Day 57: Cafeteria

Jun 26, 2011 03:01

Edgar's charming company had raised Anise's spirits enough that not even the Head Doctor's voice could bring them back down. Besides, she was feeling pretty sure that Landel wasn't actually around. To begin with, it wouldn't make sense, and secondly, his announcements sounded suspiciously like ones she'd already heard before. While Anise wasn't ( Read more... )

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loyalrose June 29 2011, 11:29:46 UTC
At the mention of the bulletin board, she tilted her head to the side, her interest piqued. "I'd heard there was one, just not where. Thanks, I'll look for that," Rose replied with a smile. "Everyone uses it, I take it? And our watchdogs let us get away with it?" That was the real question, she supposed. She doubted it went unmonitored. A dangerous place to make plans, then.

When he grinned at her, she couldn't help but return it, the smile tugging at her lips when his words were the best thing she'd heard yet. She'd hoped that being outside in town wasn't as rare an occasion as eating real food. Now that she could be in sunlight once more, she wanted to enjoy it. "That's wonderful," she grinned, her eyes lighting up in anticipation. "I could use some more fresh air today. I hate staying cooped up inside all the time." Or rather, she'd had far too much of it. It was ironic to think that this prison had given her more freedom in a way than she'd had in centuries.

"Thank you," she added a second later, her manners coming back after the rush of excitement. She smiled at him, a hint of shyness in the tilt of her lips as she tucked her hair behind her ear. "I haven't had much luck in finding too many friendly faces around here yet. I really appreciate the information."

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zack_fair June 29 2011, 19:44:59 UTC
So she hadn't known where it was. Bonus points for him for being a helpful citizen, then. "Yeah, it's monitored. I don't think the soldiers care as much as the nurses did, but I'd still say that you should be careful with how specific you are. Try to use codes if you can." They didn't even have to be very sophisticated codes. A lot of stuff about dreaming was easily passed over, so...

Zack was taken aback by just how excited Rose seemed to be about getting to go outside. He realized how much it meant to some people, though. He was a fan of the outdoors himself, so he could relate at least somewhat. "Yeah. I can't promise that you'll get to go out every day, but a few times a week, at least. And there's always night, of course." It wasn't quite as fun to go out when it was freezing cold and there was the threat of a monster around every corner, though.

Her words of thanks were appreciated, and he nodded and returned her smile. It was surprising to hear that she hadn't found many friendly people in this place, since in Zack's experience they were pretty common. "Oh, well, feel free to come find me if you ever need anything," he said as he motioned with his thumb at his chest. "I may not know everything, but I'll help you out as best I can."

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loyalrose June 30 2011, 11:48:31 UTC
"Codes," she echoed, looking amused by this advice. "I'll remember that. And I'll have to be sure to check it out at some point today. That sounds helpful."

Rose leaned back in her chair once more, fingers idly playing against the surface of the table as she smiled wryly at him. "Night, too. I haven't had a chance to explore much at night yet. I got waylaid last night by a friend. I take it there's more creepies that wander outside after dark, as well? Are they more dangerous than the ones inside?"

Her smile warmed at his words and she inclined her head in appreciation. "Thank you for that. And you've been really helpful. I know a little more than I did before, at any rate. Which is always a good thing in this place, I suspect."

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zack_fair June 30 2011, 23:03:42 UTC
It seemed that even though Rose hadn't seen much at night, she wasn't all that perturbed by the idea of monsters existing. That meant that she was probably from a world where it was the norm -- or at least where they were considered real. It was something to keep in mind.

Unfortunately, he didn't know quite as much about what it was like outside during the night for a number of reasons. He couldn't get anywhere half the time and when he had, it had usually been within the building. Maybe he would need to change that this time around. "I'm not really sure," he admitted. "I haven't explored outside too much at night, but my guess is that there's some pretty nasty stuff hiding around out there." It was a bigger, more expansive space, so that probably meant that the monsters out there came in bigger sizes too.

"Anyway, it can be really hard to get around at night, so it's usually best to stick with someone." He was going to defy that advice tonight, but Rose didn't need to know that. Zack didn't want anyone trying to talk him out of it, mainly because his mind was already made up. "You're right, though. Knowledge is power in this place." It was one of the only things that they had.

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loyalrose July 1 2011, 03:53:37 UTC
That was easier said than done, especially when going with someone else - unless they knew her secret - would severely handicap what she could do. Still, she gave him a crooked smile and nodded her head in understanding.

"I'll make a note of that," she replied, tapping a nail against the tabletop in absentminded habit. "Hopefully I'll manage to get some more soon. And after everything... well. Thank you for the information you've given me. It's plenty to think over, that's for certain. And good luck tonight. With wherever you end up wandering," she added with a chuckle, inclining her head as she pushed back from the table. It looked as if some people were starting to filter out now that it was nearing the end of lunch. She hoped they'd let her go outside...

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zack_fair July 1 2011, 15:46:16 UTC
While Rose was thankful, she didn't ask if she could tag along with him tonight, which was probably good. Zack normally would have been more than happy to show her around, but the newer patients also tended to slow things down, so it was probably better this way. He'd told her to not go anywhere alone, so with any luck she'd listen to him about that.

"Really, it's no skin off my back to help you out with a few things," he pointed out as he also stood from the table. The idea of people hoarding information seemed ridiculous to Zack, since they weren't going to get anywhere in this place unless they all cooperated with each other. "Good luck to you too. I'll see you around." And with that, he was collected by one of the soldiers in disguise so that he could move onto the next part of the day.

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