Nightshift 26: Hallway between F and M Blocks

[haiiro_no_chou]

[From here.]

Still no sign of any patients or monsters, and no word from the radio man yet. Turning right, Rukia continued on around to the first M-Block.

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[gald_digger]

[From here]

So far so good. The men's block was nearby. Anise slowed her pace a bit, relieved. Her friends couldn't be far now! She just had to keep her eyes peeled and make sure she didn't miss them.

[visualize]

[From here.]

Well well, what a pleasant coincidence.

"Well, if it isn't cute little Anise~" Jade spoke after taking a moment to confirm his beliefs. Yes, she appeared to be as short and flat-chested as the teenage girl he remembered, so this proved to be a small relief in his ever-growing laundry list of what he should've been accomplishing. The Colonel quickened his pace, stopping a few feet before the girl.

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"Colonel!?" Anise was expecting a familiar face, but she hadn't heard anything about him being around! "You're here, too!?" Leave it to the colonel to show up when he's least expected. But this was great! The colonel had to know more about the place than she did--and he was much more capable of dealing with dangerous situations than she was. The ideal knight in shining armor!

Anise brightened immediately, and gave him one of her cutest smiles. "Wow! I must be in luck, running into you like this!"

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"Well yes, it is a mental institute after all." Jade laughed lightly at his own joke before straightening himself. He still had a good grip on the mop that he managed to confiscate from the Janitor's closet, said object leaning over lightly as its newfound owner relaxed. However, the break didn't last long, and Jade continued along towards the direction of the F Block.

"Luck isn't the best way to describe it, seeing as that we were all taken here against our will." He started again with his usual smile. "How long have you been here anyway?"

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Anise followed at the colonel's side. Wasn't that the way to the F Block? Was he planning on meeting a woman there? ...Anise decided to keep any wild ideas resulting from that thought to herself.

The colonel's sense of humor wasn't exactly appropriate given the grim situation, but it did help lighten the mood. Anise did her best to keep an upbeat and casual tone, herself. "I guess not," she admitted. "I only found myself here when I woke up this morning, but it looks like I've been here since at least last night." At least, according to her roommate. Who knew how long she had been sleeping there?

"What about you, Colonel?" Normally, if she saw someone as cool and collected as he was, she would assume he had been there for much longer than her. But the colonel was always like that! He could have been there for all of ten minutes and still have that calm demeanor.

[visualize]

It was good to know that Anise followed him as loyally as ever, but of course, why wouldn't she? He listened to the latter's answer, all the while keeping his gaze forward incase something unwanted were to pop up before them.

"I arrived around the same time, while breakfast was still being served." Jade found himself answering back. "I heard you met up with that sniveling idiot Dist, though it would've benefited me more if you kept him for as long as possible."

From what he gathered so far, it would appear that none of them had been there for longer than a few days. It was a peculiar thing, something worth looking into once he had them all rounded up. For now, Anise's arrival sparked a good opportunity for him, and maybe for Luke as well.

"What was the last thing you remembered? And I expect you to be honest, I don't remember you marrying any rich old men in the future."

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So Dist had found the colonel before her. Anise would have liked to have run into him sooner, but being separated from the adults half the time made it pretty difficult.

"Booo," Anise booed. "Would I lie to you?" Well, they both knew the answer to that, but a real gentleman wouldn't go drudging up the past at a time like this. Hopefully. "The last thing I remember was my duel in the Cheagle Woods." She didn't feel like adding any details to that. The colonel would know what she was talking about. It wasn't something she liked thinking about, and yet everyone she met kept asking her...

...Well, if he was asking, it was obvious what he was getting at. "...Asch said it's been as much as a year since then," she added. At least the colonel would be happy to have less he needed to explain to her.

[visualize]

[To here.]

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[Following the colonel here! ♥]