Tiny Dreamer, Big City (Ikana vs. Thaddeus!)

Seated in a shady little tavern in one of the rougher neighborhoods of Notice, the one eye'd gunslinger sat back in a chair, causally rocking back and forth.

The 26 year old Thaddeus Boone had returned to Notice after his time out at sea, years before he ran a gang that was known to run amuck in the streets of this quiet little port city. Sunlight creaking through the window pane, the dimly light tavern was nothing more then a trash heap, a refuge for low-lives and vagabonds wanting to stay out of the public sphere.

And Thaddeus had every right to not want to be caught walking around by himself. It weren't even 10 years past since he'd been gunfighting with gangster at the docks of this very city. He made an enemy of some very powerful men who'd love to hear that he was back in town.

"Old man get me something strong, and quick."

The gunslinger would command, summoning more drinks to his table. It was getting later in the day, Thaddeus was waiting for nighttime. After all the workers and street walkers had gone inside for the night, he didn't need people recognizing him and gossiping left and right. He had to play his cards right or he'd get up getting shot. Resting his one good eye Thaddeus would reach into his pocket, pulling out a worn cigarette.
Sparking it he would say.

"You know somin' old man? I used to run this town, me."

He would sound like an old geezer himself reminiscing on the past. It wasn't so much reminiscing as it was acknowledge his fall from grace.

"I had everything a man could want. Guns, money, drugs, girls, I had it all! And now look what I got, squat!"

He would rant smashing his hand against the table where his rum was placed.

"Well guess what? I'm down but I ain't out yet! I'm fixing to put me together a little outfit...

We're going to stir this bitch up, and we're going to do it right this time!"

Thaddeus would say, attempting to rally the nearby men, looking around the room Thaddeus was met with the gloomiest sight of all. The defeated look of washed up pirates, most of these men refused to even look in Thaddeus' direction let alone make eye contact with him. It was down right pathetic, a bunch of spineless whimps not even the marines would want.

Taking a hard swig of his bottle, Thaddeus' annoyance was beginning to rise. He couldn't believe how far he'd fallen. It was almost like being in a new world...

Miyamoto Ikana uses Super Mini Ursus Shock [AOE] on Thaddeus Boone.

Cooldown: 15

Miyamoto Ikana was a woman of hedonistic desires with a lust for money and power. With a million berries in her possession, a bit of pocket change, all things considered, she wound up temporarily leaving Brood's service in order to come to North Blue. The island that claimed to have all the luxury goods one could ever desire so they claimed, but an island well guarded by world government dogs. However, she was not a stupid woman. This lady knew that there were always pockets where the World Government did not have it's dogs or eyes for the world to behold. So it would seem. With it, Miyamoto Ikana entered an essential "rough" end of town to put it lightly. She wasn't in the worst of slums, but she wasn't exactly in what could be considered a homely location. It was here, she would make her first mark as a criminal by displaying her current power.

It wasn't anything personal, but it was simply to draw attention. To spread terror in the eyes of those around her and to solidify her mark as a legend. Yes. She stood along the middle of the destitute road, watching this shit pile of a region linger as people lay slumped along walls, wandered around the streets drunk, or plotted in alleys schemes of less than honest plots. Thrusting her hands outward, her black leather gloves tensed in this dull and cloudy day? Ikana's palms were odd, pronounced by the odd pinkish paw pads along them.

Boing. With her arms outstretched, she held them high into the air as a giant odd sphere seemed to form, a paw slowly popping into existence as people looked at the oddity with a stare. D-dung. D-dung. D-dung. D-dung. Some people looked in awe as the paw seemingly seemed to shrink down in size, unable to comprehend what the hell was going on here. They looked at the hooded figure with utter confusion as her hands slowly pushed inward, almost as if experiencing a recoil from the paw compressing inward. D-dung. Dung. Dung. Dung. Dung.  The paw would only continue to shrink, the almost bouncing noise becoming faster and higher pitched as she slowly clenched a small ball sized paw in her hands.

