| Animalities Don't Work That Way! | ||
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| Summary: For once, Ryoga has actually made his way to his intended location! There he stands, waiting for Ranma at the gates... But of course Ranma isn't in NeoTokyo anymore. Instead, Ryoga faces someone a bit out of his league.    |
After all, it's not every day that he can actually FIND this damned place. As all the students came spilling out of the school, so too did Sae! Despite her short stature, the girl managed to stick out like a sore thumb here given how her uniform looked nothing like the serafuku they wore here, cream colored sweater especially. A recent enough arrival not to yet be enrolled in the school, she nonetheless sat herself down right in any classroom that sounded like it was teaching something fun! A combination of her giggly, happy personality and the fact that she had a murderous, adorable monster on her side pretty much meant no one really tried kicking her out too hard, beyond urging her to dress properly! But this uniform's way cuter! So Sae got her way about the one thing that makes her assertive, cutes! Shuffling out past the front gate, Sae catches sight of Ryoga and pauses, giggling. "You look super serious! Are you lost? I can help! Promise!", giggling softly and peeeering up at him, pushing up onto her tiptoes. Among the uniformed herd it would so happen that there would be two nonconformists filing out alongside them. The young man looks close enough, although a little too casual than regulations would allow, or maybe he just let loose for then school's out. The girl at his side, though, looks like she is from a different school altogether. "This feels so weird, cuz," she looks over at him, only a hair shorter than him, "I'm so used to being homeschooled. Yuko's going to have it a lot easier when she starts." Kairu shrugs his shoulders, folding his arms behind his head, "I think you'll be okay. Just take it one day at a time." Yoko wrinkles her nose, flicking it twice with an index finger, "I'm going to be bored for a while, aren't I?" Kairu would be about to reply, if it weren't for a vaguely familiar sight catching his eye. He stops, his attention turned towards the kid who looks like some kind of trail hiker or something. It's the bandanna. Yoko blinks, wondering why her cousin's stopped, and turns to look, "Eh?" She's more interested in the girl over there, though, who is also wearing the wrong uniform. She wonders if she's new here, too, and has come to check out the school prior to starting. Ryoga continues scanning the crowd, hoping to spot his most hated, bitter rival. As he's addressed directly once again, he blinks and looks down at Sae. "No! I'm not lost!" For once. "I'm exactly where I want to be, at exactly when I want to be here!" He glance around for a moment, then says a bit more quietly, "This, uh, is Fuurinkan High School, right?" "OOOOH! I bet you're looking for someone!" Sae reasons correctly, smiling wide. "Oh oh oh! I know! I bet you're waiting for your girlfriend to get outa classes so you can give her a biiiig hug!", hands on her hips, a proud smile after her little (incorrect!) deduction. "But yeah! You found the right place! I still get lost around here too, so don't feel bad!" No rival here, sadly! Although there are two figures now approaching, albeit tentatively, while keeping their distance. "Uhh, Kai?" Yoko peers, this time noticing the telltale bandanna, "Is that who I think it is." Kairu taps his chin, eyes narrowing analytically, "Let's see. Obvious giveaway bandanna I don't think any other guy would be caught dead wearing unless he enjoys being bullied..." Yoko snorts at that one. "...looks like he hasn't bathed in a very long time. Kinda hard to tell from here..." Yoko sniggers. "...definitely not from around here. Dressed for extensive travel on foot. Most of all, he couldn't look anymore out of place." Yoko then pokes Kai in the shoulder, "Dude. Look how he's looking around. He probably doesn't know where he is." They both nod in unison. Mm-hmm. "That girl's hair is kinda like Mei's," Yoko also decides to point out. Ryoga looks visibly relieved when Sae informs him that this is indeed the school where that damned Saotome can be found. The other part, however, actually gets him a little flustered, and he looks down slightly and pokes his index fingers together as he says, "Well, I mean... I'm not... I haven't said..." He then shakes his head quickly, regaining his more macho tone of voice as he looks out at