9482/Industrial Fight

Industrial Fight
Date of Scene:	08 October 2019
Location:	Norman's Automotive Warehouse, The Bronx
Synopsis:	A encounter between Zorro and Nikias ends in arson
Cast of Characters:	Zorro, Nikias

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Zorro has posed:
Zorro glared as he looked at the warehouse. It has been a few days since the penthouse disaster and he was ready to go out and try again. This time he was gunning to kill two birds with one stone. One of the people on his list, Norman Van Louc, a automotive baron from Belgium has recently opened a warehouse in the Bronx and has hired Athena Security Solutiions to guard it. Zorro was planning on smashing up some of the coruupt Belgin's stock and humiliating Athena in the process.
    
     As Zoro slipped through a small hole in the fence and started to make his way to the warehouse, sword drawn, he had no idea about the surpise waiting for him inside. While there was Athena Security guards inside, there was also a certain mercenary he had encountered at the Penthouse, Nikias. Norman Van Louc, who was rumored to be connected to organized crime groups and infamous for being sued for knowingly selling cars with faulty breaks had hired Nikias to serve as "extra security" to help protect his stock.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias sits kicked back in a cheap lawn chair, feet up on a stack of parts boxes, polishing his dagger. No balaclava this time, his face bared to the night air. Nearby, a pair of Athena guards stand nearby, gossiping in only barely hushed tones, "What's that maniac doing here? What are we sitting on?" One of them asks the other whilst loosening his tie and glancing paranoidly around, the other motioning for him to bring it down, "Look, it's probably nothing, ok? You know how this city is, always some freak in a mask looking to get in the paper. Mr. Van Louc is probly just being careful."

Zorro has posed:
As Zorro made his way to the entrance of the warehouse, which was a opened garage, he started to hear the conversations of the various guards. Among them was two heafty one talking about a guy who once killed a bar filled with bikers. Another conversation he picked up was a conversation of seemingly the same guy once blowing up a cargo ship with nothing but a firecracker.
    
     Zorro eventually caught a glimpse of a man sitting on a lawn chair near the entrance, and let out a swear when he saw that it was the same merc from the Penthhouse. This job just got more complicated, especially if he saw him. He was about to make a move again but suddenly heard a loud gasp. Zorro turned around quickly and saw a security guard reaching for a baton. Zorro lunges for the man and accidently tackels him into a cargo box, smashing it. Zorro lets out a curse and rushes away from the scene and hide in a dark corner of the outside area.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias either couldn't hear the fantastical tales, or just didn't care, beginning a casual half whistle of 'The Wheels on the Bus', because that's what all big tough killers for hire listen to, when Zorro was discovered by the guard and had to spear the guard out of his boots to escape. Nikias groans and stands up as several of the other guards run off, SMGs at the ready, grabbing his sword up off the the box and reslinging it across him as he twirls the dagger with his free hand, "If this is another raccoon, I will never let you pansies hear the end of it." He calls out to the runners, clearly in no hurry himself to get over there.

Zorro has posed:
As you approach the crashing noise, you see the guard groaning in pain, obviously unconcious. The box he was speared through happened to be a box full of Van Louc's cargo, as evidenced by the scattered brake lights and the occasioonal pine scented air freshener. As the guards gathered around the unconcious man, Zorro snuck past them and approached the other outdoor cargo box, which happened to have a guard near it.
    
     Zorro neaks up on the guard and wraps his arm around his neck, trying to choke him out. After a few moments of thrashing and struggling, the man goes limp. Zorro then gently places the man on the ground and looks at the box with a grin, which was placed carelessly near the ledge of a small ramp. Zorro kicks the box, sending it down crashing. Zorro then rushes into another hiding spot

Nikias has posed:
Nikias sees the downed man and frowns before looking to the gathered mass, "All of you, get to your posts, we've got company." One of the guards tries to ask about the guy on the floor only to be met with a stern "Leave him till we've got the place locked down." Nikias then turns around just in time to hear another box shatter. He grumbles and puts a hand up to activate his ear piece, "We've got an intruder. Everyone form up, two by two, I want a full sweep of the area. And watch the shadows. If you see anything, radio in, I dont want anyone acting the hero tonight." He orders to each of the guards before moving to find a lightly guarded container to reinforce.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro lets out a small swear to himself once the guards start to sweep the area. This job just got more complicated. As he got closer to the warehouse' garage, he saw two guards with their guns drawn standing near the entrance. Zorro immeidaltye knew he had to find a way to draw the guards away. A few momeents later a loud banging is heard and the guards near the garage go off to ivestigate it. Zorro then slips in, thank god for loose wrenches.

