Fading Through the Shadows

Logan was eating his gummy bears when he heard that someone dared to spill the beans. He barely choked and coughed a bit before glancing at her. "Who told you?"

Kitty smirked and laughed to herself at Logan's reaction to her question. Or, well, statement, really. "Come on, Logan, give me a little credit. Ororo is wearing a ring on her finger and incredibly happy. Plus, she asked me to be a bridesmaid. Don't worry, I haven't told anyone else. I'm just glad Mom and Dad are finally making things official."

Check Up || {Kitty & Josh}

Kitty had warned the students not to try out the dumb game and yet, they didn't listen. Of course not - they were teenagers. Had she been this bad when she first got to the Institute? She honestly couldn't remember. That was something she was going to have to ask Logan or Ororo about. Although she was slightly afraid of the answer. Either way, she had escorted the inflicted teen to the med bay and waited to dismiss him once he was good.

"Fantastisch ! " he exclaimed. He hesistated a moment then put his hand out. "May I bamf us there? " he asked for her consent. Not just grabbing her. "Or maybe you prefer to walk the distance? "

Kitty eyed his outstretched hand and she pondered for a moment. Not that she didn't feel comfortable bamfing but because she still found it sweet that he was asking her permission before just taking her hand. "You may," she said, taking his hand and holding on tightly.

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Kitty had popped another few into her mouth before noticing Logan's outstretched hand. She smiled and plopped a few in his palm before taking a few more and stowing the bag away. She waited until she swallowed her gummy bears before looking over at Logan. "I heard you finally proposed to Ororo."

"And there goes the prayers answered, for lambs who do not believe in God." Karla commented. She liked this little game, liked to toy with Kitty, but also tell Zemo what to do. She couldn't do that before, it was the other way around. She smiled, dared to give Zemo a peck on the cheek. "Good job Baron." she spoke and took a step back. "I'll leave you two to it. Just shake her hand three times and say that she can kindly return whenever she wants. " she stated and left the room.

Zemo was impressed by the display of the powers in front of him. Moreso by Karla. She, indeed, was quite powerful of her own accord , and yet he was sure to only be scratching the surface. "Won't be but another moment," he spoke to her as he waited for her to leave the room. "Well, Miss Pryde, I do think we have made some progress today. I would like it if you came by again so we can talk more about this. Perhaps maybe delve a bit deeper into your memories so we can really help." He stood up and held out his hand for her to shake. "Of course, your return is entirely up to you, but you are always welcome back here, if you wish."

Karla uncrossed her legs and stood up. She walked to be behind Zemo. Standly slightly to the side , she put her hands by gliding them on Zemos and guided his motion. She used her perfect pitch to force Kitty to let it happen. "You're fine, you're okay. " She guided Zemo's hand to specific points on her head, and made him do some hypnotic patterns. "To unlock her , the word is pride... " she whispered into Zemo's ear and moved back.

Zemo tried not to look at Karla as she moved her hands on his and moved them to Kitty. "Just close your eyes and relax," he instructed. He heard Karla instruct Kitty to relax and he let Karla move his hands to her head, seemingly touching what he thought were random places. But Karla knew what she was doing. When she told him the word, he smirked as he stepped back and held his hands out to the sides. "Why don't you give it a try now, Miss Pride," he said, using the trigger word in a clever fashion.

Kitty noticed how he raised his hands and she nodded once before closing her eyes. She felt his fingers press into her temple and she thought she heard a song in her ears. The voice was almost familiar, reminiscent of something she had heard before but she couldn't quite place. Her eyes opened when his hands had pulled away and she looked at him. As soon as he said her last name she felt something but she wasn't sure what it was. So she nodded and looked at the book on the table. She placed her hand on it and miraculously, her hand went right through it. A relieved smile and laugh fell across her as she moved her hand through the book some more before pulling it back and staring at her hand. "I did it...."

“That’s understandable, Kitty,” he spoke calmly, “after everything, I would think anyone who endured what you did would feel much the same. But even then, it’s not safe for anyone to run off on their own. Especially when they don’t tell anyone where they’re going or where they are.”

Kitty took a deep breath and ended up pushing her tea away. "I know, but even I don't know where I was going. I thought maybe going back home to Chicago, but things are still.....tense with my parents. Things haven't been the same since Japan and the whole Zemo thing made things worse. I figured once I knew where I was going I would let Logan know."

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"She feels the shackles in her mind, huh interesting." The doctor commented while watching her rub her wrists and wrote that down. She had not really had time to witness her work out in the wild. "The notion of being trapped is a big part of her feeling of loss of control and her ptsd it seems. " Karla smiled. "That is what happens when you rely on your power instead of knowing how to cope with things..."

"You feel trapped, don't you?" he asked, repeating what Karla had spoken aloud. "You can't phase and therefore, feel as if you are forever unable to escape. You've lost control and until you gain that back, you can't move on and heal." Zemo looked to Karla before standing up. "I want to try something, if that is alright," he explained as he rolled up his sleeves.

Kitty's eyes averted down, looking at her hands. Everything he said was correct. "I just want to go back to how I was before," she muttered gently. As Zeigler stood up, she moved her gaze to his form and watched how he rolled up his sleeves. "What is it?" she asked, feeling slightly nervous about what it would be that he wanted to try.

Karla smiled. "I can deblock that for her again. "She remarked. She was not out to "fix" anything, this was a job well done, and she did not really see Kitty like a potential patient to torment. There was also a voice that did tell her that this would be good for this new leaf turning thing. "But that will not get her through the trauma of course" she added while still writing down.

His eyes traveled over to Karla first, finding himself intrigued by the notion of seeing more of what she was capable of. "I see," he replied, both to Karla and Kitty as he nodded. "Why do you think you can't phase, Ms. Pryde?"

Kitty opened her mouth to speak, however she couldn't find the words to reply. "I...." she started, rubbing her wrists as she suddenly felt like the cuffs were back on them. "I don't know. It's like....every time I try I just....can't."