#2 | surprise!

[kiljoy]

[It's funny. He hasn't seen Jessica since she spat at him, but it feels like she won't leave him alone. Twice now she's forcibly taken his allies away from him. First Faith. Then Kara. She needs to learn not to steal his things and he's figured out a way to teach her. Besides, he doesn't like the idea of not having a bodyguard, doesn't like not having anybody under his control. He needs that safety net to keep her at bay.

That's why he tells Frank to arrange this meeting. He must do so in secret and he must do so without raising suspicion, so that when they come into the reset room, they don't expect to find Kilgrave waiting for them with a smile.]

That's it, come in. You're delighted to see me. You're looking forward to doing everything I say.

[He's chosen a time when the room is empty and they won't stay long. Just long enough for him to re-establish control.]

notes
(Content warnings for mind control, violence, death and likely disturbing content. This is the conclusion of the Kilgrave plot and includes Kilgrave getting reset which will ICly take place 23rd Feb.)

Comments

[underachievement]

[ She focuses on protecting herself, shielding her face with her foreams to prevent her skull from being smashed in. He doesn't want her alive; she would be much more malleable after a reset. Whether or not the same will be true of him, she has to kill him again to sever his hold on the people mixed up in this, most of whom are deadlier than her, and the one that isn't runs a day camp for weird kids.

Jess takes a hit in her side and then to her face when her defense falters, so fast the pain combines in a blinding flare that seems to sear through her whole body until she's certain she's about to lose consciousness. It makes it easier to ignore the second blow to her head, though it leaves her ears ringing and her brow warm and wet. She lifts her limp arm from her chest to shove at Faith's abdomen, as she takes a handful of sand from the pathway sunken under her hip. Jess slings it at Faith's eyes, keeping her own shut and pushing her off with both hands. ]

[rockypath]

[Faith doesn't notice Jessica is grabbing the sand until it's too late, sand hitting their mark right in her awaiting eyes. Her head instinctively turns away, eyes shutting and in moments they are watering so hard that the tears are draining down her cheeks.

Fuck, that stings!

Momentarily blinded, she takes the full brunt of Jessica's shove. Faith might be strong but her frame is still that of an 120 pound woman, so its more than enough to send her flying. When Faith lands, she hits the ground hard, right off the sandpath, head cracking the solid ground, dazed. Hopefully the Sound Eaters were off somewhere else, distracted by some other sound or they were both screwed.]

[kiljoy]

[Kilgrave is at the window and it feels like his heart freezes for a moment when he sees Faith and Jessica grappling each other. At first Jessica seems to be taking a beating, but then she flings sand into Faith's eyes and the other girl is sent flying into the pavement, hitting her head with an audible crack. That's a dirty trick from Jessica but he'd expect nothing less from her.

Well, fuck. The Sound Eaters haven't gotten them yet and he can't stand here and rely on that to happen. If Faith is out for the count then there's only one thing for Kilgrave to do. Run.

So he does, turning around to flee as fast as he possibly can without making a sound, into the lounge and to the porch at the back of the house where he can make his escape.]