Lopez Lazuli vs. Tres Ecstuffuan

Lu-Bu Heavenly Kitchen

Lu-Bu Heavenly Kitchen is the current location for the ever-popular ADAMANTIUM CHEF:: GAIA television show. In an effort to accomplish some cross-over appeal with fight fans across the multiverse, Adamantium Chef has decided to redecorate their Kitchen to resemble the famous Lu-Bu Dojo.

Terrain

General: The are inside the semi-circle of cooking conter-tops is 40' in diameter, but the overall room is 75' by 75'. The floors have been layered with tatami mats, and the walls are lined with weapon racks, punching bags, dummies, and other assorted training gear. The "north" end of the stage is on a raised dais that is 10' higher than the rest, where the judges would normally sit. This area is empty of people, but the four chairs and long-table are still present.

Weapons: Assorted kitchen gear, ranging from the mundane (chef knives) to the arcane and complex (sous vide machine). If you've seen it in Iron Chef, it's probably here. On the far walls are wushu weapons: staves, nun-chucks, tonfa, sais, and the like. There are punching bags of all shapes and sizes, a mu ren zhuang (Wing-Chun training dummy made of wood), and many mock-up human targets made of ballistic gel. Along the walls are also a fully pantry and fridge full of various foodstuffs.

Bonus Features: None, other than the possibility of being able to cook a meal in the middle of a fight.

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______Well this was just downright strange. Dad told him he contracted out the Dojo name to be used on a cooking show but as busy as Tres was, he never had an opportunity to watch it. So when he entered the cooking stadium, he was struck by how eerie it was. It was the place he grew up in, but changed and made sterile for the purpose of shooting a cooking show. Mom never was much of a cook and it was usually either him or dad making meals for the family and the rest of the Students at the Dojo. He missed the part where Miss Lazuli struck herself with the bo-staff and entered the main circle right around. She looked familiar but for now her back was turned, placing the bo staff back on one of the far walls.

_______Tres remained in the Semi circle, some distance from the far walls where the weapons were placed. The fact that Tres had no armor or weapons to speak of so that gave him the opportunity to dress for the occasion. He was outfitted in a cooks garb, stark white, at least for now until the blood and condiments started flying. His dreadlocks were contained in a hair net bundle, as one would not want to get any hair in the food. The long white sleeves of the outfit obscured his crystalline left arm, which was further hidden by his opening of one the kitchen refrigerators. He took a moment to look around to see what was available to work with until;

_______A smile was on the middle aged psions face and he seemed comfortable despite the strangeness of it all. He planned on doing his family and Lu-Bu honor, by not only defeating his opponent, but making his fathers delicious Salmon Wellington. His mind focused, breathing in the inspiration of the Astral that always was literally near and dear to his heart.

PP: 40

+[Psi-Focus]

Veethree Wrote:

> ”Tres Ecstuffuan” Wrote: > “The name’s Lopez Lazuli, and I’m about to show you my True Blue Cuisine specialty…a classic knuckle sandwich!” she said, holding up a clenched fist. She looked like she was ready to make the first move, as long as Tres didn’t beat her to it. > > > > Post 2/20 > > > > > > ”Tres Ecstuffuan” Wrote:

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______The strange crystalline left hand opposite of the flesh right holding the massive salmon, flexed and flared its digits. The hard fingers stretched into violent looking crystal curved talons that looked perfect for tearing flesh. How good they were at the task was then quickly displayed As Tres flayed the scales from the fresh Salmon and split its meat into four separate pieces in a single motion of the arm. The four pieces of fresh salmon landed with unnatural perfection on a wooden cutting board at the edge of the table near the refrigerator.

______Before Tres cut the fish, she landed in the center area not too far from where Tres stood. The color of her outfit changed, which was peculiar. He wasn't sure if the nature of the transformation, though simply aesthetic promised of anything more. While Tres cut the fish his eyes remained trained on Lopez. He wasn't familiar with the show Kamen Rider, but he'd seen his father compete in team based tournaments against squads of individuals not dissimilar. If Lopez caught his glance with her own, she would note the flesh of his right eye was no longer flesh at all, but a perfect spherical emerald gem that glowed with an ominous green light.

______Tres looked for anything supernatural and with his knowledge of the occult, based on what he saw he could discern the nature of her abilities, if they were supernatural. If they were technological, then he would notice nothing more than the change of color. Whatever he saw, Tres would throw the remains of the vivisected fish at Lopez, more of a distraction than anything else.

PP: 38 [-1] [-1]

Powers

OOC: Sorry for the slow post, was in a car accident, wasn't feeling well last night.

