The minor success is overshadowed just slightly by Kate's return volley, a kiss that is definitely unplanned but one which also includes a bit of tongue. That brief sensation, mixed with the grip of the hold--it's a little pleasure-and-pain thing, thrilling in its way--and Johanna grins even as Kate struggles to reclaim her hold. Raising the stakes a little, Katie?

"Let go." Kate's moment of distraction didn't earn Johanna her freedom, but it did earn her a bit of wiggle room, enough that she could get in a bit more respite from the choke hold, and, thus, a bit more air. The words come out strained, but not half as choked. "We'll call it a draw, Katie." Kiss for kiss and grip for grip. There's a lingering salty taste of sweat on her lips, and it's not all her own. This sure is an exciting fight.