A Night At The Fights

GM: Kassandra
Players: Darius, Pulse, Dumah, Selene, Holtzclaw, Slide, Kassandra, Bigman, Kalyani, Watson
Synopsis: PCs congregate at the pits to watch various fighters work their trade. RP heavy log.
Date: April 5 2070


Dumah spies Slide looking for the same people he is - and their distinct lack of presence - and grins at him, giving a sharp whistle to get his attention.

Pulse sighs. "You're right, you know," he tells Selene. "There's not enough money in here for me to get my fists bloodied. Remind me to bring a baseball bat next tiem."

Slide shakes his head at the guys managing the fights, then turns around at the whistle, he frowns slightly and peers at the fellow "Yea?"

Criticalfault stands near the arena, "This is the real deal ehh?"

Darius sits on one of the Bleachers furthest from the ring, as the current fight draws to a close. He doesn't seem like the sort to come to ane vent like this, usually, but perhaps he has some vested intrest.

Selene shrugs, "Well, you don't always fight for money. But, I agree, it's not worth getting involved. Unless, of course, you're dying to do it anyway."

Dumah lifts up a credstick. And dangles. Dangle-dangle-dangle! "You up for a round?" he calls over to Slide with a grin.

Slide chuckles and nods "Sure, how much we putting down on this?" he says walking closer to Dumah.

Criticalfault decides that near the cage is more than likely not the best place for someone like him and moves back to the bleachers himself, sitting next to Darius. "These guys aren't going to actually…kill each other are they?" He askes very quietly.

Silk moves through the guarded door, giving the pitfighting arena a speculative look. She moves away from the door to clear the way for others, sorting through the stands for a place to sit as a new set of fighters look to be being rounded up.

"Sometimes." Darius responds to CriticalFault. "When there's a to the death event, or when someone cheats, or when they put a troll up against an elf just for kicks."

Criticalfault frowns, "Ah…"

"I got three kay," Dumah replies to Slide. "Need to make rent." He grins a bit. "No gloves, no boots, no tricks. Good?"

Slide tilts his head to the side, "Well, my skills are chipped, some people call that a trick. So that depends on you. I can do three kay easily."

Pulse's eyes move to Silk, and he squeezes Selene, guiding her over with him as he heads to the ultra-skilled fixer queen. "Good afternoon, Lady Dragon," he says. "Come to see the violence?"

Selene slides an arm around Pulse's waist, "So.. wanna find a good place to watch from? Maybe lay a few bets?"

Holtzclaw made his way down into the basement paying attention to his surroundings as he works his way forward, keeping an eye out for someone that may be taking bets.

Dumah laughs at Slide! "Chips? You're going to fight me with /chips/?" He grins at the Italian. "You might as well just thow in the towel - I've seen all those before. Use 'em if you want. Hell, I'll give you odds. Put two kay down against my three, it should be even, da? Winner takes it all."

"I thought I might. I was in the neighborhood anyway, so why not?" Silk chuckles, pulling the watch cap off her head and sliding it into a pocket of her coat, flicking one of the red-wrapped braids off her shoulder. "Who is fighting?"

Slide grins "Alright, man vs machine then, nah, I'll go you even three kay to three kay. And no other tricks besides my softs." he turns and starts heading towards the ring, stopping one of the attentdants and telling him there is a new matchup.

Dumah strips off his gloves. And his boots, the big thick steel-toed ones he's got. Those, he tosses off into his gym bag, and then follows along with Slide, grinning more.

Slide takes off his own gloves, and then his combat boots, setting them just inside the ring as he walks across the floor to turn and wait for Dumah. He seems relaxed, even smiling at the impending adrenaline rush of combat.

Bigman watches as Dumah and Slide prep for a fight. Speaking to no one in particular in the stands, "My bet is on baldy"

Criticalfault leans over to Darius, "That little dude using wire's?"

«Plot» Slide switches his chips to Pentjak Silat

Pulse shrugs. "Dumah and Slide now, I think." He looks back towards the ring as he stands, one arm around Selene's waist, near kassandra. "No big money names. Been wondering if I should hop in, but… not sure."

Darius nods his head, "Looks that way." He comments, and then he leans back a little. "I'm waiting for an event that's going on later."

Meanwhile, the two would be fighters are guided towards the cage and the announcer calls out the odds and start taking bets.

Holtzclaw shrugs

The allure of the sweaty, closed quarters and illegal martial arts going on tonight must be the draw. Word must have reached Watson that the ring was in use tonight because she slowly wanders down the stairs, her coat wrapped tightly around her. She seems shakey, her body shivering noticeable and her hair falling in a long veil over her face.

Silk remarks, "It couldn't hurt I suppose. All practice is good practice, after all, and you never know if any of the folks here might have hidden potential and tricks they could teach you." The short elven woman glances to the ring and the two men getting ready, hmming quietly.

Dumah stretches a little inside the ring, waiting for the announcer to get done. His face does get a /little/ more serious as he gets ready for the impending fight, but he still has an expression of fairly good cheer.

Slide smiles, not even bothering to stretch at the moment, his body goes into a slightly defensive stance, but he makes no other reaction as he waits for things to get started.

Holtzclaw shrugs and looks to the others before betting 10K on Slide. He takes a sip of soycaff and lights up a clove cigarette to enjoy the match.

Watson slowly plods along the outside of the bleaches, then cuts down through one of the openings to reach the front. Stooping a little so not to block sight of the Octagon ring, she starts to walk along the front, looking for anyone she might know. It doesn't take her long; there's a gleam in her eye the moment her gaze falls on Pulse.

Selene catches sight of Watson a little further down, and says to Pulse, "She was over at the gym last night, getting cleaned up after a swim in the reservoir." She says this as though swimming in the reservoir were the most normal thing in the world.

Dumah actually does get slightly annoyed, but it's at the announcer going, "ANNNNNND in the RED corner, the Russian tower of power, Dummmaaaaaah!" practically right in his ear. The Russian makes a show of sticking a finger in his ear and wiggling it around a bit, then takes up a stance, fists held out before him.

Pulse blinks. "Swimming in the resevoir?" he asks. "Does she have a death… well, nevermnd. Did you tell her?"

He glances back at Kassandra. "Generally, you're right. Any practice is good…" he smirks. "But what if I lose?"

Selene shakes her head, "no, I just took her over to your place to get cleaned up."

