» stay the night and i promise i won't die

[joiedeviolet]

Who: Barbara, Kate, and Steph
What: The side effects of not too clean monsters
Where: Barbara's Safehouse in Brock Marsh
When: Late Coardi morning

She's not well.

It's not something Kate likes to admit, but laid up in this bed, waiting for her fever to finally break is as painful as her arm. At least the feeling's returning to it, but she's unsure whether the fact that the numbness that used to be there was better compared to the shooting pains all up and down her arm. From shoulder to fingertip, muscles burn and Kate can feel the every movement pull at the barely healed edges of the claw wound. Even when Kate barely shifts between the clean sheets, the injury reminds her that it's there, ruining her life. Being out there on the streets would be a lot more satisfying than staring at the ceiling all day and she would kill a monster in exchange for a hot shower.

She's also curious.

As soon as she's alone from whatever person has been sent to check on her, Kate sits up against the headboard and picks at the tape holding the gauze secure, wanting to see how bad things look under there. She should be afraid that it'll leave a nasty scar, but a scar is the least of her worries. Mostly, Kate's worried that it'll ruin her flexibility. Another scar is just that--another scar. It comes with the business.

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[bodilesswarrior]

Barbara gives Adam a nod of thanks as he slips out of Kate's room; he's just a teacher, caught up in this monstrous mess, but his wounds were minor and he wanted to help. And, as much as she hates to admit, she can use all the help she can get.

They don't have to go in - Barbara trusts that Adam would tell her if anything was wrong - but she knows Steph wants to see her. She was perfectly happy to lead her to one of the guest bedrooms. (To think, she thought this place had too many rooms.)

He left the door open, as she always asked, so Barbara simply turns into the room, Steph close behind.

"You shouldn't pick at that, you know." There's a hint of lecturing in her tone, but her smile is sympathetic.