Finding Pandora
Jemma slowly approaches Kat and Ian with a group of Pandora's followers. They are handing out apples to people in the mall. A lot of the people who pass them are mindlessly taking them without really thinking about it, the way anyone would with a free sample. Kat and Ian are supervising the effort.
"Where is she?" Jemma asks loudly.
Kat turns to see Jemma, she smiles, "Where's who?"
That makes Jemma frown at the obviousness of the question, "You know who."
Ian does the same.
"Of course we know who. We're not stupid." declares Ian with a joking tone.
Jemma stops a few feet away from both of them.
"Well you're doing pretty good impressions so far. I mean, I thought you were stronger than that." Jemma says, trying to push their buttons.
It doesn't seem to phase them.
"After everything we've been through together, I figured you'd resist whatever this is. That you'd fight back. Instead, here you are." continues Jemma.
Kat scoffs at the suggestion, "Maybe we just realized that you were wrong."
"Yeah, for all your crazy rambling about how bad she is, it turns out you're the real problem. She's actually trying to fix the world and all you're doing is messing it up." says Ian.
"How?" Jemma pushes back.
"What?"
"How exactly am I messing it up?" insists Jemma, "If Pandora's so perfect and she's saving everyone, then I couldn't mess it up could I?"
Ian can't help but respond, "Doesn't mean you're not going to try... even if you're going to fail."
"If I'm going to fail, then why not just tell me where Pandora is so I can get it over with?" Jemma asks.
Kat and Ian look at each other, not sure whether they should say anything.
"She's... busy." Kat hesitantly replies.
"With what? Doesn't she have all you lackeys to do her work for her?" suggests Jemma.
"This one is special." blurts out Ian in anger.
Kat shoves him, "Shut the hell up."
Jemma gives them both a curious look, "What's so special about this one?"
"Nothing..." insists Kat forcefully, "He's nothing."
"It's a he?" questions Jemma, "Who is he?"
"No one... just... forget about it." Ian says, trying to make up for his mistake.
"Must be a pretty important someone. She's been pretty much obsessed with me ever since she went crazy. Why would she change that now?" wonders Jemma out loud.
"Probably because you're not as important to her as you thought. Talk about being self-centred."responds Kat.
"Says the people following a woman who created an entire cult around her." points out Jemma, before continuing, "Look, just tell me where she is so you don't get blamed for telling me everything."
They look at each other for a moment. Kat sighs in a defeated way.
"She's at the school."
Jemma looks at them, clearly expecting more but not getting it.
"The school is a pretty big place." points out Jemma, trying to push the issue.
That has Kat smiling, "Then I guess you'll have a lot of ground to cover."
They stare at each other for a while, until Jemma realizes she isn't going to get anything else. She walks away.
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