OFA: sticking it out

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Nikola has not left the Sanctuary. Nor does he intend to.

As far as he's concerned, Helen had a fit of temper, causing her to react rashly and foolishly, and when she's had a chance to calm down, she'll either forget all about it or apologize, and they can get on with things.

Really, he's being generous in his assumptions because he thinks her concern for Ashley will finally result in her acting in (what he assumes) is Ashley's best interest.

And if not...

Well, for the moment, he's holed up in his lab, and he's jury-rigged a pretty impressive lock/barricade to keep people out. He'd really like to see Henry try to get through it. (Or John. He'd really like to see John try.) He can stay for quite some time without needing to leave for supplies, and if anyone really needs him, there are certainly ways to communicate that don't require face-to-face interaction.

So he waits.

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"Did you - did you threaten her?" Owen asks quietly. His own explosion - oh, call it what it was, a tantrum - in front of Dana and the blind rage as he pulled that knife are still fresh in his mind. He wonders if Tesla can lose control, too.

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"Hardly."

He can lose control, and he has threatened Helen, tried to kill her even, but she seemed to have forgiven him for that, and he didn't lose control this time.

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Owen realised what the hell he was doing before he could get anywhere near close enough to kill Dana, but how close he did come is always going to haunt him. He's not really sure why he's still here. Bet Tesla can't relate to that, he thinks bitterly.

As he's been in the past, however, Tesla is just too fascinating for any good to come of it. He could walk away right now. But he doesn't want to leave without some answers.

"So, has Magnus told you to get the fuck out, but you're not going to so you're locked away in there instead? Is that what you're saying?"

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Nikola snorts to himself. "What makes you think that?"

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"You've locked yourself in. Ergo, she's going to do something fairly unpleasant to you if you come out. Right?" Owen sighs. "You could just give me a straight answer, you know. Then we wouldn't have to do bloody 20 Questions."

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"Are you sure I've locked myself away from her? Maybe I'm trying to avoid someone else. Maybe a zombie who doesn't know when to stop asking questions."

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"I'm not sure," Owen snaps in frustration, "because you won't tell me!"

He gesticulates wildly, even though Tesla can't see him. "I know it's not me you're trying to avoid, 'cause if it was, you'd be ignoring me altogether. Plus, I asked whether you'd locked yourself away 'case I came to apologise and you went off on one about wanking. I really don't give a shit who you've pissed off now, to be honest, Tesla."

He sighs. "Just tell me when you're coming out and what I have to do to let us work together again."

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"I'm not sure yet," Nikola says calmly. "You'll just have to wait to find out."

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"Fine, then," Owen sighs. He raises his voice to a shout. "I'll just leave you, shall I? I'll come back when whatever-it-is has blown over."

He sighs again, gets up and stomps off down the corridor, determinedly not looking back. "Have a nice day."