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[ladybro]

Who: Kate Bishop + YOU
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Iskaulit
When: Yesterday evening.

Want to play a game? [ kate's surroundings are, quite evidently, a lush little corner of málum. the neon-y blue tinge of the bar's decor casts its colour over her features. there's a tall, impressively concocted cocktail at her elbow. ] I mean, I know I do. So here's how it goes: you tell me anywhere you'd rather be but here, with the caveat that it can't just be a home. I think it's safe to say that home is a very understandable answer, but it's also a little too achingly realistic for my purposes. So pick somewhere else. Pick Ibiza. Pick Iceland, if you want.

Well, unless Iceland is your home. Then please refer to rule numero uno. It also happens to be the game's only rule. [ short and sweet, that's our katerade.

and maybe about an hour (and maybe another drink) later: ] ...Does anyone wanna come dance with me?

[ swipe right, dear flooters. swipe right. ]

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[ladybro]

Oh. Phew. Thank God.

[ she was a little wigged, there, for a moment. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

This conversation got really heavy really fast. Sorry.

Like I said, it's not really likely in a traditional way. There's a specific space rock that has to be involved and... [ handwave ]

But yeah, the Siobhan stuff was weird.

[ladybro]

The personal and professional got all mixed up. I understand. That tends to lead to...weirdness.

[takingkarabusiness]

Except she doesn't know that I, Kara, am also Supergirl.

[ladybro]

You know, it's kind of impressive that you managed to find your civilian self a nemesis.

[takingkarabusiness]

What's that supposed to mean?

[ladybro]

I mean...most heroes end up with their enemies, right? Their particular big bads who have it out for them. But Siobhan isn't Supergirl's nemesis. She's Kara's.

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, yeah, but why is it impressive? You have to have people like that.

[ladybro]

Sure, but -- none that tried to shove Kate Bishop out a window.

[takingkarabusiness]

Like I said, it happened right in the middle of a bad time, and she's awful to begin with. I normally don't end up with nemeses on my civilian identity.

[ladybro]

What happened to her? In the end?

[takingkarabusiness]

She's being held at a place that can handle her powers. She'll be treated well there but won't be a threat to the public.

[ladybro]

...Like, a prison?

[takingkarabusiness]

Yeah, at the organization I work with sometimes.

[ladybro]

...Your sister's organization. [ see! she pays attention. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Right. They're more equipped to hold enhanced people and aliens than regular prison.

[ladybro]

Man, there must be some huge padlocks. [ metaphorically speaking. break-outs from the raft are always horrifying. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Well, they were mostly built to contain escaped alien prisoners who landed on Earth so.

[ladybro]

Is that a common occurrence?

[takingkarabusiness]

Katie's asking all the heavy hitting backstory questions tonight.

[ she teases, she teases ]

But yeah, it's the reason the DEO was formed.

[ladybro]

[ omg don't call her katie she'll die. ]

Hey, I'm curious. Can you blame me?

[takingkarabusiness]

Buy me a drink and I'll tell you the longform?

[ and she'll call her katie when she wants to tease her. shouldn't have introduced her to clint ]

[ladybro]

Girl, I'll buy you three drinks.

[ and with a wave of her hand she hopes to summon some wait-staff. ]

[takingkarabusiness]

Deal.

So, I'll start pretty early. My mom was a high judge on Krypton, who was responsible for sentencing a lot of criminals. A lot. When she sentenced someone, they went to serve out their term in Fort Rozz, a giant structure that exists in the Phantom Zone. We'll get back to that.

So, Krypton wasn't doing well. You know Global Warming? Think the endgame on that. My mother's sister, my Aunt Astra, and her husband Non were trying to warn the planet to change course, but they weren't listened to. They acted against her authority and had to be imprisoned as a result.

[ all this juicy family drama amirite ]

[ladybro]

That can't have been easy on your mother. [ or you, is what she doesn't say. a few quiet words to the server and kate orders another wide round of drinks. tequila shots included. ]