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Clint Barton ([personal profile] so_hawkward) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2019-08-16 03:55 pm
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Atlas Gym, Friday Afternoon

For someone who was such a good toy, Clint was finding it a little hard to have fun right now. The reports on the radio were getting more terrible every day, more and more toys were turning out to be bad, and Kitty... no, Kitty was a good toy who had a wonderfully fun reason for not coming home last night, and she'd surely tell him and Lexi all about it when she came home tonight.

Lexi, of course, was being the best baby doll ever while Clint organized all the little plastic weights back into their rightful places. Staying focused on work would help him stay happy, and making sure the good toys had a place to exercise all their moveable parts really was fun!

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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-16 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
"Clint..." Karla purred from the doorway.

Well, this was going to go beautifully.

"Clint, darling. Where is your wife?"
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[personal profile] so_hawkward 2019-08-16 11:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Clint put down the barbell he was holding slowly, partly to figure out what he wanted to say, and partly because his arm only bent in two places.

"Karla, hi." Oh, this awful week was making him feel such unpleasant feelings. "I... I don't know where Kitty is."

It wasn't a lie, at least?
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-16 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"Cliiiint," Karla chided. "This isn't looking good for her, you know. Some of the Army Men report seeing a dark-haired women with those traitors, but said she vanished before they could get to her." She drifted in. "Some people are whispering names. Kitty's name."
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[personal profile] so_hawkward 2019-08-16 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Clint's face was kind of stuck on a gruff look, but now it was genuinely fitting. "Maybe it's someone else?" Yeah, he couldn't even convince himself with how that sounded. He thought about Steve, and what he would do in this situation. "She's always been so much fun but... well, she has seemed a little different these last few days."
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-16 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know," Karla said, sadly. "I even asked her to keep an ear out for traitors to prove her loyalty and yet..." She shook her head. "People are scared now, Clint. People are demanding answers. We need to give them something. And if we can't give them Kitty...well, I'm worried about you. And Lexi. What happens to her while you're proving your innocence in the Toybox?"
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[personal profile] so_hawkward 2019-08-16 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm not a traitor!" Clint said quickly. "I've always been good and loyal." He would have said the same about Kitty... but a good toy wouldn't put him in a situation like this. "I wasn't lying before. I haven't seen Kitty since yesterday. I thought she was going to work but there wasn't anything about it on the radio, and then she didn't come home and... you don't think she was one of the ones who went sneaking around last night, do you?"
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-16 11:49 pm (UTC)(link)
"I think the better question is do you?" Karla asked. "I know you're not a traitor. But being a good toy means looking ugly truths in the eye, no matter how hard they are."

She went to pat him on the arm with one wooden hand. "Clint. Would a good toy make you worry like this? Is there any reason you can think of that Kitty wouldn't come home for you? Or for Lexi?"

Oh god, Karla was going to send herself to Hell when all this was over.
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[personal profile] so_hawkward 2019-08-17 12:08 am (UTC)(link)
Clint had tried so hard to think of a fun reason for Kitty to be gone, but Karla was right, he had to be super good and face the truth, for him and Lexi both.

"No, I... I think she's..." Oh, this was so hard to say! "I think she's gone bad."

He was going to owe so many apologies later.

Clint straightened himself up, which mostly meant unbending his knees and arms. "What should I do?"
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-17 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Find her," Karla said. "You know her best, don't you? Or, well, you thought you did."

Just twist that knife a little bit deeper, Karla, go ahead.

"You must have some idea of where she's gone to ground. Find her. Bring her back to the Toybox. And maybe...just maybe, she actually is innocent. In which case she'll be happy to cooperate and explain how this is all just one big misunderstanding. But either way, Clint, you've got to find her."

She lowered her voice, leaning in to whisper, "It'll be better if you're the one to find her. Some of the others are a little...excited. If you don't find her, she might not be able to be brought in safely."
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[personal profile] so_hawkward 2019-08-17 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
Clint was hesitant at first, but Karla was right, he couldn't let just anyone bring Kitty in. If she was innocent, things in the Toybox wouldn't be so bad. If she wasn't... then he was just doing his duty as a good toy.

"I'll find her, don't you worry," he said sternly. "I know a few places she might go, and the town isn't that big. She can't hide from me forever."
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[personal profile] glacial_queen 2019-08-17 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
"I'm so glad you're still a good and loyal toy," Karla said. "I just know that if Kitty can be found, it'll be you. For sweet little Lexi's sake, if nothing else."

She made sure to pitch her voice loud enough for the squirrels outside to hear.

There was more than one way to skin a...kitty cat.
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