4957/Parking Lot Punches

Parking Lot Punches
Date of Scene:	19 July 2018
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	Lara Croft, Zhao Lin, Shredder

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Lara Croft has posed:
Lara Croft had been catching up with her friend and colleague for a little while now, but as of now they were coming downstairs with their equipment and gear for a trip. She'd gotten the travel arrangements sorted and was ready to go. A short elevator ride and the doors spread open, she steps out with some luggage in either hand and looks back. "Jeep is over here." She tells Zhao. "It'll get us to the airport and we'll be flying out on a private SHIELD plane, so... it should be a simple flight. One with drinks even." She smirks back to the Leopardman, knowing full well how much he enjoys his alcoholic beverages.

Its about 7:30pm and their flight is technically scheduled for 10:30, so they have a bit of time, so long as there are no interruptions in their plans!

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin doesn't have much to pack, and is, in fact, wearing everything he owns. Heading down into the garage with Lara, he carries only his gourd canteen tied to his belt, and a long object wrapped up and tied in cloth. He grins broadly to Lara as they walk towards the jeep. "Always a good thing," he agrees, his speech bearing a heavy Chinese accent, "It is going to be a long flight, but I doubt that it will be as long as the trip here from Hong Kong. A few hours in a plane will be much better than several weeks in a boat in the pitch black." He helps Lara with her luggage, at least, carrying a couple of things for her in his free hand while they cross the pavement towards the vehicle.

Shredder has posed:
    A caucasian man, very unassuming with a khaki pair of pants, and a worn t-shirt approaches. It looks like he's a beggar from the appearance. "'Scuse me," he says, "I am stuck on the other side of town, just need money to get home, could you spare a few bucks for the bus?" he asks. He seems innocent enough. "Goin' on a trip? I used to travel. I used to travel a lot before I got fired, where ya goin'?"

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara pauses in the parking garage when the person approaches and she seems a bit... surprised that he's here asking for this. The garage on her family's Manhattan skyrise is meant to have a gate operator to keep people from just wandering in like this... not to mention that story he just feeds her is one of the most cliche attempts to get free money out of someone, generally done by homeless people no-less. Lara glances over to Zhao and then back to the man. "Oh, we're just headed to California to see some extended family." She says in her thick British accent.

She approaches her Jeep and opens the back of it to put her bags into the back area while she glances back to the man. "There should be a guard at the main gate to the garage here. If you're in need of assistance, its his job to provide it." She tells him, showing off a quick smile as she sorts her luggage in the back.

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin glances to Lara as well, though he leans down to set the couple of things he'd been carrying down, and the cloth-wrapped object with it. He walks towards the man instead, letting Lara continue to put her things in the Jeep, while he takes his canteen and unstoppers it. "Stuck on the other side of town?" Lin asks, brow arching slightly. He pauses, leaning his head back to take a drink from his canteen, but always keeping one eye on the stranger. "That is an awfully familiar story," he continues, "And is almost never true. No self-respecting beggar would lie about where they were, there is no point in lying. It only makes you look like a liar." He eyes the man up and down slowly, before meeting his eyes again. "So, why not tell me the real reason you are here, Liar?" he asks, "Along with how you got by the guard at the gate?"

Shredder has posed:
    The shaggy man raises his hands at Zhao as he starts to accuse, "Hey man, no problem, I'm just..." as Laura turns to toss the bag in the back, he suddenly shoots out a hand to try to snag her ponytail and pull back while making a kick at the back of her knee.
    "Need that sword," he says, dropping the routine. As if on cue, four more, dressed in dark shozokus remove themselves from unseen corners of the garage, converging upon the pair.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara had an uncomfortable feeling about this person since she's well aware of how there's a guard posted at the front gate, so while Zhao is questioning the man she's rummaging around in her bags pretending to be all casual... while reaching for a gun.

What she DOESN'T expect though is that the man attacks so suddenly, and directed specifically at her! She's pulled back by her long dark hair and then kicked in the back of knee... right as her fingertips had grabbed hold of her gun in the bag and were about to wrap around it. Lara is dropped down to her knees behind the jeep and her gun falls back into the luggage side pocket! She releases a loud gasp and turns around to see... ninjas...

