Night 60: M41-M50 Hallway

[unheroed]

Even as dinner had passed, Lunge hadn't budged. Harvey knew that that couldn't be a good thing, but it wasn't his business to babysit the guy anyway. It was going to be a hassle if Lunge ended up disappearing, seeing how he'd have to go through the same old song and dance of meeting a new roommate, but he'd make sure that people knew if it happened

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[scarefaux]

Despite his desire to talk to Depth Charge, the Scarecrow hadn't found the words when the time came. Dinner and the start of night had passed in complete silence, and when his roommate had finally pulled himself from his sleep, he was gone without a word. Scarecrow just stared at the door as it closed behind Depth Charge, feeling that emptiness in his chest again. He couldn't fully grasp what it was- there were times when he could hear his own heartbeat as it thundered away in him; however, this was almost the opposite. It was as though he'd been hollowed out somehow, left without his stuffing as nothing more than a helpless shell.

Had something happened to his heart? He wasn't sure how it could have happened, but he knew a heart could be broken- the Tin Man had said so once or twice. Perhaps that was what he meant.

Deciding he'd just have to think about it later, given that there was nothing to be done at that moment, the Scarecrow picked out his things from his box. He was supposed to meet someone named Lust for 'dancing'- he assumed that was code for going out at night, but it was certainly hard to tell with the board- and didn't want to be late. He shuffled through the things in the box in his closet, trying to determine whether or not he wanted to take his boots or not. They were stiff on his feet, but he didn't intend to go outside. He pulled off his slippers, leaving them inside as he enjoyed that brief moment where his bare foot met the floor.

As he retrieved his flashlight, he found that ring again, the one from the night before that he'd assumed was Depth Charge's; however, the jewel embedded in it, unlike that one, was in one piece. He paused for a moment before deciding he didn't have time to think too much on it- he knew how he could get lost in his own train of thought. Sliding the ring onto one finger, he slipped out the door into the hallway.

[scarefaux]

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