10329/Just Business

Just Business
Date of Scene:	06 December 2019
Location:	Central Harlem, Manhattan
Synopsis:	Rave meets Tombstone and a fight results
Cast of Characters:	Tombstone, Rave

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Tombstone has posed:
It was late at night in Central Harlem . The streets were well illuminated with street posts, lighting up the otherwise dark night. Standing underneath one of these light posts was a man wearing a camo colored hoodie with his hands in his pockets. To most, he would appear to be a harmless pedistreian. But in reality, he was a drug-dealer working for a Drug Lord named Tombstone. The man had been having a surprisngly sucessful night when he heard a call pull up towards him and the sounds of screeching brakes.

The Man turned around with a grin plastered on his face. His grin turned into a look of fear when he saw who exactly was in the car. The people in the driver and passenger seats were members of the Syndicate, a Harlem based street-gang whose identifying colors were black and white. Howere, the man in the backseat was who really scared him. The man was a tall,muscular, albino man wearing a nice suit with a buzzcut. It was Tombstone himself, and he did not look happy. Before the dealer can say anything, Tombstone climbes out of the car and grabs the man by the shirt collar and lifts him off the ground. He then says," Come on Andre! We got business to discuss involving your "finanaces!" The two gang members stood guard at the entrance of a one-way alley as Tombstone carried the dealer into it. Within a moment, cries of pain and the sound of the ocassional cracking bone were heard coming from in the alley.

Rave has posed:
There were those who moved between the shadows at night, skulking and then hiding through the shadows to observe criminals and strike. Rave was...not one of those people. The pale woman with practically glowing eyes and hair didn't really blend in to this neighbourhood anyway, but as she moved through the streets and over the rooftops? It didn't really bother her in the slightest.

She was halfway through a leap between rooftops when the sights of the criminals with firearms and cries of pain had her re-directing, coming to a halt peering over the edge othe rooftops.

Tombstone has posed:
Inside the alley you would a man on the lying down on the ground cluthcing his arm and crying in pain. Standing above him was Tomstone, who was cracking his knuckles and galring down at the man. Tombstone then grabs the man by the shirt collar again and shouts while pulling him up," Get yo ass up Andre! I ain't finished yet!" Tombstone then procedes to start slamming the man into a wall, the main screaming in pain as he does.

Rave has posed:
One-liners were a talent...some had it a little better than others when it came to the 'on the spot' stuff. "HEY!" Rave calls, the young woman clearly not in the 'A-league' when it comes to banter tonight. "Back off Kojak!" Another flash of light, the girl who was still dressed in the skirt and shirt from her time clubbing didn't exactly look physically imposing...but her powers being present aren't exactly subtle!

Tombstone has posed:
Tombstone and his men look up upon hearing the shout. Tombstone's men immediatley pull out gun and were about to fire, but held back once they saw you blast out a flash of light. Tombstone just glares at you and says," Why don't you come down here and make lay off this fucka!" Tombstone then punches the man very hard in the ribs and a audible cracking noise is heard as the man cries out in pain even more.

Rave has posed:
Already at ground level, the bluenette narrows her eyes as the rather imposing Thug continues his beating. Why was it rarely as easy as just telling them to stop? With a clench of her fists the light swirls around her, coalescing into her hands before she extends a palm out towards Tombstone. The 'Laser' actually stops short, bursting just before impact to offer a concussive blast rather than burning light that was clearly intended to hurl him back.

Already her thoughts were moving fast: get the guy clear of Tombstone, get him somewhere safe...then come back and whup some criminals. Easy right?

Tombstone has posed:
The concussive blast bursts just short. However, instead of the normal effects of the blast, Tombstone justs stumbles a bit. letting go of the man in the process and glares at Rave angrily, he was barley effected at all. He then snarles in anger and says to his goons," Boys, waste this bitch!" The gangers then pull out pistols and start firing while Tombstone attempts to grab the man again.

Rave has posed:
It probably wasn't pleasent with broken bones to be suddenly grabbed by a speedster...but it was probably nicer than whatever Tombstone had in mind! With a rush of lights and a blast of wind behind it, Rave was moving with the victim in hand. He'd be several blocks away and in a diner with the waitress directed to call 911 in half a minute...then she'd be on her way back, appearing amdist the gunmen who were likely rather confused.

"Alright then goon-squad, shoot me."

Tombstone has posed:
Tombstone let out a angered yell as Andre dissappeared in a flash of blue light. The second Rave reappeared Tombstone yelled out," Waste her!" The gangers then proceeded to fire their pistols at Rave. Meanwhile, Tombstone, in a startling show of strength, ripped a manhole cover from the ground and threw it like a discus at Rave.

Rave has posed:
Okay...that's not normal. Bullets was one thing but the manhole cover? That took some serious strength. It -did- explain why her blast hadn't hurt him, but that didn't make it any less dangerous as she twisted between the bullets and hastily ducked under the heavy metal disc that imbeds itself in the wall where she'd been a heartbeat before.

Tombstone has posed:
As the manhole cover imbeds itself on the wall, Tombstone lets out a yell in frustration and befudlement as Rave disappears from where the manhole is now. He turns to your currently location, his teeth gritted in anger. If you took a closer look, you would notice that his teeth are sharp, like a shark's. He then bellows," Hold still damn it!" Tombstone then rushes towards you swiinging one of his fists at you while his men start shooting at you again.

Rave has posed:
In a rush of neon light Rave surges forwards, leaping high and attempting to slug Tombstone square across the jaw.

Bad idea!

With a cry of pain she's moving again, clutching fingers already starting to swell. "I'd really rather not!"

Tombstone has posed:
Tombstone barely flinces from the blow. He lets out a laugh as he says," You call that a punch? I know Grandmas that punch harder than you!" The two goons then proceed to start shooting at you again while Tombestone sprints towards the manhole cover again and pulls it out of the wall. He then hurls it at you again.

Rave has posed:
There wasn't enough time to pull in light and heal herself, not when heavy metal and lead was flying her way again. Weaving back, a pair of those concussive blasts fly, flashing through the space at the gunmen.

That manhole? This time there's a burst of heat to go along with the light while the cover is sheered in half, still glowing as it passes narrowly by

Tombstone has posed:
The gangers let out two grunts at the same time as the blasts hit them and send them flying out of the alley, unconcious. Tombstone looks surprised when the manhole is melted in half. This surprise quickly turns to more snarling as he charges at Rave, gripping his fists together and swinging them at Rave

Rave has posed:
A twist, a whirl, a duck. Over and over the glowing and frustratingly face girl avoids the swings. Still, this was getting her nowhere! She couldn't hurt him with her fists and she couldn't really knock him around, but she couldn't resort to using the same on a person that she would on the manhole cover. What to do?

Last ditch, she zips around one particularly large swing and tries the concussive blast again. This time at least, she was aiming for his head...but she could still only really use one hand!

Tombstone has posed:
The concussive blast goes off on Tombstone's head as planned with a bright flash of blue light. Tombstone's head jerks back violently and Tomnstone starts to stumble around. However, the most unusal part however is that Tombstone is covering his eyes, as if they were in extreme pain.

Rave has posed:
Blinded, hurt but...still not knocked out. It was an advantage, but not one she could capitalize on, especially with one hand. Hopefully the cops weren't far away, but for now? There's a moment where she regards the unconcious mooks and then the boss. There was the eager move...and the sensible move. Right now the latter would win out.

"Next time big guy, anger management classes ot something, yeah?"

Seems she was more confident on an exit one-liner, but the bluenette speedster streaks off into the night.