Mary
Now that her armor was finished, she could finally set out to do some more profitable work. Up until this point, Evelyn had been forced to work with other small time thieves. It was safe, but slow work to build up enough for her creations.

But now, as Pinnacle... She would no longer be held back. She could go out and take what she needed.

It was two in the morning. She had a duffle bag slung over her shoulder, and was already wearing her armor as she calmly made her way towards the phone store.

Unlike some new capes who might have felt some sort of moral panic at the thought of stealing materials, Pinnacle wasn't bothered. Life was rough here on Earth Omega - if someone couldn't protect their own belongings that was their problem.

No, she was done being the victim. Now that she had power... It was her turn to take.

She looked over the building, seeing if anyone was still sticking around for whatever reason.
Anthony
*Clunk*

*Clunk*

*Clunk*

The sound could be heard with every step she took. It wasn't loud but it is quite rhythmic, the sort of thing you could turn into a song if you had the talent. It made a rather tedious journey to the store she had picked a little less so. Soon enough she arrived and considering the time of day it wasn't surprising that there wasn't anybody around. 

From where she stood she could see it was a fairly standard shopfront. Large windows and a glass door all covered in exterior metal shutters blocking the way. They looked well secured with enough force they could potentially be forced open.
Mary
After making sure that the place was indeed empty, it was time to start. She walked up to the front door, pulling a fist back, and then smashing it through the handle. Due to her enhanced strength from the armor, it was simple to break the handle and simply pull the door open.

Now though, she was on the clock. She looked around, trying to ascertain if there were any cameras around and if so, what room the recording equipment might be in.
Anthony
Much as she suspected it took little effort for her to break through the shutters or the door itself. It wasn't without problems though, as soon as she broke through the sound of an alarm filled her ears. Knowing where she was though it was unlikely that there would be a quick response.

Stepping into the store itself she found her standing in a rectangular room. On the left wall there was a desk with a locked door behind it. The other two walls were lined with phones in display cases. Most were cheaper models but there were still a couple higher end varieties. But what would perhaps peak her interest the most was the singular CCTV camera in one corner of the ceiling.
Mary
Seeing the camera, Pinnacle nodded to herself. There was only one path forward - trying to find wherever the footage was stored and destroying it.

She turned towards the door to her left and charged, lowering her shoulder and attempting to simply ram herself right through it. After gaining entry, she looked to see if she could find a computer to smash anywhere. She doubted footage would be kept offsite - this was the slums after all.
Anthony
Like a bull in a china shop Pinnacle smashed through the door like it was paper. The fragments of what was once the door flying through the room and smashing against the wall. This room seemed to serve as storage room, an office and a break room. In one corner was a small kitchen set up with a sink, kettle, microwave and a minifridge. In another was a desk with a pc as well as what looked like the equipment for the cctv. The rest of the room was filled with shelves stacked with boxes containing different models of Phones.
Mary
She ran straight for the CCTV equipment, smashing anything that looked like it might store footage using her brute strength. It might be recoverable still, but it'd be difficult.

After taking care of the recording equipment, she moved right on to the shelves. She turned her duffle bag around so that it was hanging off the front of her armor before taking as many boxes as she could and stuffing them into the bag. She focused on what she thought were the more expensive looking phones. Likely the boxes would make it a little inefficient in terms of space, but she didn't have the time to take each of them out of the box.
Anthony
It took no effort on the Pinnacle's part to destroy the CCTV equipment. Next to the power offered by her mechanised suit it was nothing. Heading over to the shelves now her smashing had been complete Pinnacle began to shovel as many phones as she could into her bag. It didn't take very long at all for her bag to fill with boxes, in fact she could probably fit more if she wasn't worried about zipping it up. All the while the whining of the alarm continued to fill the ears of the cape.
Mary
Mission accomplished.

Having got what she came for, she zipped up her duffle bag before heading right out the front door. There wasn't time to look around and take things slow. Response times were slow in this part of the city, but it still wasn't a good idea to take risks.

Hopefully no civilians thought to loiter around.
Anthony
Loot attained Pinnacle headed right out of the front door and found herself on the street once again. Looking around she couldn't see anybody around, the only interruption to the calm of the air being the constant sounding of the alarm. It appeared she would have a free run to escape.
Mary
Deciding it was time to be a little safer, Pinnacle ran into the first alleyway she could see as she ran straight from the store. It would take a long time to get home, but if she could just dart between alleys it would be much more difficult for her to get caught.

For now, she focused on running as fast as she could.
Anthony
Pinnacle continued to run from the scene of the crime with no interuption. That was until she heard the clank of something hitting the back of mech before falling to the ground. Turning to look she would see a stone on the ground behind her. As she looked she could also see a man standing a short distance down the street, a wide brimmed hat on his head with a long duster coat and bandana wrapped around is mouth concealing his identity.

*"Now where on earth do you think you are going?"*
Mary
She froze.

Had he just thrown a rock at her? It didn't... Seem like it had done anything. But he was a cape. For all she knew, it was a mind altering rock of some kind. Two could play at that game, then. 

"Y-you can't stop me! I can't lose to her NOW!" She shouted at the man.

