Lindsey
There was a hustle and bustle to the grand steps that lead to the carpeted doorways. Gamblers streamed in from the parking spaces on the side of the building, those with a little more cash in their pockets payed for parking in the front, and only the most elite took the VIP spaces in the guarded back entrance. It was perhaps a bit strange, having a casino opening just weeks after the visit from Behemoth stirred old fear into the citizens of New London. Most of the construction was done weeks before though, and the finalization was put on hold for a while as work slowly went into repairing the damage the enbringer had done. Still, a gaudy installation such as this was odd enough that it had people turning their heads.

Deja vu figured it would be a nice spot for the patrol to start, wanting to show that the heros were keeping an eye on the place while giving Heartthrob a taste of the mundanity of patrolling. That was what he figured, anyways. He had changed his mind the second he almost stepped out there door. Something was off to him, so instead...

The giant hunk of junk stood next to the open double doors, givings his well wishes to the on duty manager and explaining why he was there. Reclaimer was dawning junk armor, head to toe covered in worn steel plating, seemingly busted alarm clocks, scrap electronics and god knows whatever else he could throw on it. Bulky, dirty, and clanky, it wasn't exactly the type of suit you'd think of when you hear the words 'hero' and ye, he wore it with a swagger and pride so strong you could almost imagine the smug look on his face underneath it all.

"I have to say, again, it's an honor to have you stop by today. Thank you Reclaimer, on behalf of casino, you and your guest can take A platter from our buffet home with you today before you leave!" The manager gleefully cheered

"Ah, I appreciate it compadre, I already ate my full before heading out but I'm sure the kid won't mind one bit." Reclaiming turned up his head and the jumbled of junk created a ruckus as he gazed around. "Speaking of, they should be here soon."
David
A familiar 'clunk' shook a pink dressed magical girl from her daze as the bus shuttered to a stop at the closest stop to the casino. It seemed, from what could be told of the face partially masked, that Heartthrob was quite excited. The jittery sensation in her stomach made her have to take long, calming, breaths as she began to make her way towards the Casino. She had made a point of taking the bus from the furthest stop from her house in the district to make it difficult to track where she was coming from. It was a choice made with no amount of annoyance at herself for not simply walking a block away. Whatever. She had to hurry, she didn't want to seem rude.

A short jog brought the teenage heroine to the doors of the Casino. Her excitement building as she spotted the bulky frame of Reclaimer's suit. Another tinker! She hasn't gotten a chance to meet another tinker in the field yet and she knew that he would probably pickup on the true nature of her power but she couldn't help but be excited. Hopefully this went well.

"Hellooo! Pleasure to meet you, Sir Reclaimer, I am the Magical Hero Girl: Heartthrob! Pleasure to meet you, I am honored!!" She struck a pose with her wand out as she spoke "I hope I'm not late, my bus was running behind schedule and sometimes transformations just take so long!" This is, if you know Katie-code, easily translated to 'I couldn't find my shoe and took half an hour to find it, nearly missing the bus I stupidly decided to jump on, and now I am here' but who needs to know that. "How are you doing today?"
Lindsey
Reclaimer's suit blew hot steam through a broken train whistle on his right shoulder, while the nixie tubes that were fitted into the eye sockets of the suit made happy expression like you'd see in an IRC chat room. His suit sounded like it was falling apart as he lent his hand out and shook with vigor. "Just dandy now that you're here! Really, I just can't believe I'm in the presence of the GREAT _HEARTTHROB_" He hit a button jutting out of his fore arm and some bum-ass speakers play a bit crushed audience cheering audio.

He of course cut the audio and cleared his throat with a solid "_Aherm-_. Now, before we get started, I have to ask that you demonstrate your power, so I know just what you're capable of, or explain it, it's too complicated or dangerous to give an example of."

The manager of the casino waved them both off for the time being and kept on with his job, leaving the guards and greeters to do theirs, and trust that the heroes would do their good without needed his supervision.
David
A giggle broke through her lips at the speakers and she did a grand bow at the cheering audio. She saw herself as quite the showman and was happy to play the role. "You honor me, but I'm just a servant of the spirits of love. I am pleased to be given the chance to be here." She beamed, small heart shaped flickers shaping from her wand's head. She had to make a good impression.

