[Bakiri Retsu]

Rolling with the blow Retsu tilted her head to have the hero's fist glance her cheek instead of hitting full on. Leaning back she hooked her fingers below his collar, twisted her hip and used the momentum of his own strike to throw him over her. He bounced off the roof of a car while she drew a concussive grenade from her harness and dropped it on top of her shoe, the leather of her boots muffling the impact before it landed fully between her feet. With a soft kick she sent it rolling underneath the car.

"Ah was just shopping ya fookin' jackass!"

"Hmph, your crimes have finally caught up to you, Bakuretsu. Face justice at the hands of Springboard, sidekick of- Hmm, what's that?"

He didn't get any further before the grenade finished rolling and bumped into his feet. Almost comically he looked down, froze for a second and widened his eyes just in time for the grenade to detonate and blast him straight into unconsciousness. Retsu let out a sigh. She really was just shopping today. Not that her current surroundings would allow her to convince anyone of that.

A swerving trail of dented, detonated and mangled cars marked her path from the exit of the supermarket the hero had started their fight in to the middle of its massive parking lot she'd finished it at. Having no interest in leaving herself open to future attacks like this by showing mercy she jumped onto the hood of the car and drew her pistol from its holster, ready to finish off her opponent. She'd gone through seven bombs fending the prick off and she wasn't about to let him off scot-free. Her finger was on the trigger when she spotted a winged figure from the corner of her eye. Turning to face him with a glare she looked down on him from where she was standing.

"Haaaah?! Da fook's your problem? Walk the fook away!"

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[Jack Orion]

If Jack had a nickel for every time he was basically the only hero around when a major threat was on the scene, he would have two nickels. Which wasn't a lot, but ya gotta admit that's weird, right??

Granted, since the last time something like this happened, among other particular life developments, Jack finally decided to bite the bullet and take the Provisional Licensing Exams. Considering he often found himself in trouble more than he goes out looking for it, he felt it was the best call to at least be allowed to handle situations properly rather than having to skate around and pray it was enough to not get him in trouble. And, hey, at least it paid off, considering where he's at now. Officially speaking, to the public now he's Sirius, Brightest Star in the Night Sky...and to some people kind of a wild card, considering the destructive nature of his Quirk.

Out on patrol, Jack stood on top of a building, mainly listening to the police and hero channels on his earpiece and giving updates as needed. For the most part, a quiet day with not a lot happening. Taking a deep breath and scoping out the general landscape, he couldn't help but at least feel nice being a bit of a guardian for his sector. Watching over those who were just going about their weekend, living life calmly. That was, until the sounds of multiple explosions going off near a supermarket not far from where he was. Multiple people screaming in his earpiece trying to figure out what was going on, until he finally got a name through all the ruckus.

Bakuretsu.

Jack blinked in surprise, already running and launching himself into the sky with his tentacle whips, gliding towards the scene as fast as he could. Of all the people...it had to be the one who was known for her threats and literal murdering of a Pro. Gritting his teeth, knowing that he was the only one who happened to be around at this time of day, save a couple of other small timers like himself.

"PLEASE don't tell me you're going in there, Sirius,"

His earpiece rang with the voice of one of the operatives responsible for keeping other Heroes in the loop. A particularly sassy one, at that, but Jack appreciated the banter all the same. "Nah, lemme wait like 20 minutes for the nearest Pro to get here, Bantis. You got any better ideas?" "Other than not risking yourself against fucking Bakurestu? A few, yeah," the operator snapped back, Jack rolling his eyes in response. "What's the scene looking like?" he asked, ignoring the annoyed tone.

"It looks like Springboard engaged her the moment they made eye contact. At least seven bombs gone off, but no major casualties. Springboard looks like he's in a tight spot, though, and the people are basically trapped inside and probably scared out of their minds." "Ah, so a casual Saturday, then," Jack quipped, already starting to get a bit of a game plan going in his head as he quickly neared the scene. "Wish me luck." "You're probably gonna need more than that, Orion."

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Smirking a bit at that, the young hero would land in on the scene, just in the nick of time by the looks of it. An unconscious sidekick, with a purple-haired edgelord sticking a gun right towards them. Walking towards them calming, a stern look in his eyes but a confident smirk on his face as the villain would yell at him to piss off. Looking around at the scene, Jack would just smirk at her. "Ya mean besides the absolute mess ya made of the place? I mean, sheesh. I get villains tend to be destructive and all, but this is a bit much, dontcha think?" he replied calmly, smirking as he kept his eyes locked on her.

