Harry Ryan has two first names (sybarite) wrote in rooms,
Re: Osborn Estate: Jason/Gwen/Bruce + Harry
Harry stepped off of the furniture when Emily rushed into the room with squealing laughter. Even if the electrified water was gone, and the sparking magnesium too, panic told his blood and his brain that this room was still a danger. He swept Emily up in his arms so fast, like he didn't trust the floor not to morph into shark infested waters in the blink of an eye. He clutched the little girl while she made her doll 'talk' to him and dance on his head. She was oblivious to the tightrope walk of nerves that connected all of the adults in the room.
Harry tolerated it for only a moment before he hushed her with the kind of severity that made the little girl poke out her lip in dramatic displeasure. Emily stuck out her skinny arms and reached for Gwen, whining and kicking her princess slippers with impatience. If Harry was going to be mean, the little girl had an obvious new favorite.
But Harry didn't let Emily go to Gwen. He held the child tightly despite the fit she was beginning to throw at being unallowed to play. When Harry told her that it was time for her to go to bed, Emily began to cry loudly. "I want Gwen!" He glanced over Banner and Jason with obvious dislike. A pointed look eventually landed on Gwen, "I want them gone when I get back."
As for whether or not they would be gone remained to be seen, but Harry turned and marched out of the room. Emily reached over his shoulder, trying to escape back to her babysitter. Her little cries could be heard long after her tearstreaked face left the room, wails that echoed down the hall. I want Gwen. I want Gwen.