[He’s uncannily still as the doors are breached, steady on his feet, unmoving against the sight of five armored and heavily armed soldiers parading past the threshold in practiced formation. How suitable that it’s Markus upholding the shield that’ll keep them at bay — the android who’s always had a problem with backing down in the face of adversity. Who keeps his feet planted, his powers thrumming, shield shimmering, simply trusting in his teammates to provide back-up and distraction.
His faith is rewarded. They deliver. A portal and a soldier's suddenly upended and careening down into another. The action begins properly with Fitz and Cain sliding into the fray to keep the heat off of them, and only two of the others continue their faithful match towards the android and Peggy, focused on their objective not unlike well-oiled machines.
Positions adjusted to account for the windows as advised, Markus holds steadfast as Peggy darts away and pins the soldiers between a growing tempest of gunfire. The enemy is momentarily caught in a vice, but are just as quick to return the favor, and the apartment soon becomes a storm of detritus flown off from where bullets shear away pieces of furniture, the walls, the ceiling. Markus ignores the dust from debris clouding over his head when a stray shot embeds itself above, the consequence of a thrown-off aim by a stunned soldier.
Patil remains fearfully huddled behind him, and Markus won’t be changing positions. It’s a good spot — it means that if the enemy wants to steal her away, they’ll have to get past Peggy first, and then Markus’ shields. And that’s not to say for the gunfire that’ll be pressed into their backs courtesy of Cain and Fitz.
A bullet hits his shield head on, then hovers for a second, before being blasted right back at one of the soldiers. It pummels them between the breastplate and torso of their plating, sending a crack spidering up through dark armor.]
Careful. Need line of sight to the exit for Fitz. Shouldn't linger if we can help it.
[Their other option is to try to down all five of them, which seems unreasonably dangerous; fleeing fast with their target in tow was always optimal. But that requires proximity to the doors and windows to facilitate a quick exit.]
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His faith is rewarded. They deliver. A portal and a soldier's suddenly upended and careening down into another. The action begins properly with Fitz and Cain sliding into the fray to keep the heat off of them, and only two of the others continue their faithful match towards the android and Peggy, focused on their objective not unlike well-oiled machines.
Positions adjusted to account for the windows as advised, Markus holds steadfast as Peggy darts away and pins the soldiers between a growing tempest of gunfire. The enemy is momentarily caught in a vice, but are just as quick to return the favor, and the apartment soon becomes a storm of detritus flown off from where bullets shear away pieces of furniture, the walls, the ceiling. Markus ignores the dust from debris clouding over his head when a stray shot embeds itself above, the consequence of a thrown-off aim by a stunned soldier.
Patil remains fearfully huddled behind him, and Markus won’t be changing positions. It’s a good spot — it means that if the enemy wants to steal her away, they’ll have to get past Peggy first, and then Markus’ shields. And that’s not to say for the gunfire that’ll be pressed into their backs courtesy of Cain and Fitz.
A bullet hits his shield head on, then hovers for a second, before being blasted right back at one of the soldiers. It pummels them between the breastplate and torso of their plating, sending a crack spidering up through dark armor.]
Careful. Need line of sight to the exit for Fitz.
Shouldn't linger if we can help it.
[Their other option is to try to down all five of them, which seems unreasonably dangerous; fleeing fast with their target in tow was always optimal. But that requires proximity to the doors and windows to facilitate a quick exit.]