He stumbled back when hit but as soon as he was hit but his feet quickly caught up to his stumbling and he pushed forward. His right hand swinging upwards in an uppercut for the young mans jaw.

"Good but not good enough to talk while you fight. Dont let your mind get distracted boy. You'll get hurt that way!"

He growled lightly at the last minute as he shifted his punch from an uppercut to a feint. He realized he shouldn't hit the kid like that it might hurt him and not only that but it might make saliva leave his mouth. Instead of the uppercut his left hand cut in and jabbed towards the mans chest. He had put enough strength behind this punch that if it hit the boy he would end up on the ground and most likely out of breath. He wanted to end this to prove a point to the kid.

Fausto connect one hit and it isnt enought... Torq go forward trying to hit with a uppercut.
He tryied to dodge doing a backjump but TOrq was faster than them and the uppercut catch him in midair connecting a direct hit to Fausto^s chest.

He end falling on the ground without breath...

and after a couple of second trying to recover and get up Fausto was kneeling, even breathless. he cought a bit dropping a few drops of saliva on the floor that burned instanly ...

Fausto looked at Torq coming to his side ¨oh man ... *cought a little* a think you win ...¨ he said before lose consciousness and fall to floor.

He shook his head lightly as he looked down at the boy. He then picked him up and carried him over to the door. There was a potted plant that was barely alive there and drowned in rain water. He picked it up and splashed the water onto the young kids face. He hadnt ment to hit him as hard as he had. But when he flipped his momentum built more then he would have liked it to and he ahd hit him pretty damn hard.

As he lent over the kid he started smacking his face around until he came back too. He looked down at him and smiled, "that was lesson one. If your opponent can't breath. Your opponent cant fight. Knock their breath away and you will win. The other lessons I will just tell you. Do not make me have to show you."

"Lesson two. If your opponent can't stand. Your opponent can't fight. If you have to slam your foot down into their knee. I don't care if it shatters their knee cap. They will go down. They will be in pain. When they are down dont let up. Start swinging fast and hard. They will be done."

He watched the kid to make sure he was listening.

"Lesson Three. If your opponent can't see you. They can't hit you. If you have to... then you can always hit them in the brdige of the nose. It will shatter the cartlidge and puff up their eyes. If they cant see you then obviously most of the time they can't fight you. You do have to be careful of the mutants that have great hearing and other abilities like that but for humans that always works."

"Last Lesson. In a real fight. There are no rules. If the guy is three times bigger then you. Or just a better fighter then you... if you are thrown into something that can be used as a weapon. If you can get your hands on something then use it. I don't care if its a brick to the head. Or a sharp stick in the groin. The only rule in a fight is don't lose. Do what it takes to win. Poke an eye. Scratch. Bite if you must. Hit them in the crotch. I don't care. Only the loser cries about something being unfair."

He stopped and looked down at the kid and then offered his hand, "Thats your lessons. If you want more then I suggest that sometime or another I take you to the mansion and you can ask one of them there if they will teach you to defend yourself and to help you learn about your mutation."

¨I hate when in TV shows the rain start falling when a character died or get unconscious on the floor while the protagonist cry for him¨

Fortunately doesnt rain, it would be a stupid form of giving drama to a scene...
doesnt rain , and this isnt a TV show and obviously Torq isnt crying...

¨i likes ¨Last Lesson¨ part ¨Bite if you must¨ jajaja¨ Fausto say laughting but suddenly stop...

¨ay... it hurt when i laught¨

¨i am good talking but not fighting , where is that mansion? i really dont know exactly where it is ... and if i knew i think i cant go there walking¨


¨if i decide to go to the mansion , you gonna be with me ? i dont want to be alone anymore¨

he say with a little smile in his face , waiting for the answer...

¨i can eat everything i want so you dont have to pay my food ¨say smiling trying to convince Torq.

In the mansion he can learn more about her powers , and meet more mutants... he get excited a little on the subject of the mansion... but now he have someone to call friend. and that makes him very happy.

He watched the kid and chuckled when he said it hurt to laugh. He stood there and helped the kid up and opened the door so they could get down from the building.

"The mansion is... well im not sure how far. I walked here. But I am used to walking alot. I planned on walking back. It'll give us time to talk. Plenty of time actually. And I wasnt worryin about your cost for food. I will go with you there... I kinda stay there. I dont really sleep much there and I don't like being there. Im not comfortable around all the people. I just stay cause a girl that I am... friends... with stays there. When we get there I can inrtoduce you to someone that can tell if you can stay or not though I highly doubt they will turn anyone away."

Je stood there and looked at the man and then nodded his head towards the door.

"Its a long walk. We should get goin."

¨wow you have a girlfriend? what is name?¨ shoting questions like always do while they go down the stairs...

But this time is different , the ¨Bad boy¨ and the ¨question machine gun ¨ kid walk at the same height, Fausto no longer walk a few steps further back followed him,he is walking alongside them, they walk together likes friends.

