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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 8, 2017 20:40:57 GMT -6
She reached for the bottle without thinking, tightening the lid to it another measure before setting it out of the immediate range of her work. She tried to map out what she knew of the area from memory in her mind, deciding to let big brother pick which particular part of the wasteland appealed to him.
"Alright." The bottle left out on the table bothered her like a lone weed in a green house. She picked it up, watching as her brother's suit was activated. She could appreciate the flair, finding herself smiling again in a mix of pride and amusement. No one could ever say Smoothies did things by half measures.
She offered a slow clap once the suit had activated and finished wrapping Bana in its protective casing, the smile returning once more.
"Nice work. I like it." It had changed since she'd last seen him work on his suit, but that was redundant. She'd be concerned if it hadn't changed in some way.
As much as she enjoyed it, however, there was something else distracting her: that bottle. Even if she couldn't see it, she knew it was there, and there was no leaving it unattended. She returned it to the case in the other room without a word, returning a moment later.
Shifting her weight on her left foot as she stepped forward, Berri's own battle suit activated, climbing up her body like a second skin. The additional protective layer on her upper body hid her figure. It wasn't as flashy as his, but she liked it that way. If she was drawing attention, then she was doing it wrong.
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Bana Smoothie
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 8, 2017 20:48:01 GMT -6
"Looks good Sis."
He'd say when she finally put on her suit. The foot activation was a nice touch. Handy if her hands were ever bound after being captured or something. A nice little surprise. But that was his Berri, always full of surprises.
"Well lets get going."
He was grinning under his mask. A good field test was always exciting. At least to him, it allowed him to see exactly what worked so he could rip everything apart and make it better. Truly one of the most enjoyable pastimes he could think of.
Once they were out of the shuttle his suit blasted off the ground with jets on his feet and back. It wouldnt take them too long to get where he had in mind. A small little secluded valley. Far from prying eyes. Touching down on the ground he'd wait for Berri to land before outstretching both arms in welcome.
"Whenever you are ready."
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 8, 2017 22:28:15 GMT -6
"Thank you." Berri sounded pleased with the compliment as much as her suit, knowing he wouldn't just throw niceties around because they were siblings. She grinned, the expression hidden in her mask as she gestured towards the door with one hand and opening the release with the other.
"Lead the way, big brother." The shuttled was secured once they left, leaving Berri to mull over both the potential data she'd been given as they took off. The thoughts soon turned to what she should expect from this field test, given her brother's tendencies and knack for unconventional power. Even with those thoughts occupying her mind, she felt her excitement grow. It had been a while since they had faced off against each other.
The grin returned and spread as Bana stepped back and opened his arms wide, inviting her to take the first shot.
"I'm always ready."
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Bana Smoothie
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 8, 2017 22:33:32 GMT -6
"As you wish."
And he'd quickly point both of his hands out toward her, the palms lighting up as both palms fired out concentrated blasts of plasma at her. His palms angled so that the two blasts would meet right about where her chest was and explode upon contact with each other.
Attack PL 495
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 9, 2017 7:48:19 GMT -6
thr air between them lit up as the plasma blasts formed. Berri drew her sword from its sheathe at the back of her suit and shifted her weight to her left foot as the attack surged at her, dodging tonthe left as they neared and activating her stealth mode with the motion. They passed over her to one side, the added light and energy making a lovely distraction to her disappeacnce that she's have to thank him for
She wouldn't give her brother much time to dwell in the change, circling him from behind as she remained invisible. With it being just the two of them, the scorched earth wasn't an issue, nor was someone finding some way to expose her by accident. She charged her brother, either from behind or as near as she could and charged, sword drawn for the attack as she charged him, the sight of her suit returning with the attack as she brought her blade down on his back and shoulders.
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Bana Smoothie
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 9, 2017 10:43:32 GMT -6
His scanners went dark as her suit refracted the surrounding light, blending in to her surroundings. He silently cursed himself, his scanners might need to be upgraded. But that was the point of this test.
He would activate his reflexive enhancer, not knowing where she was going to come from meant he needed ever edge he could get.
Then his scanners came back to life, detecting her behind him. He turned as quickly as he could, but it was too late, her blade scrapped against his chestplate, sparks flying off the metal as it scraped and scratched. He'd hop backward to get out of melee range, obviously where she had the advantage.
"New addition?"
New PL 540
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 10, 2017 19:47:12 GMT -6
"Something like that." Yes. She didn't bother to suppress her satisfaction at the effects of the change: the results were what she had aimed for, and against someone with more combat experience.
She pressed the advantage she had as Bana sought distance, pushing the moment of the success while she could. She swung at him again with the blade, wanting to push him to see just what else her brother had up his sleeve.
