PAPER BOATS

(( Normally, I don't use a character's name in an IC portion of a post if my character doesn't know that character's name, but for this I will because I don't want to put myself through 'she/her' pronoun hell, haha. ))

A challenger appears--a barely-taller femme swathed in black. Smirk crawls across her visage; it seems like even since she has killed Kaios, only dark wolves present themselves as opponents. Oddity, Daegmar, Canta. And now this woman. The lass wastes little time, not bothering with courtesies or useless prattling, and Jupiter finds herself already favoring the lass. They will earn each other's identities through opened flesh and spilled blood. They would fight until they knew they deserved the pleasantries of the other. Back limbs spread slightly to better balance her weight and brace herself for the incoming force of the other, though from the appearance of the other's "long, nimble legs" (ooc: quote taken from profile since further specifics of Raaska's build aren't provided), Jupiter personally assumes that the woman will likely weigh less than the fire-pelted woman. Enemy jaws reach for her left shoulder. Jupiter seeks to thrust the rolled shoulder slightly forwards and sharply up by trying to suddenly straighten her balance-bent leg in an instant. She aims to thrust the bony top of the shoulder blade in the fleshy area just behind the other's chin--the tender hollow nestled between solid jawbones--in an attempt to harshly force the woman's jaws shut and in hopes of bruising the flesh there (counter). As she does this, Jupiter's own parted jaws raise and cock to her own left to reach for their own target--the other's scruff, hopefully made more accessible by Raaska's lower-oriented target of Jupiter's shoulder. She seeks to firmly and fully grasp (top teeth aiming for the right side of the scruff and bottom aiming for the left side of the scruff) the nerve-bundled skin about three inches behind the other's ears. This minute raise of her head causes the other's chest to collide with the center of her own. Her balanced weight steels her against the impact as the "nimble" wolf clashes with her, causing her to hardly flinch, though moderate bruising begins to blossom at the center of Jupiter's chest. In her peripherals she spies opponent's front left paw lifting to move towards Jupiter's front right paw. Jupiter quickly tries to slide her right paw forward along the earth, hoping to stop it so that it is in vertically in line with Raaska's left shoulder. Her right shoulder pushes forward in this move. By doing this, she attempts to use the length of her leg to block the other from being able to instantly and fully put her other paw back down in their close proximities, endeavoring to trap her opponent awkwardly on three legs in an attempt to throw the other's balance (counter, damage pending?). Weight redistributes as she does this. Other defenses remain solidly in place. Neck remains scrunched. Eyes are still narrowed and ears still pinned with aggression. Gaping jaws seeking a target hopefully still offer some protection/obstacle to her throat. Forward-rolled shoulders (as even her left is still forward, as it sought to roll forward and then jut upwards) offer some guard to the lower base of her throat. Hackles have fully raised by this point. Hind legs remained partially bent for balance, and weight constantly shifts to properly compensate for her movement as the warrior seeks to remain in harmony with her center of gravity. Claws of all four grounded paws seek traction on the earth and toes remain splayed to offer stability. JUPITER vs RAASKA for SPAR ROUND zero ONE two three