6400/AI Need a Miracle

AI Need a Miracle
Date of Scene:	07 February 2019
Location:	Pepper Pott's Office - Stark Tower
Synopsis:	AI-troubled Nyx meets with Pepper, who seeks a resolution to the tee's troubles. Minoke seeks help from Tony Stark. Tony lends assistance in his very own ways. SHIELD helps, too, in an attempt to help resolve the issues.
Cast of Characters:	Pepper Potts, Nyx, Beryl, Iron Man, Quake, Hawkeye (Barton)

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Pepper Potts has posed:
Having received a brief missive from Vision, Pepper Potts found the case of an AI known as Nyx particularly troubling. If Vision was nearly overwhelmed by this alien AI, then it had to be powerful, and Tony Stark is the one man she believes may be able to help this girl.

Therefore, it is with great hope that Pepper sent an invitation to the girl at the shelter where she is currently staying. The offer is a request for a meeting with the young woman in Peppers office, in Stark Tower. A car, as promised, glides up to the curb at the shelter, and the chauffeur waits patiently to see if his intended passenger has accepted the invitation.

Nyx has posed:
Samantha was starting to go stir crazy in that halfway house for troubled metahumans that Janet stuffed her in. The main problem was she couldn't figure out if it was safe to sneak away and go back to her actual house. Well her basement of her parents house. Were they watching her. Was it safe. Should she risk it.

It didn't help that Nyx was inclined to be patient and see what these superheroes or their allies would do next. It also wanted more time to study Vision.

So Sam stayed and got the invite to meet with someone@emit

Samantha was starting to go stir crazy in that halfway house for troubled metahumans that Janet stuffed her in. The main problem was she couldn't figure out if it was safe to sneak away and go back to her actual house. Well her basement of her parents house. Were they watching her. Was it safe. Should she risk it.

It didn't help that Nyx was inclined to be patient and see what these superheroes or their allies would do next. It also wanted more time to study Vision.

So Sam stayed and got the invite to meet with someone like Pepper Potts, Tony Stark's .. assistant.. or well something associated with Tony Stark. At Stark Tower. Honestly she does not need prodding from Nyx to make her get in the car for the ride to Stark Tower.

Pepper Potts has posed:
    "Miss Potts, your 5:00 meeting has been confirmed. Mr. Daniels is en route to Stark Tower with Samantha, AKA Nyx, as we speak." Jarvis' ever-polite voice is music to Pepper's ears. She puts away her files and begins to prepare her office for the young woman's arrival.

"Samantha, I presume?" Mr. Daniels, in his chauffeur uniform, opens the door for the woman whose picture he has studied. Once inside, Samantha will find a basket of snacks and a refrigerator with bottled water. "We'll be arriving in twelve minutes," comes the chauffer's voice over the intercom. "Make yourself at home."

Nyx has posed:
The car costs more than all the money Samantha has seen in her whole life. Even counting the ripped apart bungled ATM jobs. Also the chauffeur's uniform probably costs more than all the clothes in her closest. "Uh yeah." to Mr. Daniels and then she gets into the car and blinks a few times looking around. "Wow this beats an uber." is muttered and she digs through the snacks and takes several (a couple choice ones go in her hoodie pockets) while another is consumed and a bottle of water open. "Thanks!" is said chipperly from the back.

Entering the lobby of Stark Tower there is much rubbernecking from Samantha taking in the very impressive lobby and all the people in suits. After the driver she is not entirely surprised when more people with expensive outfits come up to her and confirm her name once more and then escort her to the elevator and up to the executive floor and Pepper's office. "Being a billionaire must be fucking nice.." Sam mutters.

Nyx isn't dormant, the wireless frequencies are examines and digitally turned over in it's metaphorical hands.

Pepper Potts has posed:
"Samantha has arrived, and is being shown to your office," remarks Jarvis. "Per your request, I will be monitoring all activities accessible to Stark technology." Pepper sighs deeply, and rises with a nod, to open her office door as the elevator opens.

"Hello, Samantha," Pepper offers cheerfully as the young woman is introduced to her. "I trust your escort here was satisfactory?" she asks, showing Samantha into her office and offering her a seat in one of the overstuffed chairs facing her desk. "I've been /extremely/ interested in meeting you. And from what I learned from some of my colleagues in the Avengers, it sounds as if perhaps you might be able to benefit from a little help from Stark Industries, as well..."

Nyx has posed:
There is still rubbernecking in the elevator. In the office hallways. Wow the view from up here is startling. More rubbernecking as she walks into Pepper's office. Okay that window is big and yeah the view. "Uh." okay she introduced herself to Vision as Nyx. I mean it is almost effortless for Jarvis to analyze the video and suss out who is in the halfway house. Still her name being known is cause for her to just blink owlishly at Pepper for several painful moments.