Slide chuckles at the announcement, when his name comes up "INNNN the BLUE corner, we have the man who lets a machine do all his work, Sllliiiiiddeee!" Slide grins, his arms coming up into the defensive postition, and he gestures with a finger for Dumah to come at him.

"Lose? LOSE?!" Silk scoffs at Pulse and shakes her head, "Then I imagine your lovely lady there or myself or someone else would have to make sure that the story never left here alive." She laughs a little and shakes her head, "But seriously. Lose? Here?"

Holtzclaw leans back against a wall and watches the fight get ready to start, he puffs his clove cigarette and coughs some.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Small Unit Tactics vs TN 4 for "Boosting CP.":
2 3 5 5 = 2 Successes

Watson slowly slides up towards Pulse and Selene. She keeps her hands in the pockets of her coat and moves in a kind of uncomfortable manner. She blushes when she sees Selene there; and when she notices Pauly's arm around her, and the fact the Kassandra is nearby, well it's hard for her not to show some jealousy. But she swallows it down as best she can and she slides up towards Selene first. "Hey, guh-guh-girl." She says softly in a whispery voice, almost invisible under the din of the crowd. "Thuh-thuh-thanks for… uhmm… helping me last nuh-nuh-night."

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Initiative with a result of 9.
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Initiative with a result of 20.

«Plot» Slide says, "Hold Action, Evasion Defense"

Selene shrugs, "Don't worry about it. Someone should be around next time I'm having a meltdown to pull me out.. I hope."

Slide remains standing in his defensive posture, he grins and nods "Come on, show me what you got Ruskie."

«OOC» Slide says, "Yes"
-----> Cyberware Item for Slide (#3162) <----
Item Name: Chipjack (Dedicated)
Type: BETA
Contained In: Skillwires
Essence: 0.06
Installed: Yes
GM Note: Pentjak-Silak R10 Activesoft
(Blind fighting / Close-Combat / Whirling / Multi-Strike / Evasion)


Dumah eyes Slide cynically at the 'come on' gesture, and advances, albeit cautiously, into range for a couple of short jabs, aiming at figuring out the Italian's weak points.

«Plot» Dumah says, "Zoning. :)"

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai vs TN 4:
2 3 3 5 8 10 = 3 Successes

Pulse laughs. "You flatter me, Silk," he says. "It's unlikely, but possible. We'll see." He turns a little, squeezing Selene, and smiles at Watson. "I heard about your bath," he says. "I'd love to watch Selene help clean you up."

Selene rolls her eyes, "Was not as interesting as you imagine, Pauly."
Selene says "Don't you have security footage, so you could watch anyway?"

Watson blushes and rolls her eyes in embarrassment. "Tuh-tuh-trust me… it was the muh-muh-most unsexy thing.. I've ever duh-duh-done. The ruh-ruh-rash I have ruh-ruh-right now is its own form of… buh-buh-birth-controll." She sniffs the stinky air of the room and puts a trembling hand on Pulse's shoulder. "Your guh-guh-girl here… puh-puh-practically saved my luh-luh-life, Pauly."

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Soft) vs TN 4 for "Defense":
1 2 2 3 4 4 5 5 11 22 = 6 Successes

"I only speak the truth. You are one of the best hand to hand combatants I've seen in several countries." Silk glances over as Watson approaches and speaks, falling silent and watching the interplay, her attention split between the interpersonal fight and the more physical one.

Slide quickly sidesteps the quick attacks, moving into a position to the side and giving himself more room to retreat instead of backing up to the wall of the ring, he grins "Not bad, but you'll need to do better."

Pulse looks down at Watson. "Then don't do it again. And sure, I have cameras… but the circuits got stolen several years ago." He shrugs. "So it goes. Sorry I've been so absent… if you wanted to endanger your life, I have some guidos I could use you chasing own." He looks back at the fight. "This is… not thrilling," he adds.

<Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Initiative with a result of 11.
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Initiative with a result of 20.

Holtzclaw smiles some and looks around "Isn't there a place to get a damn drink around here." he looks around trying to find anyone that may sell him a shot.

Watson nudges Pulse as she watches the fight in the ring for a moment, long enough to see Slide stalling. "Cuh-cuh-can you believe that? What's he duh-duh-doing, slow-dancing?" She cups her hands over her mouth like a megaphone and shouts at the top of her lungs, "PUSSY! STAND AND FIGHT!"

Dumah backs off slightly as Slide easily evades, eying his movements. "Pretty good chips," he says, still grinning a bit. "Pukulan?" He sizes the man up, considering his next move for a moment.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Small Unit Tactics:
5 5 5 5

«Plot» Slide says, "Full Defense Option, holding action on init 20"

Slide smiles and maintains his posture, it changes slightly as he nods "Yep, I paid alot for these chips, lets see how good they really are, come on, you can hit me can't you?"

«Plot» Dumah says, "Zoning again."
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai vs TN 4:
1 1 2 2 4 9 = 2 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak) vs TN 4 for "Full Defense":
1 1 2 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 = 5 Successes

Selene frowns, "That one guy is either biding his time til the other dude tires out.. or he isn't any good, and is trying to just avoid getting hit cause he can't take a punch."

Bigman chuckles and calls out "Come on Slide! Take him out!"

Dumah goes for another couple quick jabs, easily getting evaded again. "Yeah, I always thought Pentjak was only good for dancing around," he remarks with a grin.

Silk glances towards the ring, silent for a moment as she watches the footwork and the men in the ring. "They are feeling each other out, checking styles and analyzing the right methods for dismantaling each other." She shrugs, "Course, if someone doesn't hit someone soon, the crowd is going to get ugly."

Pulse grunts. "Too fancy. Stop trying to hit him and hit him." He rolls his shoulder and eyeballs Kassandra. "Developments. Things we talked about last time are… quieting down. Certain people are making piece overtures." He snorts. "And I always figured best way to figure out someone's weak point was hit him all over. Whichever part breaks first is the weak one."

Slide grins "Of course" he steps back a few steps, holding ready for another attack "You aren't really trying that hard, I can tell. Is that a cultural thing?" he continues to remain in his defensive posture.

Darius watches the fight somewhat distractedly, he doesn't seem particularly interested in all this dancing around.

