Well that was a fail. Juno managed to block his half-assed punch pretty effectively, and with her arm in a guard position began to rain down chops on his face and upper body with her free hand. Chops? They were more annoying than painful. Clearly her feet and legs were her most effective weapons in a fight. But he was too busy using his arms trying to fend off the blows to throw another punch.
As Puck pondered this, he felt movement against his back and realized she was attempting to free her feet from beneath him. If she got free, she'd stand up and be at an even greater advantage than she was sitting on top of him. Unless he controlled the situation -- which was questionable, because she was taller than he was and probably at least as strong, if not stronger with her magical enhancements. But it was worth a try.
Especially when she teased him about his head-butting talent.
With an exhausted groan he braced his hands against the ground and as quickly as he could manage pushed himself up into an almost sitting position. "Right here, love," he said hoarsely. Reaching one hand up behind her head, he drove his forehead into hers as hard as he could manage. Granted, it wasn't his best headbutt -- he was fairly wiped out by now -- but he hoped it'd be effective.
Iris_virus
I agree, they're likely getting pretty worn out <3 so here's the headbutt! XD
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 8:20 am
Her strategy, which had been haphazard and instinctive, was thankfully working. Which was great because she could already feel that she'd hit the peak of her energy and power and was well on her way down.
When he had mentioned headbutting.. for some reason she had assumed he'd meant using his head like a battering ram. Not what was soon to be inflicted upon her. The hand behind her head confused her, but the motion was so quick that she didn't have time to fight it, his forehead bashing into her own.
A cry escaped her, even louder than the low clunk of bone against bone that rattled through her ears. And as the world began to spin and swirl, a new throb of pain hitting her with each pulse of blood at her temples, she slumped down onto him. Her eyes were squeezed shut, afraid that opening them would only make the spinning worse, panting for breath in between quiet curses in Portuguese.
If she could think straight she might have hoped that her sheer weight on top of him would keep him pinned and trapped, protecting her from further attack. But she wasn't really thinking, she was simply trying to recover.
Thunk. His head collided with hers with perhaps a little more force than he intended. Their respective tiara-circlet things failed to provide any sort of armor between them -- in fact, Puck feared they might leave indents in their respective foreheads. His ears were left ringing and his head throbbed as a result of his headbutt. That one hurt.
As Juno cried out in pain and slumped down on top of him, he collapsed to the ground, the back of his head connecting with and bouncing off the dirt and adding insult to injury. "Ow. s**t." He managed to worm one arm out from beneath the super senshi and rubbed his forehead gingerly. Yeah, that was going to leave a mark for sure, probably on both of their heads. He closed his eyes and simply lay on the ground -- watching the world spin around him was too much for him to manage. That and she effectively had him pinned to the ground. He didn't have any energy to fight any longer or try to wriggle his way out from beneath her.
Raising his hand up in the air, he declared, "Let's call this one a draw," then let his arm fall back to earth, landing on Juno's back. He didn't care who won or lost -- as far as he was concerned, they were both winners.
Iris_virus
I think he's done XD
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 12:41 pm
Juno was competitive, to a fault really, occasionally even taking fun events and sucking the fun out of them with her crazy desire to be bigger/better/more awesome. And had Puck not called the match she would have, eventually, gotten up once her head stopped spinning and weakly continued to attempt to beat on him. But since he had called it... And because Juno had had more fun in their strange sparring then she had in a long time she was, for once, willing to settle with a tie.
"Is good attack. Better than I thought it would be." A grin stretching across her mouth as she finally left all the Portuguese curse words behind for a bit of English. Really the whole fight had been a good one. For as small as he was he'd packed quite the punch and taken hits like a champ. It was a good sign that there were finally some other decent senshi appearing.
She didn't particularly mind the arm on her back and Juno remained laying there for a good minute, perhaps even two, as she waited for the world to finish spinning and her breathing to return to normal. She was used to pain really, but disorientation was a new one. Opening her eyes, and blinking a couple of times she finally began to stir, and with a groan of effort as she sat up.