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______Lopez ran forward and Tres came to meet her, though in a slow paced walk. His right reached out as he stepped around the corner edge of the main food preparation table. Between each of his digits he would acquire an array of powdered seasonings.

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______Miraculously the opponent began to skate across the ground accelerating her speed and dropping low to the ground defying all laws of physics. However she was not the only one who could move with a supernatural amount of grace. An emerald halo surrounded Tres's body in that moment just before her right leg collided with his left. With a small hop, Tres was carried into the air far more than his physical efforts could have possibly produced. Without the necessary momentum, somehow Tres's body turned as he careened over Lopez in a forward somersault. His right hand would fan out in a wide arc from left to right in that brief moment that Lopez slid beneath Tres whose aerial body was now upside down. A wave of Red, white, Yellow and black powder would slash in a beautiful arc of color, falling both upon the Salmon fillets perfectly arrayed on the table to his left and splash into the eyes of the sliding opponent to his right.

______The seasonings would apply in perfect portion on the filets and within the opponents eyes to cause blindness, sinus irritation, coughing, and a significant amount of pain. The Cayenne pepper especially would be the culprit. It was not traditionally a part of this recipe but Tres thought it might be a good addition to both the fish and the whites of the opponents eyes. The aerial somersault would bring Tres over the opponent and out of range of her sliding attack.

______After this gracious and delicious act, he landed behind Lopez and used his psionically augmented momentum to spin on the balls of his left foot to face her. During the turn Tres would take up a Sauce Pan in his left hand.

PP: 35 [-3]

Lopez attempted to shield her eyes with her right arm, but a fair amount of assorted seasonings had already a-salt-ed both her eyes.

“GYAAAAAAAAH!?!” she shrieked in bewilderment and pain. She forced both her eyes shut, disorienting her; instead of gracefully pirouetting into a standing position, she spun uncontrollably across the kitchen floor and crashed into a counter. Her left shoulder took the brunt of the impact, bruising it.

What a humiliating situation! Lopez’s spinning spectacular crash would probably go viral on the internet in minutes! Her manager would often tell her that “there’s no such thing as bad publicity”, but Lopez preferred the more dignified kind of fame. “You little sneak!” she called out in Tres’s general direction; she could barely open her eyes because of the pain, and could not make out much beyond the tears welling up within her eyelids. She was blind; a blind fighter may as well be dead.

-but Lopez could still get out of this if she acted fast. She quickly stood up, and frantically searched the countertop behind her with her hands. Her right hand chanced upon a kitchen sink, and her left fell upon an enormous sack of flour. After a brief moment of deliberation, Lopez concentrated energy into her left arm. Tres would see it as an electric blue wave of light emanating through her left arm. She hammered her fist into the sack.

[Lazurite Pugilist]

show spoilerhide spoiler Lazurite Pugilist: Lazurite in Lopez’s body greatly speeds up the reactions required for the contraction of muscles; thus, her attacks come out quicker than average, connecting in about two thirds the time it takes for an average MMA fighter. Additionally, when blows come in contact with its target, the Lazurite reduces the reactive force on Lopez’s fist (the pain you feel when you punch something) and redirects it into additional force on the target. She also retracts her limbs more quickly than average. Her fists/legs briefly flash neon blue when attacking. During Overheat, Lopez will tend to go into temporary tetanus when attacking this way; her arm/leg remains in a hypercontracted state for up to half a second after a punch/kick, preventing her from retracting into a neutral position quickly. Usage: Lasts the round it’s activated, empowering up to 3 strikes. Cooldown: 1 turn

There was an explosion of blue smoke, powdering the area within a 10 foot radius with a flour smokescreen. Lopez unleashed a surge of kinetic energy into the flour in order to achieve such a large cloud. She was counting on the smokescreen to distract Tres long enough for her to get to work on her predicament.

Immediately she turned on the faucet, and shoved her face into the stream of water. She allowed the stream of water to wash off the excess burning pepper in her eyelids as she reached into her satchel for her [Emergency Coolant]. After a few seconds, she would then break open the pouch in her left hand, and hold it up onto her eyes. This would temporarily apply a cold mist on the sensitive sclera. The entire process would have taken quite some time; the cloud would have subsided by then. If Tres allowed that much time, Lopez would have successfully controlled the inflammation; she would still have terribly painful vision, but it would still be serviceable.

[Emergency Coolant]: A vial of quick-freeze material of some kind.

Condition:

• Left shoulder bruised

• Blurry vision* (if allowed to apply the Coolant)

Abilities:

• Overheat: 0/4

• Sparkskate: 1 of 2 cooldown

• Pugilist: 0 of 2 cooldown

”Tres Ecstuffuan” Wrote:

Veethree Wrote: