Log:The Fall of the Cartesian, Scene 4

The Fall of the Cartesian 2018/03/30 	 Argus Null Raven Tap Rira Gonzalez Daemon Harrisburg Hellions

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This once middle-class section of town has fallen into disrepair: the rows of two-storey homes are mere ghosts of the past. Some of the vinyl siding is cracked and faded from decades of neglect. Children play unsupervised in now weed-strewn vacant lots. Graffiti along brick walls mark the territory of various gangs trying to claim the neighborhood as their own. Harrisburg Elementary needs its tall security fence and guarded gate.

If southern Harrisburg is bad, the north is appalling. Many of the homes are boarded up, perhaps occupied by homeless squatters, and the gang graffiti is ubiquitous. Drug dealers and worse have brought their crime to the district. Few trees or shrubs remain, and lawns are weeds and broken bottles. Here dwell the destitute, the desperate and the homeless.

Rira Gonzalez, supposed Nexus of Chaos and guitarist for a local metal band, walks along the street in Harrisburg with her guitar bag slung over her shoulder. She's also one of the few people who still smokes in the city; she draws on the cigarette and it lights up in the otherwise slightly foggy late afternoon. The weather is still cold, though the rain from yesterday just turned into that cold fog.

Null

This hero stands at 6'2" with an athletic build one only gets from daily training. He wears a black domino mask with white lenses that conceals his identity, and black layered hair. There's a small radio earpiece and microphone visible attached to his right ear. His voice is altered by a modulator.

He's dressed in a black army cargo pants with charcoal gray high tech armor padding, and armor-plated combat boots. His black gloves are covered in armored plates around the knuckles. His clothes are light and flexible enough to not impede movement. There's a black utility belt around his waist that has a series of compartments and gadgets hooked onto it. A blade is slung on his back, and a 6" slim metal cylinder is slung on his right hip. He wears a black jacket with an attached hood worn up to shade his face.

Tap

Tap stands barely five foot tall, and looks like she must be thin as a rake under her clothes. She is typically dressed scruffily in well-worn jeans and a dark grey hoody, too large for her: its hood is easily big enough to hide her face in its shadows. Of her self, normally only her small and slender hands show.

She generally seems quiet, alert and skittish, as if always ready to run. But when she does stand her ground she betrays no hint of fear.

Amelia

The first thing likely to catch the eye about Amelia for the people who know her history is that she looks like a perfectly healthy young girl aged in her late teens. Her metallic chrome blue dyed hair is asmymetically styled, the left side cut short while the right side hangs loose past her shoulder. She doesn't seem to wear any obvious make-up, however the right side of her face has a brightly colored animated tattoo of a feathered winged snake on it. Physically she is lean and athletically muscled, toned to a whipcord hardness.

Clothing wise the style seems to be futuristic techno-punk. Long black fingerless gloves. A sleeveless snug fitted vest of a metallic sheen that changes hue from red to green to blue as the direction of the light alters. Synthetic dragonhide pants stretch down to knee length black boots. Worn over all that is a long duster coat that could have come from the set of the classic cult TV series Firefly.

Argus

This 'hero' seems to be a man who is approximately 5'7. He is wearing a grey hood & a custom made next-generation CyberArmor Suit. The grey undersuit is lightly armored and covered in a recessed heptagonal tiling pattern. His hood has the same pattern over it as well The inside of the hood is a dark, velvety black that seems to eat light. Oddly enough, his face is more or less visible due to his protective facemask that turns his face into a simplified negative in a deep red hue. (Facial recognition will show this face as Marco Proctor, ask for more details)

Over his shoulders is the main body of the cyber armor, a mantle made of darker grey body armor pretecting the shoulders, chest, spine & ribs and has a clear technical bent. Nearest the neck are red segmented plates. Each shoulderpeice has a red globule filed with a shifting material inside. Beneath that are 2 smaller peices of red armor plating with access-bolts which shield advanced components.