That doesn't stop her from being guided into the office and shown a seat. Which she sinks into and feels like Sam is going to disappear into. Jesus she didn't know seats were made this overstuffed.

"So uh.. did Vision figure out my name.. and well.. uh... I mean.. Ms. Van Dyne told me to not shoot lasers anymore so I haven't.. yet... but..." okay none of that makes sense nor is it the speech she tried to work on in the car. "Help from Stark Industries how.. I mean.. I'm glad I'm not being locked up so that is great... I don't really need to stay in that halfway house though."

Nyx is still probing the wireless networks, surprisingly sturdy wireless networks. A couple of employees personal phones on this floor, not Stark issue, are popped.

Pepper Potts has posed:
"Between the information that Vision provided and our own AI, I expect your identity was not difficult to decipher. You do, ah...." Pepper picks up stapled packet of paper and begins flipping through it slowly. "You do have a bit of a reputation, it seems." She lays the papers down on the desk and seats herself across from the young woman. "Do you prefer to be called Nyx, then? I understand that is not necessarily your original name, but one you have taken since your introduction to an AI system of that name..."

Nyx has posed:
Samantha shifts trying to figure out how to sit comfortably in the plush guest office chair. This is not the easiest thing for her. "Oh.. right.. super smart android and AIs..." she spreads her hands, then realizes the whole open palm thing with her could be taken to be aggressive and shoves her hands in her snack full pockets.

"I really do not understand what you are talking about though. About an AI or anything.. that codename sounded cool." okay so she is either a good liar or she doesn't know Nyx is in her head with her. "I do uh.. have powers though and I guess Sam is fine."

The AI keeps probing around. Honestly it needs Sam to touch a computer if it wants to do some real looking.

Pepper Potts has posed:
Pepper glances down at her computer screen as a message pops up: "Systems indicate anomalies associated with espionage and/or hacking attempts. Use extreme caution." Without flinching, Pepper closes the message box, and looks back up to Samantha, enterlacing her fingers and resting her elbows on the desk. "Sam, it seems that there is some sort of artificial intelligence which is somehow embedded within you - your mind, your body - that much is uncertain at this time. Are you telling me that this is unknown to you? You have powers - have you always had them? Or is this a relatively new circumstance?"

Nyx has posed:
Sam shifts uncomfortably in the chair now. "I don't know about any AI. I... rrgh." frustrated she just shakes her head. "I did get powers and not too long ago but I didn't do anything with any computers. I found something out in the park in the Bronx. When I touched it the thing disappeared.. I got like super strength and apparently laser powers. I figured it was radiation or something like that Gamma stuff or maybe magical."

The AI for the moment settles, nothing to be gained unless Sam is handed a computer with access.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke is trying to make an appointment with Tony Stark a few floors down. She is getting frustrated - he's not around. Finally, one of the attendants suggests she goes to meet the secretary, Pepper. Whatever. She is maintaining a human facade for now - her 'true colors' (pun intended) she tries to keep away to blend in better. So finally, the door to the office opens, and the new Avenger ally - the redhead with the gem on her forehead known as Minoke, steps in. "Ms. Potts?" she finally asks - but her gaze was immediately drawn to Nyx, tilting her head. "You're an interesting one," she muses softly. "I haven't seen any other nanotechnology in my time here. Oh, I'm sorry - I was wanting to see Mr. Stark and... your guest caught my eye..."

Pepper Potts has posed:
Pepper sighs, her brow furrowed, as she is distracted by another popup on her laptop, which she quickly dismisses. "Can I get you some water? Something to eat?" Pepper asks, rising and moving toward the door to her office as she hears some sort of commotion outside. "If you'll excuse me, I..." And the door opens, and in walks an unexpected visitor. "Well I..." She looks between Minoke and Sam for a moment. "I'm going to grab my tea from the...." She shakes her head. "I'll return shortly." She flicks a look back at the laptop, but sighs, then leaves the office for a moment.

Nyx has posed:
Samantha admits "I took snacks from the car.. I could use another water though." pivoting to look at what the commotion may be and then blinking at the odd girl with a gem. Not like vision though. "Uh." I mean to be fair Samantha pretty much failed most of her science classes. She vaguely knows what nanotechnology is. "Who are you?" a little alarmed at being left with the strange new arrival but I mean what is she going to do about it.

Nyx meanwhile reacts to the presence and snaps back into activity now. Pings and probes but not encountering anything from the arrival due to the lack of actual wireless network. Nanite to nanite communication is efficient like that.

