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:'''{{#var:2947|June Connor (2947)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June maintains her best skill, having a stink face. "Another cocky ninja, just what I need," she answers, realizing that any further argument would not prevail in this situation. "Just tell me I don't gotta bunk with this one," she asks Elektra, releasing her ready pose and putting one hand on her hip, the other twirling the kunai that she had picked up earlier.<br> <br>
 
:'''{{#var:2947|June Connor (2947)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June maintains her best skill, having a stink face. "Another cocky ninja, just what I need," she answers, realizing that any further argument would not prevail in this situation. "Just tell me I don't gotta bunk with this one," she asks Elektra, releasing her ready pose and putting one hand on her hip, the other twirling the kunai that she had picked up earlier.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:283|Elektra Natchios (283)}} has posed:'''<br>Elektra lets out a soft sigh of resignation as June gets into that stink expression she knows oh so well. "And here I was thinking you would cherish the opportunity to learn some more." of course that inwardly she was thoroughly amused at the differences between the two shinobi. One orderly and the other chaotic. Maybe this was meant to be.<br><br>"I predict this will go just fine." there's a warning there on her tone. This better go just fine. Or else...!<br><br>And she still keeps a nice, little smile on her expression.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2622|Yukio (2622)}} has posed:'''<br>"I am very humbre," Yukio corrects June, looking a bit displeased at being called cocky. "I ret you make fun of my accent, that is very nice of me." Obviously suggesting she could have somehow punished June if she cared to, maybe she is cocky? Or maybe June really doesn't understand Momochi lineage of Iga-ryu. As if to prove her point, Yukio deviously waits until June gets into her mouthy exchange with Elektra about bunking, when she lunge real low, her leading leg between June's and in a lightning fast shift, twists her knees to take out June's leg, trying to make her trip or at the very least stumble. If June trips, she'll get back up and leave her with the knowledge she got her prone. If June only stumbles, she'll follow up with a complete hip throw while June finds her footing. She wants June on the floor this time.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2947|June Connor (2947)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June, though she relaxed her pose, apparently wasn't fully unready, and dressed to work out as she is, she's not impeded by extra clothing, either. Her bare leg kicks a high knee to dodge the trip attempt. Her weight isn't properly balanced for the maneuver, meaning it tilts her forward, not balanced at all. Instead of trying to compensate for this error, she just leans into it, pushing off with her back foot with that lead leg forward knee first. It isn't really a kick, she doesn't have the prep force for that.<br><br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It's like a knee first tackle. What kind of move is that? Well, it's the one she just invented right now as both hands reach to grab for Yukio's shoulders as she comes downward, hoping to pin Yukio to the ground with her full weight. Far more of a move one would expect from a chaotic street brawler than from a disciplined ninja. Clumsy, but somewhat effective.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:283|Elektra Natchios (283)}} has posed:'''<br>As the two shinobi get into a tussle Elektra doesn't intervene. Ah well. She knew it would happen sooner or later. It happened sooner. Fine. So yes, Elektra makes her way back to where she was seated earlier. At the couch. It's very comfy. And she retrieves her whiskey too.<br><br>"Mind the vases." She warns them before settling herself to watch. A drink out of her glass.<br><br>How does she always gets herself in these troubles? It's like she's a magnet to them!<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2622|Yukio (2622)}} has posed:'''<br>One think June didn't anticipate, is the ever ready awareness of a Momochi ninja, because Yukio's reaction is not to fight against the changed parameters June introduces with her audacious play. Instead she goes flat on the ground, her legs scissoring the anchoring foot of June even as she evades that other leg's leading knee to what would have been her face, and with a simple roll she hopes June's own knee-lead tackle motion would simply bring her to the ground, for what would be followed by a crushing elbow to June's head, only this isn't what she's after. She's only ever wanted June to hit the floor because she's had enough of her ego.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2947|June Connor (2947)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The move does bring June all the way to the ground, landing on that knee as Yukio rolls to the side. The blow to her head would have landed across the ear, clearly undefended, and may have been the better choice, because it doesn't deter June's attack, and June does not seem intent on showing that she 'could have' landed a strike. Instead of trying to defend, though, she uses the vulnerability to clamp onto Yukio in a rather desperately aggressive grip, a flailing and repeating knee strike coming up repeatedly toward her ribs. There's nothing elegant about the move, and it appears June isn't finding the same restraint that Yukio shows. It's far more savage. The kind of fighting that wins fights by the pure aggression level. Like a cat fight, only with knees and closed fists instead of slaps and scratches.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2622|Yukio (2622)}} has posed:'''<br>Elektra might notice Yukio forming the 'rin' mudra of the kuji kiri as she appears to withstand the repeated knees to her ribs, it seems impossible for those repeated ferocious knee strikes to just not carry an affect, but Elektra likely is more familiar with kuji kiri than June, if June is even aware such things exist. The edge of a true Momochi lineage. "I was try to make a point," Yukio talks clamly while taking the punishment, "but if you want rearu fighto..." and suddenly there's a blinding flash of a powder bomb that if uncareful, would cover June's face with a white blinding powder. It's only temporary from the sheer surprise of it all, but it is a very established ninja tactic.<br><br>Elektra might not appreciate the cleanup later, or she'd make either of the girls see to it, but for the time being, if June is even slightly stunned by the unexpected momentary blindness, she'll find Yukio flipping all the way on top of her like a crazy moneky. Fast returning the favor of relentless elbow blows to the top of her head. She is angry with the disrespect she's shown, and wants to make June be the one to withdraw now.<br> <br>
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:'''{{#var:2947|June Connor (2947)}} has posed:'''<br>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The stream of curses that come from June as she's hit with the blinding powder is very creative, but she doesn't let go. The surprise does get Yukio on top of her, but she maintains a clench forehead to forehead so that they stay close enough to prevent the blows from being too powerful. She blows air from her mouth to cast a little of the blinding powder back at Yukio, admittedly in far less effective a delivery than she administered to June. She headbutts back, trying to maintain an even level of power in the fight, though it's clear that she is at a disadvantage should Yukio get free.<br> <br>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 14 March 2022

