When training with a Fan

[The Riders]

Osamu is watching this all happen at ringside right now. She sees her daughter putting the paces on Hitomi like any wrestler would do on a training rookie in this spot. She saw the younger woman try to struggle a bit before the pain became too much and her strength failed her, forcing the other woman to lay there and take the clutch hold and suffer.

But seeing that she has not tapped out since anybody else in her position would have submitted by now, talks about how much the crazy girl can handle when it comes to pain, but that was going to be tested due to Hikari slinging her to the turnbuckle before crushing her with a jumping body splash that forces her to slump in the corner.

Seeing that was all Osamu needed to slide into the ring and hold her hand up to stop her daughter from landing another move, she placed her hand on Hitomi's back. "You alright there?" she asked, while even holding out her glasses to give back. I am going to be honest with you right now. You should turn this offer down and back out. This is not a joke or some video game you can play around with. This is your life in the middle of this ring against an opponent who is trying to hurt you. I really want you to think about whether your health is more important than thinking this is a game. ' Osamu would say before sliding back out of the ring to make a few calls to the owner of LAW to get Hitomi out of this match.

'Hey... Don't listen to my mom... I think you do fine, you know.' Hikari would say, helping the other woman to her feet. Instead of just me beating the stuffing out of you... why don't you do some offense of your own and see what happens, alright?' she offers, since she can handle a beating due to being trained by the best. So do whatever move you think you can pull off and we will go from there. As long as you tough it out, then you are cool to me. ' Hikari would say, holding her fist out to Hitomi

[CaptainL]

Most people would have submitted to Hikari by this point - especially if they had a body like Hitomi's, which wasn't exactly built for absorbing much punishment. But for better or worse, Hitomi Akari was not most people. She was a die-hard fan who lived for wrestling, and she'd been waiting all her life for the chance to prove herself. She needed to use this opportunity to show what she was made of - after all, it wasn't any day that one could be presented with an opportunity quite like this!

However, Hitomi's determination was all she really had going for her. When Hikari let go of the camel clutch, she breathed a sigh of relief for a brief moment - only to immediately be hurled straight across the ring, flying into the corner post! Hitomi barely had time to scream before Hikari plowed into her from behind, and with the impact of her body following so closely on the heels of that of her own against the turnbuckle, she began to deflate against the corner like a balloon that had the air let out of it.

"Haha...whew..." Hitomi panted for breath as she dangled over the ropes. The world around her felt like it was spinning, and even after she placed her glasses back on her face, she couldn't quite see clearly. She could, however, hear Osamu's voice - and that was enough to make her stop in her tracks. Her jaw dropped, and she stared blankly back at her. Was this...really the same woman she had always looked up to and respected so much? Telling her to get lost, and to turn her back on everything she'd already put herself up to? Did she think...that she couldn't do it?

"Huh..? No-! Of courshe I can do it! I mean, shure, I haven't had any real training sho far, but...I've got the dedication, and that hash to count for shomething, right? Beshides, I've been watsching wreshtling on TV for yearsh, sho I've picked up plenty of lesshons from there-! I can wreshtle-! I can't jusht...back down from an opportunity of a lifetime like thish! Thish ish Shyber Widow we're talking about - it'd mean sho musch to be able to fasche her, and I can't jusht run away from that-!"

Hitomi did her best to make her case, but it fell on deaf ears. As she watched Osamu disappear into the distance, Hitomi grasped the ropes, her eyes beginning to water over. She felt like her last chance to prove herself had just vanished, out from under her nose. But then, she felt Hikari guide her up from behind, and she turned around to face her. When she heard her words, a smile started to grow across her face. Even if Osamu didn't believe in her...her daughter clearly did. She still had a chance - and, hopefully, she would be able to use this opportunity to prove how serious she was!

A smile crossed Hitomi's face as she nodded her head to the Young Lioness. At once, her spirits returned to her. "Heh...glad to know you have faith in me! Jusht watsch, I'll make you proud!" With that, she threw herself back against the ropes, drawing on their momentum to propel her forward. Hitomi belted out a battle cry as she launched herself back toward Osamu, swinging out her arm to connect with a lariat as hard as she could manage!

