Luckily for him, as Atsuro had just begun the 54-step button input that would successfully counter any lame tactic like repeatedly pressing the crotch-kick button over and over again. The first 30 involved guarding until the hit box adjusted slightly to the left and --

"Oh, shoot."

Atsuro's character suddenly kicks the wrong direction entirely.

"...Guess they hadn't put in high-grabs in this generation yet."

((Perhaps we ought to fade out on them playing games and leave it here?))