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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 25, 2021 16:49:02 GMT -5

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Post by Gyoza on Sept 25, 2021 16:49:02 GMT -5

The end of the school semester was fast approaching. The student body was abuzz with talk of final exams, extracurriculars, and for the unlucky few, summer classes. The young herculean, however, found himself more than a little bored with the notion. He cared only about training and growing stronger so he would be ready come time for the fighting tournaments that cropped up around this time of year. Battle Island was always buzzing with competition. Even the rural regions caught the martial arts bug with local tournaments cropping up all over. It was a time of great trial, when the fruits of one's efforts were either tempered or burned up in the furnace of competition.

The seventeen-year-old strolled along the city sidewalk, weaving his way through the foot traffic. Walking home from school was always a time rife with anticipation; his training with his grandfather was always the highlight of his day. A sudden muffled scream reached his ears, coming from an alley he passed on his right. Acting on instinct, Gyoza dropped his backpack and rushed into the alleyway, heart pounding as he sought to discover the source of the distress. A group of unsavory looking individuals were crowded around a teary-eyed lady, cowering against the dusty grime of the brick wall behind her.

She clutched at her purse, begging the men off. Her tears spurred them on, predators closing in on their easy prey. Gyoza wanted to stop these muggers and rescue the woman, but he hesitated for a moment. His grandfather had strictly forbade him from fighting outside of sparring or official tournaments, but he couldn’t just stand around and watch! “Hey, back off!” He rushed forward as one of the men turned around, a switchblade held in his gloved grip. Before the thug could react, Gyoza closed the distance, crumpling him with a stiff knife hand chop to the back of the neck. The others turned, sneering and brandishing their weapons. A cocky smirk tugged at the corners of his lips as he cracked his knuckles. “Go ahead, goonies. Make my day. I could use the warm-up.”

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 26, 2021 8:54:17 GMT -5

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Post by Derry on Sept 26, 2021 8:54:17 GMT -5

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"And see, that's basically where this whole damn thing started..."

Derry was particularly busy talking to one of his most recent customers in an alleyway in Central City. It's risky business doing some business dealings since he's a presidential candidate, and should he be discovered, it might just take quite a bit out of his pocket just to keep the media silent on the matter. Still, selling a few extra tuffle grade weapons to some potential buyers would be a nice boost to his wallet, something he kind of needs at the moment due to the recent reconstruction of the Dirty Snakes HQ and funding his presidential campaign. Of course, getting that extra big payout from Amara would be nice if the damn war over on Plant can just end.

"Trying to run a campaign while not making much money due to all of this damn construction it's... It's tiring on my-" Derry continues explaining to the customers until some screaming in the distance catches everyone's attention. Derry turns his head towards the alley behind him, knowing that it's something he might have to deal with. Judging from where the noise came from, the scream came from one of the nearby alleyway entrances where Derry stationed a few guards to make sure nobody interferes in his business. Looks like all of the stress surrounding pay cuts to help fund the campaign is starting to get to the lower level goons as they start robbing random people in the streets.

"If you will excuse me, gentlemen," Derry apologizes as he starts making his way over towards the noise. The Dirty Snakes have had a bit of a reputation for preying on the rich and other criminals, not necessarily because they care for the innocent, but rather because they didn't have the money they were looking for and it brought unnecessary attention towards the gang. If at this point the police start tracking him down, Derry is going to be absolutely livid at the thought of having to lose even more money than before just keeping the damn cops at bay.

Derry arrives at the other end of the alleyway, and the sight was certainly something to behold. Plenty of Dirty Snakes goons all brandished their weapons at a young woman clutching her purse as a lone man stands between her and his men. Derry immediately presses a single button on his scouter sunglasses and looks right at the young man, scanning for his power level. The results came back and report that the individual had a total power of six thousand, towering over the lowly goons... but far, far less powerful than Derry. He can imagine what must've happened to set this man off. Questions start flooding his mind... How does he deal with this man? Act friendly? Territorial? Somewhere in between? And what about his men? He's told them before not to pull stunts like this. They deserve an example to get the point across.

