029. Video Comm

[taughttolisten]

[The image shakes, as if the comm is being held by an unsteady hand--and there's Obi-Wan, his expression terribly blank.

He's cradling Bakura in the crook of one arm, wrapped in his cloak as if to keep him warm. The boy looks chalk-white, and it's pretty clear he's not breathing.]

My... [His voice is small and somewhat disbelieving.] My son...

Comments

[video] literally from the elevator

[hackeralastair]

W-what? WHAT?

[taughttolisten]

I--I sensed--the door was open--I called an ambulance, but--

[hackeralastair]

B-but...is he...

...I'm almost home. Oh god...oh god oh god...

[taughttolisten]

[Obi-Wan just... looks down at Bakura, pulling the body a little closer to him as if to warm him up.]

[video] of the HT garage

[satisfiedsigner]

What?

[video]

[taughttolisten]

[you're getting feed of his conversation with Alastair, since he hasn't thought to turn off the comm]

[video]

[satisfiedsigner]

[welp, now he's racing upstairs as fast as fucking possible omg why is the elevator so sloooow. and eventually he will get there.]

[video]

[answer2darkness]

[[There's a muffled, shrieking groan of forced mechanisms just before the video focuses. He's stepping off a bus, hastily stopped, with the sounds of disgruntled passengers behind him.]]

I'm on my way.

[action]

[taughttolisten]

[[Think of this as a text from your Force phone. One that just says ;_____;]]

[haki]

Oi! What's going on?! Is he okay!?

[taughttolisten]

No. No, he's...

I'm sorry.

Video

[whatmuttiforgot]

Oh, oh god. Is he-[He doesn't finish that thought.]

voice, much later

[taughttolisten]

Yes. I'm sorry. Are--...were you a friend of his?

voice

[whatmuttiforgot]

[Quietly]

Yes. We we worked together.

I'm sorry.