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Day 28: The Twin Pine Restaurant
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The detective almost crushed the slip of paper in his hand with excitement. He hadn't eaten the miserable breakfast that'd been issued to every patient, too miserable himself to actually realise he was starving. Not that he had the slightest idea why; wasn't like he'd done anything strenuous last night, unless gathering enough ( Read more... )
The detective almost crushed the slip of paper in his hand with excitement. He hadn't eaten the miserable breakfast that'd been issued to every patient, too miserable himself to actually realise he was starving. Not that he had the slightest idea why; wasn't like he'd done anything strenuous last night, unless gathering enough ( Read more... )
Stepping through doorway, Logan took in the sight of a very homey, very cozy looking restaurant, just like one would expect to see in any small American town. Too perfect, he thought, gotta be jus' another part o' tha whole grand illusion.
There were four other patients here that he could see, standing out like sore thumbs in horrendously mismatched clothing. Two of them appeared to be identical twins. Strange tha' they'd both end up in this mess. Or maybe not...He declined to converse with any of them for now, preferring to eat alone. Within seconds of entering the joint, a fresh-faced, attractive young girl in a clean white apron approached him. "Hi there! Table for one, sir?" He grunted an affirmation in response and followed her as she led him to a quiet corner and handed him a menu, leaving him to it for the time being ( ... )
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She did see Kratos, but decided she'd talk to him later... maybe.
She was getting a little tired from walking around so much, so it was nice to sit down. All right, at this point I don't care if I get all the Gel ingredients I need together or not. I'm healing myself as soon as Nightshift starts. It would lessen the pain at least a little, and let her actually use her right arm a little more... she'd had the day to try to let the pain fade, now it was time to speed that along.
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The one who spoke carried a faint air of familiarity. Tha's right. She was there at tha start o' last night. 'Nother o' Cole's 'acquaintances'.
He shrugged at her request. "Be my guest, darlin'," He said nonchalantly as he motioned to the seats opposite his with a half-wave of his hand. "Don' believe I got yer name las' night. An' I don' recall seein' yer frien' here at all before. I'm Logan. Who might I be havin' tha pleasure o' spendin' this fine afternoon wit'?" His tone was light, his features friendly (or, at least, as un-feral and un-threatening as they could be. After what Cole had said about Recluse, he decided that it was probably more advantageous ( ... )
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She smiled slightly. He had the hair for it.
While she waited for an answer she waved one of the waitresses over. They were here to eat too, of course...
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She didn't quite recognize everything on the menu, but she found a kind of steak she knew and liked quickly enough. It wasn't home-cooked, no matter what they said, but it sounded good.
Her thought process was still a little slower than it should be, so it was a few minutes later when she realized it was unlikely she'd be able to even grip a fork with her right hand... oh, cutting that steak should be fun.
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"Yeah, I' been called tha', amongst many other names. But jus' 'Logan' is fine. Ain' no need ta be standin' on station here, girly."
Leaning back in his chair, folding his hands behind his head, he forced himself to smile once more. He had no reason to be on edge, really, these girls seemed harmless enough, at least to him. He didn't doubt they could probably hold their own in a fight.
The second girl seemed shy, or at least distracted, but polite. Since she didn't seem to want to be too involved in the conversation, he focused his attention on Rein. She was very pretty, but he had to focus. She was likely much too young for him, and anyway, he reminded himself, women who got involved with him tended to end up dead, or worse ( ... )
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Besides that, she was a fighter too. Not as good as many of the others around her, but what the Bride had done to her the night before was more of a fluke than anything else. Raine would be more careful from now on, and more than that, she was used to being the support mage. She could hold her own even without using Photon, and didn't plan on spending every night in safety from now on. People in the halls needed healers too, and sometimes couldn't get to them on their own. If Reinforce wouldn't leave her, but wanted to be out with a group, Raine could join them as well.
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"Yesterday? Huh, seems we've both known 'im 'bout tha same amoun' o' time then. I met him at lunch tha' same day." Logan was impressed with the girl's mentality, and could see almost instantly why Cole had requested her aid.
"Ya got tha' right. Bunch o' us workin' ta'gether under a natural leader like him 're gonna get a lot more done than jus' runnin' aroun' alone. Guy's got his head screwed on right. Seems ta realise tha' the people under Landel's thumb 're more importan' than anythin' else, an' I'm inclined ta agree." He could smell the confidence on Rein, but if she was testing him, it didn't register. He had nothing to hide in any event, at least as far as agreeing with Cole's cause. The rest...well, neither these girls nor anyone else needed to know about that. Except ( ... )
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"What happened last night was a fluke," she added, more gently. "Traveling alone may not have been the best idea I've had here, but I won't do that again." At least, not without avery good reason. "With a group, it isn't as much of a worry."
Luckily they were all distracted by the food arriving; Raine decided she might as well at least try to save herself some ( ... )
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And she was glad for something mechanical to set her mind to. She didn't distract very easily, but it was something to keep this small but intractable dilemma Raine had created for her by arguing the point a little further from the forefront of her thought.
Not having a master took clarity out of the world. What she'd wanted to do and what she should do had always been the same thing before- protect and serve. Hayate's name and wish for her were strong guides, but not immediate, not clear. Only a day ago she'd argued just as Logan had, that her duty was to help as many as possible, with Hayate's legacy in mind.
And now, having been pulled away from that by shades of the past and partway back by Raine's words, she was unsure. The thing she hated most of
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"I've spent the last few nights helping out in a makeshift infirmary," she explained to Logan; it wasn't as if she had anything else to do for the moment... "It's run out of M35. The boy who started it managed to get some medical supplies, and I'm a healer. We don't have nearly enough of those, which is why I haven't just healed myself--that, and magical healing doesn't do as much as I'd like for pain."
Not exactly wanting to make eye contact (being this pale meant a blush showed very easily), she idly picked up a packet from the table--and her eyes widened slightly when she read the label. Sugar. This is convenient... She actually smiled slightly and took a few to tuck into her pockets. It seemed the Apple Gel making plan was falling into place quite
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