she wants the silence but fears the solitude

[acrossyourpath]

WHO: FELICIA HARDY and KATE KANE
WHERE: Around the City!!
WHEN: Evening into the night.
WARNINGS: Probably nothing.
SUMMARY: Felicia and Kate get down to some real bonding.
FORMAT: Whatever.


[ Felicia usually dresses not to grab attention -- too much, anyway -- but at night it feels more appropriate to dress up slightly; she sits at the bar in a black and white striped dress with a black coat, buffing her nails idly with a file as she waits for Kate.

It's been a while since they've really ever done anything, or spent time alone together. Felicia meant it when she said she was starting to feel crazy, not getting out much. ]

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[gevurah]

[ Kate needs to stop spending time with men. Rick is nice, but he's got an odd group of friends as does John. She can handle Sherlock in the field better than she can grabbing drinks with him.

Felicia's one of the few people in the City who's never managed to rile her up or get under her skin. That seemed rare.

She slips by Felicia's side, tapping her shoulder lightly to greet her. She's dressed in her signature colours, with a backless camisole and three quarter red pants. ]

Sorry, I'm late.

[acrossyourpath]

[ Felicia turns, already smiling, and waggles her fingers in a return greeting before she gestures to the seat beside her. She snaps her fingers once to signal a bartender over, though she doesn't direct her attention away from Kate. ]

No, I was early.

What're you drinking?

[gevurah]

[ She looks to the bartender for a quick moment: ] I'll have a stinger, thanks.

I have no idea why we don't do this more often. I think I've been around men too much lately.

[acrossyourpath]

My condolences. You seem like you've survived, at least.

[ She smirks again, ordering herself a simple martini before she leans her elbow on the bar. ]

Fun ones?

[gevurah]

[ Kate's eyes roll toward the ceiling and she smirks rather awkwardly. ]

In their own ways.

[acrossyourpath]

[ Felicia leans on her hand, eyebrow raised, and brushes her hair off her shoulder. ]

That's better than nothing. Boring men are pretty useless. [ She sits back. ] Still, I agree. Nice to get out.

[gevurah]

[ She crosses one leg over the other neatly and leans against the counter. ]

Especially with someone who knows how to have fun. [ The guys never want to dance nor do they want to crowd surf. ]

[acrossyourpath]

It's an art form.

[ Their drinks are brought out relatively quickly -- it's early enough that business isn't too packed yet -- and Felicia takes a quick sip of hers. ]

But at least you're keeping busy.

[gevurah]

[ Kate takes a longer sip of hers before putting the glass down on the counter. ]

Only way to pass the time in this place.

[ She reaches back for her glass, pausing midway. ]

Almost two years now.

[acrossyourpath]

I've lost track, honestly. Maybe three, for me. They all start to feel the same.

[ She fingers her glass idly and turns it, letting the liquor mix. ]

[gevurah]

[ It feels different for her. Most of the people she knew were long gone. She didn't even celebrate her City anniversary last year. ]

Keeping track couldn't hurt.

[acrossyourpath]

Seems a little sad to me. It's all borrowed time anyway, you know?

[ She takes another sip of her drink, then plucks out the olive and chews it. ]

[gevurah]

[ "Sad."

Of course, she did think of them as prisoners here. She pushes aside the thought, not wanting to dampen the mood tonight. Not this early either. ]

Guess so.

By the way, the forecast tonight is going to be nice.

[acrossyourpath]

[ Felicia makes her way by not dwelling on the situation; she's become a lot happier since applying that distance. ]

We'll have to up pretty high to see the stars. You know cities. [ She puts her drink down. ] Better that it not be slippery, I can't say no to a clear night.

[gevurah]

Maybe I should have asked Zatanna for some sort of floating spell. [ She's half-joking, almost half-serious. ] We'll be fine.

[acrossyourpath]

I know some shortcuts.

Though I'm sure you do too.

[ Another sip of her drink, bigger so as to finish it off. ]

Want to dance?

[gevurah]

[ Kate quickly downs the rest of hers and wipes the corner of her mouth carefully as to not smear her red lipstick with the a napkin. She crumples up the napkin and puts aside the glass, wheeling herself around and uncrossing her legs. ]

Please.

[acrossyourpath]

Great.

[ Felicia stands and offers Kate her hand, ready to bounce her way out to the dance floor. Bars without them, she finds boring -- she doesn't go out just to drink, but to have a good time. ]

We can't let the alcohol sit for too long.

[gevurah]

[ She takes it and allows her to lead them out to the dance floor where the temperature of the room rises. Maybe she should have gone with shorter pants tonight. ]

If we do, I promise then next round's on me.

[acrossyourpath]

Deal. I might take you up on that once we've danced our heads clear again.

[ Not that one drink is enough to make her tipsy, but that isn't the point. The point is to go crazy while they're up and music is blasting. ]

[gevurah]

[ Barely even a minute on the floor and a few other women get close enough to join them. They don't introduce themselves, one of them already pretty tipsy and blathering about how sweet the music is. Kate looks at Felicia, her feet never stopping even for a second in conjunction with the beat. ]

One day [ she has to shout so Felicia can even hear her ] I have to find out if The 69 Eyes is ever coming on tour here.

[acrossyourpath]

Is that a band? Most of them come to New York sooner or later.

[ Felicia sashays her hips, moving a little closer to Kate once other women begin to crowd the floor around them. ]

[gevurah]

My favourite, but I think they've been touring in Europe mostly. [ She stops briefly when someone much taller bumps his shoulder against her and then resumes dancing. Happy hour must have started earlier for these folks. ]

[acrossyourpath]

I'll keep my eyes open. Or you could always try catching them over there.

[ As long as it wasn't England or any other imBargoed country, of course. ]

A real vacation would do everyone some good.

[gevurah]

[ Her smile falters for a split second. The issue lies with money. ]

I can't make up my mind on where I'd want to go. [ Not really a lie. ]