Fight Club 1/10/10

[tyler_gone]

Posters had handwavilyshhhh! gone up in a variety of locations all over the island this week, and now it was Sunday evening, with Ghanima and Tyler waiting in the gym.

"Welcome back to our returning members, and hello to those of you that are new," Ghanima began crisply. "I am Lady Ghanima Atreides, he's Tyler Durden. You should have seen the rules on the door when you came in, and if you don't agree with them, you may turn around and leave now."

Tyler nodded, and folded his arms in a way that suggested he would do the ejecting personally if dissidents didn't go on their own.

... it had seriously been too long since his last fight.

"You've been doing introductions for a week. You're probably sick of it, I know I'm sick of it, let's fight. If there's anything weird about you -- you turn into Jello when somebody punches you, you can't be bruised, you can only fight wearing a cape, whatever -- tell one of us before you go and get hurt or hurt somebody else. For now" -- he gestured into the group -- "you two, you two, you two, and, Ghani, I thinkwe should have matches today. I say you fight the mayor."

"If we're doing exhibition fights, then Miss Walters, please indulge me by showing Tyler how much you've improved," Ghanima said sweetly. "And you and you, as well. Everyone else, grab someone you haven't fought before. Make a new friend, and then hit them."

[OOC: OCD up. We are living dangerously and leaving this in the wrong place. Edit: Also, I worded it badly, but yes, you can sign up or drop anytime.]

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Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

Kennedy wasn't much for fancy footwork; she was a head-on attack kind of girl, and pressed her advantage by whipping a backfist at Hoshi's chin.

"I dunno. Vampires can be pretty talky, from what I've heard. Zombies, not so much."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

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"I've only had one run-in with a vampire," said Hoshi, grunting as Kennedy's fist made contact, "but he didn't say much. And zombies, of course, aren't very communicative." She tried to get behind Kennedy to be in the proper position for an arm lock throw, but she probably should have moved a little sooner for the move to work. Once again, she left herself open to another attack.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

And Kennedy's reflexes were pretty damn good. Never one to turn down an opportunity (not to mention slightly annoyed that that was one more run-in with a vampire than she'd ever actually had), she pivoted, bringing her knee up toward Hoshi's ribs.

"Ever heard a zombie say 'braaaaaaaaaains' in another language?"

What? She'd been wondering.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Hoshi was not faring too well in this fight. She grunted in pain as she felt the shot to her rib cage. Abandoning the notion of doing a throw, she backed up and took on a much more defensive stance.

"Not that I can recall, but the only time I got up close and personal with a zombie, we were too busy doing the tango," she said.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"Gross," Kennedy exclaimed, throwing a quick two-punch combination, one at Hoshi's left shoulder and one at her stomach, as she danced forward a step. (Not the tango with a zombie kind of dance, because see above re: gross.) "I'm not asking why."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

Her ribs still hurt, and after the punch to the stomach, Hoshi decided she'd have enough for one day.

"I think I'm ready to throw in the towel," she said. "And it was gremlins. A bunch of us got bitten outside Caritas that night and ended up dancing the tango onstage with the zombies. It was very gross."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"Sorry," Kennedy said, at least genuinely apologetic. "I didn't go too hard on you, did I?"

It was a valid concern; she had a tendency to do that.

"I have yet to get bitten by a gremlin. Sucks that you did."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"No, not too badly," said Hoshi. "Actually, it was good to see what areas I'm still a little weak in. As far as gremlins... they're pretty hard to avoid. I'm sure you'll run into one eventually."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"I'll kick its little gremliny ass," Kennedy said with far too much confidence, and she was just asking for it with that comment. "You're not doing too bad, but watch when you let your guard down."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Don't say I didn't warn you," said Hoshi with a hint of a smile. "And I probably spent too much time thinking. I need to remember less thinking and more hitting. It's not a negotiation, it's a fight."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"Got that right," Kennedy said, grinning. "Save the analyzing for the people commenting. You wanna react instead. And then try and get a step ahead."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Got it," said Hoshi, nodding. "And maybe, in hindsight, I should have gotten in a little more practice in over the holiday break even when Fight Club wasn't meeting."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"Might've been a good idea, especially if you might need it someday," Kennedy agreed. "I only slacked off a little and still got chewed out for it."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I'm not sure how much I'll need actual fighting skills once I head off to college, especially since my world doesn't have vampires or zombies, but it certainly can't hurt," said Hoshi.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"You sure about that?" Kennedy asked. "'cause in mine, they totally spin it like there aren't and everybody believes that. Well. Don't know about the zombies, actually."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"I'm fairly certain. I mean, we have aliens visiting Earth all the time and everyone knows it. I don't think they'd hide anything else," said Hoshi after giving it some thought.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"I guess," Kennedy conceded, though she didn't sound so sure. "Well, you're probably not missing much."

Unless you were crazy like her, and wanted to fight them.

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Maybe, but then I get to deal with Vulcans and Denobulans," said Hoshi. "And I can actually speak to them, so I won't be missing the vampires and zombies much."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[brat_inslayage]

"Your aliens have crazy-ass names," Kennedy remarked casually. "Like my roommate the Klingon."

Re: Match #2: Hoshi/Kennedy

[itsjustlanguage.livejournal.com]

"Whoa, Worf is your roommate?" asked Hoshi. "How is that working out?"