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 Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 2:27 pm
Aitana had ended up taking not one, but two days off of work following the knock down battle in which Puck had come to her aid. But on the third day she'd finally returned to the construction sight, not even needing to explain away the still visible injuries (by now most of the men on the crew had come to speculating and assuming that the brash and seemingly fearless girl moonlighted as an MMA fighter or something equally intimidating).
So by the fourth day, Aitana was feeling fabulous, her bruises and scraps slowly on the mend, and.. if they didn't know better her co-workers would almost have said she seemed like she was in a good mood as she dangled from the structural skeleton they were working on, riveting together the braces.
The workday ending Aitana had stopped by sandwich shop long enough to pick up a bite to eat, and by the time night had fallen on Destiny City Juno was out and about, making way to the meeting point they'd set up. She was a little bit early, which was actually kind of strange for the once laid back girl. But when it came to games and competition well... that was when the seriousness came out of her.
The street where they had ended the fight was a little unforgiving, and most likely they'd move to the nearby park instead where the grass would provide minor cushioning. But for now Juno stood in the middle of the street, waiting, stretching her arms up above her head as she prepared before moving on to her legs. Juno practically oozed excitement at the prospect of a good fight. Even if you know.. it wasn't a youma or enemy she could totally finish off. As much as she didn't want to admit it she'd enjoyed their minor conversation.tatterpixie Not because I think Puck isn't manly enough, just because I'm always terribly amused by this, and Piccolo's style of training Gohan is pretty much dead on with how ruthless Juno would be training if they were training and not just play fighting. >w<
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 9:05 am
Much like Aitana, Rob had taken a little extra time to recover from the beating he'd endured at the hands of the Negaverse captain. He spent his downtime puttering in the backyard garden and lounging about sunning himself like a lizard, enjoying the flowers and trees. His mum questioned the bruises on his torso when she'd come over for afternoon tea, but he brushed her concerns off with the excuse of getting into a punch-up while busking. Which was of course only half a lie, which made it okay. He delivered the lie with such unabashed glee that his mum accepted it without more than a clucking of her tongue, knowing her son's predilections towards getting into fights and his fondness for them. By the time the appointed day arrived, though, Rob was mostly healed -- at least he wasn't stiff any longer, and the bruises were beginning to fade. He decided to forego busking and relaxed by doing some work on the house, figuring heavy lifting and pounding things with a hammer would limber him up for the evening's adventure. Even if Juno was a bigger and probably stronger opponent, he was looking forward to it. Evening fell, and Puck headed out for the park where he'd fought the Negaverse agent. It was fortunately a quiet night, as most were in Destiny City, so there was little concern over being found out. He rounded the corner onto the street next to the park, and sure enough there was Juno, doing warmup stretches in the middle of the asphalt. "Oi!" he called out with a wave and a cheeky grin. "You ready to lose?" This was going to be fun. Iris_virus Ahahah that's awesome! XD
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:39 am
The bruise on her leg, from the hoof of the giraffe youma, still hurt a little bit, and as she stretched that particular leg her teeth gritted with annoyance at the small sting that rang through. The annoyance was quickly ignored however as a voice called out in the distance, and she straightened herself up. She didn't wave, instead giving a smirk of amusement (oh how she loved the thrill of being competitive) as she crossed her arms, insisting back matter-of-factly. "I do not lose. But we will see if you can at least keep up." She had of course had her share of loses in the past, but her ego didn't let her dwell on them very often.
"If punches are as big as mouth." She joked teasingly. Juno also loved trash talk, nothing better for spurring on the fire within, to make everyone try their bests.