A Ninja Comes To Visit
Date of Scene: 22 December 2021
Location: 6B - Elektra's Condo
Synopsis: Yukio follows June to Elektra's den and is confronted by the Hand assassin. A bargain is struck and Yukio will join June in her teachings.
Cast of Characters: Elektra Natchios, June Connor, Yukio




Elektra Natchios has posed:
Night chez Elektra's means training. Is it punishment to June for the state in which the assassin found her place after only a few days missing?

"Your footing is wrong. Again."

It's been like this for over an hour now, Elektra supervising June's training by the living room. Actual advanced techniques, not the crap they teach to Hand newbies. Which meant more complexity. It also meant that Elektra was a *lot* more demanding about it being perfect. Not that Elektra herself was training. She is still recovering from an encounter with lycans after all! So her supervising is made from the couch. With a whiskey glass. Legs crossed. Is it another test for June? Maybe to see how long until she 'explodes'.

June Connor has posed:
    And since June has never had the discipline to learn properly, that training is hard. She has several bad habits that need to be broken. She wears a black sports bra and compression shorts, and resets her pose. Another kick. Another kick. Returning her footing.

    "Fuck, it's like a quarter inch," she growls at the demanding nature of Elektra's demands, adjusting her foot ever so slightly back to where it's supposed to be. She kicks again, and wipes the back of her hand along her mildly sweaty forehead.

Yukio has posed:
It has been quite a while since an encounter that Yukio had with June in Mutant Town, but it stayed in her mind. A Westerner using actual ninja technique was quite unusual, and it got Yukio fascinated to the point she started tracking June.

