to tie up loose ends to make amends

[skort]

WHO: supertorso & battothefuture
WHERE: Terry's apartment.
WHEN: Sometime around today-ish? Today being Thursday.
WARNINGS: ... Possibility of some violence.
SUMMARY: Kara and Terry were gonna try again after their failed notadate. But then he got exPorted and never called, so she stops by. SHIT HAPPENS.
FORMAT: Quick to start, can do whatever after.

[ It starts like this: Terry and Kara parted ways and agreed to try again for coffee. But there was never a 'Hey, how does tomorrow sound' from his end and Kara was just this side of shy and worried about this whole friendship with a civilian thing that she wasn't sure she could call him about coffee.

But when she'd seen neither hide nor hair of him on the Network for a while, she got a little worried. She wasn't sure picking up the phone and going 'You're not dead, right?' was the kind of thing one did, so she didn't act on it, instead keeping eyes and ears out should he show up anywhere.

On the other hand, though, if she was just patrolling and happened to be in the area, she could stop by and knock on his door, right? Just... checking in. She could say she lost his number, wanted to make sure he and the dog were okay. And wanted to see the dog again. Yeah, that would work.

Which is how she ends up standing in front of his door, wishing terribly her x-ray vision could penetrate lead. One hand raises and knocks gently, so as not to... accidentally break anything. Because that would be bad. And she'd have to buy him a new door. ]

Terry? You home?

[ Wait a little bit, then knock again, a little harder this time. Maybe it was too soft of a knock. Just because she had superhearing... ] Terry?

[ More knocking. She pauses again and then knocks just a little too hard, knocking the door off its... surprisingly sturdy hinges. ]

Oh, crap! Ohcrapohcrap! Terry! If you're home, I'm sorry I broke your door. ... if you're not, I'm sorry for breaking and entering to fix your door...

[ She moves the broken door aside so she can step into the apartment and... freezes. Because that— that stuff can't be what she thinks it is. It just can't be. ]

Comments

[battothefuture]

Wasn't what?

[skort]

Wasn't a change in subject.

[battothefuture]

[He raises an eyebrow]

And a lull in the conversation isn't allowed?

Anyway, it led to one, didn't it?

[skort]

That's not what I meant. It was just a little... odd? Abrupt, maybe, to have been shooting remarks back and forth and then just silence.

I'm probably over-thinking things.

[battothefuture]

I think you probably are.

An alternate theory is that I'm doing it just to mess with you.

[skort]

I was going to give you the benefit of the doubt with that one.

[battothefuture]

[He laughs]

Glad to hear it.

[skort]

'Was' is the operative word there.

[battothefuture]

Changed your mind since, huh?

[skort]

Yup. You need to work on your innocent act.

[battothefuture]

[Wicked grin]

Ever stop to consider that was also part of the plan?

[skort]

So does this plan have an endgame I get to know about or are you just planning on stringing me along until I get annoyed and storm off?

[battothefuture]

Well, I'd take the storming off as a forfeit.

[skort]

I'd rather forfeit than let my temper get the best of me.

[battothefuture]

[Abruptly things are way more serious again.]

If I didn't trust you, you wouldn't still be here.

[skort]

I know. But I think with my fists too much. I wouldn't want to risk it, so I'd walk away before I could.

[battothefuture]

[He smiles a little]

I think I'd have a fair chance, all things considered.

[skort]

If you broke out the Kryptonite, maybe.

In any case, I don't want to find out.

[battothefuture]

To be honest, I'd prefer not to either.

Your turn.

[He doesn't say more than that, because even when you aren't fighting someone as powerful as a Super, it's not the best idea to lay out your plan of attack in advance.]

[skort]

[ She linefaces at him, but rolls and takes her turn. Don't think she doesn't notice the fact that you're not telling her if there's an endgame, Terry. ]

[battothefuture]

[He smiles in a manner that's almost apologetic but not at all repentant and goes after her.]

[skort]

[ Well. Fine. She'll just sit here and stew in silence. And she doesn't exactly look happy as she takes her turn. Why are Batpeople so infuriating sometimes? ]

[battothefuture]

[Because.

They're Batpeople.]

[skort]

[ Why does she collect Batpeople again?

In any case, she's not going to break the silence again. So the ball is in Terry's court. ]

[battothefuture]

[She loves the abuse maybe.

Things are gonna turn quiet for a while, if that's the case.]