outfoxing (outfoxing) wrote,
@ 2012-02-19 02:03:00

Sarah had been in Gotham for far too long. She had done everything asked of her to the best of her ability too and it still was not enough. After her last meeting with the person she was forced to work for she was hit with a deep wave of depression and helplessness.

Which is why she hadn't gone out to scare up some trouble. Instead she was well into her second bottle of wine and still taking a bubble bath trying to feel better. It really wasn't helping. She just kept getting more and more blue feeling the longer she sat there in the still hot water.

Slowly she stretches and drains off some water so she can not only add more hot water to the tub but she needed to rinse her hair again.

It was because of that she din't detect someone finding their way into the darkened safe house.

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cantkeepmeout
2012-02-20 03:04 am UTC (link)

He's still torn about what to do about this...thing between them. She wasn't dangerous, not really, or the type of criminal that one should drop everything to go stop because it would mean bodies to deal with if you didn't. Sure she was on the other side of the law, and he tended to forget that around her, but, hell he liked her. She was probably one of the better things to happen to him ever since... Well it'd be stupid to throw it away, right?

Frustrated that he hasn't made much headway on that front, Thomas decides to suit up and try and clear his head. How he ended up deciding to have a closer look at one of her safehouses, he had no idea.

Sneaking into the dark safehouse, for a moment he thinks she's gone. But soon his eyes adjust to the darkness and he sees her uniform tossed aside and a few dishes from dinner. Cautiously, he makes his way farther in until he sees the light under the bathroom door.

She was here afterall. Damn. He should leave.

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outfoxing
2012-02-20 03:16 am UTC (link)

He might hear the slosh of water. That would be Sarah readjusting the stopper to enjoy the hot water as she continues to rinse her hair out.

Then she grabs the glass of wine and sits back again allowing herself to just feel incredibly lazy. At least she wasn't getting angry again. She had taken her anger out on the punching bag she was in this safe house.

The anger had given way to her just feeling sorry for herself. She lets out a low sigh and shifts again. Nope. Not going to linger on that thought for long.

"At least I have good taste in wine."

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 03:26 am UTC (link)
	Hearing that, he slowly sneaks towards the door of her bathroom. His curiousity was getting the better of him. At least nobody was around who'd dare make a 'killed the cat' comment. Had a job gone badly? What was going on? He hadn't heard that any of the others had stopped a theft. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

outfoxing
2012-02-20 03:34 am UTC (link)

She sniffs once because she was not going to let herself get upset again. She took the sip of her wine and the burst of rich flavor just.... tasted wrong at this point.

Like failure. She could have enjoyed this wine with her mentor. Her teacher.

The only family she remembered and she failed him again. And she didn't even realize she was crying again. No matter how good the bath felt or how awesome the wine was to get drunk off of she still didn't feel better at all.

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 03:38 am UTC (link)
	The crying he does hear. And all those conflicted feelings about should he just cut this off disappear. So he does something he never usually does. He knocks. "Sarah?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-20 03:42 am UTC (link)
	She nearly jumped out of her skin. Oh God. He was here. Robin. Could she even deal with him right now? Probably not as she's almost drunk here but he had at least knocked. "Y-Yeah?" Oh hell he was going to be seeing her at her worst. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 03:46 am UTC (link)
	He stands on the other side of the door thinking about what to do. She didn't sound like she was in the best situation right now, and a big part of him just wants to get her out of whatever mood she was in. "Is everything...Are you okay?" Clearly this was a stupid question but he didn't know where else to start. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

outfoxing
2012-02-20 03:51 am UTC (link)

Physically.... okay no. Her knuckles look a mess because she had been so hard on herself. The heat from the water probably hadn't helped them and she had a few bruises from various trouble she'd gotten involved in since the last time he saw her.

And her elbow wasn't looking happy. She had very nearly gotten herself in hot water with her 'boss' when she got upset. One of his enforcers had grabbed her too roughly when she had blown up. at him. That hadn't been good at all.

"Not exactly. I've had a really bad day."

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 03:54 am UTC (link)
	"Did you...want to talk about it? Or was there anything I could do?" He knows she won't ask him something he can't do, be it let her get away with something or the like, but he thought that maybe he could be a small help. Because she really sounded like she needed it. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-20 04:01 am UTC (link)
	"I don't know," she admits. "Everything is just...." She feels like she's been kicked in the gut. "Nothing's going to fix things right now. I'm just.... Stuck." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-20 04:06 am UTC (link)

"I doubt you're stuck. If there's no way to fix things then...find a new goal I guess."

He can't believe he's saying this next part. But being doing what he did meant more than stopping crime, it was about helping people too. And she needed it it sounded like.