While June may have had her share of training, Yukio was still a direct Momochi lineage, and her skills likely better than the ninjas June has encountered to this point.

Yukio was also smart about it, narrowing down what she'd taken for June's home base, seeing where she most often returns to, which got her the location of Elektra's apartment. Unfortunately, she had no idea this aparment belonged to Elektra Natchios of the Hand fame. So it remains to be seen how this attempt will go.

Naturally, being a true ninja, Yukio isn't coming dressed in the familiar black suit made famous by American movies. She's actually dressed in a pair of jeans, a Domino's pizza t-shirt and is carrying a box of pizza with her as she walks directly to the door, ringing the bell. Anyone looking at the peephole, at best would think it was a case of wrong address, or someone making a delivery to the wrong address to begin with.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
"If you know the footing is wrong why do you insist in continuing to make the same mistake?" Relentless! Elektra isn't playing around tonight, focusing on breaking all those bad habits out of June. And maybe not only the training ones. There's a lot to break in the young woman... But all in due time.

"Now mix it with the sequence I showed you earlier." She tells June in that tone that allows no dissent. As she opens her mouth to speak again she pauses at the ring on the door. Rather unusual at this time of the night. But then again no enemy of hers would be as foolish as to ring first before bursting through. But then they'd be facing the place's defenses...

"Do you mind taking the door? I am busy." She takes a sip from her glass. Maybe it's all another test for June!

June Connor has posed:
    June starts to combine the techniques. She's improving though not nearly perfect yet. She stops when the doorbell rings, and goes to grab her water from the coffee table, chugging some of it before dropping the bottle back on the table.

    "Who the hell would show up right now?" she asks, her bare feet padding across the hard floor toward the door. She snags up a stray kunai that had been used earlier in training, and twirls it carelessly by its ring as she approaches the main entrance. She peeks through the door. Pizza?

    She doesn't say anything, leaving Yukio with no response, but retreats back to Elektra. "You order a pizza?" she asks. "Because I sure as hell didn't."

Yukio has posed:
There's another ringing of the buzzer, this time followed by an apologetic, "this is Dominos' pizza, not opening door doesn't count for 30 minutes or free..." Yukio really does her best with the English, but her accent might just trigger something of an alarm. Albeit there's nothing wrong with a foreigner getting an easy job in pizza delivery, less scrutiny, more openness to accept anyone.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
Elektra is in silence for a brief moment, considering the voice. And if the Hand assassin was any lesser perhaps she wouldn't recognize the inflections there on that tone. A foreigner, yes. But this isn't sounding like any coincidence.

"Open the door. Assess who it is and how many they are." She instructs June, sliding out of the couch and to her feet. So much for being injured! Maybe she was feigning most of it.

One hand produces a blade from under her robe, holding it with a reversed grip as she begins to approach, "As for how to proceed after, you decide." She opens a side panel on the hallway, an image flickering to life about the hallway outside so she can watch while June attends to this 'pizza deliverer'.

June Connor has posed:
    June sighs. "Great, I thought you worked things out for some weird ritual murderfest in Japan?" she answers. She goes to the door again, swapping the kunai to her right hand, letting it dangle by her pinky as she unlocks the door, glancing back at Elektra. She turns her toe up so that as she opens the door, it naturally braces against the ball of her foot, bracing it to prevent a force open.

    Her sweaty form opens the door about a foot, and she glowers at Yukio, not seeming to recognize her. "Didn't order a pizza," she says bluntly, glancing past her momentarily to look for other company. "Got the wrong place."

Yukio has posed:
It hadn't even occured to Yukio that the young woman she saw was a student of a very famous Hand Assassin. Well, not like regular people are well versed in Hand assassins, but being a member of the Momochi Clan, occasionally hired by the Hand for jobs across Asia, Yukio certainly knew of the Hand, and very much of the famous Elektra. In fact, Elektra likely has been presented as a good idol to follow by Yukio's grandfather, in their own personal feuds about Yukio's desires. So Yukio is very relaxed, and doesn't even think there's anyone in the apartment that might suspect her perfect pizza delivery approach.

