A tall, white-haired man passes by, a young girl clinging to his side. It was starting to get pretty late, and the girl can be heard from outside Efi: When are we getting there? Leo: I’ll tell you when brat. Efi: You’ve been saying that forever Leo: We’ve been walking for half an hour. Don’t exaggerate. A faint *snap*ing sound can be heard from outside, followed by an “ouch” Leo: there, this place looks pretty abandoned. We can rest here. The pair pass through the broken door, glancing around to find a well-dressed man near another, obviously unconscious one. The man covers the girl’s eyes with one hand before asking Leo: are we interrupting something?

The suited man looks up and sees two people, getting up and shaking his head as he Oh, not at all. Don't worry about him. He's survived worse. I'm going to assume you aren't the owners of this place? You can rest here if you like. I'm waiting until the owners get here and I can pay for the damages. Although, I have to say, dragging a girl around like that doesn't look good for you.

Leo: Surprisingly, that’s the first time I’ve heard that accusation. But no, I’m not this place’s owner. It looks abandoned Leo lets his arm down, giving the girl a chance to see around the room more clearly. The girl takes that as a sign of things being ok and immediately starts talking again Efi: What happened to that guy? Leo: looks like he’s been fighting. His friend here probably bailed him out. Efi: What for? Leo: Ask him not me. The girl walks over to the unconscious guy, bending over next to him to see if he’s alright. Efi: What were you doing?

Guess that makes sense. Does seem like it hasn't been used in a while. The man looks towards the girl as he thinks for a good excuse for why he would be unconscious, but ultimately coming up blank. If the girl looked the unconscious person would have multiple bruises and cuts. Extremely recent. Uh.. Better you don't ask kid. He's a Yakuza member, and nothing good can come out of associating with them. I don't suggest even standing close to him. The man then turns to the other person in the room that is breathing and looks him over. Doesn't look like they mean any ill will So, what would you be doing around here then?

The girl takes a few steps back before sitting on the floor, looking back at the well-dressed man and tilting her head Efi: Ya-Ku-Za? What's wrong with them? Leo: Criminals. Pretty bad ones too Efi: So kinda like you? Leo doesn't answer her immediately, instead he walks up to the kid, bends over near her, and flicks her on the forehead, leaving her with a bit of a red spot Leo: they're a lot worse than I am runt. I never actually hurt anyone. Efi: You're hurting me The man breathes out a sigh, shaking his head before turning back to the well-dressed man. Leo: I guess I'll have to explain that. My name's Leo, the girl here's my daughter, Efi. I work as an informant for the most part. We were looking for somewhere we could stay the night at and this place looked empty enough that no one would mind.

Kushala was innocently walking around the city and scaring one or two persons who saw her, she was looking around when she saw the GYM. The dragon raises... Finally one of that things for me! Kushala went to the GYM's doors and somehow she managed to go inside. Hello humans, look! I'm a dragon!

Really now. I took you for a buzard. *In the GYM's rafters sits a sparrow, looking down on the proceedings.* Though your brain certainly seems to have that whole small attribute I suppose. It's an easy mistake to make.

Heh, daughter huh? Guess that makes sense. You don't have to worry about me. I won't rat you out or anything. The names Kiryu, Kiryu Kazuma. I suppose we'll both be here for a little while then. That being said, this place does seem to resemble a ring of sorts. If your up for it I don't mind going a round. Kiryu then looks to see what the new voices are and sees a whole dragon inside the GYM as well as a talking sparrow Wh- what the hell? Did I get hit over the head one too many times or is there a real dragon talking to a bird?!? Bumped, looks like I passed out last night, opps.

Babysitting who... A man with a open button up walks into the GYM. His clothes reveal his midriff as he wore a eye patch and wielded a knife. He glanced over the suited man Kiryu-Chan <3

"Am I supposed to take off my shirt here?" An awfully short man walks into the GYM, clad in armor, and carrying a sword twice his height.

M-Majima-san?!? How did you!? Kiryu looks around the establishment to find, 1 white haired dad with a daughter, a living breathing dragon, a talking bird, 2 Majimas and a knight all in the same place The hell's going on here? Is this your doing? I swear if this is like that zombie thing you pulled...

Gord shruggs and begins counting coins "One, two, five... fifty... eighty..."

Kiryu stares in bewilderment at the knight, coins? And were they solid gold? Certainly didn't look like yen at any rate. Uh. So your telling me that you weren't hired to play a knight? You just walk around like that?

yes, these were solid gold coins. And he also was about to get to three hundred when he had been interrupted "Yes and no. I am Gord, priest of Morodwyn, god of moderation and equality."

