Scene #3824: Spar! Lloyd vs. Mairead!

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Lloyd Irving	Lloyd has already made his way to the Ring of Philosophy on the offchance he can get a sparring partner for the evening. On his back is a strange looking weapon, folded for carrying purposes, while he lacks his traditional sword sheathes. His outfit is a bit different as well, a long red coat falling nearly to the floor in length over a deep blue shirt, black pants, and a pair of black boots. His hair is spiked even further upward, and a symbol is emblazoned on the back of the coat: a pair of angel wings to the sides of a pair of crossed swords. His insignia. As he waits, he draws his weapon from his back, keeping it in its folded state and looking it over. It's clearly two blades, both edged in a golden metal. The bulk of the rather wide blades is Black Silver with the same insignia etched into both in red. The handle connecting the blades is done in White Silver, though the rest of the weapon is a mystery. "I hope you're proud of this... Dad. Mom." He sweeps into a strange stance, placing the weapon back on his back.
Mairead Sandilands	Mairead comes walking in, wearing her Kawakami Academy uniform as she spent the entire day at the Academy doing work that she missed while sitting with Kazuko, who was in Medical. She finished her homework, then practiced in thevdojo a bit. Afterwards, she went running around the track and than got some food. Walking into the Ring of Philosophy, Mairead looks and spots Lloyd. "Hello," she say in her Scottish accented voice. "So ye are the one looking to spar?" she asks the man as she steps up to and into the ring. "Me name is Mairead Sandilands, IS Representative Cadet/Candidate of Scotland," she introduces herself as she curtsies towards him. As she stands, she of average height, five foot six, weighting between 130 and 140; she has green eyes and her hair is braided and ends a foot below her bottom. Studying Lloyd, she looks him over as she waits.
Mairead Sandilands	Mairead comes walking in, wearing her Kawakami Academy uniform as she spent the entire day at the Academy doing work that she missed while sitting with Kazuko, who was in Medical. She finished her homework, then practiced in the dojo a bit. Afterwards, she went running around the track and than got some food. Walking into the Ring of Philosophy, Mairead looks and spots Lloyd. "Hello," she say in her Scottish accented voice. "So ye are the one looking to spar?" she asks the man as she steps up to and into the ring. "Me name is Mairead Sandilands, IS Representative Cadet/Candidate of Scotland," she introduces herself as she curtsies towards him. As she stands, she of average height, five foot six, weighting between 130 and 140; she has green eyes and her hair is red, braided and ends a foot below her bottom. Studying Lloyd, she looks him over as she waits.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd looks up as Mairead enters the Ring, a smile spreading as she speaks up. "Yes, that's me!" he says, brandishing his new weapon with a flourish. "My name's Lloyd Irving," he says, "Union Elite Forces Colonel, blacksmith, and student of Beacon Academy. It's an honor to meet you, Mairead!" He offers a small bow, then grabs the handle. With a click, the blades spring out into active position, the twin blades at opposite ends of the staff-like handle in the center. The weapon gleams in the light, showing two trigger assemblies near the center of the handle. He shifts into a low stance, weapon behind his back in one hand. "I really need to field-test this design," he says, "and, well... aside from a few practice exercises, I've been neglecting my skills. So, if you would oblige me, I would greatly appreciate it!"
