Tokyo Night Encounter

[Aeri]

“Hahah!..!”

She was already moving as soon as the directions flashed up against the screen. Cassandra’s feet looking almost like a blur to outsiders, her body moving like nothing else, as she’d do a slightly showy twirl to show off against her sister.. after all, if she was going to be the “big” sister, she had to impress Saori with her skills, hadn’t she? She’d let out a wild laugh, one that caught the attention of a few people in the arcade, not that she minded.

On the counter, her score was solidly some points above Saori. Try as her battle-sister might, she couldn’t close the gap between them.. at least in dancing! If it was something more technical or academically inclined, Cassandra would be done for.. but this? She knew it like the back of her hand..!

[dlamp]

"Gh..." Saori's eyes narrowed, her mind trying to keep focus on the screen in front of her. This... was difficult. She walked in cocky, sure, but keeping up with the steps on screen was a far cry from keeping up with an opponent in the ring. The fast beat, the bright lights... it was starting to get overbearing. And not helping was Cassandra's bright laughter. The contrast was almost irritating. Saori's desperate focus just barely being maintained with all the overload surrounding, all the while Cassandra was literally dancing around Saori, laughing, almost ignorant of her sister's struggles. And worse still, they were gathering a crowd thanks to Cassandra's attitude. She could barely keep up. "Ghhh..."

By the time the song finally ended, the scores were clear to see.

Saori... lost.

Not utterly, short by a thousand points between the millions they racked up. But... it was still a loss.

The crowd, however, seemed pretty jovial. They cheered for both girls, apparently surviving on of the hardest songs in the game and coming out with decent scores. Saori even was able to place her name at the number 4 ranking out of 20, apparently a feat.

"Dammit!" It was cold comfort though.

[Aeri]

“Hah!! I win!!”

Cassandra on the other hand, was the opposite of a grump. She hadn’t managed to snatch away the top spot, which was taken by a rather odd name.. something.. master69? She couldn’t read it properly. But she didn’t mind, and as the song had ended, she was barely out of breath. She had broken into a sweat though, but dancing came as natural to her as can be. She’d giggle, inputting her name proudly for everyone to see.. CASS.

That’s all. She’d grin at Saori, who was looking rather frustrated. She’d tilt her head, before raising her hand out awkwardly.. and patting Saori’s head.

“There, there, little sister.”

[dlamp]

Saori's face went red, both from embarrassment and anger. Cassandra might had been trying to console her, but it felt more like a coddling insult than comforting. She pouted, smacking away Cassandra's hand. "Ugh, whatever!" She groaned, marching off the dance pad to put her shoes back on. It was tempting to yell and complain further, but her incident at the restaurant taught her otherwise. She couldn't just slug it out right her because she lost a game.

But she'd still be a brat about it.

"Actually, that doesn't count either! Dancing is a dumb way to decide this!"

[Aeri]

“You decided it..!”

She’d pout, before following Saori. All that was going through her head was essentially.. that this went better than last time. She wasn’t punched again, so she considered this an absolute win

She’d walk out, slipping her sandals on her feet. She’d walk forwards, wrapping an arm around Saori agreeably, consolingly. She’d pull her arm around her tightly, pressing her head against her chest and pulling her into a hug. She was in a good enough mood not to contest her on this..

“But.. okay..! I’m not big sister.. I’m just your sister..

And.. One last thing.. winner is big sister. You can decide again the challenge.. alright..?”

She’d softly sigh. Her body was warm from the exercise, perfect to cuddle up against in the cold Tokyo night.

[dlamp]

"Yeah, and I decided it was stupid!" Saori let out a huff, crossing her arms as Cassandra hugged her. As much as she wanted to throw a further tantrum, it wasn't going to fix things. And... she really couldn't keep being a brat with Cassandra being so... well, sisterly with her. Not older sister, but much more patient than Saori was acting.

