baby's first successful track

[provocate]

[He’s been here too long. He knows that, to some extent. Staying in a single base for too long is liable to attract attention to his ever-growing band of revolutionaries and anarchists. But he’s been feeling sort of tapped for creative energy for awhile now and that’s depressing. As much fun as the little disruptions can be, they are nothing compared to the high of a proper crime. And he hasn’t had one of those in… lord, a perigee now at least]

[So yes. He’s been here too long after they co-opted a rather large, if run down hive stem on the edge of this city’s lowblood slums, but he just… doesn’t… care… This evening, like a number of evenings before this, he finds himself lying on the floor of the penthouse block that he took for himself when they first arrived, staring blindly at the ceiling, trying to find the will to cause some proper trouble for someone… BLUH]

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[vigilantee]

[ YEAH GOSH YOUR LIFE SURE IS TOUGH BARON. Must be hard having to decide to who to fuck up next )8< unlike the rest of us hard-working jades who have been tailing your rump for weeks.

...Actually, one of the only reasons Overseer's probably even found his location is thanks to that bored slump baron's been in since even in the Slums someone like this doucher can only stay secret for so long, cronies or not. It's primarily the reason Overseer is here now--he would be a very good kismesis VIGILANTE if he let his prey get away from him, and it's been a while since their last encounter. And he's had time to prepare.

Todaynight he dons nothing but black and moves carefully through shadows along the streets--and then rooftops when he's within a respiteblock or two from baron's reported location. THAT'S RIGHT ASSHOLE HE HAS BEEN TRAINING IN THE ART OF BATMAN with nikkalcestor or something your ass is grass ]

[provocate]

[Yeah okay bro he feels really threatened by your tiny jadeblood self. He's only beaten you... how many times now? Too many to be bothered counting tbh]

[However the Batman thing is definitely new and it's not like he's put his cronies on their guard besides. Who's gonna bother trying to attack him?? The Overseer hasn't found them ever before and he's made it pretty clear to the slum residents that they'll only be here temporarily but until they leave, they aren't good people to mess with]

[So yeah, the Overseer probably has a fairly easy time of it and in fact, the Baron's window is wiiiide open, letting the cool air settle over him as he... taps a beat against his chest and turns his head to stare at the recuperacoon instead. Maybe he could just go back to sleep...? Why bother being awake if he's not getting anything done after all...]

[vigilantee]

[ WOW ROOD. The one time he gets his bad ass on your whole compound is like zero challenge. Baron where's the hate? Or is your lack of care a taunt because he's stupid still.

Still...leaving all the guards intact means no one to find bodies, so that's a small saving grace as he leaps from one respiteblock to the baron's, landing in an almost-silent tumble a couple of yards from his window. ]

[provocate]

[Take is as a taunt bro. Cause yeah he's gotten used to you being a challenge in different ways at this point]

[But right so... almost silent isn't completely silent so he's... immediately reaching down to pull the knife he keeps at his calf which is... unfortunately... the only knife on him at the moment damn lazing around all night. And then he turns, rather slowly, to see who his visitor is 8> This better be good or he's gonna have to kill some dudes for letting anyone get anywhere near him]

[vigilantee]

[ Oh, it will be. KNOW WHY?

PYROTECHNICS.

Even if they are silly, soundless little flashbombs designed...to imitate sunlight so when he tosses two tiny round tin balls into the room it'll only be a second before they suddenly pop and BAM BRIGHT LIGHT IN THE EYE BARON HOW'S THAT FEEL ]

[provocate]

[WOW FUCK YOU]

[Right so he's... like halfway to his feet when they pop and then... well... he's thoroughly blinded!!  A lesser troll might've curled down into a ball because fuck this hurts, but this is really not the worst pain he's ever felt so he finishes scrambling up, snarling in pain as he stumbles back.  Gotta find a wall, some sort of anchor or frame of reference now that he can't see goooooddammit.  Best be careful now bro cause all he knows at the moment is that someone is attacking him  )<]

[vigilantee]

[ HA HAAAA ASSHOLE. BLAOW.

bat troll.

As soon as Baron's stumbling back Overseer is leaping into the room and landing in a crouch. For all of like half a second because in the next he's running forward and guess who had flat, padded soles to keep his steps muffled now? BAT TROLL THAT'S WHO--so there'll be almost no noise as he runs up and jabs the heel of one palm into the crook of Baron's elbow, trying to knock the knife from his grip.

Right after that though success or not, he's ducking and sweeping a leg towards baron's to take them out from under him ]

[provocate]

[Right.  Yeah so... that all works, the knife clatters to the ground and he isn't far behind.  Except now he knows where you are and he's lashing out, trying to grab the first thing his hand hits and... not letting go for anything... if he manages that]

[vigilantee]

[ sdjkgsk he'll probably catch one of his arms, BUT THAT IS ANOTHER THING HE'S BEEN WORKING ON MISTER. Because default reaction to being grabbed is not to thrust the heel of his hand right up into Baron's chin since lawl never going to reach the rest of his slenderman body ;; ]

[provocate]

[klasdjf no Overseer that's... wrong )8 Cause the Baron is... still a seadweller and therefore extraordinarily strong, though he makes a point to hold back in most fights. He just figures right now if someone has the gall to blind him in his own base, they probably deserve having to deal with him at his best. So since his attacker did him the good grace of staying close, he'll be shrugging off the strike to his jaw, reaching up to catch them by the shoulder and slam them into the ground if he can]

[vigilantee]

[ Hush he's been practising on lower bloods for the last sweep or so okay ;; he wasn't prepared for that much resilience. So Overseer's successfully slammed into the ground, but Baron still doesn't have a knife and he remembers there's a certain place Baron really didn't like being hit.

