David Haller (![[info]](https://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} xgene) wrote, |
Wait.
He recognized this feeling. This height, this center of gravity, the sensation of hair on the shoulders. Immediately withdrawing the hand from Rudy's, the much, much taller man immediately gasping and looking around in both shock and horror -- more emotion than David had ever seen from the man, David immediately turned to where the voice, his own voice spoke. A turn to the right to look to the wall, where he'd been, there he was. Where she was. Syd. Syd but not Syd.
"Oh my God." That was really the only thing that could be said, eyes going wide with absolutely no cool. This time there was no dizziness, no fireworks. A quick scan of the room, almost on instinct, told David exactly what he needed to know. Syd was in his body, Melanie was in Rudy's, Rudy was in Oliver's body, Ptonomy in Melanie, and Oliver in Ptonomy. A look to the couch and... the Loudermilks swapped and were looking at each other in the first instant with the least amount of shock -- more amusement.
Okay. Okay. David's eyes returned to Syd-as-him as Melanie-as-Rudy began to lose her cool while everyone else was remarkably managing to remain somewhat okay, the shock keeping the powers from blowing up. Then it hit him, he still had his powers. Nothing had blown up.
Why? What just happened? Why did Syd's power just go all superpowered on all of them?
"No one freak out," he spoke in Sydney's voice, trying to sound as calm as humanely possible while looking anything but. "Unless we want things, and maybe people, to start breaking..." And then Melanie-as-Rudy passed out. "Oh shit." David immediately got to the floor, reaching out to check that she-as-a-he was still breathing. Oliver-as-Ptonomy seemed to catch on as well, swiftly moving over to check and make sure his wife was okay, likely delving into the mind as he did so.
Eyes back on Syd-as-himself, one word, one name, was all that was needed to explain: "Melanie." Melanie, the sole human in the group, suddenly having powers and dealing suddenly being with in a very superpowered person. David could sympathize after practically conking out after switching with Syd the first time.