A priest eh? I guess that makes some sense. Never heard of Morodwyn though. Uh, why would a priest of moderation be carrying around this much gold though? Seems a little off to me.

"This is all I have, my savings, my fortune... my everything." Gord quietly slides his gold back into whence it came, before lifting a nearly overstuffed pack onto a table.

Your everything? I suppose that's a little more fair then, I've heard of monks that live off of just offerings so it isn't that far fet- Kiryu then gets taken back by the large sack that gets thrown down Wh... I have no words. What are you carrying?!?

"I am a warrior priest, and I have come here to spar, and you have not? You carry the body of a warrior, and stand like one who has surpassed many obstacles."

... I suppose so. Typically I would refuse, but with all this insanity a fight might help actually. Well, if we are going to I'm not going to hold back, you better not either. Kiryu then steps up to the ring and cracks his neck sideways before rolling his shoulders forward and bringing his arms up in a rugged stance. Now. Come on!

Leo closes his eyes for a moment before shaking his head Leo: Sorry, I'm not much of a fighter. Never have been. Besides, wouldn't want to set a bad example for the runt. Efi: Aren't you always practicing with those knives? Leo: Just because I'm not trying to fight doesn't mean I'm not ready. Self-defense is important. Efi tugs at the edge of Leo's coat, getting the older man's attention again Leo: Alright what now runt? Efi: I'm bored. Leo: Then find something to do. Efi heads over to the edge of the arena, where the other two are already getting ready to fight and sits down. Leo, of course, follows her, and drags her a little bit further back Leo: pay attention, they're armed so you don't want to be in the splash zone

"Soon. A battle like this would be unfair." Gord takes off his chainmail, rings, helmet, boots, and sets down his sword on the table before walking up to the ring Current tactic [7] Coward, to hit: ‐10, Damage: ‐10, Dodge: +15

Hmph, if you won't make the first move I will! Kiryu watches for a second for a plan of attack before doing a little bounce to psyche himself up and rushing in, delivering 4 quick punches to the stomach in quick succession before pulling back for a second and shooting a straight punch right for the face. Heh, that's fine Leo, looks like I ran into someone else looking for a fight.

Gord manages to deflect most of the punches but was sent reeling for a few seconds by the last punch before quickly backing far away

I'm not letting you off that easily! Kiryu follows in Gord's tracks, this time engaging with a slide, and trying for a sweep at the legs to try and prevent his opponent from running, if successful, Kiryu would jump up before stomping down hard on Gord's face.

"Take that!" Gord moves himself to the side, dodging it, before throwing a poor counter punch.

Nngh! Kiryu takes the punch and mutters something under his breath, using the momentum from the hit to get some distance and to regain his stance. Throwing his arms forward with a roar, resembling an angry bear. Kiryu then stomps forward and attempts to grab Gord before throwing him out of the ring and towards the chairs gathered around the arena.

"heheh‐by Morodwin!" Gord got thrown out of the ring and into the chairs. there is a nasty gash on his head.

I'm not done yet! Kiryu jumps out of the ring, following his opponent as he graps at one of the folding chairs and smashing it against Gord, hoping to knock him down, if successful, Kiryu would then drop the chair onto his opponent before stomping with both legs, crushing Gord with him and the chair

After being violently crushed, Gord got up and ran, much, much faster than normal to his bag. there he pulled out a shield and a mace. "Oh, so you fight that way, huh.'' Current tactic: Normal

Kiryu smirks as he returns to his ragged stance, stepping forward and beckoning Gord I did warn you. If you don't give it your all your going to get crushed. Kiryu then paces around Gord, waiting for him to make his next move.

"I see." Gord dropped the shield and mace, slid on the chain mail and picked up the sword*. he went into a new stance, pointing the sword at Kiryu. (*around six feet long)

instead of a lunge, Gord made an effortless, violent, horizontal slash which would still catch Kiryu even if he moved to the left, and the range of the weapon would prevent Kiryu from grabbing his arm.

Hyaah! Kiryu gets a nasty gnash over his arm for his efforts. Realizing the issue of range is going to be a problem, Kiryu decides to swap it up, doing a little bounce to get himself into the groove he starts to run towards Gord by weaving right to left, keeping low to the ground and trying to juke him out, when Kiryu is close enough to tries to dash behind Gord and deliver a roundhouse kick with all of his strength behind it Work is starting to pick up, might poof later.

Gord realized his opponent was too agile, so he held the sword close to himself to make turning easier to keep pointing at Kiryu, and when the roundhouse kick came, he would block it, with a sword blade.