He's jabbing a knee into your gills mister 8| ]

[provocate]

[FUCK'S SAKE so... this is probably a relatively new sound, this startled shriek of pain here. Recoils as best he can, grabbing that knee with one hand. He will tear this joint apart if you let him man )8]

[vigilantee]

[ YEAH HE KNOWS. As soon as he feels painful pressure on that joint he's gasping and making a fist to quickly jab it into baron's gills on the other side because omfg he would like to keep his leg tvym!

If Baron flinches enough he's going to try and get a leg between them to try kicking Baron off ]

[provocate]

[WOW YEAH DEFINITELY FLINCHING ENOUGH??? Arching off the ground once he's kicked off, shaking and gasping. Still hasn't let go of his arm though, and in fact he's digging his claws in mostly as a pain reflex. Everything hurts this is super cool B|]

[vigilantee]

Ghh-- [ Ohh that gets a wince since APPARENTLY BARON'S GENEROUS ENOUGH TO SHARE THE PAIN 8| super sugoi. He needs to break away from him though, his only advantage comes from Baron being blind and he knows it. So he's trying to twist his arm away and jab at his elbow joint again. ]

[provocate]

[Doesn't let go until the elbow jab, but by then he's got his shit together enough to throw a punch... at his chest? That's the goal anyway. Uh... but yes, still not really holding back so if that lands, it'll be like getting hit with a truck :|b Careful bro]

[vigilantee]

[ YEAH HE'LL BE AS CAREFUL AS HE CAN WHILE GETTING HIT BY A TRUCK, THANKS. Like he will carefully get winded and have the snuffing knocked out of him and carefully drop to the ground, wheezing 8||| ]

[provocate]

[WELL MAYBE BLINDING HIM WAS A BAD IDEA BRO LEARN A LESSON FROM THIS]

[Cause yeah he's still got no idea who this is!! Which means after he pauses a little longer to wheeze as well, he'll just crawl on over to wherever his attacker dropped... with every intention of grabbing him by the throat and... slamming his head back into the ground... a few times... for posterity... yep...]

[vigilantee]

[ sdkjfsk oh my god OW?? he's seeing stars after the second blow and by the third he's hissing and fumbling--both hands grip the one on his neck, and since he went gloveless for this enjoy those horrendously disappoint not!claws of his as he tries to shove a heel into Baron's gills again. ]

[provocate]

[...right. Probably if you had GIVEN HIM A SECOND he might've thought the whole... sad lack of claws thing through a little bit and maybe calmed his shit some]

[But no there's just horrible pain in his gills now making it thoroughly impossible to concentrate. So he'll let go of his throat finally yayy?? Except he's raising that hand instead to punch him in the chest again. Even harder this time? Stop it you asshole]

[vigilantee]

[ sdjkfdjkgs oh my god yeah THAT'D PROBABLY CRACK A RIB? if he hadn't rolled to the side in terror jeegus baron YOU NEVER TOOK HIM SERIOUSLY BEFORE AT ALL THIS SIDE OF YOU IS FRIGHTENING. Brb while he starts scrambling to get space between them ]

[provocate]

[sldfksldkjf doesn't bother trying to chase him. Without a frame of reference and no contact with him anymore, he'd just be stumbling around making a fool of himself]

[Instead he just sorta... snarls after him, fin flaring, opening his eye finally and staring at him. Or... staring in the direction of the sound he's making anyway. It's still probably pretty obvious he can't see with how blown out his pupil still is, turning his usual purple eye into a big ol' black hole instead. Come back here dear attacker let him finish you off so he can see your dead face when his eye finally stops freaking out]

[vigilantee]

[ No thank youuuu he likes being in one piece!! For a split-second though he forgets Baron can't see him and freezes when his gaze turns on him...but then he isn't really looking at him so Overseer focuses on holding a hand to his chest where Baron slammed him, panting.

This isn't going the way he'd hoped )8 jeegus he's tough.

....Oh fuck the knife, where'd that go???? ]

[provocate]

[LSKDJF PROBABLY SOMEWHERE WORRYINGLY CLOSE TO THE BARON??? He did just kinda drop it next to himself before he got knocked down]

[If it's any consolation though, he doesn't look like he's at a hundred percent anymore? Yeah he's definitely tough, but he's got a steadily growing migraine that's making him want to rip his own face off and his gills have been thoroughly fucked up. He feels like shit and it's making him want to end this as soon as possible... :X But! He won't make the first move here. Too busy catching his breath and waiting for the random blooms of color in his vision to resolve into something]

[vigilantee]

[ just focus on the gorgeous jade ones and let it soothe you while Overseer makes a break for that much-too-close-for-comfort knife. There'll be small tmp tmp tmp sounds from his padded shoes but if Baron is starting to trip out... 8| ]