006 - action/voice; i came in like troy walking in with pizza

[geonomy]

Who: Clay Terran + You people
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: On the Iskaulit
When: June 7th, a bit after this

[You know, Clay hadn't been expecting a day like this. All he was doing was going to the Iskaulit to do some workouts in the gym, even bopping to a tune playing in his head.

Of course, that all comes a stop when he sees the mess before he sees anyone else. Blood trailing through the hallway, like someone had been walking with it. His stomach churns a bit, and his first instinct is to flee and get someone with medical help. Like Jennifer, or Beverly, or...

But no, he's here, and he... doesn't really realize just how bad it is yet. He returns to his shuttle first to grab the first-aid box, then heads in to see who needs his help.

And upon following the trail, well... Turns out, it's a lot worse than he thought it'd be, and that instinct from before comes back full force. He's only had some lessons, he's not prepared for this level of medical trauma, he really isn't -

And that's why he'll be calling out on the comms - not video, because there are kids on the network, but it's pretty clear by the state of his shaky voice that this is definitely an emergency.]

I-I need doctors - healers, medics -

[He takes in a deep breath - ]

I need all medical personnel to the Iskaulit right now!


((ooc: Everyone's free to branch off, tag other threads, etc! This is a general rescue/medical aid post for Winter's wrecking ball.))

Comments

[text | anonymous] OTA

[privatizes]

[ and just like that, a buzz goes out to the network. ]

If you have information, dump it here.

Everyone can see it.

Who, What, When, Where, Why. ASAP.

[text]

[save_the_souls]

And why should I give any information to an anonymous person?

[Assuming this is a person]

[text]

[privatizes]

You want to share information on a public platform where everyone can access it and see it? Then do it.

If you don't, then don't.

Don't waste my time. I'm busy.

[text]

[save_the_souls]

[Well this guy is pleasant.]

Someone in the fleet went berserk. Started attacking people. It was definitely against their will, they were acting like they were in some sort of trance.

It could have been triggered by someone in the fleet, or by Atroma itself. Either's possible.

[text]

[privatizes]

Was anyone with him before he started freaking out?

Was he speaking? Did you see/hear him in person?

[text]

[save_the_souls]

I don't know. I came across it halfway.

But yeah, I saw him. I was running an errand when I heard him approach. He didn't respond to anything I said and there was no recognition of me in his face at all. Instead he just attacked me immediately.

[text]

[privatizes]

[ great. awesome. wow. ]

Is there a current (specific) location available for him?

[text]

[save_the_souls]

Even if I knew, I wouldn't share it publicly.

[text]

[privatizes]

There's a word for people who would go after someone like that, and it's called Darwinism.

But have it your way. I can find it myself.

[ by texting steve and making him do it ]

[axiomed]

[ After being dragged to the Blameless by Erik and treated for his broken ribs, Charles replies. ]

Something activated the programming in Winter. I suspect it was the Atroma. It took place in the Iskaulit early morning. I tried to reach out to him and I nearly got him back but my hold slipped before I could retrieve his consciousness.

[ There's a pause. ]

I apologize for that. It is not his fault.

[privatizes]

[ finally ]

1) Thank you for being actually useful.
2) No one else was with him when this happened? You're sure it was the Atroma?

[axiomed]

There are a lot of specifics involved. It doesn't just happen. But I cannot confirm the Atroma either. I didn't see any other lingering presence in the mind.

[ Having seeped himself into Winter's mind and trauma, Charles sincerely believe it wasn't just Winter. ]

[privatizes]

[ how powerful. and terrifying. like wanda, really, but wanda doesn't have that level of mutant voodoo. maybe she could, one day, once she works on her powers. but hopefully not anytime soon.

specifics to triggering his brainwashing. that makes sense, given only HYDRA could contorl him. charles stepping into his mind means that he must have seen these specifics (maybe) -- and if he can't confirm the atroma... ]

And you can't just shut him down?