"Leave the woman be, just get him!" Derry barks at the men, knowing that they absolutely stand no chance against this teenager. Perhaps they'll get the message after getting their asses handed to them, or they could burn at the stake for disobeying a direct order from their boss. Either way works for him, but he just wants to make sure nobody else is dragged into this whole mess. Fortunately this would also not only prove to be entertaining, but also give him some time to think about how he's going to resolve this.

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 26, 2021 15:13:58 GMT -5

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Liari flew throughout Central City at a casual pace, taking her time getting used to the blue skies of Earth again! Now that she was back home, she noticed how... nice it was compared to Plant or, rather, how quiet and soft it was. Far-gone were the towns of half-drunk buccaneers stopping by for a drink merry song, those replaced with sterile street-corners and populated city blocks! Gone was the Kingdom of the Strong, replaced by the more numerous population of weak humans, each going about their seemingly boring days as if they were nothing but robots! Liari DID miss the passion of the sayains, the FUN they always were... especially when she had to noogie them into submission... She missed the "anything could happen" feeling of Plant when all sorts of vagabonds and hooligans wandered the streets...

*Sigh...* But this was home... and Liari probably needed a nice long-

"Huh?" Liari muttered, catching the passing high-pitched screech of a woman yelling! Drifting lower to the concrete canopy below, her ears (and her telepathy) honing on on a woman down below, squeezed between two buildings in an alley! Without making a sound, the little blue girl would sit herself down on the edges of one of the roofs above, her legs swinging all free-of-spirit below her as she glanced down into the dark, dank maw between buildings, spotting... a young human male... and a bunch of older humans with weapons! Sticks, knives, pipes, these guys were surrounding a weak, vulnerable woman... but currently had their eyes locked on the intruding youngster at the mouth of the alley!

"What they doing...?" Liari grunted to herself, her face scrunching in distaste. "...It so stinky in there..." WELL, the young, muscle-bound male would challenge the armed men, threatening to "make his day" if they dared! Well... THEY WOULD, as their boss, cloaked in shadow (at least from this angle) would command them to attack! The little blue girl tilted her head at the sound of this man, her eyes narrowing thoughtfully... That voice... Where had she heard it before...?

WELL, no time for that as the goons would RUSH Gyoza, weapons raised up to CRASH DOWN upon the man! ...Only for them to find, a moment later, they were no longer in their hands! With a swiftness WELL beyond any typical fighter's ability to detect, Liari's tentacles would elongate and SHOOT down into the alley, plucking each of the weapons from the hands of these mobsters before they could complete their swings! Knives, pipes, bats and 2x4s clattered to the rooftop besides Liari as she peered down below at the scene. T'was a whim, this act, the majin reasoning it wasn't really FAIR for others to fight with weapons if they were gonna, you know, have friends with them! What was more, though, she was starting to piece together the origin of that VERY familiar voice, images of a burning warehouse flashing before her mind!

...She DID meet him before.... But where...

More interested than she had been before, the little blue girl would point a finger down towards the goons' boss, firing off a very small pink energy-ball that, she hoped, would brighten up the alley enough that she could make out his face!

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 26, 2021 16:21:35 GMT -5

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Post by Gyoza on Sept 26, 2021 16:21:35 GMT -5

The men brandished their weapons, bearing shark-like grins as they surrounded him and the woman. Gyoza slipped into a fighter’s stance, placing himself between the thugs and their intended victim. There was nothing Gyoza despised more than criminals preying on the innocent. A sudden voice spiraled out of the darkness, commanding the men to attack him. At that moment, everything happened quickly. Weapons flew up and out of their grasp, commandeered by a blue Majin’s presence on the roof above. She fired a blast into the alleyway, lighting it up in a flash of light. Gyoza shielded his eyes at the last second, but the others weren’t so lucky—they stumbled around blind, leaving them wide open.

