The Causeway, July 1 Mid-Day

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Hayley didn't even have the nerves to look the GCPD officers in the eye. The fact that a Gotham City police squad car was taking her off the island, it was just demoralizing. At least they let her put her suitcases in the trunk.

They gave her a nod of acknowledgment when she asked if she could wait a moment in case anyone wanted to say goodbye. While she thought that she might come back, she was completely worried that they'd lock her up forever.

So Hayley, she was treating this like it was the big goodbye.

[ooc: Hayley's last post before going alum (and the plot will be thickening. Muhuahaha). Handwavey voicemails will have gone out that morning telling her friends about leaving and where to say goodbye (but not explaining why), so feel free to mod receiving one. tl;dr, post is open!]

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[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

Hinata had known this was coming, of course and she hadn't needed a phone call to remind her to show up.

"Hayley," she said simply, giving the police men a steady gaze for a second before turning to look at her friend.

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"Hi Hinata," Hayley said, again doing her best to feign courage in the face of what she thought was certain doom. "Sure is a nice day out today, huh?"

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

"It is," she said, smiling very slightly. "Perhaps it is indicative of a good future?"

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"I can hope," Hayley said, getting a glimmer of confidence in her voice. "Thanks for comin' to see me off. It means a lot."

[shyest-eyes.livejournal.com]

That was better. Better to go off, even in a bad situation, with some confidence than none.

"I could have done nothing else," she said gently. "Call me if you need anything, okay?"

[onlysmokesnics.livejournal.com]

"I will," Hayley said. "You'll be the first person I call, promise."

And she meant that, too.

"See you soon, right?"