11147/Canadian Crossfire

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Canadian Crossfire
Date of Scene: 03 March 2020
Location: Tribeca - Manhattan
Synopsis: A new kid in town gets caught up in the Punisher's war.
Cast of Characters: Flex, Punisher




Flex has posed:
Adrian came to town this morning on a plane from Toronto. He is not happy with being kept in Beta Flight. Well, it would not be as bad if they sent the Betas on Missions more, but he has powers and training...it is time he should be a hero...right? New York city is superhero central, if there is anywere he can get himself noticed, this should be it.

New in town or not, he needs to find a place to stay and perhaps some kind of work to add to the stipend he gets from Department H. Then he wants to take a few classes if he has enough income to pay the tuition. So he picked up a couple of brochures from the local universities to see what the offer. His nose is in one of those as he walks along the street.

Punisher has posed:
Tribeca. There are plenty of residences and lofts around here, and some commercial businesses. Mostly small businesses.

It's no secret that this is considered a 'charming' neighborhood to reside in.... and it shows as Flex walks along.

It would even be normal quiet day, except for that sudden explosion inside the house to Flex's right as he walks along.

Windows along the second floor of a resential complex shatter outward from some sort of explosive force, and the civilians in the area start running directly *opposite* it.

Flex has posed:
Flex throws up an arm to shield him from the blast, perhaps a number of people are doing that...the difference being when HE does it the arm turns into a literal shield, a diamond-shape of metal which the glass and other debris deflects off. Others may run from the explosion, but Adrian runs towards it...there may be people in there needing help!

Punisher has posed:
"What the FUCK!" Comes from a screaming man as Flex brings up a metallic shield out of nowere. Most others don't seem to see Flex do it.

It will probably help too, from the sounds of gunfire coming from the second floor. That's a lot of bullets flying around as Flex nears the first floor doorway.

Flex has posed:
Adrian's clothing is just normal stuff, Unstable Molecules are costly so he was not given any spare costumes when he left. He will have to replace these. Since the trouble seems to be on the second floor, he goes there directly...stretching his legs like stilts and diving through the window with the shield in front of him, then tucking and rolling while restoring his legs to normal. Puck taught him well about being a mobile target.

Punisher has posed:
The moment Flex walks in, he's immediately shot at by two men with some sort of sub-machine gun and a shotgun. rounds and pellets bounce off that shield and into the roof.

Within moments, he can hear shouting, "He brought backup! I thought the Punisher worked alone!"

Another moment, and the gunfire stops, followed by footsteps. It's all quiet in the bedroom, for now.

Flex has posed:
Adrian glances past the shield...a risk since his head is flesh and blood. The two with the guns seem to have fled. He considers turning his arm back to normal, but keeps it a shield for now. He checks to see if there is anyone else in the room. If there is not, he heads down the hall, whichever way the footsteps seemed to be going. He is not fond of being attacked, he thinks these blokes need to be taught a lesson.
He wonders: Punisher, the name is familar. Some kind of vigilante I think.

Punisher has posed:
"Don't move any further, bucko." Comes a voice from behind.

If Flex looks behind him, he'll see a man in a black trenchcoat and white skull vest, aiming a pistol downward. "Move at all, and I start shooting rubber at you. Now, what are you doing here?" Punisher grates out the question.

Flex has posed:
Adrian does not look, he was told not to move after all...but he DOES act...he flattens his body from the waist down outward, pushing his metal plate outwards in all directions at low level. Anyone close behind will likely get their feet knocked out from under them. He then restores his legs and rolls to the side before coming up facing the threatening voice.

Punisher has posed:
Oh, great, a metahuman.

Flex was probably expecting the person behind him to not be able to react in time. Unfortunately for Flex, the Punisher is *very* fast... and when the plate begins to move, he ducks back and onto the bed.

By the time Flex is about to turn around, he gets a close up view of Punisher activating a grenade... and throwing it right at his face.

Unless Flex is very fast, he's about to get point blank flashbanged, as the Punisher dives out of the window Flex just came in from.

Flex has posed:
Adrian sees a glimpse of the dark clothing and the death's head emblem, but then he sees the grenade. Not knowing it is not an explosive...he totally flattens himself...which temporarily blinds and deafens him and makes him mostly resistant to explosions. He turns back to human three seconds later. Oh fudge, now he is naked! He quickly collects the scraps of his clothing and heads to the window he came in...which seemed to be the direction the other man fled.

Punisher has posed:
It's weird. Flex *saw* the man leave out the window... but looking out? He can't see the Punisher anywhere at all.

It's like he disappeared.

Flex has posed:
First task, turn what is ledt of his clothing into something halfway decent to wear. After that, get back down on the street and recover his shoes...only then look around the outside of the building to see if he can find any tracks. He has got to talk to someone about a set of clothing a at least stretches rather than rips off when he pulls these stunts...if he gets out of his intact himself.

Punisher has posed:
Flex has no interruptions as he finds something halfway decent to wear that isn't riddled in bullets... and when he moves outside again to look at the outside of the building, there's still no sign of the Punisher.

It literally is like he just vanished. There are no tracks to speak of on the concrete.

Flex has posed:
Having no clues, Flex will wait on the police to arrive. He will make his report and show them his Department H ID as evidence that he is an officer of the law himself, despite appearances. Somehow, this did not turn out very well...but at least he CAN do this...if he can get some clothes that will survive.