Scene #3174: A saiyan and a fire weasel step into the Ring

Owner	Pose
Taylita	It has been a while since Taylita got in a fight, so she is itching to punch something. After sending out a request for some help with that, she finds herself facing...well, she hasn't spent any time with Mortimer in person, so isn't sure what is coming to fight her. So, she is just standing in the middle of the ring, which has been set to a desert canyon. She is tapping her foot a bit impatiently. She really has a lot of energy to work off. It has been weeks since her last fight.
Mortimer Balman	It's been a while since Mort or any of his crew had been out in Njorun, so it was going to take them a little while to get there to y'know do anything. Then they have to find parking and then there's getting Mort there. Switchbait pushes his wheelchair along while Reder sits on the back of the rung. Mort doesn't look nearly as beat up as he was, but his chest is still heavily bandaged, he's wearing an eyepatch, and he's got a back brace on to keep his spine from going too far in any one direction. The chair stops outside of the ring, and Reder hops down and into the Ring of Philosophy. Mortimer gives a wave to Taylita while settling back in his chair and sipping at a beer. "Hey there girl, good t'see yah. Yer lookin' hale an' hearty as usual."
Taylita	Taylita blinks as she sees Mortimer all banged up and surrounded by pokemon who are pushing him around. She smiles despite all that, then walks over. "Good to see you, too." she says, giving him a light clap on the shoulder. She pauses after that. "Is this the first time we've met in person? I feel like it isn't, but I can't remember any other times." She shrugs, then looks toward Reder. "So, I'm fighting a turtle?" She bends forward at the waist to look at Reder, then hees. "Do I get to eat him if I win?" she asks teasingly.
Mortimer Balman	Reder snorts, but before he can say something rude he's cut off by Mortimer- "No you don't wanna eat Reder, we don't know where he's been. You'll get sick." Switchbait frees, "<Plus he's sure to be all gamy and stringy, not much good meat there I daresay.>" Reder snorts again, "<Screw the both of you! If I win I get to eat /her/. Sound fair to you, Mankey?>" He flashes a wide grin at Taylita, a grin full of very sharp teeth. Laughs are hard by all three. Mortimer hms a bit, "Yea it's been a while since last we saw each other in the flesh an' fur. Such is life though, given how little I go into the fightin' business anymore."
Taylita	Taylita scratches her head at Reder. "Mankey? Don't you mean monkey? Or maybe womankey...but mankey?" She is not a trainer, after all. She giggles and grins though at the idea of her being eaten. She starts back toward the middle of the ring, stretching her arms over and around her body as she goes. When she reaches the middle she does a few lunges to stretch out her legs. "Alright, little turtle. Get over here. Show me what you've got." she says, standing up straight again and crossing her arms over her chest.
Mortimer Balman	Mortimer pulls an ancient, cracked PokeDex out of his pocket. It begins speaking- "Mankey: the Pig Monkey Pokemon. Agile, dextrous, and extremely temperamental, this Pokemon is known for being docile one moment and fearlessly aggressive toward anything in the next. They favor living among heavily forested regions, often in pack or tribe-structured groups of varying size. Mankey are largely herbivorous." The PokeDex stops, and Mort puts it away. Reder puffs his chest out a bit, "<Who you callin' a turtle, /chimp/? I'm a /Wartortle/!>" He then leaps into the ring and charges straight for Taylita. WELCOME BACK TO THE STAGE OF HISTORY. ROUND ONE, FIGHT!
Taylita	Taylita slides a foot backward as Reder charges, fluidly shifting into a fighting stance with a strong base that gives her stability and mobility. He is surprisingly fast for a turtle! "Hey! I am not a chimp! I have a tail!" she says, smirking. She waits for Reder to reach her, then attempts to use his momentum against him by jumping and spinning, bringing a foot around to attempt to kick him as he passes. She isn't sure how well this will work. She has no idea what this turtle's strong points are, other than of course a very tough shell.
Mortimer Balman	Annnd there goes Reder, sailing backwards. Over Mortimer's head, even. Mort and Switch both watch as Reder sails past them. "<Cheers.>" "Hey there." Reder's face is a frown, also a bruise, as he crashes out of the ring. Stomping back into it, he doesn't look very hurt just yet. He does look annoyed at being kicked though. And perhaps in return for this annoyance, he opens his mouth to start spraying water at Taylita. It's not just plain old water of course. It's unnaturally cold, and elementally charged. Also it's really high pressure, so unless the Saiyan is quick on her feet she's probably going to get hurt by the water gun.
