barrierabovethecrowd | CMO 4/2024 ー名前を呼んでくれー

[ Yep, she's immediately checking in on that the very second that she gets the new piece of information. Bronya's not the only person who finds themselves gritting their teeth; it sounds like the information about the bridge might have potentially been common knowledge, which only raises even more questions.

But there's no time to think about that right now, she has to refocus her efforts-- ]

Alright, got it. I'll try and get into contact with them right now.

[ Hopefully she actually can, though. She's going to try and patch through... ]

Thank you. Hopefully it isn't too late to get through to them...

[And with that, both veterans set off, leaving Inaba by herself in the hideout. ...it probably feels a lot emptier, in the silence that hangs overhead while she tries to patch a connection through. She might even be disconnected at least once -- at least that didn't have anything to do with whatever interfered with communications leading out of the barrier. The lack of a response to Inaba's hailing might also be a problem in itself, before long.

Eventually, someone does pick up -- the girl from earlier. She sounds a bit more out of breath now compared to the earlier call...

"Sorry, can it wait--!? We're still trying to get away--!"]

[ The emptiness and loneliness... it's something that she is admittedly used to; from working at a cubicle filing away paperwork like a drone at the Foundation to her early years isolating herself from other people because she was afraid, because she didn't trust others.

She can't say that feeling has gone away, not entirely.

But she shakes it off when the other voice spoke up. ]

It can't. [ Inaba's voice is sturdy and calm. ] Hi, you probably don't recognize me, I'm an acquaintance of Mei and Bronya's-- they're on their way, but they also told me to inform you that you guys are heading straight for the bridge and that's not going to help any of you and that you should try and head towards the hotel because otherwise you'll be trapped against the barrier; which I can only guess is a bad thing for all of you.

["Wait, wait, I didn't catch all of that--!?"

Adam catches the fuss -- there's the sound of something being ripped out on the other end, followed by... screaming? Wailing? It was hard to tell what that noise was supposed to be -- but it seemed like one of the monsters they were dealing with was dead. It's still not a sound anyone wants to hear.

Either way, Adam isn't sure what's going on, but if the Squad Leader brought in some help, they have to be some level of trustworthy...

"We didn't have much choice in the matter--!" There's brief struggling, then something being smacked away before he continues. "We nearly got caught by a self-destructing construct!"

One of the other names -- Timido -- pops up on the feed. The meek voice contrasts heavily against the situation on the other end. "It was my fault... I--I'm sorry you had to go out of your way...!"

...Mei and Bronya haven't patched in. It might be a bit before they get in touch and help coordinate.]

[ Inaba finds herself wincing a little bit at the awful sound; it's definitely not something she wanted to hear at all... she frowns and opts to ask: ]

Is there any way you guys can loop back around?

CMO 4/2024 ー名前を呼んでくれー

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