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Courtney hated getting injured so early on in a battle. There’s nothing more embarrassing than having both your allies and enemies watch your step dad scoop you up and retreat because you broke your leg. Unbelievable.
Pat dropped her off back at The Brownstone for Doctor Mid-Nite to treat her. Pieter immediately took her from him, taking her to his workstation to let Pat take care of things with the rest of the JSA. As much as the current Star Spangled Kid loved Charlie, she wondered why Pieter kept the owl in the medical facilities. Isn't that really unsanitary?
The worst part about this whole situation was, in Courtney’s eyes, that Mister Terrific was there with them. Every time Michael and Pieter are together, she can't understand a thing they're saying. They're always laughing about things that literally no one else knows nor cares about. You'd think they were dating. When it came to Jack, Courtney could at least ask him what he's referencing and he’d give a straight answer. These nerds, however, would get all serious and talk down to her like she knew nothing. She wasn't that dumb, she's passing sophomore biology!
This time, the pair were talking about something that had to do with cheese of all things while Pieter is taking care of her leg. They probably made some up. What the hell even is Camembert? Still, the discussion was enough to make Courtney’s stomach yell at her to feed it.
“You hungry, Court? Want me to get you anything?" Michael asked, talking to her for the first time since Pieter started on her leg.
“A ham and cheese sandwich and maybe one of Ma’s cookies would be great. Maybe some pop too-”
“Careful, I don't think she’d appreciate it if you used Oscypek on the sandwich,” Pieter butt in, causing them to laugh
Courtney sighed, wishing for it to be over soon. This was going to suck.