When they got to Skye's room, Nat told Skye to get some clothes while she started the shower. She didn't mind having to help the girl; she was starting to care about her. When she came back into the room, she found Skye looking at a photo of her and Coulson at the beach. She smiled but didn't say anything about it, instead of asking Skye if she was ready. Skye quickly placed the photo back in her bag when she heard Tasha's voice, zipping it close and neatly placing it on the floor at the foot of the huge double bed. She liked the plain sky blue blankets and there was a lava lamp on each of the bed stands, which stood on either side of the bed. The walls were a whitish-yellow, almost cream color and there was a huge dresser on the opposite side of the bed. The floor was covered in a soft white carpet with a mirror hanging just above the dresser.
Skye collected her clothing, which consisted of a long worn-out denim and tank top. She handed them to Nat, who looked at the clothes with a sigh. "We need to take your clothes shopping" she stated. Just then JARVIS spoke up, "Ms. Potts took the opportunity to stock up Skynet's closet with a few things before she left yesterday." Nat nodded placing the clothes on the dresser walking over to the closet Skye right behind her. They ended up picking a long sleeve shirt and sweatpants after Skye protested and then got excited about the new clothes.
As they entered the bathroom, Nat placed Skye's clothes on the cabinet next to the basin. The bathroom was a bit bigger than average, but nothing to fancy. There was a large square shower in one corner, a basin and cabinet across from it against the other wall, a toilet next to it. A large mirror hangs next to the shower with a railing full of white fluffy towels. A mat lay in the middle of the room with smaller ones in front of the shower, basin, and toilet.
Skye started undressing, used to doing it in front of people like a lot of the times, the girls at the orphanage would help the younger ones. Nat wasn't bothered by it either, that was until Skye took off her shirt revealing a bunch of scars. Nat stared at the girls back horrified, "Skye what happened to your back?" Skye turned to Nat with a confused look. Was she hurt and didn't know it. She looked at her back in the mirror but only saw her scars. "How did you get those scars?" Nat asked again. Skye smiled sadly at her, "Mr. Thompson" was all she said before pulling off the rest of her clothes and getting in the shower.
Nat helped Skye shower, wash her hair and dry off, before letting the girl get dressed. When they entered the room again, Nat offered to brush and do her hair, as she always did it for the other girls in the red room. Skye had agreed and was now sitting crossed leg in front of her as she brushed her hair. The scars were still bothering her so she decided to ask again, "Skye can you tell me how you got your scars?" Skye didn't move just staring at the wall in front of her. "Mr. Thompson didn't like it when we broke the rules, so he punished us. He also drank a lot of beer which made him angry." she stopped brushing Skye's hair for a second before shaking her head and continuing. "He liked using the wooden stick. Ms. Eland used a whip or locked us in the basement and the Campbell brothers just used their hands. It's punishment for breaking rules." Skye finished, not at all bothered by the memories. Yes it hurt, and she was afraid of it happening again, but it's normal to punish kids for bad behavior. Nat finished Skye's hair but instead of getting up, she turned Skye to look at her. Suddenly the conversation they had earlier and the implications Clint made came to mind. "Skye, did anyone ever touch you in a way that made you uncomfortable?" Nat was hoping for a no, but apparently the kid had the worst luck. Skye thought for a moment then looked at Nat, "No, Mr. Shaw tried once but the other foster girl, Emma intervened. We were sent back to the orphanage a little while later and Mr. Shaw got arrested. Emma was like a sister to me I really miss her." Skye said getting sad at the memories of the one person who had cared about her. Nat however was relieved that Skye had been spared that trauma, but she was still super pissed about everything else and she needed a drink. "Okay well, I'm done so you can go have fun now," Nat told her getting up and hauling Skye to her feet. Skye smiled at her, gave her a hug, and left, going exploring instead. She wanted to know everything there is to know about this place.
Clint and Steve were in the common room, debating the best foods when Nat entered heading straight for the bar. Clint noticed first and was up and after her in seconds, Steve behind him. "What's up Nat?" Clint asked as she poured and then downed a drink, pouring a second. She sighed and turned towards Clint, who got real worried after seeing the look on her face. "You were right," she told Clint referring to the earlier conversation. Clint looked lost at the statement though so Nat explained everything that happened, seeing the scars, the stories everything. At the end of it, everyone was horrified and extremely angry, including Tony who had joined them during the conversation. He just wanted to get something to drink but walked into that instead. "Where is she?" Tony asked. Nat shrugged, "I told her to go have some fun. I think she went exploring instead" Tony frowned. Wasn't one of them supposed to be with her at all times? "JARVIS where is Skye?" Steve asked. It took a second as the AI searched the building before replying, "I believe Skynet is on the roof" the group glanced at each other before taking off toward the elevator. They were worried as an 8-year-old on an 80 story building's roof was a bad idea. Tony was prepared to call his suit just in case she fell.
