14615/Thanksgiving Leftovers

Thanksgiving Leftovers
Date of Scene:	24 November 2022
Location:	New Hope Shelter, East Harlem
Synopsis:	Skye and Power Girl go to class to find out what the hell is going on with Nick.
Cast of Characters:	Phantasm (Drago), Quake, Power Girl
Tinyplot:	Fortunate Son

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Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
It should have been a Thanksgiving evening like any other. You cook. You eat. You get tired. You sleep away your food coma, and then you respond to the random 'Happy Thanksgiving' messages that pop up on your phone.

Well. When one has had an experience that merits having to stay at the Trisk for a period until things cool down. Things rarely go to plan.

For one, Nick was supposed to have a nice boring Thanksgiving meal in his room back at the Trisk by himself or in the cafeteria. He was SUPPOSED to head back to the Trisk after helping unload the food delivery truck Wednesday evening. But the only thing that happened that Nick was supposed to do that actually happened was he let someone know where he was going. And he let them know when plans changed.

Skye just happened to get the short stick this Thanksgiving.

*Beep* 'Truck's got a lot more on it than initially thought. Might be running late.'

*Beep* 'Okay, we FINALLY got it done but I'll head back after I get some rest.'

*Beep* 'Looks like they need help with prep work. Back afterwards.'

'*Beep* 'Ok who are we kidding? Looks like I'm cooking. But staying in the kitchen.'

*Beep* 'Ok Meal's done with. Going to help with cleanup and head back. Nothing bad has happened so I think we're good.'

*Beep* 'I was wrong.'

Quake has posed:
Skye didn't mind drawing the short end of the stick. The holidays never meant that much to her. Because of reasons. And someone had to hold the fort down while the others went with their families to celebrate. She's planned on picking up a pizza.. or maybe some Chinese food on her way home.

Until Nick contacted her.

At first they were kind of hilarious. She figured from the very first he wasn't coming home until the last plate had been served - regardless of his not knowing. But when he got to the end.. "I was wrong", Skye had a funny feeling about that.

DarkSky: Give me the address. And wait.

Either he was in trouble, or she had just volunteered to sweep down the shelter, and stack chairs.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
After a message like that, one would probably expect some clarity. But as quick and abrupt that last message was, the next one took quite a bit of time to come through. Fortunately he did give the name of the shelter he was helping out at prior to leaving on Wednesday so when the requested information is provided it's more of a confirmation that he hasn't moved from where he said he would be.

*Beep* 'First off, I'm okay. Still at New Hope Shelter...'

The East Harlem's shelter address is provided in the message.

In some good news, the shelter does appear to be standing. But with the presence of police cars and a few ambulances outside the main entrance, It appears something HAS happened at the shelter.

The main hallways is mostly clear save for the smattering of NYPD and Shelter volunteers being questioned. A few volunteer workers are hanging out near the doorways that lead to the dorm area, talking with a few of the residents trying to sneak a peek at what's happening.

The doorway to the dining hall is a bit more crowded. One officer is apparently stuck with door duty as he looks to those filtering past them. There's also a sizable amount of cold air coming from the dining area. When one peeks through the entrance way, the sizable hole in the wall granting a look into the nearby ally provides sufficient explanation to the why.

And in all this mess, Nick sits at one of the community tables. An elbow rests upon the tabletop as he props his head against his head while a suited man sits across from him, seemingly asking questions and taking notes.

A mechanical stretcher rolls past, flanked by two medics and a police officer. A figure dressed all in dark clothing lays on it. Strapped down as much as possible. The hair's a mess, betraying the lack of something that had been worn over it.

Quake has posed:
Still ok. Ha! After many of Skye's missions she was still technically 'ok'.

DarkSky: You do know I'm still coming, don't you? You would be better off telling the whole truth, than piecemeal. Is that ok, but bring friends from the Trisk. Ok, but hurry it along, and I'll tell you when you arrive. Or ok, it's one of those night, and really I don't need you, but I kinda would still have you here?

As if she expected the truth. Either way, she was on her way regardless, and the closer she got told the tale.

"Holy fuck! What happened here?"

