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[hellofist]

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[Cass inhabiting the CTS isn't a new Barge occurrence, but it's not typical for her to go in looking upset and come out still... really looking upset. But here she is, sitting on the floor outside the CTS to catch her breath and wait for her legs to start working again because it's been a few hours now of nothing but punching and kicking and pushing herself so she wouldn't feel anything, but it's not really doing the job this time around.

So yeah, she's kind of brooding outside the CTS like any good Bat does after an upsetting day.]


[Private text to Dean]
Out.


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[She goes back into the CTS after her break, but it's still not enough. In the end she's just on her knees punching the floor until her hands are bleeding and that helps, finally. Only took her hours to get there. Finally she leaves the CTS and makes her way back home to wait for Merlin. He can fix her, her hands and her heart.

It's a bit surprising, though, that she runs into him in the hallway, him approaching the door from the other direction. Even after everything, she's able to smile when she sees him.]

Was just... gonna find you. Hi.

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[yeahscience]

[Cass doesn't know about Tomas or Brock or Drew Sharp, but the way Jesse gets with Arya, the way he gets whenever there's kids around, maybe it's no surprise the way his eyes darken and his jaw tightens when she says that. He hurt me to teach me. Trained me to kill. It's not like he doesn't know it happens anymore, but it gnaws at him every time he's faced with it, a burning anger that rises up in his throat.

It makes his voice come out a little hoarse when he replies, like a growl in his throat.] Think I got a guess what the thing you wanted to do was. [Because for this one second, just right now, he'd like to do it, too.]

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[hellofist]

[For a moment, his anger feeds hers and she wants to punch the button for the floor the cafeteria is on, go there and find Cain, let Jesse watch as she takes her revenge.

But she can't. More than that, she won't. She'll be in control now, she won't fall back on what he taught her. Barbara taught her what friendship is and that's what she picks now. Reaching out, she puts a hand on Jesse's arm and squeezes lightly, affectionately.]

Better to stay away. Won't let him... ruin everything I've done, to change.

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[yeahscience]

[The truth is, he wouldn't be happy watching that, either. There'd be a moment of righteous satisfaction, maybe, but then... then it's just watching more violence, more kids getting violent, more people doing all the bad things they learned to do from people who should have known better. Get 'em young and they're yours forever.

He's grateful when she puts that soothing hand on his arm, and after a second he reaches over to take her hand and give it a return squeeze, calming down again.]

Good. That's good. [He lets out a breath, smiles.] You got the right idea.