Twelfth summoning || Political ponderings [Video]

[knew_anyway]

[The video button is hit and Nat smiles at the PCD, sitting at his desk, surrounded by stacks and stacks of books and papers- an organized chaos.]

The victor of our last poll was none other than mister Alphonse Elric.

[He smiles.]

Congratulations, mister Elric on your new position as ombudsman. I look forward to working with you. [Nathaniel glances through his papers for a moment, before looking up toward the camera again.]

There's been quite a few new people. I'd like to welcome all of you- my name is John Mandrake, and I serve as the secretary for our Protection Squad. If you have any questions or concerns, I'd be honored to address them.

[He nods once and turns off the feed.]

[Private to Alphonse Elric || Unhackable || Text]

I'd like to talk to you about a few key points that we didn't discuss when you were simply filling in for Roy Mustang

[Private to Hino Rei || Unhackable || Text]

I'm doing the summoning tonight. If anything happens to me, please work with Alphonse and maintain calm.

Comments

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[knew-anyway.livejournal.com]

I'm far from powerless. Adstring needs you, miss Rei. Trust me, I will record everything that transpires and give you all the information I find.

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[flameandpassion]

Adstringendum has plenty of people to defend it that are more than capable of stopping whatever comes to their doorstep.

You may not be powerless, but you don't have the kind of power that I do. I'm going.

[This isn't about the information, idiot, it's about whether or not you're going to die.]

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[knew-anyway.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry, Rei.

Look, it's not because you're- a fighter. I don't want you to be there for the same reason you want to. Please, let me do this.

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[flameandpassion]

[She's trying not to snap and lose her temper, because she has just as much invested in this as he does, if not more. Because Rei's allowed herself to hope that this is possible, and if this fails, then she needs to see it fail, for herself.

That and Mars never sits out of a battle when she's needed.]

No.

I said 'we' for a reason. I'm going. You're going to have to deal with it.

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[knew-anyway.livejournal.com]

I'll be in my summoning room.

[Except he won't be. He'll be halfway across the city in a separate building he's set aside for this. There'll be a note lying there though, amidst the pentacles and the extinguished candles. Just two words- an apology, nothing more.

He had to protect her just as much as she wanted to protect him. Nathaniel would not let anyone else get caught up in this- not if he could help it.]

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[flameandpassion]

[She doesn't bother sending a text back -- because she's just going to go to his home. Her intuition is telling her she won't be very happy, and she isn't. In fact, she's furious -- but she doesn't bother sending a text even after she casually knocks over a stack of books in a petulant display of angry on her way back out of the house.

If he's alive, he'll come to her, not the other way around.

Be that way.]