We're the line between the world and the much weirder world. We protect people from news they aren't ready to hear. So when they need us, we fight the battles they can't. And when we can't do that, we keep them safe. That is S.H.I.E.L.D.... We are S...
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As Coulson, myself and Garner walk through The Playground, I angrily explain to him that he should do something about the ATCU keeping Inhuman's contained and against their will.
"We're not monsters. You can't just lock us up in some ice prison because you don't know what else to do." I tell Coulson.
"No one's talking prison. And, technically, it's a gel matrix." Coulson says to me.
"They're putting people in stasis!" I raise my voice.
"Think of it as a medically induced coma, a way to hit the pause button until we find a better solution." Coulson explains to me.
"'A better solution'. What does that mean?" I ask him confused.
"The ATCU's looking for a cure. I'm not suggesting that's for everyone, because it's not, but some people might want to-" Coulson tries to say, but I cut him off.
"-We are not a disease. We are people, we have rights." I tell him.
"I didn't say that you didn't." Coulson defends himself.
"You can't just expect people to go through that kind of change and immediately have a handle on it. Do you remember how scared we were at first?" I remind Coulson.
"Yes. I also remember Skye iced herself so that she wouldn't hurt any of us. You've got to admit, things are getting out of hand." Coulson explains to me.
"I know." I sigh lightly.
"People are changing in uncontrolled environments-" Coulson tries to say, but I cut him off.
"-I know, but everyone deserves a chance to be who they are." I say to him.
"That's where you're wrong. You're being seduced by your own experience. Just because you and Skye learned how to control your powers doesn't mean everyone else will. I mean, what if a person's hurting themselves or those around them? What... What if they can't stop?" Garner asks me as we step into the lounge.
"Take Lash. If putting a bullet in that monster's head doesn't do the trick, then what?" Coulson asks me as he begins to head to his office, and myself and Garner follow him.
"That's not fair. That's one guy. Most Inhuman's fall somewhere between me and him." I tell Coulson.
"And that's the message I'm hoping the president and his advisors will hear when I meet with them today." Coulson tells me.
"The President of the United States?" I ask him incredulously.
"It's off the books, but the global community's coming together to discuss the future of enhanced people. We're meeting at Norad in Colorado." Coulson explains.
