OoC: Yea, Brun that'll do it for a scene aspect.

Despite landing a solid blow, Meara is not prepared for the sudden release of the limits of Euryleia's systems, and it causes her to misjudge her next blow.  It is sloppy, amateurish, and not likely to cause any damage unless Brun behaves in an equally unprepared manner, and she feels as if she has made the mistake that will turn the tide of battle against her.

OOC:

16:44, Today: Meara rolled -3 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, -1, -1, -1. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade (+4).
Total: 1
WELP.  I think Brun's gonna dominate the next exchange.  About time someone taught Meara a lesson in reality.
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The extra power flaring through the boosters had narrowed the gap as Brun hoped.  A rhythm was found and they stepped into their dance; suddenly in balanced fluidity.   As the huge blade comes sweeping in,  ill-timed and ill-aimed, pilot and lady turn it aside with one disruption foil.   Just diverting it's force out of line to be brushed away by the matrix.   The turn is followed through swiftly and the second disruption foil slashes in...

The dance continues thereafter,  Brun guiding his Lady into a series of lightning fast  feints and thrusts trying to maintain the advantage gained.  To take the lead and put the Valkyrie back on her heels for a moment..

Defense Total -  5.  Success with Style.   2 Stress hit back to Meara.
Attack Total - 8, burned free invoke from Overcharged Boosters and another FP to tag Euryleia is my everything

00:20, Today: Brun rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 1, 0, 0. Attack - Melee +2.
00:15, Today: Brun rolled 1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 0, 1, -1. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2.
 
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Unable to react in time to correct her mistake, Meara barely manages to parry the counterattack and finds herself entirely on the defensive, unable to slip in an attack of her own.  She's never been this pressed before, and it really, really, really has her unable to calm down and think through the fight rationally.  Her cheeks redden and even her thoughts start to jumble up as much as her speech capabilities.

"Mrgrgrrrrrr!"

OOC:

Taking a Mild Mental Consequence of Flustered to absorb the two stress hit, giving Brun a free invoke.

Full Defense, so +2 to Defense
17:35, Today: Meara rolled -2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, 1, -1. +4 Armour Defense, +2 Hyper Efficient Reactor.
Fate point to reroll
17:35, Today: Meara rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, 0, -1. +4 Armour Defense, +2 Hyper Efficient Reactor.
Total: 8
Burned two fate points this round.  WELP.

Brun and Euryleia continued their spiraling assault.  One moment the foils dashed in from above,  only to whirl away and slash rapidly at the middle.  They pressed the fight,  perhaps sensing Meara's growing frustration.   There had to be an end to this.   The foils lashed in again and again,  seeking for the crack in the Valkyrie's desperate defense....

Attack Total - 4, burned a FP to Reroll and used the given free invoke.

23:10, Today: Brun rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, 0, -1. Fate burn Reroll.
23:10, Today: Brun rolled -4 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, -1, -1. Attack +2.

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Frustrated, flustered, and all-around done with not being able to counterattack, Meara's wild defense eventually gets taken over by the reflexes drilled into her over and over by Freyr, and she counterattacks without even thinking, parrying a foil across the body to expose Euryleia's back and having Brunhildr slash hard on the exposed back, looking to be a much better blow than her previous mistake.

OOC:
21:16, Today: Meara rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 1, 1, 1. +4 Armour Defense.
Total: 6, Success, get a free invoke, I think?  Not even gonna bother naming it, since I'm using it instantly.
21:17, Today: Meara rolled 1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 1, 1, 0. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade (+4)
Total: 5
Yep.  That sure was a thing.  I was actually hoping to fail my rolls again.
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The blade descended and once more the energy matrix flared to life.   The field worked hard to disperse the force,  but some still got through.  Euryleia was relatively unscathed,  but the faulty inertial samplers of the cockpit let Brun enjoy quite alot of the hit.   His head cracked into a display,  adding yet more stars to the Stanfield outside the viewport.   He managed to push on,  leaving his Lady through a somewhat out-of-line turning cut, from low to high,  as he returned to a ready stance facing the Valkyrie.

Defense Total 3.  Taking Mild Consequence - Sky Full of Stars as Brun gets bashed.  Free invoke to you.

Attack Total - 6, Burn FP to tag I Will Survive

22:10, Today: Brun rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 1, 1, 1. Attack - Melee +2.