Sam looks after Pepper then back to Minoke "Are you with Mr. Stark?"

Beryl has posed:
Minoke smiles faintly. "My name is Minoke. I was brought on as an ally of the Avengers. I was hoping to meet Mr. Stark - I need his expertise." She smiles faintly. "I'm sorry for blurting things out - I haven't encountered an organic being with nanites in their system. It caught my interest and..." She sighs. "I apologize for just saying that." She extends her hand. "I hope no hard feelings?"

Pepper Potts has posed:
Down the hall, two assistants are confronted for allowing anyone to simply walk into Pepper's office. Words aren't likely easily understood from the hushed tones, but there is definitely heat in Pepper's tone as she asks for the specifics of the situation, along with how and why /anyone/ was allowed to simply walk away and enter an office without an escort. Pepper's voice trails into the break room, where she retrieves a bottle of water, and vaguely wonders what, if anything, a robot would use. Beneath the sink, she finds a can of WD-40, and snorts a soft laugh. Then, ushering the two assistants out and back to their posts, Pepper is heading back toward her office.

Nyx has posed:
"Uh.. Samantha... and I really have no idea what you are talking about right now." she really doesn't. I mean maybe a little. Was that silver stuff in the meteor nanites. That would be super weird right.

She twists in the lush office chair and shakes Minoke's hand. At that point Nyx senses a network and goes very active probing all along the hand in hand trying to figure out if there is an in.

Sam jerks her hand back though once Nyx, said alien AI, realizes it is Coluan. Damn super intellect geniuses. It could be a trap "What the hell is a Coluan?" says the confused teenager.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke jerks her hand back quickly as she stares at Nyx. "Hey - that wasn't polite..." She sighs. "I'm Coluan. Or so I've been told." She frowns. "I don't recognize the protocol of your nanites - but I'm betting they're not from around here." She then sighs softly. "I've never felt teh touch of other nanites..."

Pepper Potts has posed:
Pepper sweeps back into her office, with her usual sense of urgency to deal with matters at hand. "There you go," she says, setting a bottle of water on the desk in front of Samantha. "Oh, I'm sorry, were you two having a moment?" She looks between Minoke and Sam, then seats herself behind her desk. "And you were saying, Minoke? When you rushed my door and let yourself in? I didn't mean to interrupt, but I had offered this young lady to whom I was attending a beverage." She entwines her fingers again, and looks to Minoke expectantly.

Nyx has posed:
Sam is looking at Minoke like she may bite at any point. "She keeps talking about nanites..." and with that Samantha half turns there and grabs the bottle of water opening it up and taking a sip. "This is a lot." she admits looking to Pepper. "She thinks I have nanites." says it like one would say fleas. Though it would explain a lot.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke sighs. "I'm sorry - for intruding into your office unannounced... but... I have an urgent need to speak with Mr. Stark." She sighs softly. "Nanites are machines the size of molecules. They are generally advanced technology. I am composed almost entirely of them - my friend here has a good quantity in her body. And... they didn't seem to like me when we touched." She slumps. "I'm hoping Mr. Stark can fix my heart." She apparently has no idea that this statement has a second meaning and might be implying that she's just having emotional issues.

Pepper Potts has posed:
Pepper fastidiously compartmentalizes the conversations and rubs the bridge of her nose. "And what, Minoke, is wrong with your heart, that you desire Mr. Stark's assistance? He is, after all, a very busy man." But she's taking in the information about the nanites. And she knows that Jarvis is way ahead of her on that account.

Nyx has posed:
None of the implications about nanites are good. Sure Minoke's are probably fine. She is made of them. But a whole slew of nanites in a teenager from the Bronx that barely graduated highschool. Not good. Ones that evidently gave Sam particle beam cannons that actually seem to efficiently work and aren't lame or sci-fi. So not good.

Sure there are lots of situations that could be worse. Superbad. This is definitely a complicated mess for Samantha though and she seems to have absolutely no clue how to deal with it. "Did you have a bad breakup?" is asked of Minoke.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke just sighs softly, blinkblinking at the two of you. "Oh." She sighs. "I forgot. Humans associaet the center of emotion with the heart. When I said my heart needs fixing... I mean..." She sighs. "I'm not all nanites. I have a solid core, that is basically... me. The nanites just help me interact with the environment - my heart-core is damaged and... it's causing me problems. Kinda similar to brain damage in a human, I'd guess." She slumps, shaking her head. "Mr. Stark is an expert in robitics... maybe he can help..."