The woman’s cry behind him grasped his attention. She was trembling, a can of pepper spray held in her hand. Gyoza hesitated for a second. It would be a simple matter to dispatch the goons. This alley was small and cramped. Fighting in such a small space would be difficult, even if the cramped quarters rendered the goons’ numbers irrelevant. Things could get out of hand quickly, and if they did, what if something happened to her? He’d acted without thinking, and not for the first time. As badly as he wanted to test his skills, Gyoza could never forgive himself if the woman got caught in the crossfire.

“Alright, miss, up ya go!” She let out a surprised gasp as he hoisted her up onto his back in one smooth motion. “Sorry about this. I can’t have you getting hurt, lady. That’s not very heroic, is it?” He squatted, then launched himself up into the air. He rocketed upward from the force of his jump, easily clearing the building until he hung in the air on par with the Majin. Landing on the rooftop beside her, he set the terrified woman down beside the strange blue woman. “I dunno what those guys were up to. Thanks for the help.” He glanced back down into the alley, first at the men glaring daggers up at him, then at the strange man hiding towards the end of the alleyway. “What do you think? Do we make a run for it or see what these guys are made of?”

A light smile tugged at his lips. “Who am I kidding? I’ll handle these bozos.” He backflipped off the gravel roof, soaring gracefully through the air as he dropped down into the alleyway. On his descent, he used his left leg to bounce off the brick wall, driving a hard roundhouse kick into the side of one of the goon’s heads, sending him sprawling to the ground. The others rushed him. He ducked a haymaker, driving a hard palm into one’s chest. Another went for a leg sweep; he hopped over it, planting a stiff knee in the jaw of the man, sending him stumbling away.

This strange merry-go-round of carnage kept up for a few minutes. Gyoza ducked, dodged, and weaved their attempts to hit him with a fluidity and ease that bespoke his martial training, peppering the men with stiff, quick shots that kept them off balance. He held back as much as he could, not wanting to seriously injure these guys—it was better to make an example. The goons wisened up and all rushed him at once, but a sharp yell sent a concussive wave roiling off of Gyoza as he briefly spiked his power, sending the group scattering in all directions. Not skipping a beat, Gyoza charged down the alleyway toward the shadowy figure he’d seen moments ago.

Leaping up onto a nearby dumpster, he squatted, grinning and offering a small wave. “I get it now. These guys work for YOU, don’t they? Clever. You get to hide in the shadows and keep your own hands clean. Listen, dude, that’s not very rad of you.” Gyoza leaped at the slick-haired stranger, another sweeping roundhouse aimed at dropping the gang leader.

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 28, 2021 9:39:23 GMT -5

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Post by Derry on Sept 28, 2021 9:39:23 GMT -5

Derry starts to lean his back against a nearby wall as his goons begin to approach the stranger at the end of the alleyway, the boss waiting to see what sort of injuries his goons will receive. While he was waiting to see the show get underway, his scouter sunglasses start beeping wildly as Derry was made aware of another nearby presence, but where? His focus shifts up towards the rooftops where he sees a single person, the blue skin being a dead giveaway as to who he was dealing with: Blueberry. Before he could even demand that she stay out of business, tentacles emerge from her and grab hold of all of Derry's goons' weapons, leaving them with just their firsts. The weapons were one of the things that might've made this fight more interesting, but Liari just had to spoil the fun. She then fires off a small ball of ki right at Derry, though it wasn't strong enough to harm him and in all likelihood was more just to illuminate his face considering how dark it was around him. "Good to see you again, Blueberry," Derry greets as he shifts back his focus on the upcoming fight.

To Derry's surprise, the teenager grabs hold of the woman from earlier and launches upwards, landing right next to the majin up above before putting her onto the roof and diving back down after a short exchange of words. The young man proceeds to take down the rest of Derry's goons with ease, sustaining not a single blow as whatever goons could walk tried to get away from him. Derry stands completely still, believing that they might've learned their lesson and realize that they should really keep to themselves when dealing with business. His focus returns to the teenager, who was now standing on top of a nearby dumpster and makes the connection that he's the ringleader. Before Derry could once again open his mouth and speak to the young man, he lands a roundhouse kick right at the crime boss' jaw, but he refused to budge.

