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[Video] Rumors

Who: Kitty and everyone else!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Twin Roses
When: Now, soon, wheneverish

[The video kicks on from an odd angle but you see a woman's hands trying to scrap the paint off of a musical triangle. They are silver except for the part where they are covered in tiny pink and red hearts. Love triangles! When that doesn't seem to be working she takes two of them and slides them into each other. Except she does it in a way that break the laws of physics. Solid matter is slipping through other solid matter. Then she removes one of her hands and they simply freeze that way. She picks up another one, continuing her sculpture.]

Hmm? [A hand moves toward the screen as she picks up her communicator, revealing Kitty's face.] Who turned you on? Right. Silly question.

Hi, everyone. I guess the Atroma wanted you to be in on this. Soooo, I have a crate of triangles for all you music lovers or people who might want to repurpose the metal. Let me know.

Oh, and as long as I'm here, the dance studio is officially up and running on the Iskaulit. Or up and just sitting there like studios tend to do. I'll post a sign up sheet on the door with some various types of dance I can feasibly teach. So mostly ballet, modern, and I'll give ballroom a shot since it's going to be the most popular. But go ahead and use the space to practice or perform when there isn't a class going on.

[She means to end the feed there, but a text she had nothing to do with goes out afterward.]

Kitty is actually 10 cats stacked on each other. Kitty is a ghost—she's dead and she can walk through walls. Ironically, Kitty likes it doggy style. Kitty is so tough Chuck Norris is scared of her. Kitty is secretly growing catnip in the Twin Roses garden. Kitty is in a love triangle with Winn and C̷̨̞̫̗̭͎̳͉̟͔̍͜h̷̡̡͖̜̉͂̀̎̂͂̂́̀͆̋́́͋͒͜e̴̡̱̱̍̈͜k̶̙̰̜̹̠̤̹̀̋͋̒͐͊̋͋̎̔͘͘͝͠o̶̥̬̖͙̠̞͕͙̦̜̺̰̜̯͙̽̒͑̀̔̉̎͂v̸̢̧͕̯͈͉̥̫̤̪̥̯̍͛̚

[She manages to slightly distort the end of the message.]

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[She really wants to find another solution for him. Even though it would be nice to settle down on one ship together too. Of course, she'd miss visiting the Tourist much and there is something about going back and forth that is disruptive in a good way. It keeps he from feeling so stir crazy on the ships. But building a home that felt more permanent would be nice too. And no one on this hip has superhearing...]

True, but I want you to feel at home. Safe.

You're my home.

[ as for safe...no there's no denying that the tourist is his safe space. he knows kitty and kurt would protect him, he doesn't think anyone on the twin roses would do him harm or let harm come to him...but the tourist is a lighter ship, when it comes to fighting. if he were on the windrose during that attack, he's pretty sure he wouldn't be the same anymore, and it scares him. he feels so much safer with kara and jim. ]

You're my home too. [She holds him tighter. She didn't miss the part where he didn't respond to the safety and she doesn't think it's because it just didn't seem necessary. The part where she's part of what would make him feel unsafe because of what he might see her do is hard. Not that she knows what she's thinking, but she thought it herself after the fight was over. It was efficient. They won. But it was brutal and ugly and she doesn't want him to see her that way. She doesn't want to be that way for him but she's also scared of not being that way and failing to protect him someday because of it. She's not as powerful as Kara. No one is. She may have more training and experience and an impressive power but that girl has like six impressive powers. She can afford to take it easier.]

