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[teambatgirl]

Batgirl is on the shoreline. She should be at her post outside the entrance to Rapture, no, she should be down there in the underwater city helping them, Jason and Bruce both. But she's not because fuck Batman and Bruce Wayne and, you know what, add everyone on the ITF who's keeping her topside to her shit list too

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[rage_andlove]

He stands and watches her for a long moment. He's boxed, in his time - mostly after he signed up. He's good, but he's also smart enough to realise that she's way better. His leg's still bothering him and it's enough to make him pissy.

"It's never going to punch you back, you know."

[teambatgirl]

She kicks high with her left leg, up enough to catch a grown man in the jaw then brings the same leg up for a side kick. Then she steps back away and takes a breath.

Stephanie raises an eyebrow at him as sh pushes stray hairs out of her face. "I've noticed that. It's one of the drawbacks of not having live opponents. But better punch something inanimate than...yoga or something right about now."

[rage_andlove]

That kick is impressive, though it doesn't really register on Tunny's face except for a slight raise of his eyebrows.

"I'll spar with you."

[teambatgirl]

She looks him over for a moment and then nods slightly, stepping away from the bag. "Sure." No reason to turn down a chance to spar, even if she's still got bruises coming up from her fight with Damian earlier. "Just straight up boxing?"

[rage_andlove]

"Straight up boxing's about what I can handle," he admits, shifting his weight, slightly. "And my balance isn't as good as it used to be."

[teambatgirl]

Her gaze flickers when he shifts his weight, tracking the change in how he stands. Prosthetic on the left leg from the knee down. Yeah, advanced hand to hand is probably out. Boxing though, they can do that.

"Sure," she offers him a little smile "Sounds great." Steph brings her hands up and bounces on her feet just lightly. "Put up your dukes."

[rage_andlove]

He finds himself grinning as he shifts his weight, hands up, leaning back slightly as he judges her.

[teambatgirl]

She sizes him up for a few seconds, shifting her weight before going in with a right cross. Not especially fast, not especially hard, just enough to get his attention and get things going. "I'm Stephanie, by the way."

[rage_andlove]

That one, at least, he manages to get out of the way of, but just, leaning his whole weight back and nearly losing his balance because of it.

"Nice to meet you," he says, throwing a punch of his own, not quite as graceful as hers. "Tunny."

[teambatgirl]

Ducking her head, his punch goes right past her and she follows up with a left jab. Trying to gauge his skill level and stay right there so they can have a real match.

"You've been here long?"

[rage_andlove]

He blocks it, but barely, and it's a little galling, how quickly she's got him on the back foot but, mainly, it's fucking impressive.

"Couple of months? Long enough to heal."

[teambatgirl]

"You came here just after the injury? That must have been some rough rehab." She eases up on him, drawing back enough to give him space to go on the offensive and take a few punches. It's not unusual for her to be going toe to toe with someone she could take on easily, but they're usually a thugs she's trying to get on the floor as quickly as possible. This is sort of novel.

"Glad you're on your feet though."

[rage_andlove]

"In the middle of the injury," he says, swinging for her. It's a little wide, but it comes good. "Bleeding out."

[teambatgirl]

"No shit." She blocks his punch with an arm and gives him space to throw another one. "It's a good thing there're some serious doctors here that could take care of an injury that serious. Where were you coming from?"

[rage_andlove]

He does, he throws another one hard and fast, over-extends, slightly.

"Iraq," he says, shifting his weight as much as he can. "Baghdad."

[teambatgirl]

She dances back a step and then moves in again with a body shot.

"How long have you been in the Army?"