Jump Ship (Lexington/Spectators)

Yep, there he was. He took the note back and folded it carefully, sticking it in his back pocket as Lexington gave them some distance. Allen crouched, using the balls of his feet to bounce a little as he stretched his arms out in front of him. He stood and brought his hands up over his head, stretching again while watching Lex waved him forward. Great, a defensive position Allen was not eager to attack. See, while most fighters probably didn't care either way, Allen liked to have a reactionary approach to the first altercation. It gave him the chance to lash out and put his opponent on the defensive. To make it difficult to plot their next move.

It seemed the second pillar had a similar idea.

Given his options, he was tempted to press forward in a direct assault, using his smaller frame and hopefully soft footing to angle a rather linear but up front hit. The way he heard it, though, these pillars were not ones you fucked around with. So, Allen would instead plant the idea in Lexs' mind that he was a boxer, bringing his hands up with his left about five inches in front of his chin and slightly left, his right about two inches from his chin and and little right. He would move in, gently bobbing his head left and right to peek around his own knuckles and see whether Lex was moving from his position.

If the larger male let him get close enough, Allen would have his left foot slightly forward with his right a little back. Using it (the left leg) as a base, he would throw a short snap right front kick for the inside of Lexington's left kneecap, obviously "snapping" it back as he did so. He knew the weaknesses of his position- that his adversary might try to push inward and throw him off his single standing leg, or to perhaps spin into a sweep to both avoid his kick and take Allen down. He was ready, for those. He anticipated most, however, that this man would try to use those hands for a grab or to attack straightforwardly. 

He got the feeling Lex was just that kind of guy.

OOC: Forgive misspellings, I wrote this at 3:20am, very exhausted.

The kid was taking to the air?

Allen knew how to react to it, he just didn't know why the Pillar would use the sky to escape. Stepping back and away made more sense. By jumping up, Lex was committing his body to that action, meaning if Allen could retaliate, that Lex would find it tough to move way. He still had limbs to tie things up with, of course...but still. The only advantage Lex had in this situation was that their bodies were so close, and perhaps his reach. Allen could response but would be forced off balance, so the snap decision he had between his kick and Lex attacking was to force himself into a more advantageous position while using his off-balanced movement to put Lex in hopefully unfamiliar territory.

Allen's eyes widened and he pushed his upper body back and away from Lex, so his body would seem to be falling backward and would almost look diagonal from the side. At the same time Lex's hand would grab his shoulder, Allen's right leg and left arm would coordinate. His left hand would plant on Lex's wrist to pull him from his current path in the air and into Allen's falling weight/momentum. His right leg would jerk up and the same time to plant to sole of his foot, knee still bent, against Lexington's exposed stomach/right ribcage and as Allen's back hit the ground he would kick up and over, aiming to fling lex over his head and send him smashing into the side of the water fountain.

Now, regardless of whether this happened as he hoped his right arm was still close to his chin and it would be an easy enough process to block the punch. Most people, however, would instinctively jerk back and look to where they were heading so they could attempt to negate some of the damage. If his throw worked, Lex would still have the grip on his shirt so either the cloth would tear or Lex would release him to give himself more room to adjust.

Either way, Allen was simply adjusting Lex's mid-air momentum and turning it into a throw, something the youngest Hollows felt was sloppy as well.

'Gonna have to do better against this one.'

Since Allen planned the grab of Lexington's arm to time with the mans grab of his shirt, he was surprised his hand opened and moved. But without something to hold onto, Allen was left with being able to pull down hard with his left arm, intent to force Lexington's extended right arm to shift down between Allen's arm and ribcage. The left hand Allen ignored, since Lex decided not to punch with it and Allen's right leg was absorbing Lexs' weight by propping him and pushing out to throw the male.

This would prevent his collarbone from breaking, since his leg would be taking the larger man's weight entirely and pushing out, using the falling momentum to continue with the push and throw only now his shirt would be intact. Allen would be turning back as Lex jumped out of the water (assuming all went according to plan). Cracking his neck and bending his knees, left hand out in front, palm open toward Lex. His right leg would be back a little, while his left fist was bunched up near his chin.

He would turn the palm around and wave him forward before turning it back. Time for this one to attack.

Allen was short- there was no way he was dancing toe to toe with Lex. A fistfight favored the reach, after all. So he brought up his left hand, palm open and facing out toward Lex. He would slap down the feint that came in, using his left hand to hopefully push down the palm as he would spit for Lexs' face. His hope was to force Lex to look away or flinch. Even if he brought over his other hand and caught the spit, he'd still be obstructing his view of Allen which is all he wanted.

Assuming it worked Allen would dart in low and throw his body up, right hand aiming to slam into Lex at the diaphragm while his left hand would move to hook the back of Lexs' right thigh. His intent was to tackle-slam Lex onto his back and keep the game in a more compact, less distant place. Still, he knew Lex would have a right hand close to his skull, and he needed to be wary.