Not the “Female Hawkeye”

[Kate Bishop RP Blog for Marvel Zombies RP]

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“Cassie - I always have time for the gym. Unlike you I can’t grow and shrink, or have extreme strength like Eli or warp reality like Billy. I am all skill and training,” Kate explained with a chuckle, slapping her muscles as she flexed over the blonde.

She soon bursted into a small fit of chuckles before locking arms with her and leading them off. “The gym it is! The decision is made,” she grinned. Her equal time in NY and LA had made Kate appreciate how theraputic it was to be in the gym. Whether she was working out, doing yoga or simply just stretching: it was refreshing to be away from the hurdling life of the city in which she was raised in.

“Uuuuurgh,” Cassie groaned half-heartedly as they went along. “You know, I feel like I should be able to save up my cardio and bank it. Like. Ran from a bunch of zombies now I don’t have to run for three months or something,” she joked. Her appreciation for fighting waxed and waned at times. She’d always thought it was cool when she was younger, always wanted to be shown stuff by her dad and Hope, but now Cassie mostly wanted to know how to snipe zombies from as far away as possible and when she could sleep.

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Kate chuckled at her joke. “If we could all do that, I’m sure we would, come on!” She responded leading the way towards the gym, where she’d juggle between the treadmill, weights and punching bags.

“I promise you, once you get into a routine, it’ll become a hobby and you’ll enjoy it,” Kate winked, a bounce in her step. Then she just remembered her old phrase ‘I have no powers and not nearly enough training, but I’m doing this anyway’ and laughed to herself about how much things have changed.

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Kate followed along in suit, sitting across from Bobbi and yawning slightly before digging in. “I have! Of course, I caught up with Cassie. I saw Teddy, too. I know Tommy and David are around here somewhere but I’ve yet to properely greet them,” she explained. “I can tell that Teddy and Tommy are likely hurting that Billy isn’t here.”

She coughed, not allowing the conversation to sadly drop. “But, yeah, it’s been nice seeing them. There’s still so many people here to catch up with! Laura is here too. Haven has been really great so far.”

“It’s hard to be missing someone in all of this,” Bobbi sighed.  “At least they can miss him together.”  She wondered if that made it better or worse.  She held her hope that Benny was alright somewhere tight in the clenched fist of her heart, but the only one who knew him was Clint, and Clint had only ever received brief, harsh words from her brother.

“Did you know Laura before this then?”  Bobbi asked conversationally, it was always funny how the super teams intersected and overlapped.  Bobbi had met the first Wolverine a few times, but when she met the current one, it was under the current circumstances.

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“I did know Laura before this!” Kate chuckled, remembering the first time she’d actually met the girl. “God, it was embarrassing. I accidentally said I was sick of clones in front of her. Let’s just say I’m glad she forgave me because I felt terrible. Working with her afterwards would’ve been awkward too!”

Kate had had her fair share of memberships amongst different teams. WCA, YA, SA. Hell, she was even a team with Deadpool for a while. “Yeah, I know quite a few people around here from, well, I suppose you’d call it work! How about you?”

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“Immunising against the infection is one thing, but eradicating the entirety of the walking dead outside is another, it’s… scary, to say the least,” Kate admitted, not ever being one to admit such fear. “Getting things right would be great. Especially for the young ones who have to grow up like this.”

Kate chuckled at Bobbi’s response. She, herself, had never been much of a wine person but knew it was a popular drink. Both Tommy and Italy popped into mind all of a sudden. “I think I have an idea for a gift for when this baby pops out,” Katie smiled, placing a comforting hand on Bobbi’s back. Her face lit up at the grapes as she toasted two slices of bread, spread some marmalade and had a handful of grapes before placing them in a bowl.

Bobbi nodded, “Eliminating the infection is a long game.  But making sure that we can’t lose our people to it is something we can do.  In theory.  We’re getting close.”

She took her breakfast over to one of the tables and took a seat, she would decide if she wanted more when she was done with this.  It was better to take too little first than take more than one needed and waste it.  “I know there are a couple of your Young Avengers friends here.  Have you seen them yet?”

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Kate followed along in suit, sitting across from Bobbi and yawning slightly before digging in. “I have! Of course, I caught up with Cassie. I saw Teddy, too. I know Tommy and David are around here somewhere but I’ve yet to properely greet them,” she explained. “I can tell that Teddy and Tommy are likely hurting that Billy isn’t here.”

