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Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« on: June 23, 2019, 11:35:25 PM »
The sound of a nose getting cracked was not an easy noise to forget. The feeling of someone's bones breaking against your knuckles might have been worse... Vivian was thankful for once that she didn't have to worry about remembering a feeling like that. 'Your hands break fragile things.' She made sure to remind herself of that fact every single day. Bones were no exception, at least without the protection of aura to get in the way of her metal. Thinking back on that unfortunate part of that particular day rarely failed to make her cringe a little. Inflicting that pain on someone that you cared so deeply about couldn't be a fun memory for anyone to recall. However, as far as terrible first meetings went, the result was about as best as one could ask for. How often did decking a guy square in the face make him fall for you?

Okay, maybe that wasn't exactly how it happened, but it made for a funny story to tell people. It was nearly as entertaining for Vivian to replay it in her mind, minus the face-smashing bit. She couldn't deny that may have felt good in the moment, but the circumstances back then were entirely different. It had all been a misunderstanding that only occurred thanks to some truly unbelievable luck. If she had known where their relationship would be headed, she probably wouldn't have hit him hard enough to break his mouth. Despite the good results that came out of that first incident, she had no intention of driving her fist into his face ever again.

Until today.

Vivian wouldn't have blamed Michael if he would have chosen not get into the ring with her after that incident. Thankfully, he had accepted her invitation! They were long overdue for a fair rematch, and today was the day. A boxing ring might have given her an unfair advantage, so they had opted for one of the open training arenas on the school grounds. A wide open space for combat, with the occasional wooden barricade scattered about for cover. Vivian had spent the last twenty minutes in the next room over, beating a training dummy like it owed her money. Needless to say, her blood was pumping and she was ready to rock. The girl didn't have a weapon on her other than the prosthetic arms attached to her upper body. It was probably for the best, seeing as the first time her and Michael had gone head-to-head, the fight was rather... brief. She had zero doubt in her boyfriend's skill and talent as a Huntsman-in-training, but there was simply a gap in experience between the two of them that made sparring a little uneven. At the very least, he had his full aura this time, which would hopefully prevent the shattering of any bones. Going easy on him wouldn't do him any good, but it wouldn't hurt to even the playing field a little. Her guns were only ever a secondary tool, so she had gone without them today. A black, sleeveless tank top had been selected by her in order to show off her shiny metal arms, loaded with electric dust that made her symmetrical, synthetic 'veins' glow a bright yellow. More dust was waiting in the small pouch on the belt that was secured over her shorts, without the ammunition and holsters that usually accompanied it.

The faunus stood idle in the arena, leaning back against the wall with her scroll in one hand. Michael already knew by now that she was not the most patient of people, and yet he would get reminded again. There was a chance he was already drawing near, but she wasn't one to wait and find out. Instead, he got a couple of text messages sent his way.

'im here'
'where u at?'
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2019, 06:34:07 AM »
It takes a certain gumption to walk into a fight you know you cannot win. Michael knew how valuable the experience would be fighting above his skill level, but he still had a heavy hesitation on fighting Vivian. First off, his family would be angry simply within the fact that he was willingly fighting her to begin with. But especially since they were in their relationship, and men should be gentlemanly. Michael valued his capacity to grow above all of this.

It didn't mean he was mentally prepared.

Michael sat in the locker room, fiddling with the straps on his weapon. He needed to practice without his armor. He needed to be able to fight when he was caught without it. But, he felt a longing for the feeling of invincibility that came with walking around in several pounds of metal. With the helmet on, they cannot see your face, after all. But, he needed to fight as just himself for once.

With everything strapped on, the only thing that needed to get together was Michael himself. The sea of thoughts swirling in his head just added to his self-doubt, but he was in far too deep to back out now. He didn't want to keep her waiting for too long.

'I will be there in a second. Sorry.'

Michael slowly walked into the arena, clad in his blue jeans and sleeveless tank top. Like a broken bone heals back stronger, he was going to come out of this better for the experience.
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #2 on: July 05, 2019, 11:50:39 AM »
In the meantime, Vivian kept herself active and busy. A few cartwheels, followed by walking on her hands for a little bit. She was in the middle of that handstand when her scroll fell out of the poor excuse for a pocket on her shorts. "Crap." Only a moment after it hit the ground, it buzzed to indicate a notification. Carefully balancing on one hand, she scooped up her scroll with the other. Then, with a strong push off of the ground, she hopped back onto both feet to read it. According to the message, he'd be here very soon. That still left her with a minute or so of time she needed to kill. To remedy that, she went ahead and created one of her aura bubbles and started bouncing on it like a trampoline, just for the fun of it.

The rabbit faunus was mid-jump when she finally spotted him walking in. Michael was hard to miss really, considering he was a couple feet taller than the average Beacon student. The main thing that stood out to her, however, was the complete lack of any armor on his person. It perplexed her a little, but after a moment of thought, it occurred to her that he'd probably be better off without it while up against her. Anything that slowed him down gave her an advantage in her eyes.

