Katsumi Oshiro vs. Miss Polendina

[CyanDimitrik]

Standard Match
Victory by Pinfall, Submission, or KO

Katsumi has been conspicuously absent from the LAW limelight for a while. For some, it's a welcome reprieve. For others, they're sorely missing watching her be awful to people. There are always the edgelords in the audience who love a good jerk. Katsumi never really understood the difference. Fun is fun, after all, and professional wrestling is where big personalities and big attitudes flourish. But after her feud with Sienna Smith, wherein she nearly lost her job and personal agency, she needed to take herself a little more seriously. That meant refining herself. It meant being more than a loose cannon. It meant letting her hair grow out.

Wait, what?

Katsumi's new intro music begins to filter into the arena.

Katsumi's Video

"The following contest is scheduled for one fall!," begins the announcer. "At a height of 5'7", and weighing in at 124 lbs.! From Osaka, Japan! Returning after a hiatus, the Punk Princess, herself...! KATSUMI! OOOSHIROOO!"

The girl who steps out onto the ramp is hard to recognize. It's the same fangy little smirk she always wears at the outset of a match. The same cocked hip, the same gloved fist propped against it. The same face, those piercing eyes. But the wardrobe is completely different - club chic, of a more superstar quality. And that hair - it's grown out, and not chopped in a reckless pixie cut. Evidently, her natural hair is a luxuriously silky mane of blueblack, which she now whisks oh-so-nonchalantly with a hand.

Katsumi

She is loving this crowd reaction.

Suddenly, she points to the left. Then she points to the right. Then a fist thrusts into the air, accompanied with a geyser of deep amethyst sparks to fire off at either side of the ramp, bathing her and the surrounding audience in purple light. As it finishes, she begins making her way down the ramp, hips asway in confident sashay and hands raised with palms out-turned to either side of the audience. It's acknowledgment, but at the same time, utterly aloof.

Upon reaching the ring, she climbs up onto the apron and turns to face the crowd she'd just semi-ignored. Her back arches over the top rope, and she smoothly rolls over it to land neatly on her boots. A corner turnbuckle is her next destination, hopping up onto the second rope and bracing her shins against the top cable for support. Arms are thrown wide to either side, presenting her slim and sleek body to the crowd, cocky smirk worn, eyes shut, basking in the roar of the audience.

At last, she drops to the mat and turns, propping her back against the turnbuckle. Arms fold against her chest, and she waits impatiently for the arrival of her opponent.

[The460Slayer]

After her opponent's entrance ended, Polendina would wait behind for her own one to start while doing some stretch and pant. Later, the lights of the arena would turn green as her song started playing in the arena, as the fans cheer for the Maiden.

Spoiler

Later, she appears through a smoke curtain and does her taunt with one arm on one hip and smiling to the fans as looking everywhere. Once she put her hand down, she walks over the ramp and salutes some fans of the first seats.

Spoiler

And her opponent... From Ireland... She is the Wrestling Maiden... MISS POLENDINA!!

After her announcement, the Maiden slides under the bottom rope of the ring and stands up on both feet and turns around to climb up to the second turnbuckle to do her taunt again. Once she finished her entrance, the lights go back to normal and the music cuts as she waits on the opposite corner for the match to begin, while looking at the Princess.

[CyanDimitrik]

Ohhh, she's from Ireland! How fun! Those people are usually rowdy!

Katsumi's smile remains toothy, but somehow unpleasant. Predatory. Like a shark about to nibble on something unfamiliar. And when Polendina enters the ring, she gets her first good look at her, watching her preen. No judging, that's what people are supposed to do! She did it, herself! But it still gives her a convenient look at her from all angles. The Irish lass is pretty, for sure. She can appreciate that. No obvious flaws to pick at, no evident insecurities to play with. But what's her personality like? Does she take herself too seriously?

Oh, that's the fun of finding strings to tug at!

She likes her boots, though. The furry tufts are really fun. Not that she'll admit it!

"'Ey!," she calls from her corner of the ring. "You're not gonna cry when I put'cha down, are ya? At least lemme know so I can point your face at the camera, huh?"

The referee signals the two to approach the center of the ring, and the slender punkette leans out of her turnbuckle to make her way over.

[The460Slayer]

After she ended with doing her entrance, Penny turns around and looks at Kat with a serious expression while standing on her corner, realizing how she was looking at her.

"Let's see about that." Penny replied to her question, which sounded a bit like a threat. But the maiden wasn't scared about it. Once the bell rang, she would start walking in circles around the Princess, getting on a stance with both arms, hoping to start with a lock up.

[CyanDimitrik]

Well, that wasn't the fun response she was hoping for! Katsumi's lips purse in a moue of a pout. Regardless! She's sure when she starts getting rough with the girl, then emotions may run a little higher and things get more fun. That's what the audience paid to see, right?

The bell sounds off, and Polendina is already circling. The Punk Princess veritably skips forward, all energy and eagerness to get the ball rolling. Sidelong gaits keep her from being flanked by the ginger, keeping light on her feet. Polendina's arms raise. Katsumi's arms raise. And in an instant, the two have locked up in collision, two opposite sides of the world who couldn't possibly be more different, neck and neck in the opening contest.

With one hand seizing on her collar, the other on the elbow, Katsumi leans in tight against Polendina, emerald eyes locked to emerald eyes. Her back arches and she begins pouring strength into the contest, attempting to walk her backwards into the ropes.

[The460Slayer]

Penny ran towards Kat and locks hands and arms in the collar elbow tie up in the center of the ring. The Maiden was going back and forth with the princess, she got pushed against a corner at first by her opponent, but few seconds later the maiden moves forward and pushes the princess back against another corner.

[CyanDimitrik]

As Katsumi works Polendina into the ropes, the girl leans more heavily against her with a smirk. Chest mashes to chest, her face just inches from her opponent's as she attempts to arch her over the ropes. But the other girl keeps the movement going, managing to turn things around. The two rotate along the cables until Katsumi's back is pressed into the corner. All the while, the referee is fussy with so much flirting with the boundaries!

When Katsumi settles into the corner, her hands raise, disengaging with a smirk still playing on her face. "Hands off! I'm complying~!," she chirps to the referee. Of course, her intentions aren't so noble the moment the other girl disengages from her. Assuming she follows the referee's wishes as well!

[The460Slayer]

Penny was firmly keeping up with the struggle by not holding back and taking Kat against the corner with her body against hers, as both were still struggling, besides that the Maiden showed some superiority, until she heard her.

The referee told Penny to stop while counting up to 4, making her to stop with the struggle and getting distracted by looking at the referee with both arms raised while stepping back to the center of the ring.

[CyanDimitrik]

And there it is. There's the opening Katsumi was looking for. Just a little too trusting, a little too compliant with the referee. That wicked smile continues to play on Katsumi's otherwise elfin features, anticipating the moment. And as Polendina steps back, her arms raised, Katsumi lashes out like a trapdoor spider. Her right leg thrusts out, attempting to plant the golden tip of her boot squarely into her opponent's belly in hopes of doubling her over and creating a clear opening!

The referee would be shocked, of course, but only give her a judgmental scowl. It's not sportsmanlike! But also not technically against the rules.

"Let's get to know each other a little more, huh?," coos Katsumi. A quick grab for Polendina's thick mane of hair with her left hand, and a sudden upwards thrust of her knee in hopes of colliding with the girl's face to further the advantage. All assuming it connects!

[The460Slayer]

After the lock up break, Penny was still standing with both arms raised as looking at the referee until she gets grabbed by the hair and gets pulled, then she gets hit with that knee on the face. After the shot, Penny grunts and steps back while holding her face.