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kate bishop 🏹 hawkeye (kate_bishop) wrote in somerealityrpg,
@ 2021-06-10 01:30:00

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active: kate bishop, active: matt murdock

Who: Kate Bishop & Matt Murdock
What: Coffee and cake ~~and chill~~
Where: Matt's Apartment
When: Wednesday Night
Warnings: TBD

Kate kept a lot of things inside. People often said she talked too much. The reality was that Kate didn't talk enough. At least when it came to herself. She wasn't her favorite subject matter regardless of how she played herself off in front of others. Kate could be genuine, sure, but there was still much to hide.

And hide she did. Deep down and far away from practically anyone and everyone. It wasn't healthy but it was how she managed. Compartmentalizing things and shutting it all away. It was how you survived when you fought other-worldly monsters, crazed demons, and dimwitted henchmen.

The amusement park had not been the best idea in the end. While neither she nor Belle had returned with life-threatening injuries, the mental scarring had been scratched.

Two travel mugs in hand, Kate was sincerely grateful that Matt was open to a visit. Though she had kicked herself a handful of times for her ridiculous and terrible message, Kate couldn't not show her face.

"You know, I'm pretty sure I haven't had coffee cake in, ah, a few years? It's usually Twinkies from the dollar store," she commented, sitting comfortably on the sofa. The apartment was so quiet. Granted, her apartment was usually quiet too, but it seemed noticeably quieter than usual.

Or maybe it was just Kate.

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ninjaattorney
2021-06-10 06:41 pm UTC (link)

Kate wasn't the only one who found his apartment quiet.

Even for someone who could hear everything for a mile out, the world around them felt muted. Matt was New York City born and raised. Goodland was a decent substitute; it wasn't Manhattan, but it also technically was, so it had many of the sounds and smells of the city. The Entity seemed to prefer to jerk them around the last few weeks, though, and he couldn't get settled enough to really familiarize himself with the sounds around him. Also, he just sort of missed Lizzy and her constant chatter. She reminded him of a more elegant version of Foggy.

"Not even proper grocery store Twinkies? Kate, you disappoint me sometimes." He sipped at the hot drink, more than a little grateful she'd come by. Kate did know her coffee, at least, even if she could kill them all if she tried to make dinner. "We had a neighbor when I was a kid, always had coffee cake available. I tried to do that as an adult but it's not like I've ever been the dinner party sort so now I just buy one every once in a while. Glad I got this one before creepy funnel cake was my only option."

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kate_bishop
2021-06-11 06:27 am UTC (link)

"I told you it's practically my middle name these days," she joked, laughing at her own self-deprecation. It kept her ego in check, which tended to rear its head when she least wanted it to. Kate did her best to remain humble, but for every line of ego-stroking banter a villain had, a hero needed five more. She was fairly confident she'd get, at least, a B+ in monologuing.

Coffee was the liquid of life and typically what Kate ran on for hours and days at a time. If she hadn't learned how to make a good cup, Kate was positive she'd be lost forever.

Probably in a dumpster with Clint.

"Okay, that is, hands down, one of the most adorable things I've ever heard. The coffee cake story. Not the creepy funnel cake comment. Which, not cool, Entity! I flipping love funnel cake and now it's ruined." Kate gave a vigorous fist shake toward the ceiling and sighed. To be fair, amusement parks had been tainted before this moment. It just wasn't helping to raise her opinion, though.

"Thanks for letting me come over, by the way. I wasn't sure if you were itching to go trekking through the park, so I figured coffee was a good way to keep you here. Oh! And, what kind of music does one Matt Murdock listen to over coffee and coffee cake?" she asked, scrolling through options.

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ninjaattorney
2021-06-11 11:27 am UTC (link)

Matt rolled his eyes at her comment about the adorable. Like any orphan kid entering the real world for the first time in a long time, he'd had trouble finding his footing. Having Foggy eventually had helped but close friends weren't easy to come by when you were the blind kid. Even harder when you were the blind kid who had to hide the fact that you weren't exactly as blind as you were supposed to be. It was tough. A good part of it was trying to establish your own customs and traditions. Some he'd carried over from growing up with his dad. Some were born of years of a Catholic group home. And some were just who he was intrinsically.

"They make pour your own funnel cake. I'm sure even we could figure it out. Once we have stores again, anyway." Obviously he'd supervise. Kate deep frying would only end in disaster. "And the perks of hanging around me is, I can pretend not to notice when you're covered in powdered sugar."

But when she mentioned him trekking around the amusement park, he had to grin. So she had a point, so what? "But Mr. Captain America Sir said we're not allowed to go out there without a grownup." He gave her a pointed 'look' before shrugging. "One Matt Murdock doesn't typically listen to a lot of music over coffee or coffee cake so I figured I'd put it in your capable hands."

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kate_bishop
2021-06-14 05:45 am UTC (link)

"What are you saying? That I'm a messy eater?" Kate tried to feign even a small hint of offense, but failed. Miserably. She wasn't a complete slob, but for as skilled as she was fighting all sorts of adversaries, Kate was very good at spilling things, too.

Truthfully, when it came to domestic life, Kate wasn't very good at it. Saving the world, others, and being the heroic type suited her much better. It had always been that way, though. Even growing up a soon-to-be heiress, Kate never acclimated to the lifestyle.

It was probably why she stopped getting invited to all the debutant and society events. Someone always went home with a black eye, and it wasn't Kate.

Snorting into her coffee in an attempt to hold back her laugh, Kate seemed to prove Matt's point. Wiping the back of her hand against her mouth, Kate shook her head. "He really is Mr. Captain America Sir, isn't he?" She wiped her hand against her jeans. "He has a point, though. It's not nice out there..."

Returning to her phone, thankfully free of coffee, Kate picked a casual playlist of 'Lo-Fi Beats' and set it aside. "I have no idea about this. Apparently, it's something the youths find relaxing, so, why not?"

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ninjaattorney
2021-06-16 12:59 pm UTC (link)

"I would never imply something so cold!" he teased right back. "But everyone gets the powdered sugar on them when eating funnel cakes, it's just a fact of life." And it never failed to make him laugh when people tried to pretend it hadn't happened just because he couldn't see them.

Matt grinned and shrugged his shoulders. "He means well. He's not a bad guy. I just think most people already know there's danger in a spooky theme park." And apparently the announcement had come a bit late for some of the residents.

And honestly, he should be out there. If there was trouble to be had, he needed to be in it. It was a very strong part of who he was now. He had tried, twice now, to break away from that part of him. And every time he failed, he failed for a reason.

Now it was his turn to snort, hopefully a bit more elegantly and sans coffee. "The youths? Kate, you're practically still a 'youth'. Don't pretend you're one of us ancient people walking around here." He poked at her phone. "You can set it up to the bluetooth speaker if you want. You're pretty much the only guest around here."

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