She would look up at his throat clearing, standing straight and smoothing her puffy skirt with all of it's ruffles. She made a mock salute "Of course, uhm.. My spells deal in light! Though I am a novice and only have one trick so far, even if it's versatile in it's power." She spun her wand as she explained. She continued to ham up the 'magical girl' side to signal to him that he should not mention the tinker part of her power if he notices. 

With a dramatic huff, she raised her wand up. "I can fire the beam somewhere if you wish? I don't want to hit anyone with it, it stings quite a lot." She explained as she carefully held the wand so that the face was towards the ground. Her fingers rested carefully on the control module concealed along the wand. It would take a very close look to notice it and it would probably require a tinker to realize even while holding it. It was near impossible to notice, even with guidance, the carefully concealed dial built along the side to manage the power of the wand.
Lindsey
Reclaimer didn't seem to put much of a focus on the want, at least from what she could tell. Instead, the entire suit of what could graciouisly be called 'junk' began to shift, loudly. Soon there was some crude launcher on his shoulder, looked to be a salvaged part of a bigger gun. He loaded it up with a couple of bits of broken kitchen appliances, a toaster, a personal blender, and a egg timer. Each item was progressively smaller.

"Don't worry" He chuckled out, walking a little ways past her out from under the awning of the casino entrance. "I've got targets for you. See if you can hit these with your 'magic', Hehah." The little laugh there at the end, and the emphasis he put on the word... Perhaps he did know a little more than he was letting on, but if that were the case, at least he was playing along.

A buzzer marked a countdown for her, before soon the appliances were shot skyward by the salvaged gun, one after another arcing through the air, just waiting for her to strike.
David
She grinned nervously at the laugh but was glad he didn't say anything about her tech. She let herself get into position and ready herself for the random as he loaded his gun. The beam wasn't particularly designed for this sort of thing- it was mainly electricity even if the laser could damage objects. Whatever, it's just a test of what she can do. She has to keep her face from forming a frown.

As the shots went off into the air, she snapped her wand up and a beam of light flickered out of her wand in less than a second. The beam, shaped like a heart from the crystal head, blasted out in a red line and swept through each object as it flew up. Static sparked and flickered on the launched junk but it seemed it simply push the junk a few inches otherwise. With a careful flick of her finger, the electricity grew more intense but she stopped her blast after a few seconds. 

"Not designed for this kind of thing buttt... I hope it was impressive!!"
Lindsey
"Very impressive!" He said, whistling as the appliances clattered to the ground with sparks of electricity coursing through them. The appliances did slowly begin to drag along the ground eventually being absorbed into the mass of junk the suit was made of, and the gun he used folded back into the suit as well.

"More than that" He added and gestured with finger guns "It showed agility, and accuracy. That really matters in the heat of the moment. And that charge you managed to deliver, I could read the voltage, that's a fine control you've got, I wonder what else-" His voice haltered "Apologies" He offered a shrug. "I tend to get carried away, thinking about things that Inspire me."

Thoroughly impressed with her, the suit gazed down at Heartthrob a low hum to its mechanics, like an engine on idle. In the distanced, he noticed something, the head of the suit shifted slightly and it must have been visible to her that something else had caught his attention. The shift in his tone of voice was audible too. "_Listen_- Heartthrob, I think it's about time we get started with our patrol. We won't be going far, infact- how's about we just play guard duty for a bit before heading out. I'll keep watch on the front end, and you keep watch of the rear alley way, and we'll report in the center of the casino after about five minutes, _Understand?_"

His voice was fiercely serious at the end, still him but.. More gruff, and curt. It was a total whiplash from how jovial he'd been just a few seconds ago. "Come on, hop to it hero!" That same jolly voice sprung forth as he gave her a strong slap on the back, sounding so juxtaposed to his instance of strange assertiveness.
David
She bounced a little on her heels as he complimented her work. Another tinker not only looking at her work but complimenting it! Being inspired by it! She grinned up at him as she began to speak "This, spell took a long time for me to complete and make it like this! Of course light carrying the electric charge wasn't hard but the control of the voltage while keeping it from burning my wand out! I really wanted to have it be useful against even brutes-" She quickly began to devolve into a tinker fugue but it didn't go very far. 

