[COMBAT HELPER] A Performance To Remember (A Star Is Born x Groovy)

[Dawns_Stars145]

A Star Is Born wanted to battle as a way of strengthing herself for when her troupe decides to do a big show. She's very agile and lightweight from being an acrobat and balancing performer but she lacks strength in other ways.

The question was who would be the best partner for her? A good few seemed to already be partnered up with either another kin or the dummy provided, plus she didn't want a partner that would overwhelm her too quickly with brute strength or was too weak to be a good match either.

Out of the corner in the dim lighting provided by other kin and the motes floating around she saw a kin that wasn't fighting anyone yet and approached.
She walked up to a what appeared to be a very colorful acha with curly hair. "How'd you like to spar with me?" She said with a hint of a smile in her voice. "We could draw in a bunch of motes. It could be like a performance for them."

Let's see who hits first

[fluo]

Rolling to see who is first
Dawn: You can go first! We are operating at opposite schedules it seems

Groovy was dazzled by the kimeti in front of her. They were sparkly and moved with the innate grace of a performer. From perfectly coifed updo to a flirty back ruffles, Groovy couldn't help but admire the other doe. She mentally shook herself. They were to battle. She would much prefer to have time to dwell on the fact that out of all the combatants, they were chosen. She wasn't trying too hard to read into it. She shook her bangs out of her face for good measure. It was a competition for strength! She would put on a good show and throw her entire heart into it.

"Let's go!"

[Dawns_Stars145]

Rolling, will add rp in a moment

I'm getting tired while writing but i got the gist of the rp set up on my end so do your rolls and l'll reply tomorrow

[fluo]

For A Star Is Born x Groovy,

You rolled:
3, 3, 1, 6, 4
You will keep the 1. You can decide to keep the 6 or the 3, 3. Up to you. You will then roll any other dice that is not the 1 or the one(s) you kept. You have two more rolls.

[Dawns_Stars145]

Oops let me finish my rolls

Keeping the 3s and 1
Rerolling the 6 and 4

[Dawns_Stars145]

Okay got the same numbers again
Rerolling the 6 and 4 again
Final Roll: 3, 3, 3, 6, 6 for a total of 21



Star was ready for this battle. Her hair is already wrapped away from her face and there isn't much else for the acha to grab onto if she gets close.

"Let the battle commence!"
She got into an offensive stance, ready to charge forward and close the gap between them. She lunges forward and runs towards the side of her opponent. She uses the momentum of her movement to push into the acha's side and knock her over.

The acha gets back up and hits her a few times in retaliation. Getting a few good kicks in on Star's side and hind leg. Star grabs her opponents hair in her mouth and pulls, hoping to pull her off her hooves onto the ground again. And she succeeded!

Right after Groovy fell to the ground, Star stood on top of her, with her front legs, in order to pin her down. Hoping for Groovy to back down and admit defeat. Acha are very agile and have some strength and endurance from being from the much harsher desert, so Star was worried that if Groovy got back up then she would overwhelm Star quickly.

Luckily Groovy admitted defeat and Star won!

[fluo]

IC post: A Star is Born's final hand: 3, 3, 3, 6, 6 for total score of 21

[fluo]

Groovy's heart was pacing quickly. She hadn't felt this thrill in a long time. It was like learning to swim for the first time but this time her eyes were rose colored and she was feeling *something.* Something that resonated deep in her soul and she wanted to impress the nameless kimeti doe. She wanted it to matter. She wanted to be memorable. She reared for a battle of wit and strength and struck out to shaky, nebulous success.

[fluo]

Roll: 1, 2, 1, 1, 3
Keeping 1, 1, 1
Rolling 2d6

Groovy reared back and stabilized her center of balance. She feinted left before diving. She heard the telltale crunch of her weak knees. By some miracle, her weak ankles didn't roll either. Everything was in alignment for once and she landed her hit. And on her hooves. She mentally patted herself on her back. Not too shabby.

[fluo]

Keeping 1, 1, 1, 5
Rolling 1d6

With one more move left, she thought long and hard. The name of the game was still the same- Impress the sparkly kimeti doe. With that in mind, she spun around and dove to the left in a move she had seen a larger horned Totoma make. She tried to scoop up the kimeti but there's only so much one can do with her diminutive stature. She sank a little into the ground for a hard won nudge to the doe's side flank. They doe maybe budged an inch at most. Still, that was some move of strength right?

[fluo]

Final hand: 5, 5, 5, 5 for score of 20.

IC: Groovy has been defeated; A Star is Born wins!

Groovy was shook to the core. The fascinating Kimeti was lithe on their hooves and a marvel. While they came close, Groovy was glad it was not a tie. With a clear definitive winner, the acha had reason to talk to the other kin. And to start enacting her plan to woo the doe.

[Dawns_Stars145]

After a moment of rest. Star spoke to the Acha, breathlessly laughing as she flops down next to her. "Well now, that was quite the show we put on, wasn't it? A pretty good battle. I'm a bit out of breath from it." She takes a couple of deep breathes. "I hope I didn't hurt you too bad- l..um, I'm sorry I don't think I caught your name."

Your turn

[fluo]

With Groovy's internal monologue running so fast, she was relieved when the other doe spoke first.

"I'm Groovy. I like how we are doing it backwards. We should have exchanged names first. I apologize for that. I'm not much of a fighter. " I'm much more of a lover. Groovy caught herself, thankfully. Coming on too strong was a bad habit of hers, but it couldn't be helped. She was out of her comfort zone, exhausted, and famished. But also very much intrigued by the other doe.

"It was close in the end! Are you hungry? Should we grab a snack and look at the other combatants?"
She would ask anything and everything under the sun for more time with the doe.

[Dawns_Stars145]

"Groovy, what a lovely name. Yeah, sorry, I'm usually one to ask names first, but I guess I was a bit flustered when asking for you to fight me. I'm more of a performer, than a fighter.

I guess we were both out of our element." Star smiled a bit. "My name is A Star Is Born, but you can call me Star if you'd like."

"It was close! I thought for sure you were going to get up again and win. I didn't have much of a plan for if you did. The hair grab was kind of a last resort." Laughing nervously. "Again, sorry about that."

Groovy asked her if she would like to get something to eat and watch the other contestants. "Oh, I feel like I could eat a whole boar after that battle. And watching the others sounds like a great way to relax after all that excitement. Lead the way!"

We could end it here or if there's anything else you want to type here feel free!

[fluo]

"Perfect name for the perfect opponent. I'm positively famished. I'd love to hear more about your performances." The innuendo was strong with this one, but she held back and it was a step in the right direction.