She picked the rock up, gripping it in her hand before throwing it as hard as she could at the man. She aimed for his torso. She hadn't tested throwing objects with her frame on, though she assumed it would put more force behind a throw just as easily as it did a punch.
Anthony
Whilst her frame afforded her much strength Pinnacle hadn't spent a lot of time training her throwing ability. Her throw was powerful that was certain but it sailed past the cape hitting the building behind him with enough force to crack the bricks out of the wall.

*"Oh, in a competition are you? Do tell me who this 'her' is why don't you?"*

He took out a coin from his pocket and flipped it in the air before tossing it towards Pinnacle. It seemed to curve and sway unnaturally before hitting her metallic frame with a much louder thud than the one the rock had made.

*"Why don't you come have a little chat with me, before the cops arrive?"*
Mary
Pinnacle glared hatefully at the man after taking the hit to her armor. She was pretty sure it was still fine, though it would've really hurt without her armor. His power seemed to just be some sort of superpowered projectiles.

He was trying to get into her head now. Trying to get her to give up.

"Enough with the talking!" She shouted out, running straight for him, and attempting to give him a bear hug from the front. If she was completely wrapped around him, heavy as she was, he hopefully wouldn't be able to use her as a projectile as well.
Anthony
Pinnacle rushed towards the cape who's eyes went wide.

*"Anytime now!"*

As she went to crush him in a bear hug she would find he was no longer in front of her like he was a few seconds ago. Suddenly her head jolted forwards as a rock thumped heavily into the side of her armour head. Turning to the direction of the rock she would see the cape playing with rocks in his hand.

*"You do cut it close Salvation."*

*"Don't call me that, just call me... Ugh forget it, at least its not a fucking number."*

The second voice had come from above. There was a balcony on one of the many houses lining the street in which another man stood. This one seemed larger than the first and older, his late 20's or early 30's. On his head was a messy mop of brown hair. He wore a simple domino mask to conceal his identity. The rest of his outfit was a rather dull grey body suit. The only truly distinguishing feature was what appeared to be a brand on the side of his face.

All the while the other cape seemed to be walking back, trying to slowly put distance between him and the large armoured cape. 

*"Come on now, surely you want to talk. I'm sure you wouldn't want to lose a fight here."*
Mary
She let out an annoyed hiss as she felt her head jerk from the impact, reaching up reflexively to feel at her head. It didn't seem like the rock had punctured at least.

She glanced up at the new arrival, glaring. There was no telling how they'd interfere. If they were already that high up, it probably meant that running was out of the question. She wasn't confident in her own abilities to run across the rooftops, but clearly they were.

No, the only way to win was through both of them. She reached down, picking the rock up that had just been thrown at her.

"Good thing I'm not going to lose then" She said before suddenly charging at the first man. As she got closer however, she turned and threw the rock as hard as she could at the man up on the balcony. She didn't slow down her momentum, instead intending to charge straight through her first opponent.
Anthony
*"First you'll run towards me.."*

He darted to the side in an attempt to dodge to the side.

*"But then you'll turn to throw that rock at Salvation. Leaving you open for this."*

As pinnacle turned to launch the rock she did it much more accurately than before. Although as the rock pulverised a brick in the wall it would appear Salvation was laying down. It was then she felt the crunch of a rock hitting her from behind. This time it seemed to actually scratch if not dent the surface of her mech.

*"Quickfire I swear to god if you call me that one more time."*
Mary
This was bad. He was only ramping up in strength, and now had some sort of precog ability. That, or he was just trying to fuck with her. Far more likely that he was just messing with her. It's what talkers always did.

She turned and ran towards the nearest alleyway. The enhanced strength from her frame should give her a minor speed boost at least, assuming Quickfire didn't have a mover rating.

Clearly she wasn't able to fight both of them at the same time. She'd have to hope that separating the two of them would improve her chances, somehow. At least this way she'd be out of sight of Salvation.

She kept running down the alleyway before rounding the corner, and waiting on the other side. She readied herself to swing at Quickfire once he tried to round the corner, listening closely.
Anthony
As she began to run quickfire pulled his arm back as if he was about to throw something before relaxing having apparently changed his mind. Before she got too far she managed to hear part of the conversation the two were having.

*"Are we not chasing them?"* Salvation questioned.

*"No, you shouldn't even be fighting them Cody. Let's go before Excalibur finds out."*

That was the last clear thing she could hear clearly before she replaced with the sound of running footprints getting more distant by the moment.
Mary
Pinnacle blinked, listening closely. There was no way that they were actually just going to let her run off, right...?

It had to be a trick.

But... What was she going to do? Just sit here forever and wait for someone to come? She peeked around the corner, looking to see if the coast was clear before letting out a sigh and continuing on her way. She made sure to not head in the direction it sounded like the other two were heading, at the very least.

Thankfully it **Was** Night time, so the farther she got from the scene of the crime the less likely she would be noticed as she headed home.
Anthony
It didn't take Pinnacle long to get home with her loot. Perhaps it was skill or perhaps a simple lucky escape, did it really matter? Once she was home she would be able to finally check what loot she had managed to steal.

**Tinker Tech x2**

After checking through the bag she would be able to examine the damage to her mech. The last hit from Quickfire seemed to have caused a significant dent, nothing that couldn't be easily repaired but if that had been caused by a rock just what could an actual weapon cause.