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Oh...

[Not that Kaiba could go far but now he feels a little sheepish. With nothing to do besides follow after him Pegasus did just that, his long stride aiding in bringing him close behind as they crossed the threshold into the hall, and towards the stairwell.]

[Without another word then, the two make it to the roof. Once up there, Kaiba makes a point to climb on top of one of the air conditioning and hold out his cellphone, testing for a signal.]

... [After a minute, it's clear he's holding back quite a lot right now just by the way he harshly shuts his phone and stuffs it back into his jacket.]

Nothing. We're in Dead Zone.

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Well, I could've told you that.

[He sighed, with his hands up in a shrug. He then proceeded to take out his own cell phone, a rather cute little number that was an exclusive Disney model. In any case it wasn't going to get any signal either.]

Hn. Well, what should we do now? I guess I can give you the rundown of what's been happening so far but...none of us have escaped you know. Not even me, I'm sorry to say! And believe me, I've tried.

Hmm. [Kaiba grumbles, taking mild note of the laughable color of Pegasus' phone before setting his briefcase down and pulling out his laptop. Simply ignoring the other man's suggestions, Kaiba goes right on to his next course of action.]

This is a school--there should be computers somewhere. Do they have broadband, dial-up, anything?

[Pegasus has no doubt tried that already, but Kaiba wasn't satisfied until he did so himself. Besides, his laptop could access KaibaCorp's intranet, and from there he could get a hold of Mokuba.]

[Oh dear. This is hardly something he wanted to get into but unfortunately it was necessary. This wasn't going to be great to hear no doubt.]

...I hate to tell you this, but there are but unfortunately I've never managed to make them function.

... [Kaiba looks up from his laptop, his gaze widened slightly in a muted shock. It's brief, barely a second before he shuts his laptop and gets down from the AC unit, heading right back for the stairs.]

There still might be a connection if I hook up my own computer.

If you think I haven't tried everything I and everyone else could possibly think of well, clearly you don't know me as well as you think!

[Pegasus was a little annoyed but he's not a fool. He recognized Kaiba's abilities as a duelist as well as his tech prowess, therefore he wasn't going to persuade him from trying. If anyone could find a way, it would be Kaiba.]

Not that I'll stop you. Honestly if you can do something I can't, you really are a genius.

[Pegasus was fine with heading back inside, as it was rather warm on the roof anyhow. He hardly wanted his skin to get damaged.]

[Kaiba allows Pegasus to ramble on. he had no doubt the other man had tried, but he wasn't going to be satisfied until he did so for himself.]

Hn. Is that a challenge? [Because he would happily live up to it, as they descended the stairs and arrived once more in the school halls.]

Where's the nearest computer?

The ah, science hall...In the computer lab.

[Pegasus responded automatically, moving alongside Kaiba so that he could at least kind of be his guide. In fact, that was what he was intending on, and he thus moved slightly in front to lead him in the right direction.]

Here, I'll show you.

[Wordlessly, Kaiba allows Pegasus to lead him to the computer lab. As soon as they arrive and he gets a peek inside, his eyes widen.]

...Pefect. [He rushes over, pushing one of the computers side and flipping open his laptop. Now he just needs to find either a cable connection or a phone cord and he should be able to get one of the two going.

Unfortunately, it only takes a minute of looking at the other computers and the wall to realize that there's no such thing. And of course he also tried to turn on a couple of the computers with no luck. Kaiba tested the plugs, the wires, he did everything short of opening them up because at that point he realized it was a pointless effort.

Kaiba walks back over to his laptop, closing it with one hand and heading back at the door.]

There should be a phone in the office. [This was his last, quick-fix chance.]

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[While all of this was happening Pegasus found himself a seat and crossed his legs casually, leaning back in an office chair momentarily. Kaiba could fiddle with it all he wanted, but if he actually achieved results...Well, that would certainly be something.

Pegasus would've sold him all of the rights to the Blue Eyes on the spot if he found a way to return them home honestly. He would've given a lot to not be confined to this ridiculous school with its absurd rules and even more bizarre rooms.

With measured patience Pegasus looked on and watched as Kaiba worked, before finally rising to join him. My, he was awfully eager wasn't he? On a mission, as they say. All this walking around was going to tire him out, honestly. Still, he managed to rise smoothly and direct him once more.]

This way then, if you please.

[Then much like before, Kaiba is lead to the front desk. As to be expected there were phones, and Kaiba once again pulled out his laptop to connect it directly into the phone jack. It took him a few minutes of fiddling to set everything up, only to prove that this wasn't going to work either. There simply wasn't a connection; that phone line wasn't hooked up to anything externally. It was just a useless wire.

Kaiba almost bangs his hand on his keyboard, but instead just hunches over it as he seethes, leering at the screen. What now? Check every phoneline in the building? Every computer?]

