Fair.

“Back off Mickey! You take so much as one step nearer with those pretty shoes a’yours and the dame gets it!” The tommy gun was pressed hard into the young woman’s side.

“You always were a coward Fingers, hiding behind others even to the end. But no more.”

Mickey hawk eye raised his gun and fired, Fingers McGee was blown backwards through the window and down ten stories, landing on a cab. His Trilby floated down to the floor, a bullet hole in the front, but none at the back.

“Mickey! You could have hit me!” Deborah was in shock.

“Relax doll, this gun is justice, and its bullet’s never miss their target.” Mickey holstered his gun, put his jacket and trilby on over his bloodstained shirt and turned for the door.

“I don’t want to have to rescue you again miss, if you gotta do your journalism game, play with folks who play by the rules, this part of town’s just too dirty for a flower like you.”

Mickey closed the door behind him, leaving Deborah alone in the room with nothing but Finger’s McGee’s unconscious goons.

“But… this is the only way I can get closer to you mickey…”

The movie stopped and the screen went black.

“Zephyr, what have I told you about watching these movies!?”

“But Dad Mickey Hawk eye is so cool, he’s like a warrior hero!”

“Real warriors don’t use gun’s these days Zephyr, business deals and transactions are applicable to all conflicts. And if you must settle something physically, fencing is the honourable way to do it.”

“But dad I don’t like-”

“I don’t care if you don’t like it, it will teach you discipline and your lesson is in 5 minutes, go and get ready before you are late again.”

–

Zephyr hit the ground hard. He hated how these lessons ended this way, if he was allowed to use a gun like Mickey Hawk eye he could easily beat his cousin in these sparring sessions.

“Zephyr, you haven’t been practising. Your Cousin Polot beat you in two moves that time. If you continue to lack discipline I will be leaving the company to him.”

Mr Zee stood up and walked to the gym door. “Such a disappointment for a son.”