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin lets out a shout as the man reaches for Lara, and just as she's kicked in the back of the knee, Zhao Lin's foot kicks out to kick the stranger's knee, shoving it away from Lara, possibly throwing him off balance. He's about to pursue him to fight when four more people appear from the shadows, and the leopardine man growls low in his throat. "Ninja? You brought ninja with you?" There's a boisterous laugh from the martial artist, and he shakes his head. "Alright," he says, looking around him at the four converging upon them, "Let's see how well you stand up to the Eight Drunken Gods!" Zhao Lin reaches up and with a -snap-, breaks the top off his canteen. He takes a step back to keep some distance between himself and the five strangers, eye focused on them even as his head tilts back, and he pours the canteen into his gullet. Gulping it down quickly, the snow leopard drains it in a matter of seconds, before throwing the canteen onto the ground, smashing it to pieces. "Hhaaah, that hit the spot," he says with a grin, and suddenly lurches into a fighting stance, hands lifted as though carrying a pair of small cups, even though his feet twist in the wrong direction as he stumbles forward a few steps, suddenly looking like he's about to just fall over!

Shredder has posed:
    The man takes the strike to the back of the knee, stumbling forward with Lara as a result. He takes the opportunity to grab for Lara around the arms and torso while he is down there, and attempt to roll her away from the jeep.
    The ninjas look at one another, and then look back at Zhao. The movements have caught them slack, and one of them pulls a kali stick from his sash, and approaches, reaching to swing a blow at the disoriented looking martial artist. Apparently he hasn't heard of the Eight Drunken Gods.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara had been in plenty of scraps in her short lifespan, but this one DID just start right up out of no where, so she wasn't entirely used to that. So downed by the swift kick to her knee (and the tug to her hair) now she's being latched onto by the 'bum' who'd snuck his way into the garage. The two of them roll away from the Jeep, which pulls the Archaeologist even further away from her guns (and other weapons) inside of the vehicle, but she's a capable fighter even without those... albeit a bit of a dirty fighter.

Lara aims to deliver a backward elbow right at the side of the man behind her who's got her in a hold, she's trying to gut shot him and get free of his grasp! "Get off of me!" Lara grunts out the shout while struggling with him.

Zhao Lin has posed:
    When the ninja swings the kali stick at him, Zhao Lin suddenly shifts direction and stumbles backwards, the blow missing by a mere inch. The next one misses too, and the one that follows, as Zhao Lin drunkenly weaves out of the way of the strikes! The fourth swing Zhao Lin suddenly leans forward to catch the blow early against his forearms, then strikes downward to knock the arm out of the way, and follows it with a short but fast backhand to the ninja's face! He hears Lara shout then, and he turns to stumble in her direction, though he likely won't get more than a few steps before the ninja descend on him again!

Shredder has posed:
    The man holding Lara takes a shot to the gut, and he grunts with the solid connect. He loosens his grip, and then returns with a punch aimed for her kidney. He seems to be okay with playing dirty himself.
    The alertness level starts to rise as the ninja misses repeatedly, and when his swing is finally deflected and he is knocked back with the backhand, the other ninjas respond with drawn weapons. One has sais, another nunchaku, and a third has a pair of kamas. The one with the nunchaku moves to block Zhao's attempt to interfere with his ally's attack against Lara, and with a quick roundhouse jump he swings both nunchaku outward with a rather technical spin, showing that he isn't all show. The sai ninja is just to the left of him, and makes a kick forward to try to box the boxer in, while the last moves forward, slashing and missing with a kama as Zhao makes it out of range.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara takes a strike to her gut and it would likely hurt a lot worse if she weren't in great shape, but she's rather fit so the shot hits and it does cause a reverberation throughout her body that makes her feel a stab of sharp pain, but she's able to bounce back from it. Leaning her head down then Lara wraps her teeth around the man's wrist and just bites, bites really hard! She knows that Zhao is trying to help her, but she's no stranger to combat and she's okay with fighting one person while he's got FOR Ninja on him!

Zhao Lin has posed:
    When the ninjas all draw weapons, Zhao Lin goes wide-eyed for a second. He ducks under the swings from the nunchaku, while the sudden kick from the side sends him tumbling underneath the ninja with the kama! Zhao Lin slips right through his legs, and twists about to get up on his feet again. As he rises up, he scoops up the kama ninja's ankles, throwing him forward onto his hands in the classic "wheelbarrow"! He puts the upturned ninja between him and his opponents, turning him this way and that while keeping a powerful grip on the man's ankles. Suddenly, the leopard shoves him up into a handstand, and delivers a kick to his midsection that sends him flying at the other three!