[The Riders]

Hikari didn't know much about the crazy woman in front of her. But she did know that Hitomi had drive, toughness to take a beating, and a lot of heart to at least try to fight back, and even if her mother brushed her aside and told her to give up and not risk getting injured, she could say that she believes in the crazy girl and will do anything to help her out and put on a good show.

Which is why she decided that if mat skills and defense don't work against someone of Hitomi's opponent skill levels, then damn it, she will make sure that her friend will be able to strike just as hard as her mother and those other legendary wrestlers back in the day, and she knows all about that. 'Alright, hit me as hard as you can, Hitomi... AUUGHHH.' she cries out.

As her friend was able to land with a strong lariat that knocks her backwards till she falls on her backside, she looks down at her chest and sees a small red mark on her skin and grins... 'Awesome now, keep going alright, your opponent is down, now what are you going to do next?' Hikari encourages Hitomi to treat this like a match, hoping that it may make her friend pull off something amazing or dangerous, whichever comes first. 

[CaptainL]

Hitomi had taken Hikari's words to heart. She barely had any time to finish her sentence before the bespectacled girl was already upon her, crashing into her at top speeds with her arm raised to deliver a lariat. And sure enough, it hit its mark! The Young Lioness was thrown off her feet, the impact sending her sprawling to the mat. As Hitomi ground to a halt, at first she needed a moment to consider what she'd done, and to appreciate the fruits of her labor. But then, a smile broke across her face. In fact, she began to giggle giddily, clapping her own hands together. She had done it! She'd actually managed to take down a bona fide LAW wrestler! Sure, she was a Young Lioness, but that didn't matter! In Hitomi's mind, she had just proven she was worthy of standing among the League's finest!

"ALL RIGHT! Hanshen shtyle!" she cheered, lifting a fist up in celebration of her success. But her attention would soon be directed down toward where Hikari was laid out on the mat, encouraging Hitomi onward. The otaku's mood quickly turned serious, as she nodded her head and her eyes narrowed into a determined glare. Now, she had Hikari down - which meant she had the advantage. She just needed to follow through on this to take control!

"What nexsht? Okay, what about thish?" Hitomi was encouraged by how well she was doing against Hikari so far, and it only left her growing bolder, wondering what other moves she could pull off! She'd watched enough wrestling to recognize some of the most common holds and transition moves. But if this worked, she might as well go even further beyond! Turning to the ropes, she reached out to begin climbing to the top - and if no one stopped her, she would jump off the top to flip through the air in an attempt to deliver a less than graceful moonsault! She was going from 0 to 100, but she had absolutely no regrets!

[The Riders]

Hikari figured that her friend would do something not so high-risk. Perhaps an ankle lock submission hold, or one of her favorite moves in the gator roll, something that would not endanger either of them because this is training.

But Hitomi throws that out the window as she sees the other woman climbing the top rope with a look on her face before jumping and flipping in the air as Hikari would gasp, not expecting her to do something like this and watches her friend crash land into her stomach. The impact knocks the wind out of her body as she rolls and curls up in a ball, gasping and coughing as she was not prepared for that move, as she crawls to the ropes and holds on to them as it feels like Hitomi just hit her stomach with a baseball bat. "Cough... damn that hurt... out of all the moves, that one, you crazy daredevil." The young woman would grunt out, still holding her side. 

[CaptainL]

If one didn't count messing around on the playground - or in her bedroom, even long past it was socially acceptable to - Hitomi had never wrestled a day in her life. Her knowledge of moves and how they worked came largely from her seeing them on TV and blatantly ignoring any warnings not to try them at home. She was about as out of shape as one would have expected an unemployed otaku who spent most of her time playing video games and ranting about wrestling on the internet to be. All in all, there was no way that even the most careless of wrestling trainers would have allowed Hitomi to do a moonsault off the top rope. And Hitomi...didn't care. She had people talking down to her and telling her that she couldn't achieve her dreams all her life. She wasn't going to put up with them here! The only person who was going to tell her how to live her life was herself, and she was taking matters into her own hands, with no regrets!

