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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Re: M55

[sixth_attack]

With another fork of food stuffed in his mouth, Sechs could only gruffly grunt and nod to Sai's reply as he chewed away.

"The townspeople there are kinda like the nurses we used to have here..." Sechs remarked once his mouth was clear enough to speak, "You can't really tell if they're just that stupid or they're really part of the whole thing!" Leaning his elbow on the desk and resting his cheek upon his hand, Sechs angrily pondered to himself before adding, "In my opinion, if they're those zombies we dealt with a couple of weeks ago, I'd say they're just as brainless during the day as their nighttime counterparts!"

A soft snort escaped Sechs' nostrils, the sound of his rude exhale a mix of agreement and disgruntlement. "Yeah, I guess... If it weren't for certain store owners being jackasses about me trying to buy useful stuff..." Sechs replied, "Can't even buy a harmless soldering kit from the hardware store without getting chased out!"

Another bite of his food and Sechs' mind moved over to a slightly less frustrating part of his day. "I at least got myself more and better food from the Tasty Burger! It's a nice break from the crap the military have been giving us!" He then paused, realizing that Sai was eating the aforementioned crud he was complaining about and his face flushed slightly. "Erm, no offense to you of course."

Re: M55

[tsunagari]

So much of this was under Landel's jurisdiction, or the jurisdiction of whoever was in charge of Landel, that Sai was hardly surprised by the way any human outside the patient body acted toward them. They turned into zombies, after all, then apparently reverted back to normal if these weren't different townspeople entirely. Their reactions stopped becoming relevant after that. They couldn't be relied on.

The ninja wasn't surprised that their purchases had been limited in variety. He counted himself lucky that he'd been able to buy a lighter without any difficulty. Either his rank had allowed him the purchase, or such small means of fire wasn't considered much of a threat. He was sure whoever he'd be trading it to would want it for the purpose of lighting cigarettes and little else.

At the mention of soldering, Sai was reminded of Usopp and the soldering iron, but he pushed such thoughts aside. They no longer had that particular item, as it had vanished along with his pirate friend, but it hardly mattered to him considering the one who made the best use of it wasn't around to do so.

He shook his head at the mention of food. "Apparently my higher rank gives me access to the usual food during the day, and giving it to other patients then isn't an option. I have no problem with sharing it when I have the opportunity, as I don't find the alternative entirely unpalatable."