As her feet landed on that elastic bubble once more, she bent her knees and pushed off hard. The glowing sphere of aura caved in slightly before sending that force back in the opposite direction, launching Vivian up and away. In her brief airtime, she braced for the landing. It wasn't going to be an exceptionally smooth one, but her form was good enough to avoid eating dirt. Her sneakers landed and she slid across the ground for a few feet, finally coming to a halt right in front of him.

"Hey you," the young woman said cheerily as she rose to casually stand up straight, as if she hadn't just leaped halfway across the arena. He was quickly greeted with a metal hug, pulling him against her not-so-metal body. She would have offered him a kiss along with it, if not for the unfortunate fact that he was a couple heads taller. Letting him go after a moment, she backed up slightly and gave him a playful smirk.

"Ready for round two? You better kick my ass this time." Despite her generally oblivious nature, Vivian had picked up on his lack of self-confidence a while ago. She viewed Michael with a much higher regard than he himself did, or at least it seemed that way. To him, it probably felt like she didn't know what she was talking about. That didn't stop her from giving him well-deserved praise on a regular basis, even if she knew it may have come across as insincere. "Hell, maybe we can make a bet on the winner, hmm?" she offered half-jokingly while cocking her head to the side.
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #3 on: July 07, 2019, 03:33:44 PM »
All the tension that Michael was carrying melted away whenever Vivian hugged him. He had always found Vivian to bring stability into his life, which seems counter-intuitive considering her personality, but she helped him to quell the fears that build up in his head. Her boundless energy makes him feel stronger. He let go of her, feeling the breath draw out of him. "It's good to see you." he said with a small smile.

Michael towered over Vivian, adjusting the straps on his forearm once more. "This bet would be significantly more one-sided than the last bet we made. Alright, what do you have in mind?" he said, with a tone that said he was already expecting to have to do whatever it is.
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2019, 05:40:13 PM »
Vivian had not really expected him to go along with the idea, so she didn't exactly have anything specific planned. She pursed her lips for less than a second as she pondered it, the smile quickly returning to her face. "How 'bout… Her arms folded together in front of her, the metal clinking on contact. "If by some chance I happen to win… You should buy me lunch. I'll be hungry by then." It should have been clear that she was joking around as she understated her advantage that both of them were well aware of. Lifting one leg up, she idly tapped the toe of her shoe against the ground as she went on.

"If you win… Hmm…" A thought came to mind, one that made her snicker. The faunus leaned in a little, giving him a sly look. "How about I give you a kiss?" she offered in a low voice, no doubt in an attempt to tease him. Maybe it wasn't much of a fair deal if that was the only thing on the line though. "... And I'll buy lunch," she added.
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #5 on: July 16, 2019, 01:45:43 PM »
Naturally, she was teasing him again. He knew it was within her nature to gloat about these kinds of things, and he was not above being stung by hurt pride. "Alright. If I still have a jaw by then, we'll see." he said, some of the normal humor in his joke lost in his voice. He was always the type to wear his heart on his sleeve, and he could not hide his unease at the situation. Still, he stood up straight, adjusting his spine with an audible hollow crack.

"Let's get this things going before I change my mind." he said, quickly turning and moving toward the starting location marked in the arena.
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Re: Lovers' Duel [Closed]
« Reply #6 on: July 24, 2019, 10:56:52 AM »
Vivian easily caught on to his reservations about their upcoming duel. None of it was unexpected. "Oh, c'mon, you'll do fiiine. Totally fine. It's not like I'm gonna hit you without your aura up this time." The unpleasant memory forced its way into her mind once again, and she did her best to ignore it. Right before Michael walked off, she gave him a playful nudge with her steel elbow. "And I'll try not to hit you in the face when I can avoid it." Knowing her fighting style, it was somewhat of a hollow promise.

Spinning around on one foot, the rabbit started making her way to the opposite side of the arena, idly humming an upbeat tune to herself until she arrived at her destination. She turned herself around again, this time taking a fighting stance. One foot ahead of the other, arms raised, fists ready. Vivian bobbed excitedly on her feet for a moment before steadying herself again, still grinning eagerly. "Ready?"

She gave him a few more seconds, and then she was off, running at him with a breakneck pace. Her first instinct was to leap at him, but seeing as that was the technique that had given her the upper hand in their first encounter, she couldn't afford to act so predictably. Then again... Something along those lines would probably work better than trying to just run up and punch him.

Vivian pushed off of the ground with her sneakers for a short hop. In the middle of her air time, her semblance activated, forming one of those glowing bubbles right below her. Instead of meeting the floor, her feet pushed into that sphere of aura, immediately propelling her up and outwards. It wasn't too dissimilar to the approach she had made a minute prior, the main difference being that she aimed to greet him with a dropkick directly to his upper torso instead of a hug.
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