Michael
*She was sipping on a coffee to help her keep warm in this weather. Being from Norway meant Nanowire was already used to the extreme cold, so this was nothing special for her. She still liked to blend in though, it wasn't everyday you'd see someone wearing short sleeved shirts in this weather. And she wasn't, she wore her usual thick jacket and cargo pants, a plain earth tone shirt and a scarf. The scarf was secretly the mask she wore when doing Cape activities, and as she saw the van approaching she knew it was show time.* 

*Chugging down the coffee and burning her tongue, Nanowire would throw the cup to the side and put on her mask, obscuring her face. Walking past the awestruck children, she would move to stand out in the middle of the road, far ahead of the truck. It was too late for it to turn and go another direction now, not that she would let that happen regardless.* 

*She exposed her wrist from under her jacket and revealed a blue glowing bundle of wire. Nanometers thick and 10 meters long. As she revealed it, she mentally commanded it to unravel and present its full length, before it flicked itself towards the armored truck. She commanded every part of it aside from on her hand to violently lash forward, imparting its incredible strength over its razor thin body, creating an extremely sharp wire.* 

*She aimed to slash the front tires at the very least, while also hoping to slash the engine into pieces.*
Gregory
Unlike others during the winter time, he had no need to wear clothes that would protect him from the cold. Naturally his body could withstand extremely low temperatures, so to him this was the all-time perfect weather. While Nanowire was busy sipping on a coffee and waiting for the truck to drive by, Hans was already wrapping the white bandages around his head, neck, wrists, hands. Due to his power his skin nearly shimmers in sunlight, so this was to protect his identity. He was located around the corner of the building in an alleyway, which was obscuring Nanowire from Krampus and vice versa. 

Coincidentally, the second that she slashed her wire across the street and into the truck, Johannes was concentrating his own attack right beneath the incoming truck, timing it as perfectly as he could. He simply crouched down to the ground and moved his ice through the cement below, quickly it would travel along the trucks path before erupting upwards. He was just trying to pin it in place before grabbing whatever he could and leaving. 

It was only around this time that he realized someone else had attacked the truck in the road, who could that have been?
Nancy
Her body warmed by the coffee now filling her stomach, Nanowire strolled towards the armoured truck. Her long razor thin wires, unfurling around her. At the same time Krampus approached from the opposite side of the truck. Then the two capes acted simultaneously in accidental coordination, an eruption of ice from below raising the vehicle from the ground as the tyres burst open as they were slashed by almost invisible wires. 

Then an explosion rang out through the air as a second wire cut through the engine in the front of the truck. Smoke bellowing out as a wave of heat spread through the air. If the ice and tyre slashing went unnoticed, the exploding engine definitely caught the attention of the nearby civilians, several turning to look before beginning to run away. Several car doors swung open as the occupants decided staying stuck in traffic in the middle of a cape fight was a bad idea.
Michael
*Normally Nanowire would've been shocked by a terrible explosion happening not more than some meters ahead of her, but she was the fully prepared for it. What had shocked her, though failed to make her flinch, was the appearance of ice. She doubted that a vehicle like that would have a failsafe built in that would launch ice from beneath it to gain height.. It was a cape's doing. She didn't bother moving, immediately looking to scan the area others, she didn't see anyone.*

*Walking forward to the vehicle, ignoring the civilian panic and the yelling that ensued, she beelined to where she thought the money would be. She intentionally avoided slicing through that part, she'd want to pocket as much change as possible. She commanded the nanowire to cleave open the door if it remained locked, however, she waited until she had cover from anyone possibly hiding in the car. Being at the vehicle's side rather than its back. She was a bit paranoid and treasured her life.*
Gregory
Johannes took steps towards the truck, watching the other sprint to the back for the money. Her urgency wasn't mirrored in his own steps, but he too wanted a good sizeable amount of the money he aided in getting. With any body part wrapped in white bandages not covered by his suit, his appearance was that of someone sketchy.

*"Interesting. Were you planning to pocket all of it?"*

Krampus yelled out.

There were a few ways this interaction could end, but Johannes wanted a friendly encounter. No sense in garnering more attention, he didn't want to trouble Darwin.
Nancy
As the two capes realised the other was there the screams and shouts of civilians faded as they gained more and more distance from the incident. So two villains, a damaged armoured truck in a street devoid of people but filled with abandoned cars, many still running as their occupants fled without turning off the engines. A clunk could be heard from within the truck followed by the sound of a voice from within.

"*Our emergency call has been sent! Run now or you'll be sorry!*"
Michael
"Well.. I was but, it's only fair that we split it up now. Since you and I both disabled the vehicle and neither of us know each other, I'm gonna extend an olive branch. I think that's how you use that phrase.." 

