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hanna scares chuck norris (adaptordie) wrote in colligo_threads,
@ 2012-05-04 16:32:00

Entry tags:

hanna heller, sherlock holmes

WHO: Hanna Heller and Sherlock Holmes
WHAT: Hanna is injured. Sherlock tries to help.
WHEN: Mid-afternoon
WHERE: The X-Mansion
RATING: TBD
STATUS: In Progress

Although most of the people in the city seemed to have been recently affected with some strange change or another, thus far Hanna had, fortunately, managed to avoid such a thing happening to herself. While she was rather relived of that fact - particularly as she shuddered to think what would happen if she were changed in some way - she also found herself growing more and more restless. She knew there was every chance that she likely would have felt that way sooner or later even without the changes taking place around her, but she was fairly certain that the feeling had been sped up a bit by having the very few that she knew in the city suddenly either not themselves or preoccupied by those around them not being themselves. Regardless of the reasons, though, she had finally decided to do something to entertain herself and had wound up seeking out the one area of the mansion where she knew without a doubt that was possible.

The Danger Room was, by and far, her favourite part of where she was staying. Unlike the kitchen, where so many seemed to flock to escape others, the Danger Room was, more often than not, actually devoid of life. And, on those rare occasions when it wasn't, all she had to do was wait for whoever was using it to exit and then she was free to explore the various programs herself without worrying about being interrupted. Obviously, some of the programs were strictly off limits to her as they were designed for those with abilities that she didn't possess. However most of the ones in the database were right up her alley. And really, it wasn't as though she wasn't accustomed to being in situations a bit outside of her normal scope of abilities anyway. That was practically how her entire life up to date had gone.

Unfortunately, while Hanna was unquestionably talented at getting out of situations that most would never survive, she also was rather good at one other thing as well: forgetting her own limitations. For instance, most people who had been shot less than three weeks earlier wouldn't even dream about picking a program that really tested them in any significant form. However, Hanna wasn't most people. Fighting to survive came as second nature to her as breathing and she wasn't about to stop pushing herself to her absolute breaking point just because she happened to have a hole in her hip that wasn't fully healed.

So she'd gone into the Danger Room and selected a program that she probably shouldn't have selected. Then she'd spent the next hour fighting computer generated foes and figuring out ways to escape what appeared to be inescapable situations with nothing more than the tools around her, her own ingenuity, the gun in her hand and the clothes on her back. And finally, when she'd defeated the program in three very different, yet equally efficient, ways she exited the room.

Then she came to a complete stop. Sweat-soaked, limping ever so slightly, and with a patch of bright red blood coating the area of her left hip, she stared at the only other person in the hallway for a long moment before finally tipping her head in acknowledgement. "Hello," she murmured finally, unsure of what else to say or do.

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ifimnothungry
2012-05-06 11:14 pm UTC (link)

"Immensely," Sherlock said as he glanced back over his shoulder at her, his attention turned back to trying to scrub the blood off the inner areas of the document so that it could be fully opened without the two sides fusing to each other. "I'm barely a blip in the global chaos back in my own reality. Beyond Scotland Yard and those who hear about me through word of mouth, I may as well not exist. To suddenly have a rather enamored crowd of admirers here who have some sort of expectations for me is a bit more than I'm used to," He said, scrubbing back towards the areas of the document before pulling back and studying it for a long moment. "I think that might do it."

He said the words as he picked up the bit of paper, blowing on it lightly to dry the slightly damp areas before gently pulling at the two sides and laying it open.

His eyes glazed back and forth over the results, a bit stunned at what was presented in front of him. The classified government document, CIA from the stamp, was outlining a set of genetic results that, well, that didn't look the least bit natural in Sherlock's understanding. He knew well enough how to read out of these print outs, and there were a number of anomalies that jumped out in his mind's eye immediately. And while, normally, he might have kept quiet about it, his mind and the honest being forced onto him just wouldn't allow it. "Are these...your genetic markers?"

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adaptordie
2012-05-07 04:51 am UTC (link)

Hanna might have said more on his answer to her question, in fact part of her wanted to say more. However before she could do so, he'd managed to get the paper open and she promptly forgot about everything else as she anxiously moved closer and peered down at it to make sure it was still in one piece. She sighed a breath of relief and was about to thank him when he, instead, asked about the contents.

