth my
overwhelming power. But I'll give you a parting gift, so that you may ponder
your weakness."
>Ryan rolls his eyes. "... Whatever. Just leave it quickly."
>Foil says in a toneless voice, "Oh. Please. Spare us. We fear you so."
>Ozzie extends one hand. The ground surrounding Ryan and Foil begins to rumble
slightly.
>Foil glances down to the rumbling ground . o O (Ummmmmm...)
>Ryan blinks . o O ( Okay, wasn't expecting that. )
>A skeletal hand shoots out from the dirt near Foil's leg, grasping towards him.
>Foil ERKS as the thing grabs his leg, "Holy Army of Darkness Batman.." o.o; . o
O (If I go out killed by this thing I swear to GOD I deserved to die.)
>Ozzie grins. "o/~ Have fu-u-un..." He incases himself in crystal, and teleports
away. (OOC) stays to spoof the skeletons for the few moments they survive.
>Ryan runs over to Foil to give the half-buried hand a quick kick. It's just
bone, how tough can it be?
>Foil Lets Ryan kick that thing off as he looks around for more playmates..
>The skeleton attatched to the hand holding Foil rises out of the ground. Along
with five others, surrounding Ryan and Foil. "Uuuuhhh..."
>Ryan goes into a defensive stance, left leg forward. "Looks like we get some
free practice."
>Foil decides if that thing wants his foot so damned badly it can have it! As
he then shifts his onefooted stance and ARCS a kick in a perfect snap for the
things cranium! "No kidding! Hafta thank em for the gift later!"
>The first skeleton's head snaps off, and goes flying across the path. The body
shambles after it, and walks right off the cliff. The other five shuffle
closer, making the circle tighter.
>How far apart are these bony bastards?
>Well... Five skeletons, in a circle around Ryan and Foil. Not very far apart.
>Ryan hmms, and does a rather simple (but remarkably flashy) spinning kick at
skeleton A's skull
>Foil suddenly darts forward and THRUSTS his elbow into Skeleton B's
sternum..possibly shattering all it's ribs if he hits..then SLAMS his backhand
up immediately for it's skull if that didn't work in one fluid motion.
>The kick goes through skeleton A's skull quite nicely, breaking it off the
neck. And leaving a skull with madly snapping jaws impaled on Ryan's foot.
>Skeleton B is simply broken into numerous pieces by Foil's attack, and
collapses to the ground.
>Ryan eeks. "Gittit off! Gittit off!" He shakes his leg wildly, probably doing
bad things to skeleton A's torso
>Skeleton A's torso gets pounded by Ryan's thrashing leg. There goes an arm. And
a leg. Watch out for that flying rib.
>Ryan . o O ( These guys aren't too bad, except for being rather obnoxious.
Dammit, stop chewing! These're my GOOD pants! )
>Foil hehs at that...then executes a perfect wheel kick..spinning about to crash
the side of his foot against Skeleton C's torso..possibly crushing it all the
way through if it should strike..then CATCHING a flying rib from midair and
completing his spin..and CHUCKING the bone right for between Skeleton D's eye
sockets!
>Skeleton C's torso gets ripped away, and its skull falls down between its legs,
which then fall over. Skeleton D gets a rib shot through its skull, but that
doesn't seem to slow it down much as it claws wildly at Ryan.
>Ryan decides he might as well enjoy himself. He flips forward, hand over feet
like a gymnast, towards Skeleton D. Hmm, funny how his flip with end in his feet
connecting with that skeleton's sternum
>Skeleton D makes a solid *crunch* sound as Ryan's feet connect, shattering its
chest. It falls to pieces, but the whole thing didn't manage to dislodge that
skull gnawing on Ryan's leg.
>Ryan . o O ( Oh for Christs sake...! )
>Ryan stops flipping and tumbling and just bangs his leg against the ground for
a minute or two, hopefully shakkering the annoying undead head.
>Foil rolls on the ground then snatches a dismembered Skeleton arm as he faces
off with Skeleton E, "Time for a little Skele-Fu." he quips as the then begins
spinning the arm around like a pair of nunchucks! Going for maximum style
points as he works them expertly around his arms and torso..before SWIPING with
the open undead palm backwards and forwards across Skeleton E's face ..as E
should be the last one.
>Skeleton E looks back and forth at the other fallen undead. It rips off one of
its arms, and runs at Foil, brandishing the limb like a club.
>Foil was already ahead of E..and apparently is now dueling with it using a
rather..unprecidented weapon style.
>Skeleton E gets battered to bits. As for the skull on Ryan's leg... It's a
persistant little thing. Pretty cracked up by now, though.
>Foil spins his impromtu nunchucks around one last time..before tossing them
over his shoulder, "Like to see Jackie Chan beat that.." then watches Ryan deal
with the last of these oh-so-terrible monsters.
>Ryan just gives up, pulling his leg up, and just tugs the darn thing off using
his hands. He then tosses it over the cliff.
>The skull tumbles down the cliff, teeth still clattering. It falls into a river
below, and is pushed downstream by the current. ...Several miles and hours
later... "Mommy, mommy! Lookit that!" But that's another story.
>Ryan dusts himself off. "Dammit, my pants are all ripped up now."
>Foil watches, "I never really believed in random encounters until today..." as
he scratches behind his neck.
>Ozzie has left.
>Foil dusts his hands off, "Well... seems we got enough training in for the
moment..we better take a little break.."
>Foil walks off as he snatches his bag, "See you later.. we'll do some last
minute stuff before the fight tho.."
>Ryan nods to Foil. "Hopefully we won't be interrupted."
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