Pointing towards a fairly open and grassy bit of field in the park next to them, she began to stroll that way herself. It had been a long time since she'd worked with anyone as a senshi, she couldn't really remember what you were supposed to talk about or do. So in the end she didn't try, instead musing thoughtfully. "Do we need rules?" She wasn't much for rules herself... as could be seen by the time she got kicked out of a senshi and knight training/sparring tournament for unnecessary roughness. "If other person passes out.. then we stop?" That seemed like a reasonable rule, even for the over zealous Amazonian. Whether Puck had come prepared for something quite that.. hard core.. was a different question. tatterpixie So how tall is he? (As I imagine it may come up later when she's grappling or aiming)
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 3:17 pm
"Oh, I'll keep up, love," Puck grinned back. In truth he wasn't too sure he could -- not only was Juno taller than he was, she was built like an athlete. There was also the power-level thing; sensing her aura now, while there were no annoying Chaos distractions, she radiated strength. Was she of a higher rank than he was? He was so new, though, that everyone would be higher rank than him. But none of that mattered -- he was going to fight, and he was going to do his best to hold his own against her. "My punches are at least as big as my mouth. It's me head that's my chief weapon though. I'm proud to say that I have knocked more than one bloke out cold with the power of my forehead." A little bit of braggadocio never hurt anyone. He started walking toward the grassy area in the park, following her lead. "Rules? Um, I don't think we really need rules as such. Just you know an understanding that we're not really trying to kill each other. Yeah, when one of us passes out, we should probably stop…" Had he gotten in over his hard head going up against Juno? Nah, he was going to be just fine. She wouldn't really try to hurt him… Would she? Maybe not on purpose... Iris_virus He's 5'6" when he stands up straight XD I really should add that to his journal XD
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 4:04 pm
There was something entirely thrilling about an opponent that actually wanted to participate. Someone that meet her toe to toe - at least verbally. It was why she preferred fighting youma really, they didn't usually contain the same fear or cautiousness of a Negaverse agent. But they also couldn't string together quips to further bolster her own bravado. She very much hoped that he would be able to meet her pretty well on a physical front too.
She even nodded approvingly as he toted the powers of his forehead. After all the blustering about it he'd better deliver and not do something stupid like try and hold back because she was a girl.
"You might wish you were dead." Juno teased when she finally stopped, giving him an obviously feigned look of serious rawrrr face. It was true, she didn't intend to really hurt him. But Juno unfortunately didn't always know her strength or when to stop given her own physical toughness. "But we will just have fun."
"Until you decide to take dirt nap..." She added for good measure, turning to him and rolling her shoulders a couple times. Talking trash with him was fun, in fact it felt better then she'd even remembered. But now she was ready to get serious. Her feet shifted slightly away from each other, a mild bend in her knees helping to give herself a sturdy and stable stance. Her arms lifted up, hands forming two very loose fists.
"I even let you take first shot." If he wanted to that was. There was good strategy both in being the aggressor and in being the defender.
tatterpixie Oh wow, 6 inch difference. Yeah, that is very good to know. XD But not something a lot of people include in their profiles - so no biggie. heart
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 12:30 pm
If there was one thing Puck loved, it was trash talking. His mouth had gotten him into more trouble than anything else throughout his young life -- no doubt why he'd ended up in so many fights. And no doubt why he was such a capable fighter as a result. Brawler, to be more precise, because there was very little civil about the kind of fights he typically got involved in. He returned the rawrrr face, struggling not to break into a grin as he stopped not far from her. "Yeah, we'll just have lots of fun. Wait, who's going to be taking a dirt nap here?" he teased back. "Ain't going to be me." She was getting serious now, he could tell by her shoulder rolls and the loose fighting stance she set her body into. This girl meant business. Well, he wasn't going to go lightly on her because she was female -- that would be lame, and likely get himself hurt for real by her, if he was any judge of character. "I'll take that first shot then," he nodded, all business now himself. Pinwheeling his arms to loosen his shoulders up, he relaxed his own stance down onto the balls of his feet and cracked his knuckles before balling his hands into fists. Then he charged her, all concerns out the window, aiming a blow at her gut. A good way to judge her capabilities and intent and a nice start if he in fact actually connected, as body shots were just about his strongest.
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Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:36 pm
When he agreed to go first, a smile crept across her face, one that only grew as he wound up with the same kind of seriousness she had. As he charged she felt her heart skip a beat, the excitement and adrenaline really starting to bubble through her blood.
She only had a split second to decide in the moment it took him to charge and brace the distance between them. And at first she was going to simply take the hit and bring down her own fists to try and pound him in the back at the same time he hit her. But at the last moment something else came to her. Something far more fun, far more surprising.
As he neared close enough to make contact Juno leaned backwards. Really far backwards, to the point that he might have assumed she was some limbo champ. Until he realized that she wasn't leaning at all and was instead falling back into something of a back handspring. As her hands touched the dirt behind her the senshi's knees and legs followed, hoping that his forward motion would put him right in the way. If she was lucky and he was leaned forward enough she might even be able to flip him over her. But even if he'd noticed and tried to stop a knee or foot to the chest or face was still likely uncomfortable.
