[ Five is silent as he lets that thought hang there. Of course, he's used to people expecting answers out of him. It's a wonder it still happens, with how often he's been wrong. No matter how smart he is or how much he thinks he understands, every world seems determined to break down his ego by throwing logic out the window.

But he has been taking notes again, so apparently he hasn't given up just yet. Some fundamental part of him still actively resists the apocalypse and can't help but do everything he can to prevent it. ]

...There's a gate below us, and if it opens, it could destroy everything. All this fighting is causing the seal over it to break.

[ If she looked at his notebook she'd only see a mess of equations and scribbled notations, so it's obvious they're only meant for him. But since she's being polite, he makes an attempt to explain. ]

I'm calculating our odds to find out if we need to start thinking about last resorts. If I can figure out the rate we're actively affecting the seals underground, I might be able to tell how much time we have.