Yukio makes no effort to force the door open, if anything she looks like a slightly impatient delivery girl, eager to move on to her next destination. "Pizza Domino," she says as the door opens slightly, likely being enough of a fumbling for Elektra to be absolutely sure this is not a Domino's Pizza delivery person at the door. "No, no, I have address here," and Yukio holds up a note and proceeds to recite with exact accuracy this very address. "Maybe someone order for you, surprise? Is delicious pizza!" She tries to convince June to accept the 'gift'. Meanwhile trying to look over June's shoulder in the narrow gap allowed by the slightly opened door.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
This would be either someone very new at the job or someone trying to impersonate one. Elektra is tending to the latter. For a moment she is amused, did they really send an amateur to take her out? Maybe it's the rite of passing to some poor Hand ninja. She is assuming Madame Gao must be behind this. So when her voice is finally heard there's a gentle manner to it. Perhaps too gentle? "Why don't you let the dear pizza deliverer in?" she suggests.

"So we can settle this confusion once and for all." There is some finality to her tone.

She turns to the door curiously. This will either go bloody or she will send this would-be assassin back to Madame Gao. Or at least she's assuming.

June Connor has posed:
    June glances at the pink hair. Why is that familiar? She gives a suspicious look at Yukio, not turning back to look at Elektra. Finally, she arches a brow in concession. "Okay," she says, pulling the door open, the kunai still in the hand holding the door knob to keep it hidden from view. She steps to the side. Not only is the handprint tattoo visible on her shoulder, but it's clear there are quite a few others, most notably a winding oriental dragon that wraps around her body. In the shorts, her right leg has a rather viscious looking demonic hand tattoo'd on her thigh in a way that makes it look like it's clawing out from inside of her.

Yukio has posed:
While Yukio gives no reason to doubt her assumed profession, aside for the occaisonal fumbling of 'Pizza Domino' instead of 'Dominos Pizza', it's unlikely June is attentive enough to notice. Even if Elektra was sharp as a tack and right on it, she does linger for a moment over June's exposed shoulder tattoo, murmuring, "that's a very cooru tattoo!" Yup, just giving props to a random neat looking tattoo, nothing familiar that immediately grabbed her attention here.

At least Yukio has an explanation for June's use of ninja technique, she's somehow an unlikely Hand member. But it's when the door is opened as she walks inside with pizza box in hand, that she spots the other person and gasps, no point to continue with the pretense. Yukio has no doubt in her mind that Elektra already knows she's not a pizza delivery girl. "That's your Sensei!?" Yukio totally breaks character as she turns to look at June in confusion, blinking in shock, and turning back to Elektra, "I didn't know you took students..." so, yes, no chance in hell random pizza delivery girl knows who Elektra is, not socialite is, but Hand assassin is.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
As Yukio steps inside Elektra gives her a quick assessment, eyes going up and down. From the pink hair down to her posture. It's the expression on the young girl that catches her curiosity though. So she -does- recognize her. And it does seem she knows June too. It makes Elektra arch a brow.

"June, what is going on here?" She asks the -other- young woman in the room, a silent gesture for her to close the door so they can have privacy. One way or another they would get to the bottom of this.

"And I don't." this about taking students, "But it seems you know me." she makes her way over, the hint of a knife visible in one hand.

"And since you also appear to know who June here is, all that is left to know is who -you- are." neutral posture, but clearly ready for trouble if it happens.

June Connor has posed:
    June looks a little confused, clearly trying to place Yukio. "Fuck, do I know you?" she asks, uncertain how to answer Elektra's question. It suddenly dawns on her. "Oh shit, you're that chick from mutant town," she says, putting it together. "You got like electric shit and stuff, right?" She waggles her finger. "I mean, thanks for the help, or...whatever you were doin' there. What the hell are you doin' here?" she asks. She seems to have been completely unaware that Yukio had been tracking her.

