[Okay, like. Adrian was expecting Rosso to dodge that, or at least make some attempt at doing so. This is not, in fact, at all what he does, and seeing the way Rosso's shirt tears and his skin flays open actually causes Adrian to falter, his heart dropping into his stomach. He jerks his claws back quickly, because whether or not he knows that their injuries (or even near-deaths) are not permanent within the Cube, he doesn't want to like...SEVERELY hurt him.
It is, perhaps, a mistake that he hesitates. Or maybe this would have ended up happening anyway, because Rosso's hand snapping out and grabbing him by the wrist catches him completely off guard. He's dragged along with the motion, pulled sideways and around-
And is hurled with such insane force that he goes flying like a ragdoll, hitting either a structure or the ground or something on the far end of the platform that causes an almost cartoonish explosion of dust and debris to fly up around him when he lands. That's how hard the impact is. And Adrian is pretty sure if this wasn't a simulation, he would be bleeding internally. Maybe he is, oh is that copper he tastes-]
U-...ughh...
[The dust settles, and Adrian is just barely rolling over onto his side, pushing himself up as he spits somewhere- yeah that's blood, he's fine- his antennae trembling as flames once more begin to lick up his hands and arms.]
[Rosso only half-falters when Adrian hacks up blood, like... he knows this isn't real, he's not actually hurt and neither is Adrian and he's sure as hell done worse to others before — but love is a hell of a drug and oof, he only meant to toss Adrian in a way that he'd go skittering across the ground and not collide with a fucking pillar.
But he shakes it off, because he knows none of this is actually... real. It's just like those games Nanami is always on about.
Immediately back to enjoying combat and how it feels to him, natural and like he's kicking all his instincts in the ass... Rosso's quick to move over to Adrian's side, but instead of offering a hand to help...
He instead tries to push Adrian back down to the ground by putting his boot on the guy's chest, leaning down and grinning at him.]
Adrian does not have the time to get up fully, not when Rosso is putting him back down with the toe of his boot, and suddenly the blood he'd been coughing up is forgotten. Maybe not entirely? But enough to leave him bewildered and tongue-tied as he stares up at Rosso above him, unable to get his brain working enough to form words.
Words are hard when your tiny boyfriend just threw you to saturn, and is also now stepping on you.]
Tch...you think....I'm gonna let you keep me down that easy?
[RIP Adrian, Rosso has not registered that there's a "NEW KINK UNLOCKED" dialogue bubble above Adrian's head or whatever. He's too busy being a shit. He hasn't even used the scythe yet.]
Ha! You haven't even tried to get up! How many openings have you had while I've been standing here, aegiya?
[Adrian could grab his ankle to take him off balance, or yank his arm, or even pull his hair... claw at his face which is Right There... but no. No, he's just laying there taking the steppy.
[Well at least Rosso hasn't figured it out and weaponized it, because if he had Adrian would be in 5000% more trouble. As it stands, he's still stuck underneath his boot and sweating, his wings buzzing from where they're trapped beneath him on the ground.
Okay, well. What if Adrian tries to do exactly that? Grab Rosso by his nearest forearm and just...yank him to the ground with him? What's he gonna do then, NOT fall down?]
[No yeah he's gonna fall down in a flash of cascading red hair, and with a yelp. It's enough to make him let go of his scythe, not that it matters since it'll float in place at Rosso's command anyway.
Adrian yanks him down and he's down, falling flat onto the stony floor of the simulation room training grounds with an "oof".
Rosso will make this into a struggle, though, immediately trying to get up so that he can sit on Adrian and pin him, because ? somehow they must have forgotten they were sparring and not being fucking stupid. They can wrestle for a bit and Rosso will jackrabbit kick Adrian in the shins, it's okay.]
[Fucking ow since when were his feet so sharp, ow-]
I ain't- grown up with as many siblings as I did to let you get one over on me!
[Adrian snarls as they grapple on the floor, all four of his arms reaching out to try and get the upper hand on Rosso, to see if he can pin him the same way Rosso is trying to do in return.
Of course, given I rolled a 6 just now.............he's not going to be able to do that, oops.]
[It's the high heels, makes you sharper or something.]
Oh yeah?!
