"Get outta here if you don't know"

[takeitslow]

Who: Peter (takeitslow), Wanda (seeingscarlet), and You
When: 15th to early 18th in the medbay, late 18 to the 23rd in the hold
Where: Medbay and the Hold
What: Directly after this. Peter really screwed up and now he's hanging out in the medbay until he recovers. Later he hangs out in the hold. Wanda's around to feild all your questions about how stupid her twin is.
Warnings: Discussion of character death, violence, and severe injuries



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Medbay Pain Train | OTA

[seeingscarlet]

[She feels it the minute she sets foot outside her shielded room and is staggered by the sheer force of it hitting her all at once. Somehow her feet get her to the medbay, but the journey is lost in a fog of panic and burning scarlet and pain. She feels like she's back in the church again; all this power rendered useless to prevent her worst nightmares from coming true yet again.

Peter is heavily medicated, but though he drifts in and out of consciousness Wanda rarely leaves his side. Sometimes she is numb, not entirely here and staring with unfocused eyes at their joined hands. This is her fault. She could have stopped this with a flick of her wrist a long time ago, but...surely Steve and Billy would not have approved. And her anger is a dangerous, volatile thing that even frightens Wanda sometimes.

But when being 'better' and a 'hero' comes at this kind of price, it's hard to want to keep the raging storm waiting under her skin in check.]


((ooc: either format is fine!))

[tearmeanewone]

[By now, Elizabeth has been briefed on what happened. Not the why, but certainly the events of the day that have landed Peter in the medbay and Wanda over him. She doesn't know what she's going to say when she approaches Wanda and sits down next to her. She has an official job to do, yes, but Wanda is her friend. She knows that Wanda's already lost her brother in her timeline, losing another would be a devastating blow.]

[She lets some silence hang between them before speaking.] I'm glad he's going to be alright.

[seeingscarlet]

[Elizabeth's presence is normally comforting, although Wanda's unsure whether she's here as a friend or in an official capacity or both. Still, she makes a pathetic attempt at a smile as her friend sits. It's so bad even Wanda can tell she's failing at pretending she's okay and she sighs.]

But for how long? This is not the first time they have fought. Rinzler is not going to stop, not after this.

[tearmeanewone]

[Elizabeth takes this in, watching Peter sleep for a moment, trying to sort out what she has to do for the crew versus what she wants to do for Wanda. Surely there has to be a way to do both...]

No, he seems inherently violent and prone to seeing the world in very basic terms. He contacted me after Ploiatos' cell was opened by Sans and Papyrus, demanding to know why we haven't thrown him out the airlock.

...Wanda, can you tell me anything that could help me solve this? [She says, turning to her friend with conflicted eyes.] We can't separate them, we can't throw anybody out an airlock, there has to be a thread we can trace back to.

[seeingscarlet]

I can't read someone without a brain. But I've seen Peter's memories. Rinzler threatened me and Peter tried to handle it alone. I didn't know.

[Her hands clench into fists, nails digging into her palms.]

Rinzler's dangerous. He doesn't care who he hurts. Even if you could separate them, how long would it be before this happens to someone else?

[allyisun]

[Allison is upset when she visits the medbay to make sure Peter isn't dead or dying or something. Upset. Angry, scared, sad, worthless... She's a mess, but she tries to keep it inside.

It makes her throat tight to see Peter so still in a hospital bed. Tears prick her eyes at the way Wanda holds his hand. She's talked with Wanda at the café, but never about Peter.

Allison is upset and the words slip out, hoarse and foolish.]

Was the other Peter this stupid? [A beat.] Fuck. No. I don't- that wasn't- sorry. I'm sorry. I- I'm sorry.

[The last apology is directed more at Peter's unconscious form than Wanda. She wipes her misty eyes.]

[seeingscarlet]

Pietro.

[The correction is numb and automatic; Wanda doesn't even look up. This is something she's asked herself over and over since she learned what happened. Would Pietro have told her sooner? Would he have even needed to?

Either way, she thinks this would have happened differently. Peter doesn't have the same life experiences and doesn't know to rely on her. He's too used to being the big brother, to expecting complete honesty from her while keeping anything dangerous safely out of her sight.

Maybe it was foolish to think that she could treat them both the same way.]

He's an older brother.

[allyisun]

Sorry.

[She's so sorry about so many things, the top of which is about how useless she's been. Could she have done something to prevent this? Should she have known Peter was planning something? Was she too pathetic for him to even ask for her hell?

So many 'what ifs'.]

That's what he told me. [She gives a little laugh with little humor.] Even though you're older than him, he's still the older brother.

He was always more like a younger brother to me. Stupid, immature brat...

[She insults him because she's angry and she cares, and damn, now she's actually crying.]

[seeingscarlet]

[Wanda's sorry about a lot of things too. Maybe there was nothing she could have done to stop this, but it's hard not to second-guess letting Peter convince her to show him what happened to Pietro. She can't shake a lingering suspicion that it might have been what finally pushed Peter over the edge.

She looks back to him, eyes dry but distant. Crying came easier earlier in the day when she was alone.]

We will do terrible things for love.

[And the Maximoffs have never been the types to do things by halves.]

[realitywarped]

[He's barely met Peter, somehow Quicksilver from yet another universe not their own. Not much like Pietro Maximoff, is about the only impression he has. He's not really here for him, though, attention more on the figure next to the bed.

He likes Wanda well enough, after all. And she is, without a doubt, one of the most terrifying people on this ship, after Billy. Loki knows well enough to never underestimate anyone who might perhaps be pulled under the rough Maximoff family tree, no matter what universe they come from. His visit is half to talk to Wanda as something approaching a friend, half to make sure she isn't about to rip the ship apart in search of revenge- something else Maximoffs seem prone to, back home.

