The Trouble Cube Tournament Arc!

[Dookie]

Isoe looks back at Peely. Oh, shit! I missed it, sorry! What is it you wanted to show us?!

“Oh, nothing. Just that I could kick your ass. But those were relatively weak people. Not the best way to show it.”

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Come on! Why is everyone here so brooding?! "Oh, I can kick your ass-" As he says that, Isoe barely stops himself from laughing.

[Dookie]

Come on! Why is everyone here so brooding?! "Oh, I can kick your ass-" As he says that, Isoe barely stops himself from laughing.

“Well, I mean. We're in a death match against each other. From experience, I know that being brooding gets more fear out of your opponents. Don't worry, I'm not as dramatic when I'm not forced to interact with the people I'm gonna kill, or be killed by.”

[Cassie]

Suisei, whilst grinning in joy, >guns down the dummy with her rifle.

[wingedcatgirl]

"I mean, it's not a death match," Elise says. "It's a sanctioned competition."

[SmilyCube112]

Jasper pretty much knew she was going to 1-hit-KO the Mook, so she just decides to wait until the competition begins.

[GoldenCityBird]

Mindy roll: 3

The mook catches fire upon impact, being knocked back with significant force. After a short while, it vanishes like the rest of them.

Suisei roll: 5

The mook takes a clean headshot from Suisei's rifle, disintegrating no more than a second later.

Mrs. Guillory applauds. "What a show! I see a lot of potential in all of you. Now, I know you're all aching to get to the competition itself, but I do have one minor misconception to clear up.

"Elise, you stated that this tournament was not likely to be a fight to the death. This is half-right, half-wrong. As you may have seen, lethal force is allowed, if not encouraged. However, no competitor will actually die here. Thanks to our advanced arena tech, we can perfectly simulate any combat scenario imaginable.

"With that said, our first battle will be between Mindy and Jasper. All other fighters should evacuate the area, and view the proceedings either in the staff & combatant common room, or with other spectators in the spectator area."

[Cassie]

"Alright, bitch..." Suisei quickly gets out of the arena and heads into the common room to spectate.

[wingedcatgirl]

"Potato, tomahto," Elise says, waving her hand as she exits the arena.

[MadameButterflyKnife]

Isoe grins. Oh, that's good! No one's gonna die! Wouldn't want more innocent people to get hurt because of....not important! Good luck, guys!
With that, Isoe slides on out.

[HypeKitty1]

Ok Ms (heads to sepectator area)

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Mindy chuckes upon knocking down the mook with one of her fireballs. But then learning she would be participating in the tfirst fight, with Jasper, she gets pretty excited, ready to knock that Gem right off her block. Mindy turns her attention to Jasper. "What do ya say? You ready to be dealt a hot hand?", she says as she gives Jasper a real cutting look.

[SmilyCube112]

"Not sure what you mean by that, but it's an empty threat. You'll be frozen before you can do that." Jasper says in response to Mindy's comment.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

"Fire melts ice! You're gonna be a puddle soon as I'm done with ya!"

[SmilyCube112]

Then a look of realization appears on Jasper's face, as she says: "Oh, now I get it. Except rocks don't melt, so your point is still invalid."

[GoldenCityBird]

Battle Music

The arena shifts. Gone is the classical arena, along with all its predictability and stability. Now, it's different.

Mindy and Jasper find themselves facing one another. Jasper is standing on a flat-topped iceberg, while Mindy is on a similarly-shaped black rock. They both feel the world wobble beneath them, and for a perfectly valid reason. Jasper's iceberg floats in an icy, stormy ocean, while Mindy's rock rides slight waves upon an ocean of lava.

"As soon as I saw you two in the matchup, I just knew you'd end up against each other. Fire and ice; what a classic rivalry. Fire may melt ice, but the resulting water can quench an inferno. This arena was designed specifically with the two elements in mind. Anyway, the rules of this matchup are simple; to win a single match, you must ensure that your opponent cannot fight within a few seconds. Death, unconsciousness, out-of-bounds, whatever. It's a best out of three. Lose two matches, and you lose the matchup. Win two, and it's off to the semi-finals with you. Good luck to you both!"

(OOC: I'll try to make sure no match is over too quickly, but I'll also try to make sure they don't drag on. I'll also wait for both conbatants to post before updating.)

[MadameButterflyKnife]

In the spectator stand, Isoe yells out: Wait! Isn't lava melted rock? I think! So they do melt! He smiles, proud of his knowledge.

[SmilyCube112]

"Hmph. Fair enough." Jasper says, as she takes a defensive stance.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

"Let's do it!" Mindy says while setting a hand ablaze.

[GoldenCityBird]

Match Start!

[Dookie]

“Good luck, folks!”

Peely is cheering like he's watching a game of football.

[SmilyCube112]

Jasper's defensive stance remains unchanged.

[Mr. Lee Hammer]

Mindy will start off and >give Jasper a knuckle sandwich flambe.

[GoldenCityBird]

Mindy's attacking roll: 3 (Natural 3)

Jasper's blocking roll: 5 (Natural 3, +1 from defensive stance, +1 from being in ice territory)

Advantage: Jasper (=< 3)

Jasper is able to dodge Mindy's punch without a scratch. At this point, Mindy is now on Jasper's iceberg.

(I would like to apologise for being late.)

[SmilyCube112]

Jasper decides to take advantage of Mindy's failed strike to land one of her own, so decides to >Punch Mindy in the face.