Watson sighs and brushes the hair out of her face after taunting Slide in the ring. She turns again and puts her shivering hand on Pulse's shoulder once more. "Suh-suh-seriously. It… wuh-wuh-was just a little… uhmm… breakdown. I'm okay now. A luh-luh-little itchy, but okay. Thanks to Selene." She smiles, but her attention is drawn to Silk. "Oh… hey yuh-yuh-you." She says nervously. Kassanda, for some reason, makes her blush again; it's something she does whenever there's woman around whose prettier. "Oh… well.. you duh-duh-don't 'feel people out' in a pitfight. You juh-juh-just beat them down. Thuh-thuh-this guys a duh-duh-disappointment."

«Plot» Slide holds his action on 10, full defense again. Your init on 1 dumah

Holtzclaw keeps watching the fight and just finishes his cigarette. He sighs some waiting on a hit to actually make contact.

"Trying to make people think I'm Italian," Dumah replies to Slide. He shifts his weight, testing out Slide's chipped reactions to a couple low kicks and another jab.

Nodding soberly at Pulse, Silk remarks, "Good. The most exciting thing you should have to worry about is the naked women in your bath." She offers a brief smile at the large man about that, glancing to Watson and nodding cordially, "Hello." She doesn't offer rebuttal about what one may or may not do in a pitfight other than a faint smile.

«OOC» Dumah says, "Yeah, Zoning again. :)"

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai vs TN 4:
1 3 3 4 11 11 = 3 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) vs TN 4 for "Full Defense again.":
1 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 5 9 = 4 Successes

Slide once more evades the attacks, moving back out of the way and giving him plenty of room to continue to remain defensive for now.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Initiative with a result of 13.
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Initiative with a result of 21.

Pulse's eyes snap back to the ring. "HEY!" He says. "NOONE INSULTS WOPS!" He mutters and then tears off his shirt, hurrying down towards the ring. "I'm so going to rip him apart."

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Small Unit Tactics vs TN 4:
2 4 4 4 = 3 Successes

Selene throws up her hands and rolls her eyes, "I knew he couldn't stay out of it."

"Uh oh." Silk chuckles at both Pulse and Selene, remarking to the other woman, "Well, battle is in his blood."

«Plot» Slide says, "No maneuvers, going to attack"

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjack Silat) vs TN 4 for "Attacking":
1 1 2 2 3 4 5 5 7 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjack Silat) - 5 vs TN 4 for "Attacking KP:1":
2 2 4 4 5 = 3 Successes

"Fuh-fuh-finally, a -real- man is going to enter the ruh-ruh-ring." Watson says. Then she cups her hands over her mouth and bellows again, "FIGHT YOU FAIRY-BOYS! FIGHT! FIGHT FIGHT!"

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjack Silat) - 8 vs TN 4 for "Attacking KP:3":
2 4 = 1 Success
«Plot» Slide stands at 9

Selene yells, "Get 'em Pauly! Show 'em what the Eye-Talians are made of!" At least she tries to be encouraging, "Yeah, I thought it was only a matter of time until he jumped in."

«OOC» Dumah says, "Full defense, and zoning. :)"
«OOC» Slide says, "Can you do 2 maneuvers?"
«OOC» Dumah says, "Full Defense is a Combat Option, not a maneuver."

Slide moves forward fast, coming at Dumah with a series of rapid blows, varying his attacks to try to hit the fellow as fast as possible.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "Skill":
1 2 3 3 4 5 5 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + Karma Pool: 1 - 3 vs TN 4 for "Skill, KP 2/15":
3 4 5 5 = 3 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Combat Pool: 3 + Karma Pool: 2 vs TN 3 for "KP 5/15~Dodging…":
2 3 4 7 10 = 4 Successes

Watson sniffs and says, "If he wuh-wuh-wanted to… step into the ring with suh-suh-someone, all he had to do is ask." She says with a small grin. She moves in closer to Selene and Kassandra. "It luh-luh-looks like they're actually fighting now."

Bigman stands up from the stands and walks closer to the ring. Unless there are several trolls in the audience as well, Bigman stands well above the typical height of the crowd. "Come on Someone kick some ass!"

Dumah grins, and goes forward to meet Slide at the attacks - but it's a feint from the Russian, as he shifts his footwork, moving and getting behind the other man. And now he's grinning more.

Pulse slams his hands on the side of the ring. "Come on!" He howls, not jumping in yet. "Nail his ass to the wall, Slide! Show him what it is to do battle!"

"Indeed. Hopefully they have a cut man here in case things get out of hand." Silk laughs a little at Pulse's exuberance, commenting to Watson, "I imagine he was working his way up to asking before this took place."

«OOC» Dumah says, "Kick attack. Superior position. Reach to hurt your Tns."
«Plot» Slide says, "Full Defense"

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + 2 (Kick) + Combat Pool: 5 + Karma Pool: 2 vs TN 3 for "KP 8/15":
1 1 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 11 11 = 11 Successes
«Plot» Slide says, "Close combat negate reach, sorry"
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + 2 (Kick) + Combat Pool: 5 + Karma Pool: 2 - 11 vs TN 3 for "KP 9/15":
2 2 4 4 = 2 Successes
«OOC» Dumah says, "Stand at 13."

Watson shrugs. "He's so shuh-shuh-shy sometimes, about wanted to buh-buh-beat me up publicly." She comments, then brushes the hair out of her eyes once more. "I duh-duh-didn't know you and Pauly… wuh-wuh-were friends." She comments.

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Chip) + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "Negated Reach bonus with close combat. KP:4":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 5 8 9 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Chip) + Karma Pool: 1 - 4 vs TN 4 for "Negated Reach bonus with close combat. KP:5":
2 3 3 5 5 7 9 = 4 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Combat Pool: 9 vs TN 4 for "Dodging, KP:5":
1 1 1 2 3 5 7 11 13 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Combat Pool: 9 - 4 vs TN 4 for "Dodging, KP:6":
1 1 2 5 7 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Slide says, "stand at 14"

And this would be the mildly brutal Muay Thai flying knee, that can get a heck of a lot of distance for being as close in as it is. Even so, Slide is a wriggly little bastard, and Dumah's attack goes wide.

Slide is a little surpised by the maneuver, and the sudden kick from behind, but he quickly leans forward and rolls under the attack moving farther away and turning to come back to his feet and face Dumah again.

«Plot» Slide says, "My action on 11, No Maneuvers"

"Oh, I am friends with a lot of people. That's me, Little Miss Friendly." Silk chuckles and lets out a piercing whistle as the fight picks up and blows start being exchanged in earnest. "I've known him for a while now; he was kind enough to let me work out in his gym back in the day."

