Night 53: M11-M20

[tasteoftruth]

Badd ate his dinner in silence and his roommate afforded him the same courtesy. Tomorrow he'd give the nurses the slip, recapture Kay, give the nurses the slip, and go hunting for the way out of this dump. He had no idea what part of the country they were in but they'd have to run into reliable authorities eventually if they just kept walking. As

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[madeinthehrl]

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And here it was, just off the main hallway. Hopefully she wasn't late. Straightening the grey standard-issue coat a little self-consciously, Soma squared her shoulders and knocked.

M20

[spandexorgtfo]

Kratos had been sitting on his bed staring at the wall for some indeterminate length of time when there finally came a knock at the door. With luck, it would be Ishida with his cloak: Sora had requested that they explore more outside, and he didn't want to risk falling ill or being compromised in some way because of the cold.

He stood up and opened the door. "Ah." The girl standing before him was hardly Ishida, so this must be..."Soma, I presume." Kratos stood aside to allow her into the room, and closed the door behind her once she was fully inside.

Time to get to business. "I've yet to hear from our third member tonight; if he doesn't appear soon, it might be in our mission's best interest to get started without him." He didn't like the idea of abandoning Ishida, but really, where was that boy?

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[madeinthehrl]

It looked like Kratos was another patient who'd received his clothes from home, however odd they were. Soma couldn't help but feel a slight pang of envy. It wasn't as if her own outfit would have been any use here--what was the point of a flightsuit if there was nothing to fly?--but there was something to be said for the familiarity of having your own clothes.

In any case, he certainly seemed capable enough. He certainly held himself like he'd seen combat before. "That's right. I came as quickly as I could; I'm sorry if I'm late."

So Ishida hadn't arrived yet. That was interesting. But he hadn't seemed like the sort of person who'd be late, so it stood to reason he'd probably be here soon. "Where are we going tonight?"

Re: M20

[spandexorgtfo]

Kratos shook his head. "It's not a problem." There were always going to be setbacks, and to not acknowledge them would be selfish of him, especially if he was to be the team leader this time.

"As for tonight, Sora said that we were free to explore outside the institute again, although as Ishida and I extensively toured the forest last night, I don't believe we'll be heading in that direction again." He glanced at her. "Do you have any experience with the surrounding area or know of any points of interest?"

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[madeinthehrl]

"I've been to the ruined town near the forest twice, passing through the forest only briefly to get there. On both occasions, my group and I only had time to explore the schoolhouse there. If you didn't find much in the forest last night, I don't see much point in returning."

She thought for a moment, then shook her head. "Other than that, I don't have much knowledge of the surrounding area. What else is there around the institute?"

Re: M20

[spandexorgtfo]

Kratos nodded. "I see." He supposed he could ask her for details on what she'd found there later, preferably while they were on the way to wherever they decided to go.

He paced the length of the room once and stopped. "The ruins and the forest lie to the east, Doyleton to the south, and what seems to be impassable terrain to the west. That leaves the northern area unexplored as far as I'm concerned." And of course, accessing it would mean going through the recreational field, which was always a place of great joy to enter.

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[madeinthehrl]

"I don't know anything about what lies in the north. If you haven't explored it yet, we might find something worth reporting to Sora in the morning."

And even if they didn't--well, that was worth reporting, too, wasn't it? She supposed she'd grown used to disappointment when it came to progress at night. Still, that didn't mean she wasn't going to try any less.

Re: M20

[spandexorgtfo]

"It sounds as if that's our best option. Our approach will probably be from the recreational field by my estimation." He might have been slightly skeptical about their chances if he had not gone out with just one other last night and done respectably.

...and Ishida still had not arrived. This was starting to become worrisome. Had he been taken for some experiment or accidentally fallen asleep or - there were a variety of answers, none of which could be proved for certain unless they went looking for him.

Kratos coughed slightly. "I...suppose we should head out?" The way his voice lifted a bit at the end revealed his hesitance to do so, but it was getting late...

Re: M20

[madeinthehrl]

Soma nodded slightly. "I suppose we should. Hopefully we'll run into Ishida on our way out."

There didn't seem to be much more to say on the matter, so she turned and headed for the door. The recreational field would probably be guarded; the earlier they got there, the better.

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[madeinthehrl]

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