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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[acrossyourpath]

Right.

[ Conversely, Felicia pulls her legs in and rests her chin on her knees. ]

Might as well let the rhetorical stay that way until further notice. No one likes an identity crisis.

[gevurah]

[ Been there, done that. ]

I don't break easy, at least.

I don't think you do either.

[acrossyourpath]

Diamonds don't break at all.

[ She smirks, sitting up a little straighter. ]

I'm not worried. I just hate an inconvenience.

[gevurah]

So do I. [ Said with an air of frustration that slips past her.

Men!! ]

[acrossyourpath]

Unavoidable, I guess, especially these days. But I've been lucky so far.

[gevurah]

Not so much an inconvenience [ unless she thinks of Matt, but she tries not to ] as much as a pain in the ass lately.

I really have to start blocking numbers.

[acrossyourpath]

Someone bothering you?

[ She tilts her head. ]

At least that's avoidable. [ Usually. ]

[gevurah]

Someone who doesn't seem to understand I'm not a child. [ She sighs, letting the blanket fall past her shoulders. ]

[acrossyourpath]

That's the worst, isn't it? [ She glances over. ] Sorry. I hope you told them off.

[gevurah]

Done and done.

Only seem to have this problem with men. [ It's nice they care, but she hates when people assume she's some fragile flower. ]

[acrossyourpath]

It isn't that men can't take a hint.

[ She knows that feel, Kate. ]

They don't like thinking about what the hints mean.

[gevurah]

The funny thing is, I don't get his focus on me.

[ Ah, well. At least she can ignore it for now. ]

[acrossyourpath]

Men always find a reason.

Don't let it get to you too much.

[gevurah]

I won't. [ Losing her temper doesn't feel as good as losing herself on the dance floor. ] Thanks for coming out with me tonight.

[acrossyourpath]

Happy to. I don't really "get out with friends" that often.

[ Mostly she doesn't have many. ]

Not many people worth the time.

[gevurah]

I never seem to have time anymore. [ Between work and then her night work. ]

[acrossyourpath]

Sorry to hear it. Maybe. I think hanging out can be overrated in large doses.

[gevurah]

Really? [ She seems surprised. ] I always liked going clubbing every weekend back home. Gotham's party scene is pretty famous. [ And infamous. ]

[acrossyourpath]

I don't mind some parties. [ Ones full of rich industry moguls she can rob or con... ] In New York you have to know just what kind of good time you're looking for. Plenty of ways to have fun with or without company.

[gevurah]

You do know how to flatter someone. [ Kate sometimes is surprised she has a good friend or two at all.

In all honesty, she's glad for Felicia's friendship. She didn't feel burdened or exhausted by her ever. It's some kind of wonder that Felicia hasn't upset Kate in some way.

Maybe when she and Eddie had split for a while, but it wasn't enough for Kate to hold any sort of grudge, despite her intense dislike for the man. ]

[acrossyourpath]

It pays to be charming.

[ She looks over at Kate, smiling. As difficult as it is to think about, Kate is one of Felicia's better friends as well. Maybe the only one she's really close to in any way. ]

When it's worth it.

[gevurah]

[ She tries to tone it down herself, just to be fair to Helena. She sort of misses her right now. ]

Good ability to have when you're tossed into another world.

[acrossyourpath]

Mm. Sure. Too bad it hasn't taken me back yet. I think I'm the only person left who's never been back even once.

I don't know if that's good or bad anyway.

[gevurah]

Do you miss it?

[acrossyourpath]

Sometimes.

I don't think about it too much.