And then leaned back down. Long enough to press a kiss on his lips, as roughly and aggressive as every other 'attack' she'd hit him with. It was short lived however, followed up by a mild pat on his cheek before she sat up again and slowly began untangling her feet out from under him. Which was far easier when he wasn't fighting to keep her stuck.
"You are fun Puck." The Brazilian stated matter of factly.
tatterpixie
Neither my or Juno's feelings will be hurt if he's horrified. xp
Puck grinned in return as they lay there. "It's me favorite. I've taken out some big blokes with it." He was glad to see that she seemed to be okay, as she was speaking in English now instead of Portuguese; he was seriously worried he'd done some damage to her or even given her a concussion, considering how loopy with pain he felt. Hell, he was worried he'd done some damage to himself. He'd come away from fights feeling dizzy and disoriented after a headbutt, but not to this degree. Must have been that added strength boost he got when powered up. He'd have to learn to adjust for that.
She finally sat up, slowly and carefully, then to his surprise leaned over and planted about the fiercest kiss he'd ever experienced on his lips. It was the last thing he expected, and so full of fire and aggression he felt himself get even more loopy than he was already. Before he could react, she'd pulled back and patted him on the cheek and sat back up, leaving him just a bit breathless and not just because of her weight on him. He didn't know whether to be shocked or impressed or what.
That wasn't half bad, he finally mused.
"You're pretty bloody fun yourself, love." He lay on the ground as she extricated her feet from beneath him. "That was just about the best fight I have ever been in. We should go out for drinks sometime, I think." Left unspoken was See what kinds of trouble we could get into.
Iris_virus
I think she has left an impression on him XD
Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2015 9:25 pm
"Ha... yes I bet." Laughing, she shook her head a little. As much as that headbutt had affected her she could only imagine what it might do to other people. Perhaps his assertion that he'd knocked people out with it wasn't simply bluster and ego. "It will do a lot of damage and come in handy I think. But many of the bad ones have actual weapons on them. Knives, spears, bows and arrows." She almost thought she could feel a throb from her matching arrow scars as she said the word, but that was likely just her imagination. "It would not be bad if you had a... longer.." She paused for a moment, debating if that was the correct word, before settling with it, finally fully untangled, plopping to sit on the ground beside him. "A longer range attack for emergencies."
"You can call me too for emergency." She added after a moment. Had she ever specifically offered that to anyone other than her Princess or the Quartet? Juno couldn't remember if she had.
When he mentioned going out for drinks, her expression turned momentarily to one of confusion, legitimately surprised by the offer. Highschool had been the last time anyone had asked Aitana to a party. But the confusion faded quickly enough as she gave him a mild shrug of her shoulders. "Okay, why not." She didn't drink that often, but she'd had her share of alcohol. The last time she'd been truly drunk off her a** was Carnivale back in February. Drinking a little bit could be some fun, especially considering the company involved.
Rubbing her jaw for a moment, and then her chest bone Juno finally took the effort to try and make it all the way up to her feet. And though her head gave a momentary swim of unhappiness she stayed upright, finally leaning down to offer him a hand up if he wanted it.
"Sparring is fun, but maybe sometime we just patrol together and beat other people up instead." The super senshi mused.
tatterpixie
Haaaaa! Knocked the English out of her. XD
And yayyy, he might be one of the first people who's impression of Juno is positive and not just 'crazy and scary'. XD
P.S. Please don't get Aitana into TOO many bar fights. Some is okay, just not too many
"I'll keep that in mind," Puck nodded as he absorbed the information Juno was sharing with him about the other side. He'd been in fights with guys who were armed with knives and s**t like box-cutters before, back in London, but larger weapons like spears and bows and arrows wielded by a stronger opponent were a different matter entirely. And here he thought they all came with pet monsters like that captain and her youma they'd fought. He was so new to all of this. "I don't know yet what my magic does -- haven't had a chance to use it yet. Maybe it's a long-range attack." He still hoped it was awesome, whatever it did.
He nodded again when she offered herself as a contact. "I appreciate that, really. And you can feel free to contact me if you ever need someone to knock somebody senseless with their head," he said with a cheeky grin.
