Bert grinned, "Yes we did! We'll beat them some day!"

"But I'm leading," said Niji.

Walter shook his head, "I can't finish with him!"

"That was hardly a challenge," said Kurt as they returned to the bottom.

Double post

Randy chuckled. "You could try mud wrestlin' Karl..."

Mathilde sighed and shook her head. "Come on, zhen, boys," she called sweetly. "We can get an ice cream instead."

"Says who?" demanded Hojo. "I'm the top, I lead, that's how it always works."

"Someday," Antimony agreed as xe and Bert bounded back down the wall.

"Hmmm, that has merit," said Kurt as he untied himself.

Stanley gave Walter a kick and followed Mathilde, "Stupid Wally..."

"But I'm higher on the wall than you are," said Hojo.

Hojo stared at Niji for a moment. "Everybody else is already gone; let's just go back down," he suggested.

"I did it; he's pretty good. ...'F you do, can I watch?" asked Randy.

"You want to see me half-naked, covered in mud, grappling with another man?" Kurt inquired with a raised eyebrow.

"Another half-naked man also covered in mud," Randy corrected brightly with one finger raised in the air.

"There's no downside for you, is there?" Kurt asked.

Randy shook his head. "Not a one."

"I suppose it couldn't hurt," said Kurt after a moment of contemplation.

"Now you talkin'!" Randy gave him a pat. "Hey, Baby, you wanna watch Kurt an' Karl wrestle?"

"No, I'm going to take the children to the petting zoo!" called Baby.

"A'right; I meet up with you in a little bit," Randy replied.

Kurt followed Randy to the mud pit and stripped down to his trousers, "Alright, let's see how this goes,"

Randy stood close by, eager to watch...

Kurt took down Karl with minimal struggle and was about to leave when his next opponent called out to him, "Hold it Kraut! You an' I have some fightin' to do! Put em up!"