She stopped as he shifted in tone and stood ramrod straight. Her eyes darted towards the direction he was looking but likely didn't catch sight of anything. She was going to question it but the slap on the back sent her stumbling and she began to move towards to back alley. "Alright! I guess we should do our jobs, this is meant to be a patrol after all! I understand." She twirled her wand as she walked. Carefully keeping an eye on her surroundings as she did so.
Lindsey
When she turned to look the way he did, perhaps she caught a glimpse and not quite processed it, A black, unlabeled van rocking up at the edge of the parking entrance, the driver... Wearing a balaclava.

In any case, she'd been sent off through the side of the building, towards the back of the building. It was well kept, despite being kind of the underbelly or backside of the casino. Guards did have to stand duty here after all. Guards. There was one, But he didn't seem right, he was standing far away from the doors, close to the fence gate at the opposite end.

"That's so strange, Are they REALLY just coming up to the front door?" He mused. His voice.. A little familar. VERY familiar. The 'guard', in his own fancy suit and balaclava, with a strange hacked together pistol on his holster... Was Reclaimer!

He turned when he heard Heartthrob's footsteps. He wore a pair of blackout shades, but that smirk of his was visible, and all too infectiously charming. "Hey there hero!"
David
She rounded the back with her wand in hand. She kept her showmanship up, never know who is watching, but she was nervous. She wanted to go out and see what's going on but she knew it was probably a bad idea. She knew that if things got violent, they would go real bad for her given she was working on her own. She snapped her head around at the guard as he spoke up. Her eyes scanned over him before she recognized the pistol.

"Wha- Hi, Reclaimer? Is the suit remote operated or.. How?" She sputtered as she looked at him. She needed to take a look at his tech later. It is absolutely insane what he can do with literal garbage. She was not nearly as versatile and her specialties were pretty broad! Granted she couldn't seem to dig up anything without them but still. "What are we going to do about them?"
Lindsey
"In the flesh! The suit's a wonder! Used to be a few years back I didn't even have a suit, but this absolutely dastardly mad scientist made this-" Reclaimer stopped himself as she pressed him on the issue at hand. His smile about faded before he stride up to the back entrance into the staff area and motioned her to follow as he spoke.

"Tinker six, specializing in a sort of halfway between hard light and laser technology. She's got this weird space pirate gimmick. She goes by 'Deadstar'." He only continued as he opened the door and motioned her her to get inside.

"She typically employs blaster type weapons, even brought a cannon to a fight on one occasion, but she's also got this.. Laser.. Sword thing? My best guess is she's going to hold up the casino and try to find the vault, if it's not made out of good enough material, she's going to use her tech to blast it or cut it open."

The hallway he'd open the door to had staff that was hustling about, getting guests upstairs into rooms. A moment later a loud CRASH and the echoing sound of cannon firing. Reclaimer about laughed as the civilians ducked and gasped. 

" Oh, god she brought the cannon.."
David
"Tinker six?!" She had to bite back the urge to scream. She had a similar specialty to this villain but she hadn't built any laser swords or cannons! She built a taser wand and she was working on a shield at home but she hadn't planned on building anything even close to that size and power! The logistics of it alone would make the battery weigh a ton if she wanted multiple shots without destroying it. Not to mention that she was trying to hide her tinkering- independent tinkers don't last long on their own.

She shook her head clear of her spiralling tinker ideas. "So what do you think we should do? My light isn't nearly as powerful, especially not enough to stop a cannon. We could maybe sneak up on her while they are trying to escape but it's risky." She wasn't very stealthy in the first place and who knows that happens if the seizing tinker squeezes off a cannon shot. It might hurt someone.

"If I get my hands on the cannon I could.. Maybe.. Disable it?" She looked up at him with a nervous grin. "It's not too far off from my own capabilities.."
Lindsey
Reclaimer sized her up with a bit of a sly grin and chuckled " Heh, well, it's certainly a plan. Right now my suit is stopping them from getting in, but with her tech, that things gonna be an actual pile of junk before too long." 

