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[The video feed pops on, to a slightly breathless sounding voice and a worried pair of blue optics.]

...must have gotten knocked out.

Perceptor? Verity? Springer? A-anyone?

[He tries to make his voice sound a little calmer, a little less unnerved. ]

I'm okay. Something must've, uh, hit me on the head or something.

[Not, you know, the passing out thing. Of course not]

Tell me it's over.

Tell me...we won.

...

Tell me I'm not alone.

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How did I do what?

How did you, you know...

...not fail at it like I did.

You didn't fail, Ironfist.

I did.

It wasn't how I thought it was going to be. I didn't even do my part.

It's never how it sounds in the reports, on the feeds.

You did your part, Ironfist, and then plenty more. I am glad that we had you with us, and what happened after... It seemed so avoidable.

Do you still have the bullet in your helm?

Technically you haven't seen me yet. But thank you.

I'm certain your being online will relieve others.

[He won't really express his thoughts beyond that. But he is glad that Ironfist is alive.]

I, uh, it was an expression. I hope your repairs are going, uh, well.

[A sigh.]

I can't figure why.

But you knew that. Or you figured it out better than I did.

_{Yes. Of course.}

When... I am recovered, I would appreciate it if you would allow me to examine it.

Perceptor. There's nothing you can do to fix it.

[A soft noise.]

If you want. But it won't help.

They will be. [When he gets a real repair.]

If Verity was here, I'm certain the reason would be clearly stated.

I want to try. We've both seen enough needless death, we don't need another.

[A pause. Is it better to give Perceptor the hope that he could maybe do something and then watch that be crushed or to just not go there at all.]

[No, despite Aeqitas, there needed to be hope. At least for Perceptor, for what he'd done. Ironfist owed him.]

All right. When you're up for it.

I plan to live forever.

Thank you.

[ There's a tiny pause, then: ]

Have you found living arrangements yet? It appears those who do not awaken in a temple are not automatically assigned room and board.

Deterrence chips? Not exactly familiar with the prison system, but I'm familiar with 'em. Easy enough to guess what they do.

And you sorta explained it. You as in future you. Still, wish we coulda done something to help. Maybe fix it? [He's not gonna say that he wishes Ironfist would have told them. It's not like he needs to explain himself while he's still dealing with being dead.]

Is it still... y'know. Even here?

Skyfall, uh... He died. Cornered in your office. He found some Gideon's Glue and drank it.

If I see you. I am going to slap you. And then apologize and fix you. Just fair warning.

I...uh I hadn't even thought of that.

Guess I got used to Kimia: all that stuff being taken care of.

...i-is that not normal? Do you have a room?

..._{I wish I could.}

They, uh, they explode. [No guess necessary.]

I just...what could I have done? He was my friend. And by the time I even...well, Babu Yar had already happened.

[It. It could only be one thing.] Yes. Why wouldn't it be?

......._Oh.. [He'd expected some satisfaction, some closure. Because that's what always happened in stories, right? Good triumphed, justice was done and everything got better.]

[Nothing felt better. It just felt...sadder.]

...oh no.

Did--did she make it, at least?

I do. Prior to the recent rush of arrivals, we were issued a room in our corresponding temple upon arrival.

As I will be confined to the medbay for an indefinite period, you are welcome to my quarters in Liege Maximo's temple, if you wish.

It's B-l-u-r-r. [Yep, he said it before. Now he's repeating it veeeeeery slowly.]

[Whatever constitutes for a surprised eyebrow raise for mechs with visors, Swerve is pulling it off.] Well. That's useful.

Yeah. Well the FirstForged can probably do something about it, and I doubt anyone'll say you don't deserve it.

[He wasn't exactly expecting Ironfist to take that well. If he's honest, he wasn't sure what to expect from him a lot of the time. He always seemed wrapped up in Wreckers mythology, weapon designing, and apparently having a bullet tunneling towards his brain module.]

I'm probably the last person who should be telling you this, but it's better to feel responsible for something, to at least figure you did something wrong, than to just feel nothing. You did all you could to keep that stuff outta 'con hands. Skyfall... he made his choices and he didn't even feel anything. You're not really responsible for the choices he made, ya know? So at least you've got that. Don't know if that helps but... there you go.

[Okay. Now how does he change the subject without it feeling awkward and clunky, as far as conversations go?]

Everyone has the capacity to change, Ironfist. To exceed the expectations that others have for them. You carried out your job the best way you could, the best way you knew how, and no one can fault you for that.

[He doesn't want the other thinking so low of himself; there's no reason for it.]

Don't say that, Ironfist.

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