Nightshift 28: Main Hallway, 1-Center

[broken_exorcist]

[[From here]]

Allen struggled to keep Sanji from falling over as they walked further into the institute. The halls were so dark without the portable lanterns, it was difficult to see much going on in front of them. He didn't like it, but there wasn't much he could do about it for the time being.

"Whatever is close I guess," Allen replied to Sanji

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[akarusa]

Hokuto couldn't miss how angry Artemis was, but letting him lead the way alone still wasn't the greatest idea. She ran to catch up but then simply kept pace; she was here to protect him, not lecture.

So he was furious about being treated like a child? No matter how smart you are, kiddo, you're still the youngest one here. "Nobody here likes admitting weakness," she finally said. She doubted he'd meant to, but saying Momo wasn't their best line of defense had apparently touched a nerve with the shinigami. What Hokuto didn't say was that she was sure Artemis didn't like admitting anything either; he seemed used to people listening to him, but this wasn't home and to be blunt, he hadn't proved himself yet. Worse, in a combat situation he really couldn't do much.

She was wondering about the company he kept, to say the least, but while this wasn't the time... what was Farfarello? He looked human, but something about the look in his eye... said otherwise. Sei-chan's eyes went cold sometimes, but not like that. And she wasn't sure she liked having to trust him. There was no help for it, though; desperate times called for desperate measures.

[hajike_tobiume]

Momo was well over a hundred years old. She could see a child's temper tantrum coming a mile away. She was unphased when Artemis exploded on her. Her eyes softened just enough to convey to the boy that she did understand his tirade. Unfortunately, when it came to battle, even moreso Hitsugaya now, she didn't care what Artemis' pride said. She stood her ground and kept her silence until the boy was done and had stomped off. He'd get over it once he calmed down. Probably.

After checking to make sure Farfarello had Hitsugaya properly secured, Momo followed after the boy. Hokuto trotted up to draw next to him. She was probably the only one that would not get her head bitten off by Artemis at the moment and she trusted the girl to possibly talk some sense into him.

"I'm too old for this shit," Momo muttered as she moved, echoing words Renji had used more than enough times. The fact that she was swearing indicated to those whom knew her that all wasn't right in the land of Hinamori Momo, but Farfarello wasn't one of them. And right then, with Artemis, she was feeling old.

Momo had two sides to her, the vice captain and the sweet girl. Unfortunately for Artemis, this was his first encounter with the vice captain. He'd get over it. She was sure of it.

[jei]

Farfarello grinned at Artemis' back, but kept his amusement largely to himself. Artemis really was like a kitten, all hiss and bared claws, and never mind that he could be snapped like a twig if Farfarello took it into his head to do so. Fortunately for Artemis, Farfarello had no such intention.

Turning his attention to Momo, he chuckled softly and commented, "I'm sure the captain here will be completely confused to find out I carried him to safety. He doesn't like me much." Based on third-hand rumours and ignorance, from what Schuldig had said, but Farfarello very much doubted that knowing him better would change matters. He hated 99.9% of the population and the feeling was typically mutual, all of which was fine by him.

[byname_bynature]

Artemis snorted derisively, "Believe me Miss Sumeragi--" He turned the corner.

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