Sometimes after problems or bad luck or lost a family member or a sucesion of bad thing aspirations turn to fear and desperation and let your dreams brokens .
you see the world likes nothing's ever good enough for you , and you want to quit...
sometimes your soul burn in sorrow and you only think ¨ there's no tomorrow¨ but where darkness is,light is there to . there isnt light without darkness and ¨vice versa¨ and karma always return and give you another chance...

¨we will take the long way home ,right?¨

¨come on !!we have to arrive before Christmas jaja ... ay i laught again ...¨



OOC: i hope you like it TA !!!

He looked at him and shook his head, "No she isnt my girlfriend. Shes a friend that is well.. its complicated. Her name is for her to tell you not me. So we will leave that subject dropped."

He opened the door and pushed it open. The light shown down on them and he looked around and then shook his head. He really didnt want the machine gun mouth questioning him for hours while they walked. Instead he moved over to the side of the curb and raised a hand.

"Lets get a cab and get a bite to eat... and stop at the store. I wanna pick a few things up before we head that way. If they tell you that you can't stay then I will ride with you to a hotel and we can get you a room. Ill even stay there with ya for a while... not all night. I want to be back out watching before the night gets to dark. I dont trust... anyone... to watch her like I can."

How long had it been now. He had started drinking caffiene like crazy and taking caffiene pills to stay awake. He hadnt slept since before he had met her. Not that he could really recall. Only reason he had come out was so he could get some more really and then he had decided on a small stroll and then going back. He hadnt thought he would meet this kid wondering around. Atleast she couldnt be mad at him now. He was bringing "home" a stray.

((OOC: I suggested we do those things so we can talk to Neena about you coming to the mansion ic.))

¨I have to choice a question .like a sniper rifle, only one shot... but deadly ...

1.when do you meet her?

2.was love at first sight?

3.what are you going to buy at the store?

4.we're going to eat,right?

mmm... i think...option 4 ... ¨ he thought...

¨Torq what are you going to buy at the store? ¨ ... ¨oh man i cant take it... *said a little frustrated* a rifle have one bullet , is so boring shot once... i like revolver!! betwen 6 and 8 bullets ¨

¨anyway...for SHE you mean your ... *in very low voice * girl *and returning to his voice normal level* friend? why do you have to protect she? is a little girl? or just your age? when do you meet her? ¨

He looked over at him and shook his head. This kid never stopped running out of questions. He listened to each so he could answer them all in turn. When the kid finally stopped talking he decided to see if the kid would react to someone doing it to him. So when he went to answer he started to speak very quickly.

"I'm not sure yet. By she yes I mean my friend and no she is not my gril so stop sayin it. I dont have to I want to.. its complicated. Not a little girl. Around my age. I met her a few days ago."

He looked at him and smiled. He wasn't done yet though. He decided to rapid fire his own questions back at him.

"WHy do you ask so many questions? Hows come you are in New York? How did you make it this far? How old are you? Were you in a registration camp? How much wood could a wood chuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck would? Did sally really sell sea shells by the sea shore or is that a lie? Do you think its funny im rapid firing questions back at you or do you also find it annoying and hard to concentrate? Can you remember all the questions im asking? Can you answer them all now?"

He was out of breath when he finished speaking. He took a deep breath and looked at her. A slight smile flashed over his face and he waved down a cab.When it pulled over he opened the door and let the kid get in first and then he followed him in.

"Somewhere nice but cheap to eat."

"Any particular place?", asked the cab driver.

"Nope you ch ose but dont think about picking somewhere way out of the way. We just need a quick stop to get food if you stay in the area we will then need a ride to a decent store and then a long trip out to this address"

He handed the man the address and the man smiled, "Ahhh mutants too eh? ALright not a problem. I can take you to where you need to go and also show you some decent places for everythign you need. I won't even turn on the meter for you."

¨jaja how funny,i think question and answer is a good form of know each other better
when i walk alone i always thinking about many things and question other person is a easy form to know things or confirm my deductions... every man in this world have a form of saw the world , making questions if a way to know they points of view...¨

¨i lived with my parents in Clifton in a big house... but ... when they died i walked alone like a vagabond ... Clifton make me a little sad and i want to go out and meet others mutants ... and if i can got stronger i will have a oportunity to destroy Bloody Eye , the gang that murder my parents.
I am 15 years old, i was 13 years old when i leave my house...¨

¨about the registration camp , i can dodge it move betweent cities... and i am lucky. i am the Son of Fortune... do you know Fortune? is a oriental god that bleesed one child when he born giving he luck , is a old legend. dad told me a lot of legends !! or be lucky can be another of my amazings powers ... what do you think?¨

¨i can remember all of them and i can answer all except one, the one with the wood chuck chuck jeje . but i fail 1 of 10 is a good score *winking a eye*¨ and yes sally sell shells by the sea shore . i buy a couple of them in my last holiday with dad and mom .¨

the cab driver was smiling while Fausto do his question and answer game ...he found funny the situation ...
¨the first stop is the ¨nice but cheap¨ place to eat ,right?¨ the cab driver asked...

