Night 58: Main Hallway, 1-Center

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[from here]Turning the corner, Vino found that, in fact, he was very much early, it seemed. Huh. There was no one yet in this central hallway, though if he looked back towards the west side of the building, that strange person with the unnatural-looking white hair had gone down that end of the big hallway. He could still see the whiteness of their

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It was this way, right? Since the Medical Wing had never been open before, Anise had never really gone there - or even around it, much.

She realized as she was walking that she'd forgotten to take her two braids out. Oh well! Changing her look once in a while could only add to her cute appeal, right? (Did the meat tenderizer in her hand detract from it, though...?) In any case, it was probably fine. With Tokunaga on her back and her yellow ribbons tying the ends of her braids, she still looked very much like the usual Adorable Little Anise.

The crowd was starting to thin out as she walked away from the west side of the hall. A couple people seemed to have stopped, either to wait for someone or to get their bearings, she guessed. Anise continued walking, though she slowed to a more cautious pace. If she was going to be the first one reaching the east side that night, then it meant she had to be extra careful about monsters.

[for Gumshoe!]

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[from here]Gumshoe made sure to keep his eyes and ears open (as always!) as he passed THAT hallway. He wouldn't lie; he'd thought about going to look for the two of them, but the chances of actually finding their rooms before they left were slim to none, and that was if they weren't unconscious in the infirmary (he'd check it out tonight!). At least with Ms. von Karma, there wasn't as much ground to

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More and more people were coming the same way, which made Anise feel a little safer. If there were monsters lurking around, then it was possible they'd spot someone else before her, or if one did come after her, someone would be nearby to help. Well, assuming they weren't all jerks

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Gumshoe thought he heard a girl scream, and it was then that the stranger pointed their flashlight in his face. "Ahh!" His boots skidded loudly on the floor before he came to a halt in front of them, probably seconds away from crashing into them. Now he knew how Ms. von Karma had felt!

He raised a hand over his eyes and squinted down at the shadow. Wait a minute. Didn't he know that voice? He opened his mouth to voice the thought, only to be shut down at the last second by the girl's tone. It made him flinch, and his jaw dropped as he fought the urge to start backing away as well. "I-I'm sorry!" he stammered. "I didn't...!" He heaved a sigh. Come to think of it, this was exactly how they'd met all those weeks ago, wasn't it? "I mean, what are you doing here on your own, pal? Where are you going?"

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Anise sighed too, letting her weapon drop back down to her side. She would have felt pretty bad if she'd bashed him in the face by mistake, but seriously! What was he thinking, charging at her in the dark!? If she broke a few of his teeth, it wouldn't be her fault!

At least he apologized, she supposed. It was kind of hard to stay mad at someone after they started babbling apologetically like that.

"I was, um..." Anise looked over her shoulder, at the east side of the hallway, then back to Gumshoe. "I was thinking of going to the Medical Wing. Not to try that weird stuff the General was talking about, though!" She felt she should probably make that clear before the Detective got unnecessarily worried. It sounded like a lot of people went there for the drug trials last night, after all. "I wanted to see if they have anything useful to collect, like medicine."

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Gumshoe relaxed a little when she spoke again, glad that she wasn't mad at him anymore. At least, she didn't seem like she was. He cocked an eyebrow at her as soon as she mentioned the Medical Wing. Looked like he might have found his traveling partner for the night! I-If she was willing to have him. He should really tell her to head back to her room, but he wasn't sure that she'd listen to him. Better that they went together than let her wander off alone again

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The mention of stopping her brought a small smile to Anise's face. It looked like they had the same opinion of the drug trials... though it was still a fact that Anise was running around, doing things that were just as dangerous, and she would've been pretty mad if someone tried to stop her from choosing that path. But even so, it was a little nice to know that the big guy cared.

When he went on to talk about how dangerous it was for Anise to be out, she was ready to argue... but then it turned into an invitation to travel together, and she had to pause and rethink her response.

"Sure! We can watch each other's backs," she replied, brightening. Anise was starting to feel a little glad they ran into each other. They'd made a pretty good team before, several weeks back. And since Anise wanted to be in top shape when she regrouped with Guy and Claude, it would be a big help to have someone looking out for her.

Turning her flashlight around so it illuminated the eastern part of the hall, she looked up to the Detective and asked, "Shall

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[Sorry for the wait!]

Gumshoe seemed to grow a few inches taller when the girl agreed that they should team up. His thoughtful expression was suddenly replaced with an eager smile. "Great!"

"Right. Let's go!" Taking his cue, he puffed out his chest and shuffled onward.

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