From the Prom to Baltimore, Friday Night

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Kathy was had been at the prom for maybe half an hour before her phone rang; just enough time for her to have a few conversations and a quick trip to the refreshment table (or four). She was frowning when she felt it vibrating in her clutch, trying to think who it could be. If it was her parents, she decided, she was just going to ignore it and

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[gunslingerpose]

"Yeah, everything's fine," Gorgon replied, grinning down at the street from his perch on the edge of a roof. "Baltimore's missing you tonight, though. Sad night when they have to import a hero from Los Angeles because the usual beat is sleeping on the job."

Which was Nikolai-ese for 'I'm sort of in town for a movie premiere featuring one of my clients, it's Friday night, shit is busy and I'm surprised I haven't tripped over you yet.'

[spin_kick_snap]

Weird, but Kathy was able to translate most of that. "Ohhh," she said, laughing into her phone. "They called you to baby-sit. I was wondering who they'd get to cover my shift. I wasn't planning on heading out there until a lot later tonight."

But she was already looking for where she'd stashed her duffel bag on the way in.

[gunslingerpose]

"Well, shame," Gorgon chuckled. "You know how Fridays get, baby. Busy as hell. Not half as busy as L.A., but hey, they make do."

It was kind of cute, actually, after a few months of doing his patrols in the neighborhoods that the Seventeens frequented.

[spin_kick_snap]

"They try really hard," Kathy said, bouncing a bit in her heels to see if they'd stand up to a bit of a run.

Yeah, they seemed like they could handle it.

"Tell you what. I haven't had dinner yet. Think you could tear yourself away from rifling through dirtbags' wallets long enough to meet up for food? This is Baltimore--you can't be too far from a McDonalds or whatever. And then you can make sure I don't slack off further. Sound good?"