Re: Claudia/John
John didn't say anything for a moment, just held her as she cried. What could he say? Death happened. It sucked and hurt and then you either gave up and died yourself or you kept going. Move on and make the sacrifices worth something more than just happening. When she let go, he shook his head. "No one is going to blame Oliver, not when it's not his fault. The people here are better than that, Claudia. There's no blame to be had. And this isn't the first time someone's been hurt as a result of someone else's power coming through. It's not even the first time someone's died because of it. And everyone knows it. Not long before you arrived, someone's power went awry and a lot of people were hurt. It was how Sean's hand got broken. It was a girl who'd done a lot of fighting with us. She didn't like Troy. She got Nell and Alexis pissed at her and you know what happens when people piss off our redheads," he teased, flipping a lock of her own red hair. "But, even then, no one blamed her. And it would have been very easy to do, since she died herself. But, no one did.
"Sure, he'll probably blame himself. I think most of us would. But, it was a tragic accident that couldn't have been predicted or prevented. The only guilt placed on his shoulders will be what he puts there himself. Speaking of powers, however... Oliver's not the only one who got a new one today. It looks like your second power was triggered by the emotional stress."