"Sarah...I-I can help you get unstuck." He offers because this didn't seem like something as simple as a theft gone wrong. There was something more and, as multiple hints she's let slip have told him, it was serious.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-20 04:10 am UTC (link)
	"I can't just..." She shifts again. The water sloshes around her when she does that. She's trying to not get mad at him. Robin isn't the bad guy here. He's trying to offer her help. "I can't do that Robin." And she's afraid to just ask for help. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-20 04:14 am UTC (link)

He notices that she hadn't said he couldn't help her. So it was something that he would have to say no to. Then why...

"Why can't you? I'm useful, and you know that whatever it is I would have probably found out eventually. This just saves you time."

"Tell me Sarah?" He's not pleading but he's trying to be soothing as he can. She's hurt and clearly needs some kind of help, even if she won't ask for it.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-20 04:18 am UTC (link)
	"I'm being black mailed." There. She said it. "For the past few years I've pretty much been an indentured servant as far as being a thief goes. No matter how hard I work they won't give me what I want and if I leave Gotham for good I lose everything that's actually important to me.... and this is just killing me." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-20 04:27 am UTC (link)

Robin freezes and his fists clench tightly and shake with rage until a sharp pain forces one open. He'd forgotten that he'd taken out a batarang to help break in and hadn't yet put it away until just now. It's gone through the glove and deep enough that he's bleeding a decent amount, but he can barely register it now. They were blackmailing her.

Damnit that shouldn't make him so angry. But to force anyone, and for some reason especially a thief, to do something against their will...no. Just no. He wouldn't allow that. His mother had said she stole because she could and because she wanted. For Sarah to be forced to...

That's it. "I'm coming in okay?" He gives her a fair warning before making quick work of her lock and shoving the door open. It's clear he's mad, from the shaking fists to the eyebrow that can't stop twitching, it's very clear. But he's not mad at her.

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	outfoxing 2012-02-20 04:33 am UTC (link)
	"All right." She made sure to hide her elbow under the still thick suds of the water. Her knuckles were still kind of visible. Funny thing is she's probably not going to get looked at too closely. He should be at least amused to see the remains of an ice cream bowl plus the empty wine bottle and the still open second bottle. This is how she sulks. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

cantkeepmeout
2012-02-20 04:39 am UTC (link)

He takes in the sight of the wine bottles and ice cream bowl which normally would get her an amused smile, right now they just serve as a reminder that he needs to calm down. Taking a deep breath to try and relax and figure out what this was all about, he sits down beside the tub so that they're eye level.

That this position makes it less obvious that she's naked also helps. It wouldn't do to be distracted now.

"What happened to you?" He's refering to her knuckles and the few bruises he can see. He'll ask about the other stuff soon.

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outfoxing
2012-02-20 04:44 am UTC (link)

"This punching bag got really mouthy, you see so I had to show it who was boss," she tries joking.

She's glad the tub has very high sides. It helps make her feel less exposed. And she can press against the hard surface without worry that she might flash him by mistake.

"Seriously,. before I ate and tried drinking myself into a better mood I was.... trying to be angry."

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	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 04:48 am UTC (link)
	"Well if your fists look like that I'd hate to see it's face." He makes the effort but the smile isn't there. "How did that work out for you?" It probably wasn't a good idea to ask about this blackmailing thing straight out. Let her get there at her own pace. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-20 04:53 am UTC (link)
	"Not well. Just.... Yeah. Made it worse," she mutters looking away. "Trying to tire myself out didn't work. So I went for comfort food and alcohol. At least I have good taste in wine." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 04:56 am UTC (link)
	He picks up one of the bottles and glances at her, "Well I guess that's true. Must have been really good..." "What got you so worked up Sarah?" Because being blackmailed wasn't a new thing for her. Something must have set her off. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-20 05:03 am UTC (link)
	"I..." How much could she say? "I tried to demand proof that what I'm working for means something on my end. They denied me that and.... I kind of lost it a bit. They were horrible about it. I've been so good. Loyal even... and they're treating me like less than dirt right now. I don't get it and I'm mad." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 05:09 am UTC (link)
	He grinds his teeth and carefully puts down the bottle to make sure he doesn't do it any damage. That they had refused was...despicable but also suspicious at the same time. It's not a good sign. But first thing's first. "Did they hurt you?" He already looks pissed, and if they had it'd just make it worse. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	outfoxing 2012-02-20 05:14 am UTC (link)
	She bites her lower lip "Kind of. An Enforcer grabbed by arm when it looked like I was about to hit someone. He didn't want me to get in trouble I guess. But he was rougher than he needed to be or I jerked my arm," she admits. That probably sounds bad. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	cantkeepmeout 2012-02-20 05:19 am UTC (link)
	Without stopping to think, his hand shoots out to pull her arm out of the water to see exactly what they'd done to her. He really hopes that blood now swirling in the water is his. "Sarah..." It didn't look good that was for sure. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)