ten_fwd | [ota] Putting the 'out' in working out

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[ota] Putting the 'out' in working out

Minoru was planning on working out in the holodeck, but as soon as they announced the ship was docking on Pacifica, he was on his way out. From the cargo bay if it got him there faster! He needed to be on a planet to absorb natural energy and he badly needed to recharge that seal.

Option A:
Unlike the last place the Enterprise docked, which was filled with mountains and exciting terrain to traverse, this wasn't all that interesting. He didn't like water and he certainly didn't like lounging around. But if anyone's up for exploring, Minoru is always happy to tag along. Perhaps a trip to the Submersible Research Institute would put him face to face with some sea snakes.

Option B.
The beaches are a lot more secluded at night - perfect for an after-dinner run or sparring session in the sand. As long as no one gets hurt, they won't get in trouble, right? Right.

Option C.
Minoru promised a few sparring matches, at least one of which would necessitate the holodeck. With natural energy flowing through his chakra pathways and a steady supply of it available until the ship takes off, he can use all his power without holding back!

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"Ooof!" Those feet make solid contact even though Raiden sees Minoru swinging around the branch and if it could it would have knocked the wind out of him. It still stuns Raiden, but instead of flying, he grabs for Minoru's leg and lets himself start to fall off the branch.

Minoru felt himself make contact. He landed on the branch, but before he could swing around again, Raiden successfully grabbed his leg.

"Thanks, but no thanks!"

Chakra instinctively flooded into his hands, and he stuck himself to that branch rather than be taken to the ground. If Raiden was intending to fall in one direction, Minoru would try to swing him in a different one.

"I insist!" Raiden is just dropping straight down, but if Minoru is going to, well, stick to the branch impressively, Raiden is just going to have to invite him along. Before he even finishes his retort, lightning arcs up his arm as he holds on. It's not a full charge of lightning, he's not trying to harm him, but it should be enough to give a good shock.

(His hair already stuck out in every direction without the help, thank you very much.)

He should have expected the shock. When it coursed through his body, it interrupted the flow of chakra, separating his hands from the branch. He tried to grip it with just his own strength, but Raiden was already putting his weight into the drop. Minoru couldn't hold on.

With nowhere to go but down, he kicked at Raiden with his other leg.

Raiden was hoping to hold on but the kick loosens his grip and so he lets go, but uses his flight to ease his own fall to a graceful landing a short distance off. Now that they're both down in the thick undergrowth, he's still not certain it's evened the field at all.

Either way, he gives a deft hop, and charges at Minoru with a fist pulled back, hoping he can bring in a strike before the round is halfway through.

Minoru used the last kick to push himself into a roll. He was still on his hands when he saw Raiden charging in, but he had enough momentum to flip more than once to regain his footing properly. It created just enough distance between them.

He dodged to the outside of the punch, countering with a chop of his own, aiming for a pressure point at the side of Raiden's neck.

Minoru didn't kill. But he clearly knew how to disable an attacker - if he hadn't obviously (and intentionally) pulled back on the speed and power of his latest strike. A warning shot, not an ending shot.

It connects, and while it certainly registers with Raiden, earning a surprised grunt, but perhaps that killing blow might have been a better shot to use on the immortal. At least it's more than adequate to change his direction as it sends him head-first toward the ground.

In a quick flash of electricity he disappears again, reappearing on a branch above Minoru's position as lightning surges along his arms. This time he doesn't send a bolt of electricity, instead jumping down at his opponent's position for another close-quarters strike with a weakly electrified fist. This is a sparring match after all.

Minoru didn't expect it to stop Raiden for long.

When he disappeared, Minoru stayed light on his feet. He didn't want to move until his opponent was in his sight. Otherwise, he'd probably walk right into an attack.

When the punch came, Minoru dodged rather than take another chakra-stunning shock.

Raiden takes a couple more swings at Minoru, before breaking it off and taking a light hop up to the branches again. Raiden had been at the disadvantage there, but it certainly made it interesting to see what else his opponent could do, when he was in his element.

Being in his element meant dodging upwards as well as to the side. For a self-proclaimed Snake Sage, he didn't slither. He swung through the trees like a monkey. And it was clear that he was loving every moment of it.

When Raiden leapt up, Minoru followed. He darted across the branches, cutting through the narrow spaces with a flying side kick.

That, is another reason Raiden decides it was a good idea to go to the trees again. They're here to spar, to learn, and to enjoy themselves. Seeing Minoru swing through the trees with ease is as amusing as it is tough to track.

That kick comes around, and not wanting to actually shock him, the lightning drops as he brings up his guard, taking a backstep toward the end of the branch as the leg hits his forearms hard.

They were both strong. The powerful block forced Minoru back slightly, just as his kick likely did to Raiden.

He was on the edge of a branch that was wobbling up and down, but that didn't seem to matter. Only one foot touched down. With the aid of his chakra, it stuck there. He pulled his kicking leg in slightly, centering his balance. Then, he released a small bit of that chakra to slide in again - this time with a hook kick upside his opponent's head.

The transfer of energy in and out of his feet was completely effortless, an instinct born out of doing it his entire life.

Conversely, Raiden is not sticking to the branch but practically hovering when it goes out from under his feet as it bounces from their fight. He's never had reason to learn to keep his feet stuck to a surface like that really, when one can simply fly it results in a different set of tactics.

Raiden only barely ducks that kick, but it takes off his hat and sends it flipping lightly to the ground. He doesn't even glance after it as he drops low, sweeping a leg for that planted foot upon the branch.