He filed into the building, letting security through with the civilians, he stopped one, presumably the head of security. "Listen" He commanded, in a voice that was much more dire than how he'd been joking with Heartthrob. " Emergency services have been notified and MPC are on their way, I need to know where you're sending these people so I can relay that information to them when they arrive."

"We're headed to the VIP rooms upstairs, with the vault being in the staff area, it's the safest place we can hide them"

" Okay, good." His voice softened and he turned back to Heartthrob, he had a grip now on the tinker pistol of his. It.. Looked strange, like a busted up revolver with a mess of wriring linked to some kind of power source and electronics inside the grip. The hammer had a screen on it that he started tapping at when he yoinked it from his side. 

When he was finished, the six cartridges in the cambers all began to glow. He marched forward past Heartthrob and ecpected her to follow as he detailed more, pushing past civilians and security in the opposing direction. 

" We're moving into the casino proper, once we're there, we got two options. Option one is to fight Deadstar straight on. Don't like it personally, lots of property damage involved, worst case scenario the whole building collapses, thing is we may not have the choice if Option two doesn't pan out, speaking of, think you can send a surge of electricity through the chandelier? Easier for what I'm thinking if it's dark."
David
"I think we don't have much of a choice if it reaches that point, we do need to be fast though. I really don't want to have to fight a bunch of armed villains with just the two of us. My abilities are not nearly strong enough for that." She sighed as she flicked her wand back and forth between her hands. The motion rymthic. Calming. Keeping her head clear as she thought. Her footsteps followed behind with a steady pace.

"If I get my hands on that Cannon at the end of this.." She muttered but shook her head. Mission first. "How long do you think the vault will last? It's probably not long." She asked as she flicked her wand back into her right hand and carefully slid the dial up to max as she prepared herself in case of a fight. The light within the wand began to glow brighter and the hum of electricity built through it.

"Working in the dark is good with me, Neither the light nor dark can be a problem for me."
Lindsey
With his pistol at the ready, he barreled through the door into the casino proper, where the last of the patrons were funneling into the staff area, or racing up the stairs to the second level. Deadstar had not made it inside yet, but now more audible than ever was the sound of Reclaimer's suit fighting at the front entrance outside.

"Dunno" Reclaimer managed to spit out. "The safe, I mean, it Could be seconds, could be hours. Depends on what it's made of. Hit the Lights, keep to the shadows. My suit isn't going to last much longer. When she gets in, I'm going to distract her"

Once more the sound of the cannon firing echoed outside, and next was the crash of something big hitting the front door. Reclaimers voice got a little more panicked and quick after that.

" Shit- Okay, Once I have their attention, you've got to get as close to the cannon as you can, Deadstar is gonna babysit that thing so, you're gonna have to deal with her, but don't worry, I'll be keeping her attention alright? Something to keep note of is her tech is still just tech, it will be affected by your electricity, so while the cannon might be dangerous to fire on, She's still got her sword, and you can aim for that, leave her mostly defenseless up clo-"

***CRAAASH*** - was the sound of the front door falling to pieces as the molten scrap suit slid through it with is, and tore up the carpet on it's way in. "_Hit it now!_" Reclaimer pointed towards the chandelier in the center of the casino, speaking in a bit of a whisper tone.
David
Heartthrob nodded confirmation to his plan. She was tense- this was her first big fight. Her first time encountering a serious threat. She wasn't sure if she can do this but she had no choice. She had to do this. She couldn't let innocents get hurt- she couldn't let Reclaimer down. Time to be a real hero and not just a show woman patrolling. 

"Up close? I'm not good in a fist fight but I'll do what I can-"

She explained as she looked up and fired into the chandelier. Her further complaints were cut off by an explosion. Electricity blew the lights and darkness swept through the building. Her eyes peered into the dark with little trouble as she moved quickly towards the sounds. She was a little eager but she wasn't sure if she really could do this. If she could beat them.
Lindsey
They were in pitch black darkness now, the only light dimly pouring in from the busted open entrance of the casino. Reclaimer stood opposite of that cratered door, Pistol spinning in his hand as he impatiently watched Deadstar and her armed Goons roll in.

