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Working at the shelter can be very rewarding. It is in her name, after all, no matter why she has it. Other days it is frustrating, aggravating and painful. Very painful. Battered women, wives and girls on the street, coming in and making excuses.
Some times driving the car, or hell, even sitting in the car helps but other days there is nothing, nothing, that helps other than going out and finding some one, some bad man to beat up.
In this case, the irony is not lost on her.
She can hear her mother's excuses in the voices of the women and it hurts her. All she can do is give them a place to be, a safe place. She remembers laying in an alleyway herself, struggling for breath. It is hard to change, easier to just endure and live in fear.
Except it isn't all she can do. She can give these men the most frightening night of their lives. For most of them, though, it won't make them see. It won't change them and while Selina will feel better about things, truly, these men need to be put in jail and their wives need to be able to leave them. They need to be able to break the cycle. And that is not a job for Catwoman or Selina Kyle.
But she makes sure that these women can get the help they need. Harvey's card is given. Leslie's address is given. The shelter stays open. Self-defense classes are taught. And muggers and pimps in the East End have more in the shadows to fear.
Some times driving the car, or hell, even sitting in the car helps but other days there is nothing, nothing, that helps other than going out and finding some one, some bad man to beat up.
In this case, the irony is not lost on her.
She can hear her mother's excuses in the voices of the women and it hurts her. All she can do is give them a place to be, a safe place. She remembers laying in an alleyway herself, struggling for breath. It is hard to change, easier to just endure and live in fear.
Except it isn't all she can do. She can give these men the most frightening night of their lives. For most of them, though, it won't make them see. It won't change them and while Selina will feel better about things, truly, these men need to be put in jail and their wives need to be able to leave them. They need to be able to break the cycle. And that is not a job for Catwoman or Selina Kyle.
But she makes sure that these women can get the help they need. Harvey's card is given. Leslie's address is given. The shelter stays open. Self-defense classes are taught. And muggers and pimps in the East End have more in the shadows to fear.
