sister don't let go of us

[gevurah]

WHO: soldarius & YOU!!
WHERE: ANYWHERE IN THE CITY. Park, synagogue, the river, the streets, clothing stores... just specify the time and place. :D
WHEN: backdated to Wednesday. From 11AM-10PM.
WARNINGS: bluh bluh bluh angst.
SUMMARY: it's Rosh Hashanah, meaning Kate has a lot of ~*feelings*~. But she'll be doing a bit of shopping and then checking out the river and... more angst.
FORMAT: prose to start then tagger's choice. Just note quick logging will come... quicker.



Kate woke to the sharp buzzing of her alarm clock, blaring beside her bed and the timestamp blinking repeatedly and telling her to get the hell up. Still drowsy, she fumbled a little reaching for it, trying to find the right button to shut it off while keeping her face shoved against her pillow. With a soft click, the alarm ceased and she indulged in the pleasantry of the silence that followed. For a few minutes.

She rolled her head and stared straight ahead at the calendar on the wall, noting the day – the twenty-eighth. Rosh Hashanah. In her mind, she had already celebrated it three months earlier (it had been November before she was ported in, after all) so it had been jarring, to say the least, for it to come around so “soon”. The complexities of time travel, she supposed.

Another “new year”.

The bed creaked quietly as she sat up, grunting in the back of her throat. She looked at her shoulder, the skin still a faint purple no thanks to tackling a small gang last night and having herself practically hurdled against a large garbage can. At least she didn’t have work today and wouldn’t need full use of it until midnight again tonight.

She exhaled slowly, puncturing the silence once more with another grunt as she moved off the bed and headed into the bathroom. She had never really taken in the emptiness of her MAC apartment until now. No Bette to greet her when they came across each other, no sparring, none of her personal belongings or anything other than her uniform to remind her that there was, in a way, a piece of home still with her.

Her sleepy reflection glared back at her and when she looked closely at her own eyes, she told herself they weren’t just hers but Beth’s. Alice. No... her sister. The sister whom shared the same eyes as her and she didn’t realize it until it was too late. But he had known all along.

There it was again, the heavy feeling pressing against her chest, getting thicker and heavier with each breath she heaved. She can’t partake in the Tashlikh. It would be lying to herself and worst of all, forgiving herself for letting the one person she might have been able to save to drown in Gotham’s harbour. And she didn’t know why. Why any of this had happened or how it came to be. As long as she remained in this world, she would never be able to move forward.

She could have sworn her scar burned at the thought.

Comments

shopping area!

[meowminx]

[ They say nothing's more fun than spending other people's money. But Selina's doing more wandering than spending at the moment. More than anything, she just needed to get out. Aside from the surprise date with Eames, she's been mostly holed up indoors since Hush showed up yet again. ]

[gevurah]

[ Indeed, spending the money she earned herself felt rewarding. She's casually glancing at windows, mostly at coats. She will need one as it gets colder.

From the corner of her eye, she thought she spotted a familiar face and was vaguely surprised to see it was none other than Selina. She waved to catch her attention. ]

Selina!

[meowminx]

[ She's clearly on edge at her name, but relaxes when she sees Kate, returning the wave and walking over to join the other woman. ]

Kate. Still have the shopping bug?

[gevurah]

[ She lets out an amused sound and nods a little. ]

Always. Seems you do, too.

[meowminx]

[ She gives a little shrug. ]

More out for a walk, really.

[gevurah]

By yourself? [ Her eyes dart over Selina's shoulder as if checking for someone. ]

[meowminx]

Unless someone's following me.

[ It sounds less like a joke than she meant it to. ]

Twin issues you say? Coffee time

[thingtwo]

For the vast differences between the world- muggle and magic, Scottish and American- there were some simple pleasure that remained the same. There was the shop of course, jokes, humor, people to bother.But there was also the easy calm that came with simply sitting out in the sunlight in front of a local purveyor of fine pastries, sipping on a mug of coffee (or a super chococaramel latte twist with extra whip-cream and toffee crumble on top, as the case may be) and enjoying the day, safe in the knowledge Fred would be off slaving away at the shop in his absence. It was a feeling he'd thought, for a time, he'd never experience again.

[gevurah]

The smell of coffee beans, chocolate and sandwiches wafts out from the shop, causing her to slow down as she comes round the corner. She deliberates over grabbing a snack or not, not yet noticing the other twin. Then her eyes wander to the other side of the street where a larger cafe sat, people bustling in and out of it like they hadn't much time to spare.

