When the second orderly spoke up, Jessica's eyes widened ever so slightly and her breath hitched. She had no idea how true that was, but they knew how to egg her and Peter on. Knew exactly which button to press to make sure that the two would do what they want. The clone's hand went down to her genetic template's, wrapping her fingers around his.

"Consequences?" She found herself snapping out, voice more on edge than she wanted. "So -- what -- the entire hospital depends on whether we actually go through with this or not? That's a lot of weight for the shoulders of two kids."

She glanced over at Peter, her expression trying to convey the wonder of whether he was going to go through with it or not. They had already convinced her simply with that threat, and while she'd like to think of herself something not as stupid, the guilt and irrationality -- the need to protect everyone -- was already kicking in and there wasn't much she could do about it.