The grin widened when she accepted his offer of going out for drinks. "Fantastic. I know this pub -- bar, I mean, it's kind of divey but the beer selection is good and they do mixed drinks too if your tastes run that way. It's fairly cheery in its own way. And I don't get into fights there, well at least not yet. I'll ring you up in a few days and we can meet there or something." He didn't mention that it was the only place in town that ignored his age, but it wasn't like he was that far from legal drinking age.
He took her hand and pulled himself to his feet, only wobbling a little bit as he shook his head, dreadlocks flying. Immediately he decided that shaking his head was a bad idea. Once the world stopped spinning, he looked up at her and grinned. "Yeah, we should definitely patrol together. I like the idea of beating other people up."
Iris_virus
He doesn't think she's crazy and scary at all! He thinks she's a helluva fighter XD And don't worry, he's not going to get into too much trouble with her at the bar XD
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:23 am
"Yeah.. maybe." She responded simply to his comment about magic. She hadn't used her own, hadn't even been able to use hers, in ages. Though her power, defensive as it was, had once been a source of pride for her at the moment it only brought her pain. And it was not a topic she felt like discussing, because it would only piss her off. She did however hope that he wound up with a cool power.
He received a bit of an amused snort as he returned her offer for assistance, the Amazonian just imagining how funny it would be to actually call him in just to headbutt someone.
When he began to babble about the bar, seeming to defend it or something, Juno lifted her hand to silence his concerns. She really couldn't give two shits if the place was a dump, even before her downward spiral into 'not giving a s**t about anything' she'd always been fairly laid back. If they had beer then that was good enough, it didn't need to be fancy. "Will be fine I'm sure."
If things in subspace could collect dust Juno's cellphone would have been encased in a laughable layer. The fact that it was still a classic flip phone that she summoned into her hands, and not the newer smart phones that most had been updated too spoke volumes to the fact that she had not touched her phone in over a year. As she held the phone up and scanned Puck, her eyes darted back and forth from the two waiting for the information to load. "You have phone too? I can give you magic and not-magic numbers."
tatterpixie
Yeah I think she's going to be pretty fond of him. heart
You want to do said civvie/bar rp when we finish this up, or wait a bit?
I've got a serious Juno muse lately and the two of them together are particularly fun, but if you want to wait a little bit that's cool too. ;3
Puck's brown eyes widened a bit when she summoned her senshi phone from out of nowhere. He had no idea one could do that! The things Faust had not told him yet. "Uh, yeah, sure," he mumbled. Holding out his hand, he concentrated on the phone -- and to his surprise it materialized in his hand. "Crikey." His was still the old-style phone as well; he hadn't gotten an upgraded smartphone yet, didn't even know they existed. "Right, lemme see here…" He likewise aimed his phone at Juno and it started scanning her. "That's bloody convenient, that," he grinned in amazement. "Yeah, you can have my regular and magic numbers too."
Once his forest green senshi phone had finished processing her information, he concentrated on it again and it vanished. He gave an amused chuckle at that. Here he had been wondering how he was going to carry the thing around -- tucked in his sash? In a little senshi phone holster? Knowing that he didn't have to carry it around at all made things so much easier. He realized there was just so much he didn't know about this whole senshi thing and what he could and couldn't do. Maybe Juno could help fill him in.
"Right, um, you get my info? Did it get my regular phone number?"
Iris_virus
I think he's going to end up pretty fond of her as well XD heart
Yeah, we can start up the civ meeting at the bar as soon as we finish this one! I am totally up for that ^___^ (I have a serious Puck muse right now too XD)
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 11:25 am
There was another slight noise and look of amusement as the other senshi first looked surprised and then semi confused fiddling with his own cellphone. She wasn't making fun of him for it or anything, it just felt nice not to be the only technologically enept one. Even if it was only senshi tech he wasn't entirely up to date with.
"No, it just gives powered number when you scan. Most do not want others to know their secret identities. Can end up being dangerous." While she spoke, her green eyes were pointed down toward her phone, pushing a few buttons here and there until she was able to edit his information, before handing it towards him.
