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[hostage]

[He's pretty shocked, because yeah. That would actually be his luck.]

We'll find 'em. Don't worry.

[morethan084]

[Skye isn't so convinced of that.]

Fifty people. Fifty people just disappear and they have no clue how it happened? That sounds like bullshit.

[She doesn't care who might hear them. Especially the government.]

[hostage]

The news is saying the Russians got something stronger than the porter. If that's true, they might just be able to grab any of us.

[morethan084]

[Shit.]

This is like the Inhumans vs everyone else all over again. Only a billion times worse.

[Of course he may not even know what she's talking about.]

I'm not waiting for the government to figure this one out, Jesse.

[hostage]

[He has a vague idea.]

Me neither.

[morethan084]

[And as if she can hear the gears turning in his head...]

You've got a plan?

[hostage]

Not a plan, exactly. But there's every kinda power here, plus we got trackers in our nanites. If we can find out where they're keeping our people, I think we'll be able to teleport 'em back.

[morethan084]

...Do you think a telepath could find them?

[Because she happens to know one.]

[hostage]

Professor Xavier could.

[He has a feeling that's who she's thinking of.]

Unless there's some kinda shield.

[morethan084]

How did you...?

[Was he a telepath and just failed to tell her?]

Which they've probably put up for that very reason.

[hostage]

He's the strongest telepath in the world. Even if they're trying to block him out, they might not be able to.

[morethan084]

That would explain how he was able to hone in on me the other night.

[Don't get off topic, Skye.]

Think he'd be up for something like that? I mean, that's a lot of pressure.

[hostage]

He... What?

[Sorry, he's distracted by the first part.]

[morethan084]

He found me at the swear-in without actually being anywhere near me. Just replied to one of my thoughts in my head. Kind of creepy, but pretty cool I guess.

[hostage]

Oh.

[Well, Emma Frost used to do that shit to him, too.]

You could ask him, I guess. If you two are buddies now.

[morethan084]

What's that supposed to mean?

[hostage]

I mean, if he likes you, he'll probably say yes. Right?

[morethan084]

[Is he really doing this right now?]

Seriously, Jesse?

[hostage]

[He's not aware he's doing anything.]

What?

[morethan084]

'If he likes you, he'll probably say yes'?

[Does he like her impression of his voice?]

[hostage]

Yeah..?

[morethan084]

[...]

I totally misinterpreted that, didn't I?

[hostage]

Um, maybe. Anyway, it's gotta be better for somebody he knows to ask him for a favor instead of like some total stranger.

[morethan084]

Don't you know him? You worked at his school.

[She just assumed that because, well, the name of the school was his last name.]

[hostage]

Emma Frost hired me. I stayed away from him when he was around.