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Kate Cordello - Original - OTA

[bossyboiler]

1. You walked in, sat down, looked at the waiter and said, "I'm only having deserts and liquor."

2. If he gets me coffee, cold or no, I'll make him see Jesus with my mouth.

3. I have allotted at least an hour for ugly crying.

4. I just learned that female whales slap their fins against the water and then ten males come and fight for her yet we can't get guys to text us back

5. YOU'RE A FUCKING ADULT. DON'T TELL ME ITS PAST YOUR BEDTIME WHEN I WANT TO GET ANOTHER COCKTAIL.

6. Misfire/Text her!

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[orthodoxies]

Truth, but also, how did you learn this?

[bossyboiler]

I was at home, crocheting, watching a nature documentary. See how sad my life is?

[orthodoxies]

I will never call you sad. I tiled my bathroom for fun.

[bossyboiler]

How did it turn out?

[orthodoxies]

Really well. Those little glitter tiles were a bitch to put in, but they're really nice to look at. Hi, I'm at least as weird as you are.

[bossyboiler]

We're not weird! We're just picky. That's it. Picky.

[orthodoxies]

And we should be! We've dealt with enough crap in our lives. I mean, you don't want to know what my ex did.

[bossyboiler]

It can't be worse than my ex straight up ghosting me during a two-year relationship.

1.

[ichoremia]

Better they try to upsell me on things that matter.

[bossyboiler]

Drunk you had your priorities straight. Was there a special reason for the drunkeness or was it just another day ending in y?

[ichoremia]

I wasn't drunk yet.
But those two aren't mutually exclusive.

[bossyboiler]

What was going on then?

[ichoremia]

I only wanted desserts and liquor.

[bossyboiler]

Fair enough. Just remember you have to eat real food too, at some point.

[ichoremia]

Thanks, mom. Sounds like you could use another drink or two, yourself.

[bossyboiler]

I can always go for another drink, especially if it's a cocktail.

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[hosannas_of_anguish]

So, that is a yes to testing my latest toxin?

[bossyboiler]

I didn't mean to test it! I meant to dispose of it safely.

[ Ol' butterfingers over here. ]

[hosannas_of_anguish]

Silly child, you should have known not to touch it. Tell me, how are you feeling? How long ago did this happen?

[ New page time in his notes. Kate's officially a test subject. ]

[bossyboiler]

[ The things she does to keep her bakery safe. She should have opened it in Metropolis! ]

About an hour ago. I want to cry and vent. My brain's inner monologue will not shut up.

[hosannas_of_anguish]

[ In fairness to her, Jon was sending his four favored goons to watch over her shop, given the time. He was riding with them.]

Are you at your shop? I am on my way, you are only just starting to enter the grasp of fear. It will get worse. Drink some water, quickly.

[ He loves his work, but she also makes pastries he can stomach, so being cruel is not on the menu. The toxin was for if someone broke in...opps.]

[bossyboiler]

I am. There's no one else here.

[ She had been working on a special project. ]

Okay. I think I can do that.

[ She thinks she can but the shadows are starting to go weird on her. They are starting to look like snakes which is one of her greatest fears. ]

[hosannas_of_anguish]

[ Stanley's caddy was speeding them towards the bakery. ]

Bolt the door, we will be there soon.

[ And now the lie. ]

I can give you an anti-toxin, but it will not work until after you are in the throes of fear. So, you will need to embrace the fear, Miss Cordello.

[bossyboiler]

Ok.

[ The kitchen is starting to feel small. Too small. It's another one of her fears... being closed in. Claustrophobia. She gets her water and drinks some of it but has to leave the kitchen. Why is it so hot? She has to get out. ]

Then what
is the point

[ What does that mean? Embrace her fear? She doesn't want to embrace a damn thing! Maybe she should dial 9-1-1. Ha ha. Yeah right. At this hour? In Gotham? Hardly.

She stops responding to his texts.

By the time Crane arrives he's going to find Kate sitting in the customer part of her bakery where there are many windows. She is sitting on the ground with her knees drawn into her chest with her arms wrapped around them. She is rocking back and forth and her head is down. ]