capeandcowl | 27th Lie [Video]

Since the Porter has been kind enough to return Dr. Topher Brink to us I wanted to make an announcement officially promoting him to Vice President and also giving him share in the company. His absence and return has made it clear I need to prepare for the possibility it could happen to me and this is just one of the steps I'll be taking to ensure that Rossum will be here to stay and that all of you who work for me will always have a job.

Also I'm going to be visiting all your departments soon hopefully to see how you are all doing. Don't worry it's not going to be anything formal. I just want to know if there's anything that any of you need, or suggestions for improvements you might have.

Thank you.

Pack whatever you have at the MAC and be outside. A car will be waiting to bring you back to the penthouse. I've already set aside some rooms for you and a terminal to the mainframe set up.

I've been negligent as a guardian and to remedy that I'd like to begin with having a dinner together at my home this weekend. I'm very interested in hearing how your studies with Andromeda are going and there's also someone I want you to meet.

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Who knows? Sell it to the highest bidder probably. More probable? Making us all into little Rossum slaves. This was a whole new level of not good, Boyd.

Hey, I know when I'm having a crisis of identity I tend to shoot people in the head. Oh wait, no, that's just Claire!

She did what?

[He's so very close to breaking down]

She killed Bennett. Bang. Gone. Bullet in the brainpan and no more genius.

I couldn't even try and Save her, Boyd.

[Oh Topher it was necessary, but he still wishes you hadn't seen it happen.]

I'm sorry, Topher.

Yeah, well...

[There were so many confusing feelings he had left over from his time with Bennett. He didn't know if he loved her, but that kiss had been nice.]

You said you were preparing for when you leave. If you leave, which you're not by the way. Figured you should know what you'll be going home to do.

I don't want to go back you know that right? I don't now and I never did. This place, it's a chance to keep you safe. You and everyone else when they get here eventually. That's why I planning for all these things. I want to make sure that even without me this world can be a refuge for you and the others.

Unfortunately that means I have to deal with a worst case scenario, however much I don't want to.

I know, I know. You're Mr. Responsible. I just...I don't like thinking about being here alone. I've already nearly screwed up one world; I don't want to take the chance it could go further here.

I'm not going to leave you here alone and the tech won't go any further, I promise.

I'm holding you to that promise, Man-Friend.

I had a feeling you would.

Now do you think you can put all that stuff you figured back home into plans again? We can use it here to start work on a way to counter it somehow right?

Can I?

[For once there's a moments hesitation]

But won't we forget all this when we go home? I mean, I did.

[Boyd sighs.]

Yes we will, but it wouldn't be for home. It would be for here. Topher the tech is here and it got out once. There's always the chance it could happen again and if it does I want to be able to do something about it.

That wasn't my fault! I mean it was, but I was confused and you weren't here! I was alone and Claire wasn't much help.

[He still feels guilty over that whole Major thing]

Okay, yeah, I'll get working on the prints. This will stay between us though, right?

Always just between us.

[And any imprinted underlings Boyd will use to make the devices.]

Also I know it wasn't your fault. I should have been here and I wasn't.

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