Sixteenth Power - Video

[thecrowingtobe]

[The video comes on, yes, one mistake. Fiddling hands that look as if they have blood on it. The sound of someone breathing heavy, fast comes through past the bloody hands that seem to be fumbling with the device.]

He should have been dead huh. He’s dead isn’t he? Shit, shit, shit, shit, shit... that shouldn’t have happened. What the hell is

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[audio]

[steel_goddess]

Claudio? Claudio! Are you alright? What happened?

[audio]

[thecrowingtobe]

[hour or two later...]

N-nothing. Samus. Nothing. I'm alright. We aren't hurt or nothing. Swear.

[audio]

[steel_goddess]

[They aren't hurt? So it's not his blood. Someone else's blood? Who's then?]

What did you see? Is...someone dead?

[audio/private]

[thecrowingtobe]

[He's still uncomfortable, but considering that Samus is the one helping him learn to control one of his powers and has been sparing with him, he's actually comfortable enough to talk with her more too.]

Just... it's... I don't know. Some man. He was hurt then...[a pause, clearly shaking his head for a moment] I don't know who it was. Trauma and I are fine. Just... something weird is all. These riots are... bad.

[audio/private - heavily encrypted]

[steel_goddess]

Claudio calm down, take a few deep breaths and simmer for a sec. [She's trying to use authoritative, but she's not used to that tone, it's just not in her nature.]

Sit down for a second, take a breath and tell me what happened.

[audio/private - heavily encrypted]

[thecrowingtobe]

[Trauma spent a hour or more trying to calm him down as well. Which worked. But when he starts thinking too hard on it it starts to stress him out again.]

I'm calm. I'm down. I just... it... wasn't my blood. Some guy we saw. He was bleeding everywhere. That's... that's all. Wasn't... much to do for him. I tried though.

[video/private - heavily encrypted]

[steel_goddess]

[Ah. Her voice softens and Samus swaps over to video so she can talk 'face-to-face', sort of.] Are you alright? I know you're not hurt, I mean really alright.

[video/private - heavily encrypted]

[thecrowingtobe]

I'm alright. I'm not hurt or scratched or bothered or anything I'm... [It takes him a moment longer before he bothers to go to video, but he does switch over after a moment. Tired looking. Clearly made it home though by now. Washed up so he's not bloody. A little wet really, from a shower. See? Better]

I think I'm alright... I think I upset Trauma more then anything.

[video/private - heavily encrypted]

[steel_goddess]

Well, death is a pretty reasonable thing to freak out over. It's good that he cares enough to be worried though yeah? Are you home and safe now? The streets are no place for anyone right now, not even Avengers.

[video/private - heavily encrypted]

[thecrowingtobe]

Yeah, I guess... [Though a death wasn't all of it. He's a little weirded out over the new... power. And... what it means from his past. Still, he gives an awkward and tired nod] We're home. Cleaned up and stuff already. Sorry if I worried you.

[video/private - heavily encrypted]

[steel_goddess]

It's alright, friends worry about each other, it happens. If you're home and safe and Jinx hasn't murdered you and left you in a ditch, then I can't ask for much more.