Mairead Sandilands	Blinking as she sees the weapon, she smiles, "It will be a pleasure sir," she says simply as she looks as thinks as she speaks, "Dance with me Emerald Lady," and as she finishes, the green ring on her finger glows as green energy bathes her left arm as her cloths phase out and they are replaced with armor. Armor plating covers her shoulders, stopping a few inches above her breast, as similar armor wraps around and attaches below her breast. Armored legs phase in over her legs, and increasing her height by a two feet while a crown forms on the top of her head, with a glowing blew gem set in the middle and one on each side over her ears. the back of the crown has four metal feathers that come out of it, two to the left and two more to the right and stop below her shoulder blades, offering protection to the back of her head. a foot or so off to the side and behind her shoulder are a set of wings that appear, attached to two box like items and do not move. A shield forms ont he left forarm, while her arms and hands remain bear. A small screen appears before Mairead, tot he left hand side and only she can see it as there are a set of numbers in cyan that reads (500). Other smaller screens pop up and then close as she looks at each with her eyes. "I am ready when ye are," she states to Lloyd as she stands in the Ring as a claymore appears in her right hand. OOC: Emerald Lady looks like this: http://imgur.com/GhTNJg5, transformation can be seen here: https://youtu.be/5f9C9MuDcnM
Lloyd Irving	As Mairead transforms and seems to gain some sort of machine exoskeleton, Lloyd blinks. "That... that's a new one!" he says, before he flicks his doubleblade and sends it into a spin behind him. "This'll be interesting for sure!" He seems to ponder on something for just a moment, then shakes his head. Not yet. He straightens up a little bit, then shifts his stance ever so slightly. "Sword and shield. Solid, traditional armaments. Let's get this started!" He dashes forward, bringing the doubleblade forward as he does. The lower blade scuffs the floor and causes sparks in his wake, before he shifts his grip on the handle and pulls one of the triggers. The top blade seems to glow for a moment, before sparks of lightning begin crackling over it. "I call this the Radiant Aurion. I'm just hoping it works like I planned...!" He leaps into the air, thrusting the lightning-covered blade toward Mairead. "Lightning Blade!"
Mairead Sandilands	Blinking, Mairead looks as she begins to move, "Aye, not many have seen Emerald Lady," she says as she hunkers down, bringing the shield up to block and the Scottish Claymore, the sword used in the Highlands of Scottland ready adn she blinks as she sees the lightning and looks as she gets hit by it, "Blood hell, ye have magic in ye weapon?" she states as she takes the stab and it knicks her right arm, bringing some blood to form. Backing up, she moves forward, more out of speed due to her IS. Her shield is forward, protecting her body as she brings the claymore back and rotates it in her hand to where the hilt is pointing towards Lloyd and brings it around, with the blade behind her hand, along her arm and extending out from under her elbow. "I have no names for me attacks, but I have names for me weapons," she mentions as she swings the claymore around.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd falls back after striking with the blade, nodding slightly. "Something like that! It's called Dust, but it serves a similar purpose to magic," he says, allowing the lightning to falter out of existence. As he squares his stance, the strike from the red-headed girl comes in, a sword slash coming from his side. He attempts to bring Radiant Aurion around to block, but a little too late. He takes a bit of a cut to his side, the jacket tearing and a small trickle of blood forming there. However, he rolls with the strike to minimize the impact, wincing as he reclaims his feet. "Not bad!" he says, smiling, "but I have surprises still in store." He flips the doubleblade so the other blade is facing up now, and he pulls the other trigger. Instead of lightning this time, the blade is set ablaze and as he spins it the flames leave trails in the air. "Like this! Flare Edge!" He swings the doubleblade out, striking with the flame-covered edge toward Mairead's center. "What do you call this machine? Other than Emerald Lady, I mean. What type of mechanism is it?" Conversation, in a fight? Yes. Because the light in Lloyd's eyes shows an interest in the IS.
Mairead Sandilands	Smiling, she looks and tries to move back as the blade of flame heads for her, "Dust, I have never heard of it," she mentions as the flame hits her, but luckily she had her shield up and waiting, but the flame still hits her and singes her skin, "Oi...." she sats as she moves back and looks. "She is Emerald Lady," she states simply. "That is all she is called," and she smiles as she looks, "Ivar," she says as the claymore phases out and a bow appears in her right hand, "This is Ivar," she says as she takes her right arma nd extends it fully, while her left hand comes up to grab where a string would be, but an energy beam appears between the two tips and she grasps that. A bolt of energy forms in the same spot as an arrow would and she begins to move sideways, circling Lloyd. "Emerald Lady is an Infinite Stratos, or IS. She was designed to be a suit used in space, but can be used in combat. The first IS was able to take out 1221 missiles with a single sword, the rest were destroyed by energy weapons," she says as she fires off a bolt. "Additionally, the first IS was able destroy 207 next generation fighter aircraft, including disabling 7 aircraft carriers and their escorts," she adds as she fires another bolt from the beam bow. "Moreover it destroyed 8 weaponized military spy satellites before the IS disappeared and has never been seen since," she finishes as she fires a third bolt. She is still spinning around him.