She coughed, not allowing the conversation to sadly drop. “But, yeah, it’s been nice seeing them. There’s still so many people here to catch up with! Laura is here too. Haven has been really great so far.”

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“Definitely the latter,” Kate answered simply, reaching in for another small hug but one which was filled with love. “I have everything I want, and or need at the moment.”

“Come on! Do you wanna go get something to eat or go to the gym or something? We’ll properly catch up!”

Cassie return the hug with a smile, endlessly happy Kate was there. Her face transitioned pretty quickly though as Kate continued. “Oh god, how do you have energy for the gym?”

Cassie could admit that training was, uh, not her most diligent pursuit. She was good in a fight, but not a ninja, or Captain America, or anything. She had wings and blasters and shrinking powers to give her advantages, sometimes it made her skip a day, you know? Especially without someone like Hope around to keep her on task. “Ok, ok, I should train, and if you want you can kick my ass,  it won’t even be that hard,” she joked. Joked and was totally truthful.

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“Cassie - I always have time for the gym. Unlike you I can’t grow and shrink, or have extreme strength like Eli or warp reality like Billy. I am all skill and training,” Kate explained with a chuckle, slapping her muscles as she flexed over the blonde.

She soon bursted into a small fit of chuckles before locking arms with her and leading them off. “The gym it is! The decision is made,” she grinned. Her equal time in NY and LA had made Kate appreciate how theraputic it was to be in the gym. Whether she was working out, doing yoga or simply just stretching: it was refreshing to be away from the hurdling life of the city in which she was raised in.

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“Outside it is!” Kate nods, doing the basic stretches before taking a bite out of her own apple and placing it gently on her bag strewn on the floor. “We’ll start with something pretty basic for gymnastics: the back flip!”

Kate got into position, kept her legs together, bent and jumped before doing a flip in the air and landing back on her feet. “Okay, I’ll keep right by your side for this one so you don’t get hurt,” she says, not knowing Gabby can’t even feel pain. “You think you can do that?”

Gabby watched her closely. Backflips were nothing new to her, occasionally they worked well to get out of a tight spot while fighting, but the form was different; legs together, less force; you weren’t aiming to kick someone mid-flip here.

She nodded with a small smirk on her face before copying exactly what Kate had just shown her. 

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“Woah-ho! Good job, kiddo.” Kate applauded, thoroughly impressed at the young girls skill. She offered a high-five. “You’re already a natural.”

Kate got into her next position and stretched her arms once more. “Alright, now, Gabby, we shall do a double cartwheel. Extremely useful for avoiding harm and such, especially for archers,” Kate explained. “You can even mix up these cartwheels with your backflips or double backflips to get away with faster speed!”

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“We should. We could have got coffee…” Damn she missed Starbucks…

“You travelled alone?” Natasha asked, moving to take a seat on the bench at the edge of the gym, leaving Kate to decide whether to sit beside her or remain standing. “How long have you been here?”

“Oh, coffee sounds nice about now. Especially with chocolate chip bagels… Ugh! I’m making myself hungry,” she chuckled, despite covering her stomach thinking about the food. She not so graciously sat beside’s Natasha, out of breath.

“I did travel alone, yes. Though it was a crazy journey, it’s one for the books,” she shrugs. “I’ve been here a few days now? Roughly? Gosh, it might be a week or more. I’ve stopped counting.”

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“Yeah, it’s easier not to think of the food you miss” Natasha smiled a little. She’d driven herself mad with thoughts of perogi and baklova one evening. It was a little easier now, she couldn’t really remember how they tasted anyway.

“Time seems to both fly and drag here… There’s so little to do, a day seems to last forever. But also I can’t believe I’ve been here for months…”

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“I suppose that’s true, hopefully one day I can have a steaming cup of coffee and a slice of pepperoni pizza,” Kate joked. “I’ve noticed that. Days are slow, but hell, a week already! I’ve been enjoying it here, though.”

“How have you liked it here? I know Clint has liked it, and especially Lucky,” the dog causing a grin to grow to her face as per usual.

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“I’m going to be an X-Man” Gabby answered easily. She hadn’t really considered anything else since meeting Laura. That’s what Laura and Logan did. It’s what Storm did. Why would she want to do anything else..? 

“Sure” Gabby agreed, following the older girl into the cafeteria, waiting patiently. She was excited to try something new. From what she knew of gymnastics, she hoped she’d be good at it thanks to her fighting training…

“An X-Man, huh? Nice, definitely need those these days!” She responded with a smile. It was true. X-Men, Avengers… Hell, SHIELD, even. Any help was good help nowadays.