Minoru, on the other hand, had no idea how to fly. He could run very fast and leap from considerable heights, but he couldn't actually stay up there. He made a mental note to ask Raiden about that one later.

There was no time to focus on it now. Minoru hopped over the sweep, bouncing on the branch. It finally snapped, but Minoru was already in the air again, twisting around to send an ax kick down upon the crouching Raiden.

Raiden would have stayed in the air, but that kick lands hard, and sends him careening at the ground as the timer runs out. He at least manages to land on hands and feet, taking a moment to gather himself while the scene shimmers back to the black surroundings of the holodeck.

With calm composure, he reaches over, picking up his hat and stands with a bemused look upon his face as he places it gently back on top of his head.

Minoru toppled down with him, for the most part. He tried to grab a branch on the way, and in doing so, managed to not fall completely on top of Raiden. Unfortunately, his landing was a little less graceful than he would have hoped.

He rolled backwards and back to his feet on the black floor.

"Sorry about that last kick. I thought you'd disappear out from under it for sure." He scratched his head. He didn't intend to hurt his sparring partner, and hoped he hadn't.

"Nothing to apologize for." Raiden is clearly in good spirits. It was a fair hit and the fight had been enjoyable.

"No harm was done. A friendly reminder that I am further from my realm than I am used to being." He offers a warm bow in return.

Minoru met that bow.

"Your world doesn't have a lot of forests?" Minoru asked. His world, obviously, was just like that, and the terrain was second nature to him.

Maybe the next random environment would be more similar to what Raiden was used to. Surely, they were going to go another round, so he'd just wait and see.

"It does, but I rarely have cause to frequent them. Those that I do, are not the ancient growth we have seen here today." Raiden looks up as a simulated wind whistles faintly through the slats of his hat, and then the next scene materializes with a small flash of light and rolling thunder.

The scenes are on random and 'exotic', and it pulls up one that is not an uncommon sight for the Enterprise crew. It's straight from one of the holo-novels, a dark city street from Earth, sometime in the very early 20th century. Lights are dim, and to set the mood, it's raining.

The wetness is real enough, but Raiden pauses as there's another roll of thunder, eyes glancing skyward toward a cloud cover that he cannot sense. It's eerie, seeing rain and yet, being unable to sense the eddies and charging of the clouds before the also false lightning arcs through the storm above. He gives a wry smile, seeing no advantage aside from the moisture content of the air in this new arena.

"A shame it is not real." He could do so much more with true clouds, but the water slicking the street is conductive enough, and that he can work with.

Minoru glanced up as the arena changed and the computer's voice started its countdown. "It feels real enough to me."

He still half-smiled, because Minoru had a difficult time notsmiling. But he really didn't like getting wet. He had yet to experience holodeck rain, so perhaps the wet feeling would go away when the scene ended. Or maybe he should have packed a towel.

The most Minoru could tell from the scene was that it was vaguely industrial. The walls were going to be solid enough to run on and there was a lot of metal to bounce off of. He'd been in industrial worlds before, but never for more than a few months at a time.

His own world (and as part of a people who still believed the moon was the husk of the mystical ten-tailed beast, he didn't know its place in the cosmos) was far less advanced. Society was more akin to feudal Japan. They had electricity for a couple of generations now, but chakra and jutsu development were vastly more important than technological progress.

He bowed again, immediately dashing to find something to stand on that wasn't water or metal. This setting could be a lightning user's dream.

A lightning user, certainly. Raiden's just disappointed because if the storm were real, Minoru would be in for one very impressive show. However, this is not the case and so he turns to his opponent, returning the bow and giving him a head start. There's plenty of insulating concrete and brick around, but aside from the cars and their rubber tires, not much is protected from a an electric charge.

He waits a moment, and then disappears in a flash of lightning, as a simulated strike hits nearby. He may not be an actual ninja, but in a storm he can be illusive. He holds out a moment on top of a low building nearby, and when another lightning bolt flashes, he appears behind wherever Minoru has dashed, looking for a haven in this wet scenario.

When the lightning bolts happened, Minoru lost sight of his opponent. Raiden could appear anywhere, and the rain was loud enough to obscure footsteps. Minoru knew he had a significant disadvantage here.

He paused on the side of a building. Literally, standing on the side. The brick was the best insulation he could think of off the top of his head.

He tried to stay still (which wasn't his strong suit either), using all of his senses to anticipate Raiden's eventual attack. When the lightning struck, Minoru turned his head... Albeit in the wrong direction. He fell for the feint.

Raiden comes in swinging with a roundhouse. His preferred style of fighting is more hands than feet, but with Minoru standing on the side of the building, it's one way of taking a shot at his legs. He's parallel to Minoru at least, the side of the building acting as their new ground though Raiden is hovering rather than standing, again.

It was a good feint. Even though Minoru tried to perform a substitution jutsu, there simply wasn't enough time to focus his chakra. The roundhouse made contact, and Minoru broke contact with the wall.

He splashed in a fairly large puddle, catching himself with one hand and then tumbling and rolling more than once to get back to his feet.

"Good one." He admitted, turning back around. He bounced into a squat, feeling his legs stinging slightly. "But it won't work on me twice."

"I would be disappointed, if it did." Raiden comes back down to the ground, sandals settling easily into a puddle with a small smile. It's clear that wet is not a state he minds in the least.

He takes a leap forward, swinging an arm down at Minoru, while the other stays back, ready to come in under his guard if Raiden can manage it against the skilled fighter.

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