“No no I mean,” he got up from his bench and walked over to them. “Why don’t you just take my hand? Follow what Metro Man said,” Jack gestures to the man, “And try to not be afraid. Then you can see if it really does work, or not.”
She looks at Jack’s hand, feeling that same fear well up inside of her. Steam continues to come off of her body in wisps as she puts her hand up, as if hesitant. “B-But..what if I can’t control it..? And it hurts you..? I wouldn’t be able to stand it.”
Jack shrugs his shoulders to her. “Well… ah! If you can’t touch me,” he moves away and picks up a metal tube, and walks back to her, holding it out to her. “Hold this. Use your imagination, shut your eyes if you must, convince yourself it’s me. Try to control your fears, and see if you don’t freeze the pipe.”
Jack Maple 