After a minute, Kate came back two apples and tossed one for Gabby to catch. “Need your energy for gymnastics, here. Wanna practise outside or do you have somewhere you’d like to go?”

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Gabby smiled. Laura had never mentioned it exactly, but she had gathered from what she’d heard, the X-Men were not always seen as the heroes they were. 

Gabby caught the apple, took a few bites before handing the other half to Jonathan. “I prefer the outside” she told her, grabbing a bottle of water before they made their way out of the kitchen. The young girl had a lot of aspects of gymnastics nailed from her training; she had the stamina, strength, flexibility. But she was eager to use this training to learn a new skill.

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“Outside it is!” Kate nods, doing the basic stretches before taking a bite out of her own apple and placing it gently on her bag strewn on the floor. “We’ll start with something pretty basic for gymnastics: the back flip!”

Kate got into position, kept her legs together, bent and jumped before doing a flip in the air and landing back on her feet. “Okay, I’ll keep right by your side for this one so you don’t get hurt,” she says, not knowing Gabby can’t even feel pain. “You think you can do that?”

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Kate laughed alongside Cassie over the emphasis on hot water. It truly was a miraculous gift, definitely in times like this. “Yes, I have a room. It’s small but cosy and quaint. Kind of like my home back in L.A. It’s mine though, that’s all I can ask for really!” She shrugged. It was the truth. Just having a place to herself, a place to call home again was great. Especially with Cassie by her side. She couldn’t forget Clint, Billy, Teddy, Bobbi or anyone else. Oh! Lucky too.

“Ok, good. Had to make sure.” That was one thing down at least. “Do you need a your? Anything? Or do we just get to gab about how much zombies suck and I missed you?” she asked. Because she had really missed Kate. She’d missed everyone of course, but Kate in particular even though it wasn’t really fair to play favorites when there were zombies probably eating your friends faces.

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“Definitely the latter,” Kate answered simply, reaching in for another small hug but one which was filled with love. “I have everything I want, and or need at the moment.”

“Come on! Do you wanna go get something to eat or go to the gym or something? We’ll properly catch up!”

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Kate couldn’t help but crack a laugh and jokingly stuck out her tongue. “As long as I have Lucky with me, deal!”

“It’s awful to think that this is their life now. I mean, what? Our world has survived mass invasions, civil wars and intergalactic threats yet humanity falls to a virus. I suppose it’s the most unexpected threats that bring the fortress down. I still wonder how this thing broke out, and I just hope someone behind these walls breaks out a cure for it.”

She finishes with a small laugh before changing the subject, the idea upsetting her. The change of scenery in the dining hall was a great change. “Gosh, I love the smell of bread. I wonder if there are any grapes. My favourite fruit!”

“It’s a lot.  Although, from here, at least there’s more or less just the one threat.  I don’t have to worry about antivaxxers, or someone teaching my baby that the earth is flat.  Our school is run overwhelmingly by mutants so in the likely event that the baby develops powers, I know that they’re going to be safe at school.  Hopefully in under a year I’ll have cracked immunisation against the infection, and at that point, we won’t have to fear bites anymore.”   Bobbi unconsciously ran her hand over her stomach, “Don’t get me wrong, I wish every day that we weren’t in this mess, but I’d be lying if I didn’t think we had an opportunity here to get things right.”

“My preferred grape is crushed and left in a barrel for a year, but there isn’t much of that around these days, and also I’m not allowed.”  Bobbi made a face, “I’m not sure if we’re growing grapes or not but they’re worth looking for in the bowl.”  Bobbi cut herself a few slices of bread, the loaf was still warm in the centre from the oven, and Bobbi decided against toasting it.  Instead she spread on honey and butter, and took a pair of plums from the fruit platter.  “Hey, there are grapes after all!  They must have put a vine in one of the greenhouses.”

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“Immunising against the infection is one thing, but eradicating the entirety of the walking dead outside is another, it’s... scary, to say the least,” Kate admitted, not ever being one to admit such fear. “Getting things right would be great. Especially for the young ones who have to grow up like this.”

Kate chuckled at Bobbi’s response. She, herself, had never been much of a wine person but knew it was a popular drink. Both Tommy and Italy popped into mind all of a sudden. “I think I have an idea for a gift for when this baby pops out,” Katie smiled, placing a comforting hand on Bobbi’s back. Her face lit up at the grapes as she toasted two slices of bread, spread some marmalade and had a handful of grapes before placing them in a bowl.