Mounted onto the undersuit like the panels below the shoulders are similar plates covering the forearm and back of hands. The panels on the back of the hand wrap all the way around to the palms of each hand.

Its obvious to anyone by the way he carries himself that he is confident, capable & intelligent- one might even suspect he is quite noble at face value.

Tap is crouching down by a hole in a wall in an adjoining alley, talking: catching up with an old friend.

Amelia is coming back from a visit to Sasha's little Wolves. Mad in particular. Her apple pies are to die for, and Friday is apple pie day. Replete with that savory delight she's walking it off rather than teleporting back to her penthouse.

Tap says "Take care" to her friend. And, contrary to advice, starts following Rira, hopefully discreetly.

The Spyder has been trailing Rira Gonzalez since he arrived at the Rage the day after her big debute as Nexus of Chaos. The staff were in an uproar over it, passing stories back and forther. Even Gladys who was off that night was waxing on about it. Daemon couldn't help but overhear, and from there intervene. The Rage is he and Grimm's spot. Where they relax and unwind and drink into the early morning hours. He won't have anyone trashing the place.

Its took him a bit of time to get on the trail, but once he did he stayed on it.

We join him with his ARGUS protocols engaged, trailing Rira through Harrisburg. He is of course invisible and using his advanced stealth skills to remain out of sight.

Following along behind him is his partner- 'Null'. Normally shadow tentacles are Grimm's thing, but her nanobeacon stopped responding at about 9:34 this morning. She is likely off-world, so Null was brought in in her stead.

<< I'm telling you, there is more to this than just some girl getting superpowers. The way people were talking, this is a big deal. Some guy even lost his powers over /NOT/ killing the girl. >> He says in response to Null's question on why Harrisburg of all places.

Some local gang members step out of an alleyway in Rira's path, very clearly trying to block her. She goes to walk past them, and one steps directly in her way.

Null stealths along after Daemon, his footfalls silent. He glances in the school's direction, frowning slightly as he thinks of his confrontation with Sasha's dark secret: the dark-haired boy assigned as Jordan's protector. If he could trust that kid, he'd be assured that the Little Wolves are safe. But he thinks Sasha's playing a dangerous game betting on that.

<> he subvocalizes. After a late night dealing with Frankie and a case that caused some turmoil between boss and employee, Null sounds tired and a bit cranky. <>

Tap keeps walking, guardedly. She's really not sure about Rira. She knows she doesn't like the Hellions. She rather suspects a fight is coming.

One of the Hellions smiles, "Out here on your own, hmm? You should really be more careful." In return, Rira is initially cautious...but then she slowly grins, "You really don't pay much attention to what's going on around here, do you? I've been practicing. I could show you."

Amelia keeps walking blissfully unaware of what's transpiring just out of her sight. Her Watcher has instructions to alert if if magic is used. No magic yet and Watchers aren't known for their initiative or intelligence.

Argus responds: << I hate magic. >>

He stops and clings to the wall of the alleyway as the Hellions step in. He isn't trying to give up his surveilance status, but he won't let RIra get hurt either.

<< She's got hostiles. >> HE reports to Null, but doesn't act. Not yet anyway, he's more interested in what this girl can do- and her comment tells him he madwe the right decision.

Tap tries to remain unremarked as she gets closer. Hopefully Rira and the gang members will be distracting each other from her.

Null stays just a step away from the ledge before leaning to glance down. << And yet your very protective of your magic-wielding friend. Or maybe you just have a thing for dark magic and tentacles. I won't judge. >> He studies the scene for a moment. If what the rumors said were true, those Hellions are the ones in trouble.

So far, none of them have noticed Tap. One gang member takes a hold of Rira's shirt, intending to try to push her back toward the alley, where they (theoretically) wouldn't be noticed. She shouts and tries to strike the guy with a punch.

...which misses. But there's a dark energy blade that went along with it, extending beyond her hand by a good two feet.

