[center][h2]Collab post - Talos VS Hijack[/h2][/center]

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Talos stood steady as the gun was raised at him. Bullets might cause internal bleeding, severe injuries or death in those made of flesh and blood, but Talos had been shot at numerous times before. Nothing a bit of tinkering couldn’t fix. But he didn’t feel like having his mask broken, the elastic material was rather fragile. Talos didn’t see the masked man shooting at him a logical path for the man to take, so he doubted that he would do it. But there was no telling what humans could do. They were strange creatures, after all.

And then the man spoke, his voice slightly muffled behind his mask. [color=black]”None of your concern,”[/color] he said. The man then stood up. That gun he was holding was a fine piece of weaponry indeed. That could be put to good use. Then the man stepped forward. [color=black]”Sir, I will only warn you once. Outta my way…”[/color] he stated firmly, before he began to approach Talos, clearly heading for the door. The android extended a long arm blocking the entrance down onto the lower floor. He didn’t want this man to go anywhere. He heard very faint shuffling noises coming from down below, perhaps the men from earlier sharing Talos’s curiosity. Hopefully this man would be done with before they crept up.

[b]”I’m afraid I can’t let you do that. Answer the question.”[/b]

[i]Jason tutted. This was starting to get annoying. He had better things to do than deal with this guy. Although it was mostly for show, Jason stopped in his tracks and unclicked the safety. [color=black]”I’m here to finally clean this town. Rid it of it’s infection and cut out it’s tumor. Is that the speech you wanted?”[/color] Jason growled. He began to gesture to the side of the doorway with the barrel of his gun, hoping that he could make his way past the guy.

It was such a pain. Although, while most of him wanted to keep in pursuit, a small part was intrigued. The man’s voice struck a certain chord of uncanny valley. It was close to being correct, but slightly off. Unsettling a little, but nothing that would distract Jason from his goal. He needed to find out what this guy was. [color=black]”You fit that description? Because I won’t spare a second thought to take you out.”[/color] He threatened, raising the barrel of the gun in line with the man’s head. [color=black]”Now, move!”[/color]
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Talos cocked his head to the side slightly as the masked gunman audibly unclicked the safety on his weapon. Likely just a show of force. Why would the man risk exposure for his crimes with such a blunt and obvious attack? Despite the gun appearing to have a suppressor, someone would likely see, especially after the earlier attack. It just wasn’t logical, at least in Talos’s eyes. Then the shooter began to speak. A very impassioned speech, things about how the shooter intended to “clean” the town. From what Talos had seen, definitely with a great deal of blood and violence. 

The gesturing of the gun did not do anything to make Talos back off. He stood strong and firm, blocking the metal door consistently as the shuffling noises from below continued unchanged. You could cut the tension in the air as the two stood firm in their goals. Then the shooter became more aggressive. The man clearly threatened Talos now, and as he did, the android shook his head. Then the man lined the barrel of the gun up to Talos’s head. Seems like the man wasn’t taking the logical route after all. However, if Talos ran, he left himself open to being shot in the legs, which could bring him down. In the man’s confusion he could steal the gun and make an escape.

So, Talos stood firm, now unblinking as the barrel of the gun stared him down, just like the shooter. 

[b]”You heard what I said before. I will not move. Who are you?”[/b]

[i]Jason smirked beneath the mask. This guy seemed pretty calm with a gun pointed at him. It definitely struck him out as an innocent bystander. Whether he was human or not was a different matter. Time for Jason to try and probe out some information as they were clearly in a standoff. Jason couldn’t risk a shot at this point. He didn’t have enough evidence to clear this guy, or condemn him. However, the range [i]should[/i] provide an advantage in case an engagement happened.

[color=black]”Let’s be as civil as we can. It’s only fair if you answer a question of mine first. So why don’t you introduce yourself first. huh?”[/color][/i]

The gun continued to be pointed into Talos’s face. Talos was no longer blinking, as mental power was going into analysing this situation and the most conceivable ways for Talos to emerge from this on top, with the gunman dazed, or perhaps even dead. Despite his aggression, however, the man didn’t seem unhinged. He seemed very much cool, cold and calculated. This was going to be rather difficult. Then the man asked a question. Talos’s mind was instantly diverted to coming up with a name to use. His name recalled back to a shop that he had seen on the street, some sort of restaurant. Jack’s, it was called. Then the brand of the beer bottle he had broken over the man’s head. 

