Nightshift 32: M71-80 Hallway

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Jade was rather used to these quiet meals nowadays. It didn’t provide much in the form of entertainment, but they were efficient and that was all that mattered. He quickly finished his meal and began preparing for the night, gathering the same materials as the previous night before setting out into the hall

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((From here. ))

Well, here was the hallway... now where was the Nocturne? Xigbar glanced down the hallway as though expecting Demyx to pop up right then and there. When such was not the case, he pondered what to do. He had a bow and his flashlight, and his pokeball in his pocket, maybe he could just go on ahead?

...nah, he'd never live it down if Demyx got eaten after being ditched. And it could be fun! Trying to avoid the sneaking suspicion that he was becoming responsible, Xigbar called out, "Hey, Nine! You here? Hurry up or I'm gonna ditch you!"

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Demyx had been hiding waiting in his room; if there were monsters out there, he reasoned, then poking his head out before Xigbar showed up would just be pointlessly dangerous. Besides, Xigbar knew what room was his, right? (He'd confirmed that he'd gotten the door number right.) He'd knock.

Of course, knocking, Demyx realized belatedly when he heard his friend bellow, wasn't really Xigbar. Yelling from a distance and waiting for results was more his style.

Scrambling off his bed and yanking open the door, Demyx catapulted out into the hallway. He definitely didn't want to get left behind. "I'm here!" he yelped.

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Hah, he knew that'd get a reaction! Xigbar laughed as Demyx scrambled out of his room, grinning ear to pointed ear as the younger Nobody yelped. Man, that never got old!

"Good!" The Freeshooter called out with an amused lilt to his voice, putting a hand on his hip as he motioned the other Nobody onward. "Take a deep breath, though, or you'll attract all kinds of creepy-crawlies. An' stay on my left side, okay?"

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Demyx made a vague noise that was almost a grumble as he ran a hand through his hair. The wide grin on Xigbar's face and the amusement in his voice were proof that his friend had just been messing with him. Man, he always fell for that...

He took a deep breath, as instructed - how would that help? He had no idea, but if Xigbar said so - and moved over to stand beside him; on his left side, as instructed. "Why your left side?" he asked. "I mean, if I was on your right, I could be your eyes over there, couldn't I?"

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The Nocturne really was way too cute when he acted like that. No wonder the rest of the Organization (as though he was innocent in the matter!) felt free to take advantage of him. It was as thought he could feel again! Or pretty close to it, anyway.

As for those questions? Xigbar didn't answer verbally. Instead, he grinned. Not his usual grins, either; a sharper one, one that hinted that he had a rather unpleasant secret reason for his actions, and perhaps it would be best for Demyx not to ask. Of course, the problem with Xigbar was that it was always so difficult to tell when he was joking and when he was serious.

((Srsly moving to here. ))