The gang members freeze briefly, but only a moment. One of them goes to strike her.

Tap makes herself known, now the trouble has started. "Hey, idiots. We can do this the easy way or the I-put-you-through-that-wall-way-over-there way," she says, holding out her right hand, two fingers extended.

Amelia sends a mental command to the Watcher, "Go tell Prof Duran." and using the location given by the Watcher she teleports to the trouble spot.

<< You leave her out of this. >> Daemon replies immediately. << Its nothing like that. >> Though in someways it is, Grimm is - after all his only true confidant. Its just not that kind of love- certainly not the kind that might make a Spyder want some tentacle-centric attention.

His eyes go wide as a 2 foot blade follows the path Rira's hand. << I bet she's got this... though- I'm not sure these Hellions won't end up dead if we don't intervene. >> Then Tap makes her presence known. << I'm going to hold that thought. >>

Rira is knocked down, but still held up by the grip on her clothing.

Tap says, "Ok then. Through-the-wall-way it is!"

Null smiles faintly at Daemon's immediate response. It's as he suspected. He looks down and surveys the area, his x-ray lenses letting him see through buildings, roofs, and walls. <> That's a particularly lazy stance from the assassin.

Amelia calls out "Woe, for I am Raven, the Chosen One. Bane of darkness. The stealer of souls. I will give you Hellions one chance to run. One chance only."

Tap thinks. o O (Ok. I've got to work on my speech-making.)

Amelia thinks .oO(I really need a version of teleport that's flashy and impressive for situations like this.)

Argus replies to Null: << That's exactly what I was worried about. Certainly can't get a baseline of her abilities now... >> As he finishes that thought the ARGUS protocols tell him now is a good time to get invovled if he wants to make a good impression with his new persona.

He sighs.

He drops to the ground from the alleywall, landing in a threepoint stance. As he stands up he deactivates his nanocloak- coming into full view.

"Gentlemen, I'm pretty sure that is NOT how you treat a lady." He says, cracking his knuckles. "But I don't mind a little rough treatment. How about you show me what ya got? I'll put $1000 credits on me and the lady who's probably going to put you through a wall." He looks around as if looking for someone to place bets with- and somewhere along the line a credit chip appears in his hand.

He leaps to get into the face of the nearest Hellion and then throws down a smoke-pellet at his feet.

Rira's arm is blocked by the suddenly appearing Null. She looks surprised, "What the?..."

There is still a dark purplish magical blade extending a good two feet beyond her hand, but it doesn't make contact with anyone.

Null radios to Daemon/Argus << There's something really bad about to go down. That girl could do something she'll regret with those powers. >> Before explaining further, he senses the flow of how the fight will happen. He drops down a smoke bomb. A moment later, a billow of black smoke interposes itself between Rira and the Hellion as she stabs forward with that dark energy blade. Her arm is suddenly pushed up and to the side by pressure along her inner forearm.

When the smoke quickly subsides, Null is standing there with his arm up, blocking her punch. "You need to be a bit more careful," he says calmly. Even though his eyes are on Rira, he can sense the positions of the gang members.

Tap is more concerned about the Hellion's arbitrary assault than about Rira. She tries to follow through on her threat- almost. She doesn't actually aim at a wall, but rather to send the guy skidding off down the street.

Null's eyes widen behind the mask as his senses tingle with alarm from all the sensory information he instinctively processes. He even looks out towards the street past heroes and Hellions. "Something bad's about to happen," is all he can really say to explain the impending danger he feels. He calls out to Argus, "We have trouble beyond just this. Something big's happening here. Everyone's in danger!"

The gang member is only hit in a glancing manner. He grunts at bit at getting hit.

Tap thinks. o O (Embarrassing. Glad no one saw that!)

Amelia looks at the opaque cloud of smoke with intense frustration. She's pretty sure Rira is about to unleash... well.. she's not sure what but is will to bet her entire fortune it won't be good. And there's nothing she can do. She cannot see anything in the cloud.

