Thread: Afraid of Heights? [WilyKat and Superman]

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Who: WilyKat (wilykatzd) and Clark Kent/Superman (morethansteel)
What: WilyKat discovers he's no longer able to deal with heights - and Superman lends him a hand.
When: Mid-Morning-ish?
Where: 10th Floor.
Rating: PG.

WilyKat was fairly certain that of the many things he'd faced in his life, including the demon who he was sure must have had something to do with sending him to this place, none had ever been as immeasurably frightening as the idea of shifting so much as a millimeter from where he was now. His claws were attempting to leave indents in the stone, and the little comfort he'd purchased to write shakingly in the little magic journal (which actually interested him quite a bit) was gone right before the journal itself plummeted out the window and fell ten stories to the ground.

He felt like a bad joke, being the only Thundercat he'd seen around the place, and currently worse off than a kitten in the high branches of an oak tree. At least the kitten wouldn't sound quite so pathetic, and people generally thought it was somewhat cute when something small and furry sat shivering in terror; WilyKat was less likely to get the same leeway.

Actually, he was fairly sure WilyKit would make fun of him, not the least because this somehow belied his supposed talent for acrobatics.

"I'm an adult," he whined, eyes closed tightly and cheek pressed against the stone. "This isn't supposed to happen to adults." He hoped someone relatively kind would happen along with a solution. His current one of waiting until he finally collapsed one way or the other from dehydration, beyond the point of caring, was not exactly his most cunning plan to date.

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Clark had rushed out of his room quickly, spinning into his suit and flying out his own window in mere seconds before he had found what he was looking for. Someone trapped, outside, terrified. He had looked with worry to the figure as he flew over, finally reaching the ...catlike man with a slow float downwards.

He looked at the person with worry, and swallowed. "Are you okay?" he asked, reaching out to the shaking cat-boy.

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WilyKat's response was to open one eye and wonder how in the world this person was so calmly floating in the air above nothingness. (Well, eventual ground, and it helped this person seemed able to fly, but WilyKat was currently more appreciative of solid ground than mastery of flight. That would bear later consideration.)

"I'm," he said, gulping, "F-f-f-fine if my eyes aren't o-open." And he closed his opened eye once more. "Are you," and he swallowed again, convulsively tensing against the wall as his mind reminded him this other person was floating over a ten story drop, "The p-person from the journal?" His voice was lower, if he managed to keep from stammering - mostly.

This was disgusting. He was a Thundercat. He wasn't afraid of heights!

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"Er," Clark winced at the cat-man, and shook his head. "Uh, no, Clark is merely a good friend of mine," he mentioned simply. "I am...his good friend Superman," he mentioned floating towards the cat smoothly, moving closer through the air.

"Why don't you climb over to me, and I'll make sure you arrive on the ground safely," he mentioned simply, giving him a reassuring smile. He hoped he would reassure this poor guy and get him someplace safe. He didn't like for anyone to be miserable, and as much as people were miserable, he had very little to do, but Superman could do the job!

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Sweet! Like sending Lion-o to do something he and WilyKit messed up by over-reaching themselves. "Right. S-s-superman." WilyKat forced himself to open his eyes, and went through the frightening process of letting go of his death grip to move.

He slowly followed Superman's suggestion, which was almost painful to watch. For all he was felinoid, the inherent grace you'd expect of a cat was trumped by the obvious display of fear which made his movements jerky. "T-t-t-trying here," he said, stopping yet again as an intense feeling of vertigo hit.

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Clark smiled kindly to the kitty-man, and nodded. "It can be scary up here," he admitted, reaching out to the cat. "Would it be better if I picked you up?" he asked, floating to the kid and reaching out to him, before he deftly picked the cat-man out of his grasping place, and smiled to him reassuring.

"Ready to go down?" he asked simply.

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WilyKat made some sort of gasping growl of a yes, too petrified to do anything more as the possibilities of what he'd look like plastered on stone falling from this height should his rescuer have a change of heart left him without words.

He did, however, stay perfectly still, and tried to smile back at this Superman. The toothy grimace was at least better than nothing in his eyes.

