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I have to disagree with the votes so far, and go for Tianee.

As said, Tianee's heavy clothing will severely limit the effectiveness of Kikimi's semblance, but I've gotta give more credit to Tianee than just that. Kikimi's style is animalistic, which falls short against Tianee's Hunting experience, and bladed weapons like scimitars are ill-suited to block piercing/stabbing weapons like OT.

Tianee is slower and probably wouldn't be able to block both scimitars consistently, and that is a big factor, but I don't think it's enough to put Kikimi on top. OT's capabilities are completely impossible to foresee regardless of Kikimi's semblance or pretty much anything else, and Tianee is bound to get at least one good hit in with each form and action of her weapon, especially the launching.

OT's launching, and Tianee's semblance also have the great advantage of pretty much entirely bypassing Kikimi's semblance no matter what. It doesn't matter terribly much if Kikimi actually does see it coming a moment before it comes, or has 100% focus on it the instant one is coming toward her, because it's up to her to react-- at her normal speed. Those attacks could easily hit her before she can react if she's in the proper spot, which would be the same position that Kikimi would have to be in, in order to make an attack herself.

There's also the fact that the chain on OT is great for disarming, and Kikimi's scimitars are even more susceptible to being wrenched away than most weapons because they characteristically get wider at the head. If she can get even one of her swords away from Kikimi, the battle is entirely shifted into Tianee's favour, and she's basically won it right then and there no matter what.