«Plot» Dumah says, "Hmm. No maneuvers here, either."

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "Attacking, KP:7":
1 1 3 3 4 4 5 5 5 8 10 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) + Karma Pool: 1 - 7 vs TN 4 for "Attacking, KP:8":
3 7 11 11 = 3 Successes
«Plot» Slide says, "Stand at 10"

Holtzclaw finishes off his cigarette and lights up another while watching the match. He works his way closer to the ring and sighs.. at least the fights on the street make contact.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4:
1 1 2 2 2 3 7 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Muay Thai + Karma Pool: 1 - 1 vs TN 4 for "KP 11/15":
1 3 3 4 5 10 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Slide says, "Net 6 to me, 8M stages up to 9D"

Watson nods and puts her trembling hands back into her pockets. "Yeah. I work out thuh-thuh-there too. A lot." She swallows and watches the fight now. "You've never… uhm… guh-guh-gotten into the ring with him, have you?"

Selene settles back and just watches the fight, such as it is now, and listens a little to Kass and Watson chat.

«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 3 vs TN 9 for "14/15":
1 1 2 4 4 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Body + Karma Pool: 3 vs TN 9 for "KP 15/15":
1 1 2 3 3 4 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Dumah (#6510) rolls Body vs TN 9 for "Knockback!":
2 7 11 = 1 Success

Slide moves back at Dumah quickly, a left jab, a right jab, a knee, but all of these are feients, after the knee, his foot comes down and so does his body, suddenly he springs up with a palm strike towards Dumahs exposed chin….

"In the ring? To fight? No, I do not believe I've had that privilege. He is quite extraordinary and I fear our styles would clash something fierce." Silk smiles and shakes her head, "No, I fear that would be …" She trails off as Slide makes an unexpected move.

Holtzclaw cheers as contact was made, by the guy he was going for.

That is one problem with flying knee attacks - being off the ground makes you predictable. It's this little thing called Physics. Dumah does the best he can at fending off the attacks from Slide, but takes it hard, right on the chin. Still, the Russian doesn't go down immediately! He just staggers back, shaking his head to clear his vision.

Watson nods slowly. "It hurts… when he punches." She says softly. "Not like a normal hurt, ya nuh-nuh-know? Not a nuh-nuh-normal punch. It hurts all through you, like he wounded your soul; makes you want to curl up and die." She sniffs again. "You never ruh-ruh-really understand how powerful he is, until you feel that."

Selene nods somewhat knowingly, but says dismissively, "he hits hard." and shrugs.

Dumah holds up a finger for a moment, regaining his balance. "Yah," he says after a second. "I'm gonna have to give you this one." He steadies up a bit and looks over at Slide with a grin. "We have rematch sometime, eh?"

Pulse watches again, fists curling. He's jumping out of his skin, wanting to jump in there, his blood up, his reactions screaming to be used… but he's -not- going to interupt the fight… then Dumah's saying something, and his eyebrows raise.

Slide smiles and nods, stepping back and still staying in a defensive posture "It was a good match, you made it hard on me. Usually I just wait till someone throws everything into one punch, dodge, and then hit back hard. You made me work for it."

Smiling thinly, Silk shakes her head and remarks, "I try not to let anyone hit me if I can avoid it. As far as his punches, I've heard something of what you speak. His prowess is legendary .. and there were a number of matches where he seemed to sap his opponents courage with every strike."

"You learn patience, being Russian." Dumah pauses, lowering his guard a bit, and holds a hand out to Slide. "Two months?"

Slide nods and reaches out a hand to accept the shake "Sure, we can try again in a few months. Though I do plan on upgrading my chips soon, I'm not top of the line yet." he grins.

Dumah just smirks a bit at that as he shakes Slide's hand. "Good. Always helps to have a challenge to look forward to to push harder."

"It's not thuh-thuh-their courage he saps. It's… their wuh-wuh-will to live." Watson responds. "God, I wuh-wuh-wish I had that kind of power." She says this through gritted teeth, in a way that makes one think she really means it. Then she puts a hand on Selene's shoulder, a cold clammy, shivering hand, but doesn't say anything.

Slide nods and turns to head out of the ring and gather his things, wiping a bit of sweat off the back of his neck with whatever he has available. He starts getting dressed back in his layers of clothing.

Pulse grunts, and that's enough. He's vaulting into the ring… and then Slide's getting dressed. He pauses, looks at them both, his shirt torn wrestling-style… surprised, and a little suddenly at a loss.

Slide looks up from where his things are gathered "What, you wanna match too?"

Kalyani slips into the building just in time to see the end of the fight. She can't hear them just yet, and wonders if she missed it. Slowly moving over to the gathered crowd. "Is it done..? Or, is another starting?" Her words tinted with some fatigue.

Dumah steps out of the ring just as Pulse vaults in, and glances over at Pulse, then looks out at the rest of the crowd. "Oi," he says to those assembled with a wide grin, "Looks like he's all ready for a fresh challenger!" He heads over to grab his own things. "I need a damn drink," he mutters to himself.

Raising an eyebrow, Silk glances at Watson for a silent moment. She finally asks, "Why? Why would you want to get rid of someone's will to live?" She seems curious for a moment, shaking her head with a furrow of her brow.

Selene smiles at Watson, "He doesn't fight exactly the way he once did. Less purely vicious, more calculating. Less like a man possessed. He still hits plenty hard."

Pulse looks at Slide. "It, um… depends. I was going to punch the Russian, for the way he talked about Italians, but…" He kicks the floor. "It's not the same against you. Sides, Joey might not like it if I broke your jaw." He wilts a little more.
Like the puppy no one played with.

Slide chuckles "I'm sure if I walked in on you Joey wont mind, besides, Biggie is here, he can heal me up if you hurt me too badly. But, thats up to you."

Selene puts her fingers between her lips and whistles for Pulse, "Hey! someone out there wants to take the man on! It ain't like he's supernatural!"

Watson looks sidelong at Silk and is quiet for a moment. Then she slowly says, "To muh-muh-make them know what it's luh-luh-like to be me, if only fuh-fuh-for a moment." Then she's off, walking towards the ring, coat falling open and swaying out behind her. "Oh Pauly… you are such a fuh-fuh-flirt." She clearly is going to enter.

