MURDER MURDER & BLACK CONVERTIBLES | ascendants

[buckingham barnes]

As soon as Monroe placed his paw on Buckingham's hyperventilating chest, the former assassin followed Monroe's instructions. Monroe is the head of the medicine guild, he's positive and trusts that the Helion knows what he's doing. He also didn't have much of a choice whether he wanted to hold his breath or not, Monroe was putting force on his chest. It was probably good that Monroe was doing that, otherwise Bucky would probably pass out. Which would be horrible, regarding the situation he's currently in. Bucky held his breath as Monroe instructed, only for a few moments before he slowly exhaled. He inhaled a deep breath, his breathing thankfully slowing down. He continued to take deep breaths until his breathing was finally back to what it should be. Glancing at Monroe for a moment, the former assassin said, "Thank you for your help, Monroe."

His gaze didn't stay on Monroe for very long, unfortunately. The Ascendants leader grabbed his attention, his eyes looking over at the feline. He was apologizing for Riza's behavior, mentioning she would have gone off to find Bucky herself if she wasn't brought along. It made Bucky wonder if she would dare to come back later on if this mess isn't solved. Bucky doesn't think he'll be able to stop a murder attempt if it's only him against her. And then, Bucky heard the words that should solve all of this. Should. "Or this guy can let me see his memories from that day, and we can be over with it right here." As he heard those words, a glimpse of paranoia could be seen in his eyes.

That should be a simple fix to this whole mess. Bastilleprisoner can get a look into his head, go through his memories to the specific day, and find out Bucky is telling the truth. He should say yes, fix all of this for himself, Monroe, Sunhaven, and the Ascendants. But there's one thing that no one knows about Bucky- his phobia of mental manipulation. Long story short, a guy awhile back got into Bucky's head and used mental manipulation to wipe every memory from his head. That guy got to rework the puzzle pieces, and made Bucky into a living weapon. He knows that he shouldn't be afraid that Bastilleprisoner will do the same thing. That Bastilleprisoner genuinely just wants to see his memory of the specific day. Even though he was brainwashed months ago, he can't shake this fear. If you say yes, then he can do whatever the hell he wants with your head. His paranoid thoughts said, getting the better of him. You don't want to be another asset, do you? Protect your mind! Refuse!

"I... I refuse." Bucky's drained words came out of his mouth, fear twisting into his tone. They probably all expected him to say yes, after how much he insisted he's innocent. They're all going to think he was just acting all along, even his clanmates! What the hell is he thinking? Fuck! "I don't give you the consent to go through my head."