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WHO:

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. ]

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[He smiles a little]

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

If you broke out the Kryptonite, maybe.

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

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.]

[ 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. ]

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

[ 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? ]

[Because.

They're Batpeople.]

[ 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. ]

[She loves the abuse maybe.

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

[ She hates it. Kind of. ... Sort of.

And she may start humming very quietly to keep herself entertained, but no talking on this end. Nope. ]

[He tilts his head a little after a while.]

What are you thinking about?

[ Cue one of those I'm-not-tilting-my-head-up-so-it's-almost-from-under-the-lashes-flirty looks. ]

You.

[Congrats Kara, you have managed to catch him off guard. He doesn't blush, but he stares for a sec.]

Really?

[ She bites her bottom lip as a small smile crosses her face. Oh, she can work with this. ]

Yeah. I am.

And here I thought you'd be plotting how to get Park Place back. Unless you were.

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[ There's more of that little smile that she's trying not to let turn into a mischievous grin. Let's see how far she can push this... ]

No... Just you, believe it or not.

Why?

Why not?

[He laughs a little, and she's mostly lost it.]

Can you really blame me?

[He looks down, as if at himself, and if things are just slightly more uncomfortable than they were before he does a good job of hiding it.]

What, admiring the view?

Maybe a little. You've got a surprising lack of scars.

[ ... she loses it then and laughs a little. ]

No. I'm trying to figure out what's going on in your head.

[He grins.]

Trade secret.

How so?

You're a Bat. You guys always have plans. I'm trying to figure out what yours is.

Plan for what, exactly?

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