Day 55: Male Showers [4th Shift]

[zack_fair]

Having to be around food that he couldn't eat hadn't been nearly as bad as it could have been considering what that food was, and so Zack felt fairly decent as he left the cafeteria and headed through the Sun Room into the showers. Actually, it was his feet that were bothering him more than his stomach. He hadn't been allowed to sit down all day (

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[girlsandgadgets]

A nod. "I didn't have a chance to check the closet, but noticed everything I had in the drawer was missing. My journal was there, as well as the radio, but everything I've acquired at night that was kept there was gone: loose parts, a dagger, a few basic tools- all removed." Considering half of the contents of that particular drawer had been the remains of his original radio, it wasn't hard to tell what was missing.

What didn't add up was the announcement- it sounded as though Aguilar expected more progress... progress with what, exactly, was yet to be seen. Was there a goal besides escape? While Edgar liked a challenge, it was an entirely different game when innocent lives were on the line. With their items confiscated, the playing field had been leveled. While it wasn't a major impediment to some, having his equipment taken meant a machinist like himself was back at square one. Wasting time wasn't his style, especially when the consequences were so high.

In spite of the possibility of being left unarmed and his past week of work lost, Edgar grinned as he shrugged. "I suppose if Aguilar's going to confiscate my possessions every night, I shall have to learn to work faster."

[razing_phoenix]

If it turned out that all of them had been affected by this confiscation of items -- which was likely, since it made no sense that Edgar would be targeted and he wouldn't -- then Guy was going to be a world of trouble himself. After he'd just gotten a sword from Okita (who had used who knew what sort of method to obtain it), to have it taken would really be crushing. Granted, Guy knew that he could survive without it as he'd done so for weeks, but the very frustration of losing it just as he'd gotten used to it was something even he couldn't ignore. There was also the matter of his outfit from home, though that was clearly secondary.

Another thing he couldn't ignore was that Edgar had probably lost even more than he had when it came to time and energy. All of those inventions that he'd told him about... Well, it had really only been two, but that was a lot in this place. Guy hadn't even gotten the chance to see them with his own eyes, which was a disappointment on its own, though it couldn't be nearly as great as what Edgar himself was feeling.

Despite all that, the royal was keeping his head high, which was something that Guy found admirable. Maybe it was just a front or maybe it was Edgar's way of not letting his mood fall too low, but it came across as genuine. "That's a good way to look at it," he said with a smile. "I guess I'm going to have to take inventory of all of my things after this." There was no point in worrying over it right then, but he couldn't help it. Sighing, he moved in to rinse the conditioner out of his hair.