Day 57: Intercom, Evening
Varying opinions aside about the new caretakers, the efficiency of the military was worthy of some admiration. The Great Escape ended with minutes to spare, and the staff wasted no time in dismantling the equipment in the Sun Room. Visitors were kindly informed that visiting hours were over while patients were ushered to their rooms
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The talk of visitors had Sechs' heart pumping as well. Would that "Yoko" girl be visiting him again? Would he get a chance at seeing Alita, or her imposter once more? Yet as the day went on, Sechs' anxiety turned into a sickening mix of relief and disappointment. No one had picked him up for any visits with anyone, and Sechs was once again left with the same burning questions that haunted him ever since he last saw Alita...
Finding the same awful pink food that waited for him on his desk did not help either, and the absence of Landel's voice over the speakers only further cemented the fact that the institute was still under military power. Was Landel really back? Why did the military choose to suddenly be under cover today? The only good thing about their behavior was that Sechs was able to eat and sit down as much as he liked, but it didn't help him feel any better about the situation.
Sechs sighed in frustration and plopped himself down on his bed, ignoring his sad excuse for food. He rubbed into his temples, feeling a headache coming on as he brooded. If he pondered anymore on the matter, he was sure his own brain would melt into that same pink mush!
He blinked. Maybe that's what that gruel was made of! Melted brains!
And with that thought, Sechs' appetite imploded.
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