Kaiba's already done single anchoring, and he'd been prepared for that, but the extra dimension of pairing with someone else has him slightly wary. He's not sure he's in enough control of his emotional state to hold it all back in an anchor pair right now, but for everyone's sake, he needs to try.
He's paused at the door to steel himself, and perhaps seek a partner.
"...this might be chaotic." Understatement of the week.
rescues
Seto's going off a combination of his own memories and Lioriley's list, trying to call to mind every face he knows. There's some emotion he can draw on to find them, right? It's painful, pushing through all the chaos swirling around him and holding himself together, but he's on a mission. People need him.
If he should find a crew member, he'll yell out. "Over here! Everything's destabilized, we have to go!"
As serious as the words are, there's a glimmer of relief that people are alive. But he's determined to save them.
...and the non-rescues
As the procedure goes on, Seto remembers something he'd learned during their past anchoring test. He'd been able to walk so tantalizingly close to other worlds, is it possible he'd be able to latch onto former crew who'd likely become void ghosts too?
He'll try to recruit a stationary anchor. "Do you know how many rescues we have left? Wondering if I have time to try something."
sleepy reunions
Eventually, Seto is forced to rest. He'd thrown himself too hard at the problem early on, as usual, and he's almost unconscious by the time he lumbers back onto the train. He's draped across a chair, barely moving, but just barely awake.
He might manage to lift a hand in greeting. "You made it."
kaiba | anchor | ota
Kaiba's already done single anchoring, and he'd been prepared for that, but the extra dimension of pairing with someone else has him slightly wary. He's not sure he's in enough control of his emotional state to hold it all back in an anchor pair right now, but for everyone's sake, he needs to try.
He's paused at the door to steel himself, and perhaps seek a partner.
"...this might be chaotic." Understatement of the week.
rescues
Seto's going off a combination of his own memories and Lioriley's list, trying to call to mind every face he knows. There's some emotion he can draw on to find them, right? It's painful, pushing through all the chaos swirling around him and holding himself together, but he's on a mission. People need him.
If he should find a crew member, he'll yell out. "Over here! Everything's destabilized, we have to go!"
As serious as the words are, there's a glimmer of relief that people are alive. But he's determined to save them.
...and the non-rescues
As the procedure goes on, Seto remembers something he'd learned during their past anchoring test. He'd been able to walk so tantalizingly close to other worlds, is it possible he'd be able to latch onto former crew who'd likely become void ghosts too?
He'll try to recruit a stationary anchor. "Do you know how many rescues we have left? Wondering if I have time to try something."
sleepy reunions
Eventually, Seto is forced to rest. He'd thrown himself too hard at the problem early on, as usual, and he's almost unconscious by the time he lumbers back onto the train. He's draped across a chair, barely moving, but just barely awake.
He might manage to lift a hand in greeting. "You made it."