A low chime echoed through the cockpit, followed by a ping, and Kyle immediately tapped the comms after seeing who it was.
The screen flickered to life, revealing two familiar faces: Luca—still faintly glowing with residual energy—and his boss, who looked remarkably untouched by the countless rounds and rescue operations he'd just led.
"Brother!" Ollie piped up, excited to hear from him
"Hello, brother! Did you encounter difficulties when evacuating?" Luca began, voice worried, though still alert. "We just returned from a sweep, and thank goodness, the daycare perimeter only registered minor crystal spikes. No one was hurt—it happened so early that none of the customers had even arrived yet. I was so worried, but we were lucky."
