Searching for answers [OPEN]

[morethan084]

WHO: Skye and YOU
WHERE: Around Heropa, Residence #031, and local diner.
WHEN: December 7th-12th
WHAT: Skye is trying to get answers as to what happened in downtown Heropa via witnesses and her own totally illegal research.
WARNINGS: Cursing

Of course things could never go right in her life, but this was a whole new level of fucked up. Her powers had been switched with Jesse's, and while she seemed to have gotten the easier to manage powers, Skye had to deal with the fact that Jesse needed her help in order to try and control hers.

So between helping Jesse, and searching for answers it left Skye with little time to sleep. Which, apparently, wasn't needed anyway thanks to one of Jesse's powers. Although it would've certainly been a lot easier without having that constant buzzing sensation running through her powers.

It wouldn't be hard to find Skye, she was all over town this entire week. Searching for answers, asking witnesses, searching on a computer she managed to swipe. Sometimes she was at her house, but quite a lot of the time she could be found at the local diner, sitting in a corner while sipping on an endless supply of coffee and researching on the laptop.

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[hostage]

Jesse answers in all honesty, "I don't know what'll happen if I see him again."

[morethan084]

Yeah, not the answer she was hoping for. "Why don't you just go to the police...?" As soon as the words were out of her mouth she remembered why. "Oh. Right."

[hostage]

Jesse looks at her for a moment. Then, carefully and without any sudden movements, he rises to his feet. "I'm sorry," he says. "I shouldn'ta come here."

[morethan084]

"What?" Skye got off the bed too, only seconds after he did.

"I didn't- I just don't understand why. Help me understand." Skye feared what he would do if he left.

[hostage]

"This isn't your problem," Jesse says. He doesn't mean to be cold. It's just that he's beginning to realize he's entangling her in a dangerous situation. The very thing he was trying to avoid. "You're not gonna understand it. I don't even understand it. But all this shit... It's for me to deal with."

[morethan084]

"Just because it isn't doesn't mean I'm not going to try and help." Skye pointed out as she got in front of the door to block him.

"No it's not, Jesse. He's manipulating you." Been there, dealt with that. He was clearly worked up, and Skye remembered how he mentioned a bit how his powers worked. How he could actually calm people down. Skye didn't like the idea of doing such a thing but right now she was pretty desperate to keep him from doing something he'd likely regret.

She remembered how he had touched her hand before he took away her hangover so she assumed it worked the same way to calm him down. God this was going to be weird.

"Jesse, you need to stop before you do something you regret." Skye told him firmly as she tried to subtly reach for his hand, knowing he may stop her if he noticed. Of course she had no idea how it worked exactly, so she could only hope it was as simple as touching someone.

[hostage]

It doesn't even cross his mind as she takes his hand, he's so preoccupied with everything else. He doesn't try to shove past her, either - too afraid that if he does, he might really hurt her. But Jesse gives Skye a pleading look. He knows he's being manipulated by Walt. That still doesn't mean Skye should get in the middle of it. "Just let me go," he begs. "Before something happens to you, too."

[morethan084]

Good luck with that. Granted she no longer has that power, Skye is pretty damned skilled at hand to hand combat and he was pretty tiny.

"No." Skye told him firmly, keeping her hand on his. Go-go gadget calm-the-fuck-down? How did this thing even work?

[hostage]

It works like that. The moment she wants it, she takes on his anxiety. Meanwhile, the knot in Jesse's stomach unwinds, his heart stops racing, and the tension leaves his shoulders. He exhales slowly, relieved even if he hasn't realized just why.

"I'm sorry," he mumbles, squeezing her hand gently.

[morethan084]

Well that anxiety had to go somewhere, she just forgot she was the one to take it on. Her stomach did a flip and she felt as though she was about to scrawl out of her damn skin, which is what made her let go of his hand.

"It's fine." Skye said quickly, hesitantly moving away from the door.

"You're not going to run out on me, are you?" Because she would tackle him if she had to.