The henchmen were simple, balaclavas and bullet proof vests fitted over black suits with red ties. Not exactly high class threats, but those guns surely weren't loaded with rubber bullets. 

The star of the show, Of course, walked in between the four of them, one hand dragging in a metal worked, sleek cannon. Rivets and screws held the plated material together and kept the internals safe. A small display and keyboard interface on one of the sides seemed to be the controls for the thing. It was steaming through the vents on the top, water cooled perhaps?

Deadstar herself Was in Tight leather pants with armored padding, a studded leather vest and loose shirt combo, With a black captain's coat draped over her shoulders. It was all topped off with a captain's hat with the symbol of star and cross bones. Her mask was a hand crafted jolly Rodger skull with shining red dots in the eye sockets. The mask's jaw moved as she spoke, and speak she did, a gravel in her voice matched perfectly with her six foot stature and top heavy build.

**"Reclaimer..."** She drew the hilt of her blade off her scabbard. As she pulled it, the blade grew out with a red hot glow, a long cutlass with a lightsaber-esq blade. **"I see you thought twice about sittin' in your suit at all times."**

This was it, reclaimer thought to himself, narrowing his gaze on the group who began to ready their weapons. He was really counting on Heartthrob to get the jump on her, or get to the cannon undetected. Reclaimer cleared his throat before settling the pistol in his hand and loosening up. "Right about now, I'd be telling you all the parahuman legal codes you've broken- but since we're alone, I'd rather just _Kick your ass_"
David
Heartthrob's nerves were shot and she was regretting this plan more and more as they got closer. Her eyes scanned the details of the scene around her with brimming energy and a shaky grip on her wand. She inched forward with Reclaimer until she needed to step aside to hide in the shadows. She took slow, calming, breaths and spun her wand one last time. Time to do something crazy.

She creeped into the dark first to get closer to the cannon. Her pink outfit was, for sure, not designed for stealth but she prayed Deadstar wasn't looking for her. Her movements were careful and slow as she waited for Deadstar and her goons to focus on Reclaimer. She crept forward a little further before, with one last deep breath, sprinting forward with her wand held up. She flicked it to max power once more and blasted off a laser at the villain without stopping. She tossed herself at the other tinker with all her momentum.

"For love and justiii-!" She would not get to finish that sentence. It is, surprisingly, very hard to play magical girl when you are trying to tackle a grown woman.
Lindsey
A quick face of 'what the fuck' flashed on reclaimer before he tossed caution to the wind and took the opportunity. Shots flew from his gun like he was an old west gunslinger. One shot froze a gunman solidly in place, another started send one into the ceiling with anti grav, dropping his gun in the process.

Two more shots were aimed for the two others who readied their weapons and began firing upon reclaimer in that moment. Needless to say, diving to take cover caused the shots to miss entirely. He'd begin tapping away on the little screen again, preparing around round of shots.

One of the two gunmen advanced on reclaimer while the other wrapped around to get a better angle, figuring the boss wouldn't have too much trouble with some kid.

Speaking of, Deadstar screamed as electricity coursed through her body, Completely unprepared for Heartthrobs attack. As her crew either got dogged or rushed in without her, she collapsed seconds later as even the weight of a magical girl toppled her. The sword of hers fell out of her hands, and her screams of pain turned into screams of anger.
David
Heartthrob tumbled over Deadstar in a wild heap as the electricity seized the villain. She popped up to her feet, slightly embarrassed by her foolish charge, and snatched the sword from the ground with a triumphant grin. She quickly turned and assessed her position in the room.

Realizing that Deadstar was only going to be down temporarily and that the gunmen were advancing on Reclaimer, she decided she shouldn't delay much longer. She took the Tinker's sword and slashed the cannon's barrel down the center before wheeling around towards Deadstar. She blasted the tinker with another full charge blast from her wand. She forgot to bring cuffs, which was dumb, so she couldn't leave Deadstar alone.

"Deadstar is down! Surrender yourselves to justice!"