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Clark chuckled, and slowly lowered the guy to the ground, gently resting him on the grassy covering of the ground. He hoped the guy wouldn't get too worked up now, since they were finally on the ground.

"Are you okay?" he asked, looking at him with worry.

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He really grinned now. "Now? Now I'm great!" He laughed, releasing the strain of the tension from moments before with an almost ridiculously executed backflip, landing in a crouch and quite obviously pleased with himself.

"I just wish I knew what the heck that was about." He was looking up again, craning his neck back to see where he'd been rescued from. It wouldn't be fair to say that great heights hadn't given him pause before, but this fear? No, that was new.

WilyKat wondered if it was a lingering effect of the demon, though as he tried musing out loud, he found himself unable to speak. There's something wrong here. Other than the obvious, at least.

"Ah, thank you, Superman, was it?" His eyes flashed. "Are you really... human? Last I knew, they could do some pretty impressive things, but they were reliant on technology like most the rest of us."

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Superman laughed at the cat's sudden surge of energy, and nodded. "I hope you figure it out," he admitted to the kid, and smiled. "Its...WilyKat, right?" he asked, smiling to him kindly.

"And no, I'm not human, I'm from a planet called Krypton," he explained, smiling. Not to mention that Kryptonians essentially had no extra powers, but when found with a yellow sun, he gained powers beyond what a normal Kryptonian would do.

[wilykatzd.livejournal.com]

"Krypton? Sounds cryptic." He knew it was a horrible pun, which probably explained why he winked and settled his hands on his hips. "Yep - WilyKat." He extended one hand after a moment, deciding to go for something of a handshake over boasting, considering the situation he'd been in minutes before."Nice to meet you, ah, Superman, wasn't it? What a highly original name."

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Superman shook his hand, and smirked. "Yeah, well, I didn't come up with it, blame my wi- er, Lois Lane," he said, shaking his head with a smile, hoping the cat man wouldn't pick up on it.

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"Ahh?" WilyKat smirked in return. "Married? You look so young!" Lois? The name sounds familiar, like I've read it somewhere before. He shrugged, storing that piece of information away for later. Superman seemed to get skittish on a few things, and curiosity would drive WilyKat to figure out why - when he figured a few other things out first.

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Clark blinked, and shook his head. "Uh, no, I'm not married!" he exclaimed shaking his head. No, no, this couldn't happen! He couldn't relinquish his secret identity! He didn't know why he should, but he had a feeling that it should remain like it was back in Metropolis.

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WilyKat was still smirking, letting the point slide because he knew it was something which Superman wanted to have slide. WilyKat knew something of evasion.

"Right, right. So you're single, hot and... thirty?" WilyKat squinted at the last - he had no idea how to judge human-like persons age. (Besides, he was a case for misinterpretation himself.)

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Superman nodded, and fixed the guy with a stern gaze. "Yes, I am a superhero, I don't have time for girlfriends, or anything like that," he mentioned simply, shaking his head.

It wasn't too much of a stress, actually, he sometimes wondered how he was able to juggle Superman, his job at the planet, and his life...

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WilyKat was proud he'd managed to guess correctly. Take that... someone! He knew someone just had gotten shown up, even if he had no idea... who. "Yeah, I have a feeling that's a bit like where I'm from. Though I also think it has something to do with some...fact? And there are seven, nine of us? Gah, I hate not being able to say!"

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Clark was honestly still afraid that the boy didn't believe him, but insisting further would probably clue him in that he was far more guilty than a simple denial let on.

He looked at the kid with worry. "That must indeed be frustrating," he admitted, shaking his head.

[[ ooc: I blame you for the fact I'm buying season 1 of L&C: TNAOS ]]

[wilykatzd.livejournal.com]

"Like a mid-twenties memory wipe; just a bit." Though how old were any of them, really? Annoyingly, he couldn't say.

"So aside from the fact this place isn't quite paradise, anything you think I should know?"

[[ ooc: :O ITS WAY ADDICTING. You buy one, you'll buy them all. :O Especially seasons 2 and 3, th

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He blinked. "Mid-twenties?" he asked, blinking slightly.