Pepper Potts has posed:
"I see," Pepper replies matter-of-factly as she jots a few notes, then puts down her pen, realizing notes really aren't necessary for this. "So we've got one order of Nanites over /easy/ with a side of possible brain damage, and one order of slightly more disagreeable nanites, with a side of lasers and...You know? I think Tony should decide whether he'll be helping you, Minoke. And Sam...I think there may be other protocols in place in your situation. Let me see if I can ring him." She lifts her phone and calls Tony, in hopes that he is actually working IN his office and not covered in technical schmutz in his bunker. And it rings....

Nyx has posed:
"Disagreeable?" Samantha sounds mildly concerned. She does sip her bottle of water and then her eyes widen as implications of other protocols finally actually circulate and register. "Nothing bad I hope?" eyes wide.

Nyx meanwhile does try to hook a digital probe onto the phone call, and fails damn Starktech. Should have made Samantha touch the laptop when Pepper was out of the room but the Coluan was distracting.

Iron Man has posed:
"Hi honey. I was thinking Thai," Tony's voice comes in immediately, smoothly, to Pepper. His tone, even without a visual, is highly recognizable: the man is all over the media, particularly recently with the various threats that the Avengers have been facing. But there is a visual, immediately following.

"Nanites don't mix with alcohol quite as well," comments the inventor. He's appeared in hologram form, likely laying down on his back underneath something that the hologram doesn't include. Some reddish glasses are on his face in the hologram image, and a smear on his cheek.

"I'm in the middle of something related to saving the world. Is this urgent, or dinner?" Tony asks with amusement. He orients a little bit towards a screen near him in the hologram, focusing on the input JARVIS has given him more specifically, multitasking very obviously.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke just stares at the hologram, eyes wide. "A hologram... I was always thinking this world was primitive compared to..." She frowns. "S...something..." She frowns as she shakes her head. "I was hoping that you could fix me, Mr. Stark... I'm the new Avenger that Captain America brought on..." She frowns. "Can't quite remember his actual name, but he has this most wonderful shield..." She starts trailing off, licking her lips, thinking of that shield, seemingly a bit distracted.

Pepper Potts has posed:
Pepper nods as Tony relays some information, and she taps her pen lightly on the paper containing her scrawled notes as she listens. "No, Thai sounds fine," she replies, somewhere down the line during his explanation. At least /that/ is settled. But Pepper nods as Tony advises her that SHIELD has already beem notified. "Right," she replies with a nod. "Well I felt that was probably going to be your course of action. Sounds good..."

Nyx has posed:
Well thank god Samantha's ears aren't modified yet and the phone is secure. So right now the teenager is very distracted about the hologram of Tony Stark. "Saving the world.. are you kidding me... and .. maybe you should focus on that." holy shit. Not that he is talking to her but that is a disturbing, and he is talking about dinner plans and jesus man focus.

Iron Man has posed:
"Okay, I guess we'll talk about you first. Are you /actively/ exploding, Minoke?" Tony asks dryly. "If so, don't bring that into Ms. Pott's office. I'd have one hell of a time replacing her. Usually people call and ask for appointments with me. Or, honestly, Avengers just find me in the mansion; I should set up a better appointment system there. That said, I don't fix everybody that says they need me," complains the Avenger. "I'd never get /any/ world-saving done. And I don't want to just suggest anyone can barge in and get me right away. So... schedule a medical pass on her at the mansion, Pep. Tell them to focus on her core. And keep her away from the robot parts there."

Tony reorients to Sam. "Alright, let's see. I've got what I need to run some tests for you -- Sam, right? And some friends coming by that can get you out of that hole in the wall. ---It's Skye and Clint, Pep," Tony clarifies. SHIELD got tapped due to what he saw on his scans. "They also want Thai, and are... wow; they are on the way."

Beryl has posed:
Minoke shakes her head. "No - I am not a bomb. I am not capable of being one. My core is damaged - and it is causing some..." Her mouth keeps moving, but nothing but a faint staticky noise comes out of her mouth. She then sighs as she closes her mouth and looks down, looking rather upset. She tries again a few second later but a loud 'buzz' comes out instead and she clamps up again, sniffling, looking like she's about to cry.

Nyx has posed:
Samantha stares at the hologram and then blinks a couple bits "Have what you need?" because as far as she is aware all she has been doing is sitting in this really comfy office chair. "I .. really don't need to stay in that place Ms. van Dyne put me..." of course Tony probably means her parent's basement. Damnit Jarvis.

Those names ring no bells for Samantha or Nyx. Their codenames might. Then again might not. The fact Tony tapped SHIELD though is completely legitimate. The girl is sitting there in Pepper's office with enough juice to cut the Statue of Liberty in half with some focused effort and she seems clueless about the problem this poses.

