Uncontainable (DreamTeam SCP AU)

Chapter 40/41

"So," George said, tugging on Clay's sleeve to slow him down as they walked, "How exactly are we going to get information from Scott or Eret?"

"Eret's probably not an option," Clay sighed, "If he wakes up then Techno goes crazy."

Nick joined in, "Then that leaves Scott."

Clay frowned, "I really don't think he's evil, "

George stopped in his tracks, yanking on Clay's arm and forcing him to a stop as well.

"Clay," he started, "I know that you feel like you can trust Scott -- hell, I even remember some of our interactions with him. But we can't be naïve, even if it's a friend."

Clay's shoulders slumped. George hugged him briefly, then linked their arms together and resumed walking.

"Hey at least you can y'know, stay solid," Clay smiled weakly, squeezing George's hand.

"Um, third wheel over here's in possession of the collective brain cell right now," Nick laughed, bringing the other two's attention back to the task at hand. "May I ask Romeo and Juliet just how, mayhaps, we intend on collecting information from Scott?"

"Which one of us is Romeo..?" Clay asked cautiously.

Nick raised an eyebrow, "Not the point."

"I've been thinking," George said,

"Never a good sign."

"Shush, Clay." George sighed irritatedly, "I was just thinking maybe we could like... sneak into his office or something."

"Says the one who can go invisible, " Nick pointed out, "I don't know about Clay, but I'm not very... inconspicuous."

Clay's eyes lit up. "Nick, there's something I've been meaning to test. Can I uh... use you?"

"For what?"

"Nothing too weird. Just uh... tell me if you can't see me."

Nick crossed his arms, "Clay, what on earth are you--"

He paused.

George looked over curiously, Clay was still plain as day, grinning maniacally, his green eyes glowing a bit brighter than usual.

"Clay. Where the hell did you go?" Nick said softly, looking to George for an answer.

"It works! It works!" Clay hissed happily. He broke his focus and Nick jumped in fright. To him, Clay had just appeared out of thin air.

Clay was wheezing quite hard, "You shoulda seen the look on your face! All like, ' WhErE tHe HeLl DiD yOu Go?' "

Nick rolled his eyes, "What did you do?"

Clay regained his composure reluctantly, pausing to explain. "...It's a bit hard to explain... but basically I tried to convince your mind you didn't see me."

"I'm sorry, what?"

"Like..." Clay frowned, "I can't go invisible like George. But I can, as I just proved, convince your mind that it doesn't see me."

George raised an eyebrow, "You better not do that to me anytime soon."

"Whatcha gonna do about it?" Clay smirked. His expression quickly fell when George brought his fingers up and snapped, a spark jumping from his fingertips.

"Guys," Nick laughed, "Seriously. What are we doing?"

"We could always just... sneak into his office like I said earlier." George said.