[ She really is much too tired for this. And instead of doing what she should do and block a troll/wrong number/prank caller, she plays along and responds like a dumbass. ]
[ Whoever is texting her has her full attention. No one saw her with the Mime except for Malcolm Bright. She is sure of it or is she? Maybe there had been someone in the shadows that she had missed. Maybe it's possible. It takes her a moment to respond. The little ellipses appear off and on and the bottom. ]
Which one? Being a poor investigator or running out of the circus after the finale?
[ For all that she knows, this is probably someone just fucking with her. ]
[ Well. Shit. There hadn't been cameras. She would have noticed them. Wouldn't she have? Kate isn't sure. There could have been cameras for security purposes but then given what they now know of Mr. Fenix Down, would he want cameras? Kate doesn't know. Again. A few minutes pass before she responds again.
She knows what the Mime felt. His expressions had been evident. Kate had seen the panic on his face. Malcolm had seen it too. ]
Malcolm, stop it. I know you know how to spell could and your.
[ No comment on the supposed video, however. Let's see if that is allowed. ]
[ Fuckity fuck fuck. Kate puts down her phone, looks at it again and puts it right back down. She starts to pace. They didn't say they weren't Malcolm. Does she think Malcolm is the type to troll her for fun? No. Malcolm Bright doesn't know how to have fun.
She's going to have to do something brave and dumb. ]
I don't know any of that! What I do know is that I have some lunatic asshole on the line accusing me of terrifying a Mime and now threatening me.
[ But Kate. You did terrify a Mime. You did it. Yes. But she's not going to admit to that. ]
I've never had anyone shoot at me before so I can't answer your question. On my world, it could stop a fastball but we're not on my world. I'm sorry to break this to you jackass but I don't exactly have access to my powers on this one.
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Date: 2021-10-31 07:47 pm (UTC)Found you, Kate Cordello. In hindsight, Tim figures he shouldn't have waited so long to reach out. Damn.]
are u sitting dead red too?
[For posterity's sake: he's rooting for the Braves.]
how much would ur force field help against a fastball?
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Date: 2021-10-31 08:19 pm (UTC)[ She really is much too tired for this. And instead of doing what she should do and block a troll/wrong number/prank caller, she plays along and responds like a dumbass. ]
Who is this?
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Date: 2021-10-31 09:50 pm (UTC)i saw your performance at the circus
[On the other hand, what good is a bargaining chip if it never comes into play?]
thought we culd get acquainted?
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Date: 2021-10-31 10:03 pm (UTC)Which one? Being a poor investigator or running out of the circus after the finale?
[ For all that she knows, this is probably someone just fucking with her. ]
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Date: 2021-10-31 10:46 pm (UTC)It's tricky, not to mention risky, to be throwing darts at a board this way. He's got to get Malcolm in the clear.]
no there were other spectators. it was a good act
[Connect the strings, Drake. Mime. Circus. Fear. How to feed, get the most bang for your buck? You put on a show.]
mr. fenix wasnt hiring. otherwis hed have been v interested.
can ur force field stop a fastball?
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Date: 2021-10-31 10:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-10-31 11:25 pm (UTC)[Good enough? Maybe not.
Did the circus even have security cameras? Is this where Tim turns in his Detective badge?]
he culdn't escape. and felt paniked.
Did it make ur powers stronger? Would u have killed him?
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Date: 2021-10-31 11:51 pm (UTC)[ Well. Shit. There hadn't been cameras. She would have noticed them. Wouldn't she have? Kate isn't sure. There could have been cameras for security purposes but then given what they now know of Mr. Fenix Down, would he want cameras? Kate doesn't know. Again. A few minutes pass before she responds again.
She knows what the Mime felt. His expressions had been evident. Kate had seen the panic on his face. Malcolm had seen it too. ]
Malcolm, stop it. I know you know how to spell could and your.
[ No comment on the supposed video, however. Let's see if that is allowed. ]
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Date: 2021-11-01 12:09 am (UTC)Bonus: seriously?
People have got to stop name-dropping. It's insanely dangerous. And outrageously common.]
ur forcefield could not be broken from the inside
[He, y'know, assumes. Batman, and all. He likes to train those things.]
would an outside force shatter it? If you rly wanted to kill?
[This is mean. He knows that.
It's just-- too darn bad, huh?]
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Date: 2021-11-01 12:30 am (UTC)She's going to have to do something brave and dumb. ]
Show me the video.
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Date: 2021-11-01 12:38 am (UTC)[This is too much beating around the bush, Kate.]
u didn't notice who else was watching. n I won't tell. nothing 2 gain frm that.
I don't want to test you.
will your forcefield stop a fastball
or a bullet?
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Date: 2021-11-01 01:06 am (UTC)[ But Kate. You did terrify a Mime. You did it. Yes. But she's not going to admit to that. ]
I've never had anyone shoot at me before so I can't answer your question. On my world, it could stop a fastball but we're not on my world. I'm sorry to break this to you jackass but I don't exactly have access to my powers on this one.
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Date: 2021-11-01 01:10 am (UTC)Not a threat to you.
ty for ur time.
[And what's the jackass to do but abandon the messaging then and there? He's got what he's after.
Any further attempts at contacting this number will go unanswered.]
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Date: 2021-11-01 01:18 am (UTC)Backdated to September 16, mid-afternoon
Date: 2023-09-26 05:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-26 06:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-26 06:57 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-26 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2023-09-26 08:05 pm (UTC)[Because something that small, shrunk down to fit on person who would fit inside a 15'x15' replica of the town is just too tiny to transmit.]