Silk shakes her head as Watson heads towards the ring and lets out a little puff of breath. She'll look around for a moment before letting out another shrill whistle, remarking, "Alright, let's see if this fight can go a little quicker, neh?"

Dumah has himself a seat. At least for a few moments. It's no good, running around the Warrens like this, and at least here he can have his back to a wall and watch the matches for a bit.

Pulse is about to answer Slide, and then Watson starts to walk down. He turns, stepping back, and suddenly the confidence is back, like switching from overdrive to park and back to drive again. He flexes, and as muscles pop the rest of his shirt falls off (just in time for Silk's whistle.) "You sure you up for this, Sa… Miss Watson?" He asks. "Lotsa people watching."

The Indonesian woman blinks, watching as someone decides to step into the ring. "She is quite brave." She'd remark to whoever was near by. Glancing over to Dumah, "You were in the previous battle, right?"

"Watching me… guh-guh-get smacked around by men… is something of a regular public spectacle… in thuh-thuh-these parts." Watson says. Then she launches herself through the ropes — or through the gate or however you enter an Octagon — and into the ring itself. She turns away from Pulse and slowly sheds her coat off; underneath she's wearing a camisole which shows off just how much muscle she's built in her arms and shoulders. And she has every muscles tensed and ready now, sweat building over her skin. She flings the coat somewhere convenient and turns back towards Pulse. "You'll still ruh-ruh-respect me in the morning, right?"

"Da," the Russian replies, daubing some alcohol on his chin from a cloth. "On the losing side." He grins, giving her a once over. "Why, you want a match? You might have to get in line, at this rate," he jests.

Pulse raises his fists. "Maybe," he says. "If you earn my respect. Come after me, little mouse," he adds. "Whenever you think you're ready."

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Initiative with a result of 8.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Initiative with a result of 27.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate + Combat Pool: 9 + Karma Pool: 5 vs TN 4:
1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 7 7 8 17 19 = 13 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 10 vs TN 4 for "KP 6 of 8":
1 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 5 5 = 2 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 8 vs TN 4 for "KP 9 of 17":
1 1 2 4 5 7 11 11 = 5 Successes

Selene quietly to Kass, "that's the other thing that's changed.. he's gotten faster over the years."

Nodding, Silk remarks quietly to Selene, "Faster, fairly strong, able to soak a lot of pain and punishment. And she," the smaller elven woman notes, "seems to have a total disregard for her own safety and well-being. It ought to be interesting."

Selene nods, "That is a true statement about her, yes. At least some days. She should probably get some anti-depressants." She shrugs. "But, yes, it will be interesting, neither is afraid to get in there and actually start."

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 8 + Karma Pool: 5 vs TN 4 for "punching the girl back!":
1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 11 = 10 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 8 + Karma Pool: 5 - 10 vs TN 4 for "punching the girl back! kp 6/10":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 5 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 8 + Karma Pool: 5 - 14 vs TN 4 for "punching the girl back! kp 8/10":
1 2 3 4 5 5 5 8 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) has the Armor Rating Impact with the value '0 (2)'.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Body vs TN 4:
1 1 2 3 3 4 8 = 2 Successes

Kalyani shrugs a bit, scooting over somewhat to be closer to the Russian man. "I am unsure, really. Don't know if I could compete. Maybe today's the time to try?" She glances at his chin. "I do hope that doesn't sting too much."

"Which is a good trait for a friendly battle. A bad trait in life, sometimes." Silk shrugs and watches the pair in the ring prepare to go at it, tossing hair out of her face with a move of her head.

Watson goes from zero to crouching-tiger/hidden dragon really quick. In a moment, she's streatching out her arms, getting taunted by Pulse. But then suddenly, she's throwing herself recklessly at him, kicking in a beautifully crafted combination of spinning kicks, the way the pros do it on television. But where movies show grace and poise like a dance, Watson's strikes are all driven by gut-level brutality. There's a lot of force in the way she kicks, and there's a definite weight to the sound made when she finally makes a connection with Pulse's body.

Bigman moves over to Slide as he comes out of the ring, and tosses a rag at him. "Wipe off…" he grins "Not a bad fight out there chummer"

Slide chuckles at Biggie, and turns to watch Pulse and Watson go at it. "Yea, well, I paid good money to be that good, there is also a trick to the wires, I find its easier to defend then attack, so I usually wait for openings. That guy didn't give me any openings, I had to push my luck."

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 vs TN 4 for "coming back at the woman":
1 1 3 3 3 4 4 5 10 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Karma Pool: 1 - 5 vs TN 4 for "coming back at the woman, kp 10/10":
1 2 5 5 11 = 3 Successes

Bigman says "Well, it worked. And your walking away with some extra cred in your pocket huh?" he grins "Good, you can buy the drinks.""

It's a meeting of titans, so to speak. Pauly weaves in and out, sidestepping some blows, blocking others, throwing his own counterattacks… but he's smiling, now, and when Watson's kick finally slams into him, it makes a little-thud as it slams into his ribs. "Not bad," he says… and then he rolls into his own combination, apparently unsapped by the attack. Brutal, precise, blows aimed with a savagery and experience bought from a hundred matches in the ring… he knows where to hit, he knows what hurts… and he knows what breaks.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate + Combat Pool: 1 + Karma Pool: 2 vs TN 4:
1 1 1 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 5 9 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 6 vs TN 4 for "KP 10 of 17":
1 2 2 2 3 8 = 1 Success
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) has the Attribute Strength with the value '8 (12)'.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) has the Cyberware Bone Lacing (Ceramic) with the following information:
-----> Cyberware Item for Pulse (#3231) <----
Item Name: Bone Lacing (Ceramic)
Type: ALPHA
Essence: 1.2
Installed: Yes


«OOC» Pulse says, "base damage is 15 moderate."

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Body vs TN 15:
1 2 4 4 4 7 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 6 vs TN 15 for "KP 11 of 17":
1 1 2 4 5 11 = 0 Successes

The last of the combinations is the meanest. An overhand punch that comes down, hard, towards the woman's eye, then one to the temple… and the third, a wide hook, coming right down at the same eye as before, the fist ripping the very air as it comes at the elven girl…

Bigman shakes his head and heads back to the stadiums and takes a seat, watching the fight.

Bigman shakes his head and heads back to the stadiums and takes a seat, watching the fight.

