029. Video Comm

[taughttolisten]

[The image shakes, as if the comm is being held by an unsteady hand--and there's Obi-Wan, his expression terribly blank.

He's cradling Bakura in the crook of one arm, wrapped in his cloak as if to keep him warm. The boy looks chalk-white, and it's pretty clear he's not breathing.]

My... [His voice is small and somewhat disbelieving.] My son...

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[donttasemebro]

[... Because by the time "Bruno" sees this message, it is just the machine from which his soul was violently ripped that is accessing it. It is scanning near-past Network activity for data pertaining to the recent anomalous behavior of ImPort Alastair Krajac and accomplice/sexual partner Kyosuke Kiryu. This message and the comment threads associated with it are soon flagged as having key relevance.]

[As it watches, it doesn't feel anything at all.]