[Steve didn't live in the south part of town, but he did find himself strolling through it on occasion, some need to make sure trouble was kept to a minimum driving him to peek in on the 'bad part' of his new location. The fact that a city like this had a bad part was telling in and of itself, but that didn't stop him from the occasional pass-by or walk through.
It seemed timing was key, as he was currently just finishing one up when he heard sounds of a pursuit, saw a flash of red that had him frowning, then the form of an AI following after. He was just on the edge of an alcove, watching Natasha -- Natasha? goddammit, Natasha, running by, an AI with a knife in its neck following after her. He was part relieved to see her and resigned that he'd see her with something trying to kill her. She certainly knew how to make friends.
He waited until she just finished passing him, stepping out of the cover of the alcove and pulling his shield out from behind him, whipping it around towards the AI. Between the android's momentum and Steve's, the shield managed to get itself lodged in a metallic chest, Steve's follow through driving it into the wall beside the alcove. There was a painful sounding twist of metal and a few sparks, then the automaton stilled, head lolling to the side. He reached for the knife in its neck, pulling it out before bracing a foot on it to wrench his shield free.
Then he turned to see if the other Avenger had kept running or was anywhere near enough to follow after.
=| Natasha, dammit
It seemed timing was key, as he was currently just finishing one up when he heard sounds of a pursuit, saw a flash of red that had him frowning, then the form of an AI following after. He was just on the edge of an alcove, watching Natasha -- Natasha? goddammit, Natasha, running by, an AI with a knife in its neck following after her. He was part relieved to see her and resigned that he'd see her with something trying to kill her. She certainly knew how to make friends.
He waited until she just finished passing him, stepping out of the cover of the alcove and pulling his shield out from behind him, whipping it around towards the AI. Between the android's momentum and Steve's, the shield managed to get itself lodged in a metallic chest, Steve's follow through driving it into the wall beside the alcove. There was a painful sounding twist of metal and a few sparks, then the automaton stilled, head lolling to the side. He reached for the knife in its neck, pulling it out before bracing a foot on it to wrench his shield free.
Then he turned to see if the other Avenger had kept running or was anywhere near enough to follow after.
Dames... can't take them anywhere.]