Night 59: M-A Block Hallway
Renji walked with purpose down the hall, though he wasn't in enough of a hurry to flashstep yet. He had to have somewhere he wanted to go first. Of course the idea that sprang instantly to mind was easily summed up as an equation: INSTITUTE + HIHIOU ZABIMARU = BOOM = :-DHowever, that would need to wait until, for example, there weren't people he
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Raph paused at the edge of the hallway and waited for the man to catch up. He was the picture of cocky incredulity; one eyebrow raised, arms crossed stubbornly over his chest. "Let me guess," he smirked, eying the pipe, "you're gonna protect me."
He knew now was not the time to be a smartass, but sometimes people made it way too easy. Still, if this guy was gonna try to help, he'd just end up slowing him down. "For one, I don't need a weapon. For two, I know that," he said, jutting a thumb over his shoulder again at the dark hallway, "ain't the way to the bake sale. I can handle it. And trust me, my brothers're lookin' for me. I just gotta find 'em."
By the end of his speech, his body language was making it more than apparent he was itching to do just that. Every part of him was set on edge, and his hands wandered over to his waist in search of sai that were no longer there. Instead, he grit his teeth and opted to ball them into fists.
The only thing keeping him staying was what the guy had said about his "friends". Why wouldn't his brothers be there? And even more confusing, why wouldn't they be expecting him? This guy obviously knew something important.
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He followed Raphael's thumb out the door, still using the pipe as a cane, though he was putting less weight on it and more on the leg with every step.
"If I told you everything, you'd think I was crazy. So I'll start small."
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