All fun and games, until somone loses a limb (Viper's Pit)

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley is coming to term with who she is as a person. And has accepted a lot of herself over the past few years in the Nexus. The biggest challenge was accepting the Joker's Toxin that still remained in her body, and how it could have any ill effect on her at any time. In a way, it was like even though Joker himself was dead... he still had that little bit of control over her.

And so Harley needed to find a way to embrace it, and not think of Joker whenever it got the best of her.

One of those ways was to allow herself to be violent. And that was the nice thing about the Viper's Pit. The fighting areas had many different set-ups, even ones where you didn't have to worry about the anti-violence field.

Harley was waiting by one of those fighting areas, blowing a bubble. A big sign near by... "Fight Harley Freaking Quinn. $10."

And way at the bottom, was the small print "All funds go to the Feed Harley Quinn Foundation"

Comments

[chiaro_oscuro]

"So. You're looking for a fight."

Ben Solo arrives at the fighting area, drawing out ten dollars in United States Earth money. He's still used to credits, but he knows more about Earth than he used to.

"Feed Harley Quinn Foundation." Ben smiles slightly. "Consider this a donation. Have you ever fought beside or against a Force-user before?"

[sweetcandygirl]

"We don't really have Force users in my dimension. But I have fought against people who have psychic powers. And Doc Psycho is a skilled occultist, and uses psionic powers to traumatize and terrify those who stand in his way."

"I have seen him move stuff with his mind. Force users like that?"

[chiaro_oscuro]

"Yes - we can do that, among other uses. We can also read minds, heal injuries, shut out distractions when we fight, that kind of thing. It gives a general endurance, agility, and strength boost. But moving things with our minds is certainly something we can do."

To demonstrate, Ben stretches out a hand and calls a fallen piece of paper to him.

[sweetcandygirl]

"I have a general endurance, agility and strength boost. I also have enhanced healing abilities. Just can't move anything with my mind."

"What sort of ground rules do you want?"

[chiaro_oscuro]

"I won't use my telekinesis, so I won't have access to any powers you don't. The fight continues until one of us asks for it to stop."

"Does that sound fair?"

[sweetcandygirl]

"And how about weapons? If you wanna go all out with your fancy light-shiny thing.... I can tag in my fancy fire sword."

[chiaro_oscuro]

Ben raises a curious eyebrow. "Fancy fire sword? Now, this is something I want to see."

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley reaches to the sword hilt that she had on her back, and brings out the large sword. With a little concentration, magical flames dance alive on the metal of the sword.

"See. Fancy fire sword."

[chiaro_oscuro]

"Ah! That is a well-made piece of work. Let me show you what I have in return..."

In response, Ben ignites the healed saber that Rey and the Jawas helped him make. There's a flash of white light as he displays the lightsaber to Harley.

[sweetcandygirl]

"Nice weapon. What is the damage capacity?"

[chiaro_oscuro]

Ben smiles, taking a fighting stance. "It depends on what I use it for."

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley quickly finds her balance, before moving towards Ben. She flips towards him, the twirling of the fire sword makes the movement even more flamboyant. And when she lands near him, she aims a high kick to his face. Hoping that if he was expecting an attack with the sword... he won't expect a physical attack.

[chiaro_oscuro]

Ben nimbly darts back, but narrowly, bringing up his saber to discourage further attacks from the front. "Good move," he says through his teeth. "Keep it up." He's thinking back to his fight with Sariss, who used similar distraction techniques, and trying to counter them that way. Harley isn't a Force-user, but he's using what he learned from his other fights.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Every day is a good day for a fight. It's an even better one when Amelia can both work off her own restless energy and spend time with a friend. Harley being that and more makes today a perfect day for a fight.

The rogue slips off her cloak as she approaches, tossing it down next to the sign and pulling money from one of her pouches in the same moment. "What rules are you setting for the fight?" she asks, holding the crisp bill out to Harley. She tilts her head slightly to one side, grinning as her hair pin tinkles musically. "Are we allowed weapons? How long does the fight last? I'll keep my magic out of the fight, but I'll leave the other details to you."

[sweetcandygirl]

"How about... a three weapon limit. Nothing magical. The fight lasts until one of us calls Red Light, as in stop. And we can do that if we feel ourselves, or the other person is pushing themselves too much."

