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[Enters in from Squad 1 Lieutenant's Office]

Tezuka flopped down on the ground and pulled his arms from his kimono, letting them droop out in front of him as he stretched out, going through the motions he usually went through before placing his hands upon his head and violently cracking it both ways. Releasing his head, he shook it a little bit huffing lightly before letting the rest of himself fall back onto the cool grass. He had stopped just short of the zen garden over by the larger part of the pond. So he'd have to watch out for Zaine trying to give him a little duck in the water. Wouldn't be to fun for him, but Zaine would regret it if they were playing with anything higher than bare fists and sealed zanpakutos. Placing his arms out to the sides he just laid there, waiting for Zaine and/or Lerato to show up while humming lightly.

Tezuka's eyes panned over to stare at Zaine for a second, pursing his lip in thought. "Fists n' sealed zanpakuto for now." He said, pushing himself into a sitting position and then standing up. "If ya' feel the need to release yer zanpakuto I won't stop you." Shaking his limbs out a little helped circulate the blood a little more than it already was, a slight sensation of becoming warm flowing over his body. He smiled now, cocking his head slightly to the side as the world slowly began to shrink around him, pupils dilating ever so in his different shaded blue orbs. His reiatsu signature shifted a little, a minute flare in pressures by even his standards of view. "Challenger gets tha' first swing." He said in a low tone, lip spreading a little more as his vision defocused from Zaine. "Take a freebie if you can, boy'o." His reiryoku crept over him now, covering his body in a thinly portioned layer as he prepared to absorb the next move, waiting.

Tezuka leaned forward a little bit, exhaling as the punch landed and continued to blast inwards. There was no use saying it didn't hurt a little, but things were just getting started and Tezuka needed a little time to get the numbness flowing. His hand shot up, grabbing Zaine's arm at the wirst, springing his quietly conceived trap. Side-stepping into the inside of his opponent's arm, he brought his free hand in an upward arm swing, attempting to hit at the joint and send Zaine's elbow bending the opposite way. Even if it didn't work, he wasn't about ready to let go of the man's wrist. Maybe a knee or a leg sweep followed by that sickeningly-sweet crackle of a dislocating shoulder would whet Tezuka's appetite. But all that seemed to matter right now was his fist driving up into the man's elbow.

Tezuka felt Zaine draw into him, feeling himself begin to go off-balance. And then the smile appeared, out of nowhere. Maybe he would have to play things a little bit differently with this one. Tezuka switched his fist around, coming up with an open hand as he grabbed Zaine's upper arm and went with the tackle. At the same time he turned his back to the man, bringing his right leg up to plant his foot on Zaine's stomach to help boost the momentum of the impending throw. If things worked out the way he was planning Zaine would be thrown over himself as he tumbled into a roll.

Tezuka sprang up almost as quickly as he fell, bringing himself about just in time to see Zaine motion for him to attack. His mouth opened slightly, letting air seethe from between his teeth as the toes on his left foot dug into the grassy surface. "YEAAAAHH!!" He war-cried as he sprang forward, propelling himself forward with that sadomasochistic look on his face. Throwing his right arm back, he launched himself into a spinning mid-kick, using his arm to bring his body all the way through the turn. Even if it didn't hit he was preparing to come out of the kick and follow up with a spinning leg sweep to help keep Zaine off guard.

There was no point in drawing his knife just yet. The man hadn't shown him just how much punishment he was willing to take from his hands.

Tezuka caught the kick in the side his jaw, rolling twice along the ground to the right before getting a grip on the slippery grass. He planted his right hand and twisted his body, using his gluts and abdominal muscles to spin his body about with his feet in the air. This resulted in what looked like an upside down tornado kick, Tezuka's legs spinning back towards Zaine's mid-section with the right shin leading the assault. The unique kick would end out with his left heel finishing. Afterward he would propel himself up with both hands and come about in a standing position about a foot from his opponent's left side.

Tezuka sneered now, taking a few steps forward as he approached the now standing Zaine. He wiped some saliva from his mouth and flicked his wrist, sending the disgusting dribble off in a direction away from either of them before again wiping the back of his hand on his hakama's leg. "Less talkie-talkie." He said, the sneer thickening as he let his reiatsu pour out from his body. "More kicky-assy!" His reiryoku shifted a little, focusing in his hands and then moving out to focus all over his four limbs, not even bothering to converge on his abdomen. At the same time this happened Tezuka was already on the move, sprinting forward to attack Zaine with a right hook.

This was a feint, however, actually being a right elbow as he would bring his arm back and extend the hooked bone out towards the side of Zaine's face. His left hand would move as well, coming in to grab at the back of the man's head to pull him in closer.

In the end, the elbow strike would again evolve into a frontal choke as Tezuka went about trying to ensnare Zaine with his left hand and right forearm. This would then be combined with a left knee strike to Zaine's abdomen.

If all else failed, Tezuka would simply charge him with a head and shoulder spear combination since he was close enough to do so now.