Yukio has posed:
Noting the once over she's getting from Elektra, Yukio immediately understands she's being assessed, analyzed, as one might expect of someone of Elektra's caliber. She allows June to stumble into an attempt to answer Elektra's question, nodding her head at the assertion that Elektra does not take students.

"Hai," she answers in Japanese, as she settles to a full bow of respect towards Elektra. "Momochi Yukio, of Momochi Clan," she introduces herself immediately at Elektra's request, not looking to anger the world class assassin.

"You do not," she goes back to English as she answers June, turning so she's facing both June and Elektra at an angle, "but we have met."

Nodding as June places her correctly into that Mutant Town incident, "you are wercome, and I am here for answer, and I have it...what I don't understand is why Erektra take no student, but you rook rike student..." the less focus on trying to fool anyone seems to have deteriorated her accent a fair bit, but to be fair, her full attention is to prepare on the off chance Elektra would decide she's a threat.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
The introduction is returned with a small bow of her head. Respectful. "Yukio-san. I am Elektra." a look to June, "And this is June." the assassin flips the blade on her hand, making it disappear within the folds of her robe. "You are quite far from home." she then says, "How is old Momochi doing?" she most likely speaking about the Momochi family head. Her tone almost as if she actually knows him.

"And June -is- my student. It doesn't mean I take them. I gather you have been tracking June?" a look to her apprentice, "You did not know of this?" yes, by her look it seems there will be *more* training in June's future to be done.

June Connor has posed:
    The deadpan response without an answer to Elektra's question about whether she knew about being followed says enough, most likely. "Yeah, I'm just really likeable," she tells Yukio. "Elektra just can't get enough'a me." She sighs, letting the door close. She doesn't hide that she has the kunai in hand. "So...why exactly is it that you came here?" she asks to the statement that Yukio has her answer. She's not even sure what the real question is.

Yukio has posed:
While Yukio seems alert to her surrounding, Elektra will note she's much more attentive of every minute gesture she makes, even if she doesn't react to it. Apparently she's aware her life is potentially in danger just by proximity to Elektra, yet there isn't a shred of fear apparent on her features. "Yes, very far, unfortunately," she agrees with Elektra, looking a bit bummed out.

When asked of old Momochi, Yukio knows precisely who is being addressed, as she turns to face Elektra entirely, "grandfather is in perfect health, still ruling the Clan with iron fist," not that the Clan is anywhere near what it was, but it still has enough respect in the right circles that the likes of the Yakuza and the Hand would hire them on occasions, along with the richest of assholes looking to be rid of rivals the uncouth way.

"I am sadly here because of...disagreement," the way Yukio speaks the last word with a pained grimace on her visage, there's no doubt she's been punished withe exile for this or that. She doesn't quite breach the topic.

She nods quite casually at the follow up question, happy to change topic, "yes, I forrow June about...3 to 4 weeks now...needed to find base of operation."

Then, when June addresses a question her way, Yukio finally lets her eyes shift away from Elektra for the first time, "I am very sorry to forrow you, but I need to find out, how America garu fight rike ninja...very very unusuaru."

Elektra Natchios has posed:
"When you aren't being an obnoxious gremlin." Elektra states casually to June. About her being likable. Hey, at least Elektra didn't say she was one all the time! She continues regarding the two as the conversation goes on, taking in each other's posture and gestures, arms folded and her shoulder resting against the wall. A nod is given to Yukio about her grandfather. "He was always a tough bastard. Not even death wants anything to do with him.."

Yet the news about exile is a surprise to the Hand assassin, a brow arching with some curiosity. She doesn't question further on it though. Instead she looks at June, "Three or four weeks of being followed unaware. Mmmmm..." that 'mmmm' is a rather disapproving one. There will further training coming June's way. SOON.

