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[The feed starts and Ozymandias is holding over his head one individual known as the Comedian.]

I said you'd be late.

[And the old timer goes through a glass window several stories high from street level. When he hears the thud of the Comedian hitting the ground, he dusts his hands off.]

Perhaps you taught too well.

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[AHAHAHAHAHA: street level]

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[8D: street level]

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[Hey, fastest man, you're getting shot at]

[SOB (the acronym): street level]

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[Ducking and diving for cover. See this fireplace poker? Whale hunting time.]

[THE MAN WHO CAN'T BE KILLED: street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[Oh, Ahab. Have you spotted your white whale? Because he's running for cover and shooting. He finds cover in the form of another building]

[DAMN ROACHES: street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[Scaling down the side of this building to enter dangerous waters.]

It's reasonable to think if you can't die than neither can I.

[street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[He's reloading, but then he aims, and shoots]

Yeah but I think that bothers you more than it bothers me.

[street level]

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[Drop and roll, then he harpoons the circuit breaker behind your head, Eddie. The sparks, they fly.]

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[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[He ducks and covers and rolls and starts to run, trying to keep cover with gunfire]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[Experience says he's as fast as a bullet, although you wouldn't know that would you Eddie? His cape takes a few hits though. By the way, do these kitchen knives bring back fond memories?]

[street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[Fuck. He's definitely faster than Eddie remembers from kicking his ass ten years ago, and maybe he's slowed down a little with age but no one better fucking say that. Goddamn kitchen knives. Luckily he's wearing his costume and not a robe today, so he moves as fast as he can, pulling one of the smoke pellets and setting it off in Ozy's direction]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[Suggesting Eddie taught too well was no joke and Adrian is a fast learner. He throws a knife, aiming to stick one of his gun hands. The smokescreen prevents him from throwing another, for the time being.]

[street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[Eddie doesn't see the knife until it's already left Adrian's hand, and he has enough time to just get his hand out of the way; it grazes along the side of his arm, though. Wasting no time he picks it up, though, another weapon something to be grateful for, especially one that doesn't make any noise when it's reloading, which in a smokescreen is as much protection as he can hope for. He breathes as quietly as he can and listens.]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[There's silence for a moment when this stand off comes to a stalemate...or does it? Something rolls towards Eddie, a cart for a distraction, as Adrian runs straight for him, jumping up to kick a gun out of the way.]

[street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[He jumps too; except he's getting up on the cart, and when he sees the movement in the smoke he twists, kicking for whatever he can hit.]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[He blocks the kick from hitting his face but Adrian's arm will probably have a nasty bruise tomorrow. Meanwhile he makes a stab for Eddie's other boot in an attempt to pin him to the cart... and maybe give said cart a push.]

[street level]

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[You take what you can get. He aims the kitchen knife down to the top of Adrian's pretty blond hair. He manages to keep his balance, but he probably misses the other man]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[If you're paying close attention you might see some of those pretty blond strands get sheared away in a narrow miss. It doesn't stop him from trying to give you a complete spinout on your cart, white whale.]

[street level]

[lastpunchline.livejournal.com]

[He's not, he's too busy trying to pull his boot off the cart and keep his balance all at once. Once he manages he sprints. He needs to think this over; discretion is the better part of valor]

[street level]

[caughtthebullet.livejournal.com]

[Did JFK say that? No matter, Adrian has patience and time on his side.]