Despite that show of strength from earlier, the teenager's power was still pathetic compared to Derry's. Once he was done with his attack, Derry finally speaks up to the teenager and states, "To be completely honest, I much rather prefer doing the work myself, but you just presented such a wonderful opportunity to instill a lesson into my men." He glances right back up at Liari and asks, "You can come on down whenever you feel like Blueberry, unless you're too comfortable up there."

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 28, 2021 10:54:25 GMT -5

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Liari wasn't all that surprised that Gyoza was able to SMACK DOWN the basic human thugs that were sent his way. He looked the sort beforehand, what with his fancy poses and well-toned physique, that he would be able to handle ANY basic human that came his way! The thorough beat-down he delivered was kinda entertaining to watch though, like a slow-motion recap of a complete stop-fest, highlighting the best moments! What WOULD surprise her, though, was when she fired that little finger-blast towards the shadowy boss-man in the back, her energy brightening up the alley for but an instant... before completely bouncing off the man's stalwart form!

"YOU!" The Majin exclaimed, JABBING her finger down at him again... except without the pew-pew beams! "I THOUGHT I REMEMBER YOU! ...Why you in stinky alley anyway?" The little blue girl, hopped down off the roof, leaving the woman to figure out what to do before landing beside Gyoza! "...You first in warehouse that burn down... now you in stinky alley... Why you in such gross places?"

Well, the human boy would answer this question... WITH HIS FISTS! Or rather, more specifically, his foot as he CHARGED down Derry, WHIRLING a rather FEROCIOUS roundhouse kick (for his strength-level) AT the pink-haired mafioso... which harmlessly glanced off his chiseled jawline! The little blue girl snickered at the failed attack, that smirk... failing somewhat as the memories of her OWN beatdown at the hands of Derry flashed through her mind. She had to remember that, despite his cotton-candy hair and his magic shirt, he was probably still a threat, even IF Liari was, like 10-times stronger than she was then.

The boss-man would continue was if Gyoza's attack hadn't taken place at all, remarking how this, seemingly unfortunate turn of events on his end was, in fact, a perfect opportunity to discipline his men. After all, he much preferred to handle the grunt-work personally...

"...So you let them get beat up for nothing...?" The Majin asked slowly, not quite understanding WHY! "...That stupid. They your friends, right? Friends not let friends beat other friends up! THAT NOT GOOD!" Her aura SURGED for a moment, BLASTING through the alley like a gale-wind force! Pinkish-steam BURST from the holes lining her arms in a high-pitched squeal as if, within her, numerous tea-pots were going off all at once! Her eyes flashed from a piercing silver to a burning red, her gaze glancing to the downed, groaning minions, the little blue girl actually feeling empathy! Even if they WERE bad guys, their friend just let them get hurt! This wasn't gonna do... NO, NO, NO!

"They not strong enough to fight him! You know that!" Liari grumbled, stepping past Gyoza and pointing a finger RIGHT under Derry's nose, poking the tip of it! "Now they hurt! BAD, probably! Why you not care!?"

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 29, 2021 8:06:01 GMT -5

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Post by Gyoza on Sept 29, 2021 8:06:01 GMT -5

Gyoza stood to the side, watching the tense exchange of words between the pink-haired thug and the helpful blue Majin. It was to be noted she was no longer in a helpful mood, however—literally steaming mad, as steam poured out of her and filled the cramped, dirty alleyway.

What a strange predicament this was. Since he was a boy, training under the strict tutelage of Yongshao, Gyoza knew his physical strength was exceptional. He’d crumpled grown men like tissue paper with single blows before, but this guy hadn’t budged an inch. It wasn’t as if Gyoza had held back that much.

As they continued their strange argument—it sounded like pink gangster and Blueberry had encountered each other before—Gyoza began practicing his high kicks. One after another, he sent quick roundhouse kicks into the air, snapping his leg with expert precision and even stirring up a bit of wind in the process.

On a dime he spun towards the stinking dumpster beside him, leveling his kick against it. It crumpled, steel groaning as it folded with startling ease around his foot, shifting the entire dumpster several feet before it crashed through the brick wall of one of the buildings. “Oh, crap!” No doubt the noise interrupted their argument.