22:09, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, -1, 0, -1. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2.

Whatever happened to Brun, it is letting Meara's reflex-guided combat excel and capitalize on his mistakes.  Spinning Brunhildr like a dancer, Meara evades the unconventional attack and gets inside Euryleia's reach before thrusting hard with her blade, then flying away to try and get some distance between the two of them in case Brun wants to surrender.  At least, she thinks that's why she's doing it.  Honestly, she's not sure why she's doing ANYTHING at the moment.

OOC:

03:35, Today: Meara rolled 3 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, 1, 1. +4 Armour Defense, +2 Free Invoke.
Total: 9
Success with Style, I get a free invoke again!  It's like Christmas!

03:37, Today: Meara rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 0, -1, 0. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade, +2 Free Invoke (reroll).
Total: 6
Aaaaaaand I had to burn a FP here anyway.  Weeeeeeee~

The stars spin past the viewscreen as Brun tried to reorient himself.   It was almost pure luck that allowed him to guide his Lady's foils in a desperate double Parry.  The Valkyrie's huge blade was,  once again,  barely knocked out of line to skim the defense screen with a crackle of energy.   It had forced him to overextended.   Again.  To delay.   Delaying the inevitable....

No.

Not yet.

His Lady deserved a better defeat at least.   A show for the people.  A little pirate flare...

He saw the Valkyrie turn and break for distance,  likely to give him a chance to recover again.   But,  this time would be different.   Thrusters roared as Brun as his Lady gave chase.   A spread of sensor strobes streaked away to mask their exact pursuit vector.  She wished distance,  then Brun wished the opposite....

Defense - 6, Tie.   Another free invoke passed on.

Create Advantage - 4 (Corps a Corps) - Using Sensor tricks and tight maneuvers to be surprisingly close when she swings back around.   No breathing room.

09:00, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, -1, 0. Create Advantage - Cunning +5 (Corps a Corps) .
08:39, Today: Brun rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 1, 1, 1. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2 vs.  6.

Meara's near misses keep getting to her, and it makes her more and more frustrated.  Her technique starts to give way to raw fury as she swings and swings, not letting up her offense, nor attempting to parry, evade, or seek a more defensive position.  She no longer seems to care about her own safety or that of Brunhildr, focusing everything she has on landing a blow against Euryleia.

OOC:

00:36, Today: Meara rolled -2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, -1, 0, -1. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade, +2 Free Invoke.
Total: 4

Invoking the Berserker trait for a Fate Point, if possible.  Not making a defensive roll, so it would default to 0 if this is an opposed check.

The closed in space seemed to have worked,  if working means frustrating a berserker into a fury...  Brun could feel the breakdown of technique,  but that did not make the furious assaults less a danger to his Lady.   He took advantage of his maneuver though,  getting inside the guard and turning the attack.   It left a momentary opening,  a foil dived in....

I read that as no opposed roll to the Create Advantage,  which allowed success with Style and 2 free invokes.

Defense Total - 5, burned one free invoke

Attack Total 6 - burned the other.

06:18, Today: Brun rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 0, 0, 1. Attack - Melee +2.
06:18, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, 1, 0. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2 vs.  4.

The blow lands solidly on Brunhildr, but the armor moves in such a way to ensure the plating dissipates the force around the frame and ensures the armor takes no damage.  Still swinging like a frenzied madwoman, Meara attempts to hack off whatever she can get within the reach of the Lævateinn Blade, and it is likely going to mean her end in this fight.

OOC:

03:48, Today: Meara rolled -2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 0, 0, -1. +4 Armour Defense.
03:51, Today: Meara rolled 3 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, 1, 1. +4 Armour Defense (Reroll).
Total: 7
03:53, Today: Meara rolled -4 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, -1, -1. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade, +2 Berserker.
ARE YOU SHITTING ME
Total: 2

The Valkyrie may be fighting wild,  but that has an effectiveness all its own.  Brun and his Lady manage to fend off the hacking blows,  but not enough to create any openings to capitalize upon.  The wild attacks make it difficult to maintain a graceful duelling dance and Euryleia's foils strike back desperately...

Defense Total - 3

Attack Total - 1

Here comes the pain.

08:14, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, -1, -1, 1. Attack - Melee +2.
08:14, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, -1, -1. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2 vs 2.

