Think Before You Speak (Kodi, Koty)

[Koty Hura]

"What I said, pup, was that I intend to follow this through. I am not a pet nor a kiss-ass nor a coward." Koty took three steps to the side, away from Vincent, nodding at his trainer's response in Japanese without ever taking his eyes off of Kodi. Officially out of reach of the only person around who would be able to stop this thing, Koty rolled his neck and his shoulders, dropping into a loose stance with his shoulders back and his weight centered between his feet. Loose was better for reaction, balance, and speed. Kodi? Not loose.

What Vincent likely didn't know was that Koty had been studying. For the most part, his martial arts were for defense and for meditation.. but whooping some sense into this little punk aught to be pretty meditative. "If you touch my bare skin, there you will experience pain beyond what I can cause you physically. You have been warned." Given how Koty felt about this kid, if Kodi did make skin-to-skin contact, he was going to experience fire. Fire and fear and horror and the pain of falling into a frozen lake and all sorts of fighting instruments - both sharp and blunt - being used to great effect on himself.. Best to avoid that.

"Bring it." In matrix style, Koty would beckon Kodi to him with his right hand, staring at the little worm through his brows. His arm dropped back into position, low and looking like it was meant to guard. His left hand was balled into a fist, Kody's posture reminiscent of some of the best martial arts fighters one might see on TV and his eyes matching them. He stood with minimum profile to Kodi, hips perpendicular to him and his shoulders only slightly twisted. Not touching his skin (if Kodi decided to listen to the honest warning Koty had given him) meant anything below the neck was fair game.. and Kodi got to make the first attack.

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Kodi simply rolled his eyes at Koty's retort, not bothering to spit back again. He knew it could just turn into useless insults, and that would get neither of them anywhere. It actually surprised him that Vincent didn't seem set on breaking this thing up, and Kodi shot him a look, lips quirking into a smirk as his eyebrows rose. "Wow, an' y'ain't gonna get fired for lettin' a couple'a obviously fucked up kids have a go at each other an' not doin' anything about it?" he snickered. "Suit yerself." What Vincent did wasn't his problem anymore, but he was silently impressed with the older man's lack of intervening. It seemed like all the adults here wanted to do was make the students obey and be nice to each other; this would be refreshing, even if he had his ass handed to him.

The warning from Koty made Kodi's attention turn back to him, and he narrowed his eyes with a sneer. "Whatever you say, Hura-san," he retorted, spitting out the name sarcastically. He had no idea what the guy meant, but obviously it had something to do with his ability, and despite Kodi's retort, he would be wary. As a sort of retaliation, the southerner made a point of elongating his teeth, the sharp points of the upper ones jutting out over his bottom lip. He wasn't above biting, not at all.

And he did, at least, have the advantage of being a couple inches taller than Koty, which meant he probably had a slightly longer reach. As Koty egged him on, Kodi's eyes narrowed, his breathing quickening as he locked onto his 'prey'. He took a few light, calculating steps forward, studying his opponent's position for a moment, looking for any openings. Fuck this, he snarled internally. He knew throwing the first blow was never the best idea, but it was obviously what he would have to do to get this started. And so, hunching his broad shoulders and lowering his stance, he bolted at Koty, aiming to barrel into his stomach and sink his teeth into whatever bit of flesh he could manage.

[Vincent Meian]

What Kodi apparently failed to realize was that Vincent was not (technically) encouraging two "obviously fucked up" students to fight. This was a self-defense class, and the blonde had asked for a private lesson. Koty was one of the trainer's most adept trainees in martial arts, and his skills were commendable for his age. It would be a good show of the Japanese teen's skill to the teacher, and such a display would give the taller boy a reasonable understanding of how self-defense actually worked as opposed to schools that only taught combat.

In short, it was a learning exercise. With the added benefit that a disrespectful brat would be taught his place. Maybe.

At the very least, all the tall man could do was step back and watch. If someone became close to being hurt (or powers were used in direct harm), he'd step in and force the boys apart. But for now, things were safe enough as they were. Koty was careful and learned; Kodi was reckless and arrogant. This fight would be over quickly.



((You two can post back and forth a bit together - Vin's just going to watch until things get serious and then I'll jump back in. :3 ))

[Koty Hura]

It seemed that the only advantage Kodi had over the slightly shorter asian was his height... This was something Koty noted and was aware of. But then, proving just how screwed he was, the dentokinetic immediately came barreling at Koty and completely negated his advantage of both height and reach. This was going to be satisfying.

Koty had time to grin before Kodi was in range.. at which point the shorter boy simply dropped to the ground.. putting his shoulders at roughly the same level as the barreling taller boy's jaw. This was accompanied by a swift raising of Koty's fist, and once his forearm was vertical, he rocketed his elbow up like a hammer. Unless Kodi managed to jump or tuck and roll, he was going to catch an elbow to his chin, meant to use the southerner's new pointy teeth against him. There was also the chance that the crunch of teeth would be accompanied by a sharp pain and one of those teeth being broken.

