Day 56: Intercom, Late Evening

[damned_intercom]

Despite the rough start and the heavier snowfall, the buses managed to stay on route and on schedule. With minutes to spare, they arrived at the gates of Landel's Institute, back to the waiting arms of the military. All pretenses seemed to drop at this point, and the soldiers again took on their patented gruff exteriors. Patients were filed out of

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[zack_fair]

Not much time passed before the door opened and a stranger was let inside. It was someone who looked a bit closer to his age than Terra had been, but that made it even more certain that the young man was gone. Still, this new roommate of his was greeting him with a smile, and so Zack had to do the same.

He also noticed the other's hair, though Zack didn't even think they could be compared, seeing how his was much longer. Still, it was an odd similarity. It was almost certainly some sort of coincidence, though, and there were other things he should be focusing on.

Like the fact that the man's comment about the food made it completely obvious that he was new to this place. "Yeah, it didn't used to be like that," he said with a sigh as he took another bite, watching as the stranger eased down onto the bed.

"Sorry for my lack of manners." He really should have stood from his seat to greet the other man, but it hadn't occurred to him until it was too late. Luckily, this guy didn't seem like the sort of person who would get riled up about something like that. "The name's Zack. It's nice to meet you." And maybe this guy would last a bit longer than the others. Zack certainly hoped so.