“Uh… my bad. I get you two are busy, but if ya don’t mind Blueberry…” He placed a placating hand on the Majin’s shoulder, flashing her a thumbs up and a grin. “Lemme have a crack at this guy. It’s not often I don’t have to hold back.”

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 29, 2021 19:53:57 GMT -5

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Post by Derry on Sept 29, 2021 19:53:57 GMT -5

As he probably should've expected, Liari immediately bombards Derry with a few questions, first wondering what exactly he's doing in this gods forsaken alleyway. It isn't exactly the most pleasant place to be standing, especially since he's running to become president of Earth, but it's necessary for business. "Trust me when I say that if I could, I would rather do business in a place that's far nicer than some dirty alleyway, Liari," Derry responds back, "Though it's a lot harder to get some privacy, and some buyers aren't nearly as willing to step into my territory. At least, I originally thought that this alleyway would provide me some privacy, but then you two decided to turn up."

The teenager at least gets a hint as he back away a bit, likely shocked a bit after his almighty roundhouse kick did almost nothing to the crime boss. The boy really can't tell how powerful Derry really is, can he? He debates internally just giving him the scouter sunglasses temporarily just so that he can see the difference, but where's the fun in that? Derry shifts his focus back on Liari, the blue majin pouring out steam as she starts getting real mad that he just let his own goons get the shit kicked out of them by some stranger, the candidate waving whatever steam came his way aside.

"Context matters, Blueberry," Derry begins attempting to explain himself, though he doubts his words would get her to understand completely. "That woman up there was being robbed by my men. I tend to avoid such petty robberies as it only draws unwanted attention, but clearly my boys didn't get the message. I would take care of it myself, but my unaware volunteer helped straighten them out a bit. Maybe now they'll get the message, and all without a single one of them being burnt to a crisp."

It seems like Liari was still just a bit confused, her aura flaring up as it reminds Derry that he should probably check her damn power level already. With a single button push he reads Liari's power level at... Over fifty thousand? When did she ever get this strong? Has he been slacking off that much? If she gets a bit too violent, how far is he going to be pushed this time? Before he could answer the majin, the teenager from earlier slams his foot into the dumpster on accident, sending the entire thing through a brick wall. The kid's certain got some power, but unless he's hiding some hidden power he won't stand a chance. It's at this point where he steps up and offers to challenge Derry. He begins to chuckle to himself before declaring, "I wouldn't be so confident if I were you. You're comparing yourself to someone with ten times your strength. Unless you have something that could remotely interest me, I'll just brush you aside and get back to business with Liari here."

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Sept 30, 2021 13:52:39 GMT -5

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Well, Derry would answer her questions, if somewhat vaguely, alluding to some secret business he was doing and how it was borderline IMPOSSIBLE to get any kind of privacy to conduct it elsewhere! Obviously, he was lying. HAD TO BE! Liari didn't believe he couldn't find an empty room or a mountain or a CAVE somewhere that was cleaner than this crevasse to talk shop! Either that or how downright refused to leave town for any reason and he was only referring to his immediate options but STILL! It was STILL his fault then!

Derry would then both complain bout and commend Gyoza's and Liari's appearances in response to Liari criticizing his friend-methods, the mobster remarking that HE was gonna beat them up himself if Gyoza didn't for... you know... robbing people. Oh yeah, she forgot about that! That woman was still on the roof! She... wondered how she'd get down... ANYWAY, it was STILL wrong! Those were his friends and friends didn't hurt each other! It was... a rule... and stuff... UGH! She was mad, especially so when Derry implied killing one of them to make a point!

"THAT NOT MAKE IT BETTER!" Liari protested, stomping her foot! "IT MAKE FRIEND SOUND LIKE BAD WORD, WHAT YOUR DOING!"