Watson is no slouch; she expected a quick and powefull counter-attack. The first punch whizzes by her head, but she misjudges; the second two strike her, the last one really connecting, causing a cut that leaks down into her eye now. There's that pain she was talking about earlier; it's clear that being stuck so hard has really taken something from her. She staggers back, trying hard not to fall down, trying to make the world stop spinning.

Selene winces on Watson's behalf.

Silk dryly comments, "The last thing she needs is more of her will to live taken away." She shakes her head at the blistering combination from Pulse, watching him move and shift his weight. She ahs quietly and nods to herself.

Dumah says to Kalyani, "Enh, it feels worse than it looks, but I'll be right as rain in a few hours." He grumbles a bit. "Going to get a beer later. Then, go out and find some paying work."

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Muay Thai + 2 (kick attack) vs TN 3 for "trading dice for tn now. Woo!":
2 2 2 2 3 4 = 2 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate vs TN 6:
2 3 4 5 5 5 8 11 17 = 3 Successes

Slide goes to finish getting dressed back into his layers of armor, its a long process that probably takes longer than Pulses fight with Watson.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 6 vs TN 6 for "KP 12 of 17":
1 3 3 4 4 10 = 1 Success

Pulse comes at the girl even as she's backed off, unafraid to press the attack.. and he sets off with a lumbering kick, not his most graceful move, but maybe he's giving her a chance… or maybe he's toying with her.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 5 vs TN 6 for "KP 15 of 17":
1 1 2 3 5 = 0 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Body vs TN 4 for "ouch!":
1 1 1 3 4 5 5 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Pulse takes a moderate stun, throws one box away. at L+1.

Kalyani pinches into her coat sleeves, fiddling a bit, as if stressed about the fight. When the elven woman in the ring gets struck she flinches. "Ersh.." Nodding to Dumah slightly, "Might be worth it to show up looking gnarly. They might think you're tough enough for whatever they're needing."

The kick is a gift from God for Watson. She sees it coming even with her left eye starting to swell shut. She moves out of the way with a careless grace and then spins back into place with a massively powerful punch at Pulse's jaw. She's really thrown all her weight and skill into this one, trying to make it count.

«OOC» Pulse takes his third action. will now just plain hit the girl.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing vs TN 5 for "HOW DARE YOU?":
1 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 7 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate vs TN 6:
1 1 1 1 2 4 4 5 5 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 9 for "KP 16/17":
2 2 2 4 4 5 5 8 9
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Body vs TN 15:
3 4 4 5 8 9 = 0 Successes

Holtzclaw somehow drifted off in the mess and woke up to see the others fighting. He leaned over to ask someone nearby who won the last fight, the one between Slide and Dumah

The blow to the jaw knocks Pulse back a step, but the girl's exposed herself now, and he comes back… now the blows are coming for her body as he coils himself down like a spring, aiming a series of punches for her ribs, trying to drive her back.

Christ, he's fast.

Driving her back is an understatement. Watson is almost lifted off the ground by the ferocity of the punches. Her mouth and eyes open wide in shock and she covers her torso, stepping back, then falls to her knees, trying to breath. There's a nauseated and dizzy look on her face now, and it's clear that she's lost this fight. Still, she's not out cold yet. It speaks a great testament to her will, but somehow, she slowly rises off her knees, standing on unshaking legs, still half doubled-over. She raises her fists to fight one last time even as the air quivers in her abused lungs.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Initiative with a result of 9.

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Initiative with a modifier of -1 with a result of 20.

Kalyani says to the one who just woke up while pointing to Dumah, "Erm, I believe this one did not win?" Trying to say it in a polite tone. Then, she turns to Dumah again, "I.. Uh, sir, what is your name so I may inform him correctly?"

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 4 vs TN 5 for "time to take the girl down?":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 4 5 5 9 10 = 4 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate + Combat Pool: 9 vs TN 7:
1 1 1 1 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 10 10 11 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls 15 vs TN 7 for "KP 17/17":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 4 4 4 7 7 9 11 13 = 5 Successes

"No No, That's alright, He doesn't need to give his name." Holtzclaw shrugs and looks over to the ring and sighs missing out on making a bet on this fight.

Slide finally comes out of wherever he was changing into his clothing after his match, and makes his way through the crowds to join Bigman in the stands.

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 4 for "hey! OUCH!":
2 2 2 3 4 4 7 7 9 10 = 6 Successes
«OOC» Pulse stages down to light, but takes nothing.

Pulse comes into the girl again, smiling a little. She's a hard one- and he'll humor her. At the last second his speed increases, and he throws a flurry of punches at her, faster than most eyes could track, trying to find somewhere fresh to hit!

«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 3 vs TN 4 for "hey! OUCH!":
2 2 2 3 4 4 7 7 9 10 = 6 Successes

Kalyani becomes somewhat flustered and mutters, "I apologize if that seemed rude." Kind of just nodding to Holtzclaw to show she acknowledges what he'd said. "I'm good at finding people, and cleaning up evidence.. But I can do a bit of this and that as well."

Watson steps back to basics in this desperate hour of the fight. She uses her arms as shields, crossing them over her body, deflecting the blows that Pulse rains down on her deftly. Even this damaged, she's still very skilled and capable. Then, as though she were channeling a deamon, she strikes back with all the force she can muster, aiming a combination of punches and kicks at Pulse's chest and abdomen; but all the strength she can muster doesn't amount to much right now, and from the way she winces when her knuckles connect, she might as well be hitting a brick wall.

«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Karate vs TN 7:
2 2 2 3 3 5 8 11 13 = 3 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Boxing + Combat Pool: 2 vs TN 5 for "come on dice!":
1 1 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 11 14 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Watson (#798) rolls Body vs TN 15:
1 1 1 1 3 3 = 0 Successes

Holtzclaw leaned back and sighed, "Damn I need a drink.." He gets up and leaves to go get some liquor.. "I'll be back and hopefully this fight will be over so I can place a new bet."

And it's right there, when she's in front of him, that Pauly lashes out with his hardest punch yet… a simple uppercut to the side of the head. Or at least… it would be simple, if he wasn't so strong, or if his bones weren't laced with hardened ceramics, or if he didn't twist his crouched body upwards like an uncoiling spring with the punch. What -could- be simple is, in fact, nearly an execution: a jackhammer being delivered to the side of the woman's head.

Dumah chuckles at Kalyani. "Finding people can be useful - ooh, ouch!" he adds, looking at the ring and wincing. "That one's gonna hurt in the morning." He shakes his head slightly and adds to Kalyani, "Valuable skill to have in your repertoire - knowing when to say 'uncle'." He grins amusedly at her.