Quake has posed:
Skye and Clint manage to make it to Stark Industries in record time. "So, you want lead on this, or me?" Because Clint outranked her, even if they both knew Skye had an alarming (and regular) habit of taking charge of things from time to time. "Good cop, good cop? If she's confused about herself, I might be better not being the person making the orders, you know? Be the sympathetic one."

What she really means is Clint can be official. They both know that the goal is to make the girl comfortable, and get her to safety - for herself, and others. If Tony was calling them, it was likely important. Then again, it was Tony. He really might just not want to be babysitting for the evening and think this terribly funny for things Skye's pulled on him in the past.

When they get there, she and Clint show their ID from SHIELD. "Mr. Stark is expecting us." Or Pepper is. Regardless, agents from SHIELD are expected to come make this retrieval.

Iron Man has posed:
There is a pair of assistants downstairs: not only to greet the SHIELD agents that arrive, but also to collect the Thai delivery at the same time. Nancy is on SHIELD guide duty and nods to the IDs when Skye shows them, while Jonothan gets to carry the food.

The two greet Clint and Skye politely, and lead to the 50th floor, the offices. Jonothon goes to one of the large meeting rooms with the food: but the SHIELD agents are led to Pepper's office, following instructions.

Tony also sent along what JARVIS has deduced about Sam/Nyx, so ideally they aren't coming in blind, in any event. Tony is in hologram form in the office, at a weird visual angle of his upper body, clearly doing something else while he semi-participates in the office meeting. Both Sam/Nyx and Minoke are present, as well as Pepper, physically.

"Hey, I mean, you don't have to, but sorting out your powers is probably a good call, and they're good at that," Tony is saying to Sam/Nyx, as the assistant lets the agents in. Even in hologram form a look is sent to the door at Skye and Clint from Tony in the form of 'little help here?'.

"Damaged? Okay. Your system is blocking my scans, so I can't see much there, Minoke," Tony comments, shrugging.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke nods slowly. "I would rather not expose my core in present company," she murmurs softly. "There's something malignant with the nanites in Sam's body," she mutters, shaking her herad. "I can promise that I am no danger. I am..." She frowns, almost forgetting that she was about to cry over not being able to talk a few minutes ago. "Ummmm.... maybe if I could meet you in person..." She sighs, seeming confused by the situation.

Pepper Potts has posed:
"Of course. Minoke, I will be glad to make an appoint for Tony to see you," Pepper pipes from her desk, opening her planner. "How about Monday? Afternoon work for you? I had a few slots open for a Monday."

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Still playing catchup on the whole situation, Clint thanks their wecoming comittee as he steps into the room.

"Hey, T, you rang?" he calls before he notices the man is not really there. "Ahem, make that holo-T," he amends.

The rest get smiles of greeting. Clint's dressed in civvies, a leather racing bike jacket in purple and black, black jeans and hiking boots. Though those with sensors or sharp eyes can make out the ICER pistol under the jacket and the metal of his SHIELD badge.

He gives a glance to Skye, offering her the chance to kick things off with the subject.

Quake has posed:
Skye is likewise dressed, and has shared the files Tony sent her way on the way up. "Holo-T" she snickers under her breath, while also giving a nod to Pepper.

She's more concerned with the girls though, trying to asceretain which is their proposed guest..

"Uh, hey. I'm Skye. Which of you is Samantha?" Because until she knows who she's talkingn to, she's not sure how she's going to tackle this one. Other than she might have a particularly unique outlook on the situation.

Nyx has posed:
Okay that was remarably fast. How close were these friends of Tony. Samantha twists around and blinks at Hawkeye "Holy shit Hawkeye." her life is absolutely surreal as far as she is concerned. The SHIELD badge catches her eyes and she lifts her hands in the wait hold on gesture. Before remembering that could be considered a threat and drops them.

"Please don't arrest me!" that must be Samantha, also why would she be arrested... oh yeah those ATMs in Manhattan near the Bronx. The girl who almost shot Wonder Woman before Domino did her domestic terrorism. That might be it, coincidence much.

Also for those scanning, (cough Tony) her energy levels with her anxiety spike dangerously. Luckily she didn't shoot a particle beam at Hawkeye but stranger things have happened, and it very well could have right then.

Iron Man has posed:
"I found your one fan," Tony comments of 'holy shit Hawkeye' to Clint. "Figured you'd want to meet her. Hey now, don't make me look bad there, Sam; he's here as a favor." Tony sat up, managing not to bang his head on his project, but is now right-side up in the hologram. He pulls the dark red lensed goggles off, and sets them out of holo-frame, focused on the danger in the office room, although he is still remote. "Possibly in trade for free Thai," Tony continues, in his usual charismatic, easy tone: he's well versed in relaxing a tense room. Just harder to do via hologram than if he were present.

