Gangsters and chainsaws and antiquers, oh my!

[originaloddcouple]

Who: The Dians (originaloddcouple), Kanti Singh (vetala), and probably Skyler strikeraid
When: Semi-late on the (probably) 18th
Where: A distance away from ice cream shops near Dead District
What: Gosh darn Blood Keys, ruining happy occasions.
Warnings: Blood Keys, violence, maybe blood.

Long story short, Mrs. Harvent is a stressful person to be around. The closer it gets to Christmas, the more irritable she gets. Isaac and Miria do care for the old lady, really, but they tend to use any excuse they can to get out of the house.

But they care. Really.

Nonetheless, Isaac does realize that helping out their new buddy (and introducing her to Miria) was of top-importance! He had promised their buddy ice cream and by-golly, Kanti was getting ice cream!

So, he quickly sent off a text in her direction:

"Hey good buddy! Isaac here. Wanna get that ice cream?"

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Roger that!

[strikeraid]

Skyler nods before pushing the guy towards the wall, letting him drop before turning holy SHIT that is definitely the chick with the knife coming his way. He puts up an arm, trying to catch the arc of her blade on something that wasn't his face or his chest, and gets the blade glancing off his forearms for his trouble. His sleeve rip open and he has to really focus on ignoring the pain of a new slash opening on his wrist. Hey, he's cybernetic, not a robot.

He barely knows what's going on with the three Network people, but as long as they're only dealing with one thug, he's pretty sure that he can get there before there are any serious casualties. In the meantime, he takes his other arm and hits his opponent hard in the stomach, using his newfound strength as conservatively as he can. He knows he's a match for her, but he doesn't want anyone else here to figure that out.

[originaloddcouple]

The couple gasp loudly in surprise as they feel a sudden tug away from their position. They each utter a quiet whimper before they realize that Kanti just saved them from a broken bone or two.

Speaking of which, ATTACKING BLOOD KEY ATTACKING BLOOD KEY. He keeps advancing on the trio, swinging the pipe left and right. He's angry, but he hasn't put his whole force into the attack yet. He wants to save that energy for when he needs it.

The Dians decide to once again take Kanti's lead as best they can while sill trying to protect her. This clearly translates to GRAB KANTI BACK AND GET A MINOR DISTANCE AWAY FROM THIS GUY.

Meanwhile, the knife lady is practically seething at the mouth. She's using more energy than her partner, but lunging with a knife takes much less force than swinging a pipe. She takes a moment to jump back from her first attack and lunge once more at Skyler.

[vetala]

The chainsaw was a stupid idea in retrospect, but it isn't really all she has with her, just what she has that she was confident enough to intimidate with. It's not really working anymore, since she's folded it up again, and she can't take it out with the Dians in front of her. She jams her hand into her bag, hopping out of the range of pipe swinging, rumaging around until her hand finds a familiar rectangular shape.

It's an effort for her to squeeze between them, but Kanti manages it with a depend amount of shoving. It's rude, and she'll apologize for it later, but right now she's a little busy.

She didn't really see the point of her taser once she had her chainsaw, but old habits die hard and it isn't like it make her purse any heavier than her chainsaw made her pockets. Whether she sees the point or not anymore doesn't matter, because it's what she has in her hand, and it's what she's jabbing towards the Pipe Guy when she sees him pause for a backswing.

[strikeraid]

Skyler is prepared, sort of. He's never been one to overthink a fight, but the woman had taken him by surprise and it was taking a moment for his brain to keep up with the rest of his body - yes, lady, knife, gash on his arm that is bubbling up with blood, ok, he can still do this. When she moves in to swing again, he raises both arms in the same move as before. This time, one of his hands has another Spark charged up around it. He's aiming to either knock the knife out of her hand or get close enough to grab onto her arm with his charged hand. He knows that contact with the light causes things to break, but truthfully, he's never used it on another person. No time to really think about that, though!

LONG DELAY WHOOPS

[originaloddcouple]

The Dians are suitably startled as Kanti pushes through them. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THAT IS DANGEROUS THIS WAS A GOOD PLAN. They both reach out to grab their pal and continue running away, but she's already made her move. The taser connects with Pipe Guy's torso and he jolts backward in pain. He immediately collapses onto the ground, the pipe flying out of his hand down the block. He chooses to use this moment to swear and curse in pain.

"God fucking... you stupid bitch, jesus christ!"

The couple choose to take the opportunity to do something logical. Miria races down the block real quick to GRAB THAT PIPE SO NO ONE CAN THREATEN THEM WITH IT. Isaac chooses to take this chance to, once again, pull Kanti AWAY FROM THE GANGSTER. Sure, he's injured but why take a chance?

Their attention starts to turn back to the Mysterious New Guy, and his fight with Knife Lady. She is momentarily distracted by her partner's collapse, leaving Skyler the chance to knock the knife away and grab her if he is quick enough.