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[Liquid steps into a room and is deafened by screams.]

[Pyrotechnics launch to either side. 80s arena rock blares, competing with the shouts of the fans that fill the stadium.]

[The announcer's voice booms through the speakers as Liquid strides down the isle in tights painted with flames. He revels in the shouts like a born showman.]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! GET READY FOR

Theeeee Anglo Adonis, the Liverpool Lothario, the Tea-Sipping Terror! The pile of might from the Isle of Wight! Manchester's premier manchest!

[He vaults into the ring with a flip, landing perfectly with arms upraised, drinking in the hatred like the light of the sun]

LIQUIIIIIIID SNAAAAAAAAKE!

[Liquid grabs a microphone from a ref and shoves him away.]

[He paces the ring, scowling and sneering]

I see the scum of the world is out in force tonight!

[He is rewarded with a chorus of boo and shouts of outrage.]

How kind of you to crawl out of your gutters to pay tribute to your superior!

[His accent is exaggerated, because British people are terrible and you hate them so much.]

[He gives a dramatic toss to his luxurious mane of hair.]

Surely that must be why you're here.

[Then sweeps out his arms and shouts]

I DON'T SEE ANY MEN HERE TO GIVE ME A FIGHT!

[BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!]

[Liquid waits for it to die down to the perfect hush, in order to wring the maximum drama from the moment.]

Is that all? Is it too much to hope that these pathetic colonies provide one challenger!?

((It is time to throw your hat to the mat and wrestle down. There's room for all varieties of heroes and scumbags; wrestlers, managers, commentators, the buxom ladies in spandex who hang around to no immediate purpose. The only law is terrible, terrible nicknames.))

((I apologize to every British person. Ever.))

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[Liquid dodges easily, stepping to the side.]

[dripping with mockery] Really? Is that all you've got?

[DO NOT TAUNT HAPPY FUN BOSS]

[Liquid barely got his second foot back on the ground before she followed up on her feint with a leg sweeping over and catching him behind the knees, her other arm catching him across the chest and shoving him easily to the ground.]

[Liquid plans on letting the girl show off a little before pinning her. After all, it takes some courage to jump into the ring. Foolishness, but courage.]

So what do you call yourseNGRH!

[She moves a lot quicker and more decisively than he is prepared for]

[and down he goes with a THWOMP]

I go by The Joy.

[She stood above him, backing off to allow him to stand up again.]

Would you like me to start going easy on you?

[Not that she necessarily would...]

[He flips to his feet, because everything is better with flipping]

Well well. It looks like I might have to take you seriously.

[Then, without warning, Liquid charges]

[Her expression never changing, she easily stepped to the side, avoiding him completely except for her knee, which she brought up, with an arm swinging to catch him from behind. If he's not careful, she's going to use his momentum to send him right to the floor again.]

Ghk-!

[Since when is Liquid ever careful?]

[Hello, floor. Long time no see.]

[Exactly.]

[This time, while he was on the floor, she pinned him down, kneeling her weight against his back. She was still lighter than Liquid so he could probably still could get out from under her, but it should still be obvious that she very much knew how to fight.]

Your movements are too obvious. It might be good for showmanship, but in a fight, big, exaggerated movements just betray what you're going to do.

[The crowd is going wild. They love an underdog and anyone who can shut up Liquid.]

[He lays beneath her for a moment]

Interesting. Can you see this coming-?!

[and attempts to leap to his feet and fling her off]

[She loses her balance slightly, but is able to recover quickly.]

When you announce it like that, yes.

[She backs off, taking a defensive stance.]

You dance well. Can you handle close quarters?

[Liquid dives in for a grapple]

[If there's one thing she can handle it's close quarters.]

[As Liquid dives in she grabs his arm with her's, maneuvering in close to flip him right over her shoulder.]

[The mat makes an impressively loud sound as Liquid is flung onto it]

Unfh!

[He attempts to hook The Joy's ankle with his foot and trip her down as well]

[For once she wasn't quite expecting Liquid to react so quickly, so his foot did manage to catch her's, and she lost her balance, going to the ground momentarily as well.]

Hah!

[Liquid hops to his feet and plunges at her with an elbow drop]

[She quickly rolls out of the way of his attack, back up to her feet. The crowd was going wild as the fight heated up.]

Looks like I got a little careless.

[Still, she stood defensively, waiting for him to strike first.]

[She doesn't have long to wait]

[Liquid rolls up from his attack and goes for a grab and suplex]

[Because a wrestling match without a suplex is like a day without having your head slammed into the floor]

[Luckily Liquid will not have to go without having his head slammed into the floor. Later though.]

[The Joy, alert and ready now, grabs his arm as he goes to grab her, and spins around behind him, twisting his arm up. It's not enough to break, but enough to be painful.]

Are you done being humiliated yet?

[Liquid grunts]

Never!

[Wait, that didn't come out right]

[He twists, ducks, and grabs to fling her spectacularly in the air]

[She righted herself in the air and landed on her feet, like a cat.]

[Without wasting a moment to banter, she rushed forward this time, aiming an elbow to the gut and trying to get behind him again to kick his legs out from under him so she could introduce his face to the floor.]

Impressive acrobatics! You have a great career ahead of you in the circus.

[Oh, hello, floor. Nice to meet you.]

It's important for a soldier to be not just strong, but agile.

[She backed off, not wanting him to throw off her balance again.]

Especially when facing an opponent bigger than yourself.

And what would you know about being a soldier?

Plenty.

[She narrowed her eyes at him.]

Don't assume just because I am young that I don't know what I'm talking about.

[She has been kicking your ass thus far.]

Amusing. I've often said the same. With my fist!

[He lunges toward The Joy in a flurry of blows]

[You used LOGIC on LIQUID! It's not very effective...]