Monday, 28 February 2022

Yet Another Fight Scene

"Progress," pp. 111-114.

Lorn reaches for his knife.
Keanu grabs Lorn's wrist.
Lorn pulls free and wields his knife.
Keanu deflects the knife with his left arm.
He pokes toward Lorn's solar plexus with his right.
Lorn's left palm chops Keanu's wrist.
Lorn grabs Keanu's knife and throws it out the porthole.
He asks what's got into Keanu and looks around for Alisabeta.
Keanu goes for Lorn's dagger with both arms.
He pulls Lorn's fingers open.
The dagger drops.
Keanu kicks it away.
Lorn grapples him.
Alisabeta snatches the knife.
Lorn punches.
Keanu ducks and takes it on the skull.
Lorn lets go of Keanu.
Keanu goes for a stranglehold.
Lorn kicks Keanu in the stomach.
Keanu lurches away.
Alisabeta runs onto the deck.
She sees men approaching.
She returns to the engine room.
Keanu and Lorn roll on the deck.
Alisabeta picks up a wrench but then throws it aside.
She pulls off a garment. folds it and draws it around Lorn's throat.
She twists.
Lorn releases Keanu.
Keanu throttles Lorn unconscious, then binds and gags him.
Alisabeta proposes to capture the men who approach.

Did we need all that detail?
I remember it because I have summarized it.

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