Really, it would be more Amelia stopping the fight because she is worried about Harley more than herself. And Harley stopping the fight because she is worried about Amelia more than herself.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Three weapons is more than enough for both of them. Amelia's grin pulls wider as she relieves herself of all of her pouches and then a half dozen clearly visible daggers. Without her slingshot on her, the rogue is limited to daggers (and her hair pin, in the most extreme of cases) for weapons, but they'll do for a friendly spar like this. Harley heals quickly and Amelia's more than skilled enough to avoid seriously hurting the other woman.

It's going to be difficult to call stop when if she's having fun with this fight, but having the option to call it if she thinks Harley needs to stop will definitely help.

Leaving one dagger on her left hip and another in her right boot, she retrieves a third from the inside of her right boot where it had been hidden. She checks the balance of the blade with a small twirl between her fingers and then steps into the arena. "Come on then," she calls, dropping into a defensive stance. "Provocateur gets first move."

[sweetcandygirl]

As for Harley, she makes sure her magical dagger is left in a safe box, and also sets aside a few other weapons. Like her gun. Not really fair to bring a gun to a knife fight. And she is going to at least play fair with Amelia. (Anyone else and the gun would have totally stayed put).

Her three weapons are her baseball bat. A spinning blade yo-yo. And a regular dagger.

When Amelia gives her the first move, Harley nods and springs forward, going for a series of flips before landing just behind Amelia to attempt for a quick uppercut to the middle of the other woman's back with her elbow. Roller derby fighting style.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Amelia's ready for the move by the time Harley lands behind her. She steps to the side in time for the other woman's elbow to rush past her left arm, then turns in place to take a swing at Harley's shoulder with the hilt of her dagger. It's a slower blow than necessary, but the rogue is in no hurry to push the speed of the fight. The longer they can draw this out, the better it'll feel for them both.

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley catches Amelia's arm when she swings at her shoulder, taking advantage of the slower blow. And she centers her balance with a slight squat, in an effort to flip Amelia over her. And hopefully get the rogue on the ground.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Her lips break into a grin as she follows the arc Harley sets her on, though she shifts her weight before she hits the ground so she goes shooting between Harley's legs rather than landing flat on her back. As soon as she's out of the other woman's reach, she jumps to her feet before rushing back toward Harley. She leans forward slightly, angling her shoulder toward Harley's midsection, and reaches her arm out to wrap around the woman if the blow should connect.

Time to make things interesting by throwing in a little chaos.

[sweetcandygirl]

What is the best way to react to a person rushing towards you, aiming for your midsection? Well if you are Harley Quinn, you swing out your bat and swing it hard, aiming to make contact with Amelia's shoulders. And yes Amelia's arm wraps around Harley's waist... but hopefully she is winded now.

[rogueinladysclothing]

Amelia grunts as the bat connects with her shoulders, but manages to catch her breath enough to swing around Harley's body by using the woman herself as a balance and pulling with the arm around her waist. Once she's behind Harley, she hops into the air and attempts to wrap her legs around her friend's waist to get a height advantage. If she can manage it, she can bring her dagger hilt down on the top of Harley's shoulder and force her to drop the bat. If not? She'll figure something out on the fly.

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley lets Amelia wrap her legs around her own waist. And gives a good shove back with the end of that bat, hoping to knock it into Amelia's stomach again. Sure the dagger hilt does hit Harley's shoulder, but she ignores the pain.

And she is going to bring the spinning blade yo-yo up with her other hand, and does a flick of her wrist so the metal of the weaponized yo-yo grazes the feet that are wrapped around her.

Gotta attack the limbs that are right there. Right?

[rogueinladysclothing]

Ah, this was definitely a miscalculation on Amelia's part. She manages to shift enough to take the blow from the bat on her side rather than directly to the stomach, but she can't get out of reach before the yo-yo grazes the non-booted parts of her legs. With a yelp, she grabs for the bat, releases the hold her legs have on Harley, and attempts to push herself off and away from the other woman. It's a rough landing on her feet either way, but Amelia's waiting and ready to toss a dagger at Harley's latest weapon addition the second the woman turns to face her again.

[sweetcandygirl]

Harley is definitely not letting Amelia grab away the bat, and tightens her grip on her weapon as not to lose it.

When the dagger is tossed at her yo-yo, Harley does another fling of the smaller weapon, hitting the dagger in midair. She has Palmer to thank for creating the strong metallic yo-yo for her. The nice thing about a weaponized yo-yo is that she can throw it... and the weapon returns to her. It has a reinforced string too.

And then she flings her yo-yo again, aiming for Amelia's throwing arm this time.