newoutsiders ([personal profile] newoutsiders) wrote in [community profile] thenewoutsiders2014-10-16 12:44 am

Showdown at Slaughter Swamp

Batgirl and Green Arrow have been riding for a few hours now, on their way to Slaughter Swamp: the last sighting of the mutated, truck driving zombie dubbed "Gingross." The red-tinged air pollution of Gotham fades behind you, giving way to the muted moonlight of a cloudy night sky. The swamp carries something of a supernatural reputation, as you're well aware- if the "hauntings" in Connor's building can be traced anywhere, Slaughter Swamp is as likely a point of origin as any.

Eventually, you run out of road and park the Batcycle. The nearest source of real light is coming through the window of a nearby, small wooden shack right on the edge of the swamp.
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[personal profile] not_easy_being_green 2014-11-06 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
"How is he?" Connor examines Lemmy as well, not sure if he's going to - wake up, he supposes.

At Perry's words, Connor turns back, looking less than amused.

"Thank you for your help there. We can't hold you on anything, so technically, you're free to go. But you have a second chance. You can do more with your life now than you ever could. Don't waste it."
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[personal profile] not_easy_being_green 2014-11-06 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Great. It was worth trying, he supposes. "We'll have to give the Flash a heads-up about that..."

When Sal speaks, he nods. "Thank you. I think... that's the least they deserve, after all of this." He turns to Steph. "Batgirl? You took Kathleen's responsometer, right?"
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[personal profile] stephbrown 2014-11-06 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
Steph does her best to rename Fleshflood "Kathleen". It's gonna take some doing. "Yeah, I've got it."
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[personal profile] not_easy_being_green 2014-11-06 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
He takes the offered Responsometers from Steph, and turns to Sal. "Thanks. We'll have to do what we can to explain this to them... but at least they'll be alive."
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[personal profile] stephbrown 2014-11-06 01:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh no," Steph cries, all thoughts of drowning in Kathleen's puddle-ness going out the window. "What happened? What went wrong?" And, most importantly, "Can we fix her?"
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[personal profile] bat_by_another_name 2014-11-06 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Behind the mask of Batman, Cassandra sighs with some relief that it's over for now. She's going to sleep very well when she gets back to the Temple, that much is for sure.

She frowns at the distress Stephanie is going through and slowly approaches the liquified metal that is supposed to be Kathleen. The cries cause Batman's heart to instantly break. She turns to Sal. "She's in pain. Is there another part to her that's... gone?"
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"Kathleen?" Connor asks. "Kathleen Elba? Can you hear me? Can you try to respond?"
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"Kathleen? I know you've been through a lot, but it's safe now. We're here to help. Can you try to focus for me? Can you focus on what you look like?"
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Steph crouches down near Kathleen. "Hey," she says, reaching out. She doesn't want to actually touch her, in case that'll mess something up. "Hey, Kathleen. I'm Batgirl. My friends here are Green Arrow and Batman and Starfire. And Sal! You remember Sal, right?" She takes a deep breath. "We'd all really like to talk to you. Can you... focus? On what Kathleen the human looks like?"
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Connor shoots the others a look, then turns back to Kathleen. "Well, who are we talking to?"
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[personal profile] bat_by_another_name 2014-11-07 12:56 am (UTC)(link)
The metal is... unapproachable. Batman can't get an emotional read on her, though her pain and voice most certainly feels deep within Batman's soul.

She steps closer to this Kathleen.

"It is what you are now," she agrees. "But... you also have a soul. We can hear it clearly." She cocks her head to the side. "You can choose who you are going to be next. But. You are more than a blob."
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"Silverpool." Connor smiles. "It's a lovely name."

He glances at Sal. "What will you two do now?"
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[personal profile] not_easy_being_green 2014-11-07 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
Crap. "... I guess that was probably inevitable." He sighs.

"Can we wait to talk about this until there's less of an audience, at least?"
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"Well, if you're going to hang around Gotham, you can always go to the free clinic if you have any issues," Steph says, grabbing for the cards with Leslie Thompkins' address on them. She's used to dealing with stuff that's outside the normal doctor area of expertise. "Doc Thompkins is good people, and we'll tell her that you might drop in."

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