proxied;

[firstterm]

[ Video turns on... and look who it is. In his office as usual, and he's looking rather smug this time. In the background, standing off to the side, Trowa can be seen, though the camera is focused on Ellis. ]

Thank you, thank you, the cooperation was much appreciated. I have what I need now, and really... was that so hard? I'm just going to assume you all held onto it so long as a matter of pride, rather than efficiency.

[ He holds up the disc. ]

But efficiency is so much more relevant to my interests.