*Nanowire shouted back to Krampus, seeing the sketchy person walk up to her. She knew that they were on the same side, she was never great with instincts but this was one of those moments of undeniable intuition. She was gonna continue speaking until the voice from within the money box on wheels spoke, interrupting her.* 

"I would say 50/50 but that doesn't seem fair. Finders keepers, you get what you get. Or I get as much as possible and you guard me until it's all taken?" 

*She offered two ideas, getting closer to the back of the vehicle to open the doors. She first attempted it with her hands, preferring to leave her nanowire idle than overheat it with commands.*
Gregory
With confidence welling inside of him, his feet took him to the back of the truck, closer to Nanowire. *"Don't ever assume a criminal would be content with apologizing. Mr. Guard!"* He hollered, almost as a joke.

 He shook his head in disappointment, even though there was a hint of joy in his smirk. *"How about we decide the split when we're done with the objective. I recommend standing back, I don't wish to freeze you.."* He placed his hand on the door of the truck, slowly pouring ice into the door, he wanted to decrease its durability by straining the materials with low temperatures. 

 If all worked well, a nice punch or impact on the door would be able to shatter it.
Nancy
Krampus got to work stressing the door with ice in all the places ice shouldn't. At first it seemed as though nothing was happening, just the quiet creaking of metal. Then a loud crack rang out filling the ears of everyone nearby. The door now had a visibly warped with a frame of ice around the seams of the door, most likely holding it in place.

A sharp crack followed by a metallic thump sounded out from above drew the attention of both capes. A slim woman in a black skirt and body suit with a red cape bellowing behind, her face covered by an almost avian helmet with her raven hair flowing down her back. In the hand was a katana with a long wicked looking curved blade. Krampus recognised her as a Top Hat, the Villain known as Red Kaze. A short ranged teleporter with no qualms about slicing people up.

"*Well well what do we have here. Trying to make a name for yourself are you Krampus?*" Her head shifted to look at Nanowire. "*And who's your little friend here? You sure do meet some interesting people in this city don't you?*"

Red energy arced around her as she flickered, her body vanished before reappearing a few feet ahead only to vanish again and appearing on the street further away from the two capes.

"*You did well to capture my target and break in but I think I'll take it from here. Darwin is sure to love it when I bring him this latest haul, don't you agree?*"
Michael
*Heeding Krampus' words she stepped back and let him work his ice magic on the truck. She was impressed, it must've made villain work quite easy to have such a flashy and devastating ability, Nanowire had to make do with her razor string. She moved to punch the door in but was stopped by the loud sound of a sharp crack. Turning to face the origin of the sound she had spotted Red Kaze, she didn't recognize her or who she was, her first assumption was that they were a hero.* 

*She made sure to keep an eye on her and where she teleported, trying to take in as much information as possible to best deduce how she worked. Nothing too far, bursts of energy and a sword in hand.. Nothing Nanowire couldn't handle. She's killed before, what's another victim. That was her thoughts until she had heard the name Darwin mentioned, any one worth their two cents knows who Darwin is, and that meant Nanowire was dealing with a Top Hat. Her face soured at the thought, she wanted to at least be further along in her career before having a run-in with them. Oh well.*

"Krampus.. Ah, that's you. I'll deal with her, but I take a bigger cut." *As Nanowire finished the nanowire she commanded glowed brighter, her determination showing as she walked to get between the truck and their adversary.*
Gregory
Krampus smiled at the sight of his power, only to have it fade as he took a step back and looked to the roof of the armored vehicle. Red Kaze, huh? From what he had heard, this job was open. It seemed like she had chosen to embark on her own adventure. Such a shame that the two ended up arriving at the same destination. 

 His shoulders were raised, a shrug in response to his fellow Top Hat. *"Gotta make a name somehow! Rotting away in some freezer wouldn't be doing much with the life he saved, now would it?"* His demeanor was comical, but once he finished speaking it soon changed into something serious. She made it seem as if he was going to willingly let her take all the credit for this job, and get in good with Darwin! That was not gonna happen - Darwin would at least know he had a part in it too. *"Come now. When* **I** Bring him this. He'll be overjoyed. If you ask nicely, I'll even let you in on it!"* He raised a finger, continuing to goof off while keeping an air of intensity. 

 Her fast movements took him by surprise like usual, however this was someone he was familiar with. *"Krampus is indeed my name, though I would prefer if you would not share that name with others."* Johannes was now facing Nanowire, but then looked to Red Kaze soon after. *"You could always let me finish what I started, couldn't you dear?"* His hands clasped together in front of him, almost as if he was begging. 