But then she asks June, "What do you think we should do about our guest?" is it a test?

June Connor has posed:
    "See, she says I fight rike ninja," June says with a casual waving point back at Elektra, inconsiderate enough to actually give a small mock of the accent. A little smug, yes. Especially since it's clear that she doesn't sneak like one, given that she's been followed so long.

    "What do I think?" she says. "I mean, I dunno any of these old grandfathers you talkin' about. Does he hate the Hand?" she asks, not revealing whether that would be good or bad. "I always prefer people who don't want to kill me to people who do."

Yukio has posed:
"You really do know him," Yukio remarks through a stifled giggle as Elektra makes that quip about her grandfather. But when she catches the harsh tone offered June in the form of a simple 'mmm' which she rightly picks for being harsh disapproval, Yukio chips in support of the American girl, "I am Iga-ryu kunoichi, so...could she have known...?" And immediately she follows with a respectful bow to Elektra, assuring it was only meant at June, as she adds, "you of course I wouldn't dream to trail unnoticed..."

That final quesiton aimed at June does get Yukio quite alert. No doubt at the very least Elektra would notice that slight tensing, minute shifting of her legs into a wider, lower stance, she's fully prepared to fight if need be. The mimicing of her accent has Yukio heavily cheat in focus towards June rather than Elektra. "Iga are professional, and so are Momochi, we work for who hires us. Often times it is Hand and Yakuza, others, some rich people who want to eliminate problems. It's all work. Nothing else."

Elektra Natchios has posed:
"Instead of mocking her accent you should had tried answering my question." About what they should do about their guest! Elektra's tone is severe though. She certainly isn't happy with the flippant manner in which June is handling this and that shows in her posture and expression. Or is it disappointment? Which one would be worst!

"And since you aren't, I will decide for you." Elektra says to June. Attention focuses on Yukio, as if sizing her, or considering what to do yet something in her expression betrays she knows exactly what she wants to do already. "Yukio-san. It's true that you did not mean anything wrong towards me upon coming here, but ignorance is no excuse. As your grandfather certainly would tell you. Trespassing on my haven has often been met with death." a small pause. For dramatics? "Yet, I have something else in mind." she gestures towards June. "As you can see my ward still has to learn properly in many matters, and I do lead a busy life. If you would be willing to train with the girl I am certain there is much she could learn from you. As I am sure you could learn from her."

"I do still owe your grandfather after all."

June Connor has posed:
    Well, that changed June's tone. Her smug smile drops. "Wait, wut?" she glances green eyes at Yukio, and back at Elektra. "We don't even know her," she says. "What do you mean 'train' me?" Her whole body posture changes, from one of complete comfort and casualness to tense and on edge in a breath. "She could just be waiting to like kill you or something," she says, suddenly with reasons that this is a bad idea. "Or steal your fancy vases or some shit."

Yukio has posed:
June is utterly ignored the moment Elektra even suggests there's death on the table, causing Yukio to face her entirely, and not even in a fighting stance. If anything, the young woman actually seems to be mentally preparing for a potential death, she is definitely taking Elektra at her word. Interesting the stark difference between June and Yukio, as June flippantly speaks her mind, and Yukio seems like she wants to say something but respectfully waits for Elektra to be done talking.

Looking back at June when the purposed solution is given, Yukio notes, "it wourd be an honor to fight you to the death, even if I rose, but it would go against my prans. I accept."

Turning to face June entirely she sizes her with a critical look, and then asks, "do you even know who Momochi are? Have you ever heard of Iga?" Funny, she must be June's age, if not younger, but immediately she assumes a critical tone with June, easily taking to role of an instructor as she's familiar with it.