Lloyd Irving	As Mairead switches weapons, Lloyd blinks and follows her movements. "Ivar," he says, "Strange name for a weapon, but I suppose it must be fitting. A good name, nonetheless." He watches Mairead and Emerald Lady circle him, then tries to predict the bolts. The first one sends him spinning, slamming into his shoulder and causing his shoulder to smoke. The second trips him into the air, leaving him primed to take the third to the gut. He's dropped, his form smoking a bit before he rolls back to his feet quickly. He coughs, the last bolt knocking the wind out of him, before he steadies himself and blinks. "Impressive credentials," he says, smiling, "That's some serious firepower." He places a hand to each of the hit areas, feeling burnt skin under his clothes and wincing. "I have to give you that. And you seem to know how to handle it well, too." He brings the doubleblade up, gripping it with both hands as he falls into a run. "I can't wait to see what else you have in store!" He launches into the air, and his mana wings unfurl behind him as he does, giving him a bit of lift as he rockets toward Mairead. The weapon in his hands seems to flash, and as it does he pulls it apart, leaving him with two short swords instead. There's the click of two triggers, and both blades ignite with their respective elements. "Plasma Fangs!" he cries, before allowing his wings to vanish and using all of his momentum to stab at Mairead and Emeral Lady with both ignited swords!
Mairead Sandilands	Looking at this, she nods towards him then blinks as she sees the staff seperate into two weapons and wings appear behind him, "Wh..." she says as she is stabbed by both weapons. Winching, she pulls back and up as she takes to the sky stopping some 50 feet above Lloyd as she grabs the stabbed wounds and looks as she sees blood coming from them and on her hands. Looking at the blood, she rubs it with her fingers as the bow, Ivar phases out as it has been dropped. Thinking, she ponders and holds out her right hand and a shotgun appears. She cocks it with her left hand as she ftakes aim, "Loch Rain," she says as she pulls the trigger and the .60 cal shotgun fires at Lloyd. She cocks the gun again, and pulls the trigger, which she repeats as she moves in towards him, bringing the shield up to ram into him. The shotgun shots were don to get him to move and the real attack was the ram witht he shield.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd smirks, sliding across the ground as she takes to the air. He looks up, the Ring's nature giving her an immense amount of room to move up. The sight of a new weapon appearing in her hands is a shock, but the reverb of the shotgun blast is what sets him into motion. He immediately rolls to one side, attempting to scramble out of the blast radius. This, unfortunately, causes him to lose sight of his target. Which proves to be a downfall. Literally. The shield crashes into him, sending him rolling across the ground. He keeps a tight grip on his swords, bounding back to his feet as he uses the roll's momentum. "Ugh...!" he grunts, his arm and body seeming to bruise almost instantly. "I forgot that was a possibility..." he says, spitting out a gob of blood. He brings his swords forward, then twists the hilts a bit. With a smooth sound of metal on metal, the blades on each sword split and fold into... guns. One edge of the swords become the 'sights' of the guns, while the other slides into place like a makeshift bayonet. "Try this...!" he calls. No names for this one, but the volley of flames and chain lightning bear down on Mairead as he pulls the triggers, some of the elements combining into plasma streams.