The motion was smooth and quick, and though the force of hitting something had stopped her from getting all the way up to her feet she landed with pretty comfortably on her knees, professing with loud amusement. "I lie. Ladies first."tatterpixie I'm sorry, I couldn't resist. XD He can punch and beat on her plenty I promise. In fact feel free to punch the smile off her face right now.
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 8:41 am
A back handspring? With too much forward momentum to stop or even dodge, Puck could only watch as Juno's long legs whipped toward him. He managed to skid enough to slow himself down, but he still found himself on the business end of a kick. One knee caught him square in the sternum before her foot flew up and nailed him in the side of his face. The force of the dual blows knocked him on his arse, and he collapsed onto his back where he lay clutching his chest and trying to catch his breath, praying his heart hadn't been bruised. Ladies first, indeed. Rolling over onto his hands and knees, he finally managed to gasp out a laugh. "Nice one, love," he coughed, glancing back at her. She was still on her knees, a big smug smile on her face. Good. She probably thought she'd gotten him good and wouldn't be on guard for him to counterattack right away. Taking advantage of his new-found speed as a senshi and the adrenaline coursing through his veins, he quickly gathered his feet beneath him and spun around in a lunge toward her, his dreadlocks flying, flinging one fist in the direction of that smug grin. He had no qualms about holding his punches because she was female -- this was practice, training. Fun. Besides, he'd seen her fight. She wasn't holding back, so why should he?
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 9:06 am
There was look of triumphant satisfaction as her attack landed and he fell backwards. The smug grin growing with delight and amusement, especially when he responded not with anger or anything, as she usually experienced, but .. well it was almost like a compliment maybe?
On her knees, and head quite full of her own self, she had little room to dodge as he sped towards her, his fist connecting squarely with her jaw, sending her on the short trip down to her own a**. The pain was immediate and intense. Had she not been powered up the force would have been far worse, perhaps enough to make her worry about a tooth or real damage to the actual jaw bone. But thankfully for the added stamina and defense it just hurt. Albeit a lot. She had certainly been punched before as a senshi, but they were often the punches of the inexperienced.. those who had just begun to pick up hand to hand fighting out of necessity.
He hadn't been lying or bolstering after all, his fists actually might have matched his mouth. And even as a hand lifted to cradle the aching jaw, Juno moving the muscles and bones to make sure they were still alright there was as much delight coursing through her as their was pain. "Jesus!"
Not that she wanted to get hit. That ******** hurt and she was going to do her damndest not to get hit again. But she had all the respect for him. And lately.. well lately she'd had respect for pretty much no one.
Still sitting on her butt, she shifted to kick a leg out, trying hard to hit him in the shin/calf area in an attempt to knock him back to the ground too. Getting close to him was obviously dangerous, she wasn't sure if she could beat him merely by grappling or wrestling. But if she could get far enough away she could go after him again.tatterpixie Oh my god she's so weird, but fun. XD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 12:19 pm
If there was nothing else about Puck, he was an experienced brawler. His fist connected with her jaw with a satisfying and knuckle-cracking force; in fact, if he had not been powered up it would have likely broken a finger. He shook his hand reflexively, surprised at the lack of serious pain. It hurt, sure, but not so bad as to be crippling. Then he grinned toothily. This senshi thing was going to be a lot of fun. He didn't have much time to gloat, however, because no sooner had she recovered and rubbed her jaw in… delight? The tall senshi shifted her position and swung one of her legs out fast and hard. She caught him right below the knee, causing his leg to buckle and unbalancing him and sending him toppling to the ground. "s**t!" He landed on all fours, his knees stinging from the impact with the ground and his shin stinging from her kick. This was educational, though -- it demonstrated that Juno was not a close-in fighter, preferring to use her height and long legs to her best advantage. It was something he could use to his advantage, by keeping low and coming in close. He scrambled forward quickly, hopefully before she could regain her advantage. Rather than lead with a fist this time, he led with his shoulder, like he was going in for a tackle. He hoped to knock her back to the ground and pin her; from there, he could pound on her at will. Maybe even with his head! Iris_virus I love Juno to bits <3 Unfortunately for her, his best moves are grappling and punching XD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 1:32 pm
She had been hoping he'd fall backwards, that it would give her just enough time to leap away and maybe take a running leap or cartwheel at him. But unfortunately he had fallen to his knees. Well at the very least she'd noticed when it happened, that way she'd been less surprised for when he inevitably hit her.
