[OOM] Festival of the Red Snow.

[stuck_mynock]

Atton takes Guppy out onto the surface of Kazic III, into a large settlement the centre of which seems to be almost completely taken up by a festival. Which means merchants lining every street with stalls, tents for fortune-tellers, a performance going on at one end of the city centre (it appears to be the story of a particularly bloody war, represented with physical theatre by some very athletic dancers) and a stage at the other end which is currently not being used, judging by the burly men socialising and posturing at each other on it.

Atton's dressed up warm, because even though it's the warm season, it's still Kazic III, which makes it about as cold as a Scottish winter.

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[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy steps back, quickly. Maybe this guy isn't human enough to be affected by the usual weak points. Or maybe he just conceals pain well.

He waits for a move, wondering if he can whack a nerve.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The champion paces about Guppy for a moment before, when behind him, bringing a hand down to try to grab Guppy's shoulder in a vicelike grip.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy swings an arm up fast and whacks the champion hard on the funny bone, in the hope of numbing the arm grabbing him.

At the same time, he kicks back, aiming to use the knee to push himself forward away from the champion.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

His swing hits right where he wants it to, but the arm keeps moving, closing around his shoulder. As Guppy pushes himself away, the champion lets out a small grunt of pain and pulls him back roughly.

With a grin, he tightens his grip as much as he can, hooking a leg around one of Guppy's to keep himself from being thrown.

[guppy_sandhu]

Okay, this is a bit scary...

He shoots a hand down, going for the big guns, grabs something soft and pulls, hard. Hoping he won't catch any horrible diseases as a result. At the same time he throws back his head, hoping to hit face.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

That works, mostly. The champion growls, letting go and stepping back. A second later, a flurry of strong punches come at Guppy.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy spins around, ducks, and punches towards the champion's diaphragm.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The champion takes it with a grunt, then swings a hand about to grab Guppy by the back of his head.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy dodges sideways, and rolls away.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The champion looks like he's about to go striding after him, but instead just paces slightly.

[guppy_sandhu]

Okay... it's going to be difficult to beat this guy, even by skill rather than strength.

Guppy waits a moment, catching his breath, waiting to see where he goes next.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The champion moves in abruptly and quickly, aiming a kick at Guppy's side.

[guppy_sandhu]

Guppy sidesteps, grabs the foot, and twists the knee in the best direction for a ligament injury.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

The champion snarls with pain, grimacing, using the proximity to try to grab Guppy and hold him still by the neck and start punching him with his other hand.

[guppy_sandhu]

This hits, and Guppy tries to block.

He feels a rush of panic: can Atton repair a broken neck?

He doesn't have time to worry about it for long, because the next punch knocks him out.

[stuck-mynock.livejournal.com]

When he wakes up, Atton's just finishing up healing him, and the champion is still selecting people to fight.

"You did well."

[guppy_sandhu]

"Thanks." Guppy sits up, slowly.

"I don't think I could have beaten him. Maybe with the cube, but I probably need practice without."