The flip she performed off the ropes was cumbersome and stilted, but it was a moonsault nonetheless! Hitomi sprung into the air, her flabby body turning over as she held out her arms and legs to spread her body wide in preparation to make impact. If Hitomi was off by an inch or two, she could have wiped out horrendously, and quite possibly gotten herself paralyzed, or worse, before Thereisa even had a chance to do so. But whether it was dumb luck, or Hikari was too dumbstruck to get out of the way, or both, Hitomi came down on top of her with a thump, flattening her to the mat beneath her weight.

Hitomi lay there, groaning, as she fell flat on her face. The initial impact had led to her absorbing just as much force as Hikari had, and she would need a moment to recover. She let out a soft moan as she tried to collect her thoughts. But as the soreness started to leave her, and she picked herself up onto her knees, Hitomi felt taken over by another feeling: pride. She looked back at Hikari, straightening her glasses, and she clasped her hands together as a grin lit up her face. Then, she pumped her fists in the air over her head, letting out a conspicuously Flair-like cheer. "WOOOO!~" Hitomi had done it! She'd gone for a move that would truly put her to the test, and it had worked! If there was anything that could prove to her that she had what it took to become a real wrestler, this would have to be it!

"You shaw that, right!?" she cheered, her excitement somewhere between a puppy and a schoolgirl on graduation day. "I did it! An honesht-to-god moonshault, and I did it!! I really did it! I-" Then, she looked back at where Osamu had been, and her shoulders slumped with a disappointed exhalation as the reality set in. "...and your mom washn't even around to shee it, huh..."

[The Riders]

Hikari would frown, seeing the defeated, disappointed look on Hitomi's face. Yea, her mother is being a bit much due to the opponent that her friend is facing, but it is something that her friend wants to do and is living the dream after all, so knowing all of this, it is something she wishes she could do to make the glasses-wearing girl happy again and smile.

"Yea, I saw it... felt it too and man did it hurt. I think you got pretty high up, so your jumping skills are top notch, so that something right." she would say, hoping that would cheer her partner up. She starts to pat Hitomi on the back with her hand and even nudges the somewhat plump girl with her elbow while still holding her mid-section with her other hand.

Besides, all you have to do is just get her down and hit her with that move and you win Hitomi. And yea, if mom didn't see I did and hopefully you put on a good showing because if you get a contract you are going to be my partner in LAW, "the young woman says with a grin. All the while, both girls are in the ring talking... Osamu did see the moonsault from her office and was more concerned for both women since Hitomi only landed the move due to blind luck and not taking out herself or her daughter... but she does remember what her old wrestling coach told her about sometimes you have to be a fool and lucky to wrestle and survive in this business, remembering that she can't help but hang up the phone and walk back outside clapping her hands.

"That was beyond foolish to do something like that." You should be kicked out of the gym right now for doing something so stupid like that. You could have broken your neck or risked injured Hikari. 'She starts to chew on Hitomi as she slides into the ring. But sometimes you have to be foolish and lucky to make it in wrestling. If you think you can handle it.. I will make sure you can handle anything Thereisa throws at you.' Osamu would say, placing her hand on Hitomi's head. 

[CaptainL]

Hitomi grinned a little wider; hearing Hikari - an honest-to-god LAW wrestler, even if she might have just been a rookie - praising her on her efforts in the ring was making her tingle with excitement. She had to bite her lip to keep herself from vibrating. "Heh...I did get shome altitude, huh?" she added, looking up toward the ceiling as she tilted down her glasses to get a better view. Then, though, she rubbed at her arm, still feeling some soreness from the risky move she had made. "Okay, yeah, sho it hurt for me, too...but if you really think I'm that good? Then Shyber Widow doeshn't stand a chance!"

