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Night 58: Main Hallway, 1-Center

Sep 08, 2011 04:50

[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 ( Read more... )

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ham_fisted September 14 2011, 15:27:52 UTC

[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--

...

He frowned deeply.

Surely there'd be members of the History Club there, though he hadn't met that many of them in person. Hmm. Maybe that was what he should have been doing! He wouldn't mind taking up another assignment. Yeah! He'd suggest it to Mr. Edgeworth after filling him in on everything he'd missed. ...Well, what he thought he'd missed, and then the week that had come after that.

It was a good thing something started distracting him then. He noticed a shadow up ahead--presumably a person--that looked pretty short, as in kid-sized. Unless he was mistaken, they were traveling alone.

"Huh? H-Hey!" Gumshoe hesitated briefly, making an effort not to raise his voice too much, given where they were. "Wait up, pal!" Done hesitating, he jogged forward to catch up. Admittedly, he didn't think about how the person might react to seeing something his size running towards them, but since he didn't mean them any harm, he wouldn't know why they'd think he was scary until it was too late.

gald_digger September 14 2011, 23:50:38 UTC

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.

Anise heard a shout then, and whipped her head around... to find that she might have been a little too quick to assume she was safe. Something large was charging towards her from the darkness. Was that shout she heard a warning from another patient!?

"Eeeyahhh!" she cried in surprise and fear, turning to face the creature, raising both her meat tenderizer and her flashlight.

Fortunately for both of them, the flashlight illuminated the figure faster than Anise could swing her weapon. As soon as she caught sight of a slightly stubbly human face and a uniform much like her own, she stopped with her mallet raised high... then staggered backwards as she stopped herself from swinging it down at him, the weight and momentum of her weapon pulling her arm back over her head.

She stared at the man's face under the flashlight, and soon realized that she'd seen him before. "You're..." she began softly, still stunned, but her tone soon changed to a sharper one. "Don't scare me like that!" This wasn't the first time he'd done that, either!

ham_fisted September 15 2011, 05:31:01 UTC

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?"

gald_digger September 15 2011, 05:46:22 UTC

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."

ham_fisted September 16 2011, 14:19:49 UTC

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.

He didn't know what she was talking about for a moment--"Weird stuff?" he blurted out without thinking--but it came back to him once he'd taken a second to think. "...Oh, oh yeah, that! Well, I'm glad to hear it, pal. Saves me the trouble of having to stop you."

"Is that right?" he said, the corner of his mouth quirking up, before the lopsided smile widened into a tired grin. "Me too! We must be on the same wavelength, pal. That's why I came over here." He gave a small chuckle and lifted up the empty pillowcase hanging by his side for her to see. But then he suddenly frowned, his brow furrowing in genuine concern. "But you know, it isn't really safe for you to be out here, pal." 'Out here' meaning 'anywhere that wasn't her room'. "Why don't we go in together?" That way he could keep an eye on her... and he wouldn't need to ask a random stranger for their flashlight.

gald_digger September 16 2011, 16:48:19 UTC

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 we?"

ham_fisted September 19 2011, 15:24:51 UTC

[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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