Nick was a pretty good liar as it happens. And that little bit was stored away for the future. Okay my ass.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
There's not another message after the last one. But as it appears he's otherwise engaged talking to the man in the suit. The lack of monitoring the phone could possibly be forgiven.

Or maybe he chose not to respond.

The world may never know.

Either way, judging from the look upon Nick's face, they're probably on round twenty of the suited man asking Nick the very same question Skye was asking. Judging from the other man's face, there's likely going to be a few more rounds of asking.

Skye likely got further in the past few minutes of arriving here than the suited man did. A bit of eavesdropping here and just looking there paints the general story. After the meal when the residents had gone to the other parts of the building, One of the exterior walls adjacent to the dining hall got blown out and dark suited men with guns came in. Judging from the number of men in black being carried out, it did not end well for the guys with guns.

Heck of a way to end dinner.

Quake has posed:
Skye was not adverse to using her badge in such circumstances. It cut through so much time and effort. Even if SHIELD technically called. By the time people had found that out, she had what she wanted. Like here.

"He's under our protection." He being Nick. "We'll send you the necessary paperwork, but for now, I need to talk with him alone." And she put on her 'don't fuck with me' face.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Those that Skye ends up flashing her credentials to, flash back something of their own. Mostly looks of varying expressions. Irritation and curiousity seems to be the top two. But there is indeed response to the badge.

The suited man takes longer, looking to the card and then looks over to Nick. There's a pause before looking back to Skye. "What on earth does SHIELD want with him?" There's a hesitance when he looks to Skye's expression. "...Fine. We can get you a spot in one of the classrooms not being used if you need privacy."

Quake has posed:
Ah! This? This she had plenty of practice - both illegally, and legally.

"Could I see /YOUR/ credentials?" Whether or not she was doing it, she wanted two things: His position, and to psyche him out. "It's really none of your concern what he is under our protection. In fact, by asking you may be contributing to his danger. You do know who we fight against, don't you?"

That's it, let him lead the way to the worst enemies.

Skye waited for him, before taking Nick into one of the classrooms, and closing the door.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
The suited man gives pause, looking to Skye for a few more moments. But being that she had already shown first, he sighs and pulls out his own badge, showing him to be a detective with the NYPD. Thankfully with the location of the incident, not from Hell's Kitchen.

"We'll talk later, Mr. Drago." The man in the suit allows, making point not to look at Skye when he says that, seemingly trying to regain what aire of authority he had before. "But for the time being. If you'd just follow her..."

Nick nods, getting up from his seat to follow Skye, not even letting the detective finish his sentence. Following Skye's lead he makes his way into the classroom, moving to lean against one of the tables. Once the door is closed, he looks away from it to look to Skye. "So you know, I'm not the reason why those guys need ambulances."

Well.

Not DIRECTLY...

Quake has posed:
At first Skye looks around the room for bugs and other things. Once she is certain it's safe, she turns to Nick.

"Well, d'uh." Though she does look him over again. "What happened? And by the way, until it becomes something that we have to report, the only one who I am telling is Bucky."

She sits on the teacher's desk. "Don't worry about Detective Moreau. He's going to receive an email to pack up the entire case where it concerns you and ship it to SHIELD, care of the head of the case, Agent James Barnes."

The way she says it, the cc to Director Fury, and his Captain may be a forgery. But he will never know.

She's that good.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick waits as Skye looks around the classroom. As it appears, the only form of surveillance in the building seems to be focused on the entrances into the building. Which, could explain the need to create a new door possibly.

Maybe.

Well, since when has anything in this city made sense?

The musician nods as Skye indicates she's telling Bucky. He gives a short-lived smile "Thanks." Hands rest upon the tabletop as he reflects to what happened. He looks over to the teacher's desk. "Well. We finished with the meal period and the residents had gone to the dorm areas so it was just volunteers cleaning up the dining hall. When the wall blasted open, I grabbed the nearest volunteer and went for cover. There really wasn't anything thing for me to do beyond that. There was at least one speedster in the building and they pretty much did everything."

Quake has posed:
Skye listens. And frowns.