If we want a signal, we're going to have to create our own, Kaiba-boy. You should realize this by now.

[Pegasus said with a somber tone from behind, watching the boy's frustration grow more and more the longer he worked on trying to find some kind of way to get a communication line out.]

Cell phones, computers, and phones here don't seem to amount to much no matter what we do to them...Well, obviously someone doesn't want us to leave.

[Kaiba shuts his laptop once more, though his fiery gaze doesn't lessen in the least.]

I was merely eliminating my options one-by-one.

[He opens his briefcase, sticking the laptop into a compartment at the top.]

If we can't get out the front door, then maybe we can get off from the roof.

[Now this is where Pegasus gets a little lost. Sometimes he couldn't exactly follow Kaiba's train of thought.]

Get off...from the roof? What do you mean?

[Pegasus rose as he determined Kaiba was about to move again, feeling a little more tired from all this unnecessary physical activity. True, he'd had to do a lot of it these past several months but there was no need for it right now.]

I mean we can jump.

[Kaiba heads back out of the room and for the courtyard again. There should be some cables in his jet that they could use to shimmy safely down the side of the building...]

What?! Why would you suggest that? What will that accomplish besides breaking your legs?

[Pegasus scoffed, clearly not seeing how this was going to work at all! How were they supposed to escape from the roof exactly?

But then there Kaiba goes, running off yet again! By this time he's going to start developing a little stitch in his side. Pegasus grumbles but follows along anyhow, keeping up with him by merit of his long stride.]

...You don't seriously think I would jump off, do you? [Pegasus, please, have more faith in him. He's smarter than that.]

I have a cable we can use to shimmy down.

[Kaiba makes a beeline for his jet, opening the cockpit once more and climbing inside to search for said cable. Once he finds it he climbs back down, looping it over his shoulder with a rather determined gaze.

Once they were outside, well...there had to be civilization somewhere around here. It certainly looked that way from his view on the rooftop.]

Well, you just said...Jump. What else am I to think? [Besides, at Duelist Kingdom you almost did jump, but then Pegasus didn't know Kaiba wasn't quite from that time yet.]

Oh. Why don't you work on your choice of words a little and then I won't be so quick to presume.

[He sniffed, anticlimactically, with a bit of a sulk. This wasn't fun for him to deal with. He's not some macho wall-climbing agent, you know. Physical sports and anything to do with that weren't exactly his strong suit. He had people to do that kind of thing for him!

Pegasus sighed, feeling a little like a tagalong at this point, but it's not as though he could rightly help without first knowing what Kaiba wanted to do or had in mind.]

I wasn't exactly a star at the rope in gym class. In fact I never took gym class!

Hm. [That's all he had to say to that as they headed right back for the roof. He didn't sympathize with the other man in the least--this wasn't about comfort, or even being good at it. This was about getting out of here.]

You'll manage.

[Finally, they make it back to the roof. Kaiba crouches down on one knee as he hooks the metal clasp of the cable over one of the legs of an air conditioning unit. Then as he goes to toss said cable over the edge...it hits something mid air and falls back onto the roof.]

...What? [That...couldn't have been the wind. Could it?]

[True, but he had to voice his complaints somehow. And that was just Pegasus' way of filling in the silence that would stay between them otherwise. And just his way, really. Still, if it was between him and freedom, he'd do it.

He does fall silent, fortunately for Kaiba, for a time afterwards, waiting until he spoke again.]

What? What is it?

[Pegasus looked down just in time to see the odd reaction, the repulsion of the cable seemingly by the air itself...Wind? But there wasn't so much as a breeze.]

Ah...Try it again.

[This time Kaiba picks up the cable and walks it over himself, reaching over to drop it over the edge when his hands are suddenly stopped by...something.]

... [He drops the rope suddenly and places his hands on the seemingly invisible wall in front of him and starts to pat it down in such a way it's clear he's feeling a bit panicked.]

There's a wall...

[Pegasus moved besides him, sticking his hand out, and almost pulling back as if burned.]

You're right...It's almost like some kind of illusion that doesn't allow us to see. Can you analyze it?

[Even if he didn't have an internet connection, he should have some kind of program that could do such a thing, right?]

[Composing himself a bit, Kaiba takes a step back, scowling ever so slightly.]

It's probably some sort of electronic force field. There doesn't seem to be any shine, or fingerprint residue for it to be glass...

[Then, deciding to take Pegasus' idea, he opens up his laptop and gets to work. A few minutes later, he comes back with a result.]

...It doesn't see it.

Who would have such sophisticated technology as to orchestrate something of this magnitude? Do you think it could possibly be the work of a professional?

Or maybe even a competitor...

[Pegasus had never given it much thought beyond that, but for a moment it almost seemed as though they were the ones being targeted. But who could create such a thing around an entire school?]

I see. That's a bit disappointing but if it's a force field there has to be some kind of generator or energy output for it, right?

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