"Uh, well, we're all missing things..." he admitted, shrugging slightly. "Although its hard to figure out what sometimes," he sighed.

[[ ooc: XD Got cut off there, but yes, THIS ADDICTION I FEAR! ]]

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WilyKat smiled. 'Mid-twenties."

"And other times it's easy." He wasn't happy about the other times, since he qualified for those. "What did you lose?"

[ooc: It is way addicting, and you can't by season 2 without 3... cliffhangers = Evil D:]

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He shook his head slowly, and smirked. He should guess that the guy wouldn't give anything away.

"Oh, uh, me?" he questioned, smiling gently. "I lost my complete invulnerability, I think," he mentioned softly, shaking his head. He honestly didn't think this kid was going for anything evil...

[[ ooc: Oh thos dastardly writers! T__T All my monies... R 2 giving 4 you. ]

[wilykatzd.livejournal.com]

Just possible highly devious. Or mischievous. More the latter than the former.

"Invulnerability? Geez, she didn't call you 'Super' for nothing, did she?" But then why did Clark mention there was still evil in their world? Superman had to have some sort of weakness, or limit. Invulnerability... now that was an interesting trick.

[ooc: Oh trust me, I know. Season 3 is definitely the most painful. ._.]

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He laughed. "Yeah, well, a full list of my powers does leave people thinking I'm pretty...super," he admitted, rubbing the back of his head.

[[ ooc: XD And now I'm scared, and I'm not even there yet XD ]]

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"Better than being known as Underwhelming Man, I guess." He grinned cheekily. "Wow the world by how little you can do!"

[ooc: Harhar, its fun and wonderful and good though...because its L&C, and that makes it awesome. :

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Clark laughed. "This is true, although I'm sure then I wouldn't have the li-" he stopped. That was probably too much information. "The uh...limelight I have," he finished.

[[ ooc: Yes, I do imagine so. And they are made of win. XD ]]

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"You have trouble not saying things, don't you?" WilyKat had tact, most the time.

[ooc: Oh yes, they SO are!]

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Clark laughed. "Erm, sometimes," he said simply, shaking his head.

[[ ooc: XD WHY YOU REMIND ME NOW, EH? ]]

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WilyKat nodded. He knew what that was like - or, well, yes, he did. He just couldn't specifically relate. "Oh well. As long as you don't say things you shouldn't to the people who'd use it against you."

Hadn't WilyKat done that once? He hoped not.

[ooc: Because I'm evil? :O]

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He shook his head. "Trust me, that normally isn't a problem," he stated simply, crossing his arms. Normally he was far better than this, he didn't know why, but this place made him so incredibly uncomfortable that he managed to slip...often.

[[ ooc: The evil burns - in the good way? *kills bunnies* ]]

[wilykatzd.livejournal.com]

"Ahh, just like me and..." he pointed. "Heights. Burr." This place certainly wasn't leaving anyone happier - or was it? "I'm a pretty darn good jumper too. Now I can't look out windows from my own room."

[ooc: YES! :D MY EVIL PLOT WORKS~]

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He sighed, and nodded. "This place does some weird things...twists your abilities, memories," he sighed. It was so weird. Frustrating!

[[ ooc: AND WHAT WILL YOUR PLOT MAKE HAPPEN? ]]

[wilykatzd.livejournal.com]

On this point they were both in agreeance. Probably quite a few others, but WilyKat wasn't one to sit down proper and list off what seemed odd and irritating about a given experience. "You sure it's the place, and not someone from around here?"

[ooc; Dead bunnies and a new L&C Character? :O]

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Clark sighed, and shook his head. "I don't know...but there is nothing to suggest that there is someone behind all of this..." he admitted, shaking his head. "Its such a frustrating concept," he shook his head in frustration.

[[ ooc: Exactly. *headdesk* <3 ]]

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"How can an entire place be responsible for all this? Wouldn't... something need to initiate it? Besides," WilyKat scoffed, "Who has ever heard of a planet with any sort of will?"

[ooc; XD I AM DEVIOUS! :D]

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Clark shrugged. "I admit that I've seen worse," he said simply, shaking his head. "But there could be something behind it, I just don't know," he admitted, sighing.