Fly me to the moon

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Conrad Laughlin was a man on a mission.  More than anyone besides his specialists knew of.  The Justice League's Watchtower satellite required minute-by-minute updates and maintenance.  This is not something normally handled by its members, so tech support is always moving through.  

The background check is well and truly exhausting.  One day's work requires a month of informational requests, as well as interviews with family, and what appeared to be a "spirit sniffing" from a rhyming gargoyle.  That was the strangest part of the entire day so far.  The fact Laughlin's packed lunch now bore the faint smell of brimstone was just an added bonus. 

He wasn't able to bring any of his own tools as everything necessary would be provided by the League staff, and a schematic as to what he'd be facing was completely out of the question.  Conrad was working blind here, but when your client bases itself on universal security, its a moot point. 

Turning to the worker next to him in a rather bright orange (with garish blonde work-boots), he spoke quickly.  "If the pay for this wasn't ridiculous, I'd almost do it for the sights.  Where are you out of?"

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A shadow works its way into the sealed cell, one that's adapted to the hazardous breathing conditions by simply not doing it.

It moves its way into a small coil, waiting on the proper moment.

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The man in the control room might be blind; the feline is not. Cake lets out another little growl, and his tail twitches, his attitude one of an attentive hunter.

Kip lifts his chin ever so slightly in a posture of listening.

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The shadow arches up, its jaw unhinging and quietly moving to the target. Copperhead was deadly, and almost beautiful in his grace, focusing right on Kip, and only barely noting the cat staring intently at him.

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Copperhead's gaze is kind of useless on the blind guy and the cat simply does not care. With an extremely annoyed hiss Cake launches hself at the villain's throat, all for sets of claws extended.

Kip presses a button on the panel near his hand and around the station the artificial gravity vanishes for a split second before returning at double Earth's gravity. Then a taser-type current is run through the flooring.

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Copperhead had timed it perfectly, going directly at Kip with his teeth bared, and could almost taste his flesh.

Instead, the villain is met neck-first by Cake, thrashing around in the control room in a vain attempt to dislodge the cat. Copperhead's costumed tail slashes into the air, brushing past Kip before the gravity changes crush him into the floor.

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Job done, Cake bounds off while his owner remarks, "I apologize in advance, sir," and then kicks Copperhead right in the chin.

The blind guy's got martial arts training. Who knew?