Harry halted in his work the moment the door closed. He was tinkering with something that had been meant to slow Zoom down, but had completely failed. But the circuitry suddenly didn't matter the moment he picked up on the fact that Jesse was tense. No, more than tense. Anxious. It hung in the air to the point that he could almost taste it. Damn these new senses.
The moment Jesse spoke, he lifted his head. He didn't need to ask WHAT she meant. He already knew. Why did Zoom have to tell her? To hurt him even more, of course. He would have kept it all a secret from her. The what and the why. All to keep her safe. But that had been stolen from him. And of course the way Zoom told it robbed his sacrifice of so much by making it sound as though he'd done something monumentally stupid for his daughter.
Carefully, he set his tool down. Carefully because his hand felt unsteady. He didn't know if it would start shaking or if he'd put it through the table. Both seemed likely these days. He'd thought feeding on animal blood would be fine, it was all the same wasn't it? But animals weren't exactly easy to come by in a city, and it wasn't exactly something that could be easily bought. But he wound't even take from a blood bank. There were many lines he was willing to cross, but now that Jesse was safe, he had less reason to do so. And that was one he refused to go near.
"If we don't find a way to stop Zoom, he's going to keep coming," he said as if she could possibly mean working his crazy hours. Because the last thing he wanted to talk about was what she was obviously referring to.
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The moment Jesse spoke, he lifted his head. He didn't need to ask WHAT she meant. He already knew. Why did Zoom have to tell her? To hurt him even more, of course. He would have kept it all a secret from her. The what and the why. All to keep her safe. But that had been stolen from him. And of course the way Zoom told it robbed his sacrifice of so much by making it sound as though he'd done something monumentally stupid for his daughter.
Carefully, he set his tool down. Carefully because his hand felt unsteady. He didn't know if it would start shaking or if he'd put it through the table. Both seemed likely these days. He'd thought feeding on animal blood would be fine, it was all the same wasn't it? But animals weren't exactly easy to come by in a city, and it wasn't exactly something that could be easily bought. But he wound't even take from a blood bank. There were many lines he was willing to cross, but now that Jesse was safe, he had less reason to do so. And that was one he refused to go near.
"If we don't find a way to stop Zoom, he's going to keep coming," he said as if she could possibly mean working his crazy hours. Because the last thing he wanted to talk about was what she was obviously referring to.