Mairead Sandilands	Mairead looks as she pulls up at a high speed, and is glad to have the Hyper sensor, the crown, and sees the change of Lloyds weapons, without looking, which is kind of a drawback to the Hyper Sensor, as it allows the user of an IS to see in all directions without turning her head, basically a 360 degree field of vision. As she pulls up, doing a half G in the process, the attacks form Lloyd come and as she tries to avoid them, they still manage to hit her. As she was coming out of the loop, she was facing the ground and then they hit, right on the top of her head/upper body and she got both a nasty burn and sock at the same time. This caused her to faceplant into the ground at decent speed and she is slow to move, "Owwwww..." she says as she pushes up onto her knees and looks at Lloyd as she thinks and brings her shield up over her head and thinks. The shield splits appart and a field of yellowish energy appears aroudn her as she is slow to stand, but keeps the shield in front of her, giving her protection. There is no attack however.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd stops the shots, the barrels of the guns left smoking slightly. He twists the grips again, the blades sliding back into their twin sword configuration. As Mairead slides across the ground, Lloyd hesitates, advancing slowly. The Lloyd that unified might've immediately rushed forward, oblivious. The Lloyd that is here, though, knows that it could be some sort of trick. The yellow barrier springs to life, and Lloyd stops, clicking the swords together to put Radiant Aurion back into its normal form. "Hey," he says, standing a bit away, "You alright?"
Mairead Sandilands	Looking over the shield, she has bruses and burn marks, both form the flame and slamming/sliding into the ground. "Aye," she says as she spits out blood and coughs. Some of the bruises are form her impact while others are from the lightning. "I will be ok," she adds as she drops the shield and the energy barrier disappears and she calsl forth another sword, "Bearnard," she says and the hilt of some weapons forms in her right hand, and as her grip tightens, a blade of energy, similar to a lightsaber, but more a beam saber, the size of a broadsword appears. "Have at the," she states as she rushes forward, the shield up and the beam broadsword out and she makes some swings with it. First for the right hand side, then she plants her left foot and pivots around, bringing the weapon in on the left side of Lloyds body. Then she spins again, on the left toe and changes her position from jabs the tip of the saber towards Lloyd's body. She is now in close and use to that more and using her skill with a sword to her advantage.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd blinks, then nods, stepping back ever so slightly. "Good to hear," he says, "Show me what you've got!" He takes up a more defensive posture, eyeing the new weapon with apprehension. The hilt of a blade...? And then it becomes a beam broadsword and everything is clear. "So... cool...!" he says, before shouting "Guardian!" A green barrier appears around the swordsman, but with the sound of shattering glass the beam sword passes straight through and cuts into him true. He screams as he's sent flying away, coat and shirt scorched and the skin underneath charred and oozing blood and pus immediately. He's a little slower to climb back to his feet this time, but he's back up in relatively short order. "Damn...!" he says, before closing his eyes. "Fine, let's see how you handle this!" He lunges forward, pulling one of the triggers on the doubleblade. Then again, and a third time for emphasis. Lightning sparks in the air around him, before he aims it above Mairead. His arms recoil as a burst of lightning arcs upward, positioning above the IS. "Storm Shot!" As the bolt reaches the sky above Mairead, it immediately spins in the air and redirects, dropping down directly upon her position!
Mairead Sandilands	blinks as she sees the shield, but she is not paying attention as she is mad now at the fact she let herself get hit by the fire and lightning attack. As she hits Lloyd, and sends him flying back, she presses forward, as he does his attack and she takes the hit head on as she keeps moving forward and she now notices the numbers int he left hand side of the invisible screen, that read (200). Looking she comes in for another hit form the broadsword and as she does, he summons the claymore into her left hand and begins to spin like a top once she is close. The strike that Lloyd just did, hits and she grunts, but keeps going, and is now smoking like Luke in Return of the Jedi when the emperor used Force Lightning on him. But she s not backing down, which is is a flaw of hers, she does not want to lose and will keep going, which tends to not work out for her.
