[the twenty-first] / [video]

[enigmaestro]

[His eyes are peeking betwixt ungloved fingers, wide and wild. Edward does not blink throughout the entire transmission, but his pupils are consistently darting to and fro, darting about at a hummingbird’s pace. He looks disheveled, wretched and yet glowing with some intangible, nigh-golden force.]

I can-I have tried-over these past few hours-

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[hackeralastair]

...what? What do you know?

[enigmaestro]

I am connected. It won't--can't possibly end well.

[hackeralastair]

Connected to what, the Porter? Do you think you can get her to stop what she does some other way? We wanna try our way. The Porter needs to listen!

[enigmaestro]

I--won't argue that point. But surely, surely you can see it's a suicide mission?

[hackeralastair]

Only if we're incompetent. Only if we can't actually pull it off.

And if you tip her off...!

[enigmaestro]

I am not connected to the Porter, or--any--of her designs, I'm--

I'm connected to Desire.

[hackeralastair]

...Desire, huh?

So he-she-it knows what I'm up to?

[enigmaestro]

Yes. My Lord and Lady always knows, Alastair. It doesn't discourage you, of course. It likes this.

[hackeralastair]

Good, then I'm gonna make it proud. I'm gonna do something about the Porter. Sit back and watch!

[Private]

[hackeralastair]

What? NO! Bakura, I'm not going to let you put yourself in danger! You knew what it would be like, and I said I was ready for it. I am. Too many people are too many liabilities.

You've helped plenty. Let me do the hands-on.

[Private, now fully encrypted]

[hackeralastair]

...

Only to heal. You stay back, otherwise. You're only there just in case, all right?

[Private, encrypted] oh right that

[hackeralastair]

Shield would be useful. Kyosuke needs to be fast. I need to be smart, and alert.