Be thankful for backups...

[Albert Wesker]

For the second time now....or the third time, technically, Colonel staggered upright, the sound of the fountain behind him sounding in his ears. Death had claimed him again. Twice now, in the Omniverse....and once back home. It was becoming an all too disturbingly common trend. One that he could very much like to break as soon as possible.

First things first, though...he had a partner to re-establish connection with.

He put aside the stress of his revival and turned his mind to the business of summoning the item in question. In a matter of minutes, the PET was back in his hand, and booting up. Shortly afterward, the screen flashed to life, and the familiar sight of accessing a remote internet connection scrolled across it.

"Ah. Greetings, sir. I can only assume that you downloading this backup means you were not successful in surviving your endeavors at the mountain." The synthesized voice of his digital assistant sounded just as the green and yellow form materialized on the screen.

"...apparently so." the soldier navi stated.

"I will not push the subject then. However, I will bring up another one. During your absence I maintained watch over information on the dataverse, and took note of a message sent to you during your....occupied state. I will bring it up for you to read."

The message was pulled up, and Colonel read it over with his usual dispassionate expression. "....I see."

"Will you be following up on this, then, sir?"

In response, Colonel just started off toward the distant gates.

"Very well then, sir. I will gather what information I can."