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“Exactly, Clint! You need to think about the things we’ve been missing for so long… pizza… coffee… no zombies! You know? That sort of stuff,” Kate ranted, attempting to be serious but chuckling as she went on. “For real, though… pizza and a cup of coffee right about this moment? I’d be alright!”

“If I go hunting, I’ll be alright - I have my Kree Soul bow, the thing shreds! I’ll have to show it to you,” she explained, getting giddy all of a sudden. Making sure to leave out the part of getting it because of Mother. “But, sure. I’ll talk to Sif! It’d be cool to meet an Asgardian again. And yes! I suppose you can come too. It can be like a little hunting party. I’m sure Nat wouldn’t mind Lucky’s company.”

“One of the rules Katie-girl, you don’t go out a lone.   At least in pairs.  Though if we do it as a trio I bet we could bring in all sorts of game.”   He reached over to get her hair a bit of a gentle tug again.  As Lucky did his very best to try and mentally convince her through is antics to sit so he could flop into her lap.   Best scritches and pets that way of course.

“Though no shredding of the game.”   Clint scratched his chin.   “Think that’s something they do after its been cooking a bit.  Though I could be wrong.  No one’s ever claimed I had good cooking skills.   My awesomeness can’t cover everything after all.”   

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“A trio, huh? That sounds like a lot of fun - perks of a zombie apocalypse? Constant shooting ranges,” Kate smiles, staring down at Lucky. She was an expert at speaking dog, and so she signed to Clint, “let’s sit for this bugger.”

Kate sat down and let Lucky plop into her lap, and she began rubbing his belly and giving him the best of kisses. “You really think I’m amy good at cooking either? If it wasn’t for Elijah, we’d all be eating noodles and wondering if the milk has gone off for a bowl of cereal... I really miss his baking.”

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“Missed you too Katie-girl.”  It really did him a world of good to see her again.  Clint believed his student would be okay.  Still it made him feel better that she arrived healthy and in one piece.   Lucky of course utterly thrilled enjoying the attention and trying to slather her face in kisses too.

“Coffee would be available somewhere in South America.   Brazil, Columbia, those kinds of places.   Question is just what’s the best use of our resources.”   Clint paused and made a face.   “No, no no no, I’m sounding like a responsible adult.  I’ve been without good pizza far too long.”   It didn’t need to make sense for that to cause it, but when did that ever stop him.

“Make sure you take a partner bow hunting.   Sif’s an archer too.   With the benefit of being Asgardian and tougher than most.”  Not a bad person for Kate to hang out with.    Someone he through she would get along with.  “Of course there is always me too.   We can leave Lucky with Tasha then.”

“Exactly, Clint! You need to think about the things we’ve been missing for so long... pizza... coffee... no zombies! You know? That sort of stuff,” Kate ranted, attempting to be serious but chuckling as she went on. “For real, though... pizza and a cup of coffee right about this moment? I’d be alright!”

“If I go hunting, I’ll be alright - I have my Kree Soul bow, the thing shreds! I’ll have to show it to you,” she explained, getting giddy all of a sudden. Making sure to leave out the part of getting it because of Mother. “But, sure. I’ll talk to Sif! It’d be cool to meet an Asgardian again. And yes! I suppose you can come too. It can be like a little hunting party. I’m sure Nat wouldn’t mind Lucky’s company.”

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‘Naw Katie-girl, ammo is to important to leave broken arrows around.   They get salvaged to make new ones.   Safest way to go hunting for the pot is bow and arrow.”   Guns could attract the wrong kind of attention.   The loud noise echoing and often spooking some prey.

“Sadly the liquid gold is also rationed.   Eventually we are going to run out and that will be a sad sad day.”   Sure they had tea stuff, but not the same and locally grown not the kind with caffeine.  “Future goals, get in contact with people way to the south that can grow the precious precious beans.”

Lucky continued to dance excitedly around Kate licking her hand and enjoying the attention.  She absolutely rated among his favorite humans that he took care of.   So exciting to have her here.

“Wow! You thought of something I didn’t - I’m impressed,” Kate smiled, the idea of salvaging the old to create the new was perfect for anything. “I may have to assign myself to some of the hunting parties then, think I’d make a pretty good difference!”

Kate didn’t consider herself to be big-headed, but any big-headed person thought the same thing. “That suuuuuuuucks,” Kate complained, with a whine. “Whoever ended humanity is seriously going to get spoken too! I wish Tommy was here, I’d send him to a country with more beans.”

