Kate Pryde | Shadowcat ([personal profile] prydeful) wrote in [community profile] milliways_bar2005-08-14 09:46 pm

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They enter.

That simple, no dramatics, no fanfare, just tired faces. Faith's body is covered in streaks of brown-red, the result of trying to clean off blood without time or water to do it properly, and the rest don't look much better. Dirt, sweat, blood--in some cases their own, in some others', because you can get things cleaned up, bandaged, but the long showers that get it clean in the end, that takes time. There's the scent of violence, smoke, gunpowder, ash, tears, anger, all around them, and they are tired, and dirty, but they're alive, and not hurting too badly.

They enter: Ace, Faith, Kitty, Susannah, Zoe, and the door closes behind them.

[personal profile] iustus_rex 2005-08-15 04:20 am (UTC)(link)
"It's probably worth a try, at the very least."

The water on the table's gone cool, but he dips the washcloth in it again anyway, dabbing absently at some of the scratches on her arms.

[personal profile] iustus_rex 2005-08-15 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
He smiles, a little.

"Do you think you could take a picture? I wouldn't mind seeing."