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Tweak says, "Doh!"

Kitty Pryde (phasinghalfpint) wrote in wariscoming,
@ 2010-11-09 20:31:00

Entry tags:

kitty pryde/shadowcat, mike chang

Who: Kitty Pryde and Mike Chang
What: They need to talk.
When: After Mike's arrival and testing to be sure he's human.
Where: Secluded area around the back of camp.
Warnings: None yet?

There was way too much happening all at once. Kitty wasn't sure how this was all happening, all she knew was that people were back and they were really themselves. Mike was back, Elliot was back, and that was just scratching the surface. Mike was the big one that the diminutive mutant was focused on. It had been hard to deal with everything when he had died; Kitty had been really upset, but she had picked herself up and she had moved on. Now he was back, though. Mike was back, but this was a really cruel joke. He didn't remember her. He didn't know who she was. When Kitty had read that...it had hurt her. She hadn't been prepared to hear that. Just seeing that he'd posted on the communication board had caused her to feel all of her emotions from losing him hit her at once, but there'd been hope too.

If it weren't for Hardison Kitty might have taken off, but he was right. She needed to stay here and face this, she had to deal with it. It could be a new chance. She was still the same person and he had to be the person that he was.Maybe they could start over, but Kitty was trying not to get her hopes up. She didn't want to be let down completely. He'd mentioned Tina, which had to mean that she was still a part of his mind at the moment. As upsetting as it might be, Mike and Kitty might not get the chance to start over either. Either way they had to talk.

She wasn't going to back out, even though half of her wanted to. She showed up to the little secluded spot that she had told him she'd be at. She showed up early, even. Being early was not a great idea, though. It left her time to pace. Kitty couldn't seem to stand still. She hadn't been one for dancing in some time, but she did work out some and keep herself from forgetting anything. No one ever knew when they might need to defend themselves anymore. It was only through sheer will that she kept herself from fidgeting with her blue hoodie or anything else. Kitty finally managed to stop in one place and look around, waiting to see that familiar figure that had come back.

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absofsteel
2010-11-10 02:48 am UTC (link)

After the uncomfortable tests that the camp leaders had put him through, reminding him very much of the tests he took about a week ago for when he first arrived at the apartment complex - and wow, this really was some Terminator time logic - Mike had been given a quick little tour of the camp. It had consisted mainly of buildings being pointed out to him ("That's the main building, that's the communication centre, and this is where you'll sleep.") and a pat on the back ("Welcome back to life."), that left him feeling more like a fish out of water than ever before.

As if finding himself in middle of a zombie apocalypse that was nothing like Shaun of the Dead and much more like the Dawn of the Dead wasn't bad enough, he remembered he had an awkward conversation to look forward to. The thing was that he didn't even think that Kitty had been lying because Quinn had confirmed it for him. He had just hoped that she was lying because if she wasn't, he had some things to fix because his other self had died.

It wasn't hard to confuse Mike, so it was no surprise that his head hurt by the time he found the meeting place that Kitty had asked him to meet her at. Her back was to him when he entered the area and he considered, for a very brief moment, bolting from there and just avoiding her forever.

But Mike wasn't the kind of guy to do that, so he rubbed the back of his neck and called out.

"Uh. Hey?"

There was one thing that Kitty would probably notice immediately when she first saw him. It was that he looked young. Younger than when he had died because he wasn't the same guy, as if not having memories of the other him wasn't enough. There was baby fat that still clung to his cheeks that clearly painted him as a teenager and that hadn't been present on him when he had been shredded apart by the Croats last month.

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phasinghalfpint
2010-11-10 03:13 am UTC (link)

Stuffing her hands into her pockets, Kitty stood there. She didn't know what to expect. Was he going to be the same person? Was he the same guy that she'd known? What if he was vastly different? Despite her worries, her feet were planted firmly in place. Kitty Pryde didn't run away, not unless she had to. This wasn't a situation where she had to, unfortunately.

Biting her bottom lip, Kitty was surprised when she heard a familiar voice from behind her. Automatically, the small woman spun around. What she saw was familiar and different at the same time. It wasn't the same mike that had died just last month. He was a younger Mike. It was more than a little bit of a shock. In fact, Kitty's jaw fell open from the surprise. ".....Hey." Her voice was quiet.

What the hell had happened? Kitty could barely believe her eyes. He was so young, it was strange to see. It was almost too hard for her to wrap her mind around, but she found herself moving closer to him. "Wow." Evidently Kitty couldn't form more than that for the moment. Lifting her hands, she rubbed her face a little bit before dropping them.

"You're younger." Kitty paused a moment before she continued, "I'm glad you made it here safe." Best to go with honesty for the moment. It was just so good to see him right now.