[b]”My name is Jack. Jack Foster. Once again, who are you?”[/b] He said, still unblinking. 

Jason couldn’t help but chuckle at the coincidence of the man’s name and his own callsign. [color=black]”Hi Jack. I’m Hijack.”[/color] He joked. This ‘Jack’ seemed to take a while to answer the question. Was it a fake name? He could get a guy to look it up if needs be. [color=black]”Now we’re acquainted, care to move?”[/color] Jason asked.

Talos cocked his head once again as the man chuckled after he answered his question. Talos wasn’t sure what was so amusing, but he stood stone-faced as the man finished up his short laugh. Then the gunman gave Talos a name. Hijack. Well, he clearly had some kind of persona. Hero, villain, or vigilante, it certainly wasn’t a given human name. But once again, Hijack asked Talos to move. And still, he stood fast. Now Talos was becoming impatient, and wanted to speed things along. 

[b]”I guess you could say we are. But no, I’m still not moving. Hand me the weapon, or I will take it off you.[/b]

[i]Jason was getting impatient as well. It seems this guy wasn’t going to go down without a fight. However, there was a way he might be able to get past him without killing the guy. They stared off for a few more gruelling moments before Jason suddenly maneuvered his aim downwards, at the same time switching his fire to single shot. He squeezed the trigger, and the bullet splintered into the man’s shin. Not sparing a second, Jason quickly slung the gun onto his back and made a dash to the doorway, attempting to jump past Jack, even if it meant risking a tumble down a flight or two.[/i]

Talos stared coldly at Hijack as the gunman stared straight back. There was suddenly some movement from the masked man and Talos braced himself before a bullet slammed straight into his shin. He let out a metallic screech as the bullet revealed the metal underneath. Then Hijack was making a dash for the door. Talos lunged forward at the darting individual and grabbed his shoulder with a firm hand. He stared down at Hijack, with wide, unfeeling eyes, as wires flopped out of the hole in his leg. 

[b]”That was a mistake, wasn't it?”[/b]

[i]Fuck. How was that guy still this strong? In fact, he was way too strong to be a regular human. He looked down, seeing the splayed wires from the bullet wound. He was… a robot? Cyborg? This guy could be as strong or stronger than a Super. With the grip this so called ‘Jack’ had, it became harder and harder for Jason to gain some ground.

As his M4 was across his back, there was no way he could reach for it now. With a free hand, Jason reached down into his holster and pulled his Beretta out. This was going to be loud, and would definitely draw attention. He knew he should’ve put a suppressor on that too. Oh well. He raised his arm up, and planted the barrel of the pistol into the jaw of this machine. He pulled the trigger and fired, hoping the shot would hit a mainframe or something. The gunfire echoed down the stairwell and throughout the streets. It was sure to draw attention.
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Talos began to grip Hijack harder as the man looked all around, down, then back up. Talos could see him searching around on his back, probably looking for the large gun that he could see. But Talos could visibly see that the man could not reach his gun, it was too far away. Relaxing, slightly, Talos wondered whether he should throw the man off the roof or down the stairs. But before he could do anything, a smaller handgun was pressed into his jaw. Talos didn’t have much time to react before he felt a shot rip through the side of his face. His neck reeled back, and he released his grip on Hijack, as he felt his ruined mask. With a steady hand, he scraped off the ruined right hand side of the mask, as the silicone dropped to the floor. 

He turned back to Hijack, most of his mask now gone, revealing his true face. A human skull embedded with black metal pieces, although a large portion was now cracked or missing. Void-like black eyes, bored into Hijack as he stood, pushing bits of metal and back into his face, glared down at the human. 

[b]”Pathetic sack of… flesh. You won’t live to see the dawn.”[/b]

[i]Hijack staggered back from the sudden release, but once he came to, he trained his pistol straight back onto him. However, it seemed he revealed a side this ‘Jack’ didn’t want him to see. It seemed he had revealed a horrifying visage of bone and twisted black metal. This… cyborg was pissed about it too.

[color=black]”Shit…”[/color]
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