nothing in particular and announce loudly, "No! That's not why I'm here! I'm here to challenge that bastard Saotome to a duel, once and for all! I'm going to finish this between us and claim victory victoriously!" He then proceeds to start laughing in an almost, but not quite, maniacal manner. Sae gives a one loud clap and shoots up onto her tiptoes for a half second, thinking she did get it right! " You haven't..said? Awww, that's extra cute! You should totally confess to her!", patting Ryoga on the back. "It'll go great!Her name's Saotome after all, just like the cute island! Adorable! Bet she's just as pretty as it, too! Still, I hope she wins! Girl power n all that!", giggling mischievously like she's clearly joking. That's when she notices the two people looking at em, turning around to look dead at them both with a smile! "Guys guys! This person's looking for Saotomeeee! Have you seen her? I think he wants to confess!" Yoko and Kairu would find it absolutely hilarious were they close enough to actually be in earshot. Right, Miss Saotome as Hibiki's love interest! Ha- oh wait, the girl there just turned towards them and totally unloaded the cat's bag all over them. "Wait, what!?" Yoko doteyes, visions of Ryoga confessing to Ranma-chan already dancing through her head. Kairu, of course, looks a little more incredulous. "Nah," he shakes his head, "Nah- hey! Where are you going?" To no avail, though, as Yoko is already making a speedy beeline for Sae and Fangs, ponytail bouncing. Kai just... he shakes his head, "You've got to be kidding me," and makes his way forward to follow his cousin. Where is his twin to help him contain this horror. Ryoga blinks a couble of times, going beet red now. "No! She's not Saotome! I'm talking about two completely different people! I want to fight Saotome! And he's a guy, not a girl!" He pauses a moment, glancing away. "...Usually." As he glances away, it just so happens that he looks straight at Yoko. He tilts his head, wondering why this girl... and now the guy behind her, are heading in his general direction. Sae goes in for a brief, tight hug around Ryoga! "Awww, don't worry silly! It's okay to like guys! And girls! I've gotta girlfriend myself even!", totally misinterperting what Ryoga's objections are! "..usually? Is she a shape shifter?! That's SO COOL!". Sae's about to get all kinds of excited about that until she catches movement out of the corner of her eye again, turning towards Yoko and giving a happy squeal! "Ponytail! So cuuuuute!", standing on her tiptoes to look at the long pony tail as it wags and waves. "I'm Saaaaaaeeee!", waving towards the charging girl! Kairu's movements are not too unlike Ranma's, if Ryoga is being observant enough. The way he carries himself with his arms folded behind his head, the way his feet don't seem to touch the ground. He's just missing the Chinese garb. "Oh boy," he mumbles, "Here we go," looking at Ryoga's face then at how he totally gets glomped. Yep, that's definitely him, alright, according to what his father has told him about the ever elusive Master Hibiki. Except, of course, this is kind of awkward, as this version of his father's (unofficial) master is still a kid, or so he looks it. It's so hard to tell with Asian guys, sometimes. As for Yoko, she is getting no end of amusement from this, and has already decided that approaching those two was a winning choice. Well, that is, until she finds herself in Sae's crosshairs. Wait what- oh well, okay. She's definitely cute! Way to go to feed her ego, Sae. Grinning widely, she slows her pace, snickering as she makes a V-sign with one hand. Kairu rolls his eyes. Yep, here we go. "I'm Yoko!" announces Yoko, "Pleased to meet you, Sae!" Kairu, drawing in a deep breath, glancing back and forth between Sae, Yoko, and Ryoga, finally comes to a stop beside his cousin as she slows to a halt a short distance from the mismatched pair, and unfolds his arms to offer Ryoga a traditional Chinese greeting, palm over fist, "Hello." Ryoga is nearly, but not quite fast enough to avoid the glomp! "I do not like guys!" Who the heck is this girl? he wonders, but then she, sort of, answers his unspoken question as she yells out at the ponytailed girl. He glances between the two girls with exasperation before turning to the guy. Luckily this is Ryoga, not Mousse, so even though the movements might be somewhat Ranma-like, Ryoga clearly identifies him as someone unknown rather than as his most bitter rival. "Uhhh, hi." Sae puts her hands behind her back as she turns