clever as the devil, twice as pretty

"They broke the wrong parts of me. They broke my wings and forgot I had claws." Selina Kyle

[kittvcorner]

To say that Selina is surprised is incorrect. She’s hardly baffled or put-off by what’s happened--after all, hasn’t she been telling people for years that Superman was too straight laced? Too goody two shoes? He was bound to explode. Unsurprised but also unprepared is not a position Catwoman finds herself in often, and it makes her skittish. This is Defcon 5 or whatever, and no one had a backup plan. 

Where the hell is Lex Luthor when you need him? 

She’s checked in on her people--either directly or indirectly--and has a grasp on her bearings. Step two is duck and cover, because this shit... it’s about to explode. Clark Kent and Superman both outgun most of the JL without even trying, and frankly, Selina doesn’t want to be there when someone tries to stop the Rogue Boyscout. But that doesn’t mean other people don’t have their own plans. 

‘ --is there something i can do for you? ’

[kittvcorner]

text :: open

catwoman: backup in gotham requested to anyone who can provide. please and thank you.

[kittvcorner]

firstlantcrn

@kittvcorner

“MS. KYLE,” alan greets, a tip of head – politely, alan was known within gotham he was a business man. and selina tended to be at gala’s they’ve met in the past, once or twice. (maybe more) – “what are you up to?” 

‘ mr. scott. ’ selina beams, leans in to kiss his cheek, draws back to get a better look at him. there are so few men in the gotham elite that she actually looks at fondly--and alan scott is one of the few. ‘ stepping out for brunch. do join me, will you? ’

[kittvcorner]

soulshiines

   “ almost everyone.  you’re up next on the list. ”  though he’s loathe to ask it after the last couple encounters – “ your girls make it through alright ?? ”

‘ and after me? ’ what about the bat? she doesn’t ask. is sure that he’ll drop in on his own good time. he always does. ‘ as far as i can tell, yes. less rattled than i am. ’

[kittvcorner]

bcbybct

@kittvcorner

HE’D just finished fighting the riddler, he didn’t want to hear the phrase riddle me this for the rest of his life. he knew it wouldn’t happen but – whatever. he’s going from rooftop to rooftop when he sees her. “catwoman.” he greets, pausing slightly. 

‘ robin. ’ if she’s slightly coy, it’s hardly her fault. the suit brings it out in her--years and years of history, of rooftop conversations and shenanigans. a flick of her fingers in the direction he’s leaving. ‘ anything interesting? ’

[kittvcorner]

soulshiines:

“ yeah, i guess it is. ”  dick perks up a little, as he usually does around selina.  “ shoulda known.  the cat in you must have thirty lives. ”

‘ i just land on my feet, baby bird. ’ but she smiles a little more with the exchange, the distraction more than welcome. ‘ you checked in with everyone? ’

[kittvcorner]

flcsh:

barry’s hand shot out to catch one assassin, though in hind sight he realized it wouldn’t have been the worst thing in the world to let the man fall flat on his face. that had to be embarrassing for an assassin, right. deserved. “you haven’t seen him yet?” the flash tapped the base of his golden wing, where his comm was located. he’d been trying to reach batman for the better half of the night, but he hadn’t had luck. he assumed that he was busy. “i uh, yeah. i don’t mind, i’ll set them up for transport—” he glanced at catwoman and offered her a tired, slightly tense yet genuine smile. “thank you.” he wasn’t sure what he was thanking her for…protecting her own city? helping out? he was tired. 

‘ we don’t exactly have heart to hearts on rooftops. ’ an actual, bald-faced lie, but selina didn’t have the heart or the energy to explain the intricacies of her relationship with batman to someone as black and white as the flash. sparing herself a moment to rub her temples through her mask, catwoman’s shoulders dropped just an inch or so. in a few hours, after some sleep and some wine and some self-care, she’d take the time to process everything that had happened. everything she knew. map out the details. it could wait until all the bubbles in her bath had disappeared. ‘ for what, exactly? ’

[kittvcorner]

qvinzeled

THE FAMILIAR VOICE HAS HER HEAD whipping to the side and a dazzling grin pulling at her features. “oh sure!! ya missed a good show, kitty cat. had i known you were around, i woulda saved ya one.” ( then again, maybe she wouldn’t… she sure had a lot of fun knocking those assassins down a notch. ) “guess they’ll think twice before takin’ a walk in our neighborhood again.” 

‘ didn’t miss a thing, harls. i can promise you that. ’ it would be wrong to say that selina didn’t take some pleasure of her own in taking a crack at the league of assassins. they were a breeding ground of hierarchy and senseless murder, and so goddamn patronizing. yeah, she’d be lying to say she hated it. but the exhaustion and suspicion stand taller. ‘ they took all the big cities. coast, metropolis... ’

[kittvcorner]

divincdfuture:

      “ were you expecting a different outcome ?? ”  barbara’s exhaustion echoes selina’s, brow raised as she takes in the other woman. “ – are you alright ?? ” perhaps a better question, all things considered. 

‘ i’m alive. ’ and tired. the deep-seated, bone-shaking kind of tired that leaks into her eyes and her smile. the kind of tired that she can’t fight with mascara and a new layer of paint on her nails. 

[kittvcorner]

soulshiines:

ft. kittvcorner:

    “ you know me, i stay alive so well it’s practically an artform. ” except for that weird thirty seconds that they don’t talk about.  “ you look okay, too.  feeling okay ?? ”

‘ that’s the cat in you. ’ it’s a poor nod to their history, but she can only manage so much in these moments. ‘ little rough around the edges, but i’m still kicking. ’

[kittvcorner]

@flcsh

‘ these ones, you might as well turn over to the boy scout. or the bat. i’m sure you’ll see him before i do. ’ selina all but shoves a couple of the assassins in the flash’s direction. she’s ready to check in with a couple of people and take a long, hot bubble bath. soak all of her worries away with a glass of chardonnay. 

[kittvcorner]

@qvinzeled

‘ you in the clear, blondie? ’ selina pops over the ledge and swings a leg over the railing, cocks her head and gives harley a quick once-over. bumps and bruises are all she can see. that doesn’t mean shit with harley.

[kittvcorner]

@divincdfuture

‘ they came for gotham. ’ there’s not a hint of mirth in selina’s voice. it’s flat, and she’s tired, and even relief isn’t enough to wind its way around her suspicion. they’re high, catastrophically so. ‘ and we stood our ground. ’

[kittvcorner]

@soulshiines

selina checks in on her birds when it matters. ( it always matters. the caped life is a death sentence, they all know it. ) ‘ lookin’ alive baby bird. ’ 

[kittvcorner]

tap the heart for a post-event starter from selina! let me know who you want them for!

[kittvcorner]

@divincdfuture

‘ you know they’ll come for gotham. ’ it’s all she says, just looks at babs from across the table. 

[kittvcorner]

soulshiines:

   “ oh, does he ??  what a grump.  but i have it on good authority that he hangs out with batcow sometimes, so – he’s full of hot-air, and you can tell him i said it. ”  that being said, dick figures it’s probably better that the cat goes to selina anyway.  “ her name is lou-anne. ”

‘ i still don’t understand where batcow came from. ’ and honestly, she isn’t sure she wants to. despite having no introduction to the creature, she was sure it was a part of damian’s animal safety crusade, which she couldn’t blame him for. but the story was probably more dramatic than it needed to be. ‘ lou-anne, huh? when can i come pick her up? ’