Shredder has posed:
    The man clenches his teeth, but by some strangeness, he actually doesn't yell out, even when the bite draws blood. His body responds, however, showing that he is indeed in pain as he tries to give her a backhand strike to the side of the head and force her to let go.
    The kama ninja is forced to drop both of his kamas, nimbly catching himself on his hands, but then is forced to walk around like a fool until he receives the kick. The sai ninja and nunchaku ninja both catch him, but are knocked back onto the ground while the kali stick ninja closes in, trying to use the opening to deliver a strike with a stick across his back. He swings rapidly, looking to deliver several blows in a far more agressive fashion than he did a moment ago while his allies recover.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara wasn't satisfied by the lack of a screen from the man, it meant his training in pain tolereance was surprisingly high. So she remains clutched by him on the floor of the parking garage near the side of her jeep. She's struggling to get away from him when he strikes her in the side of the head and it causes her to get dazed... Lara's eyelids flutter and she releases a heavy exhale before she goes a little limp now, as the hit is enough to knock her down a few pegs. She's out of the fight, at least for a few minutes it would seem!

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin grunts as he's struck in the back with the kali stick, not once, not twice, but thrice before he stumbles forward a few paces. Zhao Lin sharply about-faces, hands up in his drunken boxing stance, and he lunges for the ninja wielding the kali sticks! A series of blows come at him, the first a simple straight strike with his hand before he twists about into a backhand, then quickly back the other way, a backhand coming from the other side, all three strikes blocked or evaded by the skilled ninja! Zhao Lin jumps up then, delivering a double kick before, as he lands, suddenly sinking down to his knees and, on the way, delivering a third blow from below, aimed right for the ninja's jaw! Zhao Lin comes to a stop on his knees, head back and hands up like he were pouring a drink from a cup into his mouth from up high.

Shredder has posed:
    The man with a bit hand sits their for a moment after Lara goes down, and clutches his hand. Apparently his threshold wasn't as high as he lets on, he's just trained well to remain silent during it. Blood drips from the wound, and then he struggles back to his feet making his way to the jeep. He spots the long artifact, and grabs it with his good hand, and starts to make his way for the exit to the garage.
    Meanwhile, the ninja with the kali sticks becomes frustrated at the repeated failure to land a blow, but he stops worrying fairly quickly when the double kick lands square in his face, and he flies backward, landing on the hard concrete, his kali sticks flying outward. The other three are busy untangling themselves from each other, but look to soon be ready to continue the fight.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara is rolled over onto her side after the man holding her releases her and when he last sees her she's seemingly dazed and 'out of it' as he goes around to her jeep to get the sword that had been stowed in the back of the jeep. They could take weapons onboard the SHIELD jet, but they'd still have to be checked in, so the sword was packaged neatly as per Zhao's liking.

But when the man starts to leave with the box after pulling it from her jeep, and he starts to make for the exit to the parking garage thats when Lara suddenly makes an appearance again, and this time she's lunging right at him in a full body tackle out from the other side of the fancy car that was parked beside her Jeep... and she's a pretty strong woman too!

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin had, of course, wrapped the sword carefully. It -is- an ancient, powerful artifact after all, and he didn't want to risk it being damaged. Still, it would be easily accessible, if one pulled just the right part of the tie wrapped around it.

    The leopardine man hops back to his feet while the ninjas are stunned, stumbling and swaying a bit. He turns back in the direction of the three that were picking themselves back up, and he's about to start in their way again when he sees the man getting away with the sword. "Hey! Come back!" Lin shouts, pointing and stumbling in his direction, only to stop with a surprised look when Lara comes out of nowhere to tackle the man. He blinks once or twice, then rushes over, reaching for the sword to try to pull it from the man's grasp before the ninja can get back up!

Shredder has posed:
    The man takes the full force of the hit, being slammed to the ground and losing grip on the precious object. It lands on the ground, and he twists to try to grapple with Lara, though he ends on the bottom of that wrestle when the rolling is done.
     The three remaining ninjas have recovered, and rather than ready their weapons, they all move as one, leaping for Zhao to try to take him in a dogpile. It's not the most skilled of maneuvers, but it does seem coordinated.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara doesn't waste a chance when she has it, so when she gets the man down onto the ground she's grappling with him, but since she did the tackling she has a bit of an upperhand here, so she moves to pin him to the ground and straddle him. She pulls back her right arm and then moves to deliver a hard palm-punch to the base of his nose, wanting to drive his nose right back inside of his own skull, if possible!

Meanwhile, however, there are cameras all over this facility as its an expensive office skyrise with rather wealthy people who work (and some even live) here. So there's more security on the way, and they're not far away at all... the elevator dings and the doors slide open, with four armed security guard stepping off of it and drawing their tazers, they're about fourty feet away!

