[Her sensors don't work on the Barge. There's no proximity alert, no cameras to tell her what's happening, to prepare her for what she sees. When she opens the door, it's simply to check the perimeter, gun at the ready.
She chokes down the gasp, but her eyes blur as she wheels outside. Barbara won't let herself touch her, not yet - not until she checks for watching eyes, for obvious traps.
There's nothing. Just Iris, smiling up at her, pale and bloody and broken.
She swallows the sobs, too.
It's difficult, to pull Iris up onto her lap, but she manages. She wheels them both inside, and she stops to breathe. Her heart is pounding in her ears and her tears are hot on her face and she wonders if this is how Iris felt, when Victor brought her head.
A deep breath and she moves again, settling Iris on her couch. Barbara will be there, when she wakes up.]
I DIDN'T ORDER ANYTHING
She chokes down the gasp, but her eyes blur as she wheels outside. Barbara won't let herself touch her, not yet - not until she checks for watching eyes, for obvious traps.
There's nothing. Just Iris, smiling up at her, pale and bloody and broken.
She swallows the sobs, too.
It's difficult, to pull Iris up onto her lap, but she manages. She wheels them both inside, and she stops to breathe. Her heart is pounding in her ears and her tears are hot on her face and she wonders if this is how Iris felt, when Victor brought her head.
A deep breath and she moves again, settling Iris on her couch. Barbara will be there, when she wakes up.]