It was semi misshapen, but it would do most nicely.

"Super Mini. Ursus Shock..." Thrusting the paw outwards with a push of one hand, the thing flew into the shady inn's open door, and the first thing that most everyone within the establishment would see? A small tiny white, almost transparent glowing paw enter the room.

Then? A bang. A white flash and rapid propulsion of air that would send men, furniture, and anything not nailed down practically flying. The glass instantaneously combusted in the establishment, and with it, the building itself would find part of it's walls bursting from the inside, rubble and shrapnel littering those who rested on it's walls from the outside, crushing other unlucky fools as several lay flopped on the ground, eyes dishplate white, wide, and their mouths agape. Terror.

Ikana's Stats:

The member 'Miyamoto Ikana' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Reflex Check' : 1

Thaddeus would be in the middle of his rant as his attention was brought to a small floating orb, which had wondered its way into the bar, thinking nothing of it at first, the orb would pop into a violent whirlwind of pandemonium. "!!!" Thaddeus would be caught by total surprise blown back out of his chair by the explosion.

With a hard thud he'd land flat on his back, the table he'd been sitting at blown over. Thinking he was now in the middle of an assassination attempt by the local mafia Thaddeus would press himself against the fallen table, using the piece of furniture as cover from the incoming debris.

"God Damn It..."

Thaddeus would mutter pulling a large shard of glass from his thigh, the wound wasn't too deep, but just enough to annoy him. Arming himself, Thaddeus had watched the floating orb enter the bar, and that was all he needed to see in order to predict the flight path it had taken.

From behind cover Thaddeus would answer the incoming attack, firing off 2 rounds following the same flight path that the orb had taken. With bullets going straight through the open doorway of the pub. If his aim was true, which surely it was, the bullets would strike the orginator of the mysterious orb. And as they lay wounded then perhaps Thaddeus would let his presence in Notice be known as he stains the street with blood once more!

Thaddeus rolls for Double Tap!

Thaddeus rolls for Double Tap!

2nd attempt!

Thaddeus rolls for Double Tap!

2nd attempt!

The member 'Thaddeus Boone' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Reflex Check' : 3

Miyamoto Ikana Uses Nikyu Slam On Thaddeus Boone [LT]
Miyamoto Ikana Uses Equipment Tech Nikyu Endan On Thaddeus Boone [LT]
Miyamoto Ikana Uses Equipment Tech Nikyu Endan On Thaddeus Boone [LT]
Miyamoto Ikana Uses UT On Thaddeus Boone [UT]

The member 'Miyamoto Ikana' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Reflex Check' : 11, 6, 18, 12

As she turned, seemingly done with the rubbish, she had been planning on waiting for the presence and interference of the World Government and it's marine soldiers. However, two loud bullet sounds had rang through the area, and Ikana's eyes widened with dual rings surrounding her eyes as she predicted danger coming her path. With a twisting pivot, she held her hands outward before utilizing the passive Kenbunshoku no Haki to intercept the twin bullets flying for her person. There was a minor glint in her eye as the bullets stopped, and then  firmly bounced off the animal pads along the palm of her hands. Glaring ahead, she could see it was a bold survivor. Yet. This one didn't seem weak like the others.

Folding her fingers inward, there was a small pull of air towards the center of her hand before she quickly unfolded those fingers in an easy motion. "Nikyu Endan." Twin bullet sized paws would greet the sharpshooter, rapidly accelerating, looking to slam into the center of his body with blunt force, to send him slamming backwards into the already damaged wall of the bar he seemed to frequent. There was no pull back on the force she looked to deliver. However, as he collided, he could firmly see the white hooded figure towering over him, having closed the distance in his flight as she looked coldly towards the fellow with her left hand raised.