The Majin had half-a-mind to CHARGE in and SOCK Derry in the face right then and there... but it seemed like Gyoza came to that conclusion first! The two power-houses would be interrupted when the human would STRIKE the edge of a trash-can, sending it FLYING away towards a wall, nearly smashing through it entirely and into the next building! The Majin winced at the uncomfortable grinding/crumbling sound of steel... and the stench that came from the rusted, sludgy garbage-can, inching away from the junk-juice that would ebb from the violently compressed receptacle!

Gyoza, after borderline shamelessly brushing off his mistake, would ask Liari if he could have a stab at Derry first, seemingly determined to get back at him for.... something. Derry would comment on his weakness and Liari would give the boy an odd look herself, wondering if... you know... he forgot about his foot basically BOUNCED OFF Derry's face!

"...You better hit LOT harder than before if you wanna fight..." Liari warned, her silver eyes flashing towards the pink-clad-gangster! "...Last hit not even move him... and he not even trying yet..." The little blue girl wouldn't get in his way, though. If he wanted to fight Derry, let him fight Derry! Who knows? Maybe Gyoza wasn't trying then either!

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Oct 1, 2021 9:40:27 GMT -5

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Neither of them took him seriously. Gyoza had become a sort of third wheel, a stranger on the outside not privy to how the thug and Majin were previously acquainted. Derry brushed him off with a glance and a comment. Even Liari, though not opposed to Gyoza’s challenge, warned he’d better be prepared.

It wasn’t the first time he’d been doubted. He was too dumb for academics. He was too bulky for athletics. He lacked far too much ambition and intellect to achieve something noteworthy. Doubt and naysayers waged a constant war on the youth’s psyche. Maybe they were right—this was no business of his.

Or maybe none of it mattered. “Yeah, well, you’re probably right.” Gyoza stretched, attempting to touch his toes before performing a backflip kick. “But that’s the beauty of being me—I learn the hard way. I always have. I don’t care if Bubblegum over there is stronger than me. I still wanna fight.”

He strolled towards the gang leader, the usual interplay of confidence and ignorance alight in his smiling features. Gyoza slapped his palms together in a praying manner, bowing slightly. “I’m Gyoza. It’s kinda lame you run a business of robbing grandmas.” He slipped into his fighter’s stance, his smile dropping. “Let’s go, dude. I’ll probably lose but walking away like a coward isn't as cool.”

PL: 12,000 (Olympic Strength) 
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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Oct 1, 2021 21:50:39 GMT -5

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Derry was very clearly doing a bad job at trying to calm Liari down, the mob boss sort of unaware of what makes that majin's brain tick. Blueberry especially didn't like the comment he made about potentially burning one of them into a crisp if things went his way, the majin almost looking like she was ready to strike him down. If this devolves into a fight with Liari, things can actually get a bit ugly considering how powerful she recently got. That is, until the teenager stepped in to try to fight him, an action that was still rather amusing to Derry. The kid's gonna get himself hurt doing this, or if he really pisses Derry off, even worse.

"Alright, listen, er, Gyoza, was it? First of all, I don't rob grandmas. It's a waste of time more than anything." Derry starts off as the teen prepares to fight, "Second, I already told you that I'm ten times stronger than you, but I gotta say I commend the bravery and confidence you're putting up. Plus, you already did take care of something I was about to do, so props to you. Thankfully, I possess the ability to lower my power level. Usually I do it just to hide more effectively, but in this case it'll make things just a tad bit more fair to you." As Derry's power level slowly begins to climb down, his scouter reports that Gyoza's power level has actually doubled to twelve thousand. Maybe the kid isn't half bad after all, but he's still five times less powerful than his base form. "It has been a while since I've indulged in a fight."

Derry removes his scouter sunglasses and thinks about putting them away, but comes up with a better idea. Maybe as a bit of a distraction... "Heads up, Blueberry," Derry warns as he tosses her the scouter sunglasses, "Maybe while we have a little fist to fist, you can clean things up a bit. Got plenty of unconscious buffons that should be moves out of the way, after all. Maybe once we're finished we can do a bit of catching up." Derry glares right at Gyoza and demands, "Make the first move."

