Prompt 8: Reunion

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Two people stood off in a dark alley, measuring their opponent amidst the polluted air, swimming thick with building tension. The few minutes of silence stretch on into eternity before it was broken by the scrape of metal on leather. She struck. Shrouded in darkness the assassin swung her blade in a wide arc, barely missing the rogue as he jumped back. Reaching for the gun, he took aim ... click, click, nothing happened. (insert name) ducked as the woman aimed with a high right kick, just clipping the top of his head with her heel. "Enough (insert name 2)! it's me!" he exclaimed, standing up in time to parry the next hit."How do I know it's really you? could be a shapeshifter" (insert name 2) replied, tearing the rogue's sleeve at yet another near-miss with the sword. "Okay, What if I told you where our old treehouse used to be?" "Research, it was in the local news" "Secret handshake?""You posted it on Snapchat"Distracted, (insert name) stumbled over a loose pipe. Falling to the ground he yanked on the pipe and raised it to block a deadly downward strike. Cleaving it in half. The assassin raised the tip of her sword to touch the rogue's chin, tilting his head so their eyes met. Not slightly out of breath, she asked,"What was your favourite toy?""What?""Your toy, what was it?"puzzled, he frowned and opened his mouth to protest, blade poking at his throat. Choking on his pride, he replied "a brown teddy bear""named?" *grumbling*"Named?" she repeated more forcefully"...Mr snufflebugs"At this (insert name) looked up to discover a small, amused smile creeping across (insert name 2) 's face."you didn't need that did you?" he asked"no, but thanks for sharing" sheathing her sword, she offered (insert name) her hand. "Now, why did you come back?"

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