[He is going to kick Adrian's ass for no reason other than he Must. Which is to say, after they tussle on the floor for a bit — flailing limbs and kicks and screams and probably Rosso biting Adrian at one point like an animal — Rosso does manage to get the upper hand, where he rolls Adrian onto his back and sits square on his chest.
And then he tries to use his legs to pin Adrian's arms down, and normally I'd say "Rosso's pretty light and easy to throw off" but I rolled a fucking 20 somehow.]
[Ah yes, we are both very mature here, as Adrian has been grappling with Rosso and growling and hissing like...well, like a feral animal. Much like what both of them are, really.
But Adrian just seriously isn't on his game right now (he's distracted by horny) and ends up getting pinned by Rosso, the Were's full weight managing to keep him pinned to the ground. He's panting now from the exertion of trying to fight him off, his antennae vibrating.
[They weren't but Rosso realised Adrian's never getting up again and so he's just pinning Mothman here by his arms and thinking that they should.
Smirking, the little guy lets Adrian go and hops to his feet, letting his scythe float behind him as he backs off.]
I'll give you five minutes to catch your breath since you're clearly tired, [why are you such a dick] and then we're moving onto an actual match this time.
[And because they're in The Cube he's just gonna... "reset" himself and go back to not being scratched across the chest.]
[Adrian will do the same thing, repairing the scratches and bruises and whatever else he might have gotten from that brief tussle (and also being thrown). Instead of just laying there, though, he forces himself to sit up, throwing his head to get his hair out of his eyes.]
[Rosso makes a show of leaning back against a pillar and investigating his nails, which are a lot less sharp when he's not in were-form. Mental notes that if he ever goes back home he'll have to grow them out when he's in demon mode like this. Anyway, he tries to look bored, but really he's just trying to goad Adrian into another attack.]
Did getting thrown really exhaust you that much, jagi? [SIGH] Must be because you're a lazy cat now, huh?
[Well it sure is working! That sure is smoke coming out of Adrian's mouth past his teeth as he huffs, loudly. He's already pushing himself back up to his feet, look at him go.]
What about alla that looked like it was just gettin' thrown?!
[YALL JUST TUSSLED ON THE FLOOR he complains while pointing to where they were doing said tussling just now.]
Didn't realise you needed warm-up time. [and he blows air out from behind his teeth, a little tch noise that echoes around the area.] What, you need to stretch before coming at me again? Take your time, I guess.
[Adrian...logically knows that Rosso is goading him.
The problem is that it's working.
Which means, uh. Rosso gets to see Adrian's real shapeshifting powers, which admittedly aren't as impressive as the illusion he's capable of in Ryslig...but it is a lot more real.
He growls, the harder skin along his fingers sharpening to long claws before the same thing happens all the way up his forearms, spikes growing about half a foot from his limbs from his wrists to his elbows. The same thing happens on his legs, causing the material of his pants to "rip" audibly as the spikes tear apart the bottom half of the material.
Then, without preamble, Adrian throws himself off the ground from all fours, rushing Rosso with both of his hands outstretched. With any luck, he'll be able to grab Rosso by the front of his clothing and just
Throw him, as hard as he possibly can, backwards over his shoulder. He will not be able to manage such a throw as Rosso did earlier, but maybe he can at least toss him some distance.]
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It is, perhaps, a mistake that he hesitates. Or maybe this would have ended up happening anyway, because Rosso's hand snapping out and grabbing him by the wrist catches him completely off guard. He's dragged along with the motion, pulled sideways and around-
And is hurled with such insane force that he goes flying like a ragdoll, hitting either a structure or the ground or something on the far end of the platform that causes an almost cartoonish explosion of dust and debris to fly up around him when he lands. That's how hard the impact is. And Adrian is pretty sure if this wasn't a simulation, he would be bleeding internally. Maybe he is, oh is that copper he tastes-]
U-...ughh...
[The dust settles, and Adrian is just barely rolling over onto his side, pushing himself up as he spits somewhere- yeah that's blood, he's fine- his antennae trembling as flames once more begin to lick up his hands and arms.]
W-what the hell...
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But he shakes it off, because he knows none of this is actually... real. It's just like those games Nanami is always on about.
Immediately back to enjoying combat and how it feels to him, natural and like he's kicking all his instincts in the ass... Rosso's quick to move over to Adrian's side, but instead of offering a hand to help...