Nikias has posed:
As Zorro makes his sneaky way in, a shadow falls across him as he reaches the next target of his ire, "Well well well, looks like we've got ourselves a cosplayer. Hey there, kid." Comes the familiar snarky voice of Nikias as he stands at the doorway, sword drawn and braced across his shoulders behind his head, "You really seem to have a vendetta against these used parts. What's the matter? Cant stand obnoxious salesmen one more second?"

Zorro has posed:
Zorro pulls out his rapier and glares at the man. He ten says to him in his deep, booming accented voice," Your boss is a corrupt and vile man. I am merly teaching him a lesson for his taking advantage of the trust of innocent people. If you and your Athena goon squad object, I will gladly fight you to teach Von Louc a lesson."

Nikias has posed:
Nikias smirks as he steps forward to Zorro's challange, "So he's cheating on his wife with the pool boy, that really enough to bring out the Zorro mask for?" He says as he twirls the sword free from his shoulders. As he moves away from the door, some Athena goons become visible running towards the garage in the distance.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro lets out a growl at Nikias' taunting. Once Zorro see the guards coming, he throws a dagger at the chain holding the garage open, causing the garage to slam shut. Zorro then glares at Nikias and says," Didn't want any uninvited guests interuppting." Zorro then lunges his rapier at Nikias, trying to hit his shoulder.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias doesn't flinch as the dagger whizzes past him, his smirk growing just a bit at the explaination, "Agreed." He says as he reaches to his ear piece, swatting Zorro's sword away in the process and dancing out of reach, "I've got him, it's the local Zorro wannabe. South garage, surround the building. He's mine." He confidently orders before moving closer and taking a pair of testing stabs of his own.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro leaps back from the testing stabs and looks like he is about to make another lunge at him. Suddenly, he grabs a tire iron looses from it's box and throws it at Nikias. He then makes another stabbing motion towards Nikias' leg.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias does a spin as the iron whips at him, catching it and keeping the momentum going even as he blocks the low stab with his sword, bringing the hefty metal in for a rapid bash of Zorro's sword-arm shoulder.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro rolls out of the way from Nikias blunt object attack. He looks around for a minute trying to find something to help him. Suddenly, he picks up a canister of gas and throws it at Nikias' hoping the liquid would make him more vulnerable to attack.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias spins with his miss, coming to an only slightly disoriented stop in time to see Zorro hefting up the can. As he hurls it, Nikias throws the tire iron, connecting with the can and ruining it's trajectory, sending it spin-sliding across the room, pour gasoline everywhere, "Whoa, careful kid! A guy fire'n a few people so he can give himself a bonus iddn't worth somebody gettin hurt here!" He says angrily, moving for a few more rapid stabs, blade aimed for Zorro's sword-hand.

Zorro has posed:
"quite hypocritical coming from the guy tyring to scure me on a blade huh?" Zorro says with a light grin as he leaps awau from he attack. Zorro then pulss out his bullwhip, something he rarely used in combat, and tries to Hit Nikias' hand with it.

Nikias has posed:
As the bullwhip snakes out, Nikias adjusts his grip, catching it with the blade as he plants his footing and tightens his grip, "You and I both know, kid, that if I wanted to kill you, you'd've been dead a dozen times by now. Why Zorro, eh? Of all the names to steal, why him!?" His tone is odd for a man oh so obviously in his early twenties at the most. Almost like he's personally offended.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro grunts once the whip is wrapped around Nikias' blade. He grunts upon hearing his comment about his ancestor and says to him," He was my role model gowing up! I wanted to follow in his footsteps and knock down those who would take advantage of the innocent, like your boss! If you insist on aiding a man as horrid as Van Louc, who would let men die to make a quick buck, i view you as part of the problem as well!" He then pulls out another dagger and hurls it at Nikias' arm.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias pulls his arm to the side, the blade grazing his arm with a blood drawing slice even as his own dagger comes free, slicing through the bullwhip wrapping the sword like butter. He twirls the sword with a grimace as he closes the distance, the remnants of the whip flying free, "When I was a kid, my role model was King Leonidas. Dont see me stealin his name." Once again, his tone shows barely restrained personal offense, followed by a flurry of broad strokes, the dagger following their wake to parry aside counter attacks, "What's your problem with Van Louc? I get it, he's kind of a douchebag, but if ya wanna ruin someone's life for bein' a douchebag, yer gonna need a phonebook to keep track of em all."

