divinity says "destiny can't be earned"

[castitas]

Who: Kate Marsh + You!
What: Kate returns to Milton from her seaside getaway to Silverpoint. Beargate happens.
When: Early June.
Where: Milton Outskirts/Wilds; Milton, various.

Content Warnings: animal death; bear attacks; supernatural ailments; mental manipulation; altered physiological states.

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[castitas]

[ It takes her a long while to answer the question. Like she can't quite register it through the brain fog and dizzying feeling that's rattling through her. There's no blood on her, not any sign of obvious injury, but she's looking down at herself as if to check. ]

... I— I don't know. Um, I— I'm okay, I think. [ There's a slow nod, although she doesn't know if it's to reassure him or herself. ] There was a bear.

[ And Tim. But that goes unsaid. ]

[moralabsolutism]

[Frankly, Rorschach's surprise isn't so much at hearing there was a bear out there as it is at the fact that Kate managed to get away unscathed. That's no small feat considering he knows for certain one of the Interlopers was mauled to death by one of the bears towards the start of the year.]

Sure you're okay? Is it still out there?

[The idea that Kate herself managed to kill the damn thing never even crosses his mind as a possibility. The most he would have thought her capable of is managing to maybe get away from it through being smart and also lucky.]