Keith Queen (sonic_arrow) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2011-05-12 13:55:00

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inactive - keith queen, inactive - marissa wayne

Three Wishes
It was nighttime in Gotham City. Keith had managed to obscure himself well enough. He wore a lot of things over his face to keep anybody from knowing who he was. Didn't keep a cellphone on him, to make sure nobody could track him. And everything he needed was tucked away in a duffle bag that he always had nearby. He got to a payphone and thought about who to call. He knew he needed to tell Marissa what had happened. She'd be shocked to know he was still alive, to say the least, but she had to know he was still alive.

He put the money in the phone and dialed her cellphone number.

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batdaughter
2011-05-12 11:30 pm UTC (link)

When the word that Keith was dead had reached Marissa to say that she was devastated would have been both an understatement and an overstatement. Outwardly she didn't say or react much. She took the news--as delivered to her by Jai--very calmly, almost coldly. Marissa hadn't said a word and had, instead, simply turned and walked away. It was her reaction when no one was around that had been explosive. She found herself in the Narrows, screaming and crying and punching a wall, no mask on and not particularly caring who or what saw her. She broke some bones in her hand, but she didn't care. The pain of that was minimal and wouldn't last long anyway as when she got home, she started drinking.

It was something she had begun when Bruce died. His return had no doubt stopped it cold, but by now the damage was done. Marissa knew alcohol could numb her out and it was relatively easy to get. When Marissa heard Keith was gone she turned to the bottle for comfort, careful not to be drunk for patrol, though when news reached Terry, he gave her a few nights off.

Which meant more drinking. By the time her cellphone rang, Marissa wasn't quite drunk; she'd imbibed just enough to be annoyed that someone would dare call her now, when she was crying and hurting and her entire world seemed out to get her.

"Yeah, hello?"

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	sonic_arrow 2011-05-13 01:45 am UTC (link)
	"Marissa," Keith said. "We need to talk." She'd know it was Keith by the sound of his voice. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-05-13 01:54 am UTC (link)
	Keith. Marissa felt her heart stop for a moment with hope but it didn't last long. They weren't that far removed from the zombies. But...Keith. "You're supposed to be dead." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-05-13 02:00 am UTC (link)
	"I'm not," he said. "I faked it. I can't tell you why, but I wanted you to know that I'm still alive. Didn't want you to punch me later on when I finish my business." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-05-13 02:01 am UTC (link)
	Marissa looked down at the bottle of rum she was drinking and frowned. "I'm going to punch you harder now, jackass. Where are you? What is going on? Angry Girlfriend demands answers." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-05-13 02:11 am UTC (link)
	"I can't tell you, Marissa," Keith explained. "I just wanted to let you know I'm alright. Just don't tell anybody I'm alive, okay? I need to do this, and I can't have them trying to look for me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

batdaughter
2011-05-13 02:18 am UTC (link)

"You do realize I am going to have to go to your funeral. I am going to have to watch your family suffer. I will have to sit by Mia and watch her hate herself over this because that's what she does--she will blame herself somehow for this. I will watch your mother crumble apart and the entire time I will know that you are alive. Do you have any idea what you are asking of me?"

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	sonic_arrow 2011-05-13 02:26 am UTC (link)
	"I know. Just... please, Marissa. I only want you to know right now." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-05-13 11:43 am UTC (link)
	"Then you need to tell me something of what the hell is going on because if you end up getting killed on whatever crazy you're off doing someone needs to know what happened or have a damn good idea of where to look. You cannot do whatever it is alone. The last time you tried that things got really weird. C'mon, Keith. Let someone help you." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-05-19 12:10 am UTC (link)
	"I'm sorry, but I can't tell you everything." It was for her own safety. Or, well, for he own well-being, in some sense of the word. Marissa had admitted to him before that she would have killed the Artist if he hadn't done it. He wasn't going to let her try to wrap herself up in this mess. "I need to do this on my own, to make things right." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-05-19 12:14 am UTC (link)
	"You're not telling me anything." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	sonic_arrow 2011-05-19 01:27 am UTC (link)
	"I love you, Marissa. Keep an eye on your fans." After he says that, he hangs up. He couldn't handle keeping everything from her while he was talking to her. He resolved to send her letters under the guise of some fans that were in love with her. When this was all over, he'd tell her everything. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	batdaughter 2011-05-19 10:41 am UTC (link)
	"Keith..." Cut off when the line goes dead, Marissa sits for a moment in disbelief. Then she throws her phone across the room, watching it strike the wall and shatter. She has to tell someone. Or she has to go find him herself. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	hawkgirl 2011-06-04 01:01 pm UTC (link)
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