Dante's House, Limbo City, Sunday

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Last night after finally exiting the tower, they had made their way back to Dante's place in Limbo City. Kathy had been half-tempted to get a portal back to the island, worried about Eliot, wanting to be home, but she'd been too sore and exhausted to do much more than look at her phone before letting it fall back to pocket.

At least her texts to Raven had gone through, even if she probably seemed like a madwomen in them.

Exhausted as she was, she didn't manage to sleep much past sunrise. Too many thoughts, too many memories, too many feelings crowding close to keep her asleep. She got up, limping a little unevenly downstairs, scrounging to see what kind of breakfast she could make from the remains in the kitchen.

The answer was apparently coffee, so she set that to perking and went to sit in front of the big window, staring out at the street, eyes blank and seeing very little.

[For them who are in Limbo City with her! SP for forever because BDE and also brain.]

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"That was the only thing missing from yesterday, really," Kathy said, also striving for light. "Throw in a few exes and they would have gotten the hat trick. Tell the demons to branch out next time, huh?"

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"I wonder if there's a union for that," Dante mused, apropos of nothing.

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"Not what I think about when I think 'Demonic Union,' but I think there could be a market for that," Kathy said with a small nod.

Look at them, joking around! They were definitely doing a-okay, all emotionally good over here.

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Super great! They were doing super great.

"And I think we can all use a demonic strike now and again," Dante said, oh so seriously.

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"There are always gonna be scabs, though," Kathy said, shaking her head sadly. "And then you'll have to go up against Z-class demons and demonic strike-breakers."

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"Hey, at least those definitely deserve to die," Dante said.

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"I'd hate to just start assuming that because they're demons," Kathy agreed with heavy irony. Her smile felt like it could crack and fall off any moment, but she kept it on anyway. "But demon scabs and strike-breakers - and cops - go right to the top of the list."

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"Demon cops," Dante echoed. He pulled a face. "Fuckin' pigs."

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"If they don't have actual pig faces under their human masks, I'm calling bullshit on their entire schtick."

Were the portals open yet? She wanted to flee this place and this bullshit artificial conversation before she ended up legitimately screaming.

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"Haven't checked," Dante said, shrugging idly. "Maybe I should next time."

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"Something to keep you entertained while you hero around the city," Kathy said, voice carefully neutral.

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"I guess," Dante said, and pulled up one knee as he shifted his position on the sofa, watching her.

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Yeah, well, she wished he wouldn't. Made her feel self-conscious.

"What?"

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"What what?" Dante countered.

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"You're watching me," Kathy pointed out. "I'm not about to do a trick."

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"I didn't think you were," Dante said. "What, I can't look anywhere now?"

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Kathy threw up her hands and slumped backwards against the window. "Fine. Do what you want."

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Dante frowned.

Then that frown deepened.

"You got a problem here, Kat?"

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"Nope!" Kathy sat up straight, flashing him a v-sign. Partially because she knew he hated it. God, she was a mess. "Everything's peachy. Let's go back to talking about pig-cops and demon scabs, huh?"

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"Jesus fucking christ," Dante muttered.

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"Less prepared to talk about him," Kathy chirped, "but I'm ready to give it the old college try. Which is hilarious, considering I haven't given college the old college try, but one hurdle at a time, huh?"

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What the fuck was he supposed to do with that?

There was a brief silence.

Then:

"Do you want me to leave?"

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"I'll be leaving soon enough for both of us, won't I?" Kathy said quietly.

Because that's what she did. Even she was self-aware enough to know it.

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After yesterday, after the things she hadn't seen-- that comment was just over the edge of too much.

"Fuck you."

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Kathy's eyes snapped up to his, confused. She'd meant it more regretful, not--however he'd taken it. But rather than apologizing, she just raised an eyebrow.

"Okay then."