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NIGHTSHIFT 25: M48

Jul 23, 2007 15:06

Hikaru was furious with himself. A nurse had finally ended up giving him an antihistamine for his allergies in the green house, and it had knocked him out. He'd slept through dinner and the beginning of Nightshift and woken disoriented, with no way of knowing how much time had passed ( Read more... )

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hangenki July 31 2007, 19:53:21 UTC

For a while, Hikaru's only reply was silence. And then, suddenly, strange sounds as Kaoru fumbled with the small device. He'd fiddled with it plenty, but hadn't worked it out.

"K-ru....y' - Ere?"

Static and a few small thumps followed the broken speak.

"Karu? Are you still there?!" Kaoru called through, as clearly as he could. "I can't believe it. They really work!"
Well, hopefully they did. It all depended on Hikaru's reply.

Kaoru had been sat in his room all evening, wondering where his brother had gone, worrying to himself and trying to get the little gadget to work. He didn't want to leave his room until they were communicating. Just to make sure Hikaru stayed put and, well, because he didn't want to walk the halls alone. Not with that ghost out there.

totallytheseme August 1 2007, 01:32:59 UTC

For a few sickening seconds (which felt like hours), Hikaru couldn't hear anything from the other end, and he had to force himself not to panic. What if the communicators didn't work?! What if--

He didn't realize that he'd been holding his breath until he let it all out in a sigh of relief. The static made the words almost unintelligible, but that was definitely Kaoru's voice on the other end.

"Ka...u! Th..nk...od! Thank God!" His own voice was badly distorted by the interference. He'd have to speak more clearly.

"Do we have to say things like 'ROGER!' and 'OVER!', now?" Hikaru asked, a little bit of the usual playfulness creeping into his voice. "...Over."

hangenki August 1 2007, 10:24:19 UTC

Kaoru grinned ear to ear as his brother's voice returned.
"Roger that!" he laughed. "Right. I'm le-ving my room. I'm gon-a come and get you, -k? STAY PUT. Over."

Kaoru jumped off his bed and put his dressing gown on before grabbing his torch and journal. He put a few pens in his pockets as they seemed to have worked for others.

Opening his door, he peeked down the hall and set off.

totallytheseme August 1 2007, 18:22:10 UTC

"A-out bloody -ime," Hikaru's voice scoffed. "I've been w-ting...ng enough!" The static seemed to get worse when Kaoru was moving, sadly enough. "-ust b...afe. BE SAFE. If you get hurt, I'll kill you. Over."