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin is just reaching for the sword when he feels a hand grab hold of his tail! He lets out a yowl and twists about to defend himself, and he manages to land a blow before the three ninja tackle him to the ground! Zhao Lin struggles, growling and snarling, clawing and biting in an attempt to free himself from the three of them! He's not trying to kill them, but he's still pretty dangerous when backed into a corner like that, whether physically or metaphorically! It might, though, be just enough of a distraction from his attempt for the stranger to free himself from Lara and seize the sword in an attempt to escape!

Shredder has posed:
    The ninjas clambor back and forth, and a few punches are exchanged, before one of the two breaks off, spotting the incoming security. He reaches into his sash, flinging a trio of shuriken toward the group of security advance.
    A second breaks off, and sprints for the sword, reaching to catch it up in his hand, planning to make a quick exit with the objective.
    Lara's victim turns his head from the strike, but the blow is still enough to knock him clean out, and he goes limp beneath her.
    Of course that leaves one and only one on Zhao, who reaches for a smoke pellet within his sash during his struggle.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara's palm punch goes right into the side of the man's face and hits him just where his temple meets his cheek, but she hits HARD and it slams his head into the concrete floor... which seems to have knocked him out, or killed him, either is fine with her. But as soon as she sees his lights go out, she starts to rummage around on him, patting him down and looking for a wallet or anything that might give away who he is. "Zhao?" She asks, looking back to her friend to make sure if he's okay while she searches with her hands.

The security guards are split apart by the thrown shurikens and one manages to even embed itself into one of the guard's shoulders, causing him to cry out and get annoyed/angry/shocked and many other emotions all at once. The LEAD security guard however, puts his tazer away now and draws an actual firearm, and now he's taking up shelter behind the trunk of a car and looking for a shot on ANYone who seems to be a threat... though they all konw Lara and Zhao aren't the threat.

Zhao Lin has posed:
    As two of the ninja release him, that allows Zhao Lin to focus on the remaining one. The leopardine man suddenly tucks his knees up, gets his feet under him, and -shoves- him back, throwing him into the air! He's a ninja though, so like a cat, he'll neatly flip about and land on his feet, allowing him to throw down the smoke pellet and vanish, along with the sword! Zhao Lin is quick to his feet, but he's not able to to get there quickly enough to stop the blast of smoke as the pellet hits the ground. Coughing, he comes back to Lara, staggering a little as the alcohol starts to take its hold on him. "Who the hell were -they-?" he asks, panting softly from the exertion of the fight. He slumps against the back of the jeep, sitting against the rear bumper. "Are you alright, Lara?" he asks, though he's clearly concerned that the sword has now gone missing.

Shredder has posed:
    Indeed, with the release of the smoke pellet, it's followed by a second from the ninja with the shuriken, and they leave in a seemingly impossible short amount of time. The man who was not dressed as a ninja remains, but the other unconscious ninja is gone, though one kali stick was left behind as evidence they were not a hallucination.
    On the unconscious 'hobo' there is no ID. He does, however, have a afew kunai, and a few variant marbles of different colors, likely smoke pellets or similar explosives.

Lara Croft has posed:
Lara is a damaged woman, she doesn't deal well with stuff like this so when she finds nothing on the man's person she exhales with a heavy disappointment and then reaches into her pocket. She can hear the madness going on around her still but it doesn't really seem to effect her. A pocket knife is pulled out of her thigh pocket and she extends her leg out to the side while she draws it out, and then opens it and uses it to plunge right into the man's left leg on the side of his thigh. Why does she do it? Because she wants him to not be able to attack anyone again, at least not for quite a while... she jams the knife into his leg and then holds it there for a few seconds before she pulls it out... making sure it wasn't a life threatening place on his leg. Lara then yanks the knife out and stands up. "I'm fine." She says to Zhao, still breathing heavily as she looks around, and starts to walk toward the security to her family's building.

Zhao Lin has posed:
    Zhao Lin's brow arches slightly when Lara pulls out a knife and just stabs the man in the leg. He doesn't remark on it, though, but seems to file it away to ask her about later, in less pressing circumstances. Zhao Lin stands as well, when Lara does, but instead of going over to security, he crouches down over the man she just stabbed. The drunken martial artist takes hold of him by the collar, looking to see if he's coming around, and if he's not, gives him a good, hard -slap- across the face in an attempt to wake him up. He's got some questions for him, after all.

Shredder has posed:
    There is a clenched gasp from the man as he is stabbed in the leg, that was enough to wake him prior to the slap. He still doesn't grunt, he doesn't yell, he just clenches his teeth, looking up at his previous marks, and now captors. He grabs the bleeding wound, putting pressure on it to stifle the bleeding as it colors his pants.