Round 2, part 2:<br/><br/><div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote">Quote</div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">Dullone598 (10:16:08 PM):   (Round 5 demands action.  Declare it.)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:16:42 PM):   (I refuse to be the catspaw here and say something hopeful.) Wilson, seeing his opponent coming out of his daze, waits a moment, and then with the climax of the song, slams his leg forward and sideways, as he twists his body.<br/>circlmastr (10:16:51 PM):   House tries to put an end to his foe with a Forward Kick (5/7/2), once again aiming for the twig'n'berries.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:16:52 PM):   5+1/9/2<br/>Dullone598 (10:19:32 PM):   Leander steps forward, winding up for a truly vicious right cross (Fierce Punch on 1, his soak is 4).<br/>OnlineHost (10:19:54 PM):   circlmastr rolled 3 10-sided dice:  7 4 5<br/>circlmastr (10:20:06 PM):   (Here's hoping he only had one health left...)<br/>Dullone598 (10:20:45 PM):   Rix shakes himself out of his daze, then fakes to the left before coming in head-on, trying to crack Wilson's nose open with his forehead (Head Butt on 4, soak is 3)<br/>OnlineHost (10:20:52 PM):   HomerinNYC rolled 6 10-sided dice:  8 5 2 10 8 10<br/>HomerinNYC (10:21:04 PM):   Wilson hits it like the fist of an angry god.<br/>Dullone598 (10:21:06 PM):   (I'm sorry, Circl, the huge muscular man does in fact have more than 10 Health.)<br/>circlmastr (10:21:15 PM):   (Well, fuck.)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:21:26 PM):   (I would find it dubious, though, if this guy has more than 12.)<br/>Dullone598 (10:22:06 PM):   Rix goes down hard.  If he didn't have a concussion before, it's pretty much guaranteed now.<br/>Dullone598 (10:22:26 PM):   //roll-dice7-sides10<br/>OnlineHost (10:22:26 PM):   Dullone598 rolled 7 10-sided dice:  5 7 4 5 3 4 2<br/>Dullone598 (10:23:18 PM):   Leander, however, takes the hit and keeps on trucking.  Unfortunately, his aim sucks when he's being humiliated (1 damage to House).<br/>circlmastr (10:23:33 PM):   (Horrors!)<br/>Dullone598 (10:23:45 PM):   (Round 6.  Circl, you may declare.)<br/>circlmastr (10:24:17 PM):   Could it be?  Well and truly?  But of course!  Backflip Kick!  (5/7/2 back)<br/>circlmastr (10:27:33 PM):   (I'm hoping he doesn't demolish me...)<br/>Dullone598 (10:28:03 PM):   Because Leander can, in fact, recognize patterns, he is already ready to block this repetitive assault (soak is 6)<br/>circlmastr (10:28:17 PM):   Curse his basic mental faculties!<br/>OnlineHost (10:28:20 PM):   circlmastr rolled 1 10-sided die:  2<br/>circlmastr (10:28:31 PM):   Well, damn.<br/>Dullone598 (10:29:04 PM):   Successfully, in fact!<br/>Dullone598 (10:29:12 PM):   (Round 7.  Circl, declare please.)<br/>circlmastr (10:29:44 PM):   Time to put Biggy to bed (we all hope).  Roundhouse Kick! (3/9/2)<br/>Dullone598 (10:31:06 PM):   Leander lunges forward, desperately hoping to stun his opponent or something (Strong Punch on 4, do you take it?)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:31:14 PM):   http://www.itswalky.com/d/20030131.html<br/>circlmastr (10:31:46 PM):   House sees the punch coming and aborts to Deflecting Punch. (5/5/0)<br/>OnlineHost (10:32:42 PM):   circlmastr rolled 1 10-sided die:  6<br/>Dullone598 (10:32:47 PM):   (That makes your soak 5?)<br/>circlmastr (10:32:55 PM):   Whee, ping damage!  And, 6.  3 Stamina, 3 Block.<br/>Dullone598 (10:33:08 PM):   //roll-dice2-sides10<br/>OnlineHost (10:33:08 PM):   Dullone598 rolled 2 10-sided dice:  6 4<br/>Dullone598 (10:34:09 PM):   Leander takes the punch and, somehow, is still standing.<br/>Dullone598 (10:34:14 PM):   (Round 8, if you please.)<br/>circlmastr (10:34:22 PM):   Jesus, how much damage is that now?<br/>circlmastr (10:35:20 PM):   House hopes that Biggy continues to rely on pattern recognition, and opts for a Short Kick (6/5/3) to preempt the block.<br/>Dullone598 (10:35:22 PM):   (11.  His Health is 12.)<br/>Dullone598 (10:36:07 PM):   Leander grasps at his smaller opponent desperately (Pile Driver on 0, soak is 4).<br/>OnlineHost (10:36:20 PM):   circlmastr rolled 1 10-sided die:  10<br/>circlmastr (10:36:28 PM):   Kapow!<br/>Dullone598 (10:36:31 PM):   (Because he's also figured out that he can abort to Block, and doesn't have much choice than to hope you'll do what you just did and fail.)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:37:12 PM):   KA-KA-KAZAAAAAM!<br/>Dullone598 (10:37:16 PM):   Leander takes the kick right in the gut.  His eyes glaze over and he tumbles to the ground.<br/>Dullone598 (10:37:22 PM):   (Good thing, too.  That Pile Driver is 12 damage.)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:37:38 PM):   Wilson pumps his fist. " Hah! Laid him out but good, House!" he yells enthusiastically.<br/>circlmastr (10:38:40 PM):   House bows over-elaborately to the fallen Leander, then does a flip into a roll over to Megan.