plight_of_the_navigator: (serious)
Nami ([personal profile] plight_of_the_navigator) wrote in [community profile] thenearshore2017-04-08 04:25 pm

A prayer for safety

Who: Nami & Yata
When: June 30th
Where: a neighborhood in The Near Shore plagued by an unruly gang
What: Prayer #21



I can't believe what's happening to the neighborhood. It's that gang that moved in! My apartment was robbed, and I'm seeing so much graffiti everywhere. Please, do something about them before they hurt somebody.

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[Some might think it hypocritical for a renowned thief to have a problem with a burglar. Nami, however, would have it well known that it's completely different to steal from an innocent civilian than from a violent, plundering pirate. More importantly, a gang of deviants didn't sound too dangerous. She could handle normal people.

She teleports with Yata to the general area and surveys the streets. It's the southern skirt of the city, a residential area of middle-income apartments. Nami can imagine the area looking much nicer not long ago. Underneath the graffiti, the walls are clean and the paint unchipped. Beneath the litter, the sidewalks don't have cracks. The streets are well lit, and a small park welcomes leashed dogs and nature lovers among the residents of the apartment buildings that surround them. Or it would, if anyone dared roam the area

As for the streets themselves? Entirely too empty and quiet, with one exception: towards the east, the revving of motors; whooping; and, as the engines peel away, a pair of gunshots.

The sound moves north.]
thevanguard: skateboard serious (166)

[personal profile] thevanguard 2017-04-23 03:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ A shift of his weight backward and Yata kicks his board up in front of him as a shield, interrupting the chain. It spares him from getting caught, but his board goes clattering to the side, knocked out of play. It takes some of his speed and he's now on foot facing the remaining thugs, but he still doesn't look all that concerned. The flames spread as he gets more fired up, wrapping around him in a warm glow, lighting up the dark street. ]

Who are you calling a freak? Dumbasses. Have you learned your lesson yet? You can't win this.

[ Which are big words coming from the short punk smirking at them with no weapons on him. Almost as if it's intended to incite them further. ]
thevanguard: serious fight (114)

[personal profile] thevanguard 2017-04-24 12:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He keeps them focused on him, moving in evasive actions as he dives towards his skateboard again, narrowly ducking under the swing of the chain. When he pops up again, it's on his wheels once more, taking advantage of the guy who'd used up all his bullets. Coming in under his guard, he slams his shoulder into the thug's midsection, knocking the air out of him and giving him the momentum he needs to toss him towards the guy with the chain - namely the biggest pain in the ass right now. He can keep dodging it of course, but while trying to juggle multiple targets, the speed and agility of the chain as a weapon makes it unnecessarily complicated.

Using the one thug as an impromptu weapon to toss against his companion ends up with both of them going down in a pile of cursing and flailing limbs, the chain rebounding back to hopelessly entangle them both. Which leaves the remaining guy with the gun.

Although he pauses before launching forward, because there's a guy advancing on his god and his gaze flits quickly to her face, checking to see if she wants to handle him herself or if she'd prefer him to intervene, his actions waiting on her direction. ]
thevanguard: Happy (057)

[personal profile] thevanguard 2017-05-02 02:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Part of him just wants to stop and stare, because damn! He didn't know she could do that! But then he just throws back his head and laughs, pleased and euphoric because this was fun and his god is awesome, and he lets that adrenaline push himself forward to slam a burning fist into the remaining gang member's face.

He drops like a rock and Yata grins as he glances around, taking in the fallen gang sprawled about in varying stages of concentration around them. ]


Welp. That takes care of that. Looks like these guys will think twice before causing a commotion around here again. [ He glances at Nami with a grin before pumping a fist in the air in victory, still laughing from the sheer fun of it. ]

Yeah! We rock!