He approaches softly, fingers reaching to rest on Wanda's arm. It's potentially not the safest route when dealing with a distracted and possibly distraught person of some power, but Loki's fairly sure he can dodge- and besides, life's no fun without a little danger.]

Wanda? Have you left the medbay at all today?

[seeingscarlet]

[Fortunately this Wanda is not as prone to terrifying levels of collateral damage as her alternate universe self. Her rage is a much more focused thing and the only person with reason to be (very) afraid right now is Rinzler.

Perhaps it's more terrifying that she has enough power to literally burn someone out of existence and not touch a single thing around them.

But for now she is just lost in her own thoughts and memories. She's aware of someone coming in, of course, but Wanda still startles at the touch.]

...Loki? [The emotional exhaustion is evident in her voice.] What time is it?

[In other words, no. She hasn't.]

[realitywarped]

Time for dinner, then. Luckily for you, I can provide.

[He raises an eyebrow at her, fingers closing around her wrist. Verity never minded the physical contact, Billy certainly doesn't- he just hopes it works much the same for Wanda.]

You're going to insist on eating here, aren't you?

[He's not sure that's really the best plan, but then again, what does Loki know of grief and worry on this kind of scale?]

[seeingscarlet]

[Dinner? She's really lost a lot of time, then, but it's not exactly surprising. If she was hungry, she's not sure she'd know. Wanda's had a lot of practice at ignoring her body's wants and needs, after all.]

I don't know if I can eat.

[Her stomach is all twisted up in knots and food might not actually stay down at her current stress level. But Wanda doesn't pull away from the hand at her wrist, won't struggle if he tries to pull her out of here. Loki's a lot stronger than she is, she's running on fumes, and she doesn't trust her control of her powers right now, even for something as minor and harmless as rooting herself to the spot.

Rinzler's the only person she actually wants to hurt, after all.]

And...I don't think I should leave him.

[What would Peter think if he woke up again and she wasn't here? She doesn't trust him not to jump to the worst conclusion in his current mental state.]

[noassgardian]

Wanda?

[By the time he hears what's happened, he's there, both worry for Peter and Wanda fueling him to hurry to the medbay to check on things, to see what's really going on. It's always so much easier to gauge how someone is doing by actually seeing them after all.

When he approaches Wanda, he doesn't sit to join her, but he does slip his hands on to her shoulders-- a comforting gesture he hopes.]

Hey...

[seeingscarlet]

[Wanda's shoulders are tight and tense, curled forward and inwards like the rest of of her. They relax a little, but otherwise she doesn't move except to turn her head. It's Billy, so she tries for a smile. It's the world's most unconvincing failed attempt at a smile, but she's had a rough day. Cut her some slack.]

He's going to be all right.

[noassgardian]

[He'll be all right...

He lets out a relieved breath at that and gives her a reassuring squeeze.]

And how about you?

[seeingscarlet]

[She looks away to study the hem of the blankets. Not good, if the tension returning to her shoulders is any indication.]

I...did not think I would miss people being afraid of me.

[visionarie]

[After a soft knock, he waits a half minute before he enters the occupied room and stops.]

I apologize... I did not mean to disturb you.

[seeingscarlet]

[Well, at least he actually used the door this time.]

It's all right. It's hard to wake him.

[Wanda might know this from a bit of unwanted experience - it looks like she might have been crying recently.]

[visionarie]

[The evidence of her crying is clear for all the world to see, clearer still for someone like him. It causes him to pause at the door, unsure if he should intrude until she gives her permission, and he slowly steps inside.]

He will recover.

[He reassures, as he takes a better look at her.]

You look... tired.

[seeingscarlet]

I know.

[It's just hard to look at Peter and not have flashbacks to Sokovia. Once again, this was entirely preventable and once again she's failed him.]

I'll be all right. [Maybe? Probably? She doesn't even know what time it is; the hand with the MID is currently occupied.]

[skelepun]

So this is what that looks like from this side.

[Leaning against the door jam, occupying a space that was definitely empty a few moments ago, Sans shuffles his hands deeper into his pockets. It's not a pretty sight, and one that's nostalgic for all the wrong reasons. He remains in the doorway, waiting to receive permission -- explicit or implied -- before entering further into the room.

These two have had enough invasions for a lifetime.]

How is he?

[It's a roundabout way of asking how Wanda is, but one that Sans knows he'd prefer if their shoes were reversed. He's got a brother, too. They always come first, in their own way.]

[seeingscarlet]

[That invitation comes in the form of an almost laughably failed half-smile. Wanda feels oddly numb and detached by this point; it's like all of this is happening to someone else and she's just stuck in the passenger seat.]

He will be all right.

[So better than her Pietro. It could have been so much worse.]

But I don't know what happens now.

[Are they going to seal his powers the way they did to Ade? That would destroy a small part of Peter, she's sure of it. And Rinzler's certainly not going to let this rest when they let him out.]

[skelepun]

[That small comfort, the knowledge that this time your sibling is alive despite all the rest, is one Sans reads in the creases of her expression with ease. Not too hard to recognize something you felt yourself not too long ago.]

Well, there's going to be judgement. [Sans settles beside her, laying out the next few steps as plainly as he can. Wanda doesn't need the walk through, he knows that, but it's comforting to have some sort of plan. At least, that's what people tell him.] And then after that, Peter will be free again and we can both give him a piece of our minds.

[He tries for levity, winking in her direction at the joke. His exhausted eyes cut some of the mirth, unfortunately.]

[seeingscarlet]

[Wanda shakes her head. That wasn't what she meant.]

Rinzler is not going to stop.

[He can't, whether by choice or programming. And to think that all of this started over mostly harmless teenage trash talk.]

There are many people Peter cares about who wouldn't be as lucky as me if Rinzler attacked them.