maskormenacelogs | Here we meet

WHO: Ruby and Wolfwood
WHERE: Maurtia Falls
WHEN: Early december
WHAT: Child soldiers talking about being child soldiers.
WARNINGS: Child soldiers, violence, Harm To Minors. Further warnings to be added to posts.

[ Her patrols had been way too quiet lately, so when someone needed to be covered for Maurtia Falls she took it. If there was one thing she could rely on, it was that the falls would have at least one chase, if not an actual beat down. De-escalation worked in most places, but here? Well criminal organizations weren't going to stop their bullshit just because a teen with nice goggles spoke to them in a soothing voice.

That was how she ended up in this mess. She'd caught one known crime lad doing a crime, then three more came out of hiding. If they'd been common burglars she probably would have been fine, but as it stood they were slowly backing her into a corner and she couldn't stop fighting long enough to call for backup. The worst part was that so far, only three of them were engaging her, the fourth watching on with a gun resting at his side.

If she got shot, she began to think, then it would be her own damn fault. She knew better than to engage known mob members - they were rarely alone, and that meant she needed backup, too. ]

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[The sounds of a fight come from far away enough from the road that if he had normal hearing, they'd never have reached him. He could ignore it. It's Maurtia Falls, who knows what kind of shit he could be stepping into. He could ignore it.

He sighs and starts cautiously heading down the alley, his back to a wall. It's Maurtia Falls. The odds of anyone else doing something are low.

(And he can't ignore it.)

At first, the goons ganging up on the girl (an imPort or one of the civilians who's taken up the "hero" gig, judging by the costume) don't notice him. They probably would have gone on not noticing him if the one in the back, with the gun, wasn't actually being attentive.

The man with the gun raises it, aiming at Wolfwood.] If you know what's good for you, you'll stay out of this.

[He's sure in it now.] Oh, fuck off.

[With a scowl, Wolfwood holds out a hand and summons the Punisher, getting a firm grip on one of the straps before dodging towards the girl, swinging the giant gun in front of her to (hopefully) act as a shield in case she ends up as the new target.]

[ She wasn't able to pay attention to the newcomer at first. Taking her attention off of the fight would be a problem - especially as her opponents didn't pay any attention to them either. At least the reaction of the man with the gun told her it wasn't an enemy. Probably. Hopefully.

Then the 'oh, fuck off' was heard and she knew she recognised the voice. The question was from where, but either way now things were more personal than before, she could tell this was someone she at least felt mostly positive about even without her memory working enough to-

And then the Punisher was placed between her and the man with the gun and it all came back to her. Even better, her opponents were distracted by the sudden movement. That was all she needed to leap up, grab one by the head and bring said head down on her knee. The opponent went down, possibly concussed. ]

[ The man with the gun snorted and took aim at wolfwood, making a comment - 'I see you want to die' - and took a shot. ]

[He glances over, seeing both that the girl clearly can take care of herself and why exactly that is - it's Ruby.

But his attention returns quickly to the man with the gun.] I wasn't planning on it [He growls, swinging the Punisher back in front of himself to block the shot. This lot is not going to be enough to kill him again, especially with backup.

He could get out his own pistol and take a shot himself, but they're in fairly close quarters here...

Holding the Punisher in front of him, Wolfwood charges towards the man with the gun, ducking down at the last second to kick the man's legs out from under him before he can aim again.]

[ Ruby can only pay so much attention to the fight in front of her, now having the opportunity to fight back properly against her direct opponents, but what she catches out of her periphery leaves her feeling more confident about making it out of all of this alive.

She focuses for a moment on the larger of her two remaining opponents, seeing him reach for something on his person - no doubt a gun. She wills his clothing to catch on fire, making him flinch back from where he was reaching and sending him into a startled state. She doesn't hesitate as she leaps up, grabs him by the hair, and moves to bring his head down on her knee guards like the last guy. He doesn't knock out - it was difficult to hit as hard as with the shorter guy, what with Ruby being quite short herself - but he did seem stunned.

She turned her head a moment to look at the current scene which included the man with the gun on his ass, and her eyes widened. ]

[ Her remaining opponent had turned his attention to his boss, and by extension, Wolfwood. He was reaching for a clearly holstered gun and with nary a thought she willed fire to engulf his hand as she had with the second opponent. The peon screamed in pain, trying to pat the fire out. ]

Here we meet

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