Vincent watched as some action broke out down the stairwell. The snatched a soulstone from one of the people here and shoved it into the symbol in his chest and turned into something completely different. He felt fortunate to have had just enough time to see the symbol from his position and memorize the design. He was pretty confident it was nothing like any rune he had seen before. He was about to say something when he heard the Grit howl and there was a response from those outside.

He then heard behind him some static. [quote]< Hello? >[/quote]

He turned to face the sound and heard the robot was speaking in a different voice. [quote]< The line is open to every point of contact currently unlocked to level thirteen clearance. It should be safe. Please answer. . . . Please be alive. >[/quote]

He laughed quietly to himself. He was pretty sure he knew this voice. He glanced back at Kat. "Hey, Kat. Is it possible to use robots as a, uhhhh, radio?" He then slid into the infirmary once again deciding it would be best to leave the adults to deal with the situation in the stairwell. He was more curious to identify who was on the other side of the radio. [@MsChimeric]

He sat next to the robot. "Hello, hello. Things have gone to hell in a hand basket and we're kinda caught right inside the Wall, and I'm sure your definition of safe may very well be different than ours." He kept his tone light and nonchalant, ignoring the sounds in the stairwell behind him. "Is this whom I think it is?"