Using Ki Suppression, Derry lowers his power level down to 12,000 to match Gyoza's power.
KP: 6/6
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Post by Deleted on Oct 2, 2021 5:13:24 GMT -5

Liari grimaced somewhat when Gyoza INSISTED this battle would be his, doing some theatrics before formally challenging Derry to battle! Well... she didn't really know this guy so it wouldn't make her a hypocrite TECHNICALLY... but that didn't mean she could just leave him here to get his butt kicked! What was more odd was that Derry seemed all-too-eager to indulge this boy, the majin always taking the pink-haired mobster as a more... self-serving guy...? You know, if it didn't directly benefit him, he wouldn't do it-kinda guy...? Well, it seemed that Derry was feeling a little more feisty today than normal, tossing the majin his glasses and asking her to clear out his friends, all still sprawled out on the ground!

"Hmph." Liari grunted, her cheeks puffing out with distaste. "Fine." Her hair tentacles would extend out, wrapping around the torsos of each of the men Gyoza had so affectionately beaten to pulps. Pulling them up into the air, she would lightly place each of them in a neat, little pile on the opposite roof-top to the one Gyoza had placed the woman, The little blue majin fiddling with Derry's sunglasses all the while! Heck, she even tried them on, her silver eyes blinking with curiosity as her vision dimmed past the lenses.... and NUMBERS started to float by! A circle would encompass Gyoza, numbers hovering above his head that read "12,000." Confused and unaware of what these numbers meant, Liari would then look at Derry, whose number decreased at a steady pace before resting comfortably at an equal "12,000."

"These magic...?" She wondered, taking the glasses off and staring at them! What did those numbers mean... and what ELSE could these things do? Well, Liari would find out soon enough as the battle between Gyoza and Derry was about to begin! HOPPING back so that she was roughly at the mouth of the alley, Liari would poke and prod the glasses she held delicately, FAR to curious about them to risk their destruction! She looked for buttons, sliders, maybe even stared at the lenses as she turned them around to face her! She REALLY wanted to figure out how they worked!

"No blow up place this time!" Liari yelled at Derry, giving him a serious glare! "People LIVE near here. It not GOOD!"

WC: 386
TWC: 1830

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Oct 2, 2021 19:56:26 GMT -5

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Post by Gyoza on Oct 2, 2021 19:56:26 GMT -5

Derry and Liari's squabble came to a temporary end. Though the Majin still seemed angry, she relented to letting the men hash out their conflict while she toyed around with the sunglasses the gangster had tossed at her. The gang leader once again touted the difference between their power levels, but deigned to lower himself in order to appease Gyoza’s unwillingness to back down from this challenge. He thought Gyoza was a warm-up, nothing more.

If carelessness were a virtue, Gyoza would be a veritable master. Despite the repeated warnings, he feigned boredom by yawning and stretching, tossing out a few more lightning-quick jabs. Whether in the dojo or on the street, a spar was a spar in his eyes. “Whatever, dude. I don’t know why you keep bringing up power levels. I don’t even know what mine would be—not that great, I bet. I just want a good fight, yanno?”

For the first time since their encounter, Gyoza closed his eyes and felt for Derry’s power. It was strong, to be sure, but they were on equal footing for the time being. Maybe if he went full throttle, he’d catch him by surprise. He rushed Derry, dipping low as he clenched a tight fist. Surging upwards, he sought to plow his fist into the pink-haired gangster’s stomach. It was a warning shot of sorts; a method to test his opponent’s mettle.


PL: 12,000 (Olympic Strength) 
KP: 5/6 (-1)
MP: 2/6 (+2)
Damage: 0.0 of 250.0% 

Gyoza uses Fist of the Gods (Light, 20%) for 2,400 damage.

Last Edit: Oct 2, 2021 19:59:31 GMT -5 by Gyoza

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Oct 2, 2021 21:50:29 GMT -5

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Post by Derry on Oct 2, 2021 21:50:29 GMT -5

Liari manages to catch the scouter sunglasses and seems to reluctantly leave the two fighters be for now, using her tentacles to grab all of the bodies that are on the floor. Now that they have some extra room and Liari is at least somewhat distracted with the glasses, the fight between the two men can finally begin as Derry takes a look and see what exactly Gyoza is made of. Though to make things even more interesting, Derry might just bring up an extra challenge for this fighter.