It was exciting enough for Hitomi to hear an established name in the promotion praising her for her efforts, but what came next blew all of that out of the water. The moment Hikari had said it, her jaw dropped with a gasp. Could it be? Was she really offering...to be her partner? Hitomi's eyes went wide and starry as she stared off into space. After all she had seen of what Hikari could do, even at this stage of her training, to fight by her side sounded like the opportunity of a lifetime - and Hikari had deemed her worthy of it! Without a second thought, Hitomi all but tackled the girl, throwing her arms around her to pull her into a hug! "Thank you, thank you-!! I've never had...anyone believe in me like thish-!"

Then, Osamu stepped out the door. The moment she set foot in the gym, Hitomi's head spun around to face her, staring back at her with wide eyes. She still held onto Hikari, but her attention was held on her trainer in front of her. She was silent and still - after all, she knew that this could be the moment that shaped the course of her career. Osamu's word could set her on a path to glory, or it could crush her dreams before they'd even begun. Hitomi watched in rapt anticipation of what she would proclaim; she couldn't even will herself to breathe, lest she miss what was important. And at every second, the tension was gnawing away at her!

At first, it seemed like she wouldn't have a chance. Her lips pursed, and the color began to drain away from her face as she thought about what it would mean for her to be thrown out of the match for her reckless behavior - how everything she'd done, and everything she'd strived for, would come to naught. But then...Osamu said something else. She might have thought Hitomi was crazy...but she thought she was just crazy enough to succeed.

No sooner had the words left her mouth that Hitomi jumped back to her feet. "Yesh! YESH!!" she cried, letting go of Hikari only to run over to her mother to hug her just as hard. "Thank you sho musch, Morizhumi-shama!! You really don't know how musch thish meansh to me...to have a chansche to get out there in the ring! Thanksh to you, I can really live my dream!"

[The Riders]

Hikari didn't expect to get tackled by Hitomi after telling the woman that she can be her partner if she signed for LAW. Nor did she figure that the slightly plump girl would bear hug her tight in happiness at being considered a good wrestler or a friend, but seeing how happy Hitomi is and how tight she is being squeezed she knew she must have said the right thing to make the other woman day.

As she freezes up, hearing her mother make her way over and with bated breath waits to see what would happen since she hopes that her mom would cut the girl some slack. Osamu after saying her piece about wanting to make sure that Hitomi would be ready to wrestle... the older woman didn't expect to be hugged as well by the excited girl in front of her, but she did mean every word that she is going to make sure that her student put on an amazing match and shine against someone like Thereisa in the ring.

'Your training begins you will report here every day at 7 in the morning sharp, when the time comes for this match I swear you will be ready to do whatever it takes to win this match alright.' the older woman would say as she pats Hitomi on the head before wiggling out of the other woman embrace. All the while thinking what she got herself into with this whole mess with the older wrestler who seeks to hurt the little scrappy woman who looks like she belongs at home.

[CaptainL]

When Osamu explained the situation, Hitomi dutifully took a step back from her. She stood straight and at attention, holding a hand to her forehead to a salute, as she watched the veteran wrestler with an unwavering gaze. "Yesh, ma'am!" she said with a nod. Hitomi was all business, treating Osamu the way a military recruit would look at their commanding officer. But she couldn't deny that just the thought of being able to train at the Morizumi gym every day, and to have the legendary Giganta and an up-and-coming star in her daughter at her side the whole time, made excitement well up in her chest. She had to bite at the inside of her cheek to keep herself from breaking into a big goofy smirk, but she knew that wasn't the time. For now, she needed to keep her dignity about her.

"Of courshe. Make no mishtake...thish meansh a lot to me. Like, I can't even begin to deshcribe how important it ish to me to know that I have you guysh to rely on...or that you even shee the potential in me." A tear began to bud at her eye, and she lifted her glasses to brush it aside. "No one elshe hash ever done anything like thish for me in my life, you know...sho...thank you..."