Two days ago (because time is fake, fuck you), Cora basically flatlined and had neon blue light coming out of every vein in her body. One day ago, it was a struggle to even lift her arms, let alone drag herself out of a bed. Yesterday evening, she could hobble around and hold her hands steady enough to rub them together. She’d had a pretty significant amount of time to think about Metamorph, and what he was dealing with.

Cora thought he had something weird going on with his powers. Memory blanks that came when his powers got the better of him, not memory blanks when [i]other people[/i] were at the wheel. Unfortunately, she couldn’t use a phone in her condition, and that was probably for the best since Cora was absolutely not going to read a wiki about psychology and then run in to back up Kila, or Ja, or whoever the third guy was.

Slowly, she walked through the cave and leaned slightly against a wall. Cora wasn’t willing to levitate right now, it’d probably rough her up more. She knocked on a door.

Black Canary opened the door, knowing Cora had scheduled a session with her. 
[color=Slateblue]“Come in Cora.”[/color] The Leaguer took her usual place behind the desk and gestured for the white haired teen to lay down on the turquoise chaise lounge. 
[color=Slateblue]”None of you ever sit there, probably because it’s a cliche. But in your condition Cora I have to insist you make yourself comfortable.”[/color]

Dinah would never discourage the Team to come and see her, but Cora was lucky to not still be in the infirmary. Red Tornado had discharged her, vitals were as stable as they were going to get. And being a robot that’s what he used as a measure to determine Cora’s condition. There was more going on underneath the surface. 

[color=Slateblue]”So what can I do for you today?”[/color]

Cora clambered around and fell backwards onto the chair thing that nobody actually sat on. Her legs burned. [color=00ffff]”So… You know how brains work. You know better than anyone else what happens when something in someone’s head goes wrong, right? I’ve had a lot of time to think about stuff, and I’ve been wanting to help Metamorph with what he’s been going through.”[/color] It was easier to just refer to all three of them with one name.

[color=00ffff]”And it feels like everyone else is either too mad at someone else to think about him, or too pissed off at [i]him.”[/i][/color]

Black Canary uncrossed her hands and shot a quizzical look at Cora. 
[color=Slateblue]“So you’re telling me you’re not here for what’s wrong in your head as you put it. But you want to find out what’s going on with Metamorph…”[/color]

She had to give it to Cora. Even in her condition she wanted to be there for a team mate she hadn’t known for all that long, and on top of that had seen him do terrible things. 

[color=Slateblue]“What makes you want to help him?”[/color]

[color=00ffff]”He’s my friend, and he’s going through something pretty messed up. I’m asking you because you know this stuff better than me. I don’t really know who else to go to, and I’m definitely not going to just check the internet for something like that.”[/color] Was it really that unbelievable that someone would be on his side?

[color=Slateblue]”Smart decision.’[/color] Black Canary answered, more geared towards Cora’s decision not to use the internet, not necessarily coming to her. She deduced Cora wanted to know more about KJ’s condition. She had to be careful with the information she was going to share. KJ’s condition was a sensitive subject in the League, not everyone was on the same page. The last thing she wanted was to create more divide, especially in her own Team. 

[color=Slateblue]”Metamorphs' condition is something unique. There are three separate personalities inhabiting the same body. That in itself makes helping him challenging. What one of them needs may not be what the others need and vice versa. The third personality is also a recent development. Other than what we’ve seen of him so far we have no data, so there isn’t much to go on.”[/color]

Black Canary shifted in her seat, crossing one leg over the other and leaned back.
[color=Slateblue]”How do you feel about his position on the Team?”[/color]

[color=00ffff]”Which one?”[/color] She asked. [color=00ffff]”Both Ja and Kila were here before me… Maybe Metamorph Number Three was too? I’m not sure. Ja was torn up over what happened, I don’t know if Kila remembers it. I think we’d all be in pretty bad shape if they never came back.”[/color]

She fidgeted with her hands to stop them from trembling. [color=00ffff]”It’s not right to put them in a box somewhere and forget about them, and I’m glad that [i]didn’t[/i] happen. But you can’t just throw someone under the bus because of this, can you? I mean, there’s no way they’re the first superheroes to ever lose control of themselves.”[/color]

