Night 54: Main Hallway 2-West

[vitale]

( from here. nnn so close.)Closer. She was getting closer. Almost there, almost at her destination. ... And then she would have to do it all over again. Get from one point to the other, without hopefully being hit or ... well, if she was being honest, she would really appreciate it if she wasn't noticed, but hey, she couldn't look a gift horse in

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[purpletaint]

[from here]

He reached the top of the stairs and belatedly realized Ritsuka had directed a question to him. He tried to remember what had been said, but it remained a mess within his head, made worse after that. Albedo shifted the shotgun restlessly, weight hanging easily from his fingers, and glanced to the other boy, unsure.

Something about preferring to work on one's own. He blinked. "It's not much of a choice with me. I'm by myself whether I want to be or not."

It took a moment before common sense caught up and berated the easy admittance. In front of a person he didn't know, no less. His mouth twisted unhappily, wondering how much more he would be molded into someone he didn't know for the sake of the twin that hated him and the little brother who was happier without him.

[composers_proxy]

The first had slipped by him, his head still in a haze. But things quickly became clear. He had one mission: keep the Players from passing this point. Fail, and face Erasure

[human_sponge]

Peter understood how long a month was in this place, and he immediately felt sympathy for the fact that someone so young had been stuck here for that long. Granted, Ritsuka probably wouldn't have been better off if he'd been released; well, he would have been brainwashed then, but he also wouldn't have had to head out and fight monsters every night

[forgot_it_all]

Albedo's words were like a slap across the face. Didn't he have brothers? Weren't brothers supposed to--- But that was right. Ritsuka remembered now what he had talked about with Albedo once, long ago: fratricide. His brother had tried to kill him and according to Albedo had succeeded. Now, he understood why Albedo seemed so shy around new people, too. If a brother could kill their own flesh and blood, then why trust other people who had no such bonds

[anemptydecapo]

[From here]

Venom stayed in the shadows as he exited the stairwell, back to the wall and eyes trained on those already here. Three patients (two children, one adult) and one antagonist (also a child. Red eyes, obviously using some sort of Magic). One of the children was already injured.

Nnngh...

Bella was visibly missing from the group of combatants, meaning she had either already left or was still located further ahead. Ignoring the pang of guilt that came with it, he continued on. He didn't have time to get involved.

[To here]

[notachick]

[from here]

When they reached the top of the stairs, Okita paused. There was a battle going on here and the smell of gunpowder in the air. From afar, Okita could see a young man (Peter? Yes, it was Peter) and two children being attacked by a third child with red eyes. This wasn't the first time he'd seen something like this, but the fact that the Institute was using children to do its dirty work was disgusting. There was little Okita and his group could do, however, and so Okita motioned the others forward, giving them a signal to keep quiet.

[to here with permission]

[sixth_attack]

[From here.]

A few steps into the hallway and immediately Sechs sensed the telltale signs of a violent scuffle going on in the distance. Kibitoshin's flashlight had not illuminated the battle going on yet, but the android could hear and smell the extent of the fight. It made his racing heart accelerate. He wanted to join the fight, vent his frustrations over everything... But his mission to find Alita took top priority. Plus, he didn't think Kibitoshin would appreciate him getting into more "silly fights"...

Keeping a safe distance for now, Sechs stood his ground and pondered over his plan. From what he recalled, the janitor's closet was on the other side of the building. That could mean running past a perfectly good fight! Sechs grumbled and scowled at the thought. The other option would be to go back to the first floor and take a different staircase, but that took up too much time! The more he thought, the more his frustration gathered up inside his chest! He felt slowed down by Kibitoshin and rushed by his need to accomplish his

[bitpartgod]

This time, to Kibitoshin's surprise, he found something beginning to flare in his chest- and it was with even greater surprise that he realised that it was actually anger. Not exactly blind, white-hot rage, but the way Sechs was talking to him was actually starting to make him a little bit mad, which was practically unheard of for him. Especially when he'd managed to spend time with Franziska and not get mad.

Or maybe it was exactly for that reason. Maybe he was just starting to reach the end of his tether, and- and--

He took in a deep breath. Okay. So if this was his temper, he needed to try and control it. There was no point in having a big fight here, where everyone could see it (including monsters and brainwashed patients looking for a fight). Which was why it came as yet another unpleasant surprise when he heard himself, in an incredibly sulky voice, answering, "I was just trying to be helpful. Don't be so unfair

[damned_monsters]

Chattering suddenly broke the silence, though the creatures remained safe under the cover of darkness throughout the hall. The chattering was shortly joined by scuffling, a sickening scraping sound, like something sharp scratching along the hard floor of the hallway. The sounds started to grow louder, more frequent, as thought whatever creatures were making them were coming closer - and then it all stopped, and quiet overcame the blackness again

[sixth_attack]

Sechs froze; his thought process was popped violently like a burst balloon. If Kibitoshin had a higher pitched voice and a twin who sounded exactly the same, Sechs could have sworn he had heard Elf and Zwölf whining behind him! He angrily turned on the spot, his hair whipping the air and the many buckles of his outfit creaking with his movements. Those twins never failed to push his buttons, and that resemblance just added another layer of annoyance on his already large pile of aggravation with the Kaioshin. And to think that this guy used to be some cosmic protector of the universe!

"Don't be so unfair...!" crooned the dark voice in Sechs' consciousness. In that short moment of silence, Sechs felt the words reverberate inside, giving way to shame. Sechs himself hated seeing unfairness in life, and Kibitoshin was his friend--

Yet the faint presence of guilt disturbed his festering temper, and within seconds it reared its ugly head inside Sechs, bursting out of him in the form of a loud snarl. "Hey! It's not like I begged you to come

[train_tracer]

[from here]

Going up the stairs, Vino paused in the shadows, checking the hallway above. There was more blood here. Seemed there had been a conflict here as well, maybe even multiple. But he had yet to encounter one that was in progress yet. He hoped he could meet something interesting soon...

Silently, he moved away from the stairwell, eyes well-adjusted enough to the dark to see that past the blood spatters, there were two hallways he was facing, one directly in front of him and one farther to his left -- similar to the floor set-up below, actually. To his right, the hallway extended farther on, where it got lighter around the corner.

'That must be where the Sun Room balcony is, right?' he thought to himself. The clear ceiling windows in the room probably made it the brightest area in the entire building. Vino wasn't interested in the Sun Room though.

He picked the hallway on the far left, heading towards it, not bothering to skirt the pools of blood.

[composers_proxy]

The hallway had been cluttered and even the Noise(is that what those things had been?) had been on his side. Taking down Players, though most were lucky enough to have bounced before they'd gotten themselves Erased. He wasn't tired just yet, and the silence bothered him more than the static of battle

[train_tracer]

And then just like that, his wishes were answered. The universe was so kind to him! Oh, wait... the kid in front of him certainly didn't seem like one of those monsters that the other patients had talked about. Nevermind then. Perhaps this was another patient, just another poor victim of Landel's devices

[composers_proxy]

While he had no barriers on his side (seriously, why the hell hadn't the Reapers just put up a barrier?), he wasn't about to let anyone else through. It helped that the new Player was cocky, but alone, what could he really do? Was this guy that confident?

"Turn around and go back the way you came," he said firmly, "I'm not going to ask again."