Overland Park, KS, A Morning in May [Wednesday Fandom Time]

[vanillajello]

The stupid thing about going to Kansas was that time was much slower. Kate was painfully aware that while she'd already been gone from Fandom over two days, it had barely been 18 hours for her. Still, after a night at home, she was just about starting to feel a little less raw. The general nausea had abated, at least, as had the panic.

The guilt, however irrational she knew it to be, would probably stay for a while.

Stretching out on her bed, Kate reached to get her phone from the nightstand, then turned it on. For a moment, she thought about making a call – to Bod, to Jack, to Mitchell, to Hannibal, to anyone – but she decided against it, unable to really decide what it was she wanted to say to any one of them. (Except maybe Hannibal. There was a certain amount of I get it now present.) She put the phone down on the bed next to her.

She'd be available now; that'd have to be enough.

[ooc: NFB, but open for phone calls and texts! Whoo, taking advantage of my 1,5 days at home.]

Comments

[bitten_notshy]

Flat? Not Oz?

That was about what Jack knew about Kansas, yes. He thought about sending just that, but added one more thing first:

Am glad yr safe.

[vanillajello]

Kate thought he pretty much had Kansas covered with those definitions, but didn't comment on that.

and not trying to eat people? yeah, me too.

[bitten_notshy]

that. and not hitting on me.

That part had been almost equally disturbing.

is leto rly vamp? where'd that come from?

[vanillajello]

NO.

Yes, that required capital letters even though she generally didn't bother.

remember the coma naps, evil vampire fandom thing 2 yrs ago?

[bitten_notshy]

hard to forget. was stuck here. And Rose and Emma were asleep, and Tony was off in Vancouver, and ... it had not been a fun week.

[vanillajello]

well that was the kate from there, i think, Kate sent. back then, dinah told me not-leto had turned not-me into a vampire.

And within five minutes of gaining that knowledge, she'd ended up crying all over Leto on their first meeting. Fun times indeed.

[bitten_notshy]

Oh.

That was a new trick, but was it really any stranger than turning into a 5-year-old, or a random shipwreck victim, or any number of other things? Another set of pieces was falling into place.

That's why you were acting so odd, he typed, though it wouldn't be news. You barely knew me.

If at all, really, Jack couldn't remember.

[vanillajello]

i didn't know you at all, Kate confirmed. She hadn't had a clue. i didn't know anyone i met. tried my best to fake it though.

Well, not really her best. She'd been too fond of letting people get confused, and then slowly scared.

[bitten_notshy]

kind of worked. i thought it was trauma.

Though he hadn't gotten scared for himself as much as he'd gotten nauseated that this crap kept happening.

[vanillajello]

you thought it was mitchell.

Kate thought bringing that up had about a 40% chance getting entirely ignored, and 60% to get an excuse.

[bitten_notshy]

It took the best part of an hour for Jack to get around to answering the text. He'd hoped Kate was going to forget that he'd asked that question, or at least join him in politely pretending to forget it.

stupid question was what he finally returned. Which was not terribly helpful as to the why, which had been a hard-to-explain mix of shock, Mitchell's mood, the fact Jack couldn't imagine Kate trusting another vampire that much, and a general dread that things were just going to keep getting worse. sorry.

[vanillajello]

While he'd been formulating his answer, Kate had gotten off the bed to continue packing some of her stuff for her impending move across the lawn. She was almost surprised once the message came through.

i'm not offended, she sent back first. After a moment, she added, he wouldn't do that though.

[bitten_notshy]

Not like that, came the qualified agreement. Maybe it was just meeting David, but Jack wasn't ready to say never about any vampire with the power. You wouldn't let him anyhow.

[vanillajello]

i wouldn't let anyone.

Even other-her hadn't, as far as she could tell. At least not knowing all the facts.

that's not what i want to be. ever.

[bitten_notshy]

horrible way 2 live.

Jack was a little more open to the possibility, but he hadn't forgotten his horror at meeting Felix. It would be better than an early death, that was all, but it didn't make it a choice he'd make.

[vanillajello]

and we still insist on being involved. talked to m?

Which was better than specifically asking whether he'd told Mitchell about the weekend, yes.

[bitten_notshy]

Was too young to know what I was getting into. Which didn't explain why he had stayed, but he was still working on that one. And no. Not @ theatr yet. Not seen karla either, you?

Of course, he wasn't going out of his way to track either of them down.

[vanillajello]

you're the 1st person i've talked to since fleeing the island.

So that was definitely a no.

[bitten_notshy]

am honored. any messages i shld pass along?

[vanillajello]

Kate sighed. It probably wouldn't do to ask him to apologize to everyone ever for her.

if you see scully (short redhead), tell her i'm normal?

[bitten_notshy]

Will do.

Jack didn't think he knew Scully, but no matter. It would be an interesting way to get to know someone, anyhow.

See you when you come back.

[vanillajello]

Kate held back on the melodramatic impulse to send back a big IF. She knew she'd come back, despite some of her thoughts to the contrary.

yeah, see ya.