"Pfft," Vash says. "As if I have that option."
Suddenly, the machinery in your area all powers on. Dim orange lighting comes from panels beneath your feet. The light panels are arranged in parallel lines, encircling a mechanical pit at the center of the platform you have climbed on to. Coolant and steam begin shooting from hoses and pipes inside the pit and above it.
All the machinery around the carbon-freezing station activates as well, becoming a cacophony of whining metal and clicking gears and rolling belts and whirring fans and stomping presses.
Vash is stepping down from an overseer's box via walkway, approaching the carbon-freezing platform. He is dragging his lightsaber along the guardrail, adding the crackling noise of the blade's energy field grinding against the metal and emitting sparks to the symphony of deafening factory noise.
Rianna races across the platform at Vash, then, lightsaber held high. He takes his lightsaber off the guard rail and flourishes it before falling into a defensive stance.
We'll re-use the last draw, sans one move.
Agility Normal
Agility Weak
Dexterity Strong
Dexterity Normal
Strength Normal
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Vash: 1
Rianna: 0
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Rianna to attack.
Having won the last duel, Vash begins with an extra point.
Vash grips his lightsaber tightly and breaks the power behind your swing by overpowering it with his own strong guard. Your lightsabers grind fiercely in the dimness and he eventually twists the lock into a guardrail, severing it with a flash of sparks. You have to step back to break free, with Vash following.
His Normal Strength beat your own.
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Vash: 2
Rianna: 0
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Vash tries testing your defenses with multiple jabs as he moves across the platform, aimed at your center and upper legs.
You end up circling each other on the platform as you both play Strong Dexterity moves, both of you calling on classical training to rapidly parry and counter. Rianna proves to be slightly more dexterous than Vash and neutralizes his jabs, exposing no weakness in her defenses.
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Vash: 2
Rianna: 1
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Rianna to attack.
Instead of presenting a solid parry for your jab, Vash actually swings high and severs a cluster of heavy hoses that begin spraying coolant. It obscures your route and your target... but Rianna follows her senses and Vash is forced to drop low to avoid losing an arm.
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Vash: 2
Rianna: 2
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Vash springs up and charges through the billowing coolant with a slash at your side. He then spins about and slashes at your other side.
You really are outguessing him this time! Vash thought he had you figured out when you end up fiercely parrying his efforts to send you off balance. Instead, it is Vash that needs to regain his balance. He circles around the carbon-freezing pit, backing up through the coolant and placing it between you and him.
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Vash: 2
Rianna: 3
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Rianna to attack.
Vash moves forward to try denying you a place to touch down after your leap across the freezing pit, but he's not fast enough. You plant a foot just on the edge and crash directly into him, your lightsabers crackling horribly in the collision. You drive him back with enough ferocity to push him to the edge of the platform... and he chooses to fall backward off the platform instead of fight for his footing.