quarantacinque || video

[betrayedblade]

[The video is dark when the device turns on. Giovanni removes his hand a moment later but the device isn't entirely facing him and the picture is skewed at an odd angle. There is the usual rubble of the worse parts of the town in the background

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/cries

[betrayedblade]

...mio bambino? [He swears to God he will not cry anymore but that is harder done than thought. He wishes he could black everything out. He wishes...]

Perché? Perché vorresti fare questo a me?

P--Petruccio? Io sono qui, bambino...

;a;

[betrayedblade]

I am...

[He pauses to consider and looks around for Petruccio as if he thinks the young boy should be close by. Then he notices the communicator and reaches out for it hesitantly.]

...this is?

You are all right, Petruccio?

[is_the_eldest]

[What... that was his father, that he knew no doubt but... but he seemed so. So broken. It had been some time since he'd seen him in his normal clothing as well, it was almost strange.]

Padre!

Where are you? Do you need Ezio and I to come to you? [He's worried, it had been a little while since he'd really seen him. With so much going on as of late, it hadn't helped either.]

/excuse him while he's disoriented

[betrayedblade]

Ezio? Why would Ezio...? No--! Was he caught...?

[Give him a moment to straighten out, sit up, and look around at his surroundings. He closes his eyes briefly and then looks down at the device.]

No... [He shakes his head.] That's not right...

Io non capisco. [...] Yes. That would... that would be for the best.

[betrayedblade]

[He shakes his head in indication that he doesn't know.

He pans the camera to show his surroundings.]

[dr_seahorse]

Are you all right?

[betrayedblade]

[The laughter turns harsher, more bitterly sardonic, until the coughing stops it altogether.]

...no.

[dr_seahorse]

(That coughing sets him on alert..)

Where are you?

[betrayedblade]

Not sure...yet. I haven't exactly had time to figure it out. [Or care to.]

[video] 1/2

[cantsaygao]

Giovanni... back...? Back, back! Uryuu!

[video]

[cantsaygao]

U, uryuu. Giovanni...

Don't sound okay...

[video]

[betrayedblade]

[He recognizes that voice...] Sakutaro?

N-no... please no...

[Loooong silence as he composes himself. Then he looks up and at the device, attempting to smile when it's obvious it's not in him right now.]

I have...been worse. [He starts to chuckle sardonically but instead coughs harshly.] I will be...

Better now. Here.

[video]

[cantsaygao]

"No"...? Uryu-. What happened?

Need to come to Gohl. Giovanni... needs help. Going to find help. Uryuu. [The video shakes a bit as he moves to clasp the device in his hands. He's tottering off to look around Gohl, but he can still hear Giovanni if he has anything else to say.]

[voice]

[aninsidejob]

Giovanni! [She was worried before when his signal had disappeared.] Bloody hell, love, are you okay?

[video] because he can't be bothered to change its setting right now

[betrayedblade]

[He smirks oddly and holds in a bout of coughing.] ...hardly.

[video]

[aninsidejob]

[She clicked on the video, looking a little tired, but worried.]

Come on cowboy... where are you?

[video]

[betrayedblade]

Eastern side... [He shakes his head like he's not entirely sure.] Ezio and Federico...are coming.

[He grins lopsidedly into the camera.] Though a pretty face would be welcome as well. [Then coughs, dispelling the lighter tone he was trying to set.]