entranceway | 2nd Hack//Audio

[When the audio clicks on, Skye is very clearly in the middle of panicking, she sounds close to hyperventilating, in fact, and it takes her a long time to speak. When she finally goes to, she stops and starts, more than once, like she can't quite get it out. It takes very little time to realize she's crying from the hitch in her voice when she does actually start talking, though it's probably obvious long before.]

I-..It's Simmons. I can't-... I don't know what to do. I- I don't know what to do. I-

[She stops, unable to continue right away, it sounds like she can't quite catch her breath and she lets out a warbling sound like a sob. Skye's very rarely completely lost for answers or a way to even begin, and that's enough to be terrifying to anyone who knows her.]

I don't know what happened- Or- I-

[ Skye can't bring herself to flat out say it. She can't. This has to be part of this whole nightmare horrible thing, but it's not, and it's real, and Skye's got blood under her nails and she just wants to wake up. Skye's voice catches again, and she doesn't continue. the audio rolls for a moment or two more before it cuts out.]

[OOC: backdated to very soon after Simmons' run in with Meg.]

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Skye?

[The sound of her voice, the way she's stuttering and falling all over herself has him a bit scared. As of late, Skye's been a pretty grounded, strong individual; a lot like May in ways.

And yet here she is, sounding absolutely broken.]

Skye, what happened to--is Jemma...are you both alright?

Oh god, Fitz.

[She says it as if she suddenly realizes that she has to tell Fitz what happened as opposed to actually calling his name. She pauses for a long moment before answering.]

Fitz, she's...Um. She's-No no, she's not.

[Pardon her, she's having a problem with the word 'dead'.]

....What happened to her?

[His voice is steady despite the desire to freak out that he feels, glad that he opted for audio that way Skye can't see the way he's shaking, eyes closed tightly.]

I don't know.

It's like-[It's like something tried to tear her apart, but Skye isn't about to say that. Not to Fitz anyway. She's got to keep it together, and the fact that she can't in the face of this is enough to make her want to sob. It's Simmons, how is she supposed to be okay?]

Something attacked her.

[The hitch in his breath is easily heard despite his attempts to muffle it, Fitz clamping a hand over his mouth for a moment before he can manage a response.]

..where....where are you?

Somewhere by the Clinic. Fitz, you shouldn't-

[Skye pauses again, unsure what to say or how.]

You shouldn't see. You really really shouldn't.

[Between the fact that it's Simmons and it's Fitz as he is and the fact that Fitz is as fond of bodies as she is, she just knows that would go badly. She wont stop him if he pushes, but she wants to try and protect him, silly as that sounds even to her right now.]

[He knows that she's right but a part of him wants to be there not only because it's Jemma but because Skye's by herself having to deal with this. But he can't stop trembling, he can barely form words...would he really be of any use to her?]

Is...does Coulson...does he know? Is he--is someone coming at least?

I think. I think he is.

He sounds like he is.

[Skye is sure he's going to, because it's Coulson. And she can find someone if he can't. She's not about to let Fit walk into this, okay. Not if she can help it.]

Where are you?

In...In my room.

[For now. He really is itching to come find her because especially if Coulson was going to be there, he'd be able to keep himself together at least.

But the difficult part was actually leaving.]

Skye are you...are you.....you can come here. Later. If you need to.

[Skye nods, and then realizes he can't see her, and she pauses before answering out loud. She wants to check on Fitz, that's true, because she can't imagine how he feels right now, but he also understands how awful this feels after everything in a way nobody else does and she just wants to hide.]

Yeah if that's-

[She stops and starts again, because he offered. It's okay just to go, right?]

I'll be there later, okay?

Alright. Yeah that's...that'll be good.

[He goes quiet for a moment, torn between sitting in a corner of his room and breaking down and trying to stay strong.]

If there is anything that I can do, you'll let me know, right?

I promise.

[Skye says very certainly. Because if it were her she'd want to help. Even if she wouldn't call him into this unless it were absolutely necessary she will still let him know that she would.]

I'll see you later. Keep an eye out?

[Even if she can't see him, the relief is audible in his tone that she's willing to make that promise.]

I will. Be careful, Skye.

You got it.

[Skye clicks off and goes to work trying to get things taken care of. A while later, Skye makes her way to Fitz, and when she arrives at his door she looks pretty horrible. Whenever he opens it, he'll find her looking very subdued, moreso than he's probably seen her since...Possibly ever. She's taken the time to clean up, mostly so she wont show up at Fitz's door with Jemma's blood on her. That sounds like the worst thing she could ever do, and she's not willing to. Her hair's wet, her eyes are red and she can't seem to keep a neutral expression, her mouth curving downward without her consent.]

....Hi.

[He'd be lying if he tried to say he hadn't been waiting around for her. It wasn't like he ventured out much as it was but in this particular situation, the engineer had forgotten about his mini-projects all together and had opted to seat himself against the wall and just wait.

Fitz really couldn't even tell you how much time had passed when there's finally a knock on his door. He pushes himself up and goes to open it, blank expression melting into a sad and worried one.]

Skye..

[He lingers for a moment, torn between two reactions before he reaches out to gently grab her arm and tug her inside.]

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