"Yeah..." A sigh escaped Saori, taking a moment to feel her sister's body against hers. "Alright then..." She broke away from her sister, turning to face her. "We'll settle this the way we should had from the start: with wrestling." She gave Cassandra a smirk. "What better way for battle sisters to decide than with a battle." After all, they christened their sisterhood in blood, sweat, and tears. So the hierarchy had to decided the same way. Besides, anyone could get lucky in dancing and eating, a fight was a different, more decisive in how the winner was chosen.

"And next time we're in the ring together..." She stuck out her thumb, swiftly sliding over her neck in executioner fashion. "I'll destroy you, sis."

[Aeri]

“.. with.. wrestling huh..? Hmm..”

Cassie decided to ponder it. She wondered.. if she did win, would Saori accept this loss gracefully? She discarded that idea, since it was a stupid one. Blood would be boiling and tempers would be running high, as Cassie sighed, looking a slight bit weary at the prospect of having to face another temper tantrum.

As Saori’s hand went over her neck, Cassandra’s touched her nose in slight memory. She’d crack a slight smile..

“Sure. Just.. don’t do something like cutting my nose off completely.. next time..”

She’d joke. Before nodding, taking the challenge posed by her sister seriously, a hand on her hips. She’d however.. narrow her eyes, before poking her finger against Saori’s chest.

“But.. if I win.. you don’t.. smack me with a chair from behind or something. Wouldn’t put it past you.. little monkey.”

She was only teasing. She had no doubt Saori would make this a very tough match for her, so even if she did lose, she wouldn’t mind very much.. although she wasn’t sure if the same could be said of Saori.

[dlamp]

Saori blushed, both at Cassandra's words and the poke that followed. As teasing as her sister's words were, it was just as well a reminder of how brutal their match got and how far they went to take the other down. As much as it was fueled by drive and adrenaline, Saori was fully prepared to break more than Cass's nose in that fight, and vice-versa. Depending on how things went it could be way more brutal of a fight. And with the title of Older Sister on the line... Saori wouldn't hesitated to put Cass through a table or three if she had to.

But, Cass's joke didn't completely hit sour either. "Oh, so I'm a monkey, huh?" She pushed away Cass's hand, grinning. "Maybe I'll throw some bananas and papayas at you instead..."

She smirked, bumping hips with her sister. "Okay, next time we're in the ring it's gonna' be an "I Quit" match. If you can't take the pain you can't handle the big sister title." She grinned. "Maybe we'll even pull something like that Akan lady did I make a special belt for it too."

[Aeri]

“You are..!” She’d agree, Saori did remind her of one, what with all the screeching she did in the ring. She’d not mind having fruit tossed at her, it was very much a step up from having a chair at her face. She’d tilt her head..

“I quit.. huh.. didn’t I make you submit..? Sounds to me.. like you want me to beat you again.. maybe you just wanna be little sister.. all this bravado is just a bluff..!”

Cassie giggled. She’d lean down and wrap an arm around her shoulders, pulling her in. Rather teasingly, she’d pinch her cheeks with her hand.. playing around with her, purposely prodding at the firecracker.

“Aww.. I know you want my affections.. don’t worryyy.. big sister will take good care of you!”

[dlamp]

"H-Hey I-" The retort had Saori's face red, both at the reminder of their match's end and the thought of suffering that cursed submission again. She could already feel her spine burning, but she forced a scowl, pulling her face away from the cheeky pinching. Those were practically fighting words, and had things been less civil... Saori miiiight be tempted to turn this concrete jungle into a battleground.

But for now, a duel of words would do.

"Keep talking, Borboleta. I've got more than just Muay Thai to throw at you." She shot back, pouting. Submission work wasn't really a specialty of hers, but she knew enough to force a submission out of a weary opponent after enough softening up. It wasn't completely impossible to best a submissionist at their own game. At least... she hoped so. Still, she had to keep a tough front. "I'll gladly show my sis some love in the ring with a boston crab or two, just make sure you scream nice and loud how much you love your big sis when I'm doing it." She flashed Cass a grin, pulling herself tight against her battle sister's body.