Outside 25 Unicorn Street- Thursday morning

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Today was gross. It was so gross. And since the power was out, Kitty figured it was a matter of time before she suggested finding a hotel on the mainland, given the kid and the dogs. Sure, it'd look weird fleeing the island in swimsuits, but... There was no end to that. It'd just be weird.

For now, though, she had pulled a kiddie pool out in front of the house and filled it up to let Lexi play for a while. She'd been slathered in sunscreen and had adorable little kiddie sunglasses, and mostly she kept climbing out of the pool to walk around and say "Look!" while showing Kitty random objects she found on the ground.

"The point of this is for you to be in the pool," Kitty told her.

Lexi handed her a leaf.


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[so_hawkward]

Under normal circumstances, Clint would appreciate seeing Kitty in a swimsuit, but wearing one that he'd pulled off of a tree... okay, it wasn't the weirdest thing he'd been through by far, but still.

"If she doesn't appreciate the pool, I'm gonna use it," he said.

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"Feel more than free. Maybe that'll get her to actually get in it," Kitty said with a sigh. "Want a leaf?"

[so_hawkward]

Clint took the leaf and stuck it behind his ear before smiling at Lexi. "Aww, I look so nice now, thank you." He turned to Kitty and smirked. "I'm not roasting too much, if you want to cool down," he offered.

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"I can phase," she pointed out. "Unless you're just trying to see me wet."

Which was fine! Either way!

(Especially since it was way too hot to do anything about it.)

[so_hawkward]

"I mean, I will never complain about seeing you wet," Clint said. "But it's good you can stay cool."

He grabbed Lexi and tried to carry her with him as he sat down in the pool. "I hope you also get cool powers someday." For the moment, she just seemed to be grabbing at the leaf still in his hair.

[throughaphase]

"She will. We have at least seven years to go," she said, smiling. "At least she doesn't cry when she hits the water like she used to."