capeandcowl | 18 ➴ [voice]

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† kate bishop | hawkeye

18 ➴ [voice]

Sooooo. Bad news, guys. Max Gibson ported out this morning. I'm optimistic that she'll be back soon, but you know how it goes around here. I won't be holding my breath.

Anyways, in less depressing news — or more, depending on your perspective — Valentine's Day is just one week away. What're your plans, Network? Anyone up for an anti-date night?

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[ He can't help laughing a little. ]

I'll bear that in mind.

You called yourself after him, then, is that it? [ That would explain her praise of him. Jason hasn't heard Kate talk about anyone else in the City like that. ]

Kind of. Not exactly. See, he died, back home, and the Avengers broke up for awhile after that. That's when my friends and I started our own team. I didn't use a codename for awhile, but then Captain America told me I would be called Hawkeye.

Oh. [ That deflates him a little. ] Oh man, I'm sorry. I mean, it's cool that you get to train with him here and everything. It must be hard for you, though.

He got better though! [She says this quickly and with an eager edge to her voice, since talking about Clint isn't supposed to make people sad!] He came back to life and then I got to meet him, and now we're both Hawkeye and we hang out all the time!

He died and got better? [ Jason lifts his eyebrows, full of unmistakable interest. He seems kind of wary. ] Is that a thing that happens a lot where you're from?

Because it does on my world, at least at the moment. I'm actually trying to make sure it stops, that's the quest I was on when I came here.

Not exactly? [How to explain...] He was resurrected by a mutant with reality altering powers. She's also the one who killed him, coincidentally. That sort of thing is definitely not an everyday occurrence, but it's happened to a few heroes over the years.

So, in your world I'm guessing that's a bad thing?

[ A little pause. ]

I don't think it's the same thing. I've never heard of...of reality altering powers.

In my world the natural order is upset, and the bonds that should hold the dead in the Underworld are being taken away. That is definitely a bad thing. But that's not what happened with your friend, is it?

You mean like zombies? Yeah, no. That's not what happened to Clint. The Scarlet Witch just brought him back and he was pretty much good as new, maybe even better.

[Except for the ninja phase, that needed to not happen.]

No. No. [ Gross, so very gross. The last thing Jason needs is to have a bunch of undead creepers running around. ] Not like zombies, I mean that the souls of the dead are able to leave the Underworld and return to the world of the living. When they come back, they’re definitely alive...but they shouldn’t be.

It happened to a friend of mine. More often, though, it’s happening with monsters, which makes it harder for us to kill them. They just come back again, it’s frustrating.

How do you mean, he came back better?

Clint was always the best archer in our world, but when he came back to life, it was like he wanted to be... more well rounded. He started using other weapons, you know? He did more martial arts stuff, and he dressed like a ninja. It wasn't the best gimmick, but it wasn't a complete embarrassment.

It sounds like he wanted to make sure he’d stay alive the next time. It’s good to know more than one style. That’s good for anyone.

Yeah, I could really go for him not dying again. I've gotten used to him being around.

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