[ Finn was worried before he even saw her, so he's not really surprised about the expression.
He is a little surprised to hear this is about Newton, though. A million questions swirl in his head, but his expression turns serious as he just nods. ]
Let's go.
[ He's already moving, really wanting to know what's going on. Though, considering what he saw and heard on the last mission, he has an idea. ]
[ Oh, he does not like the whole door locking thing. This just keeps feeling worse. ]
Nothing. Only that we were preparing to take Newton in.
[ He'd gathered enough on his own to guess that it was something up with his brain, something like a really bad seizure. But that's all he knows and he's not going to ask the doctor to spill information about his patients. Newton, too, looked too worn out for conversation. ]
[Exhaling slowly, Daisy pushes her hands through her hair as she figures out where to start.]
I found him first, and Blue must've heard me or--
Maybe he heard Newt, I don't know.
[Hand dropping to her side, Daisy moves to take a seat on the edge of her bed. All of that panicking combined with getting thrown yesterday after touching the sphere leaves her drained.]
He connected with Newt's thoughts when he was going through that seizure, but then it wasn't Newt anymore.
[Finn's talked to a literal castle before, so this can't be the weirdest thing he's heard, right?
[ This barely hits on his Weird Scale, Daisy, don't worry. He watches walk over and sit on the bed, but he stays standing where he is, arms crossed over his chest with his hands tucked at his sides.
He didn't know that Blue was involved... After a beat, instead of asking what she means- ]
... Maybe. I know that he's done that before, at least twice.
He wouldn't say a lot, but his first time went bad somehow, said it messed him up for a little while. Just seems like that would do something psychological to a person, you know?
[ Finn's thinking more along the lines of psychology, really. Like maybe drifters leave behind temperaments, mannerisms, something. ]
More like an imprint of them? When you do that naturally, like with the Force, a connection gets left behind. It'll fade over time, most likely, but if their connection was so traumatic on him-... [ Physical trauma, anyway. ]
I don't know. Maybe that caused the seizure, maybe the seizure brought it to the front of his mind. It's too hard to say.
[ It feels weird that she's asking him, of all people, about next steps regarding this. But he's one of the guys that should know these things now. And, honestly, an answer does come to mind. ]
Block the connection he has now? Until it fades?
[ Something like that. He's heard of shielding before. Finn rubs the back of his neck. ]
People like Blue and Luke are better at that kind of thing than me, though.
[At the mention of Blue, Daisy breaks eye contact with him again. She can only assume Finn has no idea about Blue and she's not going to be the one to tell him.]
[There’s some doubt there, mostly because she’s never met this guy before. Newt is important to her, and the idea of letting someone literally into his mind that she doesn’t know? She’s going to be hesitant.]
[ Finn's lips press together, too, more in worry and a type of grimace than anything else. ]
... We can't force it on him. The best we can do is try to reassure and convince him.
I've seen what happens when someone forces themselves into someone else's mind. It's torture, at best. It could kill him. It's very different when you let someone in. Like opening a door versus breaking it down.
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Hey.
[There’s really no use in hiding the worried look on her face. Looking around, Daisy really doesn’t want any prying eyes or ears.]
My room isn’t far from here.
[And so he doesn’t have to ask,]
It’s about Newt.
[She keeps her voice low, just in case anyone might be listening in.]
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He is a little surprised to hear this is about Newton, though. A million questions swirl in his head, but his expression turns serious as he just nods. ]
Let's go.
[ He's already moving, really wanting to know what's going on. Though, considering what he saw and heard on the last mission, he has an idea. ]
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What did Leonard tell you?
[It seems like a good place to start. She knew they were in contact when she went to go get the stretcher, she can only assume he helped with Newt.]
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Nothing. Only that we were preparing to take Newton in.
[ He'd gathered enough on his own to guess that it was something up with his brain, something like a really bad seizure. But that's all he knows and he's not going to ask the doctor to spill information about his patients. Newton, too, looked too worn out for conversation. ]
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I found him first, and Blue must've heard me or--
Maybe he heard Newt, I don't know.
[Hand dropping to her side, Daisy moves to take a seat on the edge of her bed. All of that panicking combined with getting thrown yesterday after touching the sphere leaves her drained.]
He connected with Newt's thoughts when he was going through that seizure, but then it wasn't Newt anymore.
[Finn's talked to a literal castle before, so this can't be the weirdest thing he's heard, right?
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He didn't know that Blue was involved... After a beat, instead of asking what she means- ]
What was it?
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[Daisy wrings her hands out, still trying to make sense of it all.]
I could feel it too. I don't know how, but it felt awful.
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And this... violent, angry thing. You don't think that was coming from Newton?
[ Finn has an idea. It's a pretty bad idea. ]
He told me, before-... Has Newton or Hermann told you about drifting?
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[She freezes when he brings up 'drifting'. So he knows about that too.]
Newton has, briefly. Why? You think it has to do with whatever is going on?
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He wouldn't say a lot, but his first time went bad somehow, said it messed him up for a little while. Just seems like that would do something psychological to a person, you know?
[ Finn's thinking more along the lines of psychology, really. Like maybe drifters leave behind temperaments, mannerisms, something. ]
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[She doesn't like the idea of that at all. And if that was the case, who knows how long he's been like this. Was he even aware of it?]
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I don't know. Maybe that caused the seizure, maybe the seizure brought it to the front of his mind. It's too hard to say.
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So what's the next step?
[Daisy looks up at Finn again, the frown firmly planted on her face.]
He can't stay like this.
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Block the connection he has now? Until it fades?
[ Something like that. He's heard of shielding before. Finn rubs the back of his neck. ]
People like Blue and Luke are better at that kind of thing than me, though.
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Whose Luke?
[Because that name isn't familiar to her.]
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Someone from my galaxy, just arrived with the last batch. He has the same abilities that I do but he's had training.
[ And Finn's pretty sure he's just more powerful, in general. ]
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[There’s some doubt there, mostly because she’s never met this guy before. Newt is important to her, and the idea of letting someone literally into his mind that she doesn’t know? She’s going to be hesitant.]
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I guess what matters is if Newton trusts him.
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[Frowning, Daisy looks off to the side for a minute.]
We can't just spring this on him.
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We can wait a little while, maybe until he's out of the infirmary. He'll have to make the decision, either way.
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And what if he doesn't want the help?
[Because that's also a possibility.]
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... We can't force it on him. The best we can do is try to reassure and convince him.
I've seen what happens when someone forces themselves into someone else's mind. It's torture, at best. It could kill him. It's very different when you let someone in. Like opening a door versus breaking it down.
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Will it kill him? If we do nothing.
[It might not be something Finn can even answer, but he seems to understand this better than her.]
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