CoyoteMoonFangs (2:26:57 PM): *standing inside the waiting gate, you can hear the roaring crowd and the man who registered everyone making announcements*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:28:50 PM): 'Welcome one and all to the first Tournament of the Oracle, where here our fighters compete to have some certainty in their futures. Now let's introduce our contestants!"
Fluteotter (2:29:04 PM): ...time for some fun, then...
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:29:08 PM): *the gate rises in front of you*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:30:08 PM): 'Coming in from the right is Sanuye of the Emerald Serpant!'
Fluteotter (2:30:39 PM): Sanuye trots in, looking up at the people around the arena.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:30:47 PM): *crowd cheers*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:31:17 PM): *the gate from the opposite side of the arena opens*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:31:58 PM): 'And coming in from our left is the one who calls himself Bram!'
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:32:39 PM): *Bram walks in calmy with his eyes closed in mediation, human form*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:33:14 PM): *he opens his eyes and smiles softly at Sanuye*
Fluteotter (2:33:42 PM): Sanuye nods at him.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:34:23 PM): 'Let's see what this fight holds for them. Try not to kill each other!'
Fluteotter (2:35:07 PM): Sanuye laughs.  "Care to make the first move?"
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:35:58 PM): *Bram pulls his axe from off of his back*
Fluteotter (2:36:21 PM): Sanuye watches, and waits, and as soon as he springs it dives forward and under him.
Fluteotter (2:36:27 PM): *swings it
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:37:38 PM): *Bram leaps into the air twisting with the swing of his axe and jumps away* what do you seek out of his Tournament?
Fluteotter (2:38:50 PM): To help someone who should not be treated as a prize!
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:39:49 PM): I'll do my best to protect you, then. *Bram throws his axe*
Fluteotter (2:40:07 PM): Sanuye dodges, and goes incorporeal if that fails.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:41:12 PM): (brb)
Fluteotter (2:41:18 PM): (k)
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:43:36 PM): (back. had to get my di and my difficulty sheet)
Fluteotter (2:43:57 PM): (ok.)
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:43:58 PM): (you dodge it okay)
Fluteotter (2:44:19 PM): Sanuye runs forward and leaps for Bram's shoulder.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:45:30 PM): *Bram falls down on purpose and springs right back up*
Fluteotter (2:46:07 PM): Sanuye lands, spins and tries again, this time (assuming he's facing away from me) aiming for the small of his back.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:47:11 PM): *you scratch Bram but he turns and slips away last second*
Fluteotter (2:47:31 PM): (darn dodge-monkeys.)
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:48:13 PM): *in the turning moment he scoops up his axe again*
Fluteotter (2:48:49 PM): ...this could take a while, hm?
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:49:29 PM): Impatient?
Fluteotter (2:49:42 PM): Hard to say.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:50:15 PM): *sticks his axe into the ground* let me quicken it.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:50:47 PM): *Bram's eyes become reptile-like*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:51:15 PM): *scales break out over his skin, he grows taller and taller*
Fluteotter (2:51:44 PM): ....eeeeeeep....
Fluteotter (2:51:55 PM): Ah, well.  The bigger they are, the harder they fall!
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:52:18 PM): *his clothes meld into his scales and you are now facing a 30ft tan Dragon*
Fluteotter (2:52:31 PM): Note to self, don't get stepped on.
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:53:28 PM): *the crowd ooohes and aahs*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:53:40 PM): *some gasp in fear*
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:54:35 PM): *Bram flaps his wings causing a huge gust of wind*
Fluteotter (2:55:29 PM): Sanuye waits for the wind to die down, then charges again, ending the charge with a leap onto his foot and half flying, half climbing him in a dizzying spiral until she reaches the back of his neck.
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CoyoteMoonFangs (2:56:47 PM): *Bram flies into the air*
Fluteotter (2:57:04 PM): (Did I manage to get onto him or not?)
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:57:48 PM): (did you do something after you climbed onto his back?)
Fluteotter (2:58:16 PM): (Nah, just climbing and hoping he'll take at least one swipe and go off-balance...)
CoyoteMoonFangs (2:59:10 PM): (nope, he just let you) *Bram's flying increases in speed*
Fluteotter (2:59:34 PM): Sanuye reaches the back of his neck and hangs on for dear life.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:00:50 PM): *he does multple spirals in the air, then dives his back side facing down*
Fluteotter (3:01:12 PM): Sanuye goes incorporeal and clings.
Fluteotter (3:01:43 PM): I'll bet this is gonna hurt him almost as much as it'd hurt me...
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:04:02 PM): *Bram hits the ground with a BAM but you manage you escape into the ground*
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:05:10 PM): *you feel Bram scrambing to his feet through the ground*
Fluteotter (3:05:10 PM): *whistles through her teeth... or would if she was corporeal*  Wow... that was close...
Fluteotter (3:05:43 PM): Sanuye pops out of the ground a little ways from him and tries the charge-and-spiral trick again.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:07:16 PM): Heaven claws *Bram slashes at you with his claws glowing a weird translcuent-white*
Fluteotter (3:07:40 PM): "Oh, SHOOT!"  Sanuye, still incorporeal, dodges into him.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:09:00 PM): (hiding inside the dragon, huh?)