[axiomed]

[ Charles exhales. ]

I could. But I am a little rusty of late. I don't use my powers like that, not on a regular basis. And because there are multiple layers between me and his real consciousness, I didn't want to shut him down and cause further damage. It's delicate and I won't be party to hurting a man's mind in that way. Whoever he is and whatever he's done.

[privatizes]

I don't need a list of his sins.

[ tony doesn't really know what, exactly, HYDRA had bucky do, but none of it is good. he just knows that steve has deemed bucky saveable, and tony agreed to help, and that is all there is to it. ]

You said you were almost there. Did he force you out, or did you just lose control?

[ because that is important. does winter have that ability, is the brainwashing that strong, is HYDRA that powerful.

he wishes he had his fucking suit. ]

[axiomed]

[ There's a pause. ]

I lost control. I needed more time and I didn't have that luxury.

[privatizes]

How long until you can try again without giving him brain damage?

[ though, tony shrewdly thinks, maybe re-scrambling his brains is what he needs ]

[voice]

[scrubscrub]

[She can't read very well, b-but at least she knows most of that.

... The bottom part, anyway. So she makes it a task to accomplish, because she feels completely helpless and wants to help somehow.]

U-um... I hid when I heard the loud noises. I saw Mr. Winter and I came out, because I met him before and he was really nice. We were... in the gym! But when I touched his arm he picked me up and hit me on the wall.

I tried to talk to him, but he didn't... hear me, like something was wrong with his ears, o-or something. Maybe he couldn't! But then I bit him and ran, and he wasn't very fast because his leg was hurt.

But then he hit me with a punching bag, and when I woke up next, I was with Miss Nami.

[There, everyone. She hopes that helps! In some... way...]

[voice] 1/2

[privatizes]

[ -- that is definitely a child, and tony is definitely not equipped to deal with this. ]

[voice | encrypted]

[privatizes]

[ the public feed goes dead, suddenly, but at least koala can hear a voice instead of texting. she doesn't sound that old. but tony is horribly at gauging how old kids are. he was an only child, and he hasn't exactly hung out with kids very frequently. he's not exactly 'captain father figure' over here.

but -- ]

You alright?

[ probably not given winter literally slammed a child against the wall (and tony, quickly, is starting to regret offering to help someone capable of doing that without even batting an eyelash), but he has to ask. ]

[voice | encrypted]

[scrubscrub]

Me? Oh, I'm fine! [She forces a smile.] I was used to violent people...! B-but I must admit, I've never met someone who was so quiet about it. I asked what I did wrong to upset him and apologized for it... but he didn't say anything at all.

[smile smile smile, though her brow furrows and her mouth twitches]

Did... Did anyone die? He didn't... kill anyone, did he?

[voice | encrypted]

[privatizes]

Yeah, not strictly comfortable talking about death and dying with a kid who just got punched into a wall.

[ dryly, distractedly -- used to violent people? what sort of children are they bringing on board this reality television nightmare. ]

But since you asked, no one's dead. Injured only.

[ pause ]

It's not your fault that he flipped out on you. He has some... [ how do you explain advance level HYDRA brainwashing to a little kid? ] He has some screws loose and the Atroma made it worse. He doesn't know what he's doing right now. He'll be back to normal as soon as we can knock some sense into him.

[voice | encrypted]

[scrubscrub]

... I understand.

[Ssssort of. She sorta understands. It's enough.]

I'm glad nobody is dead, though. That would be terrible...

How can Mr. Winter be helped? What can we do?

[voice | encrypted]

[privatizes]

Yeah, we're trying to figure that out.

[ steve is not going to be happy, and tony doesn't exactly have an answer for him. he has a vague idea of how to help bucky, but nothing more than that. and he doesn't have the tech available to actually do anything ]

You should probably just stay away from him until we figure it out, though.

[voice | encrypted]

[scrubscrub]

I... I understand.

Please let us know when things are... figured out. U-um. If that's okay to ask, sir.