Branching Out (for APlaying)

[CaptainL]

Yuna had to give Garlim credit for something - she had come here looking to broaden her style, gaining a more well-rounded appreciation for what she could do in the ring, and Garlim was certainly doing that for her. She would've never expected any of her opponents to try and tickle her in the name of breaking her composure and leaving her vulnerable, but if that would help her prepare for the future ahead of her, so be it! Indeed, it wouldn't take long before Yuna shook herself out. Tickling her might have taken her by surprise and thrown her off her train of thought for a moment, but she was going to shoot back - and when she did, it would be with the sort of hard-hitting offense Garlim wouldn't be prepared for!

Grabbing Garlim's head, Yuna shoved it down onto her shoulder - and proceeded to drop straight into the mat, spiking her chin downward! Yuna might have been famous for her more softcore approach to wrestling, favoring smothers and using her size to her advantage, but she was just as capable of hitting hard if she needed to - as Garlim was about to find out the hard way! As she landed with a crack, she dropped off of Yuna's shoulder and flopped onto the mat, landing there completely laid out in a daze!

In fact, Garlim had been so shaken by the landing that when Yuna looked back at her, she stopped for a moment in shock. After how strong Garlim had been, she figured she would be tougher than that - but now, Yuna wasn't even sure if she was conscious at all! She came crawling forward on her knees, looking down at Garlim with a frown. "Are...are you all right?"

[APlaying]

Garlim is physically very resilient, but she had no idea how to deal with these strange professional wrestling moves. Her brain was still reeling from the impact, and she slowly and gently flailed her arms on the mat as she tried to regain consciousness. Yuna's voice began to echo in her head, seemingly wanting to know how she was feeling.

The blonde goddess placed her hands on the mat and tried to raise her body until she was on all fours, facing forward. Garlim gasped a little as she watched Yuna's image, which had been somewhat blurry for a moment. "I'm fine... You really took me by surprise," she said, gently shaking her head from side to side. Garlim wasn't going to let this happen, so she tried to get close to Yuna and hug her tightly.

[CaptainL]

It seemed that both Garlim and Yuna were getting something out of this match, and both of them were looking to use it in order to broaden their horizons. Yuna was hoping that Garlim could help temper her strength and endurance, and Garlim was picking up a few things about wrestling moves. In truth, though, with Garlim being as tough as she was, Yuna would've never guessed for a moment that the blonde would be unprepared for what she had to offer - up until the stunner she'd just executed made Garlim fall flat, in a daze!

For a moment, Yuna looked on, briefly wondering if she'd inadvertently seriously injured Garlim. Luckily for her, the blonde just as quickly came back to her senses, lifting herself up and throwing her arms around Yuna. "Oh, that's good, that's good...though I suppose I must not know my own strength!" She laughed at that. Then, however, she noticed how Garlim's arms were draped around her sides - and that gave her an idea. She mirrored the gesture, throwing her arms around Garlim's sides. A woman this strong had to have good endurance, too. The question was, if she was prepared for how she might apply that in the ring.

...of course, if Garlim wasn't familiar with wrestling moves, Yuna didn't want to catch her off-guard this time. "How much do you know about bear hugs?"

[APlaying]

Garlim watched with some anticipation as Yuna hugged her hips. Her arms felt very soft, so she happily swayed her hips from side to side, welcoming Yuna's warm embrace. "Uh? Bear hugs?" Garlim immediately recalled the match she had with Theodora, where she perfectly remembered how she tried to immobilize the muscle bear with something that seemed to be her signature move.

Garlim looked back at Yuna curiously, a slight smile on her lips. "Uh, bear hugs, huh." The blonde goddess chuckled, nodding slowly. "Quite a few, actually. Although it's not my favorite hold, I've had to use it more frequently lately. Especially since I can't use multiple holds in a row, I'm told I should also make sure my opponent puts on a good show." Garlim said between awkward laughs. "The secret is to squeeze well, contracting your ribcage and diaphragm. It's not so much about lifting, but about crushing." Garlim leaned back, extending her arms. "Why don't you show me what you've got and I'll show you some tricks?" she said with a smile, eager to test Yuna's strength. "But don't be too gentle with me, or I'll know you're not trying to crush that body of yours into oblivion!" she affirmed enthusiastically.

What Garlim hadn't told Yuna is that she has more than one signature hold based on this submission technique.

[CaptainL]

Yuna chuckled to herself as Garlim thought on her experience with bear hugs. She knew perfectly well about the value of putting on a good show, coming from the world of semi-competitive apartment wrestling videos where looking good mattered just as much as winning - and she knew, too, that there was a certain audience out there who liked bear hugs in particular. Given her size and strength, she had employed plenty of them in her arsenal even before coming to LAW. And it seemed like Garlim was already well acquainted with the subject.

"I see, I see," she said, nodding her head. She did, however, raise her eyebrow as Garlim mentioned that she couldn't use multiple holds in a row - could that point to her needing to work on training her stamina? If that was so, that was fortuitous, because Yuna had a very good reason to ask such a question.

"I'd say you hit the nail pretty well on the head there...but for the record, I'm not asking how much you know about using bear hugs. I'm wondering how much you're used to taking them!" And sure enough, Garlim went ahead and gave her the invitation! Yuna smiled wide, nodding her head as she came crawling forward on her knees to get in closer against the blonde. "Why, I thought you'd never ask...~"

If there was any way for Garlim to improve her endurance, there could be few methods better than forcing her to withstand Yuna's tight embrace as she struggled to squeeze the air out of her lungs! And that was exactly what Yuna was going to do, as her arms snapped shut around Garlim's sides, pulling her in close as she mashed her curves up against her trainer's own. She rubbed her hips and shoulders firmly against Garlim's to press in even closer as she compressed her ribcage!