Zorro has posed:
As Zorro continues to avoid the attacks and attempts to strike back, he said to him," Van Louc was a plantiff in a 2015 law suit where his company sold cars with faulty brekaes that killed 5 people. He got off scot free after blaming the designer. I want to hurt him for all the people he affected by this act of callousness." Zorro then smells the familiar smell of gas and grins, he has an idea in case things go to far.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias forces an overbalancing lockup then breaks away with a spin, "What are you talkin about, kid?...." He loosens his stance up and stows the dagger, tilting his head suspiciously back and forth at Zorro as he reaches into his pocket, "Keep talkin..."

Zorro has posed:
Zorro nods and says to him," Van Louc neweest sedan, the Victory was build in 2015 and was released into the international market the same year. He was warned that the breaks were faulty, but ignored the warnings and shipped them off anyway. Five people died before the recall, including a family of three. He got away with it at the law suit by claiming plausible deniability and blaming the cars designer."

Nikias has posed:
Nikias scowls as he pulls a phone out and begins hitting keys, "Dont move, we're not done yet." He says with a point of his sword at Zorro as he puts the phone to his ear. A few moments of pacing later, he perks slightly, "Hey there, boss, it's Ash....Oh no, yeah, everything's goin great here, just got a quick question for you. Whadda you know about a lawsuit from 2015 over the Victory?"

Zorro has posed:
Van Louc, who sounds like he is at the beach says to you," Oh, that old thing. Some people accused me of knowingly sending cars into the market with faulty breaks. It was really the designers fault, he was shipped to jail for 15 years for negligent manslaughter." His voice sounds very calm, but there is a twinge of uncomforability in it if one is able to ick that up.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias nods a bit as he resumes pacing, his brow furrowing slightly, "Mmhmm, I see. See uh, I'm just askin, cuz I got a guy here who's smashin up all yer stuff cuz he says you knew all about it. Wanna talk to him?" He pulls the phone away from his ear and looks at Zorro, "Ya wanna talk to him?" He asks as he holds the phone out to toss it over in case Zorro agrees.

Zorro has posed:
Zorro nods seriously and Van Louc agrees to talk to him. As Zorro catches the phone from Nikias, and says into it," I will give you a chance to prove your innnocence Van Louc. If you are truly telling the truth about what happened with the Victory, i shall leave your warehouse and repy for the damages i have caused. If not, you know what happens next."
    
     What Van Louc says over the phone is muffled, but from the look on Zorro's face, you can tell he does not like it. Suddenly, Zorro shouts into the phone," I will ruin you Louc and expose your villainy!" He then slams the phone onto the ground, shattering it. He then looks up at Nikias, rage in his face as he scrapes his blade on the ground, causing sparks to fly, igniting the gas on the ground. Zorro then turns to Nik, and apologetic look o nhis face as he says," My apologies amigo. Van Louc said the wrong thing. He is truly a liar and i intend on exposing him as such." Zorro then rushes into the shadows of the warehouse. You hear a window break, which means Zorro has escaped from the blaze he created, leaving you the only man left in the warehouse.

Nikias has posed:
Nikias shrugs as the phone gets broked, "Eh. It was a burner anyway..." He mumbles as he stows the sword back in it's sheath. At Zorro's apology and declaration of intent, Nikias shrugs, "Better hope ya find him before I do." He says with a cheerful smile as he turns around and heads for the wall, pulling a loose panel aside and slipping through it to make his own exit. As one of the guards rushes over, lowering his gun at the sight of Nikias and asking about Zorro, Nikias brushes him off, "Who? Oh, right, him, yeah, he's dead. Go inside and root through the fire if ya dont believe me." He says before making his casual exit while everybody else panics because fire bad.