A paw hand would proceed to slam into his face, a Nikyu Slam sending him bursting through the wooden wall of the bar in a Thaddeus sized hole as the aspiring pirate woman Ikana gave a calm demeanor, repelling herself off the ground with a burst from her paw paw fruit's repulsion powers, towering above the sharpshooter before frankly looking to repel herself again, back towards the ground, slamming her legs into Thaddeus Boone. She could tell with her eyes gazing at him that he was not seemingly a weak man. No, he wasn't quite like the rest of them. That made her all the more wary of him, eager to destroy him from the ground up. However, she saw potential too.

"This world isn't for the weak. Ones without strength and ambitions. Yet, you assault me instead of ducking your head and remaining quiet. You must either be incredibly stupid, or a mad man. Either that, or perhaps you're stronger than you might seem..." Standing on top of his stomach, a height of 5'4", she seemed powerful, incredibly skilled in this instance as she got right on top of his ass and hit him with a small barrage of attacks in just a single instant. They were on a whole different street now, people still running in terror from the scene as Ikana firmly stared the orange haired man down. She was eager to see what the man had. "Are you weak?..."

Thaddeus Boone Uses "Slight of Hand, Touch of Death!" On Miyamoto Ikana [HT]

Thaddeus Boone Uses Equipment Technique "Rapid Fire Barrage!" On Miyamoto Ikana [LT]


Thaddeus Boone fires a single bullet at Miyamoto Ikana [UT]

The member 'Thaddeus Boone' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Reflex Check' : 13, 11, 3

Firing 2 shots toward his attacker, Thaddeus would once again duck behind cover, however it was too late. Almost immediately Thaddeus would be discombobulated by the sudden burst of 2 explosions, ending his wooden table cover with a violent pow! Thrown back like a ragdoll the skinny marksmen would slam against the old wall of the worn down tavern.

"Ugh!"

He would shout, Thaddeus last good eye focusing in on his attacker. Through the haze of combat he could make out a white hooded figure... headed straight toward him. As he attempted to raise his pistols Thaddeus was cracked in the face by a devastating blow. Knocking him straight through the remanence of the tavern wall.

Hitting the stone road hard, Thaddeus would be thrown into the street, rolling to a stop. Lying near motionless on the ground. Before he knew it, the weight of an entire freight train seemingly dropped itself onto his chest. Cracking a few of his ribs.

"GAAHHH!"

The remaining breath in his lung would escape him in a bloodcurdling scream. For a moment Thaddeus lie motionless in defeat, as his attacker spoke out. Lying in a state of semi-consciousness Thaddeus' attention would focused on one thing... his next plan.

As the hooded girl spoke, he lie on the floor spread out like a corpse. As she muttered something about weakness, Thaddeus lay unresponsive. Waiting for his moment to strike the gunslinger would allow the pint-sized human to believe she had the upper hand.

"Are you weak..." The question would ring out on the near silent streets of Notice. The question seemingly bringing Thaddeus back into reality. Ever so quietly Thaddeus' hand would creep back over to his trusty revolvers. In stereotypical cowboy fashion Thaddeus would begin spinning his guns.

Lying on the ground broken and bruised, but still twirling his guns...

"...I am weak...But more than weak... I am a coward!"

He would shout, before his hooded friend would notice the distraction, Thaddeus would empty all 6 rounds of Tweeldedee into her chest Haki encased bullets ripping into her body in a split second at point blank range.

However Thaddeus always planned in advance, a sneaky groveling scoundrel till the end, He would place his hand against the pavement of the street and mutter. "Doa Doa..." opening a trap door on the ground below him.

Falling limply through the door, Thaddeus would land in the sewers of Notice with a SLASH!, landing in shallow sewer water and waste. Groveling in pain Thaddeus would take some time to recuperate and plan his next course of attack.

Miyamoto Ikana Uses Nikyu Taiho on Thaddeus Boone [HT]
Miyamoto Ikana Uses Nikyu Blast Slam on Thaddeus Boone [LT]
Miyamoto Ikana Uses UT On Thaddeus Boone [UT]

The member 'Miyamoto Ikana' has done the following action : Dices roll

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'Reflex Check' : 1, 3, 16