When the punch connects, there a small spray of blood and spit from Watson's face. She twirls round and round, her hair flowing behind her like a cape until she finally careens into the side wall of the Octagon — assuming an Octagon has walls — and she slumps to the ground, unconscious, streaming with sweat and a little bit of blood.

Silk shakes her head as she sees the powerful blow coming, the skill and force behind it hammering through Watson's defenses. Her head turns towards Selene even as the bone crunching blow comes to bear, and she remarks, "And that is probably going to be broken bones."

Selene nods, "quite possibly. But, he knows her.. so he'll stop here, and not keep going."

"Maybe," Silk agrees. "Or, perhaps, this will be the end of it all once and for all." She glances towards the ring and the remaining battle, waiting to see if Pauly ends things for good for Watson or just for the night. She doesn't appear to be moving to change fate either way.

Pulse looks down at the body for a moment, panting, slight bruises starting to bloom where he's been struck. His fists clench, and then he turns, raising a fist.

Leaving Watson there, hurt, unconscious.

Well, he's not leaving the ring yet. But he's not paying her any mind.

Kalyani shuts her eyes tight as the last blow connects with the woman's face. Taking in a slow, deep breath, before her eyes flutter open yet again. "That's got to sting.." Watching the ring and trying to continue the slow, calming breaths. "Maybe I should not step in." She comments to no one in particular.

Selene waits a moment to see if Pulse will turn back to the other woman, and she waits, and she waits… now she waits to see when Watson will get up. And waits.

Silk shakes her head, "Gonna be a bit before she is up and moving, even a little. Probably a concussion when her brain bounced around inside her head. And of course the inevitable broken stuff."

«Auto-Judge[]» Selene (#609) rolls Aura Reading for "Complementary to the assensin of Watson":
2 4 5 5
«Auto-Judge[]» Selene (#609) rolls Intelligence for "Assensing Watson":
1 2 3 5 5 11

"Enh, smaller types come later, everybody wants to see the main event up front." Dumah glances at Kalyani. "You know, you need some training in hand to hand stuff, I do that sort of thing."

Selene sighs, "I think she'll be mostly fine. But she isn't gonna wake up for a bit." she yells to Pulse, "Hey! Pauly.. pick 'er up an' get 'er outta there, maybe someone else wantsta fight."

Holtzclaw returns with his coffee mug and a newly placed flask in his jacket. He sups on his coffee thermos which now had some cheap vodka in it.

Bigman raises a brow "Guess the fights are done for the night…"

Silk hrms as Selene makes an assessment and yells to Pulse. She draws out a pocket secretary to check her messages, considering a few while the ring is cleared for the next battle.

Kalyani shrugs somewhat, seemingly worried about Watson by the way she was glancing from her, to the winner, and then back again. "Oh," she frowns a little, "I'm actually supposed to be training someone.. maybe. Its more like. Er. I'm not good at -taking- hits."

Bigman kicks back, and looks for anyone that maybe approaching the ring for a fight.

Pulse picks up the girl's form and wanders back up to Selene and Silk. "Not a bad fight," he says. "Took longer than I anticipated. Forgot how resilient she was."

Selene looks a little harder at watson up close, "yeah.. she'll be OK, but it's gonna hurt alot. You might wanna think about givin' her somethin for that."

"I thought she enjoyed pain?" Silk eyes Watson's unconscious form and the looks back to the other two. "Or perhaps that is just my spin on it."

Selene smirks,"there's pain, then there's pain. Some of it is good, some of it is very much not."

Pulse hefts the woman. "She enjoys this. She says being beaten to a pulp is the only way she sleeps well. An odd duck, but it takes all types."

Dumah chuckles at Kalyani. "That's ok," he says. "I can train that, too." He settles back, pulling out a bottle of water - well, okay, it looks like water - and sipping from it.

Kalyani seems to perk up a bit, "Then we might be able to arrange something later. Not.. not yet, though." Raising up from her seat and looking back to Dumah, "I think I'll try. If I get hurt the I get hurt." Sounding shy, before she shouted out, "Someone can try taking me on!"

Dumah raises his bottle to Kalyani. "Good luck," he says, and settles back to watch whoever takes her on with a slight smile.

Pulse sets the body down somewhere safe. "So, what's the plan?" He asks. "Where do we go from here? I think I got the fight out of me today."

Selene shrugs, "We can… Go get a ticket to Boston. We can… go home and fuck like bunnies, we can.. figure out how to get you in to see daddy.. we can.. go soak the dirt of at the gym's hot tub.. we can… see what's going on over at Haven… Whatever you want darlin'."

Selene says "I can hit you, and you can laugh and not hit me back."

Kalyani slowly makes her way down to the ring. She pauses for a moment, then steps in, taking off her coat. It's set off to the side while she waits for a reply from the crowd.

Pulse says "But you might scratch a nail," he says, then nudges Selene. "You could go down there and fight? That girl might be fun for you."

Selene glances up at the lone woman in the ring, then over at Pulse, then bursts out laughing. "Oh, Pauly. You *really* are serious aren't you?"

Pulse smiles. "Could you handle it?"

Slide sits in the crowd, wondering if anyone is going to fight the new girl in the ring, he has already done his fight for the day, and isn't interested in doing another.

Selene laughs at Pulse some more, "Oh, love. How little you know me. No, I could not handle it. It's just not my calling."

Silk simply watches the interactions, and doesn't show any signs of heading into the ring. She does smirk, however, at Pulse's suggestion for Selene to go do battle.

The woman in the ring waits patiently, looking around the room. Her long, spiky tail thrashes around the ring somewhat.

Selene swings her head slightly towards Silk, "See? she knows."

Slide stands up and moves down to the cage, smiling at the tailed woman "I'll fight with ya, but I gotta warn you, my skills are chipped, if you don't mind, I can give you a workout."

Pulse reaches a hand around and tickles Selene's side.
Selene squeeks! and leaps and twitches and giggles.

Kalyani smiles as Slide steps up. "I don't really mind. I.. haven't done something like this in a long time, so it'll be refreshing." She takes a step back, her tail thrashing around a bit more. Getting ready for a fight.

Bigman raises a brow "Maybe an interesting fight."