[ she worries sometimes that he isn't seeing her - all of her. he does. he loves her and he understands her, but that is a far cry from being ready to experience that part of her life. he doesn't want to see anyone die, especially not at the hands of the woman he loves, and extra-specially not at close range. he knows there's no choice sometimes, it's why he's been training so hard himself, but if he can avoid it he'll always try.

he also has responsibilities on the tourist. if said superpowered girl glitches - he's the only one who knows how to suck the sunlight out of her cells so she doesn't kill everyone and everything. if project plato leaks, that's his responsibility too. a lot can happen in the time it takes to grab a shuttle.

there's also the matter of him only being able to provide one augment - if he transfers, they'll still be short security. on the tourist, they have fenris. it's that combination that allowed them to be spared being boarded. if he transfers, he'll either be less safe, or she'll change augment anyway.

either way, there's no doubt that the move would feel unsafe in comparison. the good news is - he's gotten a lot more used to feeling unsafe. ]

It's too bad you didn't merge with us. [ that would have been ideal - they'd have every station covered, they'd both get to keep their crews, and they would have gotten to live together, in one place. ]

[There's so much to consider even from their only moderately separate lives. She's sure they'll make it work no matter what they decide, but she doesn't want to be what takes Winn away from the Tourist. She wants to find another way.]

I definitely had that thought too. Fighting with Kirk over the big room. Totally winning. [Never having to worry about being separated from Winn during an emergency.]

[ that brings a soft chuckle out of him; he knows jim and kitty both have very strong personalities, the thought of them co-captaining is, well, the stuff of sitcoms. ]

We're an unbeatable team.

Definitely. [She nuzzles in against him.] I love being a team with you, Winn.

I love being a team with you too. [ he nuzzles back ] We'll figure this out.

I know we will. [She shifts to better kiss him!]

[ one of his favorite types of shifts! he returns the kiss more than willingly. ]

[She kisses for a nice long stretch.] Thanks for being so you about everything.

-- my pleasure? [ it's such a sweet compliment he's not actually sure what to do with it. ]

So, I remembered like half a song that gets in my head sometimes when I think about how lucky I am to be with you.

Oh? [ he kisses her cheek ] I'm listening -

Mm...oh, how does it start? [She's not sure, but she decides to jump in with what she knows, singing softly at first.]

Nothing comes from nothing.

[This is not where it starts.]

Nothing every could.
So, somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.

[She realizes she started in the wrong place, but she remembers another part so she sings that too.]

Perhaps I had a wicked childhood.
Perhaps I had a miserable youth.
But somewhere in my wicked, miserable past
There must have been a moment of truth.
For here you are, standing there, loving me
Whether or not you should.

So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.
Nothing comes from nothing.
Nothing ever could.
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.

[ he smiles at that first line, already recognizing the song. it's not one of his most watched movies, so he doesn't quite have it memorized either, but she's right. it's a good fit for both of them.

he adds his voice to hers at the end. ]

Nothing comes from nothing.
Nothing ever could.
So somewhere in my youth or childhood
I must have done something good.

[ and presses a soft kiss to her forehead. ]

[It is a duet that she remembers so having him join in is perfect. She curls up so contentedly against him.] That's the one. Minus the parts where I sang things out of order.

I dunno what you're talking about, this is how that song goes.

You are going to go straight to my head, you know it? [Fondly kissing him.] Creating a monster who feels loved and safe.

Doctor Schott does have a ring to it -

[ it's the best kind of monster, in his book. he kisses the tip of her nose. ]

Then everyone will call me Schott, and I'll be like, no, I'm Dr. Schott's monster. It'll be a whole thing. [Nuzzle.]

It's not the worst name - you can pull it off. [ yeah, he knows, they're each going to keep their name when they get married. but he can't help liking the sound of that. ]

It's not a bad name at all. [She brushes fingers through his hair. And no, she's not considering taking it, but she loves him—name and all. Maybe she could throw it in between Anne and Pryde. Kitty Anne Schott Pryde. Oh, that makes her name a sentence. A strange sentence.]

[ schott-pryde and pryde-schott both just sound ridiculous. can they split the difference by letting him call her 'mrs. schott' once in a while when they're being cute? ]

You'll get to be hot-schott too, there are perks. [ what will their kids be called, now there's the real problem. ]

[Of course, Mr. Pryde. Although since she can't read brackets she is just a little concerned he's forgotten she wants to keep her name.] Instead of Snide Pryde? [That is a good question.]

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