011 [video > audio] backdated to early morning on the 21st

[argentcruelty]

[There's not much to see on the video feed at first, just a tumble black and silver, a brief glimpse of Kadaj's face as the image settles for a moment. His expression is drawn, mako-green eyes dull and unfocused. He doesn't really seem to be looking at the screen. There's the beeping of buttons being pressed on his NV, before he fumbles it and

Comments

voice.

[payingthepiper]

... Kadaj? [he can muster up enough to respond to this.] Kadaj, are you alright?

voice.

[argentcruelty]

I'm fine. You're- [You're alive, that's a start.] What happened?

voice.

[payingthepiper]

You're sure? [top priority --]

[and a pause.]

Nothing... good. It was a wreck. Do you not remember it?

voice.

[argentcruelty]

I remember. But I didn't- [A pause.] I didn't see what happened after I went to get the Core.

voice;

[walkthedawn]

[He's staring at the screen, wide-eyed.]

Kadaj.

voice;

[argentcruelty]

What? [His tone is aggressive, angry. He's in no mood for dealing with traitors right now.]

voice | private

[walkthedawn]

[He knows Yazoo will pick up on the private feed.]

Your eyes.

voice | private

[argentcruelty]

[A length of silence before he responds. He doesn't know how his eyes look right now, obviously. He's not entirely sure what Riku noticed.]

What about them?

audio/private, moderately hackable

[whipfist]

Why don't you tell me what the fuck happened back there.

audio/private, moderately hackable

[argentcruelty]

[He takes a minute or two to respond, trying to place the voice. One of the ones who was with them...]

I don't know. It didn't... [It didn't work, he's about to say. But maybe it had, just not yet. It hadn't happened immediately last time, either.] It didn't go as planned.

audio/private, moderately hackable

[whipfist]

Yeah. I know.

audio/private, moderately hackable

[argentcruelty]

[Slightly longer to respond this time.]

...I don't know what happened after I went to get the Core.

[audio | private | easy to hack]

[deceptive_lulz]

[Sarina was on her way home from her day job, but she figured she better check in. Even if the plan had failed, she still felt a little bad for him.]

Hey - uh...eheh. Do you need anything while I'm still out?

[audio | private | easy to hack]

[argentcruelty]

[Need anything? He's almost about to say no, but then he pauses.]

...Ice cream. [Hey, his priorities are awesome. But let's face it, everyone could use a pick-me-up about now.] Just ice cream.

[audio | private | easy to hack]

[deceptive_lulz]

Hm?

[It was an odd request, for sure. But it'd be easy enough to obtain, so why not?]

Ahaha -- is vanilla all right?

[audio | private | easy to hack]

[argentcruelty]

I don't care. I just want ice cream. [His manners are impeccable, as always.]

[video]

[frogpup]

[he has his suspicions about why those eyes are so dull, but he doesn't address that, and does a video post anyhow - he's finally figuring out how to work this thing. and he's feeling nosy. he's curious. so he speaks, quietly]

Were you injured?

[voice]

[argentcruelty]

[Hesitation at the unfamiliar voice, but he responds anyway.]

No. [Because it wasn't an injury that he caused this, was it? Just the Core...] Who are you?

[voice]

[frogpup]

If it isn't an injury...what happened?

[he's very curious, and he frowns, a small upside-down "U" of unhappiness that the feed is only voice from the other end. he's curious about this person's responses]

Akitsu Masanosuke. It's good to meet you.

[voice]

[argentcruelty]

[It would probably still be video, if it weren't for Yazoo's careful censorship. Kadaj huffs, not offering a name in return.]

I don't know what happened.