Amelia sighs, "Wonderful." The new Cartesian at a guess she thinks to herself.

On the far side of the smoke area, someone appears from out of thin air. A woman dressed in white. Amelia can't quite see who it is, other than the white glow.

Cartesian(#2935TOnp)

A woman, dressed in a pure white suit and matching white trenchcoat. Her hair is similarly white, with skin that matches. Her face is completely featureless, like she's wearing a mask, though it's hard to tell if that's exactly what's being seen. She also looks very muscular, like she might be a weightlifter.

She reaches out and casts some magic into the smoke, aiming for the ground. She misses her target, but not by much. The immediate area...out to a radius of about 32 meters starts to crystallize. It's not ice exactly...but instead crystal formations reach up from the ground, grabbing each person, vehicle, and object.

The gang members start freaking out. This has gone to hell for them in short order.

Amelia changes to Raven.

Raven makes a short teleport and points at the new Cartesian, "Not on my watch. Nobody dies here today." she calls out and speaks a Word of Power. More crystals appear from the ground but these are trying to grab the woman.

The new Cartesian chuckles as the crystal grabs her. Her voice echoes slightly as she speaks, "Ah yes. Of course you all would defend the one destined to destroy this world. The future is able to be altered. And I will see that it is changed. Today."

Raven calls back to Cartesian, "Destinies can be changed too. That Rira will destroy this world is not a given."

Argus plays it cool. He has options and as long as he doesn't get shot in the face, he still has control of thing- though it will take a piece from Daemon's repertoire.

He unspools some of his swing lines, rapidly spinning his hands and commanding the nanotech line to extend itself out.

The sudden arrival of the new Cartesian and the clear freaking out of the Hellions makes her the top target. Daemon will hit a woman. But- ARGUS protocols advise against it. So he decides instead to spread the entangle around a bit and grab her

The smoke parts for a second due to the force of the initial movement.

Argus plays it cool. He has options and as long as he doesn't get shot in the face, he still has control of thing- though it will take a piece from Daemon's repertoire- namely his strength. He struggles against his bonds with all he has.

Argus shatters his bonds easily- and since all the Hellions are freaking out and he can feel the sudden arrival of the new Cartesian he makes her his target. Daemon is not above hitting a woman- and so it takes the ARGUS protocols to advise against it.

Instead he leaps up, and out of the line of fire- flipping into a new position behind the Cartesian.

Null gets encased in the crystalline structures along with the rest. But he had some notice that danger was coming. As his legs became encased, he palmed an explosive charge and a smoke pellet in his hand just in time before he was completely encased. If anything, Null is always prepared.

A sane person wouldn't try this, but Null is confident in his armor and tolerance of pain. Smoke suddenly fills his crystalline prison before an explosion and the cracking of the structure is heard. Smoke billows out of the Null-shaped structure, revealing it to be empty if anyone could see it within the smoke cloud Argus created.

A second later, a smoke cloud appears behind the Carestian, and Null steps out of the cloud, suddenly throwing a small pellet at her face to weaken her without hurting her. Only after the pellet misses or hits, he says, "This has got to be the third threat to the world I've dealt with this week. And as far as I'm concerned, you're both a danger. You're just the most powerful one at the moment."

Argus says to Hunter over their commlines, << What the hell was that? Are you concussed from your spectacular exit? Either way, not great. >> His tone is teasing, but with Hunter's competitive nature it will be more than enough to light a fire under that ***.

Null's side may be bleeding and a bit singed from his forced escape, and still stinging from the explosion even though most of the force was directed outwards. Maybe that's how he missed, because he rarely misses. <> he subvocalizes in irritation at Argus' prodding. As Argus predicted, it's brought out Null's competitive side.

Cartesian blinks out from where she is, appearing inside the smokey area. "Let us see, shall we?" A dome appears around the smoke, shimmering and white.

