"Well, I was already planning to leave that town. Might as well not leave any stuck there. And, I appreciate meeting you." Charming smile.

"You've definitely brightened up my day, too." 

And soon enough they're pulling up to the hotel. 

And they go up Percy's room, so she can freshen up while Jackie waits.

The room itself is apparently rather normal, except for a random assortment of candles and crystals dotting around the space.

It's also very quiet.

She peers at the crystals and candles from the doorway, "Huh, you into wicca or something?" She asks, taking a few steps further inside to get a better look.

Perseverance turns around and points at a crystal on the floor. She does not speak.

In fact, Jackie might or might not notice how everything goes suddenly quiet once she is in the room.

And maybe Jackie did look up or not, regardless. Aaron falls from the ceiling where he was holding himself up by pressing his legs against the opposite walls of the short passage between the room's door and the hallway. His hands go to her wrists and their touch is like a taser.

She did look down, not that it would have mattered if she hadn't. His shocking grip sends her falling to her knees with a silenced scream, her body jerking from the electricity. 

Good, can he drag her to the bed?

Percy goes to the bathroom retrieve Sawney, so the two of them may help.

He can do that, yeah. She'll start struggling weakly and trying to talk a few seconds after he stops shocking her, though all three of them together won't have any trouble with her. As soon as she realizes she's not making any noise she stops, shocked, and immediately becomes more compliant. If Percy's still paying attention to her emotions, she'll find that her fascination has completely outweighed her indignation and anger at the situation. She's not bored at all anymore! She's also not afraid.

The lack of fear is concerning.

Sawney retrieves an oddly shaped crystal and speaks through it close to Jackie's ear. "We are not planning to hurt or kill you. Cooperate and we will not change our plans. Don't move."

Those last two and a half words have some sort of weight to it and Jackie can feel her limbs fighting against any deliberate attempt at moving, her eyes and neck appear to still be functioning properly.

She makes a brief attempt to move against it, feeling gleeful (and aroused) when that fails.

Can he hear her if she turns her head to speak into the crystal herself? If so, he'll hear her say, "But what if I want you to hurt me?" If not, they'll have to take the way she's not struggling as a (not entirely incorrect) answer. 

Well, Sawney takes a step back. So he must have heard.

Percy didn't hear that, but she is not surprised. She types in her phone for them to tie her up, just to be sure.

She takes the crystal from Sawney, she also pulls out a pocket knife. "Hey, there. Please cooperate. Do you have any questions before we start asking you things?"

She giggles when he backs up. 

"Sure, I'll cooperate. I've got one question, I guess. You after me, Dav, or Dav's new toy?"

"Dav and who you called his new toy. I guess you're of interest right now."

"Aw, only for now? Well, ask your questions, let's see if I'll answer."

"What do you know about Dav's victim? And about his defenses?"

She's feeling talkative, apparently. "He's the brother of one of his past... 'victims'. Never met either of them - they knew each other before I met Dav - but he talks about them all the time. 'The one that got away,' or whatever. He's been watching them for as long as I've known him, waiting for some 'perfect moment'." She pauses before answering the second one, and then grins, "Well, honestly, you've already dealt with the majority of his defenses. No idea how you found us, but obscurity was a big one. I'm another." 

"That's good to hear. How are you part of his defenses?"

"I'm magic." In demonstration, she opens her mouth and breathes out a long tongue of fire, flicking it towards Percy's face, though not close enough to burn. 

Sawney flinches, and says someting that's silenced.

Aaron glares at her, but doesn't flinch.

"Huh. How did he find you?"