He instead tries to push Adrian back down to the ground by putting his boot on the guy's chest, leaning down and grinning at him.]
Wanna try again?
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...o-oh.
Adrian does not have the time to get up fully, not when Rosso is putting him back down with the toe of his boot, and suddenly the blood he'd been coughing up is forgotten. Maybe not entirely? But enough to leave him bewildered and tongue-tied as he stares up at Rosso above him, unable to get his brain working enough to form words.
Words are hard when your tiny boyfriend just threw you to saturn, and is also now stepping on you.]
Tch...you think....I'm gonna let you keep me down that easy?
[He hasn't gotten up yet]
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Ha! You haven't even tried to get up! How many openings have you had while I've been standing here, aegiya?
[Adrian could grab his ankle to take him off balance, or yank his arm, or even pull his hair... claw at his face which is Right There... but no. No, he's just laying there taking the steppy.
Good luck buddy.]
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Okay, well. What if Adrian tries to do exactly that? Grab Rosso by his nearest forearm and just...yank him to the ground with him? What's he gonna do then, NOT fall down?]
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Adrian yanks him down and he's down, falling flat onto the stony floor of the
simulation roomtraining grounds with an "oof".Rosso will make this into a struggle, though, immediately trying to get up so that he can sit on Adrian and pin him, because ? somehow they must have forgotten they were sparring and not being fucking stupid. They can wrestle for a bit and Rosso will jackrabbit kick Adrian in the shins, it's okay.]
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I ain't- grown up with as many siblings as I did to let you get one over on me!
[Adrian snarls as they grapple on the floor, all four of his arms reaching out to try and get the upper hand on Rosso, to see if he can pin him the same way Rosso is trying to do in return.
Of course, given I rolled a 6 just now.............he's not going to be able to do that, oops.]
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Oh yeah?!
[He is going to kick Adrian's ass for no reason other than he Must. Which is to say, after they tussle on the floor for a bit — flailing limbs and kicks and screams and probably Rosso biting Adrian at one point like an animal — Rosso does manage to get the upper hand, where he rolls Adrian onto his back and sits square on his chest.
And then he tries to use his legs to pin Adrian's arms down, and normally I'd say "Rosso's pretty light and easy to throw off" but I rolled a fucking 20 somehow.]
Tap out! Say I win this round!
[we're doing rounds???]
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But Adrian just seriously isn't on his game right now (he's distracted by horny) and ends up getting pinned by Rosso, the Were's full weight managing to keep him pinned to the ground. He's panting now from the exertion of trying to fight him off, his antennae vibrating.
Since when were they doing rounds-]
Arrrgh, fine!
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Smirking, the little guy lets Adrian go and hops to his feet, letting his scythe float behind him as he backs off.]
I'll give you five minutes to catch your breath since you're clearly tired, [why are you such a dick] and then we're moving onto an actual match this time.
[And because they're in The Cube he's just gonna... "reset" himself and go back to not being scratched across the chest.]
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Shut the fuck up, I ain't tired.
[He wheezes.]
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Did getting thrown really exhaust you that much, jagi? [SIGH] Must be because you're a lazy cat now, huh?
[hit him Adrian it's okay]
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What about alla that looked like it was just gettin' thrown?!
[YALL JUST TUSSLED ON THE FLOOR he complains while pointing to where they were doing said tussling just now.]
You just didn't give me time to warm up.
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[Looks up.]
You'd better make this next hit count.
[Adrian's so fun to goad.]
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The problem is that it's working.
Which means, uh. Rosso gets to see Adrian's real shapeshifting powers, which admittedly aren't as impressive as the illusion he's capable of in Ryslig...but it is a lot more real.
He growls, the harder skin along his fingers sharpening to long claws before the same thing happens all the way up his forearms, spikes growing about half a foot from his limbs from his wrists to his elbows. The same thing happens on his legs, causing the material of his pants to "rip" audibly as the spikes tear apart the bottom half of the material.
Then, without preamble, Adrian throws himself off the ground from all fours, rushing Rosso with both of his hands outstretched. With any luck, he'll be able to grab Rosso by the front of his clothing and just
Throw him, as hard as he possibly can, backwards over his shoulder. He will not be able to manage such a throw as Rosso did earlier, but maybe he can at least toss him some distance.]