five hopeless minutes [accidental voice]

[effyourcupcake]

[The PCD flicks on just for a few seconds. Violet is sobbing her heart out, in terror, frustration, pain, loss. John was sort of kind of one of her best friends here, in his own proper, strange way. Rei too, for all it had taken Violet a little while to calm down and accept that there were people there who would help. And now they've been

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[Video]

[the_noble_black]

Hey.

[Video]

[effyourcupcake]

Sorry.

[Hoarse.]

I didn't mean for it to turn on. They just fucking do that, sometimes- there's more important stuff going on than me.

[Video]

[the_noble_black]

Yeah, I know.

[On both counts.]

Severus is trying to secure everyone- I managed to slip out. Where are you?

[effyourcupcake]

I was out walking when it started. I barricaded myself in one of the buildings. I'm in the attic-

I think I heard something moving downstairs, earlier.

[the_noble_black]

Don't have a wand, and I was always shit at fistfights.

[He heaves a sigh.]

Here, I'll come find you, but I don't trust what the officials are saying. Fire like that could take a whole house down. It'd be best if we tried to move around.

[Plus, Reg has an ulterior motive.]

[effyourcupcake]

Don't be an idiot. If you have no way of protecting yourself either, we'll both be out in the open and we'll just be sitting ducks.

[She points out, readjusting the camera so she can see him, but stay lying down on the nest of blankets she's managed to get.]

[the_noble_black]

I'm not an idiot.

[He frowns.]

I just- need to find someone else too.

[effyourcupcake]

Who are you looking for? I can help.

[the_noble_black]

Do that thing- where you lock the thread.

[Private//Unhackable]

[effyourcupcake]

Here. We're good.

[Private//Unhackable]

[the_noble_black]

[He takes a deep breath.]

My brother's an idiot and I hate him to pieces, but he's the type of idiot to go after these things, and I can't- he doesn't deserve that.

[Private//Unhackable]

[effyourcupcake]

You know what you have to do, right?

Does he have one of your wand things?

[Private//Unhackable]

[the_noble_black]

He does. It won't do him a lot of good, it seems.

[Private//Unhackable]

[effyourcupcake]

Can you get in touch with him via PCD?

[Private//Unhackable]

[the_noble_black]

Look, it's not your problem.

[Which is to say that he can, but he hasn't swallowed his pride enough to- besides, he's definitely hating his brother right now.]

Why were you upset? I mean- besides the obvious. If there is a besides, I suppose.

[Private//Unhackable]

[effyourcupcake]

Listen, brainiac, I'm asking this for a reason. You need to get in touch with him and tell him there's a girl trapped out with the fire coming closer, who doesn't trust anyone else with her coordinates and who isn't going anywhere with you because you don't have a wand.

[It will keep him busy, useful, and comparatively safe. And no, she isn't talking about her own problems right now.]