Sufficiently buried, Galleon froze beneath the sand. She needed to track Rex, after all. His movements left little spots of vibrations. It was strange, he wasn't moving too much. Was he preparing for her attack? Galleon let out the start of a devious little chuckle, one that ended soon as the sand flooded her mouth. With an inward groan, she snapped her tail, twisting herself until she was ready to launch out at the dinosaur. And launch out she did. Galleon exhaled, propelling herself upwards, fin flexed out.

Galleon burst from the sand with a spray of it, both from her mouth and around her. It wasn't as fast as she could go, given she was distracted by sand mouth, but it was enough. She launched headfirst into Rex, bowing him over with their combined weight. She guffawed openly as she rolled away. Now this was fun! But that was strange--it felt too easy. Was he going easy on her? "Dont be afraid to go all out, yhear? Ah, no biting, though! Got a bit of poison on me!"

"When I speak"
When I think

ROUND 2/?

100%

ATTEMPT: Tackle rex/knock rex over?
DEFENSE: Power of friendship
INJURIES: N/A

@Rex

He hadn't realized just how off-balance his brace attempt was until Galleon's full weight slammed him. Being side-on, as it turned out, had been unwise--best, perhaps, to face his opponents head-on in the future. As it was he went flying, slamming down with massive legs waving in the air, the breath knocked from his lungs.

SHIT!

Well this was terrifying!

It took him a moment to get back to his feet: a stumbling, flailing, clumsy moment where sand cascaded down his flanks and dust rose up around him, claws kicking with futility.

Eventually he was up again, shaking himself like a dog and blinking. Oh--she's talking, he realized, struggling to register what she'd said. Then he laughed. "I told you I've never fought!" and it was a humorous tone. He was sure proving it!

But--no biting?! That's all he had! Teeth! Big jaws! His tiny puny stupid little front limbs couldn't do anything to help him! And they were about even in their weight... but then again, maybe it was best not to get bitten by her teeth. Warily, he eyed them again. They looked like jagged stones.

With a grunt he resorted to clumsy brute force: a rush across the sand, hoping to slam into Galleon and knock her down before she could get out of his way, body low and sort of sandy.

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Round: 2/?
Attempt: Slam into Galleon?
Defense: -
Injuries: -

@Galleon

As Rex rushed at her Galleon didn't move, her rictus hiding a true grin. Galleon's laugh was cut off with an unceremonious 'oof' as Rex knocked her off balance. She began to roll again, fins and tail flailing wildly. "Y'seem to me like you're learning pretty fast rookie!" Before she was knocked out of reach, her flailing gained purpose. She threw her energy into a full body tail slap, aiming to knock Rex off balance once again. With that attack she'd knocked herself even further off balance, tumbling further than Rex's headbutt alone would've sent her.
"When I speak"
When I think

ROUND 3/?

100%

ATTEMPT: knock rex over with tail
DEFENSE: huh??
INJURIES: N/A

@Rex

"Oof!"

It was an echo of what Galleon had just 'said,' as he stumbled, felt his feet tangle, and went down half on his side in the sand. Again he was flailing, and now feeling the throbbing ache that would be bruises by the next day. Damn.

Instinctively he'd wanted to lunge with his jaws, to snag her by the tail but then remembered--no biting! His mouth parted, then closed as he hauled himself back up.

Now, at least, he had some idea of how she fought. It was like he did: throwing his weight around. Probably, when biting was allowed, she bit a lot too, as he did, with crushing jaws. But he'd learned his own weakness already: getting hit in turn.

Maybe that was hers-?

Rex backed up, huffing laughter, and braced himself again--better, this time, half-crouched and facing fully forwards. Let her come at him... he'd try to turn the tables.

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Round: 3/?
Attempt: Brace: TWO
Defense: -
Injuries: -

@Galleon

"Oho? Letting me approach?" Galleon rasped.

He did seem to be learning quickly, or trying to at least, despite Galleons efforts being mostly to entertain herself. Galleon gnashed her teeth in excitement. Fine, she would bite. A frontal assault to see what Rex was planning. What he could do. The land shark swung herself onto her belly with one great heave, her fins working to rebury herself.Then with a great inhale she charged like a whistling missile.

"When I speak"
When I think

ROUND 4/?

100%

ATTEMPT: make like a battering ram
DEFENSE: lol
INJURIES: none

@Rex

Too late, as Galleon threw herself for him, did he realize that his "brace yourself" stance was all wrong. Were her aim a bit better he'd have gone over for a third time--but as it was, he managed to stumble out of the way just in time.

This is fun! The sudden thought came on the heels of exhilaration, and Rex--eyes sparkling, entertained and enthusiastic--quickly turned to chase after Galleon. Quickly, of course, being "quickly, for a tyrannosaurus:" a lumbering charge. He lowered his head, aiming to sharply swing it upward for a headbutt into the sand-shark's flank. Some of his weight was behind it, but not all; it was a clumsy first attempt at such a maneuver, and not a skilled one with muscle memory behind it.

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Round: 4/?
Attempt: Headbutt!
Defense: -
Injuries: -

@Galleon

He'd sidestepped her? Galleon's eyes widened in surprise. But more than that, a trickle of pride. "Aha, nice!" Galleon called as she turned herself into a short drift. "You're catchin on quick!"

As Rex rushed forward in a headbutt Galleon cackled. It was inexperienced, obvious, but a good effort. With a burst of air and a slam of her tail, she twisted sharply in an attempt to take Rex's headbutt head-on. She realized too late that she had misjudged, aiming lower as his head came up. She was wide open, and took the headbutt to her side. Pain mixed with joy and pride, and she clacked her teeth heavily in a warped attempt of a clap. "HA! Better'n I thought!" She boomed.
"When I speak"
When I think

ROUND 5/?

100%

ATTEMPT: block headbutt
DEFENSE: Face
INJURIES: nah

@Rex

-He'd done it!

He'd finally connected with a hit!

His face lit up, eyes wide and dancing with joy. "WOOO!" was his only response to Galleon's praise, a celebration in turn. He threw his weight the rest of the way for her--trying to take advantage and pin her with his bulk. There was a bit of a stumble in it as he lurched for her, and as he started to half-fall, half-lunge, he gave another "Oof!" and a flinching squint.

If he were lucky he'd manage to land on her and wrestle her, a little, despite his lack of decent arms. If not--maybe he'd faceplant the sand.

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Round: 5/?
Attempt: Pin?
Defense: -
Injuries: -

@Galleon