[hostage]

Jesse shakes his head, retreating to the bed again, sinking back down onto the edge of it. If Skye wants to keep him here, there's really not a whole lot he can do about it. Not without getting violent.

"We gotta do something," he murmurs. "Get me outta the city or put me into a coma or something."

[morethan084]

"And go where exactly?" She remembered Coulson's desperation to keep her and the team safe by taking her to a secret location, it didn't exactly end well.

"I'm not going to put you into a coma, Jesse." She told him firmly as she stayed by the door, unsure if he was actually being truthful about not booking it out of the room. "We'll figure it out." Although judging by her voice, she wasn't sure what the hell she could do besides keep him here.

[hostage]

"We gotta do something, Skye." He appreciates that she doesn't want to hurt him, but they can't just rely on her ability to talk him down. He's too emotionally volatile for this power, and he knows it. "I mean, at the very least we gotta get me tranqed or something. Put me to sleep and get me away from people. I can't just keep going around like this. I almost wrecked the school."

[morethan084]

Pushing off the door, Skye's lips form a thin line as she tried to think of something else they could before resorting to something as drastic as that.

"I could teach you? How I learned to control it."

[hostage]

"I can't control it," Jesse protests, shaking his head. "You know, maybe that works for - like - normal people. Like healthy people who aren't outta their fucking minds. But I'm no good. Even on a regular day, alright? I hurt people by accident even when I don't have superpowers of mass destruction."

He draws himself up, leaning forward to look her in the eye. "I'm begging you... If you really wanna help me, then take me outta commission. Put me to sleep and lock me up somewhere. Before I really hurt somebody."

[morethan084]

"It's not like I just learned how to do it over night." There really was no point in fighting him on this, Skye was already mentally drained from pouring her heart into the research on the attacks, and worrying about Jesse now that he had her power.

"And then what? Put you on ice for 70 something years and then defrost you?"

[hostage]

"I don't care, okay?" Does she need to hear that? "I don't care what happens to me. This is your job, isn't it? Just do what it takes. Do whatever SHIELD does to every other crazy bad guy."

[morethan084]

Skye wants to tell him he's not a bad guy, but she doesn't know him that well. From what she could read though, Skye saw him as someone who just lost her way. Which she totally related to on a personal level.

"You just need to find an outlet." Yeah she's not going to give up on figuring out something else for him to do, because knocking him out was just too easy.

[hostage]

Jesse shakes his head again and reaches into his pocket, pulling out his burner. "I know..."

He begins texting quickly. A message for Joel:

My room
Under the bed
Bring the shoebox to Heropa gov res #31 ASAP
Don't open it

"...what I need." He snaps his cell phone shut.

[morethan084]

Skye wasn't about to grab the phone out of his hand, but she wasn't sure what he was about to do either.

"Who were you texting?" If that was his 'best friend' he mentioned earlier she was going to be pissed.

[hostage]

"Somebody who's gonna do what needs to be done." Joel doesn't pussy around with this shit. He wouldn't hesitate to put a bullet in Jesse's head if necessary, so drugs shouldn't be a problem for him. "Oughta be here soon."

[morethan084]

"What's that supposed to mean?" Did she have to take down whoever it was he had just sent to her house?

[hostage]

"It means I'm not gonna be your problem anymore."

Jesse gets to his feet again, stepping up to Skye. He doesn't need to wait in here. He may not be able to drive anywhere, but he can meet Joel outside.

"There's a place he can take me. I'm asking too much from you, but it's not too much for him. He'll deal with me."

[morethan084]

Like hell she was going to let him out of the room. Skye quickly stepped back in front of the door to keep him from getting out.

"You're not going anywhere." He could take it as a threat if he wanted to. "You're upset, and I get it, but I'm not letting you risk your life." Or someone elses, but she leaves that part out.

[hostage]

Jesse exhales sharply, working to keep his temper under control - which is getting increasingly difficult. "Skye," he hisses. "Either you're gonna help him help me, or he's gonna make you get outta the way."