"So, you don't know if they were coming for you, or was it just a coincidence?" It could have been. But considering his background, it's not likely.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick's recently died smile continues in it's transformation to full out frown. He shakes his head. "It's not a coincidence." He determines, looking to Skye, "When the other volunteer bolted, one of them ignored what was going on and tried shooting at me. The speedster prevented that too. And..."

He gestures towards the door, where the stretchers of the various ambulances out front were being utilized for the attackers. "Well, I don't think they were happy with them."

A thought does come to mind. "Think we can get any of them to tell us 'why'?" Nick asks, tone a bit hopeful, "I had thought we resolved the stuff with DHS but now I'm wondering if we missed anyone."

Quake has posed:
"Great." Skye rolls her eyes. "Well, at least we have an idea where to start. Do you know did you get someone? I didn't get a chance to see all the people who they have under arrest." What with the ambulances.

As for the other..

"I am beginning to think this is bigger than the DHS. Either by chance, or someone cashing in on the fact that they were after you."

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Now thankfully, she did have super speed it let her zip out and change into her uniform since her clothes were wrecked before. But she was next door, she answered the cop but not much mostly, she was using super hearing to listen in .. So now she opens the door, walks inside, and closes the door.

     But she's no longer in her jeans and tie-dye shirt. She's in her power girl uniform " So who's DHS, and why are they after you " .

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick frowns. "So you're thinking not so much the ones there but the ones be-" The musician comes to a stop as the sound of the door opening makes him look over to it quickly.

Seeing Power Girl strut on in, Nick tilts his head. The outfit was definitely new but the remnants of the dust kicked up from the blown out wall was not.

...

"So- you're the speedster." Nick deduces before looking to Skye. He knows darn well what Skye had been checking for earlier which leads to the next question. "What about DHS?"

Honestly, it's not the question he wanted to ask but considering the company he's been encountering recently he's learning the benefit of playing dumb.

Quake has posed:
Skye at first was ready to halt the intruder. But with the uniform, and Nick identifying her as the speedster, she dropped her outstretched hands back to her sides, and nodded a greeting. "So, you helped Nick. Thank you."

"As for the DHS? I don't know. I would need to revisit the files I'd previously been looking at. It could be as simple as a lower up taking the place of a higher up in turn. Or it could be someone altogether different. I wasn't there."

Turning to Power Girl, "Hi, I'm Skye. A friend of Nick's."

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Sighs as she puts her hands on her hips due to the playing dumb act .. But she does not and take the hand of Skye " Pleasure to meet you, I'm Power Girl I went to the shelter to deliver food and help out when the attack happened. "

     She looks at nick " I heard the whole conversation, so playing dumb will only piss me off," She says simply " I can help," she says directly, then again, she's the most direct of the cousins.

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
Nick stares at Power Girl for a few more moments.

Heard the whole conversation?

Through the door?

Either way, with how Skye started answering Power Girl's question, he sighs. "...It's complicated but...DHS is Department of Homeland Security. And it's not the whole department but some people who were inside of it." Nick pauses, "But I thought they got cleaned up. Today could be another group entirely."

Quake has posed:
"huh. Like I can do. Only not in the same way." Skye doesn't know what Nick knows about her powers. For all he knows as she is a whiz with computers, and that is that. She listens as he goes to explain a little bit of his problem.

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Nods as she smirks and nods when he starts to admit " So rotten memebers of the government " she tsks that really not the best but she's knows that with her powers she can help but there is a limit " I see the question why are they after you " She points at nick. She clearly picks up on some stuff but she's missing some parts and wondering whats going on..

     " If your a meta we could use your help at the watchtower "

Phantasm (Drago) has posed:
"Honestly the 'why' is hard to figure out at times. " Nick comments, "If it is the same group, it could just be them being pissy over the cleanup." He shakes his head, "Probably made it easy by sticking around the shelter as long as I did. Should've left as soon as the truck was unloaded."

Quake has posed:
Skye laughs quietly. "I don't know if they would trust me. Before I joined with SHIELD, I was a hacker. A darn good hacker, as a matter of fact. But, I guess I'm a meta, or close enough. I don't really blab it to everyone. I'm kind of a SHIELD special weapon right now, while I still have the ability to surprise them. Actually, I'm a metahuman."

She shrugs.

