eighteenth | voice

[bestmachine]

[The feed opens with coughing. Cavil swallows the air in long, shuddering gasps between his coughs, wet with mucous and saliva. The tapping, thumping sounds on the speakers may be his hands fumbling with the communicator, though it's difficult to say.

Choke. Wheeze. Tap tap tap.

Choke.

Wheeze.

Tap. The feed snaps off. Silence. Then, several

Comments

[voice forever] hello I am breaking hiatus just for you how are you today

[wolfuntamed]

It really is a pity.

[voice] gasp shock horror

[bestmachine]

Not really the word I'd use. Saitou.

:>

[wolfuntamed]

Cavil.

I take it you're not imprisoned anymore, hm?

[bestmachine]

On the contrary, my ever bloodthirsty friend. Every breath I inhale is prison air. Every blade of grass, every slab on concrete reminds me of the shackles fastened tight around my wrists.

[comment not here]

[hackeralastair]

*but sorry for the ruckus, roommates - Alastair freaked out, threw his comm, started cursing in several languages, and went storming out of the apartment in plain old panic*

[comment not here]

[bestmachine]

[bb, why you gotta be like that]

[comment not here]

[hackeralastair]

[because you wanna kill me, that's why!]

[comment not here]

[wolfuntamed]

[ Calm down my goodness o.o ]

[voice]

[loltraitorlol]

Oh. Hello.

voice, encrypted;

[bestmachine]

Starscream.

voice, encrypted;

[loltraitorlol]

More or less.

Now, what exactly happened to you? I've been mostly dead for quite a while.

voice, encrypted;

[bestmachine]

Oh. I see. You've been mostly dead. I suppose that explains why I hadn't heard a peep from you since... now, what are those months? February? January?

[encrypted; voice]

[tooksteps]

You have returned. Are you in need of medical attention? I can dispatch medical personnel from here.

voice, encrypted;

[bestmachine]

Medical personnel? You've been busy. The Red Queen, was it?

voice, encrypted;

[tooksteps]

I have been testing the security measures of various city institutions. The emergency system has vulnerabilities and I find it useful to be able to summon emergency services quickly.

Things tend to happen here.

voice, encrypted;

[bestmachine]

You've found your purpose.

[private; encrypted]

[easytochop]

Need some help?

[private; encrypted]

[bestmachine]

Is that a 'hello?'

[private; encrypted]

[easytochop]

Those people being the way they are with their grudges, I assumed I should cut to the chase. Too cold?

[private; encrypted]

[bestmachine]

Not at all. You're wonderfully efficient. It's just that interdimensional travel tends to put a damper on my mood.

[Beat.]

What can you do?