[that plastered smile irks him immediately. this guy doesn't think he can win against some fucking monsters?! one day, he'll shove the damn proof in his face! what's more important right now is dealing with the water pouring into the lower levels and flooding it. bakugo folds his arms across his chest, eyes lingering on the water now.]

Six months, huh. Someone else said they were here that long too. Sounds like it's when this started...

[putting a time stamp on the beginning of the kidnappings isn't a huge help, but it might become relevant further down the road. if they can isolate what happened at the start and why it happened, maybe there's a way to reverse it.]

Those fucking ranks again. Is there a reason they've implemented that crap?

[yeah yeah, "the house" again. that idea this is some sentient construct that runs all the dealings in here. bakugo pulls a face at its return. as much as he wants to bust through the wall and break out, he's already dealt with two people who said that proved fruitless. not going to stop him from trying though... and he won't admit it, but makoto using "it" makes things a little easier to swallow, since "it" can still wind up being just some construct run by other people with strange abilities.]

Haa? How the fuck would the employers not know anything? Aren't they kidnapped too?