Still fighting wildly, Meara's trained reflexes keep Brunhildr from taking a hit from the hard-pressed Brun and Euryleia, but the both of them are so flustered at this point that it seems what started as an battle between experts has devolved into something of a slap-fight.

OOC:
14:14, Today: Meara rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, 0, -1. +4 Armour Defense.
Total: 3

14:18, Today: Meara rolled -3 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, -1, 0, -1. +2 Melee, +2 Lævateinn Blade.
Total: 1

Well, these totals look familiar.

The wild Valkyrie's blade hacked down again,  but this time Brun saw a chance.   Up came a foil at just the right moment,  turning the heavy blade' momentum aside.  The force seemed to spin Euryleia into a half turn,  allowing the second foil to sweep into a low-light thrust at the momentarily defenseless berserker.  Brun moved quickly to capitalize on the hit... Maybe too quickly...

Defense - 4.  2 Stress hit to Meara.

Attack - 0.  Boo.

Defense is my only offense.

06:08, Today: Brun rolled -2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, -1, -1. Attack - Melee +2.
06:07, Today: Brun rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 1, -1, -1. Melee Defense! Melee +2, Matrix +2 vs 1.

Warning lights flashed as the disruption foil fried her systems, knocking the Reflex Enhancers offline and causing Meara to have a serious wake-up call.  "Shit, shit, shit, shit!  I have to keep my head clear!  I-I can't just flail around like this or Brunhildr will take more damage!  I-I gotta get away, make some space!"  Putting everything she had into the Sleipnir Thrusters and Ellida Boosters, Meara maneuvered Brunhildr as far from Euryleia as she could for a momentary breather so she could once again use the maneuverability of Brunhildr to her advantage.

OOC:

15:58, Today: Meara rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 1, 0, 0. +4 Armour Defense.
Total: 4 Success with style, free invoke
15:59, Today: Meara rolled 4 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 1, 1, 1. +4 Armour Defense (Overcome)
Total: 8 Success with style, free invoke, I think?

Viewscreens automatically dimmed against the thruster glare as the Valkyrie rocketed away.  He hated to do it,  but if she wanted space it was still in his best interest to stay as close as he could.   His Lady's overcharged thrusters blazed again and Brun settled them into a pursuit trajectory...

Overcome action to move an extra Zone using Armor skill for piloting.

Total - 5 vs. A base different from GM?

08:44, Today: Brun rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, 1, 1. Overcome - Armor+3,  Move two zones.
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OOC: 5 is high enough to let you move extra zones Brun.

Boosting away from Brun once again, Meara put the two of them in a circle of pursuit and evasion, trying to keep Brunhildr far, far away from those nasty, nasty Disruption Foils Euryleia seems so fond of using.  She still can't quite clear her thoughts, as the events of the match keep going over and over in her head and make her want to start ranting about one thing or another, so her focus isn't quite as good as it could be, but she still manages to try and line up a shot with her Ichaival Blaster, the sides of Brunhildr opening once again to glow brightly and erupt lances of energy towards Euryleia and Brun once again.

OOC:

Two spaces away again.  Thanks, Sleipnir Thrusters!

17:41, Today: Meara rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, 0, -1. +1 Blast, +2 Ichaival Blaster.
Total: 2

Brun did his best to maintain the pursuit,  but Meara's Armor was too quick.   He was risking his Lady to keep pushing her past the red line.   He knew what was coming next.  She would open the range and start laying into them with that blaster.  With Euryleia's own misslepod disabled, they would have no way to return...

Wait...

Brun dove for the targeting computer,  madly rewriting protocols on the fly.  A warning alarm alerted him to the in von and he just managed to spin his Lady out if the way.  Mid-spin,  the ill-made Armor's foils folded back against her arms.   Hands free,  the Armor grabbed the damaged misslepod from where it dangled at its shoulder mount. Brun smiled proudly as he manually coaxed the targeting subsystems to cope with the unorthodox tactic. The pod was brought around and Euryleia began free-firing it from the hip!  A surprising,  if ill-timed, volley of missles streaked back at the Valkyrie...

Defend total - 3

Burn FP to jury-rig the Quiver pack back online.

Attack Total - 2.  A sad,  surprising 2

Move one Zone closer.