"Nice control, by the way."
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Attack PL: 450
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 10, 2017 22:09:54 GMT -6
"Thanks."
He brought one of his hands up to block the blade with his forearm. Sparks flying once more as the metal struck each other. His other hand however pointed at her, low and toward her midsection before firing a concentrated blast of Plasma at her.
Attack PL 594
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 10, 2017 23:29:38 GMT -6
The singing of metal against metal continued as he deflected her blade, leaving Berri open to his own attack. She drew back as the blast her hit torso and sent her sliding a couple of feet back. The protective casing of her suit hissed in protest as she drew the blade across her body in a defensive position.
"New upgrades, too, I see." She tried to imagine what would happen if she could remove his ability to use the hand cannons and shifted to attack again, aiming her blad specifically at his torso to see if he'd repeat his attack and she could find out.
Attack PL 495
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 11, 2017 10:18:06 GMT -6
As she came at him he fired two plama blasts at the ground, dirt and rock exploding upward as the jets on his back fired lifting him to the sky.
"Good footwork but can you meet me in the air?"
He said with a smug smirk. Her suit could fly obviously, but could she pilot well enough to sword fight him in the air?
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 11, 2017 14:31:05 GMT -6
She laughed at the question, using her suit's jets to propel her upward in response to the challenge, hovering with her sword drawn.
"Ready to find out?" It was a fair question. The ground was solid without any air currents to cause havoc with her balance or cause an unexpected surprise. She didn't have as much experience with the situation - if she were honest with herself, she'd have to admit it was minimal - but she knew she needed to be prepared for any situation, and if she was going to find out, at least it was against Bana and not someone who'd be more interested in turning her into a stain on the ground.
She rushed him with her blade once more, the movements smooth enough to keep from embarrassing herself, but her it was clear she was used to fighting on the ground rather than the air as she shifted to his right and struck a blow at his torso!
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Bana Smoothie
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 11, 2017 15:05:36 GMT -6
"My calculations will demand it."
He was so ready. And as she took off after him he would fire pot shots. Both at her extremities and center of mass. Measuring both his power output as well as her evasion speed while in flight.
If she still managed to get through his shots to bring the blade against his torso the metal would scrape and protest but hold. At least for the time being. He'd respond by bringing it back to the ground.
Attack PL 594
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 12, 2017 20:10:17 GMT -6
Eyeroll please. Berri snorted but didn't otherwise comment on his response. Of course that was his answer.
She flew to the side to evade the attack, but was only partially successful as the flury of attacks he aimed at her extremities were still in range. She drew her blade in front of her in a defensive stance, hovering in the air a few feet back from where she'd been before.
Remaining airborn required a recalculation of her chances at success, especially with nothing long range on her side. It was something she would need to change soon if anyone else thought to play keep away.
"Not bad." He wasn't likely to come to her, so she'd have to test his ability to target her to follow through with her idea. She'd feint to the right to see if he'd fall for it before aiming her next blow at his shoulder.
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Attack PL 495
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Post by Bana Smoothie on Mar 12, 2017 22:22:55 GMT -6
His attacks had stopped her advance at first, though he'd not succeeded in getting anything but a glancing hit. For a moment both of them hung in the air, and he could only imagine that she was trying to figure out the optimal way to go about her attack. He had range on her, which was a large advantage. And more experience in the actual field when it came to combat applications. However, her suit was very agile, and that stealth feature was able to fool his sensors. Something that he couldn't afford to underestimate.
He felt that his chance at winning this fight was at around 60%. A distinct advantage, but not clear cut enough to be comfortable with. The fact was judging from the damage to her suit, his own suit just wasn't outputting the power it needed. And he needed to change that.
Then, she came at him, he shifted backward and up while she made her feint, thankfully the correct move as her real blow came whiffing air. He'd bring his palm to bear against her once more. His hand lighting up as the energy built up before blasting down at her helmet. Hoping to disrupt her sensors, if at least for a moment.
Attack PL 594
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Post by Berri Smoothie on Mar 12, 2017 22:35:48 GMT -6
The same thing could only be effective for so long, especially with her brother's experience. She drew her blade towards her, but air combat was not something Berri could claim to know well. Bana was rewarded with a curse as his attack landed squarely, effectively blinding Berri and knocking her sensors out for the moment.
She knew rushing blindly wasn't going to get her anywhere, but she needed to finish this quickly. Her suit wasn't built to keep taking direct attacks, and her brother was hitting harder than before.
She activated her stealth mode again, the suit flicker for a moment before fading this time as she tried to buy time for her sensors to come back online. Her suit lowered while in stealth, almost holding her breath as she tried to gain some sort of signal.
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