[His breath feels heavy, stifling where it meets the respirator. He wants to tear the mask away in that instant, but if he does, Ren already knows he'll sever the link tied between the Bal pilot and his operator as realization sets in-- it's a battle of endurance, and he is devoted to holding ground. Hopefully Hux is just as much, though some part of him already knows the General is capable.
Echoes coalesce, thoughts clear with strain, and after a moment he speaks again, words pinched up in his throat:] They will ask why we've broken formation.
Tell them it was a direct order. A ground sweep...clearance... [He stalls there, struggling against his own breath. A sea of data where he almost feels his fingers slip. Not today.] --code 7765-Yerna. Further scans must be...
[The hiss of the communications link as it sparks to life is deafening; Kylo Ren recoils against it, reality hitting his senses like ice water.]
no subject
Echoes coalesce, thoughts clear with strain, and after a moment he speaks again, words pinched up in his throat:] They will ask why we've broken formation.
Tell them it was a direct order. A ground sweep...clearance... [He stalls there, struggling against his own breath. A sea of data where he almost feels his fingers slip. Not today.] --code 7765-Yerna. Further scans must be...
[The hiss of the communications link as it sparks to life is deafening; Kylo Ren recoils against it, reality hitting his senses like ice water.]