Daedalus was surprised. Surprise was not often a good thing. It meant a miscalculation, or the lack of calculation, and he strived to be above either
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Anise was still a little shaken when she and a nurse reached the hallway with the doctors' offices. Seeing those soldiers trap all those people in the cafeteria, and then hearing people screaming and coughing as some weird gas was released onto the room... It was actually kind of terrifying. Without knowing what they were doing, Anise feared for a moment that they were just going to kill everyone
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Although the girl known as Dolores (or Anise, depending on one’s perspective) was more than she presented herself to be, Daedalus didn’t entirely believe she’d be one of the patients to lash out aggressively--and hence bear the more severe punishment, including solitary, which would effectively cancel their session. Anyway, guilty or not, she was young, and inflicting physical suffering on her would be a bit… extreme
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Anise also felt some relief in seeing the nurse go, but she didn't do anything to show it, aside from finally opening her mouth to speak. She shook her head at Daedalus' question, and answered, "Me and a friend went to the Sun Room as soon as things started looking bad." Looking back on what had happened to the people who stayed behind, she was glad she'd suggested moving. Whatever that gas did to those patients, it looked horrible
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He kept his hand on the doorknob as though by letting it go, he would be risking an invasion of the relative peace and security of his office. Tension, the kind that was crackling in the air outside, did not suit his appearance.
"Good. Probably for the best…" She would have avoided the worst of the skirmish, then. "I was waiting for you," Daedalus went on, but she was no longer looking at him, rather off into the distance. “What is it?” The morning had revealed itself to be a touch situation that no one--not even the day staff--seemed to know how to deal with. He wouldn’t have blamed a single one of the patients for having a bit of a fright put into them. Daedalus wasn’t entirely unaffected, either.
When her uncertainty gave way to speech, he thought he had a fair grasp of her thought process. Asking questions could bring its own dangers. A mess, though… That he could agree with.
Bringing a hand up to rub his neck, he emitted another sigh. "Honestly, I’m not certain."
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"Good. Probably for the best…" She would have avoided the worst of the skirmish, then. "I was waiting for you," Daedalus went on, but she was no longer looking at him, rather off into the distance. “What is it?” The morning had revealed itself to be a touch situation that no one--not even the day staff--seemed to know how to deal with. He wouldn’t have blamed a single one of the patients for having a bit of a fright put into them. Daedalus wasn’t entirely unaffected, either.
When her uncertainty gave way to speech, he thought he had a fair grasp of her thought process. Asking questions could bring its own dangers. A mess, though… That he could agree with.
Bringing a hand up to rub his neck, he emitted another sigh. "Honestly, I’m not certain."
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