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Troy Page was not a very good Knight. He would go on the occasional patrol with the other Zodiac members, but usually would claim to go on his own patrols independently. And he would genuinely mean to, but then he'd pass by a liquor store or a bar or ********, even a butterfly would distract him, and then he'd get nothing done. On this particular night of patrol, he was sitting on the roof ledge of a building, eating a delicious cheeseburger and enjoying the peace and quiet.

That is, there was peace and quiet until the loud crash coming from the alleyway on the opposite end of the building. The crash startled him, and he dropped the burger off the ledge. Although he knew of the five second rule, he didn't think he'd be able to make it to the burger in time. Besides, there was a noise to investigate!

As he slowly walked across the roof of the building towards the crash, he felt a faint power signature. It was something Chaos, he knew that much, although it wasn't a youma like he was used to. It was...a girl? She didn't seem that dangerous.

"Hey, girl!" he called before he carefully leapt down from the rooftop into the alley. "You okay?"

"Yer a dirty girl, aren't ya?" he laughed at his lame innuendo.

The girl was less amused by his lame joke than he was, but he continued to chuckle anyways for a few moments longer.

"Name's Troy, Page of Chronos," he said proudly, hands on hips and everything, like a bonafide superhero. He felt that the power signature was definitely coming from her, but he didn't feel there was any reason to be on guard yet. She seemed to be perfectly innocent. Clumsy perhaps, but innocent. "What's yer name sweetcheeks?"

"Sure, I reckon I could do that for ya," Troy obliged as he stood before the girl. "Is yer friend as cute as you?"

Hoping so, he shifted into various poses, always being sure to flex to show off what he's got (even though his muscles could hardly be seen under the baggy Page uniform), while still trying to maintain a somewhat casual pose. He felt like a goddamn model. He should get into modeling, he thought for that moment. s**t, what was he doing again? Right. Standing still.

"You gonna get yer friend or what?"

When the shadowy wraith emerged, Troy took a cautious step back. When it flung at him and into him to sap his energy, then Troy gave a truly alarmed reaction. He swatted at his body, although he was doing more harm to himself than the wraith which wasn't quite tangible yet.

"What's going on?" he shouted as he swatted around at his body, slowly feeling weaker and weaker. s**t - this wasn't such a friendly girl after all, was she? He was a bit slow on the uptake, and hadn't felt this dumb in quite some time. "What are ya doin' to me?"

Troy was furious. The little b***h had tricked him! His mama taught him never to hit a girl, but lord, if there ever was an exception, this would have to be it. Right? He couldn't deal with her right now, his focus was spent far too much on the mirrorwraith that was draining more and more of his energy.

Alas, one of Troy's hits was successful - now that it had taken on a more corporeal form - and the wraith exploded into shadows. The energy that was drained was lost, and Troy was now able to refocus his concerns.

"Now yer gonna pay," he grunted as he charged at her. Still, though, he couldn't quite bring himself to hit a girl. They're weak, fragile things in his mind and had no business in combat especially against a man. His doubts affected his attack as he attempted to shove the girl, but with slightly less force than he would have used otherwise.

As Troy charged toward her and went to shove her, his knee started to give out. It became stiff, achy, and brutal to move. His shove went nowhere as he winced. What was going on? Had the girl cast a magic spell on her? Was she...a Senshi? Troy was a little slow at the logic aspects of life. Nor was he confident in his answers when he did come to a logical approach, and would instead find another. "You witch!"

When the witch punched him in the face, the gloves had come off. He took the punch like a pro - it certainly wasn't his first time being hit, and he's been hit by much stronger men than himself even. He snapped and launched a fist towards the witch's face in return, no mercy held back, his strong arm sweeping with a solid punch. Girl or not, the witch had to pay.

Troy saw the kick coming, but stiffness in his knee from the Senshi's ability prevented him from doing much of anything about it. He toppled over in pain, screaming all sorts of vulgarities at her as he hit the ground. His other knee, however, was perfectly in tact, so he used his right leg to kick at her and his arms to swing at her ankles and pull her down. He wasn't going to let this woman get away from him, but he wouldn't be able to defeat her in this state - so for now, it was all a matter of stalling.