Noticing Lucky once more, Kate’s mood rose and she squatted down to give him the supreme behind-the-ear and under-the-chin tickles. As well as some kisses. “I’m glad you two are here! I’ve missed you, Clint.”

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“The rest is roping in young friends of the family to babysit,” she nudged Kate playfully with her elbow.

“They’re also the people that are going to be best adapted to the world we live in now.  You and I will always remember the world before the zombies.  Just like I remember the world before the internet and it all would have come very naturally to you.  We need to give these kids the tools to move forward instinctively in this mess.”  

They slipped into the dining hall where there were signs of early risers having already been through, but they were in before breakfast peak hour.  There was bread, set next to two conveyor belt toasters somebody had pilfered from a hotel, oatmeal on a warmer, and an assortment of fruit from the greenhouses laid out with a series of spreads.

Kate couldn’t help but crack a laugh and jokingly stuck out her tongue. “As long as I have Lucky with me, deal!”

“It’s awful to think that this is their life now. I mean, what? Our world has survived mass invasions, civil wars and intergalactic threats yet humanity falls to a virus. I suppose it’s the most unexpected threats that bring the fortress down. I still wonder how this thing broke out, and I just hope someone behind these walls breaks out a cure for it.”

She finishes with a small laugh before changing the subject, the idea upsetting her. The change of scenery in the dining hall was a great change. “Gosh, I love the smell of bread. I wonder if there are any grapes. My favourite fruit!”

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She had to laugh at the idea of Clint being mature.  It didn’t feel cruel to laugh at that, the archer was known for being far less mature than his younger counterpart.  She hadn’t married him for his maturity.  

“Probably for the best.  I’m still not even sure about the whole thing myself,” she put her hands over the bump with a laugh, now that it was showing it all felt very … real.  It was better to just make jokes and hope she didn’t fuck up too badly.

Bobbi nodded, internally amused that Kate was thinking the same way Clint did.  “Clint’s already holding archery lessons, arrows are reusable and easier to make than bullets.  I’m sure another class wouldn’t hurt.  Especially if you want to specialise it to the younger ones, there’s a lot of focus on making sure that the kids know how to protect themselves.”

“Isn’t part of being a parent learning along the way?” She asked with a small giggle. Kate wouldn’t know a single thing about parenting. Her mother died at birth and her father was more present in his business than their lives, so she didn’t really have any experience in the family game. Though, the idea of a family always made her smile.

Kate smiled at the Clint comment. “We’re sort of like a hive mind. I’m the mature side, however,” she joked, beginning to walk to the cafeteria. “I definitely want to help out with the younger ones, though. They are our people of tomorrow.”

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“Pay up with what?  You aren’t getting my alcohol.  You are a baby hawkeye still.”   Clint reached over to give her hair a light tug.  Sure Kate could get her own stuff but he still wanted to look out for her as much as possible.    Which meant no he wasn’t giving her any of that.  They took care of each other.

“I am not a drama queen, those zombies totally did blow me up.   I didn’t do it.  This time.”   That was his story and he was totally sticking with it.   Loudly.  And for everyone to know.  That was the last major injury he came in with.   Anything since then just minor bumps and bruises, at least by his definition.  Not that he would say anything that would just be tempting fate.

“Treats are on the top of the bookcase.   Yes I read, but I also use it for other stuff too.”  Kate one of the people that probably could see though his dumb circus carnie act.   Since they seemed to share the same spiritual animal.  For all that they differed on the surface.   

“Agh- hey!” Kate groaned at the hair tug. It didn’t hurt! But Clint knew no one touched her hair and she pulled an angry face, despite not really being angry. Though it did break into a laugh. “Don’t you worry, not even the apocalypse or my life as a superhero has led me to start drinking. I’m pretty sure gymnastics and meditating is good for me!”

“This time? Well, okay. I suppose I’ll believe you... this time.” She couldn’t help but roll her eyes. Kate would’ve also folded her arms but her right one was too busy stroking Lucky’s ears. “I’ve still got my eye on you!”

“Uh-huh! Okay. ‘Read’.” Kate repeated, finger quoting the ‘read’ part with a sly smirk. “Are you sure I’m not going to see your bookcase and it’s going to be more coffee cup stains and broken arrows is it?” Gosh, Kate missed this. The teasing the two had between each other, along with just having each other. Kate had missed Clint.