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Dez can’t stand. So he fights sitting down. He throws sand. He uses a snapped shovel handle from a broken sandbox toy to parry Viktor’s stomps. Viktor, winded but not broken, drags Dez to the —that geodesic cage of steel pipes where children learn to trust their grip.

This is the . Not metaphor. Literal.

He grabs Dez by the waistband and powerbombs him through a hollow plastic tunnel tube meant for toddlers. The tube cracks like an eggshell. Dez’s spine bends at an angle that makes the medic look away. Street Brawlers- Adult Playground -Battle 6.2-

Viktor slams him into the steel base of a swing set. The sound is a dull gong. Dez’s mouthguard flies into the sandpit. Dez can’t stand