Fluteotter (3:09:20 PM): (I can't think of anything better!)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:11:08 PM): *Bram's voice rumbles inside him* Isn't this kind of protecting going a little far?
Fluteotter (3:11:37 PM): You're a hundred times my size and I'm DEAD!  What do you expect?
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:12:24 PM): 'Sanuye has appeared to disappeared from the ring! We will now begin counting.'
Fluteotter (3:12:26 PM): Sanuye laughs and pops out his back.
Fluteotter (3:12:29 PM): "Still here!"
Fluteotter (3:12:56 PM): ...really, they can't count me out 'less I'm OUT of the ring, right?
Fluteotter (3:13:18 PM): (*imagines the headache Sanuye is giving some poor referee...)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:13:20 PM): *the crowd cheers and laughs at Sanuye's return*
Fluteotter (3:14:20 PM): She nods to them.  "Thank ye kindly, and yes, I do unscheduled performances!"  (How close are we to the edge, anyway?)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:16:11 PM): (you mean to the wall and then the stadium seats? probably at his tail 20 ft away)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:16:29 PM): (stadium's 200 ft wide)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:16:35 PM): (circular)
Fluteotter (3:16:35 PM): (I meant the edge of the ring...)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:17:05 PM): (still, 20ft)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:17:49 PM): (his 15ft tail lashes at you)
Fluteotter (3:18:12 PM): (All right.)  Sanuye grins at Bram and says, "You c'n fly strong, I see, but can ye do fancy?" and shoots into the air to avoid the tail.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:19:16 PM): Heaven claws *Bram stands on his hind-legs and slashes at you*
Fluteotter (3:19:45 PM): "AGAIN?!"  Sanuye dives out of the way and streaks for the edge of the ring.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:21:40 PM): Heaven fangs *whirls around and snaps at you*
Fluteotter (3:22:37 PM): *dodges again, trying to stay OUT of range and keeping shooting towards the edge of the ring*
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:23:34 PM): (you've made it to the end of the ring)
Fluteotter (3:24:02 PM): (Is Bram coming after me?)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:25:29 PM): (yes, still snapping)
Fluteotter (3:26:39 PM): As soon as Sanuye's within three inches of the boundary, she does a somersault in midair and dives straight down, then peels back towards (and hopefully below) Bram, hoping his momentum will be enough to take her past him.
Fluteotter (3:26:45 PM): *him past her.  Gah.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:28:20 PM): *you trip over Bram's tail coming back, and he takes a big bite out of the statium*
Fluteotter (3:28:41 PM): (Does he go out of the ring, is the question...)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:29:31 PM): *no, he's stopped at the wall*
Fluteotter (3:30:02 PM): (Dang it!  So much for winning with my head...)
Fluteotter (3:30:48 PM): (*laughs*  I don't think I can win this one if the ring's that hard to fall out of...)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:31:53 PM): (think roman collisuem)
Fluteotter (3:32:13 PM): (Why the heck did you put a "no falling out of the ring" provision in if you can't fall out of the ring?)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:32:51 PM): (I didn't have a falling out of the ring, I had a "no disappearing for 10 seconds)
Fluteotter (3:33:08 PM): (they
Fluteotter (3:33:16 PM): (They're biased against the incorporeal!)
Fluteotter (3:34:04 PM): "...let's see... now what..."  Sanuye tumbles, regains her feet, and sits up in the center of the ring.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:36:20 PM): *Bram spits out the wood and turns around*
Fluteotter (3:36:26 PM): ....what did the Cap'n always tell me about fighting things several times my size?
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:38:48 PM): B- Use their size against them?
Fluteotter (3:39:03 PM): (I'm TRYING!)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:39:45 PM): *Bram flies into the air*
Fluteotter (3:40:03 PM): Sanuye looks up.  "THIS is going to be good, isn't it?"
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:42:21 PM): *he unleashes a breath of blue fire*
Fluteotter (3:42:41 PM): No WAY!  *dodges like there's no tomorrow*
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:43:18 PM): *Bram lands and gasps for air*
Fluteotter (3:43:59 PM): Sanuye runs up, leaps and attempts to give him a tackle-bite to the throat.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:45:56 PM): *You cut off the breath in his neck and Bram passes out*
Fluteotter (3:46:09 PM): ....I did NOT expect that to work.
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:46:51 PM): (hey, he got a dodge 1 and you got a 10)
Fluteotter (3:46:55 PM): (Heh.)
Fluteotter (3:47:02 PM): (Botches for the win!)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:47:34 PM): 'Sanuye the ghost ferret is the winner!'
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:47:42 PM): *crowd cheers*
Fluteotter (3:47:49 PM): *mutters under breath*  Shoot, they know I'm dead?
Fluteotter (3:50:22 PM): (Well... that was interesting.  *laughs*)
CoyoteMoonFangs (3:50:49 PM): (glad it entertained you)