"It's all good, Nick. It's been so quiet, we all thought you were safe. Apparently not."

Nick Drago has posed:
It should have been a Thanksgiving evening like any other. You cook. You eat. You get tired. You sleep away your food coma, and then you respond to the random 'Happy Thanksgiving' messages that pop up on your phone.

Well. When one has had an experience that merits having to stay at the Trisk for a period until things cool down. Things rarely go to plan.

For one, Nick was supposed to have a nice boring Thanksgiving meal in his room back at the Trisk by himself or in the cafeteria. He was SUPPOSED to head back to the Trisk after helping unload the food delivery truck Wednesday evening. But the only thing that happened that Nick was supposed to do that actually happened was he let someone know where he was going. And he let them know when plans changed.

Skye just happened to get the short stick this Thanksgiving.

*Beep* 'Truck's got a lot more on it than initially thought. Might be running late.'

*Beep* 'Okay, we FINALLY got it done but I'll head back after I get some rest.'

*Beep* 'Looks like they need help with prep work. Back afterwards.'

'*Beep* 'Ok who are we kidding? Looks like I'm cooking. But staying in the kitchen.'

*Beep* 'Ok Meal's done with. Going to help with cleanup and head back. Nothing bad has happened so I think we're good.'

*Beep* 'I was wrong.'

Quake has posed:
Skye didn't mind drawing the short end of the stick. The holidays never meant that much to her. Because of reasons. And someone had to hold the fort down while the others went with their families to celebrate. She's planned on picking up a pizza.. or maybe some Chinese food on her way home.

Until Nick contacted her.

At first they were kind of hilarious. She figured from the very first he wasn't coming home until the last plate had been served - regardless of his not knowing. But when he got to the end.. "I was wrong", Skye had a funny feeling about that.

DarkSky: Give me the address. And wait.

Either he was in trouble, or she had just volunteered to sweep down the shelter, and stack chairs.

Nick Drago has posed:
After a message like that, one would probably expect some clarity. But as quick and abrupt that last message was, the next one took quite a bit of time to come through. Fortunately he did give the name of the shelter he was helping out at prior to leaving on Wednesday so when the requested information is provided it's more of a confirmation that he hasn't moved from where he said he would be.

*Beep* 'First off, I'm okay. Still at New Hope Shelter...'

The East Harlem's shelter address is provided in the message.

In some good news, the shelter does appear to be standing. But with the presence of police cars and a few ambulances outside the main entrance, It appears something HAS happened at the shelter.

The main hallways is mostly clear save for the smattering of NYPD and Shelter volunteers being questioned. A few volunteer workers are hanging out near the doorways that lead to the dorm area, talking with a few of the residents trying to sneak a peek at what's happening.

The doorway to the dining hall is a bit more crowded. One officer is apparently stuck with door duty as he looks to those filtering past them. There's also a sizable amount of cold air coming from the dining area. When one peeks through the entrance way, the sizable hole in the wall granting a look into the nearby ally provides sufficient explanation to the why.

And in all this mess, Nick sits at one of the community tables. An elbow rests upon the tabletop as he props his head against his head while a suited man sits across from him, seemingly asking questions and taking notes.

A mechanical stretcher rolls past, flanked by two medics and a police officer. A figure dressed all in dark clothing lays on it. Strapped down as much as possible. The hair's a mess, betraying the lack of something that had been worn over it.

Quake has posed:
Still ok. Ha! After many of Skye's missions she was still technically 'ok'.

DarkSky: You do know I'm still coming, don't you? You would be better off telling the whole truth, than piecemeal. Is that ok, but bring friends from the Trisk. Ok, but hurry it along, and I'll tell you when you arrive. Or ok, it's one of those night, and really I don't need you, but I kinda would still have you here?

As if she expected the truth. Either way, she was on her way regardless, and the closer she got told the tale.

"Holy fuck! What happened here?"

Nick was a pretty good liar as it happens. And that little bit was stored away for the future. Okay my ass.

Nick Drago has posed:
There's not another message after the last one. But as it appears he's otherwise engaged talking to the man in the suit. The lack of monitoring the phone could possibly be forgiven.

Or maybe he chose not to respond.

The world may never know.

