WAOA Arena

[DotSlash]

[color=666666] ....Another one of those guys...? Odd... [/color] Ness thought as she listened to Ragnar. Hearing Solaris, she blinked a bit. [color=666666] ...That's true with almost any sort of knowledge... but yeah, alchemy especially. Still, it's worth learning... is what I want to say. [/color] Her eyes flicked up from the screen to Ragnar and then back to the game [color=666666] ...But I'd rather not risk ending up as a splat on the wall... [/color]

 

[Chungus]

Turning around, Solaris placed her empty cup in the sink, and began washing it. While she did, she glanced back to Ness. "It looks like you're more chipper. Were those few moments of sleep enough for you?" She questioned.

 

[DotSlash]

[color=666666] "Not... at all..." [/color] Ness said with a small sigh. [color=666666] "The commotion just jolted me up to the point that I can't fall back asleep again... So I'll just wait until I'm tired again..." [/color] She said as she looked up from the game for a moment and then looked back down, thumbs tapping rather feverishly on the PDA screen.

 

[Chungus]

"Hmm... Maybe you should do something of intensity to help you get tired faster. Stay up all night like this, and it'll mess up your internal clock." Solaris suggest, turning to Ness after finishing washing her cup, putting it away, and drying her hands. "How about...? A friendly fight? Nothing serious, of course."

 

[DotSlash]

[color=666666] "Uh.... I-I'd rather not..." [/color] Ness said initially but thought for a bit afterward. [color=666666] Well, she's new so... If she fights with me now, at least she'd be able to not have to worry about fighting for the next week... Hopefully, she won't try to hurt me too badly... "...Actually, sure. The sooner you get the fight over with, the sooner you can relax afterward." [/color]

She stuck her PDA back into a pocket and got up off the couch, albeit a bit slowly. [color=666666] "You know the way to the Arena, right?" [/color]

 

[Chungus]

"I appreciate you accepting. And, no. I don't. Could you tell me how to get there?" solaris asked with a smile as she walked from behind the counter and approached Ness. If I'm going to keep up this act that I'm human, I'll need to learn to minimize the ussage of my abilities. You'll be the perfect to do so with. If not... Well, I suppose I'll be left with little choice, then.

 

[DotSlash]

Ness smiled a small bit as she motioned for Solaris to follow her. [color=666666] "It's no problem. Yeah, just follow me. It isn't all that far from here." [/color] She said as she turned the corner and eventually led the other woman toward the locker rooms. [color=666666] "So since this is going to be friendly, I'm guessing we'll be fighting until one of us gives up or starts bleeding... more likely me since you have that regenerative alchemy. Was that what you had in mind?" [/color]

 

[Chungus]

"No, not really." Solaris responded after reaching she locker rooms, shaking her head lightly as she looked around for a moment. "A hand-to-hand fight is what I had in mind, first one to hit the ground looses." She added, turning to Ness, and smiling somewhat sheepishly after a moment. "I'm not exactly a skilled fighter, you see... I've taken self defense classes, but that's it. So I'll need to hone my skills before I can even think about fighting most people here..." She explained, then blew a small sigh. "In all honesty, I'm not even sure why they bothered bringing me, of all people, here."

 

[DotSlash]

Ness nodded and smiled. [color=666666] "Ah, that's probably going to be a lot better for us then." [/color] She stretched herself out a bit before scratching the back of her head. [color=666666] "I'm... not really good with hand-to-hand myself, so I guess we both can help each other out in that sense... but you might be able to use other forms of alchemy to help you fight others, if you know any other types." [/color] She suggested before noting Solaris' sigh. Her expression got a bit more solemn. [color=666666] "I'm wondering the same thing. I loathe people fighting... but maybe it was just a case of extremely bad luck for every one in here."

Except for the sickos who actually enjoy this... [/color]
[color=ff4599] Oi, I take offense to that, kid! [/color]
[color=666666] Too bad.... You're still a sicko. [/color]

 

[Chungus]

"Bad luck..." Solaris repleated, then scoffed lightly. "Unlikely. Luck, isn't a thing I believe in." She added, then looked to the entrance of the arena, giving no response to potentially using other forms of alchemy. "Anyway. Fighting in what I'm wearing now won't be the best idea, so, you go on ahead, I'll be with you after getting changed." With that said, Solaris walked back up the stairs, and made her way to her suite.

