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[personal profile] hawk_shot 2025-05-17 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Really weird.
I don't know. It suddenly feels so much bigger and emptier. And my room doesn't feel like my room at all.


[Has she been using the guest room she'd asigned for Matt when he stayed over? Maybe...

But not in a weird way! It felt wrong to change things in her childhood bedroom and, also, less like she's actually moved back in.]


Hey, tell that to the fans!

You wouldn't want to eat during a parade?


That's bold coming from a guy that dresses as the Devil himself.

[As she approached the old church, there was one thing that truly concerned Kate: would she find a recycling bin to get rid of the coffee cup she got on the way here? She was looking around, snooping before she worked on finding Matt through the crowd.

That is, until a little army of adorable old ladies pretty much surrounded her.]


Wha--?

[Matt smiled because he recognised her=

Oh, God. God, if you're really are there, this is Katherine. She doesn't speak much to you, she's aware. Not sure if she really believes. But since she's coming to visit, can you spare her from the blush she can feel rising on her cheeks? At least, with her hair down as it is today, her now warm ears can hide.]


Oh, no, no, no! I'm - I'm Kate. I'm -- Nope, I'm just his friend. [Her attention flew from each one of the old ladies to the other.] Oh, you must be Linda! It's the crochet that gave it away. Matt always says you make the most incredible things. That you take your time showing him. And I take it you're Susan? It's so lovely to meet you, ladies.
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[personal profile] hawk_shot 2025-05-17 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I know that.
But this is probably the safest place we can be right now.
As much as I'd like to go back to my apartment, I don't want to put my neighbors and the people at Herman's in danger.
I don't think Fisk would take the same risks at Park Avenue.

Guess we'll have to dress Lucky in a Star Trek uniform and give him a lightsaber.

Omg, it can't be THAT bad! 😂😂😂


[She's a horrible person.

If she had followed her mom's footsteps, she would have spent the weekend confessing. Would have probably offered to cover the costs of a therapist to that poor priest. Because honestly, all those jokes she's made about Matt seducing these adorable old ladies and getting their geriatric panties wet? They're all coming back to bite her in the ass.

Never again, Kate.]


Oh, yeah, of course he's mentioned-- [And just like that, Susan places Matt right by her side and Kate's forced to face him again, her face burning as she wonders what's appropiate and what is not when Heather's presence was named merely moments ago?] Hey. Hi. [After a little hesitation, Kate takes his arm as Susan instructed and gets on her tiptoes, trying to reach his cheek for a kiss but awkwarly almost reaching his lips as he tried to do the same thing.] Hi.

[Focusing her attention on the ladies is so much easier, even as she keeps on holding onto Matt.]

He talked about me? Well, I wouldn't go as far as to say I'm an angel. But everyone has got to try and help, right? And oh, yeah, my boy. Lucky is my first dog, I found him on the street. I'm so in love...
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[personal profile] hawk_shot 2025-05-17 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, but what if Fisk is checking my accounts? Won't they figure where I live even if I get a fake ID?

[Maybe she's overthinking. Maybe she's watched too many movies.]

By now he deserves his own superhero name.

Yeah, I'm happy to avoid the details.


[As Kate was explained every little detail of the adventure that it had been to adopt sweet, little Rex, she had to admit that maybe coffee had not even truly be needed after all. She nodded and offered small but genuine comments.]

Matt already took Rex out for walks? I'm not surprised, he and Lucky get so along. BUt yeah,. I'm all for a doggie date. Rex sounds like he is a very friendly pup and I promise you, Lucky is the sweetest of boys. He can definitely do with more friends. [Kate glanced at Matt, feeling a little as if they had fallen into a river and the rapids were guiding them while they made their way into the church.] You know, after this you're gonna have to tell me all about Henry.

[Thankfully, that was a long tale they didn't have time for yet. And so Kate found herself sitting next to Matt, genuinelly delighted by how chaotic and yet charming the experience turned out to be so far.

Kate didn't remember church being this fun.]


Why are you sorry? They're such a sweet group. [She elbowed him playfully.] No wonder you hang with them all the time.

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I'm so in love with these ladies, they're cracking me up XD

[personal profile] hawk_shot 2025-05-17 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
... you guys really have this all figured out, don't you?

Well, screw it. That's official. If he doesn't unite this city with his little jedi and star trek outfits, nobody will.


"Yeah, that sounds like a Matt thing to do," Kate had to point out after Linda mentioned her friend had brought soup to her late husband on his last months around. It might seem like a simple gesture, but not everyone took their time from their everyday and busy lives to help others like Matt did.

Honestly, she was trying to pick those good habits from him. But taking a shot was so much easier when you knew where you're aiming at. These days, she feels like he is helping guide her resources in the right direction.

"Me?" All of a sudden, that little crowd of lovely old ladies seemed to have eyes twice as big as Kate had noticed before, all aimed right at her. They seemed almost... Hungry?

Come on, Kate. It's not like this bunch of adorable catholic ladies could actually judge you all of a sudden if they realized that nope, you don't share their faith and you're kind of a fake being right here. Heather will be sitting in this very spot soon and she will fit nicely. Because she's elegant and smart and has a super respectable job.

And she's also Matt's girlfriend.

"Huh, well, Matt's already told you about the company. I've been working hard to get used to be part of the board. Business management seems to much easier at college, but the real thing? It's keeping me awake with late hours." You know, that and the superhero gig. "But Matt has been helping me with a project," she suddenly pointed out, sounding far more excited and sure of sharing this part. "Next month we're having a charity event to raise donations for different all these different organizations that help people with different disabilities. It's gonna be great and hopefully it'll raise awareness too. I'm pretty excited."
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Oh, yes, I'm familiar and wholeheartedly agree XD

[personal profile] hawk_shot 2025-05-17 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah, that makes sense. I know we didn't discuss it much back when it happened because, well, a lot was going on.
But I'm sorry about what happened with your place, Matt.
For now I'm okay, I'm good at the penthouse. Guess I just gotta get used to it? And it's not like I'm alone.


In all honesty, even though the request had taken Kate aback and normally she wasn't big on including religion when it came to business... Was there a real good reason to exclude the ladies of the church from their event?

Kate herself was used to be the outsider, happy to stick out like a sore thumb ever since she reached her rebellious teens. It drove her mother up the wall how she sometimes refused to follow the expected etiquette and rules. Wearing what she was not supposed to wear. Saying the wrong but honest thing in front of the wrong people. She had openly questioned their privileges and of those around them a million times. Kate had questioned their true reasons to throw a lavish event with the excuse of raising donations. It felt like an oximoron. Most of the companies that dropped big sums of money normally wanted to evade taxes instead of erasing hunger from the world.

"You'll have to crochet yourself something real fancy, Linda." Kate assured them. "We'll love to have you guys there." Kate glanced at Matthew briefly, at his calm but reassuring presenced behind those red tinted lenses of his. She'd bring up local non-profit organizations later. The board would hate her, as she had already heard complains about how much bigger the event was growing, how many associations were being involved and would take their fat shares of the money.

Kate couldn't care less. They were aiming to spend as little on the event itself, keeping it, all things considered, humble. Giving a stage to disabled artists to perform instead of bringing in a big name to gather the attention of the media. Letting disabled chefs take care of the menu. No renowed chefs. Every cent was going to the organizations.

They were doing something that, hopefully, truly mattered.

It was sudden. Kate noticed that everyone seemed expectant and ready. She sat a little more upright, turning slightly towards Matt. "I feel like I just went through some kind of test," she confessed in the quietest of whispers, well aware that Matt would hear without a problem.
Edited 2025-05-17 23:21 (UTC)