002 || Sharon Carter || [video]

[agentx13.livejournal.com]

Sorry to inundate you all with messages, but I just wanted everyone to know that I've asked Logan to participate in an experiment. I would appreciate it if no one would contact him until the experiment is completed. Wade, if you manage not to do contact him, I'll make it worth your while.

Thank you for your understanding.

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[agentx13.livejournal.com]

I know it sucks, and I'll try to get someone to help you when I can't do it myself. [But in the meantime, the girl is eighteen. Sharon isn't going to have her running around in the open where she can be hurt.]

[She nods toward the living room, pushing a coffee table out of the way.] I'm going to show you a couple things. It won't kill anybody who messes with you, but it'll give you time to run and get help. If someone or something here tries something, I don't want you trying to be a hero, got it?

[preytosociety]

I'm sure I could gather a few volunteers by just asking. There's no point in keeping any of this quiet, because I guarantee you, even if you destroy every camera in the vicinity, someone somewhere is picking up audio. Probably from these hideous wrist devices. Secrets won't stay secret here. Not until we leave.

[Which means there's no point in pretending she's just another pretty face. The sooner they figure this out, the sooner she gets back home to a normal life.]

... You definitely don't need to worry about me being a hero. I'm not hero material. [Are they actually going to fight right now? What the hell. She shrugs out of her jacket and steps out of her high-heeled shoes.]

Are you sure about this?

[agentx13.livejournal.com]

Believe it or not, that had occurred to me. [Sharon still needs to find a place to communicate without being watched, or a way to communicate that wouldn't be understood by their watchers. She and Natasha can communicate well enough on the sly, but no one else will necessarily be able to understand.

And yes, I'm sure. Whether we get attacked or not, I want to make sure you can defend yourself long enough to get away. Just a couple basics. [She stands in front of Lydia and holds up her hand. Slowly, she arcs her arm through the air toward Lydia's neck.] If someone tries something from the front, this move can make them pass out. You don't have to clench your fists, you don't even have to take much time to aim. Hitting them with your forearm will work just as well as hitting them with your hand. The goal is to hit the artery and interrupt blood flow to the brain. [Sharon drops her arm and takes a step back.] Let me see you do it. Don't actually hit me, though. It can make them woozy for a couple seconds, and ideally, it'll make them black out.

And if you want to work with more people, that's fine. I'd actually prefer it. [And then she won't have to worry about Lydia alone in a library, where anyone could attack from rows of books if she found something.

[preytosociety]

I know what happens when the blood flow is stopped. I'm not an idiot.

[This is ridiculous. This is crazy! This is... something she could stand to know a little more about.

Lydia does as instructed, mimicking the motion but not actually hitting her. Huh. Useful...]

How much force do you apply to break someone's nose?

[agentx13.livejournal.com]

I'm not going to teach you how to break someone's nose, Lydia. At least, not yet.

Here's another move that's easy. One leg between theirs, and kick. You don't have to demonstrate that you know that one, though, I'll trust that you can kick things in your own time. Now say you're running away or someone sneaks up behind you. [Sharon turns away and slowly swings an arm over her shoulder, again headed for Lydia's neck.]

Basically the same thing. You can catch them along any part of your arm, and it can still do damage.