She called out as she began ripping parts from the cannon with Deadstar's sword to really make sure it won't fire again. She kept her eye on the tazed villain, careful. She timed the seconds and prepared to fire on her enemy if needed.
Lindsey
While deadstar arched her back, writhing on the floor with a loose grasp on her own body, Heartthrob probably wasn't expecting was for one of the goons to double back and train their gun on her, the weapon poised to fire in an instant. An instant wouldn't be fast enough.

Reclaimer knew the moment she spoke up and said dead star was down that she'd catch heat from one of the armed gunmen, and so he was quick to peak out of cover long enough to fire off shots into the gunman's back. Three shots was all it took to see the gunman slowly lose a grip on his gun and fall asleep on the spot, though the other gunman that routed to his side took advantage of the situation and lit him up with a few shots to his shoulder and side. He fell with our so much as a gasp, and blood splattered across the floor Infront of Heartthrob. He wasn't saying anything after a few moments, and the gunman kept advancing on him to make sure the man was dead, keeping low to the tables to avoid being targeted by the fledgling hero.

All the whole, Dead star was beginning to get a grip on her self, her screams of agony and anger, now only fueled by rage, having watched Heartthrob tear her magnificent canon to pieces, with sparks and liquid coolant flying about.
David
Heartthrob immediately threw herself behind the cannon as soon as the gun swung towards her, a quiet 'eep' as she rolled into cover. She knew Deadstar wasn't going to stay down for long, she knew that Reclaimer had just been injured, and she knew she needed to do something. She sucked in a breath and looked to the downed villain with a hesitant glance. She wasn't sure if her plan was the best action but she needed to aid Reclaimer. She bit her lip as she looked towards

"Surrender to jussssttiicee!"

She screamed as she blasted her wand at full power in a streaking laser. She trained the laser first on the downed villain before throwing herself up over the cover and sweeping the electrically charged beam towards the gunman. Her body lunged around the cannon quickly and moved low along the side of her makeshift cover. Her wand would burn out of battery quickly if she wasn't careful but she needed to keep the pressure on her opponents.
Lindsey
Twice she'd been shocked to high heaven, enough force to down an elephant twice over. What minor resistances her work provided Deadstar however, would make the difference between a third. She rolled as fast as she could out of the way, moments before the blast struck the ground at where she'd been. It wasn't enough yet to see her coming to her feet, but the near miss was just one more advantage for the villainess. One advantage out of man bad rolls of the dice, the mounting losses she was taking at the hands of a scrawny magical girl.

When the laser whipped across the room to catch the last gunner off guard, he dove to the floor and barely missed him too. Though her luck wasn't turning on her just quite yet. Three shots rang out, and they didn't quite sound like the guns Deadstar 's men had, really barely gotten a chance to use, no, that was Reclaimer's revolver. One shot missed, but the other two hit their mark and saw the floored gunner dropping his weapon and soon profusely commiting all over the floor, no blood or anything just... Puking. Finally the man who'd nearly been book ended stood with a "_urrrgghh_."

"Heartthrob.. Pal. Work on your one liners would ya? I think that hurt worse than the bullets.." 

Okay so he was perfectly fine, that pretty much sealed it. He was reloading his weapon again and kicked the weapon free from his would be reaper's hands, and stepping on them to make sure they couldn't reach for it again. His eyes then focused on Deadstar, who was just now rising to her feet, an imposing figure in the light flooding in from outside. Sirens in the distanced marked, this fight would soon be coming to an end. Just needed to hold out for a little longer.
David
Heartthrob was, at this point, getting nervous. Her laser whipped past the guard and had missed the villainess who had been the major problem in this situation. She was getting anxious and genuinely frustrated at this. This wasn't what she expected when she signed up for patrol! She had been thinking maybe they'd encounter some thugs or a mugging or drug dealers and they'd be done with quick! But she instead is stuck fighting an actually equipped tinker who also had probably a good 100 pounds, at least, on her. Then the shots rang out.

She turned towards Reclaimer with a frown but quickly spun to look back at Deadstar. She fidgeted with her wand, she scanned her enviornment. She had the tinker's sword, her wand, and Reclaimer on her side. But she also was running low on battery and Reclaimer had been shot. Even with the sirens, she wasn't sure how well this was going. At least she could see in the dark and Deadstar probably can't. Maybe.

