4981/Fungus Amongst Us

Fungus Amongst Us
Date of Scene:	22 July 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Batman, Spoiler

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Batman has posed:
Batman has been tracking down a new trick used by innovative murderers. The fungus, properly contained could dispose of bodies. And given the nature of what he had seen, he knew one gang was using it to clean up their dirty work. Trace amounts of the DNA in the remains he destroyed throughout the city showed that but the WHO had eluded him until just now. He had his suspicions and was looking in the narrows.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler, in defense of her presense in the Narrows, had not learned about this gruesome method of hiding a crime. She'd read about the fungus. Watched news reports. But she still has a bit of trouble getting MacroSoff Letters to format her term papers correctly for printing. That is to say she's hardly a hacker able to break into law enforcement databasese or somesuch to catch wind of this crime within a crime.

Nope. Spoiler is here because... of a wild hare. She decided simply that Burnley's Narrows were gonna be the place she patrolled tonight. And so the aspiring vigilante jogs silently across a row of rooftops, closing in on the nasty strip club that calls the Narrows 'home'. Odds seemed favorable there'd be some crime around a filthy place like that.

Batman has posed:
Batman spots them staking out another witness. This kind of thing just pisses him off. Most of the organized crime in the city has limits because they know he will come down on them for this kind of thing but these ghouls...the Litebinders, a new and splinter group from several parts of town wants to send a message and not send one. He spots six of them, and they are getting ready to jump them but then he spots Spoiler. She is out numbered and he is worried she is going to do something rash. He can warn her and them or them. He considers his options but she will quickly see them scoping out a nervous man walking to his car.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler skids to a stop atop the last roof. Crouching down, the hooded vigilante studies the situation. She may be without many resources, but she's not without street smarts. It does not take her long to put the puzzle pieces into place. Why they're after the guy, she has no clue. But clearly they're criminal types and intending ill upon the man.

Perhaps it is with a bit of surprise, Spoiler does not charge in headlong and land herself in trouble. Instead she just watches for the moment. Waiting for the best opportunity to strike. She may lake skills but she does not lack moxy at least.

Batman has posed:
Batman nods. This was better than certain other giggling school girls he could name. He smiles approvingly. Now. He still knew it would be only a matter of time, and swung into action, moving stealthily along the wall and took one out with a hand over his mouth. He saw the other one checking his watch. They were going to act soon, very soon.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler was too busy planning her attack mentally to have noticed one is already down and out. Not like she'd have a prayer in spoting The Batman anyway unless he wanted her to.

It was time. Her gut told her she should move in. Grabbing her most expensive gadget, she fires off the grappel line to a nearby pole and leaps off the edge of the rooftop to swing out in a wide arc around and behind the thugs. As she began to swing close, she shifted her weight to lead with her boots, knees bent as she sank down and in on the nearest guy. Catching him right in the center of his back with a muted THUD, she pushed off into a back flip, cape fluttering and flying impressively if she did say so her self. Because.. no one else would comment.

Landing with an almost practiced stance, left hand down for balance, right stretched out and holding her collapsible staff, she thumbs the activation button and the staff instantly clicks and locks into fully extended mode. She hops up, twirling the staff fluidly as she closes in on her target to make sure he stays down.

Batman has posed:
Batman nods. She went after the right one. He got the second one without even a comment but as fast as he was doing this, and as much as their own radio silence was working against them, the remaining three burst out from cover and begin to fire full auto at the witness who ducked into his Volvo station wagon, shrieking like a little girl. The men all are so focused on their attack that they dont notice the lack of numbers for a full 40 seconds which gives Batman time to toss down some smoke pellets. They swear and begin to panic and finally one says "roll call" demanding they identify who is there. Batman takes out a third with a flying kick to the throat.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler knocks out her target, then spins, moving toward the next. She up-ends him as he's shooting, her staff slipping between his legs and twisting. He hits the ground hard and she ducks from the wilding spraying bullets before she drives her knee into his ribs and puts out his lights with a follow up from the staff. She's rough around the edges, more careless than she should be. But she's trying to hold her own

