[ Wally opens his mouth, about to ask her why they would do something like that, before he snaps it shut without saying a word. Her developing powers, the panic in her eyes when she realized he had noticed them at the gym. It's more than enough for him to jump to his own conclusions for better or worse.
He remembers John and Clarice telling him they come from a world where people (mutants they are called, he thinks) are singled out and targeted simply because they have abilities they didn't ask for. That, instead of offering these people the help they need to deal with their powers and everything that goes with it, the government would rather just lock them up and throw away the key.
Wally knows firsthand the potential damage powered people can cause and the blood they could spill. But he also knows of all the truly great and heroic things they can accomplish if they are just given the opportunity. The idea that people, much less so called friends, would discard someone for something they have no control over before even giving them a chance...
The thought this might be what happened to Skye has his own anger bubbling up to the surface, the most visible manifestation of it being the small sparks of bluish-white lightning flickering around his eyes since he's still tapping into the Speed Force in case things go south. Usually, the lightning is a sign he's actively using his powers, but in this instance, it's the result of his emotions about to get the better of him.
Knowing losing his cool isn't going to help anyone, he tightly closes his eyes and takes a few deep breaths to squash the gathering storm inside him until the lightning effect fades away. Now with his own emotions reigned in, he opens his eyes which are wholly green again and begins to lightly rub the hand that was previously resting on her shoulder up and down her back in what he hopes is a soothing act. ]
You don't have to worry about anything like that happening here. And we'll figure this whole power thing of yours out. Together. I promise.
[ He doesn't know how much a promise from someone she just met several minutes ago means here. All he knows is it's a promise he fully intends to keep if she lets him. ]
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He remembers John and Clarice telling him they come from a world where people (mutants they are called, he thinks) are singled out and targeted simply because they have abilities they didn't ask for. That, instead of offering these people the help they need to deal with their powers and everything that goes with it, the government would rather just lock them up and throw away the key.
Wally knows firsthand the potential damage powered people can cause and the blood they could spill. But he also knows of all the truly great and heroic things they can accomplish if they are just given the opportunity. The idea that people, much less so called friends, would discard someone for something they have no control over before even giving them a chance...
The thought this might be what happened to Skye has his own anger bubbling up to the surface, the most visible manifestation of it being the small sparks of bluish-white lightning flickering around his eyes since he's still tapping into the Speed Force in case things go south. Usually, the lightning is a sign he's actively using his powers, but in this instance, it's the result of his emotions about to get the better of him.
Knowing losing his cool isn't going to help anyone, he tightly closes his eyes and takes a few deep breaths to squash the gathering storm inside him until the lightning effect fades away. Now with his own emotions reigned in, he opens his eyes which are wholly green again and begins to lightly rub the hand that was previously resting on her shoulder up and down her back in what he hopes is a soothing act. ]
You don't have to worry about anything like that happening here. And we'll figure this whole power thing of yours out. Together. I promise.
[ He doesn't know how much a promise from someone she just met several minutes ago means here. All he knows is it's a promise he fully intends to keep if she lets him. ]