Jemma | Gabriel.
It doesn't really balance out the body count. But it's something, I guess.
The Company wasn't particularly moral with how they ran their operations. It was more of a means to an end set-up. If they thought playing dirty was how they needed to get what they wanted, they wouldn't hesitate. And people able to copy the abilities of others are... rare. And useful. No matter how they manage to do it.
Clairsentience. Basically, she was able to glean information and memories through touch. Either on objects or on individuals. In actuality my ability is supposed to work... similar to an empathetic connection. If I understand the person, I can acquire their ability. I don't understand it with the finite and initiate completeness that I do if I rip it out of their head by force, but they're still alive. And trial and error isn't that difficult with most abilities. Some are even passive and don't really have to be thought about too hard.
Especially when they lie to someone whose reaction to being lied to is psychopathic rage and killing sprees. Though, technically, I think in the fallout I only killed... two people? Maybe three? I'll be honest, I was aiming for more, but getting a piece of glass jammed into your skull kinda puts a sudden and violent stop to things.
I do think about that most of the time. That and that I never would have been able to maintain it without help. It's odd... but every time I actually got close to improving, it was because I had someone else backing me up. And every time I got worse, it was because I was alone.