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[gevurah]

[ stephanie brown ]

[ Just as expected, she dwells on this for some time. They haven't spoken in months and had things not ended up this way, she would have kept ceased communications. There isn't much anger she holds toward the other woman anymore, but there is a severe lack of trust. For Kate, if she could not trust someone or they didn't fit her standards as reliable, she dropped them, no matter how guilty or guiltless she felt about it.

But to not say anything would be cruel and nobody deserves that. While she doesn't consider her a friend anymore, she's still an ally. ]

Come to the clinic.


[ kidnapped filter ]

[ Kate abhors using those words for this filter. Time to check in on everyone, though. ]

How are you all doing?

[ If you're in the clinic, holla. ]


[ And it should not come as too much of a surprise, but Kate leaves out a filter to her own friends. At least for now. She's tired and has to deal with Stephanie soon, so she wants to be completely prepared for whatever is to come. She doesn't mean to make anyone worry.

With some effort, she manages to sit up on her bed. She's currently in the clinic, much to her chagrin. Never has she liked being stuck on bed rest and being made to feel so helpless, frustrated and tired. It makes her feel like a victim, something she's always hated since the time she was a child. Even knowing the clinic staff were just doing their job, it makes her feel petty.

Now? She feels restless. She pours through the journal for details on what's happened in the castle during the days she was stuck elsewhere, yet there's nothing that really explains what exactly happened. As usual, there's no reason. There's never a reason.

She shouldn't waste any energy feeling so angry about this. ]


[ ooc; open in the clinic to whoever! ]

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[persequor]

I'm [ alive ] fine.

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[gevurah]

Arya. [ She's so relieved. ] I'm glad.

How was your mother?

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[save_the_souls]

I'm...all right.

How are you feeling, Kate?

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[gevurah]

[ She pauses. ]

A little discomfort, but any and all bleeding is long over.

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[dontpatr0nizeme]

Recovering, though I'm pretty sure I gained some new bruises when York saw me come back.

You?

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[gevurah]

I'm fine. [ A pause. ] Thanks for back then.

[confidente]

[ John can understand, especially after his last stint in a hospital bed. He didn't up staying there long after he woke up, having pulled a rather pathetic (yet effective) break out with Sherlock to escape.

Pulling up a chair he settles beside her bed, it's been a long 24 hours and frankly his feet have been screaming for a reprieve. ]

How's my patient doing?

[gevurah]

[ She knows this is routine and just his job, but hearing "patient" makes her cringe on the inside. ]

A lot better. [ A tiny smile. ] The meds worked fast.

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[perfectisnteasy]

Doing? It's ...

[he's so conflicted. he learned so much about ... well, SO MUCH. but death was one of those things, and he's starting to see that that wasn't a good thing. the way the Users have reacted to it, thus far ... the fact that the people who died gave their lives for other people's safety ... there are so many concepts wrapped up in it that are foreign, on top of it all, and it's all he can do not to get a BSOD in his mind, every time he tries to sort it through]

Well, I'm still here. ... You?

[gevurah]

[ Since CLU and Kevin sound the same(?), she has no idea which one she's speaking to. ]

Fine.

Have you been to the clinic?

kate

[secondchances]

[This is not the way she wanted to reconnect with Kate.

There's only so many things she can imagine she wants to talk about, and she doubts her mirror adventure suddenly made her want to fix things between them. The lack of contact from a certain someone makes her anxious, too--but she doesn't want to jump to conclusions.

She thinks about asking why, but figures Kate would have just explained it if it were something inconsequential or not terribly important. Not a comforting thought.]

Finally missed me, huh? [There's a twinge of nervousness in her voice despite the attempt at humor.] I'll be there in a few minutes.

[gevurah]

Hilarious.

[ Whenever Steph reaches the clinic, Kate will be out of her bed. She needs to stretch her legs and maybe brace herself for the train wreck ahead of her. How do you deliver news like this? It's not like when she's working a case or dealing with people with the mask on. There's still that separation.

