Kate had disappeared entirely from the public eye. When pressed for information, her staff would only offer that she was taking some time away for "personal reasons." Rumors buzzed about a rehab stay, marital issues (her wife, too, couldn't be reached)...

Finally, in the weeks after the Omega cure's discovery, she reemerged. She'd been transformed almost fully, her body entirely feline below the neck. The precise species of her mutation was unclear - laser treatments prevented the growth of any fur, and when asked, she politely but firmly insisted that she was human, and that her changed shape did not affect that.