"It’s…" Shadow Man swallowed, squeezing his optics closed briefly before meeting Flash’s gaze squarely and firmly. "I’m.. aware of the block placed on me to… to keep me in the fortress," he said slowly. "And… I understand the principle behind it. Keeping out of contact for so long was… unwise.”
Stupid, even, but he was picking his words with care, here.
"But…"
Shadow’s composure wavered, and he took a synthesized breath to steady himself before continuing. “I think I may need to… leave for a while, again. To take Magnet somewhere… He.” Well, if anyone knew what had happened who wasn’t a ninja with secret surveillance all over the fortress, it was probably Flash, who had legitimate surveillance all over the fortress.
"…I don’t think he’ll feel safe here, after… after what happened. But I don’t want him to go alone. I - … could you… remove the block? So I can… look out for him? Please?"
Flash figured out where this was going. Much like he had legitimate surveillance across the fortress, Shadow was likely to have his own surveillance. He was bound to have seen what had happened, and reacted accordingly.
"I tend to agree, I don't think he'll feel safe here either. He'll most certainly be relieved of his duties until he feels safe again."
Then there was the subject of what to do with Shadow. Flash was of the opinion that his punishment had gone on long enough, but Snake didn't share that point of view. At this point, any opinion Snake had carried no weight, not with his violent outburst. He could see the slight waver Shadow had had in his composure, and he figured something must've happened between the two of them. With all that he was currently dealing with, he was in no mood to put up with this.
"I'll remove the block from you and consider you relieved as well," Flash said and he opened the network within his processor. "Just come back when you feel it's safe."
Shadow would receive the message that his restriction was lifted in about two minutes.