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[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Wandering the hallways? Wandering the hallways, yes, because there are always new people to watch and also it’s kissing season which means Hilarious Things may be about!]

[Except as he’s wandering, he spots a... rather upsetting thing instead. Kate, you look like shit and that is not okay!!!! Well at least now he knows there was a good reason to came out today as he stops, watching her. He’s quietly worried for the moment and it’s there in his voice, if she listens for it: ]

Kate.

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[soldarius.livejournal.com]

[ after talking to clark and his insistence she can get rest, kate had changed out of uniform in the clinic while there were no eyes watching, slipped into something more casual and headed back to her room. normally, she would have gone the window route but she was exhausted and unconcerned with her appearance.

hair still damp and now feeling the chill of winter, she's about to turn her doorknob when she spots charlie from the corner of her eyes. she doesn't look at him, doesn't react when he says her name.

after a moment, she sluggishly opens the door and attempts to ignore him. ]

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Ah... well that's no good, if we're going to go and state the obvious here. He hurries over to her, coming up behind her and catching the edge of the door as she opens it. He doesn't... say anything for the moment, because whatever's got her like this will be hard enough to get out of her without her being in a mostly public space]

[Sets a hand against her back, just for a moment, an attempt at being reassuring. Go in, he is going to follow... whether you want him to or not!!]

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

[ instantly frowns but gives him a confused look. ]

What do you want, Charlie?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Eyebrow raise. That is a dumb question, and that is not a phrase he usual uses]

What happened to you?

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

[ she enters her room, tossing aside the zipped up bag that contains her cowl and looking around for some clean clothes that belong to her. ]

Had a late night, that's all.

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Follows her in, though he stays hovering near the door for now]

A late night... fighting monsters? Don't tell me we're getting invaded again. [This is a terrible joke, but he is not really joking. Kate, stop it]

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

[ when it's gotham rogues SURE WHY NOT. they're all freaks. she opens a drawer and pulls out one grey t-shirt, then moves to another one to look for pants of any kind. ]

I was at the clinic all night.

[ pause. ]

Does the name "Hush" ring a bell?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Folds his arms quietly, following her around the room with his eyes]

Mmm. Elliot, right? [...wait] Are you alright?

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

I'm fine. [ she waves a hand. ] What do you know about Thomas Elliot?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Far more then he'll actually say...]

Born wealthy. Father died when he was young. He was a doctor for awhile, right? At least until he ended up as Hush. [...] Why? When did he show up?

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

That's all I knew, too. [ or... god. fuck you canon!! ] I haven't heard about them in years.

[ she pauses. ]

It was Bruce. He pretended to be Bruce.

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[...jesus]

You mean... When he was saying he didn't remember being Batman? [oh man oh god oh man oh god????]

YOU'RE SO LUCKY I'M STILL UP...

[soldarius.livejournal.com]

[ she doesn't have much of a reaction in return. she's angry... but so exhausted. ]

That's right. He lied and was somehow able to see the filters.

[gevurah]

[ after talking to clark and his insistence she can get rest, kate had changed out of uniform in the clinic while there were no eyes watching, slipped into something more casual and headed back to her room. normally, she would have gone the window route but she was exhausted and unconcerned with her appearance.

hair still damp and now feeling the chill of winter, she's about to turn her doorknob when she spots charlie from the corner of her eyes. she doesn't look at him, doesn't react when he says her name.

after a moment, she sluggishly opens the door and attempts to ignore him. ]

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Ah... well that's no good, if we're going to go and state the obvious here. He hurries over to her, coming up behind her and catching the edge of the door as she opens it. He doesn't... say anything for the moment, because whatever's got her like this will be hard enough to get out of her without her being in a mostly public space]

[Sets a hand against her back, just for a moment, an attempt at being reassuring. Go in, he is going to follow... whether you want him to or not!!]

[gevurah]

[ instantly frowns but gives him a confused look. ]

What do you want, Charlie?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Eyebrow raise. That is a dumb question, and that is not a phrase he usual uses]

What happened to you?

[gevurah]

[ she enters her room, tossing aside the zipped up bag that contains her cowl and looking around for some clean clothes that belong to her. ]

Had a late night, that's all.

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Follows her in, though he stays hovering near the door for now]

A late night... fighting monsters? Don't tell me we're getting invaded again. [This is a terrible joke, but he is not really joking. Kate, stop it]

[gevurah]

[ when it's gotham rogues SURE WHY NOT. they're all freaks. she opens a drawer and pulls out one grey t-shirt, then moves to another one to look for pants of any kind. ]

I was at the clinic all night.

[ pause. ]

Does the name "Hush" ring a bell?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Folds his arms quietly, following her around the room with his eyes]

Mmm. Elliot, right? [...wait] Are you alright?

[gevurah]

I'm fine. [ she waves a hand. ] What do you know about Thomas Elliot?

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[Far more then he'll actually say...]

Born wealthy. Father died when he was young. He was a doctor for awhile, right? At least until he ended up as Hush. [...] Why? When did he show up?

[gevurah]

That's all I knew, too. [ or... god. fuck you canon!! ] I haven't heard about them in years.

[ she pauses. ]

It was Bruce. He pretended to be Bruce.

[ultimaverum.livejournal.com]

[...jesus]

You mean... When he was saying he didn't remember being Batman? [oh man oh god oh man oh god????]