2:54, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, 0, -1. Attack - Blast +1, Quiver pack +2.
22:46, Today: Brun rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, -1, -1, 1. Defend - Armor +3 vs.  2.
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Masterfully evading the missiles with the most minimal of movements, Meara's trained reflexes once again ensured she would have an advantageous position as she used the explosions as a screen to pull back and fire at Brunhilr once more.  She is clearly not as adept at ranged combat as she could be, her expertise in melee much more prominent in her movements, but using the missile explosions to her advantage to get what she hopes is a surprise attack on Brun and Euryleia with her super fancy energy beams should help turn the tide in her favor!

OOC:

19:53, Today: Meara rolled 4 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 1, 1, 1, 1. +4 Armour Defense.
Total: 8, Success with style by six shifts, how many free boosts do I get?  Two?
19:55, Today: Meara rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, -1, -1, 1. +1 Blast, +2 Ichaival Blaster.
Total: 2 without boosts, 4 or 6 with boost(s).

Euryleia, with Brun guiding, attempted to evade the blasts, but the explosions had distracted for a moment too long.  A blast caught a shouder, glancing away, but rocking the Armour hard enough for Brun to feel it again.  Alarms wailed again, but he silenced them.  He could see the readouts.  Nothing too costly.  Yet.

Thrusters still blazing, Brun fought to close the distance and loosed another salvo...

Defense total - 3.  Took 1 stress.

Attack total 2.  Again.

The least decisive battle ever.

21:41, Today: Brun rolled -1 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, -1, 1, -1. Fate Point Reroll Blast +3.
21:41, Today: Brun rolled -3 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 0, -1, -1. Attack - Blast +1, Quiver Pack +3.
21:38, Today: Brun rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 0, -1, 1. Armour Defense +3 vs. 4.

Once again, Meara's Brunhildr managed to screen itself with the missile explosions and pull back, firing through the chaotic debris with its Ichaival Blaster's energy beams to try and make a more decisive blow against Brun's Euryleia.  If this kept up, she'd end up slowly plinking away at him until he either conceded or was forced out of the match through damage.

Meara really hoped it it would not be the latter, because despite outward appearances, she found Euryleia to be an incredibly beautiful armor, and she respected Brun's skill and affinity with his craft.

OOC:  Moving to be two spaces apart once again!

23:29, Today: Meara rolled 2 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of 0, 1, 1, 0. +4 Armour Defense.
Total: 6 Hello free invoke how have you been are you stalking me
23:30, Today: Meara rolled 0 using 4 Fudge dice with rolls of -1, 1, -1, 1. +1 Blast, +2 Ichaival Blaster (+2 free invoke).
Total: 5
Bribing the dice roller with doughnuts WORKED

The blasts caught the mismatched Armor hard this time.  Plating buckled and sparks fountained for a moment.  Brun desperately tried to reroute power, but knew the defense matrix was burned out.  Worse, his rigged systems were starting to give out.  He feared he had pushed his Lady too far.  For vanity.  For pride.  He knew at the outset he could not stand against a true Valkyrie.  He should have conceded then.  Saved his Euryleia the scars.

He laid a hand sorrowfully on a display, "I failed...  I can't see you suffer more...."  He keyed the comms and cut thrusters.  The Armor settled into float silently in the void.  The quiverpack launcher was lowered.  Euryleia, singed and sparking, stood down.

Across the vastness, Brun signaled Meara, "We concede.  You have us outmaneuvered.  You are the victor and well fought."

Defense total 2.  3 stress hit.  Defense Matrix absorbs 2.  Brun takes 1 stress.  I could keep taking consequences, but I think its time to Concede.  End on a solid hit.

Meara, in her flustered state, had already been charging another blast, but when she saw the signs of Euryleia lowering her guard and submitting, she managed to abort the firing sequence in time to prevent any damage or need to fire off the charged energy.  With battle damage of her own, Brunhildr approaches Euryleia and stops just within arms reach, and all weapons systems deactivate as a hand extends as a way to thank him for the duel.

"I-I have not had a challenge like this... ever," she said on what she thought was a private channel, trying to sort her feelings and calm herself down despite still being quite flustered over her performance during the match, "Euryleia is a fine armor and she has a fine pilot.  If I did not get my armor tuned up when I arrived, I do not think I would have had the edge I needed to win.  I... I have a lot more to learn."

At that moment, she remembered what Brun looked like and she blushed a little.  Mrgrgr!  Stupid match making me all bothered and so I can't think straight! she thought, rather glad that he can't see her face at the moment.