She continues to stand at the corner, looking lost in her thoughts and her gaze glued to a young girl with pigtails, looking no older than eight, exiting the store holding her father's hand and screwing up her face as he offers a piece of food she obviously does not want to try.

[thingtwo]

George is not quite so lost in thought to miss the flash of red which- once it had proven to not, in fact, be Ginny out to nick his tasty treat- he responded to with a cheerful call from his seat.

"Kate!"

[gevurah]

Her weight shifts from one leg to the other as she turns to pinpoint the location of the voice, already aware of whose it is. After her initial surprise, she starts to approach him.

"Hey, you."

[thingtwo]

George, gentleman that he is not, doesn't get up, he just waves cheerfully from his seat and nods at the empty chair across from him.

"Running a tight schedule?"

[gevurah]

She doesn't sit yet, hands still kept close to herself and a small hint of a pleased smile on her face.

"It's nothing like that. In fact, it's my day off," she says. Then curiously, "What are you doing in this side of the City?"

did somebody say twin sister issues? (as all the twins flock to this post) ; PARK, morning

[boosterbutt.livejournal.com]

[ Despite him whining about it being Autumn already, the City is fairly warm if a little wet from the rain. He doesn't need to put on a sweater, which is a plus for him (in the future, they wore too many layers in his opinion), and it's not too hot or cold for a walk around the City. He figures it's a good excuse to familiarize himself with the place again after being away for what feels like so long.

He walks to the main central park from his house with ease and finally rests on one of the park benches. Which is wet. Not his best idea. But the morning is peaceful at least and the air fresh and there are already people--mostly joggers--around the park. He watches just in case he recognizes anyone. ]

BOOOOSTER

[gevurah]

[ She could have gone around the park or skipped it entirely but after her previous run in with Calvin and his attempts to start a "fire ritual", she needs to check up on the place to ensure a second attempt isn't being made.

The park is still standing, all in one piece thankfully. With an inquisitive look, she glances around the area, almost expecting to see Calvin again.

Perhaps he had learned his lesson. Good. ]

[boosterbutt.livejournal.com]

[ She is easy to pick out among the few people going through the park: bright red hair, pale, and a familiarity about her that bothers Booster. There's more than several heroes (and villains) from his universe here, and he knows most of them partially out of his stint with the Justice League and the other part from being a time master. But this one alludes him and maybe he's just imagining that he knows her.

He not-so-subtly watches her. ]

[gevurah]

[ It doesn't take log; deeming the park is safe from widely imaginative little boys who may or may not be pyromaniacs and her attention falls onto her bag. Tilting her head, she feels the eyes of someone on her and her gaze locks on Booster as she opens her bag and pulls out a small paper. Before she can check it, a breeze knocks it out of her grip and it floats in Booster's direction.

Her quietly mouths, "Crap" and follows after it. ]

[boosterbutt.livejournal.com]

[ He immediately stands up, picking up the paper. It is a perfect excuse than anything to approach her and maybe figure out who she is. When Booster gets a nagging feeling about something, he needs to follow it. ]

This is why Autumn sucks--or, uh, one of the reasons. I mean, I'm talking about the wind. [ Master of conversation. He holds out the paper to her--it's probably not important. She probably thinks he's a creep right now. ] Here you go.

[gevurah]

[ Kate blinks a couple of times at his comment. Then her lips quirk, close enough to an amused smile. She nods as she takes the paper. ]

The wind is a pain. It makes a mess of things. [ She gestures to the leaves mostly, which has yet to be raked by the City. ] Thanks, by the way.

shopping erryuh AFTERNOON

[shesmashes.livejournal.com]

[ ok, shulkie loves to shop. especially when your best friend's janet. it's something that happens. she's emerging from one of the stores, blissfully ignoring all the strange looks she's getting with bags of clothes and a big grin on he face ]

[gevurah]

[ Among the crowd is Kate, who appears surprised to see Shulkie but maybe a little more than happy as well. All those bags gets a quiet and airy laugh from her and she steps forward. ]

Good sales today?

[shesmashes.livejournal.com]

[ stopping and when she sees kate, her grin grows even wider ]

Only when you know where to look. Kate, right? Nice meeting you in person.

[ shifting her bags to hold out her hand for a shake ]

[gevurah]

[ She takes her hand, grinning right back at her. She's much prettier in person. ]

That's me. And finally.

[shesmashes.livejournal.com]

What are you doing out here? Shopping?

[gevurah]

Yeah, though all I've done so far is the window kind.