Either way, judging from the look upon Nick's face, they're probably on round twenty of the suited man asking Nick the very same question Skye was asking. Judging from the other man's face, there's likely going to be a few more rounds of asking.

Skye likely got further in the past few minutes of arriving here than the suited man did. A bit of eavesdropping here and just looking there paints the general story. After the meal when the residents had gone to the other parts of the building, One of the exterior walls adjacent to the dining hall got blown out and dark suited men with guns came in. Judging from the number of men in black being carried out, it did not end well for the guys with guns.

Heck of a way to end dinner.

Quake has posed:
Skye was not adverse to using her badge in such circumstances. It cut through so much time and effort. Even if SHIELD technically called. By the time people had found that out, she had what she wanted. Like here.

"He's under our protection." He being Nick. "We'll send you the necessary paperwork, but for now, I need to talk with him alone." And she put on her 'don't fuck with me' face.

Nick Drago has posed:
Those that Skye ends up flashing her credentials to, flash back something of their own. Mostly looks of varying expressions. Irritation and curiousity seems to be the top two. But there is indeed response to the badge.

The suited man takes longer, looking to the card and then looks over to Nick. There's a pause before looking back to Skye. "What on earth does SHIELD want with him?" There's a hesitance when he looks to Skye's expression. "...Fine. We can get you a spot in one of the classrooms not being used if you need privacy."

Quake has posed:
Ah! This? This she had plenty of practice - both illegally, and legally.

"Could I see /YOUR/ credentials?" Whether or not she was doing it, she wanted two things: His position, and to psyche him out. "It's really none of your concern what he is under our protection. In fact, by asking you may be contributing to his danger. You do know who we fight against, don't you?"

That's it, let him lead the way to the worst enemies.

Skye waited for him, before taking Nick into one of the classrooms, and closing the door.

Nick Drago has posed:
The suited man gives pause, looking to Skye for a few more moments. But being that she had already shown first, he sighs and pulls out his own badge, showing him to be a detective with the NYPD. Thankfully with the location of the incident, not from Hell's Kitchen.

"We'll talk later, Mr. Drago." The man in the suit allows, making point not to look at Skye when he says that, seemingly trying to regain what aire of authority he had before. "But for the time being. If you'd just follow her..."

Nick nods, getting up from his seat to follow Skye, not even letting the detective finish his sentence. Following Skye's lead he makes his way into the classroom, moving to lean against one of the tables. Once the door is closed, he looks away from it to look to Skye. "So you know, I'm not the reason why those guys need ambulances."

Well.

Not DIRECTLY...

Quake has posed:
At first Skye looks around the room for bugs and other things. Once she is certain it's safe, she turns to Nick.

"Well, d'uh." Though she does look him over again. "What happened? And by the way, until it becomes something that we have to report, the only one who I am telling is Bucky."

She sits on the teacher's desk. "Don't worry about Detective Moreau. He's going to receive an email to pack up the entire case where it concerns you and ship it to SHIELD, care of the head of the case, Agent James Barnes."

The way she says it, the cc to Director Fury, and his Captain may be a forgery. But he will never know.

She's that good.

Nick Drago has posed:
Nick waits as Skye looks around the classroom. As it appears, the only form of surveillance in the building seems to be focused on the entrances into the building. Which, could explain the need to create a new door possibly.

Maybe.

Well, since when has anything in this city made sense?

The musician nods as Skye indicates she's telling Bucky. He gives a short-lived smile "Thanks." Hands rest upon the tabletop as he reflects to what happened. He looks over to the teacher's desk. "Well. We finished with the meal period and the residents had gone to the dorm areas so it was just volunteers cleaning up the dining hall. When the wall blasted open, I grabbed the nearest volunteer and went for cover. There really wasn't anything thing for me to do beyond that. There was at least one speedster in the building and they pretty much did everything."

Quake has posed:
Skye listens. And frowns.

"So, you don't know if they were coming for you, or was it just a coincidence?" It could have been. But considering his background, it's not likely.

Nick Drago has posed:
Nick's recently died smile continues in it's transformation to full out frown. He shakes his head. "It's not a coincidence." He determines, looking to Skye, "When the other volunteer bolted, one of them ignored what was going on and tried shooting at me. The speedster prevented that too. And..."