 

[DotSlash]

Ness nodded as she turned toward the entrance. [color=666666] You don't believe in luck...? "Alright, I'll be waiting then." [/color] As she stepped out into the Arena, she sighed a small bit. [color=666666] Hopefully, this won't go too badly.... [/color]

 

[Chungus]

Making her way back to her suite, Solaris closed the door behind her, and walked to the wardrobe, opening it and looking inside. Then, red sparks showered from her body as her clothes seemed to be absorbed into her skin, while in actuality, she was never wearing any clothes to begin with, only having altered her skin to make it look like such. Looking through the clothes in the wardrobe, Solaris put on a lowcut purple dress, still leaving her sternum exposed, reaching to above the knee with a slit on either side reaching up to the hip to alow for better movement, a pair of black slacks, a pair of red gloves, and a pair of black boots. I prefer my usual look... But I'll have to put up with this for now. She thought after giving herself a quick look over in the mirror, then left her suite again.

Making her way back to the locker room, she walked down the stairs, and entered the arena propper, wondering what the surroundings would be changed in to. "Well, then... Let's get started." With that said, Solaris assumed a battle stance, turning her body slightly so her left shoulder was facing Ness, and spreading her weight evenly by spreading her legs.

 

[DotSlash]

The arena was a city street, with skyscrapers and the like towering above Solaris and Ness as they faced off. A few streetlights illuminated the area, with one or two flickering occasionally under a seemingly blank night sky. As Solaris turned toward her and got into stance, Ness did the same, leading with her right foot though she hopped a bit in place. [color=666666] "...Right. Here we go!" [/color] With that, Ness ran forward rather quickly and swung a weak kick toward Solaris' leading shin, more to feel the woman out than anything else.

 

[Chungus]

Anticipating the arena changing, Solaris wasn't too taken aback by it, keeping her eyes on Ness. When Ness ran towards Solaris, Solaris leaned backward slightly, placing her weight on her right leg. When Ness neared and made to swing her kick, Solaris pushed off with this leg, and leapt backwards by a small amount, and quickly after jumped towards the side. She was suprisingly quick on her feet.

Intending to tire the already fatigued Ness out further, rather then attack, she did nothing more for the moment, simply keeping her eyes on Ness.

 

[DotSlash]

With Solaris backstepping away from her kick, Ness shakily got back into her stance and moved toward Solaris once more, this time a bit slower than before. [color=666666] Ah... Nice dodge... And she's not attacking me back. I guess she really doesn't want to fight much after all. [/color] She calmly swung a slow but weak left jab toward Solaris' gut once she got close enough.

 

[Chungus]

Seeing Ness move slower, Solaris leaned forward this time, hoping to make use of her opponent's decrease in speed to land a counter attack. Once Ness swung the punch, Solaris took a quick step to the side, and pushed off against Ness' arm. Almost imediately after this, Solaris tisted her body by a small amount, and swung a fairly quick but weak kick towards the side of Ness' knee.

 

[DotSlash]

Ness blinked in surprise as Solaris shoved her arm to the side and subsequently hit her in the knee. The girl's leg buckled a small bit as she was hit, but she managed to keep herself standing. [color=666666] "...Ow..." [/color] She mumbled to herself before she shifted back into stance. Afterward, she kicked towards Solaris' leading shin once again, using the heel of her lead foot.

 

[Chungus]

Coming out of an attack, Solaris wasn't in much of a position to evade Ness' kick, and winced as she was hit. Able to keep her balance fairly well through it, only bending through her knee slightly. Solaris pushed off with left leg, and lunged forward quickly. She tried to grab Ness by the right trapezius muscle, close to the neck. If successful, she would apply a fair amount of pressure on it by pressing down with her thumb. Solaris wasn't very strong, however, not having more strength then one would expect from someone with her frame.

 

[DotSlash]

As Solaris lunged at her, Ness managed to react despite her fatigue. She would try to keep Solaris' arms from grabbing near her neck and then would try to push the woman away with her leading right foot once again, panting a small bit as she did. [color=666666] "Woah! Too close!" [/color] Ness wasn't much stronger than how she looked as well.

 

[Chungus]

Solaris gritted her teeth as she was pushed back by Ness after her evading Solaris' grasp, and stumbled backwards, before making a small jump to the right, and from there, hopped forwards, and swung a right hook towards Ness' jaw, using the momentum from her jump to add some force to an otherwise weak blow.