to face Ryogo, then hops back a few paces before leaning forward, peering at the man's fast. "Okaaay, long as you say so Mister..I've gotta remember to ask people's names! What's your name again?". Just in time, Yoko call's out her's and Sae gives her a big thumbs up! "WOoo! Someone gets it! I didn't even have to ask you!", jogging over to Yoko's side with a big grin. "Nice to meet you toooo Yoko! Do you go here too? It's super cool! Everyone's really really really nice to me here! Even let me nap on the roof!" Yoko really, really must not laugh. She's heard stories from her uncle, as well, albeit not as many, but still enough to think this is comedy gold. She is so going to have to relate this story! It will be awesome! Well, even it it's at poor Ryoga's expense, she's still gotten enough of Sae's attention so that she's out of his hair! For now. Tilting her head to the side to peer at Sae as she makes her way over then, she nodnods! "I'm going to be starting here soon, yeah." She then blinks, "Oh!" Whups, she'd almost forgotten about Kai! "This is my cousin, Kairu." Kairu nods his head to Sae, "Hey," then glances towards Ryoga, "...awkward, huh?" This earns him a light elbow in the ribs from Yoko, "Yeah yeah!" Ryoga slumps slightly at Kairu's comment to him. "Yes. Yes, this is very awkward." He then straightens up again, looking around for a certain martial artist that... doesn't seem to be coming. "I'm Ryoga Hibiki." The light of the sun intensifies upon the land followed by the sound of a large object sailing rapidly towards the High School Courtyard. Suddenly, there is a loud crash as dust and debris flies up to cover the point of impact. When the curtain of dust settles, it reveals a large turquoise skinned man wearing what appears to be an Aztec Eagle Knight helmet and armor. He looks about with glowing yellow eyes before advancing towards the group. Sae grins! "Classmates, then! Woooo! More adorable people! I wonder if Gorgutz is enrolled here too.." she taps her chin, looking around for her big orky friend. She'd probably have noticed him smashing through the halls right now if he did enroll. And it's not like there's a chair here that could spport his wait, but she doesn't give up hpe just yet! In any event Sae start sjogging in palce, then turns to give everyone a way. "Nice to meet you Ryoga! And Kairuuu! And bestest of all Yokokoko", running off into the distance! Yoko so wants to high-five Sae! Woo! She's just met a future classmate! Probable future classmate anyway, as she doesn't know what year Sae's in! It's then a little too late to ask her, as she instead has to see her go. Aww. "Twas good to meet you, too!" she waves after her as she watches her take off. "Kairu Kurihara," Kai replies to Ryoga. This, of course, before he's instinctively dropping to one knee as he hears and feels something crashing nearby, making him miss his chance to wave Sae off, too. Of all places, too! Yoko's already down in a low stance alongside him, her eyes wide with alarm. Of all the times he doesn't have his lightsaber with him, he thinks as he observes a strange figure beginning to approach them from the crash site, his hand automatically fumbling where it would be hanging from his belt. Ryoga actually seems to take the impact nearby in stride, barely looking in the direction, not even looking long enough for the dust to settle. Someone landing in an impact in Nerima? Sounds like a Tuesday. The light was unusual, though. He looks like he might be about to say something to Sae, but he nearly gets whiplash as he turns his head to watch Sae run away. "Who the heck was that?" he asks at nowhere in particular. It's not until he notices the other two looking back at the impact site in alarm that he actually looks over there. "Huh," he says as the blue skinned man approaches them. The giant turquoise skinned Aztec seems to pause at something, his gaze clearly set on not the group per se, no, he's looking beyond them. Namely, towards the school girl Sae that is currently running away from them. The Aztec warrior's glowing eyes flash gold and he suddenly breaks into a neck breaking sprint. "STOP AT ONCE!" He bellows, his mere presence somehow making the sun glare stronger. Whatever his problem is his intention is quite clear, he aims to push past the group in hot pursuit for Sae. And considering he's carrying with him a multitude of blades his intentions are probably not at all good. Kairu is obviously not from around here, as neither is Yoko, it would seem. Transfer students! "You