DAY 59: CAFETERIA

[touchedgod]

Billy surfaced into wakefulness. Sleep receded like an inky tide, and it didn't say anything to him before it was gone. His dreams had been nothing but the sensation of water, rocking him restlessly in his bottle. There seemed to be an ocean beyond his confines, but he couldn't see it and couldn't reach it. He pawed at the glass, but any progress

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[no_dont_go]

Carter's friend had managed to fake her death to escape. That was an odd plan if Aigis had ever heard one, and yet it was perhaps brilliant because of that. She certainly would never have had the creativity to devise such a scheme. That it had worked once did not mean it would work again, though, so Aigis did not want to rely on that method should the institute catch on that their cage had failed to keep one escape route checked.

"I'm glad you have managed to set up a system of communication with your escaped friend." Aigis indeed felt a little hope blossoming in her bosom. She had all but given up on escaping while persons such as Aguilar and Landel remained in power. Now, she saw it was not only possible, but a solid fact. "I wish her the best of luck remaining out of the institute's clutches."

Carter's warm insistence on helping her delighted Aigis. He was always so very optimistic. Indeed, he had become a light in her very dark existence here. "I appreciate your thoughtfulness, Carter-san, and I return it to you. If I were to manage to find a way out, I would also be sure to bring you along as well."

And everyone else here. Yes, that was understood. To leave someone behind would be unfeeling. And Aigis, despite being not-human, was anything but that.

"I seem to have found a new level to the institute recently. I believed it might help us in our escape efforts, but if your friend has discovered a way to bring everyone else into safety, then we should definitely consider her method."