Gilbert Kinkaid Walker (veryperceptive) wrote,
@ 2011-02-05 16:03:00

Knight-Erranting.
If he could manage here, he could manage anywhere, Gilbert had decided. So here he was, in the triangle, handcuffing some battered jackass to a fire escape while checking on his victim. "You okay, Miss"

"Um....yeah, the girl said weakly as she started to stand up.
"You need me to call 911 or something? Did he hurt you?"
"He hadn't yet. And boy, you think a 911 call could get out here quick?"
"Am I making it obvious I'm not from around here?" He asked sheepishly. "Still, there's the police report and all..."
"I'll... I'll deal with it later. Home first."

"You don't know who you're messing with, freak," the aggressor snarled.
To Hurt The People In Front Of Him
"...Your vocabulary is stunning."

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	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"It's pretty tame," a voice said from the above. "He gets even better with those one syllable words." Zoe had been patrolling along the rooftops when she heard the commotion which had to be the visitor to their fair suburb. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 09:05 pm UTC (link)
	Gilbert looked up. "Good to know. If you're from around here, could you help her home while I try to reach the police?" He looks to see if the victim feels comfortable with this idea, but she's silent and all he can see is To Get Clean (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 09:09 pm UTC (link)
	She squatted down easily and looked through the metal grating that passed for a platform to the one below where Jakey was handcuffed. "The police won't come. They don't like it down here. You're better off dropping him from the roof." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 09:15 pm UTC (link)
	Gilbert looked at her in mild surprise. "Not really experienced with dropping people off of roofs. I'll just buy a new set of handcuffs and let him enjoy the weather for now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-02-05 09:25 pm UTC (link)

"Won't do any good anyway. The girl won't press charges." Zoe grinned nastily at the battered face looked up at her. "She's probably already gone and looking for her cell phone. We have our own version of justice down here. Isn't that right, Jakey?"

She shot a glance at the stranger. "What brings you down here, anyway? We don't get your type all that often. They usually stop at Union Ave."

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	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 09:34 pm UTC (link)
	GK looked. The girl was indeed, already gone. "Well, be my guest, if you want to handle the follow up. I'm still getting the hang of this. Not much need for it where I live, so I figured the Triangle was the place to start." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	"I'll make sure he gets where he needs to go," Zoe agreed. Her smile remained. "Did the red leather guy send you down here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 09:48 pm UTC (link)
	"Nope. While I wouldn't mind knowing him, I don't." GK lays his stick over his shoulder. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	The stick drew her attention. "Not that we don't appreciate the help down here, but these one off visits don't do much for the people down here. See, today you turned this guy's face into hamburger and save the girl. Tonight or tomorrow or next week, Jakey and his boys'll get a visit from some of her friends, then he'll hit back, and somebody'll end up dead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	It's a very well-made and well-cared-for vintage sword-stick. Gilbert hasn't felt the need to unsheathe it. "So I'll stick around," he says with a shrug. "Besides, you think they wouldn't have made a fight about it if she'd been hurt worse? Still feels like an afternoon well-spent to me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 10:11 pm UTC (link)
	"It's all about face down here. You lose that, you lose power. Dead is usually bad for business. The dead can't tell people how bad it is." Zoe shrugged herself. "Dead don't suffer. Besides, she's his ex-girl." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	"Okay, I understand that a restraining order isn't going to happen, but what exactly are you saying? That helping out only has any effect if you do it above Union Avenue?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	zoe_torres 2011-02-05 10:37 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm sayin' that one or two trips down here to do a good deed don't make a difference. Takes time and intent to do violence when necessary. It's all these guys know. It's a good thing, what you did here, but it needs tending. If Jakey here knew that you could show up any time and beat him to a pulp again, he'd think twice." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 10:54 pm UTC (link)
	A pause. "Okay. I see what you're saying now. Here, you really put the Vigil in vigilante..." And he can't help looking a little closer. And not just because she's pretty. He realizes he's trusting a perfect stranger as a perfect authority on these things. What does she want? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

zoe_torres
2011-02-05 11:03 pm UTC (link)

She shrugged again. Vigilante justice worked once down here, when Deadshot cleaned house. If she thought he was alive, she'd hire him to come back and spread a little shotgun justice around again. This time, though, she'd be here to keep it cleaned up. Nobody would have to depend on some costumed jerk to keep his word to help them.

Right now she'd settle for a rainy night to keep the dealers inside.

"Some people are worth saving down here. Not Jakey or his girl. They're gonna be like this their whole lives if they don't get killed first. Others."

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	veryperceptive 2011-02-05 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Rain to keep the dealers in. Okay, that's a pretty on-the-level want. Good to know. "Good to know." He gave her a The Prisoneresque salute. "Be seeing you," he says, turning a smile on Jakey as well. And then he's off again, looking for trouble. ...And 'For Rent' signs. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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