Night 54: Extra Storage

[girlsandgadgets]

[From here.]The lock gave way more easily than its predecessor, popping after only a single, solid hit. After a moment of silent hesitation, waiting for anything inhabiting the room to announce its presence, Edgar stepped inside. Admittedly, it wasn't all that different from the first storage closet: more odds and ends, from cans to cables, lined

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[quarter_english]

And what's your reason, Figaro?, L wondered. Those weren't the questions that were foremost in his own mind, but they weren't foolish ones, either.

This room was much like the last one, and appeared to be about as safe. The differences were that it was easily twice the size of the previous room, that it was where the heavier machinery was kept (vacuums and a carpet steamer), and that once he'd finished shining the beam of his torch into all the dark corners, L could see that the offerings here were more complex. For example, the variety of tools kept here was more reminiscent of the hardware store in Doyleton than of the outer room.

Then, something struck him: the previous room had been so cluttered that it was difficult to move through it without knocking anything over. How often do the vacuum cleaners or the work cart ever leave this area? Has anyone ever even seen a janitor doing his job here? Landel's had the bandages-and-antiseptic reek of a hospital during the day, but who was maintaining it? The same people who could repair a

[girlsandgadgets]

Edgar looked over his shoulder as Ryuuzaki mentioned he was one of those who had been readmitted to Landel's. Like Aerith, he claimed to have no memory of his previous stay. What was it that determined whether or not one remembered? It was just one more answer he didn't have... and one more he had a feeling wouldn't come anytime soon