However, his mind was mainly towards getting Springboard out of the way first. "Kinda amazed someone like you is even out in the open like this as it is. What, they don't got, like, an underground market for criminals or somethin'? Kinda a dumb move for you to even be here if ya ask me." At the very least, he needed to get her attention solely on him so he can disarm her for a moment. Then it's just a matter of getting her away from the area.

...One of the most notorious villains currently on Japan's Wanted list. Yeah. Totally a cake walk. Totally.

[Bakiri Retsu]

"Haaaaah?!" Retsu eloquently retorted to Jack's insult. The nerve. Of course there were underground markets like that. Hells, there were perfectly legal ways to get groceries delivered wherever the hells you wanted without ever having to show your face. That wasn't the point. Retsu refused to hide away and live like some kind of rat. She'd keep living the way she wanted no matter how many times she got into trouble because of it. The more she did and the more she got away with it the less likely it was anyone else would dare try to force their ways on her. She'd make the entire world submit eventually. One corpse at a time. Speaking of which, the smug prick mouthing off in front of her without a care. 

"Kent make an omelette without crackin' a few eggs," she shrugged with a relaxed smile while gesturing towards the surrounding area. The taunting, casual swagger and attempt to make her think he didn't fear her in the slightest all pointed to one thing. The winged hero was so full of shit. She knew his type. They blabbered and blabbered to make you think they were all that but the moment the chips were down it turned out they had nothing to back up all the talk. Fortunately she'd worked out a pretty effective strategy for dealing with them by now.

"Naht that you'd know. 'Ave ya ever even gotten a single thing done in y'r entire life? Cause from 'ere it just looks lahk y'r all-" Mid-sentence she aimed her pistol at him and opened fire. "-bark 'nd no bite."

With some luck that'd be enough to take him out of the fight. Her face scrunched. She just had to have that thought didn't she?

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[Jack Orion]

Jack smirked confidently in response to Bakuretsu's ramblings. Sheesh, she really did know how to come off as a complete psychopath, huh? Then again, half of the villains nowadays acted like that anyways. The whole 'I'm gonna rip society out by the roots' and the like. Even if it meant killing people like flies, completely disregarding the fact that every person outside of their life mattered, too. Then again, kind of hard to be too surprised when you see it so often.

Kind of the reasons Heroes are a thing, in hindsight.

Nonetheless, it looked like the villain played right into Jack's initial taunt, her attention entirely on him now. His smirk grew even more as she would end up asking if he had ever accomplished anything in his life, before pointing her gun right at him. His sharp eyes widened slightly, moving immediately the moment she fired her shot. He would slightly move to the side, dodging the shot and shooting one hand forward, a mechanical tentacle would quickly shooting out and wrapping around the unconscious Springboard, yanking him towards the small hero.

With his free hand, Jack would point a couple of fingers towards the villain, shooting off a small, condensed blast of Chaos Energy towards her! Should it connect, it would send her a respectable distance away - probably a block away if he was lucky. Nonetheless, he just needed her distracted for just a few seconds longer as he would grab the downed sidekick and quickly make a break for cover, making use of a nearby building as he quickly darted around the corner.

Setting Springboard down, Jack would very quickly start smacking the ever-living shit out of him rapidly! "Wakeupwakeupwakeupwakeupwakeup!" he said, even shaking him a little bit to hopefully expedite the process. Assuming he would wake up, Jack would put a couple of fingers up to his ear as he would report back. "Springboard has been secured, send in a rescue squad stat!"

"Already a few steps ahead of you. Evac Squad and paramedics are inbound. Just a small problem of Bakuretsu still being in the area-" the operative responded, Jack quickly cutting him off. "Leave 'er to me. Best case, could be our shot to bring the bitch in. Worst case, well...let's not think of that!" he chirped, already determined to at least get the villainess out of the area. "As long as you don't get anyone but yourself blown up, fine with me. Paramedics inbound to your coordinates." "Thanks, Bantis. Love you too." Jack responded coyly, before glaring back at Springboard.

"For your own sake, Springboard, stay down and wait for help. Felt like you broke at least a couple of ribs acting like an idiot. What, you thought engaging a villain - much less Bakuretsu, the literal fucking explosive expert - in the middle of a fucking store was a good idea?!" he snarled, his eye twitching at the sidekick's stupidity. Honestly, if anyone got killed as a result of his initial conflict he would probably personally make sure that not only him but his superior officer got a good bit of hell from him.

Cracking his neck from side to side, Jack would pounce back out to where he was before, cautiously approaching further to see where Bakuretsu was. "What was that about not accomplishing anything again? 'Cuz it looks like you suck at being a villain to me!" he said, on guard, but making a show of holding his fingers like a handgun. "Ya ain't the only one who can shoot either, so ya ain't original either!"