Nightshift 26: M60-M70 Hallway

[razing_phoenix]

Now on a full stomach, Guy felt a lot better about what laid ahead of him. It was going to be difficult to have to watch over both the emperor and his companion (though it was possible she could fight on her own), but they might just get lucky and find something of interest. He had to keep a good attitude about this

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[rappigs]

What a wacky guy! That roommate of his - or at least Peony assumed that was a roommate. The guy smiled like he was constantly sucking on something sour. Hopefully he'd gotten a good look at the map before the lights clicked off and Peony grabbed everything (his bat, the ripped-out map, and the shine-tube,) fit that trusty baseball helmet on his head, then set out.

Still, he couldn't help but notice a certain .. heaviness to the air around him. Huh, that was weird. It was almost like he was swimming, in a way. ..Huh. Well, that didn't really faze him. It was Peony, after all

[razing_phoenix]

As Guy had stood there waiting, he had experienced that change in the air as well. It caused him to lean his weight harder against the wall and tense slightly. It was as if the air had closed in and tightened, and he couldn't really explain what that meant. All he knew was that it couldn't be good, and it was a pretty discouraging start to the night.

Peony showed up with his light and smiling as usual, which made the servant feel a little better about things. He pushed off the wall and nodded, trying not to look too amused at the emperor's choice in headgear.

"Yeah. Never got a hold of Luke and my roommate is sleeping, so..." He shrugged. It wasn't like he had any other plans. "But, is it just me, or does it feel a little weird tonight?" He knew the question was vague, but if Peony was feeling it too, he would probably know what he was talking about. Guy looked around the hallway as if he could find the source of the strange feeling.

[rappigs]

Peony tucked the bat under his arm to wave his hand through the air in front of him. It felt almost like some really heavy humidity, except the air didn't seem wet, it was just - like it wasn't altogether.. air. Would they get used to it? Yeah, probably. Or maybe not, who could say?

Hmm. It couldn't be miasma - he didn't think anyway. Miasma wouldn't be colorless in the light, right? Not that he'd had the opportunity to see a lot of miasma. When the stuff had invaded, the palace had been surprisingly well closed off from that reminder that they were floating in the Qliphoth. Still, when he wasn't sneaking out of the castle, he'd been able to see how orange it'd made Grand Chokmah from the throne room.

"Hmm, it's just you," Peony said dead seriously, an utterly stony and un-Peony-like look on his face for a few seconds before he relaxed into an easy smile again. "Nah, I feel it too. Almost like miasma, isn't it?"

He blamed Saphir.

"Anyway, wanna get going?"

[razing_phoenix]

It was difficult to take Peony's first statement seriously because it was so deadpan. Luckily, the man didn't leave him hanging for long, and at that comment about miasma, Guy had to pause and think.

"A little bit," he said with a nod. "But with miasma it felt more like the air was stagnant with something. This is just..." He wasn't quite sure how to describe it, but the subtle differences were there. Which was for the best, since he didn't want to deal with miasma ever again if he could help it.

Since there wasn't anything they could do about it since they didn't even know what it was, Guy decided he wouldn't let himself worry about it for now. "Yeah, sure. Are we heading over to the female block to meet your friend?" It made Guy a little antsy. Of course he knew that a female block existed, but he had wanted to keep away from it for obvious reasons. They hopefully wouldn't spend too much time there.

[rappigs]

"We sure are!" Peony chortled. "And that's why I'm giving you a bat," Peony said, making a quiet jab at Gailardia's gynophobic tendencies. He knew as well as anyone else that Guy liked women - as he should. But it was something that no one would ever probably let him live down, and hilarious besides. So he pulled his hand back to the handle of the aluminum bat and extended it forth a foot or so, offering it to him.

"Here, take this. You can be the bat man. Which means you get to lead the way for now!" He'd keep the Abyss Man helmet on for now, until he reached the cute Cyrille. Better safe than sorry!

(And somewhere in his heart of hearts, Peony had the sinking feeling that Jade was going to show up somehow and cramp his style. He'd probably scare the cute little dream off, too. In the words of the pint-sized Fon Master Guardian? Booooo.)

[razing_phoenix]

Whatever silly reasoning was behind it, Guy didn't really mind. Peony was giving him a weapon, and he was going to use it for what he needed it for. He got the feeling that was what the other blond had meant, anyway, even if he had used it as a way to tease them.

"C'mon, Your Majesty, you know I couldn't hit a girl." Not even to bat them away. Sometimes he had jerked against them pretty violently, but that was when they were making an effort to get too close. Let it be said that any time he had accidentally elbowed Anise in the face or the chest, she had been asking for it. (Too bad he felt bad afterward anyway.)

But leading the way? He was fine with that. He would have been more comfortable doing it the night before, but Peony had been eager to look around. The only problem was that he wasn't exactly certain where the female block was, since he had been doing such a good job of staying away from it. Still, the first thing he needed to focus on was getting out of this block, so he would worry about proper directions later.

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