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kate bishop (hawkeyetwo) wrote in momadness_log,
@ 2021-06-06 17:18:00

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marvel: kate bishop, ~inactive: scott lang

Who: Kate Bishop, Scott Lang, and Cassie Lang
When: Backdated to Saturday, June 5, nighttime
Where: Game Room
What: Pizza and a movie
Warnings: Low/talk of superhero character death
Status: Closed, Complete

After the day of fun at the Mini-Golf place, Kate was excited to get back to the Facility so she could take a quick shower and get ready to hang out with Scott and Cassie. As much as he was looking forward to spending more time with Scott, she was a little nervous about seeing Cassie. What if this Cassie was different from the one she knew? What if this Cassie hated her?

She headed to the game room to meet up with them, nervous and excited. Nervoucited? And hungry. Kate always wanted a slice of pizza. She turned into the room, grinning brightly.

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	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-07 03:43 am UTC (link)
	Kate gave a little laugh, one of the tears welling up and leaking out of her eye. She lifted a hand and wiped it away. "No. We were best friends. We were superheroes together." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatestgrandma 2021-06-07 04:28 am UTC (link)
	"We were superheroes?" Cassie's head snapped to face Scott before immediately swinging around to face Kate. "What was my superhero name?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-07 04:38 am UTC (link)
	Well, that was the most adorable thing ever. Kate nodded, grinning. "Stature," Kate responded. "We were Young Avengers together." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

greatestgrandma
2021-06-07 05:07 am UTC (link)

"Wow." What else can she say? She swung her head back to her father. "I guess someday in the future I might be able to fight with you too."

Scott's heart warmed just as it sunk. Cassie actually fighting bad guys in some other reality didn't really hit him the same way as it did just the thought of her doing it in this one.

"Plates are on the table," Scott said, gesturing at the stack of them. "Help yourself."

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hawkeyetwo
2021-06-07 05:20 am UTC (link)

Kate shook her head with a chuckle. "Don't jump into things too quickly, Cass. Maybe we can do some trainings first. First Aid, Safety, Self-Defense... it's a good start. It might take years and years for you to be ready to actually fight like a superhero." ...hopefully that was the right thing to say. Kate glanced over at Scott.

"Plates? Pssh. I guess." She grinned as she loaded up a couple of slices onto her plate. "This is a lot fancier than when I have pizza with Clint." She gave Cassie a wink.

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	greatestgrandma 2021-06-07 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	"All good first starts," Scott confirms. Those are all things that he's okay with and he's pretty sure Maggie would be okay with it, too. "What did my costume look like?" Cassie asked. "What does your costume look like?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hawkeyetwo
2021-06-07 11:50 pm UTC (link)

"Oh goodness. Your costume was black and red, and you had this mask," Kate lifted her hands as if to draw the outline of the mask shape on her own face. "It was full coverage, from the collar down to the gloves. Black pants. Really classy." She grinned.

"I wore purple. Usually with bare shoulders and hips, and fingerless gloves. It's easier to control the bowstrings that way." She glanced over at Scott. "What's your dad's look like?"

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	greatestgrandma 2021-06-08 02:26 am UTC (link)
	"The first time I saw it, I thought it was an old motorcycle suit," Scott said. "I'll show you it sometime." Cassie was practically bursting at the seams for her dad to stop talking so she ask her question. "Can you draw it for me?" She could visualize what it looked like, but she wasn't really sure if it actually looked like that. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-08 03:26 am UTC (link)
	"Sure," Kate said, grinning. "Do you have some paper? I can do it now." She lifted the pizza from the plate to take a bite, then closed her eyes and savored as she chewed. There were few things better than pizza. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatestgrandma 2021-06-08 04:15 am UTC (link)
	Cassie took one of the paper plates from the table and flipped it over, then pulled a marker from her pocket. She presented the both of them to Kate in two swift movements. "Here!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-08 04:27 am UTC (link)
	Kate set down her pizza, dusted her hands on her jeans, and accepted the pen and paper plate from Cassie. "Brilliant." She grinned, then uncapped the pen and drew out the shape of Cassie's uniform. Artist she was not, but by the end of it she was pretty pleased with the outcome. She held the plate out to Cassie. "This part's black, and this part's red." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatestgrandma 2021-06-08 04:29 am UTC (link)
	Cassie accepted the plate and took a long look at it; she bit her lower lip, then handed the plate back over to Kate. "Now do yours!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-08 04:46 am UTC (link)
	Kate was grinning brightly as she took the plate back and drew her purple costume with the bare shoulders and hips. Then she added her belt, bow and arrows, and a pair of what she hoped looked like aviator sunglasses. She held the plate back out. "How's that?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatestgrandma 2021-06-08 06:32 am UTC (link)
	Cassie took it in hand and studied it carefully. "What colors?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-08 06:34 am UTC (link)
	"Only the best color." Kate beamed. "Purple. I mean, the shades, belt, and bow are black, but the rest is purple." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	greatestgrandma 2021-06-08 05:04 pm UTC (link)
	"I like pink the best," Cassie said, pushing herself off the couch. "I'm going to put this somewhere safe." She waved the paper plate and sprinted towards her room. Scott finishes chewing on the last bit of his crust. "She about what you expected?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hawkeyetwo
2021-06-08 05:10 pm UTC (link)