She gave up her attempt to scramble up and away only about halfway up, bracing for the shoulder. Raising her hands up above her head, fingers intertwined like when she was hitting a volleyball she waited, swinging them down at his spine at the moment he impacted her and sent her toppling back to the ground.
Her sternum ached from the brunt force and Juno herself made a grunting noise as the air was pushed out of her lungs as she smacked the ground with Puck's weight on top of her. Struggling to suck the air back in her attempts to roll herself out from under her were half-hearted. tatterpixie It's alright, she's a scrapper. If nothing else she can take a beating like a pro. XD Shorty short post while she's catching her breath. <3
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:00 pm
As Puck hoped, he slammed into Juno with his shoulder, knocking the wind out of her as she landed back on the ground. At almost the same moment, a heavy blow landed on the middle of his back, knocking the wind out of him. He collapsed on her abdomen, writhing and grimacing and gasping for air as his weight pinned her to the ground. That hurt, a lot, even despite the seeming increase in stamina and pain tolerance that appeared to go along with the increase in speed and strength. He wasn't a big guy by any stretch of the imagination, but he had a whipcord build that could hit like a truck and weighed more that it looked like he should. "Aaaah damnit that hurt," he hissed when he finally recovered his breath, rubbing the spot where her fists had connected with his spine. Iris_virus Ahahah XD He's taking a bit of a breather too XD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:23 pm
"Not doing it right if it does not hurt." Juno joked, still fairly breathily, finding it harder to refill her lungs with the weight of him above her. That mixed with the fact that her chest and back still kind of hurt when she breathed in. She was pretty sure there was a rock jabbing her right in the freaking ribs too.
But breathing was a concern for another time. You didn't need to breathe right?
Maybe it was the pain but Puck seemed to weigh more then she might have guessed, and her method of trying to roll wasn't working out so great. Which meant it was time for plan B.
Legs pulling free from under him, she wrapped them tightly around his body, squeezing as tight as she could manage so that he couldn't escape. And with her arms placed on the ground for stability, a loud grunt of obvious effort escaped her, pushing as hard as she could to somersault him up and over her. Hopefully it would end up with her on top of him instead, maybe even with some nice scraps and bumps. But Juno didn't really know what was goign to happen. Puck was a lot smarter then some dumb old youma.tatterpixie Up to you whether he breaks free, does not, or even if she ends up with her legs stuck under him now. XD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 3:52 pm
Puck laughed weakly. "Yeah, bloody well right that-- Oof!" He broke off as she somehow managed to work her legs free and wrap them tightly around him. Damn, she had strong legs. He felt like he was being squeezed by a boa constrictor, to the point he was finding it hard to breathe. And he'd just caught his breath too. Bracing his arms on the ground, he tried vainly to pull himself free. And then she somersaulted him arse-over-teakettle over her, which caught him completely by surprise. "Wup!" he squeaked in an undignified manner as he landed flat on his back again, her heels digging into his back. She landed hard on top of him, knocking the wind out of him again and effectively pinning him to the ground now. His arms were still free, though, so as he attempted to regain his breath he blindly lashed out with a fist in the direction of her face, hoping against hope that he connected. Iris_virus Feel free to have her block him and pound on him a bit XD
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Posted: Sat Aug 22, 2015 5:39 pm
With him pinned she had the advantage, for now. Her height also didn't hurt as his arm reach up trying to punch her and she raised one of her own arms to shield her face. The fist slammed against her her forearm sending a sharp throb of pain through her entire arm, but it was still a whole lot better than her face.
With one arm held out horizontally near her chest, trying to block any blow he might try to throw up at her face she was, the super senshi was rather clumsily making chopping motions down onto him with the other hand. It was not a technique she was used to really, but any hit was a hit at the end of the day. And really, Juno was trying her damndest to focus on wriggling her feet out from where they were pinned beneath him.
She was panting pretty hard, keeping her from really making any great commentary, but she managed to huff out at least one small taunt. "So where is the great headbutt I hear of, huh?"tatterpixie I actually think they're going to get pretty tuckered out before too long, so we'll have to make sure he can get a head butt in soonish. heart
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