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Title: Total Eclipse of the Sea
Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015)/Shoujo Kakumei Utena | Revolutionary Girl Utena
Rating: T
Length: 1087 words
Characters/Pairings: Kara/Anthy (mostly implied/offscreen)

Tags: Crossover, Crossover Pairings, Knight Kara Danvers, Bisexual Female Character, Ambiguous/Open Ending, Dueling, Mystical Elements, Magic, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Temporary Amnesia, Fairy Tale Elements

Notes: Written for Escape the Iron Triangle 2019. We had two days to write something and matched only on tags, not on fandoms or characters. We had two days to write and post.

My recipient asked for some canonical Kara Danvers tags and for 'Crossover Pairings.' When I looked at my recipient's fics and gifts on AO3, I came up with a list of things I could write and ended up with this.

I stole the title from a recent xkcd because it fit Utena.

The rating is mostly for Utena canon being Utena canon but also includes consideration of/references to Kara's losses. The choose not to warn is because I'm really not sure about whether or not this ought to be labeled underage given that nothing happens in frame. There are hints at the end that there might have been something physical going on.

Summary: Kara didn't want to fight the first duel, and she was never sure, after, why she did. She just knew that she was faster than Saionji and stronger. The sun overhead wasn't the yellow that she'd expected, but it wasn't the sun of Krypton, either. She didn't need a sword because she had the cutting edge of loss and the strength of a task chosen. She couldn't remember who she was supposed to protect, just that that person wasn't Himemiya Anthy.

Story at AO3.

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I survived today’s interview. I didn’t expect not to, though, and I still don’t know what will come of it, I’m still freaking out a bit. At least this guy understands table top rpgs as not easily monetized. He did, however, ask me repeatedly whether or not a doctor had told me I couldn’t drive. None have, but that’s mostly because I already didn’t. I don’t see any way that I would pass a driving test or course, given my physical issues.

This is just a fight I don’t want to need to have. My anxiety is where it was two decades ago, and I’m losing my hands in two different ways. I don’t see very well, and my hearing is a bit iffy. I have particular trouble following words if there’s a vibratory sound— a fan, a dishwasher, a lawnmower, traffic — in the background. That’s a big reason I want captions. Of course, then I’m left with the glasses issue. I can’t read tv captions with my computer glasses or my screen with my distance glasses. The bifocals only work for my screen if I use one hand to move them so that I can look through the right bit. I can’t do that and type. This is a big reason why I’m muddling along without using my glasses much. Swapping glasses is challenging because I have to find the right pair, get them out, put the other pair away, and then do it all again when I need to manage a different distance. I can fit one pair of glasses in my purse; two or more means an additional bag. My hands hate the glasses cases I have, and I have issues with zippers, snaps and buttons now.

While I was inside the library having the interview, someone on my side in Ingress went through downtown and cleared out a lot of portals without capturing them. That means I captured about 60 portals today. I need about 340 more for the badge. It will be slow going though because I’m low on gear. I’d normally need a lot of bursters for clearing and capturing that many portals. I considered trying the Harry Potter game, but it has time and accuracy components that I really can’t manage. I never tried Pokémon Go for similar reasons, and there are bits of Ingress (glyph hacking) that I avoid. I don’t want to deal with the hand tremor combined with trying to perform under pressure. The rewards aren’t sufficient to justify the anxiety.

We have three tarot decks posted on eBay. One even has a bid. The current plan is for Scott to walk Cordelia through these and then have her manage the other things. Most of what we have is tarot decks, so packing them for shipping shouldn’t be too bad.

Scott’s parents visited yesterday for more yard work. Scott’s father considers it very important that we get rid of the old screen door that’s in the garage. Maybe I can have Cordelia make the call to see if Habitat for Humanity wants it enough to pick it up.