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[hostage]

You know, you're really not selling me on this idea like at all.

[morethan084]

Well if you just wore a leotard you would look ridiculous.

Get an actual suit. Like Iron Man.

[hostage]

Seriously? You want me in charge of a weapon of mass destruction?

[morethan084]

Not like his exactly. I just mean something other than colorful spandex.

[Daisy reached out to shove him in the arm.]

Shut up.

[hostage]

[Jesse flashes her a grin.]

You're right, though. I thought about getting myself some body armor. And a helmet.

[morethan084]

With cool gadgets attached, right?

Maybe a holster for blood viles.

[Now it's her turn to poke fun.]

[hostage]

You know, some people like my blood.

[He's teasing. He doesn't expect her to like his blood.]

[morethan084]

Yeah. If they're vampires maybe.

[Okay. Enough teasing.]

Are you serious about thinking of getting a suit?

[hostage]

[Yes, vampires. Exactly.]

Gotta shield my brain and my heart, at least. I can survive most things, but not a straight-up kill shot.

[morethan084]

...Wait, seriously?

[She thought he was actually completely immortal.]

[hostage]

I mean, it's not like I ever tested it. But the nanites would revive me faster than my power could, if I had a hole blown clean through my brain. Shit, I don't even know how many months I'd be brain-dead if it was all up to me.

[morethan084]

Maybe you should actually speak to Tony about at least getting a helmet made.

[hostage]

[...Oh, is she worried about him?]

I'm not sure how useful it'd be, unless I'm wearing the damn thing everywhere.

[morethan084]

[Duh.]

Good point.

Sorry. I just thought you were actually immortal.

[hostage]

Technically, I am. The really, really slowly regenerating kinda immortal.

[morethan084]

Well, let's just hope you never have to find out if getting shot in the head works or not.

Have you ever been shot before?

[hostage]

Oh yeah. Not as many times as I been stabbed, but yeah.

[morethan084]

Wait, what?

[hostage]

What?

[Is that really surprising?]

[morethan084]

You've been stabbed? And shot at? And stabbed some more?

[YES IT IS!]

[hostage]

Um... I mean, not to freak you out or anything, but... If somebody can do it to a human body, it's probably been done to me.

[This life, it has not let him off easy.]

[morethan084]

[Daisy doesn't say anything, she only responds with one nod as she turns her head away from him.

It's not like her life hasn't been threatened before, but she's never been stabbed at.]

I'm going to teach you self defense.

[hostage]

I don't really need it anymore, with my power.

[The leveled-up version, he means.]

[morethan084]

Yes. You do.

Just because you can heal doesn't mean you should let anyone get that close to you in the first place.

[Daisy turned her head to look at him again.]

I could easily destroy people with just my powers if I wanted to. But I can't always do that.

[hostage]

I'm not talking about my regen. I'm talking about my other power.

[He's about to freak her out some more, isn't he?]