If Kodi jumped and tumbled, Koty would push himself quickly back to his feet and present the same target once again. If the taller boy ducked and tried to dodge, he would get that elbow to his spine or kidney instead. If he somehow managed to react in time to reach out and grab Koty's arm, his nose would very quickly be aquainted with Koty's forehead and there would be even more blood than if he'd simply bitten through his lip again.

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Kodi was hoping his weight and raw energy would be enough to throw off Koty wherever he hit, but it became obvious very quickly that ferocity and brute force, the two things Kodi usually used in a fight, weren't going to be effective against someone with training. Instead of tackling into Koty like he planned, the southerner's head snapped back at the catch in his jaw, effectively cutting his teeth into his lip again as the world spun around him, pain blossoming all along his face. The only fortunate thing was that he managed not to lose any teeth.

He stumbled back and hissed, falling backwards onto his butt as he clutched at his jaw, rolling it out to make sure it still worked properly. Determining nothing was broken except for his pride, he staggered to his feet as Koty did, his breath harsh and wheezing, his eyes narrowed with fury. "That... All ya got?" he growled, spitting at Koty's feet. "My grandmother hits harder than you." He wiped the blood off his chin again, flicking his hand to the ground. Kodi knew it was stupid to hit first again, so he held his ground, eyeing Koty warily. But he couldn't lose ground now. He'd take more hits if only to show he wasn't afraid of the pain. Kodi stalked forward again, pausing and studying for a bit longer before simply lashing out with his hand, clawing at Koty's shirt in an attempt to hook him in and send his other fist crashing into the other boy's face.

[Koty Hura]

Was that all Koty had? Pfft. "Far from it." Koty didn't even glance down when Kodi spat. He wasn't going to be distracted. This was a very localized war, and bluffs and distractions were to be ignored with just as much passion as blows were to be landed with. If there were any positives to Kodi, they seemed to be determination and.. perhaps durability. Then again, though, Koty had yet to start actually trying to do real damage. At this point he was still just as interested in wounding Kodi's pride as he was in wounding the body. This boy had chosen to try to make a fool out of Vincent and Koty fully intended to make a fool out of Kodi.

He hadn't had to try very hard thus far, and if Kodi's continued obvious and tactless attempts at bull-rushing him were any indication, he wasn't going to. Perhaps Kodi did have the advantage of reach and power... but he was completely throwing them away with his wannabe one-hit kill strategies.. And using his teeth? Seriously? Dogs used their teeth because they were designed to bite and tear and rip flesh and muscle and break bones with their jaws. Humans were designed for their heads to stay as protected and out of the fight as possible.

No, Kodi was going about this all wrong. So wrong, in fact, that Koty honestly wondered if they boy wasn't just trying to throw him off before he offered some sort of actual challenge. Wars were fought in may ways, after all.. and strategically losing a battle could coax an enemy into confidence and cockiness that would only result in their demise.

Kodi was still on the offensive.. this time lashing out in a wild clawing swing. Instead of dodging, though, Koty rushed forward into the motion.. effectively removing any leverage Kodi would have had against him in exchange for a relatively minor blow to the torso. He kept moving forward, though, taking away every bit of Kodi's reach advantage and all the distance the lankier boy would have needed to throw his other fist forward.

Even as Koty dodged his head to the side of Kodi's first strike to avoid the blow that would carry far less power than before even if it did manage to hit, he brought his hand up through Kodi's unprotected front, slamming his knuckles into the boy's throat and following through with a hard shoulder directly to the boy's chest to hopefully knock him off balance before jumping back to resume his defensive stance. "You fight like a Neanderthal. You are slow and predictable, throwing your fists around.. This is not a challenge, this is a disappointment."

[Vincent Meian]

All right, this had gone on long enough. Normally (especially when he'd been teaching at Eisai), Vincent would have let this combat continue until one of them was on the ground, but Kodi was severely out-classed. He knew that before, of course, but the boy would probably see it now. And Koty getting this riled was almost unnerving.

"Yamero," he stated, moving to stand in a place between the two boys. "Enough. I believe the intent has been proven." Looking to Koty, he added curtly, "Respect your opponent, Hura-san - do not lose your pride in your anger."

It was a small chastisement, but one that needed to be made regardless. Throughout the fight, the insults and banter had been amusing but ultimately unproductive. All the purpose it served was to agitate the opponent further, degrade and disrespect them. While certainly effective, it was not the action of an honorable fighter. If his student wanted to chastise someone, he could do so outside the arena.

As for Kodi, the trainer rounded on him in an unimpressed fashion as well. "As for you," he stated, pointing into the slightly taller teen's face from a safe distance. "Your technique is weak, and you allow yourself to be enraged by your opponent; this is a path towards disaster. If you continue your disrespectful behavior, you will find yourself in less structured fights than this. Pick your battles more carefully, or you will be continually dissatisfied with the results."