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Oichi vs. Meryl
Weapons: Dave Strider and Hikaru Sulu
Location: The Courtyard
Time of day: Jan 11 (day 2 of round -1), Afternoon

This was the moment that both opponents were looking forward to so much. The thought of fighting becoming a game was both exciting and mildly terrifying; was people getting hurt really a source of fun?

Well, it was kind of too late to think about that. Meryl was already in the courtyard with her weapon, and she was already trying to think up some sort of strategy. The system was kind of strange, but she somehow knew what to do. All she had to do now was fight; it wouldn't be easy, but it usually never was.

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[ When she finds Dave, she makes haste in drawing the weapon from his chest. She manages to get about half of it out before it sticks. No matter how hard Oichi pulls, the thing doesn't want to come out. He ends up having to snap it in order to pull it properly out.

It's a strange sword, unlike anything she's ever seen before-- but this has become the norm in this place. There's very little that is familiar and easy. This is no different.

Letting her Weapon do as he pleases, Oichi heads to the place they'd agreed to meet. She approaches Meryl in the courtyard, stepping unevenly towards her, broken sword dragged along the ground behind her. ]

Ichi... doesn't know your name. What is it? What are you called?

[Meryl was more cautious when she drew her weapon. If she loses, he may get knocked out, and even if she can't do it directly, she needed to make sure that the loser got proper medical attention.]

[She managed to keep her's in one piece, but it was still much lighter then she expected. Reading or not, she was still too used to heavy equipment. This would be interesting, to say the least.]

Meryl.

[She stopped to look at her opponents weapon. Broken already?]

Are you sure you're supposed to be using that?

[And what was the weapon's owner going through if it was snapped in half? That must be why they aren't here.]

Meryl, Meryl... such a beautiful name.

[ She looks to the weapon when it's drawn attention to, eyebrows furrowed ]

Ah, Ichi drew it like this... it wouldn't come out, so he broke it for Ichi. It didn't hurt him... much. [ her laugh is airy and small ] Now... let's fight, okay?

[ She sways slowly from side to side, taking a step closer and getting ready to wield the thing. Yes, she can feel it; something deep inside of her hums expectantly. ]

[Much? She was beginning to wonder about this girl.]

[She took a narrow fighting stance as she held the foil in her front hand while guarding with the other. She wasn't fighting another fencer, which meant that it was probably a good idea to keep a a different fighting pose until she knew how to keep herself guarded against more blunt attacks.]

[ Oichi doesn't hesitate any more-- she rushes forwards and swings the heavy sword at her, aiming for her core. ]

[Meryl wasn't that far behind her, and attempted to push the sword aside while countering with a quick stab at her open shoulder. She felt the sword cut her arm, and seemed to flinch for just a brief second.]

[ The stab just barely connects-- her backstep is too slow, speed has never been Oichi's strong suit, and the pain that she feels is very real. But there's no blood. How strange.

She rushes forwards again, swinging the sword downwards with a surprising speed and strength-- aiming for her shoulders and neck. ]

[She wasn't bleeding? She must not have stabbed her that deeply. Still, she wasn't out to kill here.]

[Meryl didn't even have time to counter, and could only try and dodge it. She didn't have that much success, and felt the blade hit her arm at full force.]

AAH!

[She didn't even bother to see if it was bleeding, and retracted while slashing across her body.]

[ She's unable to dodge that with the weight of her sword swung down; it hits full on and she hisses and cries out, stepping back as well. She takes up a defensive stance and watches the other woman carefully, waiting. ]

[Meryl wasn't a fan of light weapons, but it looked like the heavier weapon was a lot less easy to guard with. Did her opponent just put too much force into that attack? She didn't have time to analyze anything though; all she could do was catch her breath and resume a fighting stance. She tried to increase the distance between the two to get out of the broken sword's range, and started to search for an opening.]

[ Oichi continues to wait, catching her own rushing breath. This is... fun isn't the word, not exactly, but the way her heart flutters in her chest, the adrenaline through her limbs... ]

[Meryl was already feeling the combat high, but it seemed to play little to no role, at least not yet. Right now, she was purely focused on self preservation; she'd deal with all that jumpy stuff later. She followed up with a few quick jabs, trying to maintain her distance.]

[ Oichi inches forwards, using her sword to take the jabs-- she doesn't know that hurting the weapon will hurt the person-- and rushes forwards while she's open from her attack, swinging the sword towards her legs. ]

[Meryl was too busy trying to attack around her defense to see the sword coming, and fell to the ground. Still, she refused to give up, and took to hitting her in the ankles while trying to stand up. It was getting a bit too painful, but she wasn't about to surrender when she could still fight.]

[ Meryl gets Oichi a few times in her attempts to get around her defense-- it's by no means a perfect one-- and when she strikes for the ankles, it connects.

She doesn't move after her ankles are hit, withstanding the blow, and instead goes to strike downward into Meryl's core. She throws all her weight into it and is quite open afterward-- but it's a way to maybe end it quickly. The pain is starting to grind on her as well. ]

AAHH!

[Meryl tried to get up, but was quickly interrupted by the blow to her midsection. She still wasn't even bleeding, but she still fell to the ground. She could take a lot, but a direct hit was too much for her.]

[ Oichi doesn't attack again after she cries out. Just giggles to herself quietly, sword at ease. ]

[Her weapon disappears, and the pain slowly starts to fade, almost as if it was all make-believe.]

Ugh... I guess you win.

Ichi wins? Ichi wins...

[ Her weapon also disappears and she looks confused at her hands for a brief moment before the corners of her mouth quirk up ]

How lovely... you aren't too hurt, are you?

[It was still painful, but it was fading.]

I'll be fine in a bit.

[Strange, there weren't even any wounds.]

[ Oichi comes to sit by her, looking her over. ] You're not bleeding... how odd, how ever-so-odd... Ichi gets a prize now that she's won, doesn't she?

I'm supposed to give my weapon to you, and I think you got some tokens, but that comes from the school itself.

[Guess who's been reading the rulebook instead of paying attention during class?]

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