Tap mutters, "Shick." She doesn't know what the heck is going on amidst the the smoke, but she doesn't like being stuck. Flexing her unimpressive muscles she tries to break free!

Tap needs to get her bearings. She jumps, hoping to get clear of the smoke!

The barrier shatters as Tap plows through it. It sounds like shattering glass.

Null grits his teeth as the Cartesian disappears. With her gone and the dome up, he realizes she's after Rira again. He fires off a line gun past the alley and takes off, flying towards the dome as it shatters. He drops down in the smoke, his fighting senses taking over as he lands close to the combatant. He feels for disturbances in the air, the vibrations of movement, the breathes of people, getting a sense of where everyone is. He doesn't need his eyes to see or fight, like the martial arts legends of old. He palms another strength sapping toxin pellet, and gets ready to throw it towards the Carestian.

Cartesian seems to notice Null's attack, but just isn't quite able to get out of the way. She sighs a bit as the pellet hits her.

Raven shakes her head. She has to get that smoke cloud out of the way if she's going to be effective. Taking a deep breath she opens a portal to another Earth, an icy cold world with howling winds, directing the facing of the portal so the winds blow across the smoke filled area.

Argus falls in behind Hunter- leaping across the gulf with ease-, aiming to be within arms reach of the Cartesian. He arrives just as Raven's icy gale subsides which has taken his smoke cloud away much to his chagrin.

ARGUS protocols tell him its just one advantage and that a team player would accommodate the needs of his teammates first.

He sighs.

Once in arms reach of Cartesian, he reaches out to tap her. "Excuse me, ma'am. I'm new here- and I'd love an explanation of who you are and just why it is you're trying to kill this poor woman. I mean, her taste of music isn't my thing but that's awfully severe if we're just talking musical taste." He of course knows she isn't, but he's hoping his presence and sudden arrival will help distract the Cartesian.

Cartesian considers her options, but comes to a decision rather quickly. She...disappears. As does the tracking signal.

Radical appears on top of a nearby building, and looks down at the current situation. He lets out a long whistle. "Geez."

Radical(#2927POenACF?)

This man stands about five ten, and he's dressed in a black and red costume of sorts. The shirt and pants are solid black and look like they might be armored. Over this is a black trenchcoat. He conceals his hands and face with leather gloves and a full mask over the head. There are two obvious special lenses built into the mask. Setting off off of this black is a series of red highlights on his knees, boots, belt, and piping on his jacket and mask.

Tap shakes her head. "What's all this about destroying the world, anyway? And why does everyone destroying the world decide to start with Harriburg?" she mutters. Mostly to herself.

Tap leaps back to where the Hellions and the apparently dangerous woman are standing. "Ok. Let's get this straight. You - no attacking random people who walk through Harrisburg. You - no destroying the world. Especially not Harriburg. 'K? Or I'll do to you what I did to that... dome or whatever." Eloquent, not. But says what needs to be said.

Radical(#2927POenACF?)

This man stands about five ten, and he's dressed in a black and red costume of sorts. The shirt and pants are solid black and look like they might be armored. Over this is a black trenchcoat. He conceals his hands and face with leather gloves and a full mask over the head. There are two obvious special lenses built into the mask. Setting off off of this black is a series of red highlights on his knees, boots, belt, and piping on his jacket and mask.

Raven goes to Rira, "You're safe now. It's okay. Just calm down. Everything is going to be fine." she tells Rira, trying to defuse the Chaos bomb hidden in her.

Rira tries to relax. "Can...you get me out of this?" She indicates the crystal with her head.

Tap says, "Yeah."

Argus does what he does best and watches, reading peoples body language looking for a hint that anything is awry. Then again, this is Harrisburg where most things are awry.

He pays special attention to Rira.

Tap smashes the crystal.

Raven nods, "Oh, of cause." she tells Rira and summoning witchfire carefully burns away the crystals with extra care to avoid affecting Rira.

