Night 57: Main Hallway, 1-West

[witchdetective]

[ from here ]As Erika approached the meeting spot, she was pleased to see that she was, indeed, first to reach there. This was to be expected: Erika was closest to this particular hallway and she could have given the others a minute's head start and still probably beat them while walking at a leisurely pace. But Erika had hurried to get here and

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[human_sponge]

It seemed that that was one thing that Peter had left out of his explanation when he'd talked to Firo on the younger man's first day here. He frowned, not wanting to have to be the one to break the news and yet knowing that Firo should be prepared. "Well, I think it varies, but it's basically glorified torture." Peter didn't have many details, seeing how most people who went through it weren't interested in talking about what had happened to them.

Not that he would ever want to push someone into doing that, but he did wish that he had a better idea of what it entailed so he could give better warnings to newcomers. He got the feeling he'd only find out if he ended up on the chopping block someday, though, and there was no way he was going to wish for that.

Peter wasn't surprised when Firo asked to come with him. The kid had been a little skeptical during their first talk, but he'd proved himself to be thoughtful during their chat in Doyleton. Peter smiled and nodded. "Sure. Just remember, we'll be dealing with people who just got finished being put through something horrible." It wasn't fun by any stretch of the word; for someone not used to seeing people suffer, it would be painful.

Figuring that Firo would follow if he wanted, Peter started for the stairs.

[To here.]