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]

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. ]

[acrossyourpath]

I've always wanted to visit France. I've heard it's nice.

[ She brushes her hair over her shoulders, moving closer to Kate again as the other people continue to crowd. ]

Maybe Italy, for the wine.

[gevurah]

I think I'm worried about leaving Nill alone. [ Although, wasn't that the point of getting Schnitzel? ]

[acrossyourpath]

Can't you get a babysitter?

[ She raises her eyebrows. ]

Or bring her along?

[gevurah]

[ She attempts a shrug, but it's a tad difficult when your entire body is moving to the rhythm of the music so it ends up a weird sort of gesture. ]

It's a long story. For another time. [ Damian's gone and he was important to Nill. She probably doesn't want to be alone this summer. ]

[acrossyourpath]

[ Felicia can take the hint; she tilts her head, shrugging a little herself. ]

Right. Another time. Tonight we relax.

[ She takes Kate's arm, spinning closer. ]

[gevurah]

[ She lightly pulls Felicia closer, matching Felicia's rhythm now. ]

And we deserve this. Seriously.

[ She doesn't doubt they'll be shuffled off to another world sometime soon. ]

[acrossyourpath]

[ Now that they're essentially dancing "together", some of the other dancers give them a little more space (though not much). ]

We always do. Especially now, though. Since it's been a while.

[gevurah]

I'll have to take Hel dancing again sometime soon. [ To make it up to her, but she figure she wants some time alone after Damian. ] What'd you think of her, by the way?

[ Because she's happy to be in a stable relationship again. ]

[acrossyourpath]

She meets my approval, if that's what you mean.

[ Felicia smiles, nodding her head and shrugging one shoulder easily. ]

Don't have much to go off, but it doesn't always take much.

[gevurah]

[ Not that Kate would have had it any other way. ]

Maybe for the summer we have something like a ladies night out -- vacationing style.

[ Nill's not that young anymore and traveling with her was fun last year. Maybe they could all go to Italy or someplace together to get away for a bit. ]

[acrossyourpath]

You know I'd be there.

[ She smiles easily, tossing her hair back again. ]

I think it's more practical to vacation in groups. Financially. [ She pauses. ] Not that I'm hurting for it, but it doesn't hurt.

[gevurah]

Safety in numbers, et cetera. [ She says half jokingly. ]

[acrossyourpath]

Supposedly.

Not that it can hurt.

[gevurah]

[ She can feel herself getting a little warmer on the floor. She pushes back her hair, enjoying a very faint wind against her bare neck. ]

I like this idea. I think we ought to see if anyone else would be up for it.