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[ Early in the morning on June 10th, a yelp of panic issues out of room 114 and down the hall. Skye wakes to find her bedsheets covered in red food dye and corn syrup. On the floor lies an eviscerated cabbage patch kid and teddy bear. Her bedside table is covered in obvious nicks from being stabbed repetitively by a knife, and the bathroom sink is full of dirt and growing daisies which obscure a buried severed ear.

And she hasn't even gotten to that yet by the time she makes the post.

Her first instinct is HYDRA—some kind of intimidation, Godfather-style revenge for what went down with Rumlow, but they don't do subtle. If they'd figured out her room and gotten inside, she'd be dead. This is something else. So she gets herself out of bed, bundles the bed sheets into one spot on the mattress, and pulls out her tablet. ]

Someone left me a gift last night. [ The video is focused on her bed with her narrating. ] I need someone who can tell me if this is blood. [ Camera jostling as she turns it back to her, the view moves to fix on the toys. She steps closer so people can get a better view. More shaking, and she turns the camera back towards her. ]

I don't know where it came from, or how I didn't wake up. [ She's on the move, background bouncing behind her and revealing glimpses of the rest of her messy room while she moves to the bathroom. ] Someone must have been in here. I— [ She stops when the bathroom light flickers on. The camera remains fixed on her face, which pales and ripples with the tension of acute fear. Daisies. ] ... What the hell.

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Oh. So they got you too?

Too?

Ah. Just a moment.

[there's a pause as she moves into her bathroom and tilts the camera to show the tub full of watery red blood. Or bloody water. There may not be much of a distinction at this point.]

There were other...surprises as well.

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Is that blood?!

[ jesus christ. ]

Where did they get all of it from?

Not from one of us, I hope.

Did you see anything in the night? Hear anything?

No, nothing. And it looks like they were in here long enough to plant a freaking garden in my sink, so that's ... special.

A...what? Garden? Why on earth—no, why am I even bothering to ask, even rhetorically. [She pinches the bridge of her nose and sighs.] Are you all right?

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What happened?

Someone's been in my room that's what. But you wouldn't know anything about that, would you?

No. I wouldn't.

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Whoever's doing it has been watching. Staff, probably.
There are daisies in the sink. Planted, soil and all.

[he pauses]

Daisies.

[He's silent for a moment, remembering Cal.]

They hit us too.

Let me guess, blood everywhere.

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Well? Does it smell like blood?

[ just trying to help. she might be a little cranky still. ]

Not really, but whatever it is, it's dried, so I don't know that it would.

It's still blood, right? Blood smells.

Maybe it's not blood then.

Just meant to look like it.

[ And they did a damn good job of that. ]

Is it just me or is that weirder? It's weirder, right?

Definitely weirder. But not as weird as the bathroom. They planted daisies in the sink.

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I don't think that's blood.

[It's too bright, too vividly red. Steve wishes he could leave it at that and be somewhat more reassuring.

But then he holds up his shirt, spattered with something dried and a little darker.]

This is. They got in my room too.

When they offered turn-down service, I kinda thought they meant mints on the pillow. Not Halloween decorations straight from hell.

If you ever find a mint on your pillow, don't eat it.

We need to find out if anyone's missing.

Coulson and I have been keeping a list. We can find out at breakfast if anyone didn't check in.

Sounds like a plan. [Steve hesitates, suddenly looks a little sheepish.] Provided I can find some pants and actually leave the room.

Wow. Captain America, pantless and browsing the intranet. All this and more in next week's edition of Stars: they're people too! [ Chortling, she lets the teasing die off. ] I bet James would bring you something. I'd offer some of Fitz or Coulson's stuff, but I don't think it'd fit ... [ It should feel weirder that she just has their clothes in her room but tbh it doesn't. ]

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