Flint, trigger, smart chip, lock, stock, barrel. Snap reassembled the gun for the third time. The dark flamer across from her looked away, flinching with every click as her fingers dismantled the metal. The one to her right growled. The wide eyes of the ward mage at the back hadn't left the floor since she'd pulled the damn thing.
Twelve flamers, two mages and her. They sat army style, swaying as the truck roared along the midnight streets. Turns out people slept out of the city. Trigger guard, battery cap, tumbler. Click. Click. Click. Cli-
"Frag, cut it-" Her salvette met the temple of the flamer to her right. She slowly clicked together the lock on the pistol in her lap and holstered it as the truck fell silent. The ward mage's eyes widened further. Fragging virgins.
Günter's ear twitched. She liked the way her black metal looked against his neon orange hair. After a moment the flamethrower embedded in his left arm blinked on. The motley assortment of teched up arsonists stared, dull murmur of conversation silenced for the whir of the trucks drives.
His left deltoid twitched. With a flick the Morrisey slid into her free hand and she fired a gel into neck. As he swung the punch she ducked and grabbed his shoulders swinging herself between him and truck wall. Right salvette still against his temple, she swung her other arm around his neck and locked it into a choke hold. Günter gagged and flames roared across the metal ceiling as he thrashed. The others dove for the floor swearing, and a yellow ward sprung up, cascading sparks across the. Muscled hands grabbed her arms and he staggered to stand. Flamers dove out of the way. He tottered, red and wheezing, and slammed backwards against the truck wall. She grinned and tightened her arms further. He retched and grunted, nose flaring as he threw himself into the wall again, and again. Soon he sagged in her grip, eyes glazing. She fired a gel into his groin for good measure then pistol whipped him across the face. He toppled to the floor groaning and gasping.
"Patch him and prep." She grinned. "Show time."