[ Paying attention, asking the right (wrong) questions, pushing people and twisting their arms with deft touches so they'll tell him what they can do. His power is out in the open now, but before that, several people on this list told him of their abilities in times of personal turmoil.
He made a point not to return the favour. Was that him or me? And throughout each conversation, he's been paying closer attention than he thought in the moment. ]
Yes. [ he finishes off a bite. ] In 1945, you freed the prisoners turned test subjects of one Dr Daniel Whitehall — also known as Dr. Werner Reinhardt. Among them was a woman, Jiaying. She was being held captive precisely because of her abilities: Draining the life of others, outliving baseline humans, and accelerating her own healing. [ his gaze flickers. ] Although the SSR didn't know it at the time, she was one of many inhumans.
[ a beat, as he lets that settle. Although this is history, it rankles inside him. 'Cause he knows there's a world where he's the mad doctor, not the SHIELD rescue, and that the other Jiaying was murdered in his pursuit of Ophelia's aims. Don't. He knows which version of the story needs to be told today, when Fitz sits beside the woman who dedicated her life to eradicating the HYDRA threat.
One hand slips into his pocket, toying with the coin that Connor gave him there. ]
They're an offshoot of humanity, currently working in tandem with SHIELD or just trying to get by on their own. [ he leans back, mouth tugging downward. the science is about to get even weirder. ] Kree aliens spliced their DNA with humans, leading to bloodlines with dormant abilities. Now, once these humans are exposed to an interactant, known as terrigen mist, their abilities activate. [ removing his hand from his pocket, he performs a quick motion between them, seeing as that detail fits with his spacetime interactant theory. ] For instance, before coming here, Daisy had the ability to manipulate vibrations, causing earthquakes. [ arching his brows. then, he hesitates. his words slow as he grows more thoughtful (and finishes off his food). ]
[ splaying his hands. ] I knew another inhuman who believed that no ability was random — that each one is meant to fulfill some kind of evolutionary need and create equilibrium within the sub-species. [ biting the inside of his cheek. ] I don't know if I agree, but there's an element of synergy with our new abilities, yes. [ he tilts his head back, looking skyward. ] I've spent the better part of my career diving through holes in spacetime, chasing the people I love when they're dragged away by unseen forces, wanting for something magnificent out there, waiting on the other side — and now I can create wormholes [ snapping his fingers. ] just like that.
[ that is to say, he agrees with her. the data speaks for itself. ]
no subject
He made a point not to return the favour. Was that him or me? And throughout each conversation, he's been paying closer attention than he thought in the moment. ]
Yes. [ he finishes off a bite. ] In 1945, you freed the prisoners turned test subjects of one Dr Daniel Whitehall — also known as Dr. Werner Reinhardt. Among them was a woman, Jiaying. She was being held captive precisely because of her abilities: Draining the life of others, outliving baseline humans, and accelerating her own healing. [ his gaze flickers. ] Although the SSR didn't know it at the time, she was one of many inhumans.
[ a beat, as he lets that settle. Although this is history, it rankles inside him. 'Cause he knows there's a world where he's the mad doctor, not the SHIELD rescue, and that the other Jiaying was murdered in his pursuit of Ophelia's aims. Don't. He knows which version of the story needs to be told today, when Fitz sits beside the woman who dedicated her life to eradicating the HYDRA threat.
One hand slips into his pocket, toying with the coin that Connor gave him there. ]
They're an offshoot of humanity, currently working in tandem with SHIELD or just trying to get by on their own. [ he leans back, mouth tugging downward. the science is about to get even weirder. ] Kree aliens spliced their DNA with humans, leading to bloodlines with dormant abilities. Now, once these humans are exposed to an interactant, known as terrigen mist, their abilities activate. [ removing his hand from his pocket, he performs a quick motion between them, seeing as that detail fits with his spacetime interactant theory. ] For instance, before coming here, Daisy had the ability to manipulate vibrations, causing earthquakes. [ arching his brows. then, he hesitates. his words slow as he grows more thoughtful (and finishes off his food). ]
[ splaying his hands. ] I knew another inhuman who believed that no ability was random — that each one is meant to fulfill some kind of evolutionary need and create equilibrium within the sub-species. [ biting the inside of his cheek. ] I don't know if I agree, but there's an element of synergy with our new abilities, yes. [ he tilts his head back, looking skyward. ] I've spent the better part of my career diving through holes in spacetime, chasing the people I love when they're dragged away by unseen forces, wanting for something magnificent out there, waiting on the other side — and now I can create wormholes [ snapping his fingers. ] just like that.
[ that is to say, he agrees with her. the data speaks for itself. ]