Before he could even announce this extra proposition, Gyoza comments that he isn't quite sure of what power levels even are and that he's just looking for a good fight. Of course Derry needs to explain this concept. He believes that even Liari might not even be aware of what power levels are, and she's the one fiddling around with his scouter sunglasses. "Then allow me to explain. If you were to look through those glasses, Liari, you'll see two sets of numbers, one for each of us. I've set myself to be equal to yours, Gyoza: Twelve thousand. At this point, we are equal in strength, but I don't exactly want to waste my time, so here's an extra addition. The longer this fight goes on, the more power I'll bring back. Let's just say you have some limited time to impress me. The clock is ticking."

Again before they could fight, Liari shouts that Derry better not blow anything up because people are living here, which Derry waves off and replies, "Ah, don't worry about it. I don't plan on it since I don't want the cops on me. This place isn't exactly an abandoned warehouse, you kn-" At that point Derry was distracted long enough for Gyoza to rush him and land a solid blow against his gut, knocking the air out of him as he is slightly pushed up into the air. He backs up a bit trying to catch his breath as his leg catches fire, pink flames crackling loudly as he pushes forward and attempts to kick him at his chest as a bit of payback.

Derry takes the full damage from Fist of the Gods, taking 20% damage in total.
Derry uses Flaming Geyser, dealing a potential 20% (2,400) damage targeting Gyoza
KP: 5/6
MP: 2/6
PL: 12,000
DMG: 20/250

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Friendly Neighborhood Crimestoppers [Invite] Oct 3, 2021 17:37:41 GMT -5

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Post by Deleted on Oct 3, 2021 17:37:41 GMT -5

In all honesty, Liari expected this fight to be over quickly. Derry, when she fought him, only allowed her little token victories here or there before asserting his dominance in a crushing display of power. A hit here... a strike there... and then an UGLY rebound from the crime-lord would stifle any and all resistance. He might've claimed he'd give Gyoza a chance to be entertaining... but would Gyoza be able to capitalize...? She wasn't sure....

In the meantime, though, Derry saw fit to educate both the youngsters about the mechanics of his glasses, how they could... READ POWERS! Apparently, those numbers before were registering and labeling the energy-output of both fighters using numbers! 12,000! THATS WHAT THAT MEANT! They were both (roughly) equal! WOW! How interesting! Liari stared at the sunglasses she held with even more reverence and interest than before, wanting to know more! HOW does it work!? Does everyone have a little gadget like this? Could Liari find one? Larger numbers meant bigger powers right? All these questions and more the majin would have to wait to be answered as the fight looked like it was about to begin!

Liari narrowed her eyes as Derry PROMISED he wouldn't do here what he did to the warehouse, after all, it wasn't quite in the middle of nowhere like it was! This assurance, though, would come at a hefty cost, Gyoza attaining first blood by NAILING a massive punch into the mobster's belly! Liari... blinked with surprise that this seemingly basic attack landed as cleanly as it did, the majin having expected Derry to have... you know... blocked or dodged or SOMETHING! Maybe he was too wrapped up in sounding smart... yeah, that had to be it, showing off all the things he knew that they didn't!

Meany.

"Hmph." Liari grunted, donning the glasses again, watching as fresh numbers and indicators centered around Gyoza's fist (now imbedded in Derry's solar-plexus)! His punch alone had a power of 2400, less than half of his full potential, but enough to catch a napping mobster by surprise! Derry wouldn't wait around for a second punch to come, though, a flaming foot SHOOTING towards the boy with EQUAL power! The majin crossed her arms over her chest as she watched the fight, akin to a parent watching their babies rough-house at this level of power.

"HIT HARDER!" Liari cheered, hoping the boy could hear him while getting his chest NAILED! "SHOW HIM YOU... KINDA STRONG!"

WC: 413
TWC: 2243

Last Edit: Oct 3, 2021 17:40:36 GMT -5 by Deleted