He gestures towards the door, where the stretchers of the various ambulances out front were being utilized for the attackers. "Well, I don't think they were happy with them."

A thought does come to mind. "Think we can get any of them to tell us 'why'?" Nick asks, tone a bit hopeful, "I had thought we resolved the stuff with DHS but now I'm wondering if we missed anyone."

Quake has posed:
"Great." Skye rolls her eyes. "Well, at least we have an idea where to start. Do you know did you get someone? I didn't get a chance to see all the people who they have under arrest." What with the ambulances.

As for the other..

"I am beginning to think this is bigger than the DHS. Either by chance, or someone cashing in on the fact that they were after you."

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Now thankfully, she did have super speed it let her zip out and change into her uniform since her clothes were wrecked before. But she was next door, she answered the cop but not much mostly, she was using super hearing to listen in .. So now she opens the door, walks inside, and closes the door.

But she's no longer in her jeans and tie-dye shirt. She's in her power girl uniform " So who's DHS, and why are they after you " .

Nick Drago has posed:
Nick frowns. "So you're thinking not so much the ones there but the ones be-" The musician comes to a stop as the sound of the door opening makes him look over to it quickly.

Seeing Power Girl strut on in, Nick tilts his head. The outfit was definitely new but the remnants of the dust kicked up from the blown out wall was not.

...

"So- you're the speedster." Nick deduces before looking to Skye. He knows darn well what Skye had been checking for earlier which leads to the next question. "What about DHS?"

Honestly, it's not the question he wanted to ask but considering the company he's been encountering recently he's learning the benefit of playing dumb.

Quake has posed:
Skye at first was ready to halt the intruder. But with the uniform, and Nick identifying her as the speedster, she dropped her outstretched hands back to her sides, and nodded a greeting. "So, you helped Nick. Thank you."

"As for the DHS? I don't know. I would need to revisit the files I'd previously been looking at. It could be as simple as a lower up taking the place of a higher up in turn. Or it could be someone altogether different. I wasn't there."

Turning to Power Girl, "Hi, I'm Skye. A friend of Nick's."

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Sighs as she puts her hands on her hips due to the playing dumb act .. But she does not and take the hand of Skye " Pleasure to meet you, I'm Power Girl I went to the shelter to deliver food and help out when the attack happened. "

She looks at nick " I heard the whole conversation, so playing dumb will only piss me off," She says simply " I can help," she says directly, then again, she's the most direct of the cousins.

Nick Drago has posed:
Nick stares at Power Girl for a few more moments.

Heard the whole conversation?

Through the door?

Either way, with how Skye started answering Power Girl's question, he sighs. "...It's complicated but...DHS is Department of Homeland Security. And it's not the whole department but some people who were inside of it." Nick pauses, "But I thought they got cleaned up. Today could be another group entirely."

Quake has posed:
"huh. Like I can do. Only not in the same way." Skye doesn't know what Nick knows about her powers. For all he knows as she is a whiz with computers, and that is that. She listens as he goes to explain a little bit of his problem.

Power Girl has posed:
Power Girl Nods as she smirks and nods when he starts to admit " So rotten memebers of the government " she tsks that really not the best but she's knows that with her powers she can help but there is a limit " I see the question why are they after you " She points at nick. She clearly picks up on some stuff but she's missing some parts and wondering whats going on..

" If your a meta we could use your help at the watchtower "

Nick Drago has posed:
"Honestly the 'why' is hard to figure out at times. " Nick comments, "If it is the same group, it could just be them being pissy over the cleanup." He shakes his head, "Probably made it easy by sticking around the shelter as long as I did. Should've left as soon as the truck was unloaded."

Quake has posed:
Skye laughs quietly. "I don't know if they would trust me. Before I joined with SHIELD, I was a hacker. A darn good hacker, as a matter of fact. But, I guess I'm a meta, or close enough. I don't really blab it to everyone. I'm kind of a SHIELD special weapon right now, while I still have the ability to surprise them. Actually, I'm a metahuman."

She shrugs.

"It's all good, Nick. It's been so quiet, we all thought you were safe. Apparently not."