Slide chuckles and moves over to the edge of the ring, stripping down his clothing to his FFBA. "Alright, well, I'm not changing all my clothes again, so hope you don't mind the form fitting armor." He steps into the ring, piling his gear near the edge of the ring.

Kalyani shakes her head, shedding her turtleneck and exposing the tanktop-like shirt underneath. "That's alright." She'd comment while tossing the shirt over with the coat. "Just more of a challange." Grinning to the man.

Selene leans forward to watch the fight, "oo.. new talent I haven't seen before."

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Initiative with a result of 17.
«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Initiative with a result of 11.

Pulse whistles as Kalyani strips off her overshirt!

Selene give Pulse a death glare.
Pulse Falls down.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Acting (Improvisation):
1 4 5

«Plot» Slide says, "No maneuver"
«OOC» Kalyani says, "Close combat."

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) vs TN 4 for "Straight Attacking this time. KP:10":
2 2 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 = 7 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) - 7 vs TN 4 for "Straight Attacking this time. KP:11":
1 3 17 = 1 Success
«Plot» Slide stands at 8

Silk chuckles at the interplay between Pulse and Selene, watching as Slide takes to the ring again. She is quiet, simply taking in the fight and analyzing what they are doing in the ring, how the skills play out and mesh or clash.

Selene looks down at Pulse, and pokes at his body with the toe of her boot, like it might be icky.

«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat + Combat Pool: 6 vs TN 4:
1 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 5 9 22 = 3 Successes
«OOC» Kalyani says, "KPing"
«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat + Combat Pool: 6 - 3 vs TN 4 for "KP1":
1 2 2 3 4 5 5 5 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat + Combat Pool: 6 - 5 vs TN 4 for "KP3":
1 3 4 5 5 7 11 = 5 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat + Combat Pool: 6 - 8 vs TN 4 for "KP3":
1 1 2 2 = 0 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat + Combat Pool: 6 - 8 vs TN 4 for "KP6":
2 2 4 14 = 2 Successes

«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) has the Attribute Strength with the value '6'

Bigman raises his brow and watches the two in the ring, square off. He shakes his head, and stands up from his spot in stadium seating. He looks around and heads out of the room and into the streets.
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls Body + Combat Pool: 9 vs TN 5 for "Resisting 5S damage":
1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 10 11 = 6 Successes

Slide moves forward fairly fast, his speed is definatly augmented, he moves in close with a flurry of punches, but fails to connect with the slipperly tailed girl.

Pulse keeps playing dead, trying hard not to laugh.
«Auto-Judge[]» Pulse (#3231) rolls Acting (Improvisation):
2 3 5

Selene pokes with the toe of her boot again, and stares down at Pulse. Then she kneels, and starts giving him CPR w/ Mouth to mouth.

Pulse tickles again!

Dumah just … covers his face, looking away from Pulse and Selene… doing whatever it is they're doing over there.

Silk considers the downed champ and pulls out her secretary, miming hitting the buttons and remarking to the device, "Yes, it's me. Seems the champ is down, so move on….bugger, he is up."

Selene squeee! and giggles end leaps to her feet and kicks him in the rear.

Kalyani feints to the left, and then leans back, nearly eating a fist sandwich. Noticing an opening in Slide's stance, she swings towards him. Her knuckles scrape against his torso, but the force isn't enough to hurt.

Selene looks back up at the fight for a minute too.

Pulse laughs a little, then gets to his feet. "Anyway, that said," he pops his neck. "I need to get a drink. I've done my bit for the night. I should probably put Watson somewhere safe, too."

«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Pentjak-Silat vs TN 4 for "Yeah, c'mon!":
2 3 4 4 7 9 = 4 Successes

Selene nods, "you should, I did yesterday. Today is your turn." she grins, "but,I could use a drink too. What sounds good?"

«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) vs TN 4 for "Counterattack. KP:11":
1 1 2 3 4 4 4 5 7 10 = 6 Successes
«Auto-Judge[]» Slide (#3162) rolls 10 (Pentjak Silat) - 6 vs TN 4 for "Counterattack. KP:12":
2 3 4 9 = 2 Successes
«Plot» Slide stands at 8, thats 4 net. Damage is 8D stun.

«Auto-Judge[]» Kalyani (#1399) rolls Body vs TN 8:
1 2 5 = 0 Successes

Slide coughs as the blow connects to his midsection and he takes a step back, he moves forward again quickly, throwing punches and then a knee comes up, and as Kalyani strikes at him once more he steps back, but as he steps back he spins around, his right foot coming out and up in a roundhouse kick at Kalyani…

Pulse says "Dunno," he says. "Not sure. I'm more tired than I thought I was."

Selene smiles, "We can take her over to the gym, let her sleep it off. We can go back to your place for a drink?"

Kalyani tries another punch, this time a left jab. She stumbles a bit as he steps away, trying to get her balance back. That's when the man's foot smacks into her cheek, sending a wave of pain through her body. She flows with the motion of the blow before her body collides with the floor of the stadium.

"That was remarkably quick," Silk remarks as Kalyani catches a blow from the skillwire enhanced Slide. She shakes her head and says, "And another one hits the canvass. They REALLY need a full time doctor or healer here."

Slide quickly steps back after recovering from his move, he bounces a moment in place as the woman falls, and he actually winces as she hits the floor, he takes a moment to watch her, then slowly moves over to kneel down and check her out briefly with a few fingers to the neck.

Selene chuckles, "but then they'd have to charge admission, or something to pay them."

Pulse says "Could just rob the people that get knocked out. That would be fair."

Selene sighs, "I'd say that would be unethical.. but who'm I kidding? Probably not profitable that way, most these folks probably haven't got 5 yen to rub together."

The pulse is there. The woman's still breathing. She's just down for the count. A small mix of spit and blood drips from the corner of her mouth as she lies there, stunned.

Slide stands up and nods to the ring attendants "She will be fine, she just needs to wake up in a few." he steps away, and gathers his clothing again, finding a place to sit down and get dressed once more, at least he left the FFBA on, that's the stuff that takes forever to put on.

Dumah rubs at his chin thoughtfully. Yeah, he really likes that spot, doesn't he? Shaking his head, he finishes off his bottle and tucks it away again.

Silk glances to Pulse and shakes her head, "Probably not a good idea here. People might take offense." She nods to both Selene and Pulse and turns to leave, "Have a good night and try to stay out of TOO much trouble, eh?" With that, the small woman is moving on, into the crowd, and likely off into the night.

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