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[cruelyethuman]

There are, apparently, worse places to be.

Who else is with you?

[morethan084]

how optimistic of you

rosi, finn, and law

[Daisy isn't aware just yet that there is someone else here.]

[cruelyethuman]

Newton did resort to calling me sunshine. Must be my positive outlook.

Do you know when this was supposed to happen?

[morethan084]

[It's a good thing he can't see her right now, because she feels sick to her stomach at the mention of Newt's name.]

nope

telling us takes the fun out of making us wait until who knows when

[cruelyethuman]

So you still have time.

We might find the orb before anything happens.

[morethan084]

thats the thing

we did find it

one of them anyway

but we messed up and im sure its gone now

[cruelyethuman]

There is one on your side. Have you mentioned this to others?

What did you see, before you were thrown in prison? Is Taeum as dark and depressing as Sedorum.

[morethan084]

a few of us have already

finn and i managed to create a hole in the ceiling, it happened so fast but there was a glass ceiling and someone in blue and white robes

i think it was the highest one

[cruelyethuman]

Did the person say anything?

They must be awfully powerful in Taeum, if they managed to catch the both of you.

[morethan084]

no

this all happened within seconds, didnt have time to stop it from happening

otherwise this wouldve gone very differently

[cruelyethuman]

I know that everyone has a weakness. The person who caught you, must have been powerful.

Your powers. Are you hiding them.

[morethan084]

i was trying to

until we opened up the ceiling, and theres no way to do that subtly

[cruelyethuman]

No, I don't suppose there is.

[A pause before he flicks the network from text to voice.]

Did they hurt you because of them?

[morethan084]

[Daisy looks at the guard stationed outside of her cell when Aleksander speaks into her earpiece.

Thankfully, she can communicate without having to actually talk out loud. It’s still a weird thing to get to used to, but he’ll be able to hear her voice.]

I’m not hurt. I’m okay, really.

[cruelyethuman]

Good.

[It's not relief flooding his voice, but it's something close. Something softer than the barked orders that he receives from the commander and the drills they're being run through. Truly, not a professional army, but most of his fellow soldiers seem dedicated.

Dedicated enough to charge through the gates and start a war.]

There is going to be a war, and it might start soon.

[morethan084]

I know.

[Her desperation to get out of there only grows, and so does her guilt for risking the safety of them all.]

You need to be careful. If they find out what you can do, they might see you as a threat.

[It's not the reason they themselves ended up here, but they're clearly prepared to deal with those who have powers.]

[cruelyethuman]

They know.

[A little. Another bid for power that he allowed to slip through his fingers to elevate Alina through the low ranks of the Sedorum army.]

I'm safe here, for now, but once the war breaks out... this is not how your story ends, Daisy, in a cell on a distant world. You will get out.

[morethan084]

[That's concerning to hear, even if she knows he's more than capable of taking care of himself.]

What happened?

[That caused them to find out about his powers.

She won't tell him how there's a part of her that feels as though she deserves to be here, so instead she chooses to not acknowledge his words of comfort at all.]

[cruelyethuman]

I told them. Or- I showed them. Not the full extend, of course, but I did make sure to leave no doubts about my abilities.

[And he wears the reminder as a brand around his wrists.]

The army wants talented people, and I am very talented with my gifts. I'm fine, Daisy.

[morethan084]

You know, that is not exactly reassuring.

[Daisy's tone is light, not actually concerned that he would jeopardize himself.]

Just don't create a hole in the ceiling to try and grab an orb and you should be fine.

[cruelyethuman]

Oh, my apologizes, was I supposed to reassure you. Allow me to try again- [Voice laced with the soft edges of humor, before he laughs softly] They were less impressed than I had hoped, but I suspect that was my own doing.

Now, how was that?

I was not planning on making holes in anything, but thank you. For that lovely advice. Your miscalculation will not have been in vain.

[morethan084]

Much better.

[Daisy's smile widens at the sound of his laughter, before it fades as one of the guards comes walking past.]

I'll check in on you tomorrow. You know, to make sure you haven't made holes anywhere.

[cruelyethuman]

Have a good night, even if it is in prison.

[It ends with a smile, because there's a lump in his throat - a heavy weight that has nothing to do with the mission and everything to do with Daisy, being locked up and possibly executed.

He doesn't need anyone.

Even if Daisy was a hand to hold in the dark, her soft breathing a welcomed distraction from laying awake in silence.]