got me, man," Kairu shakes his head, blinking as he watches Sae shrink more and more in the distance in reply to Ryoga. He's just recently starting here and it's already getting weird. His father did warn him and his sister, though. Why does Mei have to elect with hanging out with their big sis at a time like this? However, his and Yoko's attention is more focused on the... alien? He looks more like a school mascot, and it would make more sense if it hadn't just crashed into the courtyard like a meteorite and apparently taken chase after a Sae. This alarms Yoko, as Sae's her first friend here! Gaaah! Why can't she bring mecha to school!? Kairu is more attentive to the fact that it's coming right for them! And it's so bright! No time to think, though. Shoving Yoko away, he sidesteps with one quick, smooth motion, a hand shooting to try and catch one of the Aztec's wrists, forearm to brace against forearm, and use its momentum to try and force it around, "Whoa! Hold it right there, pal!" Mind, Kai's about twice as strong as a kid of his build. Yeah, he's like not even five feet tall and he's trying to redirect something that's got two full feet over him. What's this? A big, scary looking blue person chasing after a defenseless, innocent(though slightly annoying) girl? What self respecting martial artist wouldn't intervene in this? As such, Ryoga steps away from the wall, aiming to put himself in between the Aztec and the fleeing Sae. Of course, he's well off of actually being between them, but it's the thought that counts, right? Either way, Kairu is much more successful in actually being in a position to intercept the man. This doesn't stop Ryoga from taking a fighting stance, however. Kotal Kahn's reaction to having his wrist grabbed is instantaneous. As fluidly as water, he comes to a complete skidding stop and twists his arm inside Kairu's hand placing his wrist where the grip is at its weakest; right between Kairu's index and thumb finger. In one movement, the Aztec warrior slips his hand out of the grip to avoid the hold. Not only is he massive and full of muscle, the turquoise skinned fellow seems to be a proficient martial artist as well! That was definitely an Aikido escaping maneuver. That said, Kairu was successful in what he intended to do. Kotal has come to a complete stop and is no longer paying attention to the fleeing Sae. Oh no, he is now staring at the three students in front of him! "You dare bar my path!?" His eyes narrow, particularly when he spots Ryoga adopting a fighting stance. It seems their intentions are clear, and so are his. "Very well." The Aztec takes a step back and unleashes his giant macahuitl that sort of just floats on his back, gripping the massive serrated weapon with both hands as he too adopts a fighting stance. "I accept your challenge.." "To Mortal Kombat!!" Yoko slides, rather than stumbles, as her cousin shoves her out of Kotal's way. Okay, Kairu's crazy, she thinks, but she is totally not okay with that towering monster going after her new friend, and is that a huge sword on its back!? ...in its hands. "Oh crap," her eyes go wide, "Kai, I think you got its attention." As for Kairu, he feels that escaping maneuver, and purposefully releases Kotal, electing instead to flex and rotate his thumb around a few times. Holy crap, this, er, guy is huge. He couldn't even entirely wrap his hand around its wrist. Yeah, no lightsaber is bad, especially now that it's pulled a huge saw off its back. Since he's sure he got the intended result, anyway, he's taken a more casual stance, not looking like he's actually looking for a fight after all. His eyes dart back to Ryoga, though, and, "Oh boy. Here we go again." "Hey, uh," he raises a hand at Kotal, disregarding the fact that Yoko is tugging furiously on the back of his shirt, "I think you got the wrong..." Wait, what. "...what." Mortal Kombat. "Mortal Kombat?" Yoko repeats, monotone, not quite able to believe she just heard what she heard. Ryoga is, above all else, a Martial artist. When stated in such a formal manner... there's no way he can back down now! He looks over his opponent. Large, clearly strong. Probably stronger than him. Right now he has a clear advantage of reach as well, especially with that weapon. With a glance back to the backpack leaning against the entrance gate, Ryoga considers for a moment to pull his belt, but he shakes his head, rejecting that tactic for another. He leaps off the ground, heading to the side instead of at the Aztec. But he's not lost this time, no, he's