Kate nodded. "Pink is a pretty fantastic color." She beamed as Cassie jumped up and ran off toward her room.

"She's better." The idea that Kate was harboring the secret about Cassie dying in her world hit her like a punch to the gut. She turned her attention to Scott and cleared her throat.

"She died in my world." --she'd planned on saying it more tactfully, but it just leaped out like that. A rush of emotions climbed up her throat and tears spilled down her cheeks. "She died in battle, and there was nothing I could do to save her, and I didn't want to tell you but I just couldn't keep it secret anymore, and I just want to hug her. I'm so, so sorry."

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greatestgrandma
2021-06-09 04:08 am UTC (link)

"What?" It took a moment for Scott to process what Kate said. He knew that Kate's Cassie wasn't his Cassie, and for a second he felt both grateful for it. It only took another moment for him to feel guilty for feeling that way. He couldn't imagine how his alternate reality counterpart might have felt. He couldn't imagine his own life without his Cassie.

And yet, here was Kate living without hers.

"Hey," Scott said softly, trying to catch Kate's gaze with his own. "Come here."

He wrapped his arms around her. "If you wanna hug Cassie, you should ask to hug her." Scott feels his heart clench again at thought of his Cassie not being around. "She's a huggy kid."

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hawkeyetwo
2021-06-09 04:55 am UTC (link)

The relief that he wasn't mad at her for keeping the secret washed over her. Kate couldn't help a little sob from escaping as he wrapped his arms around her. She leaned in against him, trying to keep control. Cassie would be back in a moment, and Kate didn't want her friend to see her this way. Especially given how young she was.

"I will," she laughed through some tears. "I'm going to hug her like there's no tomorrow." It'd been years since she'd hugged her friend, and she couldn't wait to do it again.

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	greatestgrandma 2021-06-10 05:13 am UTC (link)
	There was so much Scott wanted to ask, but he didn't feel like he was in a position to ask it. Not now, anyway. Cassie would be back soon and the last thing he wanted her to see was the both of them getting teary-eyed. "If you want to talk about this, we can talk about it later," Scott said, finally relinquishing the hug. "You gonna be okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hawkeyetwo
2021-06-10 05:32 am UTC (link)

If she hadn't been so emotional over Cassie, she would have realized how amazing it felt to be wrapped up in his arms. But she was recovering from the outburst of emotion, wiping at her face and trying to stop the tears so that Cassie wouldn't come back to think something was wrong.

Kate sat up a little and pulled her arm from around him. "We can talk about it Friday." She cleared her throat. "Not really the best first date conversation material, but..."

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	greatestgrandma 2021-06-11 02:39 am UTC (link)
	"First date?" Scott repeated, completely taken aback by it. He hadn't been aware that it was a date. Or that Kate was even interested. But just as Scott said it, Cassie came noisily racing back in. "Okay, I put it away." She plopped down on the couch in between Kate and her father, and looked at them both. "Everything okay?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

hawkeyetwo
2021-06-11 04:25 am UTC (link)

It could have been a joke. In one of those "if you agree then it's a date but if you disagree then it's totally a joke and haha I'm so funny" middle school ways.

But then Cassie was back, and Kate was wiping any last remnants of tears from her cheeks. Her eyes were still a little red, but she was smiling. She sat up.

"Yes. Everything is great." She offered up her arms. "Can I have a hug?"

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	greatestgrandma 2021-06-12 03:39 am UTC (link)
	"Sure!" True to what Scott said, Cassie doesn't hesitate in giving Kate a hug. "We're superhero friends, right?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	hawkeyetwo 2021-06-12 05:04 am UTC (link)
	Kate reached forward and wrapped her arms around the younger version of her friend. She hugged Cassie tight for a long moment, then finally pulled back with a grin. "Okay, what are we watching? I believe I was promised dinner and a movie." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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