Blood On The Breeze
Esti's attacks didn't hit their mark, but they still hit. Her weight leaned heavily on her right foreleg and, therefore, his left shoulder as the brute aimed to move forward and beneath her. Her teeth sunk into the male's scruff for a second, though none of that would cause lasting injury. Esti wouldn't be discouraged, and she would continue to fight.
The brute tried to shove forward and beneath Esti, but with her weight mostly on the brute's left shoulder, he simply pushed her back along with his movement. Since he was unable to slide beneath her, his bite landed on the innermost portion of Esti's upper left foreleg, where the leg met with her body. The area was tender and the brute's teeth caused moderate lacerations, though he would not obtain a grip or cause an severe damage.
Esti checked herself. Her weight redistributed to her back paws and her right foreleg as she attempted to keep her right foreleg on the brute's left shoulder, opting to keep her left foreleg slightly in the air. Her tail stayed out for added balance as her back legs stayed bent, their stance wide, and her toes splayed, digging into the ground. Her ears remained tucked against her skull while her eyes were narrowed and her face was scrunched. Her shoulders remained rolled and her head tucked close to her neck, rolling her scruff around her tender neck. Her hackles were raised to their limit, fully aware of the threat of losing. She wouldn't lose, of course, but her body was still acutely aware of the threat. She wouldn't lose, though. She wouldn't.
Esti attempted to pull back slightly and then ram her inner left shoulder and chest into the brute's nose and face, hoping to drive the attack with her back legs and push his face and neck back and upward. She aimed to quickly loop her left foreleg around the brute's neck, directly behind his shoulders. With both forelegs, Esti sought to obtain a grip and pull his neck towards her chest to limit his movement with a big bear hug around his face. Esti redistributed her weight to compensate for the height difference between her back and front legs. Without hesitation, the woman snaked her jaw forward and down, attempting to latch onto the brute's neck below his skull, but above his shoulders in what would roughly be referred to as the "middle" of his neck. She attempted to tilt her head so that her upper jaw would be over the left of his spine, while her lower jaw would go over the left of his spine. She sought to get a deep enough bite so that she could control his movements and maybe, with enough force, crush his vertebrae, ending this fight immediately.
Round 2/3
"Speech"
'thoughts'
**Notes for staff**
I asked for clarification on several points, but received no response. It was getting close to my time limit, so I posted on several assumptions after talking to staff about what to do.
1. Clarification on which shoulder from, "using his shoulder to hold her weight pushing down on him if she didn't topple over already from him pushing her on her hind legs." and, "Although her weight did bruise his shoulders a hefty amount as her paws slammed down on it, it should all be worth it once the soft flesh was his... " Since there was no response, I'm going to assume it was her attacking foreleg on the shoulder of the leg her attack was intended for (her right foreleg on his left shoulder). It is confusing since it is mentioned "using his shoulder" and then "bruise his shoulders" I was not sure if it was one shoulder or both since Esti only attacked with one leg (her right foreleg). It is also mentioned that her paws slammed onto his shoulders, and I'm not sure if/how that would be possible if she only reared back enough so that his attack landed on her lower chest (refer to my past response, "Because of this reaction, when the brute's attack turned out to be fake and he went for her neck, he ended up biting Esti's lower right chest where her right shoulder met her body in the front.") and then attempts for more downward attacks as mentioned in my previous posts.
2. Asking if she acquired a grip on his scruff. "He could already feel her teeth sinking into the flesh between his shoulder blades, thankfully his scruff was there to protect from any real damage, that was why there was so much extra flesh there on many species, canines included." I will assume no on this one since it wasn't specifically stated.
3. Asked about some positioning and clarification on his attacks and how he's attempting to get under her from his angle in conjunction with her previous attack. (Her paws/paw on his shoulders) I'm assuming an attempt to get under her enough to attack her left flank and also an attempt to push her over based on post and ooc notes combined.
Iko's assumptions:
1. Her right foreleg is on his left shoulder
2. He is attempting to get under her (and bite her left flank)
3. She did not gain a grip on his scruff