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[ladybro]

Who: kate bishop + you!!
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: blameless
When: today
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[ every joint pops when kate bishop wakes up. for the first half hour, all she does is stay in her bunk and stare at the ceiling. what the futz just happened? she wrestles with the ringing ache in her head -- trying to pinpoint the last thing she remembers. was it winn's birthday party? was it venice beach? was it both? with a groan, she at long last sits up. gropes for her communications device.

and realizes just how long she's been out. futz and futz and futz again. ]

Hey, fleet. [ she sounds groggy. and (to those who know her) more than a little under the weather. her dark hair is piled up in a messy bun. she looks...tired. ] Ever have a week-long hangover before? Because what a shitty ability that would be. I've been out since New Year's. What'd I miss?

[ kate doesn't even change out of her pjs. she rolls into the blameless's kitchen and begins to rattle around the cupboards. she wants water -- actually, she wants coffee. but she doesn't have the patience even for the stove-top espresso maker. the feed catches all of it: her expression of dismay as she adjusts back to what a space-kitchen has to offer; her disgruntled yawn; the moment when she collects herself before sitting down and addressing the feed once again. ]

One more thing, actually. What do you do when you feel like you know too much?

Comments

how many times will i accidentally subscribe to mon-el's journal today??

[ladybro]

Much. [ ... ] Your ship or mine?

I cut you off by not tagging back! (Until now)

[spacebro]

I can come to yours. [You're probably tired after all that sleep.]

[ladybro]

Sounds awesome. It's the Blameless. Just -- make your way towards the kitchen. I'll be here.

Sorry for the delay! Why was time passing that whole time?

[spacebro]

Got it. I'll see you soon. [And in fact, there is a Daxamite on your ship, Kate Bishop of the Avengers.] Kate? [Heading into what he assumes will be the kitchen.]

totally fine. c:

[ladybro]

Hey. Mon-El.

[ she stands up when he enters -- utterly apologetic that she's still in her pajamas. not that they're the same pajamas she's been wearing all week (yuck!) but clearly, after her post-coma shower, she just shimmied her way into something clean and comfortable.

she's not bothered by a lack of decorum. ]

Coffee? Do you like coffee?

[spacebro]

[He manages not to seem wildly offended or even take particular note of it. They're on her ship—her home.]

Sure. It's not bad. I can see why Kara uses it to bribe people.

[ladybro]

Bribes? [ kate laughs. thoroughly enchanted, it seems, with the idea of kara bribing anyone. good on her. ] Well. First one's on the house. No bribery necessary. Though we just have a stove-top brewer 'cause we haven't yet bought the flashier kitchen. Sorry.

[ she crosses over to the stove. ] So I hope you can stomach espresso.

[spacebro]

[Kara didn't exactly agree with his summary of events that called it bribery.] My stomach is tough. [Fine with however coffee or espresso is made.] How are you holding up?

[ladybro]

That's...a deceptively tough question to answer. Honestly. [ she fiddles with some coffee grounds scrounged up from the games room a few stops ago. kate turns on the hob. ] A lot happened back home. Heroes fighting heroes. Big battles. High stakes. All that crap.

[ she turns back to face him. kate shrugs. ] I moved across the country. I'm a newly-minted Californian too. Just like you.

[ ...sorta. ]

[spacebro]

Just like me. [Except different, but that's okay. He's giving her a sympathetic look.] Why were the heroes fighting each other?

[ladybro]

Imagine punishing someone for something they might do. And then imagine some dude with the ability to see the future before it happens -- namely, future crimes. And then you kinda get a taste of the ethical battle being waged.

[ she's too tired -- still -- to describe the actual battle. ]

[spacebro]

That's...wow. So, you're friends? Did you have to fight them?

[ladybro]

Not my friends, no. [ she decides not to talk about clint. it'll be easier that way. ] But my colleagues? Absolutely. Some of them I'd fought side-by-side with, before.

meh, should have been "your"

[spacebro]

I'm sorry. [And then because he realizes it's maybe not obvious.] What side were you on with it?

[ladybro]

[ she leans back against the counter -- half-smiling, despite the conversation. ]

What side do you think I was on? [ a tilt of her head. ] Go on. I won't be offended. Both sides had their good intentions.

[spacebro]

[Well, that feels dangerous even if she says it's not. He hesitates a moment before replying.] The side that didn't want to arrest people before they committed crimes?

[ladybro]

[ kate nods. she doesn't have it in her to feint for the other side. ]

Exactly. It should be a no-brainer, right? [ except now she's in a pickle because her best friend and mentor is, like, three ships over. and although he doesn't know it yet, he will murder bruce banner. kate lived through the fallout. but technically clint's not guilty. not yet. not this clint.

so she's starting to question her own stance. ]

[spacebro]

Didn't you just say both sides had their good intentions? [But he wasn't thrilled about future crimes pretty immediately.]

[ladybro]

I did. Hence why I'm saying it should be a no-brainer -- only it wasn't. The other side averted some truly terrible things. And now? Knowing what I know about things that happened?

[ her cheeks puff out. ] I got a friend here in the Fleet who's over a year behind, so to speak. He doesn't know about what's gonna happen. He's gonna do things. It's hard not to want to hold him accountable for them now. Despite the side I took back home.

[spacebro]

Can't you just...get him not to do it? If he's your friend maybe he'd listen.

[ladybro]

Maybe. I could talk to him until I'm blue in the face but I don't figure it'll make any difference if he can't remember it when he goes home -- mostly seems like we don't.

[spacebro]

He can't do the thing in the future if he's here either. Maybe it won't happen.

[ladybro]

[ but it did happen. and to add frustration onto sorrow, clint still hasn't reached out to her. back home. kills a guy -- goes to trial! and gets acquitted. doesn't ever bother to so much as send her a text. ugh, she could punch him in his stupid face.

but kate doesn't want to burden mon-el with too much. her circumstances feel strange and personal. instead, she leans back and pretends to agree. ]

Sure. Maybe. I mean -- he might luck out and stay here forever and never have to deal with the fallout.

[spacebro]

It doesn't really sound ideal when you put it that way. [Because it's not.]

Have you talked to him yet?

[ladybro]

Not yet. [ a huff -- almost a laugh. ] Kinda worried I'll do something stupid if I do.