"Master, Master!?" Lelouch lifted his head slowly to look upon his confidant and co-conspirator turned useless slave girl while blinking owlishly at her open and caring expression; honestly it was disconcerting as hell viewing C.C. like this and he'd gladly give up a limb to hear one of her scathing barbs at the moment.

"Yes...Cecilia...what is it?" The limette glanced about fervently and quickly rushed to a cabinet on the far wall and soon returned with a bottle of top shelf whiskey, Lelouch arced a brow at the offering and she blushed slightly before speaking.

"I...heard some of the other knights imbibe in this when they are hurting, I thought...it could help?" Lelouch stared down at the bottle and reflected on the days events, Nunnally? Dead. Tokyo? Dead. His reason for living? Dea...well... He paused at that and thought over it a moment, what was Kallen to him? Honestly he didn't know, while he'd propositioned her at one point it had been in a moment of weakness that had earned him a healthy and well deserved smack but all told if anyone actually understood the loss of a sibling in war it would be his Red Queen.

Snapping the seal on the bottle he tried to ignore C.C.'s pleased and worshiping smile as she rushed back to the shelves bringing him a snifter filled with ice, dumping the liquor into the crystal glass he lifted it to the ceiling smiling sadly.

"To you, Euphemia, the first woman I ever loved and the one I betrayed the most by letting your false blood stained memory carry on. To you Cornelia, the big sister I always cared for and who cared for me, who I used to find answers you never knew while stealing the one you loved most away. To you Shirley, who died for the sin of loving me. To you...Nunnally...my baby sister I tried so hard to protect and failed in every way imaginable."

He turned to see C.C. whose amber eyes were brimming with tears and he felt a pang as he finished off his toast, "And to you Cecilia, for you broke yourself for me, and I lament not knowing how to fix you..." Sighing he tossed back the drink and coughed as it burned down his throat. Extending the snifter and its half melted contents outwards C.C. quickly refilled it and Lelouch emptied it in record time, oddly enough it didn't burn so much going down a second time. Two glasses later he was chuckling at the ceiling when the door chimed, he heard a muffled voice that sounded like Kallen so he quickly invited her in.

The redheaded ace strutted in with rolling hips and a determined gaze, Lelouch didn't bother hiding the grin that crawled up his face as he took in her skin tight flight suit; Kallen for her part pretended to ignore the teens hormone driven reaction to her as she coughed lightly into her fist.

"Zero, Ohgi wants to meet you in warehouse four," brow furrowing Lelouch sloppily poured more liquor into his glass as he glanced about finally noticing that C.C. was missing. Shrugging he downed the whiskey and tossed the glass aside when empty while standing and doing his level best to focus his doubled vsion.

Grunting in annoyance he snatched up the half empty bottle and stumbled as he attempted to reach for his mask at the same time, Kallen rushed forward and caught his arm preventing a rather painful fall which earned her a heart stopping grin in return.

"Thanks my Queen, what would I do without you? What does he want anyway, I may be out of it but it's not normal for a suboridnate to summon his superior." Kallen was about to respond when C.C. peaked around the corner while calling out,

"Please master, take off your clothes and I promise I'll make you feel better!" Lelouch stared at her a moment then broke out laughing, falling back down he grasped his head in both hands completly ignoring Kallen's shocked and angry visage. She was about to do something...insubordinate, like hitting the pervert when she realized that his shaking had shifted into sobbing. Growing worried she sat down next to the 'Man of Miracles while placing a comforting hand on his knee, to her surprise he grasped it tightly while turning his tearful gaze to her.

"Her memories gone, I screwed up again and the woman we knew as C.C. died, all that remains is the slave girl who aimed to please her masters to avoid beatings...C.C., Euphemia, Nunnally, you...I've failed everyone I ever cared about..." Kallens breath hitched at that but her reaction was ignored as Zero retook his feet while jamming his mask on. "Right...Ohgi...why the fuck not," Kallen decided it was best to not question the liquor bottle still held tightly in his grasp as they began moving.

As the duo approached the elevator Lelouch stopped at the threshold, she thought he was going to pass out as he swayed back and forth to address her but when she extended her arm to catch him he caught it one handed.

"Kallen, I'm so glad you're back, I was ready to burn this city to the ground to get you but...pff...Suzaku beat me to it," cocking his head to the side Lelouch removed his mask and met her eyes with his troubled gaze. She could smell the stench of liquor on his breath but that lost precedence over the look of longing in those violet orbs, "If...if nothing else...please...you have to survive...the only one left who matters..."

He leaned in and kissed her trembling lips, it tasted like alcohol, anger, despair, and longing, it didn't take her long to wrap her arms around his neck and hold the trembling revolutionary close as he finally released his grief in an anguished muffled cry. A moment, a minute, an eternity later he broke the embrace and stood tall while wiping away his tears; pulling the mask back on he entered the elevator while extending his gloved hand toward her. Taking it neither said a word to each other as the elevator began moving, hearing an odd noise she glanced to Lelouch and felt her brows raise in confusion at the sight that met her.

Lelouch had the liquor bottle up to his mask and there appeared to be a straw extended from under the collar leading into the whiskey, Kallen couldn't help the the laugh that broke out as she asked,

"Is...is that a straw? You have a booze straw in your helmet?" Kallen thought she could feel his glare but that only made her laugh harder, sighing Lelouch finished his last gulp and quickly stated,

"It's an emergency induction port Kallen, it's important you remember these things," snorting and giggling it took a few moments to regain her composure before she managed to reply while cocking her head to the side,

"It's a straw Lelouch, it's a booze straw," Still glaring his seething denial filled the small enclosure,

"Emergency. Induction. Straw...no wait...Port...gods damn it woman," Now laughing hard enough that she had to brace her hands on her knees her reply was quickly cut off as the elevator slid open. Wiping away the first tears of mirth she'd had in months Kallen walked out into the darkened room shaking her head,

"Sure sure tell yourself that-" she was cut off as several spot lamps shined down on them blinding the pair as a familiar voice roared out,

"Surrender now Zero!"

"How dare you try to run a con game on us!?"

"We Know everything about Geass!" Kallen turned back to Lelouch as he lifted his helmeted visage to the catwalk while taking another sip from his emergency induction straw, coughing lightly on the potent liquor he shook his head minutely before tossing the empty bottle aside.

"You know what? You're all fucking idiots, every last one of of you!" Zero stopped mid motion before nodding towards Kallen before continuing, "Besides Kallen, really, idiots."