Fifth Unused Utility Belt | Video and Spam, backdated to late last night

[hellofist]

[It's late, it's been dark for hours and she's pretty sure everyone else is sleeping, but Cass can't. It's not really a new thing, since generally crime fighters are out all night anyway, but the events of the port haven't helped much.

She's in her room when she turns the feed on, dressed in her Batgirl costume except for the cowl and gloves. She feels more like herself, dressed this way.]

What are... tips, for sleeping? Or... to do, to make tired? Don't say reading.

Is anyone else... even up?



[He said she could visit when she wanted. She even told him it might be at night and he said it was okay. That's why Cass is at Merlin's door in the middle of the night, not knocking before she just goes right in. The door was unlocked, so maybe he remembered she said she'd visit. She doesn't look around before she closes the door behind her because she's not really sneaking, so getting caught isn't exactly on her mind.

It's dark inside, which is good. It means he's sleeping instead of staying up all night doing magic things, or whatever it is Merlins do in their spare time. She makes her way to his bed, then climbs onto it to sit beside him and poke him in the shoulder.]

Hi, Merlin.

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Private - you can hug your friends too :|

[hellofist]

[She can sure as hell try? Does punching until everyone cooperates count?]

Not like Merlin's. But kind of similar. Merlin's is better.

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[hellofist]

[Cass touches the screen where Barbara's hair is like she can stroke it through the communicator, wishing she could do something to soothe her instantly, help her sleep right now.

And it's Barbara. She doesn't even consider hiding the truth, not anymore.]

Nightmares. Worrying. So many people... got hurt. Are you okay?

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[hellofist]

[Steph is baiting her. It's working.]

Think you're... fast enough?

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[hellofist]

Piano. Okay.

[That's like the weirdest word she's heard, but she'll look into it.]

Yes. What can... you do?

Private - nope only the wife

[onceandfutureprat]

[That depends on who's getting punched.]

What do you mean 'kind of similar'?

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[hellofist]

[He's right, of course, and it makes her slump in defeat. She's never been good at the kind of careful problem solving the situation in Camelot requires, it's her way to beat a thing into submission, to use force. She never had the words to reach a compromise before, so she never learned to try that route. Frustrated, she throws herself back onto his bed and rubs at her eyes with the heels of her hands.]

Too many problems. Not enough fixes.

[Private]

[hellofist]

[And that's when she gets a completely horrible idea.]

Will learn how. To... cookies. Tomorrow, will find book, someone to read instructions. Will make cookies. Won't be Alfred's, but... will be something.

[There's a long, long pause because she isn't even sure if she wants to offer, if he'll even want to be around her or if she could stand to watch his body tell her exactly how guilty he feels.]

Want to help?

Private - Cass is a hugger though, better prepare yourself

[hellofist]

[Probably not Guinevere, at least.]

People who... move things, make fires from nothing. Bigger things, sometimes.

[hellofist]

Don't know. Probably not. What's fault line?

[hellofist]

Hi, David. What do... you do, to pass time?

Private - augh :c

[onceandfutureprat]

[He'd be upset if you punched Uther, but you can punch Morgana.]

How is that different from Merlin?

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[trenchcoatedly]

Of multiple colors and species.

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[takeyouapart]

[He watches her fall back, and a small voice in his head tells him there's a girl lying in his bed and this isn't really okay - but he shushes that voice, because in actual fact it's fine. It's not as if she has anything to fear from him, and - well, it's not like anyone even knows she's here.]

It's alright. The problems have to come first, don't they? Or we wouldn't know they needed fixing. [He touches her shoulder lightly, comfortingly.] What's Loki like?

Private - right? Ew affection :|

[hellofist]

Sometimes, they have to... speak backwards. It's weird.

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[hellofist]

At home, had a red one. Could I... come see them, some time?

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[trenchcoatedly]

Whenever you so desire. They are always available for viewing.

Would you like a new red one?

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[hellofist]

[The hand on her shoulder does work, makes her relax and drop her hands away from her face again. By the time she can see him, he's already moved on from his uncertainty, so she doesn't pick up on anything other than him being curious, wanting to help her.]

He's... like a cornered animal. Get too close, get ripped open. Angry, and mean too. Calls me names. Thinks I'm dumb. Opens his mouth, lies come out. [She gives him a smile, but it's weak, barely counts. Not because of Loki, she can handle him. It's everything else that's got her down.] Difficult.

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[takeyouapart]

[He frowns, offended on her behalf. Maybe there's some cognitive dissonance going on here. He's had to fight women, kill women - or be killed - but magic is indiscriminate. Nonetheless, he would never insult a woman with the sole intent of hurting her. Society has rules, and anyway, his mother would take a deal with the Admiral just for the chance to cuff him over the head.]

More fool him. If he presumes so much about you so easily then he's the one who's....dumb.

[This isn't exactly an addition to his vocabulary, more the repurposing of a word he already knows by a different definition.]

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[magisterus]

[ Music is good for the soul, Cass.

As for the question, a better one would be....what can't he do, really. ]

I was trained in the use of offensive and defensive magics, as well as the healing arts.

[ Which is pretty broad, but magic itself is pretty versatile so. ]

In my latter years, I find the last two have proven more useful than the first.

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[ichoosefight]

Fast enough to surprise you? Oh, I think so.

[ She does so enjoy baiting. ]

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[hellofist]

[That gets real smile from her, both because it sounds funny when he says it and she knows he's only done it to make her feel better. She reaches for his hand, the one that's not on her shoulder, and links their fingers together.]

Luckily, can just... knock him out, if he goes too far. Right now, just waiting him out. More patient than him.

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[hellofist]

No money. Will just look.

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[hellofist]

Could use good surprise. Fight til we puke, then... fight more?

[They have the strangest idea of a good time, but honestly, those days when Steph came to train with her are some of Cass' best memories.]

[audio]

[hellofist]

[She's had little experience with it, is all. Once she really figures it out, her neighbor will probably have a problem.]

How come? If you... have good offense, don't need others.

[Of course, her idea of defense is just letting herself get hit and moving on, so she's not really a good judge when it comes to that.]

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[ichoosefight]

Is there any other way to do it? [ She thinks not. ]