Is she ditching Crescent and Annika? Yes. Yes she is. Besides, they're not paying her any attention - for kidnappers, they really don't seem to care about the location of their kidnappee beyond 'still on this planet, probably'. 

The way the two of them were treating her was rankling. And it wasn't even that they'd kidnapped her - that sort of stuff came with the territory of being one of the most wealthy families in the Consortium. It was why she normally had security details shadowing her steps and would normally only be seen at venues that had been thoroughly vetted. No, it wasn't that. It was more that they just didn't seem to ... what? Care?

[i]This is getting us nowhere.[/i]

So she wanders off. Finding her way through now-familiar corridors with the help of Tate. Her footsteps echoing off the soulless walls. 

[i]Just need to find a quiet corner and record.[/i]

[i]Okay, record what?[/i]

That thought brings her up short. What is she going to say? It's not like she's done this before. But more importantly, she has to carefully consider what she's going to transmit and who might hear it.

[i]A Lozano does not show weakness. What would it look like if you just announced your kidnapping to the whole system? Tabloids would have a field day for months. "How was she taken?" "Damsel in Distress". You can picture the headlines now, can't you? And just think about the questions every reporter will be asking. "What was it like?" "How did you feel?" "What did you do?". This whole episode will play out again and again and again for years until people finally forget.[/i]

[i]And just think what mother will say when she finds out you were only taken because you snuck out ...[/i]

Isabelle's fingers dig into her palm as she nearly shuts down the computer right there. 

[i]What are our options though? Sit here, hoping that the pirates will take you home afterwards? Maybe get rescued by default if Solarel manages to blast everyone else into magma?[/i]

She sighs and starts the recorder.

"Hello? If you're hearing this message; I have been kidnapped by pirates and am being held in Aoi against my will. I don't expect anyone to rush into danger over this but if you can relay a message for me to Akkar, I will make sure you are rewarded."

It's short, to the point and hopefully doesn't give too much away.

As for the actual call for help? There's only one person she can think of to send it to. She records again, encoding it with a comms address and public key.

"Tad. The Bell is in Aoi. Bring the Light."

It's kind of sad, isn't it? In all the known galaxy, there are probably millions of people who know her name. She has more connections and business associates than she can count (although she has had to train to remember as many as possible for her work). And any number of people would be ecstatic just to get her autograph or even a photo. But despite all her position, all her wealth and status ...

... the only person she can turn to for help is her big brother.

It's kind of stupid, isn't it.

But there's no other way out - not unless this place happens to have a spare mecha and neural mesh suit.

[i]Actually ...[/i]

"Tate, are there any other ships or mecha in this installation?"