Chapter 21 - Clash of the Hoofbuns
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This chapter makes me think of the opening to "ZHP Unlosing Ranger vs Darkdeath Evilman", which starts off with the narrator saying:
"This game has only one battle sequence. Thank you for your understanding.
However, it will be one huge, epic battle. Thank you for your understanding."

RH-01 and Flopsy finally meet in person! And it goes about as well as you can expect. When two super-strong, super-tough fighters go at each other, well... I'd hate to be the one who has to foot the bill for all those repairs! Think the insurance company will cover it? How would you even classify this on a claims form?

I tried to keep the combat flowing and keep it interesting, as well as getting to show both their similarities and their differences. For instance, RH-01 did receive combat training, but she didn't pay close attention to it since her brute strength carried her through everything, so she fights with a mix of fist-based brawling and wild swings. Meanwhile, Flopsy was trained by people who leaned into her natural strengths, so she focused on kicks, and that was only enhanced by her martial arts training with Sensei. RH-01 fights on raw instinct and ferocity, Flopsy calculates and plans her strikes because she's so used to having to hold back.


Oh man, this fight. I started with "choreography notes" to plan out the fight, and those notes fill an entire page. And then a diagram whipped up in MS Paint of the floor layout. It's a long hallway with about six apartments on either side, with an elevator on one end and a window that leads to the fire escape on the other. It took a lot of energy to plot everything and figure everything out and try to "act out" the scene in my head. But it was a lot of fun. ^_^

Did I do a good job? Were things confusing? Were you able to picture the scene? Let me know what you think!