"You two were fast; were you camped on my doorstep?" Tony asks serenely. He flashes Pepper a brief smile, appreciative of her handling Minoke's request.

Quake has posed:
Skye gives Tony's hologram a grin. "We have secret ways." Which likely translates to a quinjet or something. Likely or something.

As for Samantha's reaction.. Welp then, that definitively answered that. And looked like Samantha might have a wee girl crush on Clint. Which amuses Skye to no end.

"Man, I really cant take you anywhere, can I? No wonder you didn't believe me when I said I had no clue who you were," she mutters underneath her breath to him before moving forward slowly towards Samantha, hands held up, palms out, towards Samantha, letting her see she had nothing in them - well nothing but what look to be custom made gloves or braces of some sort.

"Don't sweat it. We're not here to arrest you." Another thing that totally inwardly amuses Skye, given her own past. She stops short enough away from the girl to not be a threat, but close enough to be a little less clinical than standing at the door talking to her. "But we might talk about some of that later. See what we can do for you. I hear you've.. found yourself.. changed? Tony there wasn't too clear on what all was going on. We're just here to talk. Maybe take you somewhere where we can get you something to eat, and a place to sleep, and see if we can solve some of this whole thing for you."

Skye, for her own self is incredibly calm. Exceedingly so.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke nods sowly. "Monday sounds good. I will be there at any time that is convenient." She glances at the two people and just looks confused. "Her nanites are angry..." she murmurs softly, making sure to keep a distance from Samantha. "I'm not sure who's in control - the human or the technology... it's an uneasy symbiosis from what I can tell," she continues, trying to use her sensors to scan Nyx's body more deeply.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
"HI," Clint waves to Sam exclaims her surprise at seeing him. "The one and only."

Though Tony gets thrown a "Jerk," as Clint chuckles about the whole 'one fan thing'. If the Thai food had been broken out, a chopstick would have been thrown at the Tony hologram.

He says to Skye sotto voice, "Right? I'm totally famous," he assures her. Though when Skye moves all careful like, Clint moves to stand by the wall, his hands away from the weapon on his hip, letting Skye take the lead.

Minoke gets a look. "Hey," he greets. "What was that about the nanites? Angry, like actually angry?"

Nyx has posed:
Well Sam isn't pointing (technical she is but doesn't know it) any weapons of mass destruction at Skye and Clint right now. "I'm calm." she notes in an uncalm tone to Tony and Skye. Serenity now. Serenity now. "Is it a lame halfway house for metahumans in the upper west side. If so Ms. van Dyne already dumped me there for a couple of days." of course if Sam knew they knew who she was she could have just gone back to her room at her parents house.

Anyow the teen's attention flicks between everyone. "I.. found an....well I thought it was a meteor .. it sure was a crater in the park. It had a silver ball in it. Though it like totally disappeared when I touched it." right, alien nanites. If Minoke is right angry alien nanites.

Speaking of Nyx goes active again. The AI takes a swipe at Clint and Skye's gear and communicators, probing them on a multitude of frequencies for some hook to latch onto. This thing gave Vision a migraine. It also when being scanned by Minoke tries to get a hook in her since she started the invasive business first. feisty

Iron Man has posed:
Tony winks back at Clint, a cheeky Jerk indeed. The hologram picks up even the finesse of the wink: it's quality. He pulls his legs in some, attention moving to invisible panels: which probably exist but aren't included in his hologram, which makes him look a little strange tapping on things that aren't visible. But his privacy with what he is doing is important.

Skye and Clint get a private quick text note: << Sentinel parts up here: I don't want either of them near it, for their safety. >>

"Fine, good stuff Minoke; Monday at whatever time Pepper chose, lab 2 in the Avenger's mansion. Get those scans there privately sometime before that, and we'll go from there."

"I've got some imploding up here, but save me some Thai," Tony says, his tone still easy, but has a mild tension under it that possibly just those that know Tony well will even hear. Still, if anyone's going to handle a weird robot implosion, it will be Stark.

Quake has posed:
"Fine," Skye hisses at Clint, "Most clueless female ever. You win."

She's got a job to do, though.

"Enh, depends on your definition of lame halfway house. I spent a long time thinking it was about as lame as you could get short of a cellblock, but the place does kind of grow on you." She grins just a little, before growing more serious. "Nope. Not a halfway house. It's where we live and work. A place where we can keep you safe.. and I won't lie, keep others safe from you until we know what's up. Maybe figure out what it is that's going on with you?"

Minoke's comment about nanites filters in.

"So. Nanites. Angry nanites. We can work with that. Turns out, we have some of the best people around to deal with stuff like that." She stops short of saying alien tech. "And a lot of people owe us favours for the things we don't know."