Taylita	Taylita giggles as Reder goes flying, then lands again facing him. Just in time for that water attack to fly toward her. She spins quickly, which sends her spiraling out of the attack after being hit rather than being thrown backward as was likely the intent. "Wow! That's a heck of a fire hose you've got there." she says, giving a wink. After the ranged attack, Taylita feels it is only fair to return the favor. She charges up quickly before firing a pair of ki blasts at Reder. Two orbs of blue-white energy sail toward him and explode upon impact.
Mortimer Balman	Reder's not nearly fast enough to avoid those, so instead of trying he just curls half of his body into his shell. Which unfortunately doesn't work, the explosions still go into the openings therein, and his face is further smashed. Soon as the last explosion is done, his limbs pop back out through their respective holes, and he bursts out with remarkable speed through the dust- bounding at Taylita far faster than anything his size and shape should suggest he's even physically capable of doing. Razor sharp claws fly at her face and torso, looking to slash and tear and shred her pretty monkey-alien flesh in exchange for bruising his beautiful (no it's really not that pretty, but don't tell him that, he's got an ego) face.
Taylita	After firing her blasts, Taylita charges in toward Reder. When he emerges from the dust, she is already right there. Which...makes it hard for her to avoid those claws. They cut into her belly, but thanks to a quick turn she isn't slashed too deeply. A soft hiss of pain is all the response she allows as a bit of red flows down her tanned skin. "Lucky shot!" she says before completing the turn and bringing a leg around to kick Reder like a turtle soccer ball toward the other side of the ring.
Mortimer Balman	Reder blinks, and then before he can tuck himself into his shell, he's kicked again. And slams into a wall, face first. This makes an interesting Reder-shaped hole in the wall as he yanks his face out. "You okay?" "<By doze is broken. Again.>" Switch frees, "<Well you did bring it on yourself old boy.>" "<Shaddup.>" Saiyans are freaking /strong/. It's time to start stepping his game up a bit. This time, Reder seems to.. Vanish from sight? No, there he is. A trained Saiyan warrior could easily follow that trick of the eyes, but he seems to be moving ridiculously fast even for a tortoise, at least for a brief few moments. Momentum is built up, enough for him to launch himself at Taylita's face. Using his own skull as the projectile.
Taylita	Reder's aim is true, but Taylita's reactions are just fast enough for her to block with her arms so that her pretty face isn't rearranged. "Aww. Your poor widdle nosie is bwoken? Here..maybe this will take your mind off of it!" She grabs Reder by the tail quickly before she starts spinning Mario-style. Around and around and around... Until finally she lets go, and Reder goes sailing again. She aims him at a large nearby boulder, hoping to reduce it to rubble using the turtle's head.
Mortimer Balman	That would have probably done a lot more damage if Taylita hadn't made the classic blunder of trying to use Reder's head against him. His skull is thick enough to be used as armor plating for tanks! The only reason that hurt at all was because his brain jumbled about in its protective casing. "Ought not to have done that dear, yer only gonna make him mad." "<Who's side you on anyway?!>" "Well, she's got a much nicer chest than you do, Reder." As Reder falls to the ground on his feet, he pauses. "<...well yeah I can't argue that, I guess.>" Banter aside, Reder just.. Stands there? One eye is slightly wider than the other, but the pupil has shrunk significantly. It's getting cloudy.. No wait. It's not cloudy, it's icing over! And it's firing a beam of ice at her, like some kind of.. Ice laser!
Taylita	Taylita blocks again, but it is hard to block freezing beams of energy. Ice forms on her forearms and her teeth clench against the pain of her body freezing somewhat. She huffs, then with a 'hya!' her aura flares to melt away the ice clinging to her. "Heh. Neat trick. Wonder if I could learn that one." she says. Then...her form blurrs. It looks like she has disappeared, but those with sharp vision would notice she has just moved incredibly fast and is now above Reder, already spinning in place to aim another powerful kick at his head. Looks like she plans on popping him back into his shell!
Mortimer Balman	Reder is, again, slammed around. "<Ow.. I must be getting old..>" "You /are/ old." "<Nobody asked you!>" Shaking stars out of his eyes, and some teeth out of his mouth, Reder gets back up on his feet again, swaying a little as he does so. But he still has a lot of fight in him despite being sorely banged up, and launches himself at Taylita once again. No fancy tricks, no strange Pokemon powers. He just lashes out with a series of vicous, furious kicks and claw swipes- still a lot more agile than you'd think he would, but definitely not nearly as agile as Taylita.