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd draws back into a more defensive stance, watching the IS pilot with a cautious air. The bolt strikes home, but it seems she's still intent on fighting. Which suits him well enough. He prepares himself for the assault bearing down on him, but all the prep in the world can't defend against what you don't expect. Lloyd is sent spinning, blood flowing free as the IS spins at him. He hits the ground, rolling to his side as he gasps for air. He pants a bit, but pulls back to his feet. He pulls the blades apart again, then twists them into gun form as he takes aim. However, before he actually fires... He holds them to where the barrels are crossing one another's path. "You've fought well... and I have the data I need, aside from this. What happens when I cross these?" There was a bit of a sampling during the last volley, but this time, there's only one trigger pull. And a superheated bolt races toward Mairead, the flaming lightning seeming to burn the air as it flies.
Mairead Sandilands	Mairead turns as she stops spinning, and it was at the wrong time. As she shakes her head, since she has never done anything like that, she looks and sees the attack. Blinking, she is not fast enough to raise her left arm, where the shield is and as she does, the superheated botl slams into her upper body, where the neck meets the body and this sends her back as the (200) drops to (000) and flashes as she is sent flying back, the air getting knocked out of her as her IS phases out of existance and back into the ring on her left index finger. She lands on her back, gasping for air as she is in her IS Training Suit, which is mor eor less a green one piece with navy blue trim. Slowly, he moves, yet still gasping, but not as bad and is bruised pretty bad form the hit, although more like shinged, since it was a superheated bolt. She does not stand, as she sits and coughs, spitting up blood as she looks up, "G....ood sp.....r." she says quietly as she has no energy to speak right now outside of that. Tears are running down her face, at the fact she lost, but more due to the pain she is feeling....
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd reassembles Radiant Aurion as Mairead seems to take critical damage. He folds it back into storage position, then smirks weakly. She seemed to be pretty pained, as was he, but luckily they were in the Ring of Philosophy. "End simulation," he says, smirking a bit more. As soon as the command goes through, wounds vanish, pain disappears, and everything is in a state pre-spar. "This Ring is a nifty invention, huh?" he says, before moving toward Mairead. "Well fought. I'd hate to be facing something like that Infinite Stratos in the field, that's for sure." His chest heaves a bit; the Ring didn't take away all of the physical exertion, but the vast majority is unfelt now. He examines his coat, breathing a sigh of relief. "It's good for active combat training to feel exactly what your opponent is capable of, but we don't need time in the med bay for a spar."
Mairead Sandilands	Looking at herself, Mairead nods, "Aye," she says as she wipes the tears from her face and stands up. "The only problem with an IS, is the limited shield they have," she mentions. "Every attack that hits drains the IS power, which powers the shield. When the power reaches zero, the IS shifts back to standby mode to recharge and repair itself. When the IS is low on power, attacks tend to do more damage," she says with a sigh as she looks at Lloyd. "In a battle without help like here, if you are flying, and your IS phases out, you take full injure when you hit the ground. IS' can allow me to pull Gs that would put pilots out cold and fly at speeds near supersonic without any effects," she adds as she touches her throat and winces. "Oww...." she says as she looks at her body and then back at Lloyd and sighs as the 17 year old thinks and her IS Academy Unifrom phases in over her training suit, "Ye won far and square," she says up to the 22 year old as she thinks. "I enjoyed it," she adds as she curtsies to him, "Thank you."
Lloyd Irving	Lloyd chuckles, stretching his muscles out as he heads for the door of the Ring. "I see," he says, "So they don't fair well under constant precise strikes. I suppose in space it would make more sense to design things in that way, but in a duel situation such as this, that weakness is rough." He smiles, offering another bow to Mairead. "It's a similar thing with my mana reserves. You might have noticed my wings. If I should get so drained of mana that I cannot form them, I am almost literally one foot in the grave. Heavy damage saps my pool, as well as casting native spells. Luckily, Dust doesn't have that problem, though I do have to worry more about ammunition. I spent all my Dust shells in that fight, actually." He offers a wave. "If you feel like tangoing again, let me know. Thank you so much for the fight!"
Mairead Sandilands	Mairead smiles as she exits as well, "Aye, maybe another day," she says as she thinks to herself as she is glad she only took fake damae and not really damage.