NIGHT 54: M21-30 HALLWAY

[autophoenix]

[ from here ]It took her a moment when she turned down the men's hallway to skim the area with her flashlight. This was the part where she got confused, the muscle memory not really carrying her the whole way. He'd given her directions once, but that felt like a lifetime ago now that she actually needed to put them into practice without Bella

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[human_sponge]

The talk with Sam had certainly helped Peter to get his thoughts straight, even if all they had done was establish that there was a lot they didn't understand about what had just happened. There was some interesting information that they'd set out, though. Landel had likely gotten his power and control from that outside force -- this general, or whoever ranked above him -- leaving him powerless when it was decided that he wasn't running this place right. Even more interesting than that, though, was the fact that this place they were in could very well be an alternate version of Earth.

Then again, this alternate version had to be someone's home. Who was to say that this wasn't his Earth even still? Maybe Brooklyn or Sam had been the ones who had come from different versions, where things like gargoyles and demons existed. Not that Peter was discounting the possibility that those things were real in his Earth too, but...

In a way, he hoped that was the case. If they were all from different Earths, that would mean that he might not have a chance of seeing Sam or some of his other friends here if they ever escaped. He knew it shouldn't have bothered him, but he'd always been the sort to get quickly attached to people.

But that wasn't something he could worry about now, seeing how escape was still a faraway and unattainable thing for all of them. And with the two announcements that were made, both the mention of a project and the short speech given by an unknown voice, it seemed even more clear that this was not going to get any easier for them.

Still, even with all these distractions Peter knew that he had somewhere he needed to go tonight, and that was the pharmacy. He could only hope that meeting up with Ritsuka would go off without a hitch this time around, though he was prepared to head up the stairs on his own if it came to that. He'd been putting this off for too long. Even if it had been for good reasons, such as helping out Claire, he couldn't let it go anymore.

So once the announcements had finished, Peter got everything he needed: his pillowcase full of medical supplies (which he tossed his radio into), his flashlight, and his shovel.

With all of that gathered, he sent Sam a small smile. "Good luck tonight. I get the feeling it's going to be another tough one." He'd missed out on those shadows last time, so Peter didn't expect he would be so lucky this round.

After giving a final wave to his roommate, he headed out the door and down the hall.

[To here.]