Nightshift 30: Decontamination Room 2

[small_fortune]

[From here]He was in no hurry to step into the room, shining his light across it first. It looked like--like what the map from the radio man had promised. A decontamination room. Places to wash and to change, presumably before whatever scientific horrors this place could devise were created or refined

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[sasuke_of_sound]

To Sasuke's immense surprise, the first door they tried was the one that matched the key. Either they had ridiculous amounts of luck, or Mark knew something more definitive than he'd explained earlier

[i_slay_giants]

Jack stomped over to the ninja and put a hand on the door. "Hey, I don't know anything about this door, but I do know that there are a lot of greedy s.o.b.s here and I'm in no hurry to share anything with them. Seeing as this is my key, how's about you respect, MY wishes and shut that door?" Jack was trying to appear genial, but it borderlined on the threatening, as if he already had decided what would be done of Sasuke questioned his wishes.

"If you're scared, kid, you can always wait outside. I'm sure it's safer there."

[small_fortune]

Wonderful, infighting, and here he was trying to be on his own best behavior. Such as it was

[sasuke_of_sound]

All things considered, Sasuke had done fairly well keeping his temper in check in Landel's. True, a few things had inevitably forced it out, but for the most part, he'd managed to keep Sound-cool. Currently, however, he was a little low on blood, the dizziness was becoming a headache, and John was rapidly proving himself to be a type that Sasuke happened to despise.

"In other words, you can't defend your loot against a few human patients," he snapped, not bothering with tact. "As for your key, now that we're in here, your leverage is completely lost, John. If you don't have a decent suggestion, stay quiet."

Fortunately, Mark had a bit more of a rational idea, and Sasuke unknotted the shirt around his wrist with an irritated gesture. By the time he'd gotten it between the door and the frame, he'd already realised that he might have alienated a potential ally -- still, he couldn't bring himself to really regret it at the moment. John was annoying in too familiar a way.