Batman has posed:
Batman is pleased again. The sheer lack of...presumption, understanding who she is, not 'demanding to put on a suit and get people killed'...is a fresh change of pace. He moves through the smoke, aghost as one of the remaining gang members is a much better fighter than he seems to be and catches Batman in a series of dodges, punches and kicks. But it isn't going his way and will soon be over. The last gang membe has esoted to a pistol moving towards the witness step by step, fiing.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler has no delusions of granduer. She knows she's not a pro at this but she can help. She DOES help. And she is helping now. Moving on, she finds... only one badguy left. he's closing in on the car and the guy inside but she's not close enough to stop him. She does what she can - spinning her staff up to as fast a speed as she can twirl it, she starts to run at the thug and throws her staff. It won't knock him out. It probably won't even knock him down. But maybe it'll slow him down enough that The Batman can stop him. She'll just be happy to say she took out a third of the guys herself. Yay!

Batman has posed:
Batman sends out a spare Batarang now that Spoiler has given him an opening. It sails through the air and hits the guy at the base of the neck while the boss proves annoying. It isnt that he is going to win; anyone looking at the fight can tell that but the guy will simply not stay down and finally Batman unleashes a pellet of sleeping gas on the guys face leaving him in a crumpled heap while the witness gets in the car and heads to parts unknown. Batman will have to inform the police later.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler watches. Amazed and impressed. Not so much intimidated. yet. But then she starts to walk toward Batman and the last thug so she can retrieve her staff, her cape fluttering about her legs as she moves. She offers quietly. "Glad I wasn't the only one around. Pretty sure I'd have gotten half of them. but I'm also pretty sure that wouldn't have been good enough."

Batman has posed:
Batman says, "It is important to understand your limits. It was smart and I think you have potential." He is smiling, albiet thinly"

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler laughs. "It was just being realistic. I'm hardly a pro but I know I can help. And you're kidding, right?" She looks up at the dark cowled figure with a mix of puzzlement and incredulity. She's heard how uncooperative this guy can be. She figured he'd probably try to march her home to her parents or something the first time they ever met. Being polite and even (a little) encouraging... did not compute.

Batman has posed:
Batman says, "You waited. You didn't just leap in. You got no civilians injured. You have...a LONG way to go, but you have potential. I will start watching you. Unlike others who have failed this city, you may..." there is a dump truck full of salt in his voice, "May...succeed. Don't get cocky."

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler listens and smirks behind her half mask. "Thanks? I think? I'll take a back handed compliment over the alternatives." She collapses her staff and turns toward the two she disabled and pulls out zip ties. She picked up on that quickly. Easy to carry, quick to use! She secures the guys so that GCPD can come pick up the trash. "Don't suppose you've got an "Aspiring vigitlante slush fund for picking up better gear" .... do you?" she asks light heartedly as she works. She knows the answer is no, of course. But it never hurts to ask. Unless you're asking Batman. then it probably always hurts. Somehow.

Batman has posed:
Batman looks her up and down, "I have prepared for more contingincies than you can imagine. Check in the old cheese factory, their payroll vault. If you can figure out that riddle you can get something that will help you there. If you can't you shouldnt be doing this." He is still, after all, a hardass.

Spoiler has posed:
Spoiler arches a brow, staring at him to see if he's joking. But he isn't. "You don't make jokes. Do you." She shrugs, "Alright. le vieux fromage de' fabrique.. check." Her French is terrible. She offers a nod and then turns to disappear into the darkness. But somehow she feels like he's still glaring at the back of her head as she leaves.

Batman has posed:
Batman says, "I do when its time to be funny." There is a dull, deadpan wit there. "Que aquepe le fromage." He says it in perfect French and nods, easily seeing he as she vanishes. He smiles faintly and then leaps off."