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Enough dallying about. Kathryn had made excuses to get out of the house for the day and began walking to the nearest, open-spaced, park she could find; which just happened to be Destiny City's biggest park. She was strangely anxious about events to come but she needed answers. It was her hope that Tallulah could help her out. As she neared the park Kat sighed before finding a place where the sunshine, weak as it was, could attempt to ward off the cold that threatened to n** at any exposed, unprotected skin. Rearranging her bag beside her Kathryn brought out her cell phone and scrolled to Tallulah's contact information. Hoping and praying silently that she'd get a reply Kathryn composed her text message.



If only text messaging could italicize key words in her text. She wanted to stress heavily the importance of this meeting. Pressing send on the message she could only sit and wait for a response. She sighed worriedly before pulling out a book. She wanted to read while she waited. She raised the hood on her jacket and slipped on some gloves and opened the book to her marked page and lost herself in the story.

If one could have gotten lost in a good book it was a good bet that Kathryn was one of those people. Her gaze constantly glanced up to those walking nearby but mainly her nose was glued to the pages before her. It was surprising really that she even registered the incoming text signals that her phone gave to her. Marking her place in her book with her bookmark Kat dug into her coat pocket and drew out her phone before a small smile appeared. Apparently Tal was still in town. Kat scanned the message again before realizing that not only was she in town but she was at the park now too. Her frozen fingers reminded her that making a quick reply was essential.

Typing out a quick reply to Tallulah Kathryn pressed send before standing to scan the crowd. She wasn't sure if she saw Tal's profile nearby but her text would clear things up, or so she hoped. Perhaps they could retire to an indoor location afterwards. Kat was beginning to wonder if an outside meet was still the wisest choice.

Kathryn glanced quickly at Tallulah as she sat down on the bench beside her before sighing deeply. They had been room mates before and Kathryn had kept her promise to Tallulah after finding out her secret life but would Tallulah return the favor. God she hoped that she could even get some idea on what was going on.

"I know it doesn't seem practical contacting you out of the blue but I figured you were my best shot at getting some answers about what I experienced last night. I have a theory but I think I need you to confirm it."

Kathryn paused before stretching out. Her book lay forgotten beside her as her mind went back to the events of last night. When she spoke it was almost with a hesitant manner. "I've been feeling extremely restless of late, and before I get scolded from you, I've taken to walking the city in an attempt to quell this feeling. It hasn't really worked but I keep doing it. Last night was going just like the other times I've gone out except as I was taking a break ... some strange guy seemingly popped out of nowhere. I mean I don't even know where he came from as when I had scanned the street earlier I saw no one."

Kat fidgeted at this point. She could still hear the stranger's voice taunting her. However she couldn't just stop at this point. "So I can't be sure if he was serious or not but he told me he was going to kill me. I panicked, which is what I think he wanted and ran off. I got near the library thinking that maybe I could find refuge inside but the doors were locked. I ducked into the alley to get to the back of the building when I tripped and fell. My side got pretty banged up and I thought I was done for. I'm not even sure on what happened next ... but when I was searching for my dropped bag I found something else in the alley. My fingers wrapped around this string of ornaments and almost suddenly I ...."

Kat paused as a group of people walked by. When she thought she was in the clear she lowered her voice and continued, "I think I transformed. I mean I definitely wasn't wearing my sweater and jeans any more. I was in some odd getup. I could "feel" this stranger that had been chasing me near the alley. He called me a magic slinger."

Kathryn closed her eyes at the memory before opening them to stare at Tallulah. "I didn't know what I was doing but I think I caught him off guard when I deployed pepper spray. Flight or fight kicked in pretty much at that point and I ran away. When I stopped running I realized that I was near my home and was still in this strange outfit. I was almost at my wits end about why it wasn't going away when suddenly I changed back."

Kathryn picked up her book before glancing down at it in her lap. Her fingers ruffled the pages as the silence stretched onwards. Her gaze lifted to meet Tallulah's slowly. "What do you think happened?"

Kathryn took the offered piece of paper from Tallulah in silence. Her gaze memorized the number before she stuck the paper into her book as a second impromptu bookmark. At least this way she would not forget where it was placed. In a way her suspicions had been confirmed. It was hard knowing that her life had changed yet again. Somehow life kept throwing s**t her way. Oh, it wasn't quite fair to blame the universe but Kathryn wanted to blame something and so she did. Sighing Kat glanced towards Tal with a question bubbling on her tongue. Now with the most important topic behind them she wanted to know what had been going on with Tallulah.

Absently Kat cleared her throat. "So that topic is shelved for another person. But still ... it is nice to see you. How have you been since you moved back home?"

Was the catchup with a girlfriend thing Kat's forte, not really, but she wanted to try it anyway.

Kathryn's gaze widened as her eyes caught the flashing of the wedding rings on Tallulah's finger. She tilted her head to the side and then chuckled softly. It was strange that life moved on for her friends and yet she still seemed to be stuck in a stationary orbit. She could not begrudge Tallulah her happiness over the occasion. She interrupted briefly Tal's dialogue with a comment that could not be stopped.

"Oh, that calls for a big congratulations."

Kat listened to the rest of Tallulah's life update before she toyed with the straps of her bag. She had not made any significant changes since moving back home but she had managed to keep her job at the library and she was thoroughly enjoying working for Tony.

"My life definitely hasn't been as busy as yours. I'm still working at the library and I'm really enjoying it."

Kat opened her book and grabbed the piece of paper that Tal had given to her. "Thank you for this. I really appreciate it." She gave Tallulah a smile. "Care for a warm drink? My treat for dragging you out into the cold?"

Kathryn tucked her book into her bag and got to her feet. She would have to make the effort to contact Tal's friend sooner rather than later. She needed to know what this new twist in her life meant.

Hearing Tallulah accept her proposal for a coffee and the shop suggestion Kathryn nodded her head in agreement. "Apollo's works well for me. It's relatively close by. No need to freeze more out here than is necessary."

With that said Kathryn hefted her bag over her shoulder. The day had worked out well for her. She had reconnected with her former room mate and had gotten some important questions answered. As she started walking in the direction of Apollo's Kathryn glanced towards Tallulah. She lowered her voice as she spoke, "Thanks for this Tal. I have been literally freaking out. It's nice to have at least an explanation."