[It's the day after Daphne's horrible injury.  The battles are about to start,
and Ichi and Taro have gone down onto the fight grounds in an attempt to find
their chosen teachers.  Also down there are Cara and Daphne, accompanying Ryu,
who they have chosen to train under.]
[Session Start]
<Announcer> Our first fight of the second round is about to begin!
* Taro is looking for the Spaniard guy.
* Ichi turns to the nearest speaker to hear who it is.
* Daphne is accompanying Ryu. ^_^
<Announcer> Domon Kasshu versus Edyth Omary!
* Cara looks around.
* Taro also looks towards the fight occasionally as he's searching...
<Ichi> (Snrk!)
* The cloaked man with the katana he has yet to use jumps into the ring from the
stands.  Waiting opposite him when he gets there is a small woman with two
bandoliers of daggers strung across her chest.
* Ichi shakes his head and goes on looking for Delsie.
* Cara looks over to the fight. She still looks a bit nervous about it.
* Daphne watches.
* Taro continues seraching for the guy
* As soon as the fight is begun, Domon charges the small woman, who proceeds to
lead him in a mad chase around the ring.  He's forced to draw is sword for the
first time, using it to block knife after knife, and the woman just never seems
to run out.
* Finally, Domon manages to corner the woman, but faced with her near constant
stream of knives, he is unable to advance.
<Cara> ...how's she doing that?
<Cara> Magic?
<Daphne> Pretty well, if ye' ask me.
* Domon backs off a bit.
* Domon slams his sword back into its saya and raises a fist in front of his
face. It begins glowing bright green.
* Daphne raises an eyebrow and pays close attention.
* Cara blinks and watches.
* Domon starts speaking, and his voice is audible across the entire arena,
though he doesn't seem to be shouting. "This hand of mine glows with an awesome
power. It's telling me to defeat you!"
* Ichi catches sight of the glow and stops his search to watch.
* Taro blinks...
* Taro watches, fascinated.
* Domon rushes forward, reaching out for the woman with his glowing hand,
heedless of her stream of knives, which seem to bounce off the glow emanated by
his hand. "SHINING... FINGER!"
* Domon grabs the woman's head in his hand and lunges forward, carrying them
both off the ring. When they land, Domon is standing on top of the woman, barely
avoiding a ring-out.
<Announcer> The winner, by ring out!  Domon Kasshu!
<Taro> Wow.
<Taro> Wish I could do that.
<Taro> ... ah well. I chose sword, I have to stick with sword. For now, anyway.
* Taro resumes his search.
* Cara stares, wide eyed. "That was amazing."
<Ichi> That was...just...::shakes his head again and continues searching::
* Daphne whistles appreciatively. "Nice move."
* Taro and Ichi spot their prospective mentors waiting to fight.
* Taro blinks.
<Taro> There they are.
<Taro> ... I guess I'll ask after the fight.
* Ichi starts the long and slow process of thinking...and decides that it would
be rude to ask before the fight.
* Taro walks up to the Spaniard guy.
<Taro> Excuse me, sir. I couldn't help but notice your excellent performance
yesterday. Would you do me the honor of taking me in for training? ^^;
<Alvaro> ...what?
* Ichi makes his way over to Mittler.
* Delsie watches Ichi approach.
<Taro> I would like you to teach me...
<Alvaro> You want... ME... to teach... YOU?
<Taro> Yeah... o.o
<Ichi> Pardon me mam, I was wondering if you could help me.
* Alvaro looks down and spits on Taro's shoes.
<Taro> ... I'd still like training. ^^;
<Delsie> Help you how, sonny?
<Taro> ... please?
<Alvaro> Pfeh.  NO spirit at all.
<Alvaro> Even if I trained you, it wouldn't take.
<Taro> I could take training!
<Alvaro> You've got no spine.  How are you walking upright?
<Alvaro> Get down on the ground, little octopus boy!
<Taro> I... no, I won't.
<Ichi> My freinds and I are under a curse, and it seems that winning this
turnement will help us break it. Unfortunatly none of us are strong enough to do
so.
<Alvaro> You don't deserve to be walking upright!
<Taro> I'm good enough to take training!
<Alvaro> You're good enough to take a shit, and not much more.
<Ichi> I saw your fight yesterday and was wondering if you or somebody from your
school could help me train to become strong enough to compete.
<Taro> I'm not as good as you, but I can do a lot on my own!
* Delsie smiles darkly. "So you want to follow me, hmm? What makes you think you
can walk my path?"
<Alvaro> I'm sure you can make a real big pile of shit, boy.  Get out of my face
before I remove yours.
<Taro> You're about as repulsive as a monkey in a negligee.
<Alvaro> And you're about as gutsy as a football fan!  All wind, piss, and
blubber!
<Ichi> The fact that your path travels in the direction that I have to go, and
no mater the obsticles...I must walk.
<Taro> I'm not going to take this sitting down.
<Alvaro> Of course not.  You're gonna take it bending over, with your pants
around your ankles, just like yer daddy taught you!
<Delsie> Very well... I will teach you what you can learn, child.
<Ichi> Thankyou sensei.
<Taro> I...
* Taro growls.
* Taro steps on the guy's foot.
* Alvaro laughs.
* Alvaro picks Taro up by the scruff of the neck.
<Taro> Hurk!
<Alvaro> Well, little kitten.  Got a little backbone after all?
<Taro> Yessir. o.o ... I mean, YES!
* Alvaro shakes Taro a little, and then throws him against the wall.
<Taro> X_x
<Alvaro> Fine.  You start training once I'm eliminated from this here
tournament.
<Taro> ... wow. Thank you... o_o
<Alvaro> If you're not here when that happens, I leave without you.
* Taro nods.
<Taro> Thank you. I'll be right there.
* Taro heads to look for Cara.
<Taro> ... wow.
<Taro> There just may be something to this assertiveness thing.
<Ichi> Excuse me sensei,I need to tell my friends that I have found somebody
willing to teach me.
<Delsie> Go then, and we will leave when you have said your farewells.
* Ichi bows and then searches for the others.
* Taro continues looking for the others
* The others aren't hard to spot, waiting as they are for Ryu.
<Taro> Cara!
<Taro> I found someone to train with. ^_^
* Cara blinks and looks up. "Oh, hi Taro."
<Taro> I'm training with that Alvaro guy.
* Daphne blinks over at Taro.
* Cara smiles very slightly. "That's good to hear."
* Ichi walks up, "Hello everyone. I also found somebody to train me."
<Daphne> Hey, congrats.
<Cara> Good job.
* Daphne looks over at Ichi. "You too, huh? Alright."
<Ichi> Thankyou, who are you going to be training with?
* Daphne points to Ryu. "This nice fellow here."
* Cara nods.
<Taro> Ah.
<Taro> What about you, Cara?
<Cara> Me too.
<Ichi> Ahh, good luck to both of you.
<Taro> Ah.
<Taro> That's nice.
<Taro> Good luck. ^_^
<Daphne> Thanks. Y'too.
<Cara> Thanks.
<Taro> Work hard, and eat lotsa fish. Because calcium's good for you.
* Ichi blinks and wonders if he should write that down...
* Cara blinks, and gives Taro a funny look.
* Daphne shrugs, since it's old news.
<Taro> ^_^;
[Session End]