"Sofu wa shiru hitsuyo wa arimasen..." Yukio whispers to Elektra in her native tonuge, that her grandfather really doesn't need to know of this encounter, before suddenly lunging at lighting speed towards June, pulling back inches from a perfect palm strike to June's nose. Using the fact June is distracting herself with bitching to Elektra, to teach a lesson, "if you trury berieve I am enemy...you must pay attention, or I can kirr!"

Elektra Natchios has posed:
"Train you and train with you." Elektra clarifies about the status of this 'understanding'. As if she'd be taking the girl in as a prospect student. "And she isn't lying. No one in their right mind would lie about being the granddaughter of Momochi. And she appears sane enough to me."

And of course that June had to mention the vases. It makes Elektra squint, a glance to that vase that almost got broken into pieces when June fought Colleen. Oh yes, Elektra is quite aware of that. But when she speaks again is to Yukio, nodding slowly. "Excellent. With you two being in agreement then we shall start soon."

Which is when Yukio decides to move in at June. There is no reaction out of Elektra, she remaining in a neutral posture, waiting to see what June will do.

June Connor has posed:
    "Oh come on," June says, "No I don't drink that weird bacteria tea. Oh and now youse are talkin' Asian, that's really cool. This is some bull-" the sudden punch causes a serious reaction, though she leaps back from the strike, it's clear that it would have hit if it had not been pulled as June assumes a ready position. Actually remarkably good form compared to most of her practice positions. When she thinks actual death is on the line, it does seem to straighten her out a bit. "Yeah, you can kirr," June gives a sneer of a lip, not lowering her guard. "Don't even /know/ you, bitch." Clearly, while the others seem to be in agreement, she doesn't like this.

Yukio has posed:
Yukio's eyes seem to brighten at the prospect of being able to learn from the infamous Elektra, with her clan having worked extensively with the Hand, she is fully informed on just who Elektra is. To her such a chance is nothing short of an honor. But it is June's constant flippant remarks that steals the moment from Yukio and prevents her from showing proper gratitude to Elektra, mostly because she realizes this is every bit as much a test to herself. "It's not Asian, it's Japanese," she corrects June, and with a minute shifting of fingers, a kunai's tip pokes out momentarily, before being pulled back in. Should June catch the brief demonstration, she'll understand what Yukio says next, otherwise it would just seem out of place. "As you can see, I am serious, kirr. Kunai tip srit throat easy, very sharp." She eases her fighting stance and smirks at June, "you tark rike yanki garu, arr tough...but I had you, if I wanted to hurt. You rucky I just rooking to teach."

June Connor has posed:
    June maintains her best skill, having a stink face. "Another cocky ninja, just what I need," she answers, realizing that any further argument would not prevail in this situation. "Just tell me I don't gotta bunk with this one," she asks Elektra, releasing her ready pose and putting one hand on her hip, the other twirling the kunai that she had picked up earlier.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
Elektra lets out a soft sigh of resignation as June gets into that stink expression she knows oh so well. "And here I was thinking you would cherish the opportunity to learn some more." of course that inwardly she was thoroughly amused at the differences between the two shinobi. One orderly and the other chaotic. Maybe this was meant to be.

"I predict this will go just fine." there's a warning there on her tone. This better go just fine. Or else...!

And she still keeps a nice, little smile on her expression.

Yukio has posed:
"I am very humbre," Yukio corrects June, looking a bit displeased at being called cocky. "I ret you make fun of my accent, that is very nice of me." Obviously suggesting she could have somehow punished June if she cared to, maybe she is cocky? Or maybe June really doesn't understand Momochi lineage of Iga-ryu. As if to prove her point, Yukio deviously waits until June gets into her mouthy exchange with Elektra about bunking, when she lunge real low, her leading leg between June's and in a lightning fast shift, twists her knees to take out June's leg, trying to make her trip or at the very least stumble. If June trips, she'll get back up and leave her with the knowledge she got her prone. If June only stumbles, she'll follow up with a complete hip throw while June finds her footing. She wants June on the floor this time.

