[ For a second, the world stays black - the eternal pause button of discorporeation.
But it flickers back on in time to hear "-isn't funny". The bracer doesn't bother with the voice over. It was only meant to be an extra power source in emergencies, not the only power source, so the numbers go past far too quickly. 99% remaining, discharging. 98, 97, 96, multiple numbers going down in a second and it only takes the most half-assed of math to figure out the time left is Not Long At All, Like, Seriously.
Better than instantaneous, he guesses. Moving is out. It'll drain what's left even quicker. Next on the list: how to explain the differences between a Concept Denial and a despawn. One's a death, one's Enforced Naptime, but from the outside, it probably just looks like death - oh silvanus, and what if Lion takes it as how Ange forcibly despawned the stakes that one time. He needs a research paper presentation for this. And a flow chart. Maybe a sparknotes powerpoint.
Unfortunately, there is none of these. Yet, all must be condensed into thirty seconds, ignoring the time spent Lion is going to spend panicking. That means he can't panic. Maya and Alex still matter (what even happened on that mission, are they okay, Maya didn't answer, it severed, is she d-)
They can't matter. A bracer at 79% and lowering isn't enough time to panic.
It still feels like trying to breathe in pollution, so thick it barely qualifies as air, but it's Something. Even if he can't move, at least he can speak. ] Listen. S'temporary. I won't even notice. So- make sure I'm not damaged.
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But it flickers back on in time to hear "-isn't funny". The bracer doesn't bother with the voice over. It was only meant to be an extra power source in emergencies, not the only power source, so the numbers go past far too quickly. 99% remaining, discharging. 98, 97, 96, multiple numbers going down in a second and it only takes the most half-assed of math to figure out the time left is Not Long At All, Like, Seriously.
Better than instantaneous, he guesses. Moving is out. It'll drain what's left even quicker. Next on the list: how to explain the differences between a Concept Denial and a despawn. One's a death, one's Enforced Naptime, but from the outside, it probably just looks like death - oh silvanus, and what if Lion takes it as how Ange forcibly despawned the stakes that one time. He needs a research paper presentation for this. And a flow chart. Maybe a sparknotes powerpoint.
Unfortunately, there is none of these. Yet, all must be condensed into thirty seconds, ignoring the time spent Lion is going to spend panicking. That means he can't panic. Maya and Alex still matter (what even happened on that mission, are they okay, Maya didn't answer, it severed, is she d-)
They can't matter. A bracer at 79% and lowering isn't enough time to panic.
It still feels like trying to breathe in pollution, so thick it barely qualifies as air, but it's Something. Even if he can't move, at least he can speak. ] Listen. S'temporary. I won't even notice. So- make sure I'm not damaged.
[ Yes. That answers every question. Perfect. ]