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:39:30 PM):   Wilson grins. " Good lord, we're really leaving these poor bastards in the dirt today, aren't we?"<br/>Dullone598 (10:39:39 PM):   After a ring doctor shines a flashlight in his eyes and gives him an icepack, Rix gets to his feet, shaking his head.  "Man, where'd you learn to put moves like that to this noise?"  He gestures towards the speakers.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:40:33 PM):   " A fist of iron in a velvet glove, my friend. Or in this case, a steel foot in a really stupid-looking shoe." He grins.<br/>Dullone598 (10:40:54 PM):   Megan, of course, is suitably impressed.  "Geez, House.  I don't think I'd even be able to look a guy that size in the eye without freaking."<br/>circlmastr (10:42:11 PM):   "Why, have a problem with ladders?"  House grins and opts to put Megan's potential agrophobia (right?) to the test, by wrapping her up and lifting her into the air.<br/>Dullone598 (10:42:13 PM):   "This Freestyle thing is crazy.  Think I'm gonna like it here."  Rix heads off to join his manager, and probably get a better doctor.<br/>Dullone598 (10:43:38 PM):   "Eep!"  She is, understandably, caught off guard, although the height doesn't seem to faze her as much as looking silly does.  "You know what I mean, House..."<br/>HomerinNYC (10:44:06 PM):   Wilson grins. " Ey, you two. Keep it in the dojo, eh?" He grins good-naturedly.<br/>circlmastr (10:44:11 PM):   "I know, I was just looking for an excuse to get a view up your skirt."<br/>Dullone598 (10:44:58 PM):   She sighs, trying to smooth it out.  "House, I'm your manager.  Let me keep some dignity, please?"<br/>HomerinNYC (10:45:45 PM):   " You're managing super-powered martial arts freaks, Megan, you're only a step above being a pro-wrestling manager." He grins. " So enjoy the craziness a bit! At least we're not staged."<br/>circlmastr (10:45:46 PM):   "Oh fine, but I reserve the right to rob you of dignity in private."  He sets Megan down wit a grin.<br/>Dullone598 (10:46:51 PM):   Suddenly, House's fun is interrupted by a booming voice.  "You're a good fighter, little man, but I do not envy you."  Leander's accent sounds vaguely Greek, and he looks rather more amused than he did when his ass was being kicked.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:47:58 PM):   (I'm suddenly reminded of the Zim episode with the Planet-Jackers. " Let's finish this, little man. *crunch.*")<br/>circlmastr (10:48:18 PM):   "Well, it's good that you're above such petty concerns as whatever it is you'd be envious of me for."<br/>HomerinNYC (10:48:53 PM):   " House, shush, we're about to learn something about some dark and shadowy opponent!" Wilson says, giving House a quick bop on the head.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:49:10 PM):   (Why, yes, Wilson IS Genre-savvy.)<br/>circlmastr (10:49:32 PM):   (I'm just waiting for a chance to say "It's never Lupus.")<br/>Dullone598 (10:50:02 PM):   He laughs.  "Petty?  Look at the bracket.  It is an embarrassment to lose, but sometimes it is less painful."<br/>Dullone598 (10:50:14 PM):   (If animal hybrids start showing up...)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:50:25 PM):   (" What do you know, House. It was a Lupus.")<br/>circlmastr (10:50:44 PM):   ("That's Lupine.")<br/>HomerinNYC (10:51:13 PM):   (" Let's just be glad he didn't whupus. *thump* Damn it, that was my nose!")<br/>HomerinNYC (10:53:00 PM):   Wilson stands up, and takes a look at the remaining bracket, interested now.<br/>circlmastr (10:53:01 PM):   (Meanwhile, I don't understand the significance of the bracket.)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:53:08 PM):   (Our next opponents.)<br/>Dullone598 (10:53:33 PM):   (He means the tournament bracket -- i.e., he didn't want to fight the person who will fight the winner of your match.)<br/>circlmastr (10:54:00 PM):   House eyes the bracket, wondering if people would object if he wrote on it himself.<br/>Dullone598 (10:56:29 PM):   Laughing, he walks away.  The fight he seems to be referring to hasn't actually started yet.<br/>HomerinNYC (10:57:03 PM):   Wilson knows a bit about this. He studies the bracket for the mysterious guy who Megan mentioned earlier.<br/>Dullone598 (10:57:29 PM):   (Mysterious team, you mean.)<br/>circlmastr (10:57:32 PM):   (You mean aside the guy House just foguht?)<br/>circlmastr (10:57:35 PM):   *fought<br/>HomerinNYC (10:57:44 PM):   Yeah.<br/>Dullone598 (10:57:48 PM):   (There are 3 of them total)<br/>HomerinNYC (10:57:52 PM):   Rix was a part of the 'weiiiird guys'?<br/>Dullone598 (10:57:58 PM):   No, Rix was just a dude.<br/>circlmastr (10:58:09 PM):   Hahah, you beat up a dude.<br/>Dullone598 (10:58:34 PM):   He isn't on any team, actually<br/>HomerinNYC (10:58:54 PM):   So, yeah, mysterious team.<br/>Dullone598 (10:59:10 PM):   (We'll close here because cliffhangers are amusing.  My next post will be enlightening.)</blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>