June Connor has posed:
    June, though she relaxed her pose, apparently wasn't fully unready, and dressed to work out as she is, she's not impeded by extra clothing, either. Her bare leg kicks a high knee to dodge the trip attempt. Her weight isn't properly balanced for the maneuver, meaning it tilts her forward, not balanced at all. Instead of trying to compensate for this error, she just leans into it, pushing off with her back foot with that lead leg forward knee first. It isn't really a kick, she doesn't have the prep force for that.

    It's like a knee first tackle. What kind of move is that? Well, it's the one she just invented right now as both hands reach to grab for Yukio's shoulders as she comes downward, hoping to pin Yukio to the ground with her full weight. Far more of a move one would expect from a chaotic street brawler than from a disciplined ninja. Clumsy, but somewhat effective.

Elektra Natchios has posed:
As the two shinobi get into a tussle Elektra doesn't intervene. Ah well. She knew it would happen sooner or later. It happened sooner. Fine. So yes, Elektra makes her way back to where she was seated earlier. At the couch. It's very comfy. And she retrieves her whiskey too.

"Mind the vases." She warns them before settling herself to watch. A drink out of her glass.

How does she always gets herself in these troubles? It's like she's a magnet to them!

Yukio has posed:
One think June didn't anticipate, is the ever ready awareness of a Momochi ninja, because Yukio's reaction is not to fight against the changed parameters June introduces with her audacious play. Instead she goes flat on the ground, her legs scissoring the anchoring foot of June even as she evades that other leg's leading knee to what would have been her face, and with a simple roll she hopes June's own knee-lead tackle motion would simply bring her to the ground, for what would be followed by a crushing elbow to June's head, only this isn't what she's after. She's only ever wanted June to hit the floor because she's had enough of her ego.

June Connor has posed:
    The move does bring June all the way to the ground, landing on that knee as Yukio rolls to the side. The blow to her head would have landed across the ear, clearly undefended, and may have been the better choice, because it doesn't deter June's attack, and June does not seem intent on showing that she 'could have' landed a strike. Instead of trying to defend, though, she uses the vulnerability to clamp onto Yukio in a rather desperately aggressive grip, a flailing and repeating knee strike coming up repeatedly toward her ribs. There's nothing elegant about the move, and it appears June isn't finding the same restraint that Yukio shows. It's far more savage. The kind of fighting that wins fights by the pure aggression level. Like a cat fight, only with knees and closed fists instead of slaps and scratches.

Yukio has posed:
Elektra might notice Yukio forming the 'rin' mudra of the kuji kiri as she appears to withstand the repeated knees to her ribs, it seems impossible for those repeated ferocious knee strikes to just not carry an affect, but Elektra likely is more familiar with kuji kiri than June, if June is even aware such things exist. The edge of a true Momochi lineage. "I was try to make a point," Yukio talks clamly while taking the punishment, "but if you want rearu fighto..." and suddenly there's a blinding flash of a powder bomb that if uncareful, would cover June's face with a white blinding powder. It's only temporary from the sheer surprise of it all, but it is a very established ninja tactic.

Elektra might not appreciate the cleanup later, or she'd make either of the girls see to it, but for the time being, if June is even slightly stunned by the unexpected momentary blindness, she'll find Yukio flipping all the way on top of her like a crazy moneky. Fast returning the favor of relentless elbow blows to the top of her head. She is angry with the disrespect she's shown, and wants to make June be the one to withdraw now.

June Connor has posed:
    The stream of curses that come from June as she's hit with the blinding powder is very creative, but she doesn't let go. The surprise does get Yukio on top of her, but she maintains a clench forehead to forehead so that they stay close enough to prevent the blows from being too powerful. She blows air from her mouth to cast a little of the blinding powder back at Yukio, admittedly in far less effective a delivery than she administered to June. She headbutts back, trying to maintain an even level of power in the fight, though it's clear that she is at a disadvantage should Yukio get free.