"Yes," she answered as she met his gaze directly. Her expression was neutral but her eyes shone with wariness as she stared at him. "They..." She paused, not sure of the best word to use, and finally settled on, "experimented on me when I was still inside my mother. It was part of a program they developed." Her blue eyes shone brightly as she admitted, "Later, they decided to end the program and destroy the evidence."

She didn't specify that both she and her mother were the evidence in question. If he was really Sherlock Holmes, as he claimed, such a statement wouldn't be necessary. Instead, she simply explained, "Marissa Wiegler was the woman responsible for properly closing down the program. She failed in her assignment."

Pausing, Hanna hesitated and frowned ever so slightly with faint worry. "Are my genetics very troubling?" she asked bluntly. She honestly wasn't sure and was curious as to what someone who wasn't close with her would have to say about them. Particularly someone who tended to react with logic rather than emotion.

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ifimnothungry
2012-05-07 05:27 am UTC (link)

Genetic experimentation in the womb. With what looked like some impressively complex results from what this document had to say. Sherlock wasn't surprised that the Americans had worked on something like this even if it was only relative to her reality. Americans always did set their sights a little too high and then decide when the responsibility got to be too much that they'd ditch it on someone else or get rid of it entirely. Shoot first, ask questions later if at all. But all the same, he had to admit, this work was remarkable. Why anyone would want to destroy it, he couldn't for the life of him understand.

"Troubling isn't the word that I would use," Sherlock said, looking over at her with a smile as he laid out the paper on the counter to remove the rest of the stains that covered up bits of the document that were vital to the information it displayed. "This is fascinating. Far more than anything I ever expected to see in my lifetime. You are, without exaggerating anything, a perfect specimen. More perfect than even the homo superior that inhabit this building and claim to be the next step of humanity," He said, glancing back at her. "You're stronger. You're faster. You're improved in every area. There are no flaws or mutations that would inhibit your health. You will probably live twice as long as any of the rest of us as long as you don't have a fatal accident. Even then, you will probably be able to survive far more than the average individual might."

Running the crepe back over the paper and smiling a bit as he managed to reveal the rest of the information. There were still some stains left on the paper, but other than that, everything was visible. Turning back to Hanna, Sherlock held the paper back out to her. "I can see why you consider it so important."

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adaptordie
2012-05-07 09:22 pm UTC (link)

Hanna blinked in faint surprise, not certain what to make of the things he was saying. None of it came as a shock to her, of course. Upon discovering the document, she had done enough research to know what her genetics entailed. Her father, before his death, had also explained a few areas in greater detail. However, aside from him and the woman who was responsible for making her an orphan, no one else had ever really delved into such detail with the things she could do and seemed pleased about them.

Staying silent until he held the paper back out for her to take, she glanced down at it then back over to Sherlock. "With time, memories fade," she finally said. Tipping her head at the paper, she added, "Should the day come that I forget, this will serve as a reminder. Not of who I am but of what they meant for me to be." She glanced down at the paper once more. "The perfect soldier."

She neatly folded the paper and slid it into the other pocket of her jeans so as to avoid the blood this time. "Thank you," she said sincerely. "I appreciate your assistance as well as your candor."

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ifimnothungry
2012-05-08 12:11 am UTC (link)

"The candor was hardly standard operating procedure," Sherlock said with a bit of a shrug. "But I suppose sometimes absolute honesty really is the best policy," He said as he moved to wash his hands and dispose of the items that he'd used to clean the document. Clearing off the counter, Sherlock turned back to Hanna and offered her a bit of a smile. "And that may be what you were meant for, what you were made for. But it doesn't have to be what you end up as," He said. "Most thought I would end up as scientist or a scholar, but I wanted to be neither. I made myself what I am. That's the one benefit of having the freedom to do what we choose. We don't have to be anything that we don't wish to."

Turning towards the door, Sherlock moved to hold it open for Hanna, "And now that that's all taken care of," He said. "No real reason to linger around in a place like this."

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