[b][center][u]Kate[/u][/center][/b]

[b]"I's the older one, by 'bout seven minutes And yeah we's close, but I ain't gonna marry 'er. I wants to trust you folks, but somethin' 'bout yer story don't seem right; and it ain't jes' the marryin' a girl part which I never dadgum heard of. See, our pa was a doctor, and though I ain't the sharpest tool in the shed I'm purty sure two girls can't have a baby; speakin' biological o' course. Still up in the air 'bout the marriage thing."[/b]

Kate’s lips twisted apprehensively, and she buried herself closer to Selina. The girls were young, and Dott’s confusion, and Luanne’s disbelief, were understandable. But it still irked her. Almost three years of intense bullying had molded Kate into a person who expressed a strong distaste for most forms of discrimination, intentional or not. 

 Generally not curt with children, Kate retorted, albeit in a soft non-confrontational, but clearly distant, voice, “It’s possible, in New York, for two men to get married, two women to get married, and a man and a women to get married. Also,” Here Kate scowled as she searched for the words she hoped would not be insulting, “Even if I told you the procedure we performed, I don’t think you girls would understand it. All you need to know is they took a cell from me, and a cell from Selina and made a baby.”

Here, Kate stopped and her eyes wandered out the window. And yet, not more than a few minutes later, Luanne seemed at it again.

[b]"Also, I think yer wife is flirtin' with me. Y'all best keep that woman on a leash 'less she starts kissin' me and whatnot. Keepin' faithful is, uh, th' key to a good marriage."[/b]

“She’s not flirting with you, and we’re happy, OK? Just…I dunno…lighten up a little…I dunno,” A deep frown decorated Kate’s face, and in a matter of minutes, she had all but buried herself in her partner’s arm. She was tired and cranky, and was one-hundred percent sure her hormones were acting up.

David had slowly picked up the pace, and the car seemed to be traveling at a steady 40 mph. The ride was mostly silent (OC: mostly just in case the either of the girls say something in Xeno’s and Shisa’s posts) and at one point Kate felt herself drift out of consciousness and into the pleasurable world of dreams. Before her eyes had closed, she had spotted the hospital, a cloud white dot in the distance. 

When she awoke again, the hospital seemed to be coming upon them quickly. Or rather, David had picked up the pace to the point where the previously distant ivory white building had increased noticeably in size. Kate couldn’t see very well into the windows, though it was worth taking note that some had lights on behind their glass surfaces. The building seemed relatively…lonely and eerie.

David was careful to slow the car into the parking lot, skillfully avoiding the attention of a few walkers. Soon enough they would be aroused, and Kate believed it wise for them to mosey on out of there and into the safety of the Arkansas Hospital. 

As they began to pile out of the dying Sedan, Selina whispered, “I don’t see anyone. No signs of the government. I mean, you would think they’d have soldier or something outside, right?”

(Leaving this post like this because, I do honestly have to get back to work. Also, I know it may seem weird, but maybe either Dot or Luanne can somehow lead us to the hospital group…at least it’ll give them something to do.)