"It's not a one liner! It's a battlecry. Magical girls don't need one liners."

She raised her wand and let loose another beam of electrified light at half power. Still bad but it was no where near as paralyzing as the others meaning it would only keep her down for a little bit but that time would be enough. Once the beam was fired there was no dodging but those 3 seconds made Katie nervous about if that was too much time.
Lindsey
Apparently? It was. She side steps in anticipation of the beam and dove straight for katie's through, her massive hand wrapping halfway across her neck in a death grip. Relcaimer was quick to pull his pistol in position, but just in turn she reached for her own at her hip, it too tinker tech, but likely a smaller variant of her cannon if anyone were to guess. They didn't have to, she spelt it out through her pained voice.

**"One more fucking movement and I put a hole straight through your heart, what ever armor you're wearing wont stop it, you hear me?! Don't think I won't do it! Your fucking runt here broke my pride and joy, YOU made a mess of my fucking men, and YOU BOTH think you can shout quips over it all! YOU. DON'T. FUCK. WITH. DEADST-"** 

She. Probably would have kept going? Her position wasn't advantageous, but it wasn't bad either. Heartthrob in a vice, Reclaimer injured and with a hard-light laser gun pointed at him. The MPC unit was on their way to assist, likely with some other back up hero in tow, but they didn't really get to worry or rejoice in any of that. The gunman that had been sent ceiling ward by the very first volley of bullets Reclaimer had fired, suddenly came crashing down, directly on top of Deadstar."

There wasn't so much as a peep from her as their two heads collided and they toppled, out cold. Her grip on Heartthrob loosened as she collapsed to the floor, with one of her own men weighing her down, out like ice himself. Reclaimer just smirked, leaning on to near by table in a stumble as the pain from his injuries caught up to him.
David
Heartthrob was getting very annoyed with the 3 second charge up time. This was the second time it had cost her two different times now and it might cost her now. She moved to turn the beam in the direction of the charging villainess but it wouldnt matter. She needed to get her forcefield soon and her funny flash gloves. Assuming she survives this situation.

She squirmed in the hold before she heard the loud thud of a body hitting the ground and felt the grip loosen on her. She pushed herself away from the unconscious villain with a groan and stood up slowly. This was not a fun experience. She was so tired.

"Did you do that somehow or was that accidentally?"

She looked to Reclaimer and then back to the two downed villains. This was rough and she just wanted to go home. She went over to Deadstar and snatched the gun from the ground, examining it. A petty part of her wanted to shock Deadstar again but she decided against it, stashing the wand into the folds of her dress. She dropped into a sitting position on the ground.

"I hope this was enough to prove myself to Vanguard because.. This was a lot. I'm tired."
Lindsey
"Yeah I... I'll bug 'em about it.. Certainly put in the work, kid."

Reclaimer struggled to his feet, and began rounding up the gunman, binding them with zipties for the time being, a trickling trail of blood in his wake. It dropped from his shoulder as he walked about did the arresting while Heartthrob took a well deserved break.

The Metropolitan Parahuman Containment unit rolled in through the casino's front doors while he was in the midst of this, folding in to take care of the rest of the arrest. One medic on scene tended to reclaimer, another to Heartthrob. "Deep breath Miss, can you do that?' he'd say, or other some such nonsense, as really aside from the sudden strangulation, she got off mostly unscathed. 

. . . 

With the both of them finally treated, and the illicit materials collected alongside the fallen villains, Reclaimer stand over his busted metal suit with a grimace. "Man... It wasn't enough that the cannon was in pieces, so is my suit. This is gonna take a week to rebuild, and it's never quite the same every time it happens. Oi, kid... Heartthrob. Come here. I need to talk to you." His tone wasn't as jovial as she'd seen him before, was he upset?
David
She finished her round of examinations, rubbing a hand along her neck. She did not like the tone that Reclaimer took on and immediately her mind went into overdrive thinking about what trouble she could be in. She moved reluctantly and slowly towards Reclaimer. "Sorry about the cannon. I sort of wanted to make sure she couldn't use it and I kinda panicked." She was still carrying Deadstar's sword and pistol if they hadn't been taken from her, bundled up in her arms. "What's up, what can I do for you?" She was quite nervous about whatever he wanted to talk about.
Lindsey
He didn't look at her as he spoke, bending down in a crouch over his melted suit "You... Did good."

