[h2][center]Jin Kisaragi[/center][/h2]
Once he saw that his own strike had missed, Jin spared no time in moving to defend himself from the oncoming barrage. That was the flow of battle, and spending too much energy on needless offense would only bring about inevitable defeat.

At the same time, forcing an offense with that sort of speed... Needless to say, the only possible option was to catch her unaware and strike on two fronts.

Using Yukianesa to block and parry the two katanas being swung at him, Jin took a half step back before pointing his weapon at the ground. Before he could strike the earth, though, the sudden onset of a sudden burst of falling snow from the sky caused the Major to change his plans entirely.

With a deep breath, Jin struck his weapon into the snow below, causing a giant dome of ice to instantly form around the pair of combatants (and, by sheer coincidence, the two spectators to their match) before sheathing his blade.

"Hmph. I acknowledge your skill, but it seems like there's no information to be gained from you," he remarked callously, glancing out past the crystal-clear ice towards the townscape. The snow couldn't even be called a flurry at this point—no, it was nothing if not a blizzard, and an incredibly strong one at that.

"...Unnatural. The sky had cleared when the match had begun, and there was no sign of such a storm even potentially arising..." he muttered to himself before turning back towards the white-haired swordswoman.

"I apologize for my initial behavior, given that it appears that you are comparatively innocent in these matters. You may remain here for shelter if you so wish; I, on the other hand, shall go and seek the source of this issue. It can't be far, after all," he said, glancing at the two bystanders without a hint of interest before making a hole in their temporary shelter.

[@VitaVitaAR][@TheFake][@Crusader Lord]

[h2][center]Yukine Chris[/center][/h2]
As Chris rushed to try and join the fray herself, Hibiki's own punch had simply knocked the not-Tsubasa [i]thing[/i] into the next building over. The resulting sound of crashing glass panes and broken electronics caused the young woman to wince, but even so there was still the problem of whatever that was remaining alive. Or, well as 'alive' as that thing could constitute as.

The Gear user's worries were soon given form as the fake Tsubasa slowly stepped out of the hole in the building, now missing a giant chunk of its midsection from the punch. Just as Chris prepared to join Hibiki in striking at their enemy, though, it fell over and began to dissolve.

There was a moment of curiosity from Chris at how the scene played out—doubly so given that the not-Tsubasa had left behind something. With a wary glance, Chris walked over and knelt down to examine... Whatever that was.

Upon closer inspection, the object in front of her was some sort of blue gem, pulsing with a small light. Glancing around for a moment before realizing that there wasn;t anything better to attempt to pick it up with on the streets, the young woman ducked back into the arcade and grabbed some random piece of cloth (apparently a handkerchief with the Lydian logo on it?) and picked up the gem. It didn't seem to be doing anything odd, at the very least...

"Mmm... What [i]was[/i] that...?" she asked, walking back over to Hibiki as the whole area seemed to shift and waver around them. Worrying that something else was amiss, Chris grabbed onto Hibiki's arm, only to see that the entire area seemed to [i]pop[/i] and revert back to the way it was before combat had begun. No rubble, no debris, no broken glass—even the people and the doll that her companion had tossed to the wayside were back where they were a few moments before the fight began, and their Gears had both been deactivated to boot. The only difference now, of course, was the gem wrapped up in Chris' hand.

Letting go of Hibiki, Chris took a step back and took a deep breath before quietly massaging her forehead.

"What... What the hell just happened?!"

[@Raineh Daze]