jumping up at the wall, then bouncing off of it once again to throw down a hail of bandannas like shuriken. "FIGHT!" Kotal clearly wants to hear none of their excuses. They got the attention of the Emperor and now they have to deal with what doing that entails! Ignoring the pleads for reasoning, the Aztec deity advances towards the two cousins with the clear intentions of cleaving them in twain with his massive macuahuitl blade. It is only fortunate for them that Ryoga seems to be far faster on the uptake by creating distance and shooting Kotal with a barrage of.. bandannas!? "What is this nonsense!?" Cries the Aztec in outrage and bats the bandannas away with the flat of his wooden sword as if it were a paddle. "You dare mock me with such an attack??" Kotal raises his hand and a giant circle of fire appears on his palm, not unlike a chi made disk of destruction, except this one seems to be made entirely out of sun energy. "Taste a real projectile, fool!" Cries the Mesoamerican warrior and flings the fiery disc of flame at Ryoga for what is sure to be a tremendous explosion once it collides with something. But hey, at least he's focusing on Ryoga and leaving the cousins alone for now. Kairu can see this... thing is serious. Yeah, bad idea to leave the house unarmed, Kai. That was smart. Sliding one foot back as it makes its way towards him and Yoko, who decides it would be best to let her cousin's shirt go and moving aside because she feels they're going to need a lot of room very very soon, he falls back into a centered empty hand stance, an outstretched arm guarding his front while the other hand, closer to the body, is clearly set to protect his lower section. Whups! Another martial artist! Just as quickly, though, he's yanked back by Yoko, who decides that Ryoga's distraction is good enough of an excuse for her to make a break for it, even if she has to carry Kairu for it. That's right, she's then carrying her less than impressed cousin over her head, like he didn't weight all that much to her. Disappear with all the other fleeing students! Let the adults deal with this freak! Adults? Did they confuse Ryoga with an adult? In mid-air, he's falling towards the Aztec and reaching forward towards the macuahuitl with a single outstretched finger. "Bakusai-" But no, he's a bit too slow, and the disc of flame intercepts first! The explosion is had, and the smoke clears... Let it never be said that Ryoga isn't tough. While thrown backwards looking charred, he certainly looks to have a lot of fight left in him. He lands back on the sidewalk, looking like he's about to attack again, when, as often happens to those with a Jusenkyou curse, someone in a passing car apparently has just decided that they didn't want that super mega gulp soda after all, and tosses it out their window. The stream of overly sweetened liquid douses the hapless martial artist, and when the spray fades from sight, a small, black piglet is there instead. The Aztec warrior scoffs as he deals with the pesky Ryoga. Did he hit him so hard that he turned into a piglet!? Kotal doesn't question it too much, if that is the warrior's Animality then it doesn't poses much of a threat. Giving one parting glance to the pig turned Ryoga just to make sure he's out of the fight, hea turns his attention to Kairu, just in time to catch that he's also adopting a fighting stance. "Hm, Shotokan Karate? Perhaps there is some skill in you, mortal." This Aztec is not kidding around, he seems to be fully aware of all the fighting styles around him, meaning that he is not just versed on Yaomichita, which is the Aztec fighting arts. In fact, as he says this he takes a wide stance Changquan Long Fist fighting stance, even whilst he's still holding his obsidian serrated blade. "Let us see if it matches the strength of Huitzilopotchli." He's the God of War for a reason after all! But of course, just as he's about to get serious, Yoko grabs hold of Kairu and literally carries him away over her head. "Hey! Come back!" Wow, talk about blue balled here. The Aztec deity throws his hands up in the air in frustration and looks around completely bewildered. "Is this the best this realm has to offer!??" He sets his macahuitl on his back again and stands there quietly until he realizes something. "Eldergods, I lost sight of Sae!" Wait, does this giant behemoth actually knows Sae? "Sae wait!! Where is the portal back to Twisted!!?" And he's off again running in Sae's general direction. | |
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