Taylita	Taylita lands in front of Reder after the kick, only to find herself under furious assault by the angry wartortle! "Hey, don't listen to them! You've oof still got a lot of Nnf fight in yo-ow!" Even though she is trying to encourage Reder, the assault lands several good hits which she cannot block in time. Her armor is scuffed up by some kicks and her belly and arms are scratched up by those claws. She weathers the storm, still grinning. Amidst all those blows she starts firing her own. Kicks and punches are thrown all around Reder's body, with the last one aimed right between those stubby turtle legs. She figures he is basically wearing a cup, but even if not his reaction is sure to be funny.
Mortimer Balman	Well he's not. Tortoise genitalia doesn't really WORK that way. She is however, kicking him right around in his /tailbone/ area. And that's quite painful too! Especially since his tailbone is connected to his /shell/. Given that his shell is also his spine, this is ungodly painful. "<Nngh!>" "Okay.. I think that's quite enough, then.>" Reder stops mid-air with his mouth open wide, teeth bared and ready to bite. "<The hell you say.>" "Yer losin' hard, Reder. Yer gonna lose /real/ hard if I let her beat the livin' tar outta you anymore than she already has. Now stop afore she breaks somethin' you might actually /need/." Reder touches down to the ground, spitting out a dash of blood. "<...well I /did/ have plans with Opal tonight. ...Mneh. Fine. You win, mankey.>" "That's a good man there. Good fightin', Taylita."
Taylita	Taylita is preparing to counter-attack that flying charge when...Reder stops in mid-air. She does that sort of thing often enough, so she isn't too surprised, but she is still left blinking thanks to the attack that never came. She smirks as Reder lands, then reaches to give him a pat on the head. Which...she quickly thinks better of. "Thanks, Morty." she says, winking his way. She then looks at Reder. "Who's Opal? One of those gem people that have been on the radio lately? You must have pretty good game if someone like that is going out with you."
Mortimer Balman	Mortimer shakes his head. "No, that would be one of my neighbors cats, actually. Reder's always had a thing for mammalian girls." Reder drags his tongue over his teeth, well what's left of them. "<Fluffy, warm-blooded, sharp claws.. It could only be better if she was an Electric-type. Rrrrowr.>" The battered Wartortle wobbily hopped back up onto Mort's wheelchair and settled down. "It was good seein' yah again, Tay. Keep yerself safe an' stuff, yea?"
Taylita	Taylita blinks in surprise at hearing Reder's type. "Really? I'm no expert, but isn't electricity usually bad for water?" she says before smiling to Mortimer. "Good seeing you too, Morty." she says before walking over to him. She gives him a warm, careful hug, then smiles to Switch. "These pokemon are pretty neat. I might have to get some for myself. Anyway, take care! And thanks for letting me beat up Reder."
Mortimer Balman	Mortimer gives Tay a hug back, gently, cautiously, mainly because he's still in a lot of pain. Fortunately he has opiate-based painkillers. "It is, but Reder's.. Well Reder /likes/ the electricity, despite it being a Type weakness. He's kinda fucked in the head like that, y'know?" Reder just gives a mad, missing toothed grin, "<Heh heh. Hehehehe.>" And an unsettling giggle to match it. Switchbait frees and cordially nods to Tay as he begins collecting Reder's teeth. "<Good to see you too, Ms. Taylita, always a pleasure.>" "A thing to keep in mind, dear. One does not simply 'get' a Pokemon- they might be pets, but they're generally far smarter than 'common stock' animals. You have to forge a relationship- a friendship, a partnership, a somethingship- and then work to make it work. Reder's my bro, has been fer thousands'a years. Switchbait is my butler. Nettle is my accomplice." A sinister, wraithly, feminine giggling is heard- but it has no source. "Pokemon're friends an' family more'n they are just 'pets'."
Taylita	Taylita nods as she listens. "I see..." She smirks as Reder giggles madly. When Mortimer explains about pokemon and relationships, she nods again. "Well, I dunno if I'll ever actually get one, but if I do I guess it had better be a pokemon that either likes fighting or likes fixing machines." She streches a bit, then winces as her own wounds give her a bit of trouble. "I'd better get going. Thanks for fighting with me, Reder!"
Mortimer Balman	Mortimer nods. "A Fighting-type would prolly be a good companion fer a big strong Fightin'-type like you. I'd say a feral Human, but then things don't work like that outside my world, so I dunno. Maybe a Hitmonchan or some such. Anyway you have yerself a good day, aye? Take care." Reder laughs, "<Hey no problem, good fight!>" And then Switchbait begins rolling them away. "<Good morrow to you, Ms. Taylita.>" The butlerfree says in parting, and it's back to home they go.