Like Tony - who so owes her for this. Not to mention, Skye had a line on a few other unique individuals Tony didn't, besides her SHIELD connections. If there was a way to help the girl, it could be done.

Skye's gear is fairly locked down. One thing about a paranoid hacker. Paranoid hacker is paranoid. Clint's gear? enh.. can't speak for that.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke stares at Nyx. She makes an angry bleeping noise as her sensors are being used as a back-channel into her interlink network. She's being invaded! Within a second of the attempting hack, a bright green energy beam comes from Minoke's body - somewehre on her arm, and aims right at Nyx. The beam is pure electricity and would have a similar effectiveness to a taser at full power (except without the wires). She gets up and immediately retreats to the back corner of the room, finger pointing at Nyx. "No more!" she shrieks, almost in a panic.

Quake has posed:
It's instinctive, and not something Skye intends or plans, but when Minoke shoots the green beam, Skye's hands - which are already up in that no threat her position - are swung Minoke's way, forming a barrier between herself and Nyx.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Clint replies, voice still pitched low, "Good, the first step is admitting it," he says to her before putting on his professional...semi-professional... okay unprofessional face and carries on with their assignment.

Tony's wink is met with a chuckle and Clint mouthing: 'show off', wondering how good the feed from the office was. Probably like 6k if there was such a thing, Tony being Tony.

As it happens Clint is a low tech kind of guy, his gun is well a gun, and his phone is about two generations behind standard. Hackable though, with some contacts, Gino's Pizza and Skye's numbers being the most often dailed.

When Tony's text comes he checks it, nodding without looking at the Tony-gram, slipping it back in his pocket.

He'd barely put it away before Minoke blasts a beam at Samantha, and his ICER is yanked free of it's holster. "Easy, Minoke," he says remembering what Tony called her as they were coming in, he keeps the gun aimed low, not at anyone, yet. "Just take it easy."

Nyx has posed:
The SHIELD gear is shielded. Punny. It does ransack Clint's cotacts. Which means Tony's number too now. Nyx may have to just get Samantha to touch it eventually. The invasive Coluan though presented an opportunity. Hook Hook... ZAP.

Do you know what Samantha was not expecting as she reaches for the water bottle that Pepper was so nice to have brought her earlier. An Alien Taser. The green beam hits her like she has zero training in situational awareness. The water bottle goes flying up. The girl goes falling out of her chair and hits the floor with a twitch. "urk" she intones dazed.

Nyx lays off, mostly because it has repairs to do now to the currently still fragile host systems. Tony's scans later, when he isn't imploding a Sentinel will show the techno-organic bits reinforcing the area hit by the taser.

Samantha just lays there and makes a wheezing noise.

Iron Man has posed:
"/Hey/," Tony commands abruptly, and the lighting in the office changes, adding a lot of impact to the Avenger leader's sudden tone. "Knock it off," he orders firmly. He's already tense from what he's dealing with. The tone is very much a sort of 'dad' voice calling from upstairs to some kids to stop making noise. Don't make him come down there!

The hologram does end, as well, because implosion. He'll still know if they're 'noisy', though. They're in his tower, after all. And Tony's warning is mostly related to the security. It's a little ...hypervigilent, and he's too busy to make sure there's no 'accidental' and/or 'deserved' vaporizing.

Quake has posed:
Skye wasn't expecting any of that. Not the move from Minoke (who must have some line on Samantha the others don't - dammit that would be useful), or her own - a move that has her cheeks flushed with effort and something of a backlash headache, and trembling, as the shield wall of .. well, molecules she supposed if she understood Jemma aright .. wobbles in its consistently, and then as quickly as it comes, goes down, leaving a sweat soaked Skye in its wake.

"Shit," she curses as her now rubbery feeling legs aren't co-operating, and Samantha is twitching on the floor. "Little help here, Clint. The girl.."

Skye leans on the nearest object, Pepper's desk, and tries to regain her bearings, while scolding Minoke, "What the hell? Seriously."

Beryl has posed:
Minoke wraps her arms around herself as hse stands in the corner, whimpering faitnly, looking to have a nervous breakdown. "All I wanted to do was to scan her... and... she was trying to attack my... my body... my interlink network... I reacted immediately... I didn't mean to..." She is standing in the corner now, her eyes wide. "M... may I be excused...?" she finally asks in a faint whisper, assuming that if she just left, they'd try to go after her. She just looks all around, but isn't even using more than passive sensors. She looks down at Nyx who's twitching like a fish out of water - that with the chidings - she just slumps her head and sinks to her knees - trying not to cry.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Everything happens quickly`, the lights change, Tony blinks out, leaving Skye and Clint the only 'adults' in the room. Well, if Tony even counted on that score.