Huh, well that's a surprise. 

"I've been trying to stop Deadstar for months, and it's good to have dealt with her finally, thanks for that.. But." He stood up and turned towards her finally, gently taking the sword and the gun away from Heartthrob.

"You can improve. For one, you had her at a distance, and that was good- then you rushed in to tackle her. You put yourself in a compromising position, and then for two, you announced to the still standing shooters that you 'took her down!'. And then?" 

He lifted his hand in the shape of finger guns and pointed it straight at Heartthrob's head. He let it fall silently and then let out a deep sigh. "If I wasn't there to cover you, if I had been a second too late even.. You understand, right? You're good, you've got potential, and guts, and this is impressive, I know it wasn't what you were prepared for, me either, but that's how things are for us at vanguard, or just hero work in general. Things get unexpected. I only ask you work on being more observant of your situation, alright?"

He put a gently hand on her shoulder and smirked " And work on those quips too. Villains hate that shit."
David
She would nod her head along with her advice. She knew that she was new. She was a rookie, yes, but it still hurt to know that she endangered him and might have gotten herself killed without him. She wanted to do better, she needed to. She couldn't survive on her own if she didn't improve herself. She turned her chin up to look at Reclaimer.

"I know it was reckless but it felt like the decision to make. I needed her off the cannon and I needed to clear the space to it so she couldn't use it if she got back up. I wasn't entirely prepared to take on a real villain and forgot to bring cuffs. I know it wasn't smart.. But it felt like the only way to do it. I could see in the dark, they were limited in vision."

She sighed and slumped into herself but, despite her exhaustion, she giggled a little at him. "I don't really do quips! I am a magical girl. My cries are expressions of my heart." She nudged him in the side. "Thank you for this whole thing and I hope we get to work together again."
Lindsey
"About that" Reclaimer folded his arms after setting the pistol and disabled light sword on his sides, that smirk growing just a bit as he shifted his weight to one leg and focused on her with a once over glance. "If you were to join Vanguard.. Exactly what support do you think you'd need?"

He chuckled to himself, stifling the noise with a closed mouth, knowing just exactly how he was pushing her. " Hell, I'm not sure what you'd like more as a reward.. Surely not _some tools and materials_, right? You'd rather have some kind of cash or souvenir?"
David
She gave him a withering glare as she stared up at him. He was a tinker who had seen what her wand did up close and had seen her methods of control. He did not have to pretend that he was unaware of what was going on. She turned her back on him as she spoke. "I require aid to grow my spell capacity. That will require the proper facilities and resources."

She swung back around as he mentioned rewards, however. She immediately was darting her sight around to see if anyone was hearing him. "I would appreciate materials or cash. I can make sure of materials to expand my knowledge of other capes. All good magical girls require the right equipment. Now, please. Stop goofing about." She really brought out the big guns of trying to seem verbose.
Lindsey
"Pfft.. You're no fun." His smile dropped just a bit, but he started to walk towards the door, leaving his suit and the cannon behind with her. "If I were you I'd get a move on, Drop by Vanguard HQ tomorrow to pick up your reward. And... One small thing."

Reclaimer didn't turn when he spoke, didn't even stop walking for the door. " If you're going to be in Vanguard, They're going to have to know. Deal with that how you will." Finally, he'd reached the doors and pushed through, MPC and a couple of capes waiting for him on the other side.

...

The next day, when she went to Vanguard HQ, The receptionists at the front desk presented her with a large package with a small note. 

'I salvaged what I could of that cannon. At first I was tempted to take it for my self, use it as the core to my new suit, But you were the one who took her down, really. I'm not sure what you think you can do with it, but i'll be excited to see the result. Show me time, alright! 
 - Reclaimer

P.S. I included some other gifts as well, figured it'd help you with having a few more options. Expand your spell list. '

RECIEVED: 2x Tinker parts ( broken hardlight generator among them), 1,500 £ 

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