Second Floor Boys Bathroom, Sunday after the return

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce lived on the fifth floor. This was only the second. Bruce didn't care. It was the nearest set of showers for him to wash off the stink of sweat, filth, human blood (mostly not his), and grenade launcher exhaust. It had been a long weekend. Residents of the second floor were just going to have to deal with his trespassing.

And his humming. The damn Flower Waltz was stuck in his head after that last fight and it just wouldn't leave.

[OOC: It seems like a lot of people in the lobby were talking about showers, so why not. Come to the showers, wash up, and discuss what exactly that horrifying goop in your hair is! And try not to make out too much, I suppose.]

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[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

Shocking how Clark also lived on the fifth floor. Since Bruce had the closest shower, he grabbed the next, ready to stop stinking of rotting flesh and gunpowder.

"...that song's never gonna be the same."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"It'll be a long time before I see the Nutcracker again," Bruce said. "How did you do in that last fight?"

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

"I managed," Clark shrugged, thinking he should've done more to stop people from ending up with hooks through them. "Glad there seemed to be healer-types waiting when we returned." Not that he'd needed them.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce probably did need a healer for a lot of the hits he took over the past few days. He would never admit that or go to one, though. He'd just deal with it. "I wonder if they were prepared for that or if the healers just reacted quickly. It probably doesn't matter, but I want to know what happened while we were gone."

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

Peter broke the trend, since he only lived on the fourth floor.

However, he also needed to get the hell out of itchy, disgusting dead people's clothes and was in desperate need of a shower.

He stood under a showerhead and just let the water pass over him a moment.

"Think I'll get in trouble if I just... start those clothes on fire on the roof?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I think they'll understand. Just make sure you have a fire extinguisher just in case," Bruce said. "How are you doing?"

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

"Yeah," Clark said, finally thinking about it himself for the first time.

Wait for it.

Another moment.

Hm, maybe one more...

"Oh no...Cara! I can't believe I forgot!" He slammed his hand against his head like he could physically jog his memory in the past. Maybe he could.

[momslilassassin]

"If you've used the second floor's hot water up, I'll kill you all," Ben said tiredly as he stepped into an available shower.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Don't take it out on the shower, Clark," Bruce said. "What happened?"

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"If we did, there's a few more floors to try," Bruce pointed out.

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

"When I disappeared," Clark started, feeling like he was a total moron here, "we'd been...talking and I fell through the rip or whatever - she wasn't where we were so I don't know if she knows we're back or what happened here while we were gone!" Bad things had clearly happened all over given the numbers in the lobby earlier.

[momslilassassin]

"Yeah, but I live here and I'm not going up another step," Ben said. "I might just sleep in here."

That sounds comfortable.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I'm sure she's fine. But if you're going to rush out to find her, make sure to put on some pants first," Bruce offered as a tip.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"I'd guess you'll be more comfortable in your bed," Bruce said. "So where did you end up?"

[theotherpeter.livejournal.com]

"Raven patched me up," Peter said, gesturing at his healed shoulder. "I have no idea how she did, and right now I don't even care if it was magic. I'd kiss her for it if I didn't think it'd get me punched by that Andy guy."

[momslilassassin]

"A nuked version of DC," Ben said. "Total vacation spot. Radiation medication is astral. You?"

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

It was good advice, even if Clark made a face in response. "Probably should deal with the soap in my hair, rather than jumping in the lake on my way."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"You don't wash in the lake regularly, do you?" Bruce checked.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Good call," Bruce said. "You've had enough people trying to hit you recently. No reason to provoke someone."

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"Underwater city populated by deformed and homicidal humans," Bruce said. "We got out without any casualties, so I guess we showed them."

[likes_scoundrels]

Leia poked her head in. "The girls showers aren't working," she said, totally modding them. "Hurry up unless you want me to come in there, too."

She was that desperate for a shower, yes.

[momslilassassin]

Ben shrieked like a girl. "AUNT LEIA GO AWAY."

Because after the trauma after the last few days, this was what sent him over the edge. Skywalkers.

[momslilassassin]

"That's really good to hear," Ben said, letting out a relieved breath. "The lack of casualties, not the homicidal part."

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

"Only in very desperate situations," Clark answered vaguely, rinsing his hair thoroughly and finding a bit of splicer stuck behind his ear.

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

"There are showers on other floors," Bruce said, laughing a little despite himself. It wasn't everyday you heard a Skywalker yell like a girl, after all. Unless you watched the original Special Edition of Empire regularly.