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action - for Zatanna Zatara and Billy Kaplan;

[Okay, to say that this so wasn't what Kate expected to wake up to was an understatement. Sprawled on her soft and deep couch in her nice, if not messy, SoHo apartment on West Broadway while her sister stole her bed after a night of dinner and clubbing? Yes. In the middle of a forest floor surrounded by chirping and chattering animals like something out of a sick Disney movie? Hell no.

Get a grip, Katie.

Maybe she had more to drink last night than she realized. It's not as if she or Susan were exactly paying all that much attention to their tabs. Not when the night had been Suze's treat; their wild spending causing bouncers to look the other way when it came to Kate's ID. But she had balanced her alcohol with food and water. Just in case the Boss needed her. Letting a hangover get in the way of superheroing was just poor form.

So, not a hangover.

And hey, didn't the weather call for cold and flurries today? Definitely not hot, sticky, and sunny like the Fourth of July.

She stood a second or two later, looking around her as she lifted her arms over her head and stretched. ...that felt strange. Really strange.]

Hell of a dream you're having. [She looked down with a frown, taking in the simple white shift that didn't look like anything she actually owned. Cautiously, she took a step or two forward and looked around. Creek, trees, and not a single skyscraper in site.] Looks like we're not in Kansas anymore.

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[Sometime that evening...

Showered and cleaned, dressed in normal clothes, and finally clued in, Kate sat at the counter in the coffee shop sipping at a vanilla latte as she stared at the book. It wasn't exactly Ninth Street Espresso but hey, at least it contained caffeine. For what seemed like the umpteenth time, she flipped through the journal pages yet again before finally giving in and turning on the little camera.

She held up the mug in a quick salute and gave a quick, wry grin.]

Y'know, as prisons go, this one's definitely going to extremes to keep up the masquerade of resort village. Shops and restaurants and night clubs, oh my.

So... what exactly do people do here for fun?

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Depends on the people.

[ Girl, Lirael envies you that flippant confidence, yes she does. ]

[Sometimes, confidence can easily be confused with bravado. Especially when it comes to Hawkeyes. But tonight's not really one of those nights. In the absence of any kind of martial presence - and after the sort of day Kate's been having - she's more than ready to be as flippant as humanly possibly.

Being downgraded from her NYC lifestyle against her will? So not cool.]

You?

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[So looking for the fire spirit didn't really count as fireworks, but hey. Zatanna had to do something on the Fourth. And even if she's still a bit wary after that whole possession thing, she figures confronting the spirits is a better way of getting over it than trying to ignore them completely. Hence one city girl being out in the woods on a freakishly hot holiday.

Seriously, after this? She's staying in her nice air conditioned apartment until someone puts on a real fireworks display, or she runs out of soda. Whichever comes first.

She's making her way to the creek--yes, it's hot enough for her to want to splash her face--when she hears someone talking nearby. Something about Kansas? Wait...]

Heh. Pretty sure I said something like that when I got here. [Although she doesn't know where the person is, Zatanna calls out loudly enough to be heard as he tries to make her way toward the voice. No point in freaking out the newcomer anymore than they're already going to be.]

[Like every born and bred New Yorker, she had spent summers playing in Central Park as a kid. Climbing those rocks and getting lost in the Ramble. But the trees in Central Park had nothing on these trees. She was in the midst of staring up at one of the taller ones when she heard the reply.

Either this dream just got weirder or she's not alone here.

Better to be safe than sorry. And it wasn't as if this would be the first strange encounter in her life. The voice could be friend or foe. Her attention was immediately diverted from the tree to the rest of the surrounding area. She didn't exactly have her bow or knives here. So, as quietly as possible, she slunk into one of the nearby bushes.

At the very least, she could find some sort of advantage over any possible opponent.]

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[action] TEAMMATE TO THE RESCUE?

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FINALLY

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THANKS FOR SHOWING UP, BILLY

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COME ON BETTER LATE THAN NEVER RIGHT

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LATE :|

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SO LATE :|

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MAYBE I WAS BUSY 8[[[

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[At the coffee shop? Service will come quickly - in a bamf, you might say. With a quickly-dissipating cloud of smoke that smells of brimstone, where there once was no one, now there's a teenager. He gives a daredevil smirk and goes on with his natural German accent.]

Hey there! What can I do for you?

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[Kate's far, far too composed to shriek. But she does flinch. Just a little.

Pretend you didn't see. It's for your own sake, Kurt.

For that matter, pretend you don't see that flicker of surprised recognition in her eyes. Two years ago, there might have been a little fangirling. But after facing off the X-Men and working with Clint on a regular basis? She can play it smooth.

She holds up the empty mug.] Nice trick. Do the refills appear in a flash, too?

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[He isn't sure why he agreed to work in the coffee shop (that's a lie: he knows exactly why and the reason has red hair and too many knives) but it's not turning out so bad. Gives him something to occupy himself with for a few hours a week. The company is pretty good and there's all the caffeine he can mainline.

He slips on an apron when he arrives, going to stand behind the counter so he can look busy while he people watches. New Feather season is upon them after all.]

[At some point, the journal's ignored in favor for people watching. It's a lot busier here than she expected. And there are a hell of a lot more familiar faces than Kate ever expected to see.

Eventually, her attention narrows in on the most recent arrival. An employee by the look of it, and a very familiar one at that. Also? Not a very good one, given how he's ignoring both her and her somewhat empty cup. Unsurprising, really, given who it is.

So, cue some staring right back at ya. Let's see how long it takes you to get a clue, Clint.]

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Pretty much what you're doing.

[The voice doesn't come out of Kate's journal, but from the redhead behind her. Natasha's seated at one of the nearby tables, absently tapping a pencil against the corner of a logbook. Just because profit's not a concern here doesn't mean she doesn't still have paperwork to maintain. And a supply room to keep stocked. Once she figures out what they're going through faster than other things.

Still, she overheard the question and glanced over at the young woman, someone she'd spotted when she came in earlier, although this is the first time she draws attention to herself. Her lips curve faintly as she glances over at her.]

This isn't exactly a bustling hotspot, I'm afraid.

[She turns around at the reply, glancing over the red headed woman sitting at the table. Her brow wrinkles and then she lets out a short, dry laugh. She so recognizes you, Natasha Romanov of the Avengers. The Black Widow.

Seriously, what is this? The new Avengers HQ or something?]

Yeah. I've noticed. [Kate stands from the counter and walks over to the table, mug in hand. She glances briefly at the logbooks and then back at the woman again.] I thought this whole place had some sort of weird Marxist free-for-all situation going on.

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Training seems really popular. Really popular. Some people do it for hours every day.

[Asami enjoyed some of it, but people could really go overboard here.]

[That gets a slight, crooked grin. She wouldn't exactly say she did it for hours each day, but, well... it's all a part of the superhero gig, isn't it?

She can definitely relate.]

I've been told that the Battledome is a pretty impressive place.

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[Even if his voice would generally give him away, Japan isn't by the journal right now so the only thing the camera can pick up is a white wall.]

...I build things.

Or I did, before they were all taken away.

What kind of things?

[She asks as she picks up the book with both hands and angles it to the side as if in doing so, an image would appear. When none does, she shrugs and props the book against a sugar canister so it can continue recording on her end.]

[Hinata is confused by the action with the cup, but she recognizes the sarcasm that the other girl is using.]

I spend my mornings at the clinic and I train in the afternoons. There is a hot springs as well. From what I understand, many people fill their days with things they are most familiar with.

[Hold on a second there.]

Wait - hot springs? Really?

[Like an honest to goodness spa? What the hell kind of jail is this?]