[Sometime after Karasu's "explanation," such as it was, Atsuko has showed up
outside the infirmary, where Marcie is supposed to be getting a broken ankle
cared for.]
[Consolation Battle... FIGHT!]
* Kento screams the scream of someone being burned in a sensitive spot.
* Atsuko quickly opens the door to see what's going on.
* Kento is standing next to a cot, which Marcie is laying on, and he's got a
burnt imprint of a palm on his cheek, and holes burnt in his clothes in spots.
<Atsuko> Uh...
<Kento> ...I don't believe it!  ANOTHER ONE come to taunt her~!
<Kento> Go away, damn it!
* Kento grabs his naginata from where it rests against the wall.
<Atsuko> Gah!
<Atsuko> I'm not here to taunt her!
* Kento raises the naginata above his head, spinning it swiftly, "That's what HE
said, too! IRON..."
<Kento> ROCK...
* Atsuko raises her hands. "I wanted to make sure she was okay!"
<Atsuko> Please...we shouldn't fight here!
<Kento> AUGH!
* Kento drops to his knees as a hand wraps itself arouns his neck and starts
burning, causing him to lose his grip on his naginata, which handily spins away.
<Kento> AAAAAAAAAAUGH!
* Atsuko eeps.
* Marcie releases Kento, who drops to the ground. She sits up on the cot.
<Marcie> ...you bitch.  Come to taunt me, just like your bastard boyfriend.
<Atsuko> ...s'not my boyfriend.
<Marcie> Oh, so you just sleep with him?
<Atsuko> ...
* Marcie stands up on her good leg.
<Atsuko> I've never even KISSED a boy!
<Marcie> Oh, so it's the girl with the big sword that's your dyke?
<Atsuko> No!
<Marcie> Run away, little bitch.  I'll burn you away where you stand.
* Marcie holds up one hand and clenches it into a fist. It ignites, burning with
a strong glow.
<Atsuko> I...I just wanted to make sure you weren't hurt badly. And...I wanted
to thank you.
<Marcie> ...thank me.  You... want to... THANK ME?
* Atsuko nods. "I've...never had a fight like that before. It was an amazing
experience."
* Marcie turns purple as the fire engulfs her entire arm.
<Atsuko> And...I wish I could have that determination that you have.
<Marcie> RAAAAAAAAAAGH!
* Marcie hurls a bolt of fire at Atsuko.
* Atsuko ducks frantically.
<Marcie> STAND STILL AND DIE!
* Marcie hurls bolt after bolt after bolt of fire at Atsuko.
<Atsuko> Wait! Please! I don't want to fight you!
* Atsuko dodges like crazy/
<Atsuko> Please! Hear me out!
* Marcie thrusts her arms out at her sides and her flaming aura explodes
outward, filling the room with fire. "I DON'T WANT TO HEAR YOUR PATHETIC
EXCUSES! LEAVE ME ALONE!"
* Atsuko stares, horrified, and flees.
* Kento screams and rolls under the bed.
[Consolation Fight... Win by Submission, Marcie Darner]