[ It's a long, rough week. The apartment is cold without power, even when she burrows under her blankets. There's running water, thankfully, but no functioning hot water tank — so showers are freezing cold, even though she swore to herself that ended when her time with the Shining Light did. She's gunned down, her car is stolen, she gets it back. She gains a trusty friend in the form of Bat-san, an iron Louisville slugger that now permanently rides passenger princess in her SUV. There's more fights, more injuries, more work, more concerns, more sleepless nights. Half the time, she doesn't make it home to sleep in her own bed.
One day, she does make it back. Her vehicle is still parked in Amos and Cassian's shop, waiting for repair now that the lights have come back on, but it isn't hard for her to find a ride to and 'fro. In the liminal, dinner-shaped space between afternoon and evening, burnished by a half-set sun, Kimiko exits the stairwell, enters her hallway, and —
Sees Lune, sitting outside her unit, feet planted, expression... unreadable. Unsurprising, and almost welcome. Familiar, if nothing else.
With a grocery bag under her arm, Kimiko smiles. Sits down next to her friend, mimicking Lune's posture in a companionable sort of way. Reaches into the bag of sundries, pulls out an offering of a soft cinnamon pretzel. ]
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One day, she does make it back. Her vehicle is still parked in Amos and Cassian's shop, waiting for repair now that the lights have come back on, but it isn't hard for her to find a ride to and 'fro. In the liminal, dinner-shaped space between afternoon and evening, burnished by a half-set sun, Kimiko exits the stairwell, enters her hallway, and —
Sees Lune, sitting outside her unit, feet planted, expression... unreadable. Unsurprising, and almost welcome. Familiar, if nothing else.
With a grocery bag under her arm, Kimiko smiles. Sits down next to her friend, mimicking Lune's posture in a companionable sort of way. Reaches into the bag of sundries, pulls out an offering of a soft cinnamon pretzel. ]