Nightshift 60: West Wing, North Hall 1-A
[From here]Again he paused, this time just outside the doorway. Toward the end of the hall he saw a bit of light, which probably meant that was the door to the outside. And immediately on his left was another door, open, which just lead to another hall. That was the direction he wanted, according to his memory. He took another moment to listen, but
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It looked like the walls were back to being pristine, but that was no surprise, really. Everything here seemed to reset the moment that morning came, but this made it clear how even with all of those powers, the other patients hadn't been able to make a dent.
Harvey realized that was discouraging, but for him it just proved that they had to rely on other methods, on things people like him could actually do. He didn't have to be benched just because he couldn't shoot sparks from his hands or whatever.
Of course, the real test would come tonight, depending on how far they got. Harvey tried to dispel his anxiety, pretend it wasn't there, and keep moving.
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The next hall was just like the hall before. According to the map, the one door Kurama passed by on the left would have opened up to another patient block exactly like the one he had exited from only a minute ago.
He continued down the hallway, quickly and quietly, until he reached the door at the end. Kurama paused before opening it, having caught the whistling sound of wind even through the door. So it wasn't just his good eyesight that he'd kept, then. He supposed his somewhat heightened senses would have to be used to his advantage then.
Kurama pushed the door open, stepping out into freezing, windy weather.
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And he was back inside in only a fraction of the time it had originally taken him to get outside. He took the moment to sweep some of the hair out of his face. The pros and cons of keeping long hair...
Right then. He best be on his way.
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From here, there was no question of direction. He would go south to the major hallways, as almost every other important location was connected to them according to his maps and his own experience. Where he'd go from there...he still had yet to figure out, but oh well. He'd figure it out.
Still nothing unusual to spot as he went along. With few other people around, though, it was quiet enough to let him know that the boots he'd chosen to wear tonight weren't exactly stealth material. But that was alright. Zero would rather have the comfort of knowing his shoes could be useful as a weapon over being a bit quieter when he moved around, especially when he knew he wasn't as strong or fast as he had been the night before.
You couldn't stomp a bat's head into the ground so easily with slippers, after all.
[To here.]
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Yeah, he'd gone this way to get to the Recreational Field, but it looked so freakin' different at night. His adrenaline was already pumping from the change in atmosphere, no matter how thankful he was that there was no blood splattered all over the place right now. The beam from Jesse's flashlight was shaking just a little -- very little, because he'd faced worse than this, damn it. The cartel was scarier than this. Except no matter how scary some people could be, at least they were people, not unknown entities lurking in the dark ( ... )
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The moment he turned the corner, Woody slid his back against the wall again in an attempt to make himself as unnoticeable to potential monsters as possible. With a slightly unsteady hand, he positioned his flashlight further ahead. "C'mon, c'mon," he muttered as he searched for some sign of the two men.
Soon enough, though, he caught sight of a familiar face. After braving through last night's horrors and sitting through breakfast with this man, Woody didn't think he'd ever forget what Jesse looked like.
"Oh, good," he sighed with relief as he approached him with a half smile. I'm glad you made it, was the implication, but Woody knew better than to imply that maybe he wouldn't have under different circumstances. "How're you holding up?"
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In which case, luck was on his side for once and he had a responsibility to be loyal to them. In order to signal this newfound loyalty and respect, Jesse raised his free hand up to Woody and clenched it in the air for a fist-bump, a friendly gesture he hoped would be returned.
A standard greeting among bros.
"Yo, my man Woody, I'm hangin' in there, y'know?"
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"Glad to hear it," he said with a hint of a laugh in his voice. Despite their grim situation, that friendly, casual gesture automatically put him at ease. Funny, how some things stayed the same, whether he was in a toy's body or not. Maybe some languages were just universal.
"It's a lot to get used to, I know," Woody quietly added, growing a little more serious as he let his arm fall back down his side. After how horrifying and exhausting his first day had been, Woody could genuinely sympathize with any new person he came across. "But as long as you stick with some buddies, you'll be a lot safer than you would be on your own."
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There were only two other patients out here, both who were unfamiliar to Guy. That meant that Anise hadn't made it this far yet, but they could just head down toward the main hallway and they were bound to run into her eventually. It was going to be a little more difficult to find her when she wasn't riding atop Tokunaga, but that had never made trouble for them in the past.
Guy took off down the hall, figuring that he might as well make conversation with Claude while they walked. "So, how was your day?" With any luck, things had gone well for Claude today.
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When his friend asked about his day, Claude hesitated in answering. "O-oh, uh..." While he wanted to say that it had gone fine, he didn't feel right covering up the issue with his mother when his friend already knew most of it anyway. On the other hand, Claude didn't want to make Guy worry, either, especially when he already had a lot on his plate.
That was why he didn't immediately say anything else as they made their way further down the hall.
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