"Yes. That would be the first stop. Thanks. And if its ceahp enough you are free to join us if you like."

"Nah I already ate. I will stay here for a little while. I wanted a break anyway> I don't smoke in here so I'll smoke a cigar outside while you eat."

"Alright buddy thanks."

He looked back at Fausto and shook his head lightly. He didn't expect him to actually keep up with each question. He stifled a slight yawn as he sat there. The cab was putting him to sleep. Thats why he had walked in the first place. He pulled a small bottle out of his pocket and opened it and tossed a pill in his mouth. They were caffiene pills to keep him awake. He put the cap back on and tossed the bottle back in his pocket.

It took a second for the pill to kick in and when it did he started drumming his fingers against the seat and looked at Fausto, "There we go. Now I can keep up with you still."

"I don't know if i believe in that fortune thing. A legend is a legend for a reason though I guess. I missed the camps as well. I was in Ireland at the time. Got bloody lucky I left when I did."

¨dad also said the heroes are remembered but legends never dies , i think legends can be real if you believe in them ¨

Fausto's eyes seemed to shine when he spoke of his father,he always smile when quote some of the many things that his father had been taught him.

¨the driver is reliable? you can rely on him? i am a little scared about him , what happen if he call the police , the army , an anti mutant organization or another gang like that?¨

¨luck is an excellent weapon, but we can not rely entirely on that.sometimes fail.¨

¨what was that pill? are you sick? *Fausto said to him a little worried*¨

he talk while walking to the local

¨ah...i almost forgot to say a little thing ... i have a little problems with spoons,forks, and things like that ...these things simply melt in my mouth . I'm not complaining about the taste but ...I love the taste of metal but some humans may not like the show ¨



OOC: i supposed the food place is a little restaurant or something like that , not a fast food store.

He looked over at Fausto with a wry grin. A fire burned in his eyes and it seemed a slight bit of hope at what he said next, "I never rely on luck kid. Luck gets you nowhere. I trust him not at all. But if he stabs us in the back I will kill him."

He pulled the bottle from his pocket and looked at it, "tell noone of these. I am not sick. I use t hem to stay awake. They are caffiene pills. COmpletely legal." he slid the bottle back in his pocket.

"as for that. We'll both get a burger or something. Just try to remember not to lick your fingers. That might be a show people dont want to see."

He laughed lightly as he opened the door and let the kid enter first. He walked in after him and followed him up to the counter. THe person pointed to a booth and he led the way. nce sitting he flipped through th emenu and found a nice cheap but good looking burger. He siled and put the menu down

"see like I said mos tplaces have burgers. Its what I am getting. I love brugers. Raw meat is a little better. Not i just killed raw but bloody meat. A little pink in it. Maybe with some blood... that isnt half bad. But burgers are decent."

¨ey !! i didnt say the pill wasnt legal ... i just get a little worried about your health ,but if you are okay no problem then ¨ *say smiling at him*

they enter the local,Fausto looked the place ... there was a small desk, a couple of tables a nice place to eat something small and modest but comfortable ... a young couple was eating in one corner , the man seens lost in the womans eyes ... a television hung on one wall Show The News ... someone had killed an old man while trying to steal the house, comments from neighbors pointed to a mutant of that district ...right ,to the police is easier to blame the mutants of those things when there is no real culprit ... could have been a mutant or not.

after they were sitting , and after Torq choose a burger and say he likes ¨bloody meat¨, Fausto say a little worried and guilty...

¨are you sure of spend money in a burguer for me ? i can eat whatever so you dont have to buy food for me ...keep it and buy something for you , you have been so nice with me¨

¨ and dont worry for my fingers , i have to be a idiot to lick my fingers¨ *say laughting* ¨Torq imagine the situation, my fingers flesh melted, leaving bone expose. seens a horror film *almost laughting* likes Death hand under the black cloak¨

"Just order somethng my friend. Don't worry about its cost. This money was gotten in the wrong way so as soon as its spent the better. I know you can eat anything but I am sure youd rather have some tasty food instead of some metal or something. I mean a good burger is nice now and again. Can't live off metal alone. Itll ruin your taste buds."

He laughed lightly as he listened to the grim reaper thing. It might have made another man sick w hile they were eating but he wasn't a normal man.

"That might mae someone sickl while they are trying ot eat. And yes you would have to be an idiot. Though that might be kinda funny. Now order something and eat. Hell if you wanna get a steak then get one. Doesn't matter to me."

He listened to the story on the news with only half interest as he sat there munching on his burger. It really was a shame that they were automatically pointing at a mutant.

"And my friend. If you ever do find this group that killed your parents. I would more than love to come along. Your angel of justice here would love to show them something to fear. Though if i come with you... they will most likely all die. Not quickly and very brutally."