"When you scan someone it shows you picture and lets you call to their magic phone. But if you want to add more things like regular phone or..." She trailed off with a shrug, not really certain what kind of crap people would want to make note of in their phones. "Anyway, type number." She taped the screen insistantly. "I can text you later from my regular phone." Her head finally back to normal and the pain faded into more of a dull thud Juno had begin to shift a little from foot to foot, her braids swinging mildly across her back. They really hadn't fought that long, but it'd been a tough one, and Juno was pretty ready to go pass out in bed.
tatterpixie
You wanna start that one so you can give any details you want of the bar? If not I can do it too, I'll just stop her outside the door to wait for him. XD
Also, until you mentioned it I 1000x's forgot that they were both 20. Go me!!
"Oh, right. That makes sense." He remembered Faust's admonishment not to tell anyone who he was. But he figured Juno was okay -- she was a fellow senshi, after all. Summoning his phone back from wherever it had gone, he pulled up her info from Contacts and handed it to her, taking her offered phone so he could enter his "normal" phone number. He had so much to learn, he mused as he typed his number into her phone. It was a little frustrating. He'd figure it out, though, stubborn creature that he was. With or without anyone else's help.
Though he liked Juno's teaching method. Brusque and to the point. He wondered if that Thraen fellow Faust had recommended was the same way.
He finished editing his entry on her phone and handed it back to her. "Right," he nodded with a smile as he waited for her to finish with his phone. He twisted his neck, loudly popping a couple of vertebrae, then twisted his tired body a bit from side to side. "Um, I wanna thank you for the fantastic fight -- it was a lot of fun. I'm pretty well knackered -- tired, I mean. Exhausted." His smile turned into a grin, forgetting he was trying to avoid slang when speaking to her. "But in a good way." He held out his hand so she could hand back his phone. "I'll text you in a couple days, alright? Maybe a day or so."
Iris_virus
I can absolutely start it! ^__^
Ahahahah I forgot that she's 20 as well XD It's okay, Puck knows a guy XD
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 12:22 pm
The Canopy senshi didn't know a lot when it came to senshi stuff. And if asked to recall past important details the results would probably be laughable. But it seemed she did still know a few more things than the brand new senshi. And while it wasn't as fun as training via beat down, she didn't mind inadvertantly sharing the little bit she did know. "Sometimes people change sides. Or are maybe spies for other side." That was why you didn't give away secrets. "Is more important to keep things quiet while powered down. Never know when guys walking beside you is really Negaverse. Or even just police officer. They are not fans of senshi either."
When his phone was handed to her Juno took a few moments to tap in the number to her 'other' cellphone before holding it back out to him. And when he began to thank her for the fight the Brazilian began to laugh, giving him a firm and amused slap on the shoulder. He was so weird. Which was even more fun she supposed. Certainly the opposite of boring. And she certainly agreed with the sentiment.
"Alright then, I will see you soon." Giving her own arms a little stretch in response to his neck cracking she shifted backwards, turning to leave. Pausing she turned back to offer a mild tease and a wide smirk. "Hopefully you are as fun as you as you are as Puck."
tatterpixie
One post and this should be done!
And omg Juno is sooo close to her eternal reqs *o* Yay battles
Puck's expression sobered as he absorbed the information Juno shared with him. He knew of course from the news on tv that the senshi were considered terrorists by many, but he didn't know the degree of danger they were in simply by being who and what they were. Guess the cat's admonishments were more serious than they had sounded. Well, there went one thing they could talk about at the bar. "That's okay," he nodded, "I'm not a fan of the police. Or the Negaverse. But yeah, I'll keep my cakehole- I'll keep me mouth shut."
She clapped him on the shoulder with a laugh, and he grinned, clapping her on the upper arm in response. There weren't many girls he'd known that he could beat up and still have them like him -- not that he made a habit of beating up girls, but she was different. And he definitely liked her for it.
"Yeah, like I said, I'll text you in a day or so," he waved as she began to leave. Had to give himself time to recover from the beatdown he'd gotten at the hands of the tall senshi. As she turned back to tease him, he gave her the cheekiest grin he could manage, crooked and teasing. "We'll find out, won't we?" he replied, turning to head for home and a nice hot bath.
That day or so couldn't come soon enough.
Iris_virus
Yay for almost Eternal Juno! ^__^ And that's a wrap on this one! As always thank you for the awesome RP -- I'll start the next one soon! <3