 He was not keen on fighting one of his own, especially her.
Nancy
Red Kaze's head followed Nanowire as she moved closer to the truck, yet she did nothing to stop the tinker from doing so. Instead she turned back to look at Krampus.

"*Oh honey, you're so sweet to think that's how this is going to go. Alas, you were already going to share our money with an outsider so I might as well claim all of it. Since you don't seem to understand that, I'll make you understand it.*"

The same red energy that covered her earlier reappeared, a crackling noise followed by a snap before she vanished, reappeared then vanished again. Then krampus would feel the light fade for a moment. Looking up he would see Red Kaze in the air above, her katana held with the point aimed straight for him as she dropped through the air.
Michael
*Nanowire was understandably confused and concerned. If she was the source of the problem it made total sense for them to deal with her and be over with it. But, that wasn't happening. Instead, infighting began, but by the time she realized that Red Kaze attacked it was too late for her to react too well. She was too distracted by trying to understand the situation from both people's point of view that she reacted late.* 

"Above you!" 

*Nanowire called out, turning to face where Krampus and Red Kaze were with her entire body. Immediately after, she flicked her wrist across her body in arc, commanding her nanowire to follow her motion and generate force in that direction. She held back the amount of force she wanted to make of course, too much and she could kill, just enough to get Kaze's attention while avoiding Krampus.* 

"If the problem is that I'm an outsider to the Top Hats! Wouldn't it be far easier to make sure I, of all people don't get any money?!" *Nanowire blurted out after she was done with her motion. She was talking to both of the Top Hat members, but realizing what she was implying she elected to continue.* 

"I'm a wanted criminal.. I think we could all benefit from this if you'd hear my plea." *This time, her tone of voice was much more controlled and focused. She was noticeably calculating her words, fishing for the sequence that would get her the best possible outcome.*
Gregory
Killing another cape for some cash was not something that tickled his fancy, especially since it would do nothing beneficial for him personally. Knocking off a series of armored trucks, and then a few credit unions was all he wanted. Some quick cash to please the higher-ups, and a way to put his name out there without it being... Too far out. What kind of luck did he have? Her showing up here had to have been the worst timing. 

 *"When did I ever claim I'd be **Sharing**."* Her ability clicked on, leaving her above him with her blade drawn. What the heck! His legs dropped slightly lower as he angled himself back, leaping away from the blade whilst producing his own attack. When his feet left the ground, a giant pillar of ice shot upwards in order to launch her right back into the air and hopefully far away. 

 Putting distance between them would be difficult. What a bother. 

 *"So early in the day and people feel the need to dictate my actions. Interfering with my plans had to have been voluntary. Leave, Red. Thing's will not end in the way you're hoping."* His usual cheery and comical aura was replaced with a gruff, and cold one. Listening to Nanowire, he was curious as to what this plea was.
Nancy
A lot happened in the next few seconds. A pillar of ice erupted from the ground as Nanowire turned swinging her line of nanomachines in the direction of the two Top Hat Capes. Red Kaze seemingly not wanting to be frozen or diced vanished in another crackle of crimson energy reappearing a few feet away on top of another car.

"*Why you two are just priceless! Miss Wanted criminal, welcome to the club. Krampus, well you should understand your daddy isn't around to save you.*"

She shifted her stance, lowering her body as she held her blade out to the side. Her free hand pointed towards Krampus as the familiar red energy began to appear again. She vanished appearing in front of Krampus.

"*Perhaps I should deal with the stranger first?*"

She vanished again before reappearing in front of Nanowire, her Katana swinging horizontally towards the tinkers chest.
Michael
*Nanowire wasn't expecting Red to stop their assault entirely and be all ears but at least some more courtesy would've been appreciated. She pulled her hand back and began manually spooling her wire as soon as she saw she missed. But she wasn't afforded more than a few seconds between the 3 of them.* 

"Listen! I want i-!" *She was cut off by the latest crackle, seeing her swing her sword at her with no hesitation. She immediately tried dodging backwards, jumping back and leaning away from the slash. She did make an attempt to retaliate however, commanding her wire to push out and flicking her wrist forward.* 

*Nanowire aimed for the sword this time, aiming to slowly dismantle her method of attack to make her less lethal.*
Gregory
He chuckled audibly from her taunting. His father? Or did she mean Darwin himself. 

What a tactless person. 

Ptooey!

Shrugging in response to her second set of words, he chose not to get further involved with the other as he quickly made his way to the back of the armored truck, eyeing down all of the money and other valuable stored within.