Radical teleports down closer to Raven. "I managed to get that message from your spirit messenger. Sorry I couldn't get here quicker."

The gang members look over at Raven and Tap, obviously hoping to be let free as well. One actually speaks up. "Uh...can we get a little help here too?"

Raven nods to Radical, "I'm surprised it found you at all. I send it to Dr... er.. and they aren't that smart." Then she looks at the gang members, "Why shouldn't we leave you to the Watch?"

"I'm not so sure that's a good idea." Argus says, finally speaking up. "You idiots were about to accost this woman."

Null walks over to Argus, pulling out a small pen-shaped item from his utility belt. He sticks it in his side where his on explosive charge hit him, and holds his breath as the syringe doses him with something for the pain.

Tap just looks at them. Mostly surprised they'd even ask her.

Raven look over at Null. "I'm being remiss. Can I heal that for you?"

Null shakes his head. "I took care of it."

One of the gang members mutters to himself, "Yeah, well...we didn't know she was a freak."

Rira's eyes narrow and she takes a step toward the gang members.

"Ooh- that seems like a real smart way to get let free." Argus mutters. "As I said, 'idiots'."

Raven looks back at the gang member, "Oh. You thought she was just a helpless victim you could mug and abuse. And that's supposed to make it better... how?"

Radical steps in the way of Rira's advance on the gang members. "Miss Gonzalez. I understand. But it won't help."

Tap looks at Rira. "No destroying Harrisburg! I'll take care of this piece of putrid."

Rira sighs quietly as her name is mentioned. "Everyone seems to know who I am. Am I really that important?"

"I'd call the police, but I hear there aren't much of those around here. So perhaps, the Watch should be called before Ms. Gonzales looses her temper?" Argus suggests.

Tap picks up the gang member who was stupid enough to make that comment, snapping the crystal at the ground, and hops away with him.

"The Watch isn't a legal authority," Null says to Argus with a frown. "We can tow them out of here in restraints and leave them for the Law to deal with."

Null watches Tap already disappear with one.

Radical nods to Rira, "We should talk a bit later. If you're willing." He moves over to look at some crystal remains and taps it. "Interesting trick. Was it the new Cartesian?"

Null looks back to Argus. "Before anyone else takes the law into their hands," he sighs.

Raven nods to Radical, "Yes. She bugged out to a Plane of Order."

"Huh." Argus says aloud while simultaneously saying over their comms, << I am aware of that- but these other capes aren't aware and the ARGUS protocols require him being a 'new addition' to the citys retenue of hero-types. >>

"Well I can carry a couple of them- so if you'd like to lead the way." He says helpfully.

The gang members do get quiet when Tap absconds with one of their number.

Radical looks around at the radius of crystal. "I'd say the new one is more powerful than..." He pauses a moment, "...the last one."

Raven adds, "She did it faster than I can move between dimensions too. She's powerful and capable."

Null tucks the medi-gel pen back in his utility belt. "We just need to get them outside the 'Burg limits and at a drop off point for the police. Although since they didn't throw any punches, we'll just have to hope they have warrants for other crimes," he says as he looks over at the Hellions.

<< Sounds like a terrible idea. Lets 'take them to the authorities' but really beat the tar of them and leave them on the Northside of the 'Burg. Let'em hobble their way back int he dark. >> 'Argus'/Daemon says over their private channel. << That will teach them... and if it doesn't I know it will make me feel better about this whole thing. >>

Argus nods to Null's suggestion of leaving them outside of town for authorities and leaning on the chance of them having warrants.

Radical nods at Null's suggestion, "Seems reasonable to me. I'm sure at least one of the is wanted for something."

Raven says, "Better for them than leaving them to the Watch. Those are casual about gang on gang activities but come down really hard if the gangs pick on 'civilians'.""