With Steph, with anyone who knows, that wall is easily breached. It's enough to actually make her feel exposed. ]

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[fistfullofmagic]

[He's not quite sure why he responds. Perhaps a need to talk to someone about this, and considering his rather pronounced lack of friends...]

...As well as can be expected.

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[gevurah]

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

[ She hates to think it, but the number of casualties could have been far greater. ]

[supes]

[With Tim's body on ice until they can contact his family and figure out what to do from there, Clark is looking for people -- Stephanie and Kate, specifically. The clinic is an easy shot for Kate, and it gives him a little bit longer to delay approaching Stephanie... he's not sure if she knows yet, and he's not looking to find out, in case he has to be the one to tell her.

So he heads down to the clinic to find Kate, and he approaches quietly when he sees her.]

Hey...

[gevurah]

[ Kate hates to be seen by others like this. Again, it makes her feel vulnerable and exposed. She hides her discomfort though when Clark enters. ]

You didn't have to check in. I'm fine.

[schrodingersghost]

...Fine.

[gevurah]

Good.

I never got your name.

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[wolfuncaged]

[He's surprised, really. Never one used to concern laid upon him]

I am...fine. Thank you.

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[gevurah]

[ This is the guy who wanted to charge the shadow. :'( ]

I hope most of you have been to the clinic, at least.

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[whathedoves]

Hurting a bit, truly. [Not just physically.]

Thanks for looking out for us, here and there. Everyone who did.

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[gevurah]

Have you been checked at the clinic? [ Even if he's a bird, they can still do something, right? ]

It's nothing. We were all in it together.

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[mrbigshotarrow]

[Something had happened, recently. People being kidnapped, is what he heard, and with Lian down for a nap, Roy was checking things out. This included the clinic; if there were familiar people around, then he should definitely find them, right?

So he's ambling along, making sure no one is around when he peers in on people he might not know.]

[gevurah]

[ Medication and blood loss has kept her exhausted, but she's on alert when she sees Roy waltzing into the clinic. Last she heard, he had run off again with Reno Browne... probably into the Dead Zone.

Him being a First Gen makes her tense, regardless of him being an ally or not. You can't completely trust them.

Tersely: ]

Roy?

Kate

[hellshaped]

I should be asking you.

Hellboy

[gevurah]

[ Hey, she asked first. ]

Aces.

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[20thcentury]

[Jenny's not really one for clinics or doctors. Living for just shy of a century means you tend to think of yourself as pretty damn self-sufficient, even if you're bleeding out on the floor.

Which she wasn't, by the way. Jenny was doing quite well, thank you.

She manages not to light up any cigarettes as she strolls in, calmly heading for Kate.]

Thought I'd find you here.

all the action bb

[gevurah]

[ She's very thankful for the lack of cigarettes in here, given it's a clinic. Plus, watching a friend die slowly of cancer is not easy to wipe from your mind.

Kate looks surprised when she sees Jenny. ]

Oh, Jenny.

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[korianders]

[ EVEN IF I couldn't get on this weekend. sigh i'll just pretend she was there helping y/y cause she was involved. sorry sorry ;; ]

I am fine. Just a couple bruises and cuts.

Starfire

[gevurah]

[ Fine with me! ]

I'm sorry about Tim.

[sixguns]

I'm doin' all right. What about you?

[He's concerned; it's thick in his voice.]

[gevurah]

A few bruises. Nothing too bad.

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[messin_with_my_zen_thing]

I'm doing better, thank you. How about yourself?

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[gevurah]

[ Oh, the other guy. It's a little jarring, even if this guy is older. ]

Fine.

... Feels good to be hungry again.

[ Because that was actually disturbing. ]

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[valuedstrength]

[It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone Steve showed up here. The bouquet of the most simple, unromantic flowers he can find might. Steve is used to being the sick/injured one so he's not sure what to do in the situation. Usually people brought girls flowers when they weren't feel alright at the hospital so...]

Kate? Are you up for a visitor?

[gevurah]

[ She's only partially surprised. Upon remember it was Steve that brought her here, she relaxes a little.

Just a little. She's going to have a lot of visitors for as long as she's here, isn't she? ]

You can come in.