Clint moves to help Skye keep standing, bringing her closer to Samantha so she could check on her, all the while his attention is on Minoke. "Relax," he says. "Don't leave, what did you hit her with? We need to know so we can help her," if they can help her.

He looks to Skye, offering to help her down next to Samantha. "Check her out? I call for a med team?" he asks, thinking SHIELD because he doubted the nearest hospitals were equipped to deal with ray attacks.

On the other hand it was New York...

Nyx has posed:
Thankfully it was just a taser. The spasms from Samantha on the floor are already fading and the wheezing as well. She has a light burn mark like her clothes with very dustingly singed where the beam hit her. She also looks in no hurry about getting up. Focused just on breathing and laying there. Pepper's office ceiling is quite nice.

After several deep normal breaths "What happened?" not even sure, she was getting some water after all. "I think I need some painkillers..." she isn't even sure what she needs, but it doesn't seem to be needing EMTs.

Quake has posed:
Skye is helped to Samantha, to help the girl. "Not sure," she admits. "Something hit you. A beam. I tried to stop it." Well, she'd have tried if she'd known she could *do* that. Which is a whole other matter, but the girl didn't need to know that.

"How about we get your back to the Trisk. Get you checked out to see that you're okay. And then try and figure out what's going on with you, huh?" She gives Samantha a weak smile. "Trust me. I know what it's like to wake up one morning not the person you remembered being, able to do things you didn't know you could. We can help you figure out how to deal with all this so you don't hurt anyone. Yourself included. SHIELD's good people. They helped me."

Adding, "And we've got painkillers."

Which Skye, herself, was now in need of, her head a throbbing mess.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke just whimpers faintly - not knowing how to handle the situation whree she attacked someone without realizing it. "It was an electrical bolt. Just electricity... in a focused beam." She just murmurs soflty, shaking her head. "She shouldn't be recovering so fast - those nanites are healing her... I'm scared of them... please, may I be excused?" she whimpers, as she is pressing harder against the wall - as if she's trying to detect if she could just breach the wall and flee.

Hawkeye (Barton) has posed:
Clint makes an executive decision, he nods to Minoke, saying: "Go," he figured if she was up in the Tower Tony would know where to find her if they needed to.

He pulls out his phone and dials SHIELD, manually, then calls for a quinjet. Even if Samantha doesn't end up coming with them, hey, quick ride home!

"I think, Agent Johnson's right," he confirms to Samantha, "Probably best you come with us, for those painkillers if nothing else."

Nyx has posed:
Samantha looks really confused at Minoke there and her head still feels like she is full of cotton balls from the tazing. "You tazed me??" then she blinks at Clint and Skye "Uh.. sure... I .... " she winces sitting up slowly "Where are we going?" sure Skye said but right now cottonballs.

Samantha will be pretty pliable with the whole getting on a quinjet, and rubberneck with a headache. By the time they get to where ever they are taking her she will be well recovered but still rubbernecking.

Quake has posed:
Back at the Trisk, there are places for folks like Nyx. Not precisely high security lockdown, but definitely 'locked down' in the sense that there were shields and wards set up to protect everyone involved, as well as the necessary scans. But given the nanites and such, Skye makes a point of making sure that Nyx is in an electronically isolated area - where her 'scans' can't get anywhere. They might fry a localized bit of equipment, but no further.

Score one for rebuilding the Trisk's electronic security pretty much herself (well, to her specs at least).

Samantha is left with promises that Skye will drop in on her and they'll talk. Not that Skye is the resident psychological expert, but she is the most recent changeling in the place, so she's as good as anyone else for the job.

In other words, Samantha hasn't got free run or reign of the place, but she's not precisely a prisoner. It's a fine semantical difference, but hopefully one the young woman will appreciate.

That, and R&D will shortly begin their own miracle working. However.. that's for another day, after everyone involed has a good night's sleep.

Beryl has posed:
Minoke just retreats to her room as she is almost panicking - how did that happen? It was just a routine metal scan and somehow a hack was piggybacked into her system. Forget the bed - she needed to truly relax. She goes into the bathroom and. She needs to relax, and there's only one way to do that... she gets the large basin she asked for - and stands in it - and... just dissolves into a large green shimmering puddle - her core floating in the middle. Just a liquid mass of nanites, Minoke is relaxing, as she drifts to sleep - as her conscious mind fades into slumber, her interlink network is at work, developing countermeasures to that hacking attempt. Next time stopping the source might not work. And even as the countermeasures form, the basin filled with liquid Minoke calms - until it just looks like it's full of a thick green fluid.