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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Sorry for the wait!

[predictator]

By the time Izaya reached his shared room after being escorted from the bus, Ryuuzaki had already arrived. In addition, the same box that had awaited him yesterday sat on his desk once more, next to what was supposed to be dinner.

He gave a nod to Ryuuzaki, waiting by the door for the moment. "Good evening." he gave what he expected would be a pleasant enough smile, before slowly moving towards his desk. "It looks like everything is back to military rule," he commented as he went. "But being taken into town was a surprise-is that something that happens often, or only on special occasions? Though I can't say I know what might have been special about today...."

His brief rambling trailed off as he reached the desk. The pink gruel looked especially bland today, so Izaya ignored it in favor of the box, lifting off the lid. His makeshift lockpicking tools sat in the bottom once more, and he pulled them out to move them to his pocket.

That accomplished, he cleared the box from the desk and took a seat, pushing the 'meal' aside and turning towards Ryuuzaki.