week 2

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[With the sudden pirate takeover and the sudden, tragic deaths of the crew, the second week of the Starfield Penitentiary rehabilitation project is off to a rough start. After Price's call for parlay with the pirate captain, he was not seen for the remainder of Saturday but around 10 pm it is his calm but tense voice that makes the time announcement.

Buckle in, Champions, things are about to get bumpy.]

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[ooc: Don't forget to to turn in your AC for week 1 and submit your threads for the Benefactors!]

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I DON'T EITHER

[chides]

[ mako narrowly dodges the foot and the punch--she's fast--but while she's up close, he'll throw two punches of his own. he's not going easy on her, but he's not quite hitting at full throttle, either. ]

WELL GOOD

[tuskenlancer]

[ Gonna have to try harder than that, Mako.

It's close, but she avoids getting hit, stepping nimbly away, then follows up with another swift attempt at an uppercut of her own. ]

[chides]

[ damn.

he actually gets hit by that uppercut, right on the chin, and falters backwards. but he's...grinning? ]

Not bad.

[ right after he says that though, he's gonna try to get back at her with a few kicks. ]

[tuskenlancer]

[ There's a small surge of triumph, though there really shouldn't be. She's used to fighting elite soldiers, the best of the best, not cops who probably sit at a desk all day.

Still, it's been a while since she's had a win, and CT grins fiercely in return. She's so distracted by her success that she forgets to watch for the next attack. She notices and dodges his foot at the last moment, but it's too late, and the toe of his shoe catches her hard in the shin, making her stumble.

CT manages to keep her balance, but the grin disappears as she narrows her eyes and her focus, collecting herself before kicking right back. ]

[chides]

[ hey mako isn't a cop who sits all day ok ok

it's been a while since he's gotten a good match. feels nice, reminds him of home, and he's thoroughly enjoying himself even if his expression is stern. mako's eyes narrow as CT kicks again, and he's completely focused now, dodging her kick, and mako starts to move in to throw a few punches her way. ]

[tuskenlancer]

[ She doesn't know that!!

The fight continues, and now neither of them are smiling. Mako, whatever else he might be, obviously isn't the sit-around-and-eat-doughnuts kind of cop, and that becomes clear the longer things go on. He gets in a few good hits, CT does the same, they both dodge others, and they seem surprisingly evenly matched for a while.

But in the end, it seems CT's military training, and her even more punishing work under the Director, might just give her the edge. She blocks what could have been a knockout blow and lunges at Mako in response, not holding anything back. ]

[chides]

[ it's a good fight, that's for sure. adrenaline pumps through his veins--he's missed having a good fight like this, and he's dodging and throwing blows as they get into some sort of rhythm.

but when he goes in to finally end things, she blocks it, and then she's lunging at him--

mako falls to the ground, CT on top of him.

oof. ]

Okay, okay--you win!

[tuskenlancer]

[ Damn right she does.

She stays where she is for a moment longer, just to drive the point home, and then steps back. She's sweating, breathing hard, but she's beaming as she offers Mako a hand up. ]

Nice moves.

[ And she means it. That hadn't been easy. ]

[chides]

You too.

[ damn, that was a workout. he takes her hand and gets back to his feet, grinning despite the loss. ]

I figured you'd be a good opponent.

[tuskenlancer]

I didn't know you would be.

[ No offense. She studies him curiously. ]

That wasn't just police training.

[chides]

Nope. I mean, part of it is, but I learned a lot of martial arts when I was a kid.

[ thanks, mom and dad. ]

[tuskenlancer]

[ Well, that would help explain things. CT nods. ]

Any weapons training?

[ Outside of - she assumes - handgun training for his police work. ]

[chides]

[ guns actually don't exist in the avatar universe! ]

Well...I can make my own weapons with my bending if that counts?

[tuskenlancer]

[ She doesn't know that!

Speaking of things she doesn't know. CT gives him a baffled look. ]

Bending?

[ Literally imagining him bending steel into guns with his bare hands here. ]

[chides]

Uh, right--it's...magic? I guess you'd call it.

[ he lights a small little flame in his hand. ]

Like that.

[ and then...it transforms into a dagger. ]

[tuskenlancer]

[ I'm from a futuristic sci-fi canon and what is this.

She's not impressed when he forms a flame - lighters are easy to hide - but her eyes widen when he turns it into a dagger. ]

What -

[ CT stares at the dagger, then at Mako. ]

...Okay, how's it work?