Day 60: Cafeteria

[gald_digger]

Anise had been lying snug in bed, only vaguely aware that she was awake, when her rest was disturbed by the one sound in the world she'd never wanted to hear again.

"Good morning, everyone!"

The girl's eyes shot open and she immediately sat up straight. There was no doubt about it. That was the Head Doctor, that bastard, and he was back! Now that

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[girlsandgadgets]

Edgar shook his head. "I honestly can't say. We know from the broadcasts that Landel wasn't working alone... but if the rebels were really the boost he needed to regain his position, why haven't their efforts without him been more successful?"

He leaned back in his seat, crossing his arms. As much as he wanted to believe the patients could escape on their own, the truth was becoming more and more evident as the days passed- they would need help from the outside if they wanted to overthrow their captors and regain their freedom. They couldn't give up the fight, but they couldn't win on their own.

That had become perfectly clear given the night prior. Despite having their powers returned, the majority of the patients still seemed to be there; there could have been an uprising of those with strong abilities, but someone had to have caused the disruption that allowed them access to their spells and skills in the first place. If there were any who escaped, they were the lucky ones; the rest, himself included, would have to continue fighting.

With as much good as an uprising could do, the patient body wasn't organized enough for it; it would require full cooperation to find their tactical advantage. Furthermore, his own fight included one for control over the abilities that had been forced onto him by his sleep study. If they were faced with another night like the one before, where whatever was keeping them on a short leash was suddenly gone... He wasn't sure what would happen, but he couldn't even consider the grim alternative of defeat in both mind and body.

[corvus_veritas]

[Gaah, sorry this took me so long!]

Byrne shook his head and sighed. Edgar was right. Why haven't these rebels (whoever they are) been more successful? If they did help Landel do whatever he did last night to get back in charge, then why weren't they able to help at least some of the patients escape? Was it some fault of theirs, or was there just something Landel knew that no one else did, like a secret passage into this place or something?

Ugh... Not knowing the answers to any of these questions (or nearly any question about this place period) was beyond infuriating. But at least he was sure that it wasn't impossible to escape. Kay had done it somehow (and Byrne refused to believe otherwise), but then again, that had been just before the military's takeover... Who knew how the security around here might have changed since then?

"I don't know. But something got Landel through last night, whether it was the rebels or not. Maybe he just knows this place better than anyone and could get in that way, or maybe he found a gap in the military's security that we weren't able to find somehow." The last one kind of made a bit of sense. The military were only here for what, five, six days? And Landel was already back in power. A takeover that didn't even last a whole week wasn't a very good takeover, was it? The military must not have been as well prepared as they seemed.

"Or, well, who knows, maybe it's just easier getting in this damn place than it is getting out." Byrne chuckled a bit, though admittedly and unfortunately, that was most likely a true statement.