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[Almost as soon as the trial lets out, Tarrlok kind of... tears off to the kitchen, because he's mildly concerned that he's going to experience an adrenaline crash before he even starts cooking, and so he begins! He starts on some tea, marinating some beef for kebabs... but he feels like he's forgetting something...

...

OH SHIT. HE FORGOT TO PUT NOTES OUT OKAY FUCK HANG ON LET HIM REHASH SOMETHING HE THOUGHT WAS FUNNY AND SHOVE IT UNDER PEOPLE'S DOORS BEFORE ANYTHING BURNS]

FOOD IN EAT PLACE

[okay whew he makes it back to the kitchen. And so does Yuri at some point, actually! So... Tarrlok will be getting kebabs ready for everyone, since he was hungry for them, Yuri confirmed, and Cabanela said he'd have whatever he'd have. Speaking of, Cabanela shows up to make some chicken soup! And Yuri makes curry, teriyaki chicken, and steamed vegetables. So there's a little something for everyone. The food that gets put out isn't super fancy, but it's nice, and there's tea just like Elda wanted.

So have at, then!]

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Yeah, that's me. The guy who can work out his issues in just one night.

[ Yuri's managed before, he can do it again. It's probably out of sheer stubbornness and willpower this time, though. However, tomorrow isn't here yet, and so... ]

A partner would be nice. That is, if you can keep up.

Edited (why did the sentence not even save/change) 2017-11-08 02:51 (UTC)

I'll go easy on you.

[Even if her left arm wasn't weak right now, Yuri would still be able to beat her, but Rin's stronger than she looks. She was trained to fight by Kirei, so she'll definitely give him a few surprises; she's able to give a confident reply like so to him for that reason, as she gets into a fighting position.]

[ Yuri figures that she'll definitely be able to put up a fight, given what he recalls of what she's said in the trial with said shitty priest. ]

Heh, you'll regret that!

[ The raven-haired man says knowing that she's saying that like he's said his own words for purely confidant banter, and so naturally he'll continue it. He'll get into a fighting position but as always he'll make the first strike and come towards her, swinging a low punch in an attempt to hit her in the stomach. ]

[When Yuri makes the first move to close the distance, Rin grins.

When she blocks, Rin doesn't attempt to completely stop the blow, but redirect it with her arm. She's trying to throw his arm open wide and away from his trunk, where she'll immediately be going for a palm strike.

Her reactions are rapid in this environment. If he fails to block it, she'll flow right into a second strike, but if he does block it, she'll quickly change tactics based on what he does.]

[ Now, when he sees her grin he doesn't have a worry at all (if anything it makes him wonder what move she'll make.)

When she blocks and doesn't completely halt it, there is a quick thought of, Different than Rideaux, Milla, and Terumi then. Though he's not going to leave himself wide open here. He's moved his other arm to move in the way of her palm coming into contact. Unlike her earlier tactic, it's a full on block with no redirection, and he'll aim a low kick from one of his legs to try to hit the side of her own in an attempt to trip her up or knock her off balance. ]

[That would probably have worked better, if not very well, had they not hiveminded there. Rin is surprisingly fast; not as fast as Kirei, mind, but it seems whatever martial art he passed down to her is one that emphasizes rapid movements.

As promised, then, when Yuri blocks her blows, she switches tactics. Like him, Rin also thought to go for the legs, though her approach is different. She's dropped down into a full-on crouch, but seeing his kick incoming forces her to change up her plan of action.

Maybe in her favor. Initially she was going for his ankles, but this presents an opportunity for her. Rin plants a hand on the floor, bracing herself to one side with both limbs as she swings her other leg through the air.

Since he has one leg raised like her, she means to kick out the one he's standing on and completely knock him to the ground.

Should his kick still connect with her before that happens, she's also a lot lower now, and half-turned. It'll more likely hit her in the side, or maybe even the shoulder, though it seems she's turned the way she is to minimize that contact to her arm.]

[ You know, somehow it is not surprising that both of them had elected to take the same course of action at the same time so soon into the battle. Luckily Yuri isn't the type of person to underestimate his opponents, and in fact, he usually considers that anyone he's facing is reasonably skilled.

Judging from the presumption that he was already switching into the kick on his end first, and that it is still aimed low, it is reason to stand that his own move would wind up connecting first. Given where she's positioned it would also land on her shoulder, rather than her side.

It's not exactly an ideal place for him to have landed the blow on in the first place -- though there is a moment where he is left open for a counter or should Rin perform the very same tactic again. ]

[Haha, that sure was her left shoulder, so it's more effective than Yuri might think. It might be hard to see from this angle, but Rin's coloring goes two shades paler.

Did her initial kick hit him at all? If yes but he's still standing, then yeah she's definitely going for the kick again since she's better balanced at the moment than he is.

It's not as precise as the first one would have been, but there is more power behind it. Kind of like Rin's aware she might end up off-target, so she's making up for it with strength to ensure it has some effect wherever it lands.]

[ For the sake of irony, Yuri doesn't even notice. It might be because he's a little focused on himself and getting back into a proper stance so there's less of a vulnerability -- though it's a little late for that.

The kick may be less precise so maybe when it lands it's on a different spot of his leg (perhaps a little higher up) but because he's anticipated it less and he hadn't landed an attack of his own on her, it is more than enough to make him fall completely on his ass with a grunt. Though, he'll use his legs to sping back onto his feet, but hold off to see what Rin's going to do on her end. ]

[Normally, letting her make the first move would be a poor choice. Had his failed attack not hurt her, she would have immediately tried to blitz him, and the extra hesitation might have been costly.

That did hurt though, so it buys him a couple of seconds, and in that time she re-strategizes. Still crouched low on the ground, she's going to plant both feet again to spring forward with a feint towards his legs that will turn into an uppercut.]

[ Yuri's first instinct when he has the time (like he's probably done in one of Rideaux's fights) and someone is going for his legs with what he perceives to be a kick is to step around them, specifically so that he's planted himself at their side. He's not watching for a feint here, but would she presumably have the time to turn in his direction to make the uppercut?

If not, he is going to try to land a punch directed towards her face, coming from the side. If she does, however, chances are that he's gonna get hit with that before he does his attempted strike. ]

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