Black Canary nodded.
[color=Slateblue]”You’re right about that. Even when we do everything right, bad things still sometimes happen. There are some things we have the power to control, but the hardest thing to admit is, especially for people in our line of work, is that sometimes we’re powerless”[/color]

[color=00ffff]”Yeah… Maybe it’s just another case of that for him. Animals can get feral just as fast as they can run or jump or breathe underwater. I don’t know…”[/color] She turned her head and stared straight at Black Canary. [color=00ffff]”I know you’re looking for him, but is there something the rest of us could maybe do? Or me? I want to do something to help him, but I can’t go fight someone like this, and I wouldn’t know where to find Deathstroke anyway. How do you help someone in his situation?”[/color]

[color=Slateblue]”Unfortunately Cora for now there isn’t a lot you can do for KJ, other than to follow League orders. I know you’re worried about your friend. I am worried about him too.[/color]

Black Canary pulled up her notebook and wrote down a few bullet points to address later. She looked at Cora again, a sympathetic look on her usually stern face.
[color=Slateblue]”What you can do is be there for the Team mates who are still here. I know Kassandra has had a rough time with his absence.[/color]

[color=00ffff]”I know there isn’t much I can do, yeah.”[/color] She’d been incapacitated for a day or two, after all. [color=00ffff]”Still, they’re all going to be back here eventually. I don’t know, Metamorph’s part of the team. I don’t get it.”[/color] 

She did have a point though. Kassy probably felt like [i]shit[/i] right now. Cora made a mental note to talk to her.

[color=00ffff]”I don’t get how they can be [i]so[/i] willing to turn their backs Ja or Kila for this, when they’ve probably all made worse mistakes.”[/color]

[color=Slateblue]”Everyone on the Team has made mistakes, sometimes even endangering others. And they’re still on the Team. No one has asked for KJ to be removed from the Team. I think this is their way of trying to help him and protect themselves at the same time.”[/color]

Black Canary sighed softly. 
[color=Slateblue]”This might not be the best comparison but take what Daphne went through by being connected to the Green. She couldn’t participate in missions which may have indirectly put the Team at a disadvantage during missions, if her skills were needed. The difference with KJ is that she wasn’t a danger to the Team, she just wasn’t there.

‘They probably feel betrayed by him in some way.[/color]

She had a point, Cora had to admit. [color=00ffff]”...Pei was pretty vocal about him being kept off of missions, though. She wasn’t really nice about it either- At least Viktor wasn’t an ass about it. Just… I dunno. This sucks.”[/color]

[color=Slateblue]”Everyone is entitled to their feelings and opinions and communication is key. Of course there is a textbook way on how to communicate your feelings properly, that’s not always easy when emotions are involved and they usually are. It’s important to not get stuck in the negative emotions that cause you to lash out. Pei being vocal about the situation doesn’t mean she hates KJ.[/color]

[color=00ffff]”Wasn’t exactly easy to tell. She was being awfully shitty about it the whole time.”[/color] It was [i]really[/i] annoying, the way she snarked about how he could’ve hurt people. [color=00ffff]”Honestly, it felt like she was just making fun of Metamorph or fun of us.”[/color]

Black Canary ticked off something in her notes and returned her attention to Cora. 
[color=Slateblue]”You’re always welcome to vent here Cora, but if this is something that will keep bothering you about Pei’s communication style you should talk it out with her.”[/color]

[color=00ffff]”Yeah. I know. I haven’t really been able to stand up, or even get out of bed until today, though. So… I’ll probably talk to her. Maybe. I [i]hope[/i] I’m wrong and she just sucks at showing how she actually feels about it.”[/color] Cora shrugged.

Black Canary put down her notes and smiled sympathetically at Cora. 
[color=Slateblue]”You should take it easy for now Cora, you’ve been through a lot, mind and body both.”[/color] 

Technically speaking, that [i]was[/i] true. But that was absolutely not what Cora had in mind.

[color=00ffff]”Ehhh… If I sit still for too long, it’s going to be [i]really[/i] hard to get back up. I’ve got stuff to do. Like seeing how the rest of my team’s been doing while I was fucked up in a hospital bed.”[/color]

First on her list was Daphne.