Null frowns in disapproval at Argus' suggestion as he walks towards the Hellions. Only because he's sorely tempted to agree. He draws his sword from his back as he draws near, the blade black with the edge a glowing cyan as he activates something near the hilt. He tries to judge the best way to carve the Hellions from their crystalline prisons while keeping their hands and arms restrained.

"The Watch has no real legal authority. I'm not about to leave them to the fate of Vigilantes. That's not what heroes do," Null says pointedly.

Ironic, since Null often works outside the law.

Radical raises a brow, "Most heroes in this city are vigilantes. Civilian arrests and all that."

"But not judge and jury," Null counters.

Radical nods. "True. And the Watch hasn't acted like Judge and Jury either, as far as I'm aware?"

Null turns to Radical and stares at him as if trying to bore a hole through him. "So what do you think the Watch intends to do when we hand them over?"

Null says, "Because if the answer isn't 'Hand them over to the cops', then they are acting like that."

Radical tilts his head, "Turn them over to the police. Because that's what they have done in the past."

Null folds his arms over his chest. "I've watched this kids open fire on people in their territory."

Argus picks his own Hellion and then activates his gauntlet's Digistructed Blade system.

A red colored equiangular pentagon erupts from the back of his right hand- about 4 inches long. He begins carving his Hellion out of the crystal as well.

"I'll have a report filed en route." He says. << Fine. We'll keep playing 'hero'. You need the practice anyway--- oooh. I'll take that back if we can leave them for the Watch. Who cares what they do to them? Better than hoping for warrants. >>

Raven glances over, "Well from what a resident here tells me the bad guys the Watch take in get a talk from the Harrisburg Vampire, and then get handed over to the police anyway. I hear the talk is the worst part of that."

Radical chuckles. "Which kids? The Hellions?" He motions to the only kids nearby.

"Is talk code for something else?" Null asks, then looks to Argus before back at Radical. "Some of the Watch aren't old enough to drink."

Rira picks up her guitar while the heroes argue over how to deal with the gang members. She then walks away, heading back toward home, like her original plan.

Null picked an awful time to play hero. He heads over to Argus and puts a hand on his shoulder, narrowing his eyes a bit at the prod at needing practice.

Raven says, "As far as I know talk means talk. If she uses vampire mojo to scare them I don't know it."

Null whispers to Argus, "Remind me again why I bother with this. Oh yes. Blackmail."

Raven shrugs, "Look, I used to be a vampire hunter. I've got no love for the Queen of Harrisburg. But I spend time here. And most of the folks here, they like her."

Argus snickers and says aloud, "Lead the way friend." He repeats the process of cutting a Hellion free with his left hand while he 'grabs' the newly freed Hellion. He uses his spidercling to make attempting to run useless.

Once he has the second one in arm he bounces away.

Radical shrugs, "We should turn them over to the police directly, in my opinion. I don't have a strong opinion on the Watch. But I also don't think I'm above them either."

Null shrugs. "Like most of the people on North Korea like their dictator. If you all feel comfortable with this, you can handle the liability of something happens to the Hellions. I don't exactly like Hellions, but I understand sometimes kids end up in the wrong crowds."

Radical nods. "Great, then you agree we should turn them over to the police directly. Excellent."

Harrisburg Hellions(#2921TOn)

A number of Hellion gang members, wearing the typical colors of the gang. All of them are young men, ranging in age from perhaps 19 to 23 or so.

Null looks over to Argus, but doesn't bother picking up a Hellion as he draws his linegun. "I've been saying that the entire time, Radical. YOU just decided to agree at last. Come on, Argus. They're dealing with this." He fires off his linegun in the distance and takes off at rapid speeds.

Radical snorts, "All I said was we're vigilantes. Like they are."

Raven points out, "I'm not stopping you taking them to the police. In fact I'm glad you are. Put my angst down to being mad at them for risking who knows what. Rira," she checks Rira has left, "is a walking bomb and these idiots came close to triggering her."