[APlaying]

Yuna had come from the spicier side of professional wrestling, but even with that in mind, she was no slouch when it came to brute strength. Garlim on her own is a powerhouse capable of taking a good beating, but she wasn't at all used to the more “spectacular” style of wrestling. Something that Yuna had realized, and yet instead of continuing to surprise the blonde goddess with her maneuvers, she simply reciprocated Garlim's embrace and decided to give her a chance to pull hermself together.

This spoke highly of Yuna as a person, a very sweet and strong woman at the same time. Garlim couldn't help but blush, feeling even more guilty for having knocked down such a pretty thing as Yuna the way he had. (“No! I-I'm her opponent! I must act like one!”) Garlim's mind suddenly raced as she tried to stay in her role.

“GAAAAAAHhhhh!...” The blonde goddess let out a yelp that turned into a soft moan as she was suddenly embraced by Yuna, the sensation made her shudder. “Ooohw!” Garlim's body began to tremble as her chest, abdomen and belly crushed against Yuna's. Under normal circumstances, she would try to escape by punching her opponent or smothering her with her big bust.

But Garlim this time, simply did not fight back at all. Her cheeks flushed and her legs came up to Yuna's waist to wrap around her hips, looking for some support to ease the pain. With the pressure Yuna was exerting on her, she didn't have the ability to pull her chest up to smother her.

The blonde goddess looked Yuna in the eyes with a pained and affable expression at the same time. “Aa-ah...” Garlim rested her elbows on the shoulders of the woman embracing her and stretched out her trembling arms, as if she wanted to try to embrace her as well while bearing the pressure.

[CaptainL]

Whatever thoughts might've been going through Garlim's head at the moment, she wouldn't have long to focus on them - just then, Yuna's arms clamped down hard around her sides, compressing her ribs and waist in a vise-like grip to squeeze the air out of her lungs! Garlim might have been the one training her, but at this moment, it was Yuna who wanted to put the blonde's endurance to the test, challenging her with how well she could last out through the constricting force. As she was pulled in closer, Yuna's breasts mashed against her own, and their curves rubbed and ground into one another's, massaging every inch of their voluptuous bodies together. The sensation of being pressed up against Garlim's hard, muscular physique was itself something that stirred a curious feeling deep in Yuna, and she let out a soft purr, rocking her hips up against Garlim's own - but when Garlim reached out with her arms, as if ready to return the tight embrace, that was a sight that caused Yuna to cock her eyebrow.

"Hmm? You want a turn, dear?" Yuna asked, just before a smirk came over her face. "Then by all means, be my guest. Shall we see who can last the longest?" Yuna was having so much fun going head to head against Garlim already, she was eager to see what the blonde might be able to bring to the table.

[APlaying]

The weakness Garlim had for girls like Yuna was not based on attraction of any kind. She simply wouldn't hurt someone as sweet as her. However, Yuna would try to encourage Garlim to give it a try. "Hmmm... Huh" The blonde goddess sighed, sliding her hands down and placing her feet on the canvas. "Okay, here I go." She said with a more determined countenance and folded her arms behind Yuna to squeeze tightly.

But this would not stop there, the blonde goddess began to push forward with her feet to apply more weight on Yuna. "I'm going to start moving a lot, don't lag behind." then the intense grappling began, with Garlim twisting back and forth to weaken her opponent. The constant movement, despite expending energy, served to gain ground and relieve the pressure.

Garlim's biceps grew wider, crushing harder and harder into Yuna's sides. ("I-It feels very soft and pliable... It's very, ahradable.") She said to herself.

[CaptainL]

Yuna had had her turn squeezing Garlim - now, she thought it was only fair to give the blonde her chance. However, what Yuna overlooked was that she was about to get a lot more than she bargained for. When Garlim had already demonstrated just how strong she could be when she hoisted Yuna up in the air as though she weighed nothing at all, it was only to be expected that her bear hugs would prove devastating - but Yuna didn't know just how devastating she was dealing with until Garlim's arms clamped down around her sides and squeezed her tight!

In fact, she didn't know what Garlim meant when she talked about moving a lot - but before she could ask anything about that, she would find out first-hand when Garlim began to shake her from side to side! Now, Yuna could hardly focus when she was kept in constant motion - and with every flex of Garlim's powerful muscles, more and more air was forced out of her lungs, until her cries of shock died down into hoarse, breathless gurgles! "AKH-! GHHKK..!!" she coughed. Her survival instinct kicked in, and she tried to brace her hands against Garlim's shoulders, pushing at her to try and force some room between the two - anything to draw in a breath!

[APlaying]

Garlim felt Yuna's body twisting against her chest, her breathing becoming increasingly labored. She heard Yuna's desperate attempts to breathe, and that worried her a little. "What's wrong Lady? Can't you escape my embrace?" Garlim said with a mischievous smile. She continued to tighten her grip, enjoying the feeling of Yuna's body being crushed by her strength. As Yuna continued to struggle, Garlim began to lean forward, placing all her weight on Yuna's body.

She knew that the more she pressed, the more Yuna would hurt and the more she would want to escape. Garlim's face was inches from Yuna's, and she could feel the heat of her skin. "Let me show you a little more of my true power," the blonde goddess said before leaning down slightly, trying to gain some momentum before rising to carry Yuna a little higher.

Garlim loosened her grip slightly as she stood up, allowing Yuna to slide into her arms and squeeze her tightly just as her face met her large bust. "MMmmMhh!" Garlim grunted with the effort of maneuvering this way, hoping to bury her face in her opponent's chest to widen their embrace a little further.