In my steampunk WIP, the MC's, a couple of 12 year olds at an elite school, encounter a gang of kids the same age, in a rougher part of town. The leader of the gang challenges them to a one on one fight each and says that they don't have to win, but if they refuse to fight at all, he's going to take their school ties. The
gang leader wants to show off his fighting skill and has a sense of ...