Alir buddy, you continue to justify your existence. So glad we kept you alive for the time being. Both these options are not great but he will make a pro/con list and see how to shape this to their benefit.

Question: does Five have to have one of the other Messalina folks talk to her, or can he do so directly? Not sure what the benefit is for him to get a middleman involved, unless there's a reason he shouldn't!