Day 34: Breakfast

[screwthegods]

[starting off in M13]The last part of the night was little more than a blur in Homura's mind. The men had rushed in, but not joined them, instead staying off to themselves. Before any of them had a chance to react, however, a voice sounded through the air, mocking some other person Homura had never heard of, and the patients themselves

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[longlivetehking]

[For Tyler]

Nightshift had gone...absolutely nowhere. But then again, when you were with Mozenrath of all persons, not being able to accomplish anything due to the other man's stupidity and endless whining for his precious gauntlet shouldn't be surprising.

But Scar still entered the cafeteria with a slightly more irritated mood than usual. Wasting nights wasn't that strange, but doing so in a hallway while discussing something he didn't plan on locating anyway was quite the disappointment. Especially if the source of the disappointment also had gave him a large headache.

The King glanced down on his plate after taking a seat. His meal was familiar only in the sense that he had eaten it on his first day. Lovely...

[shyboyblue]

Tyler awoke to the disappointing realization that getting outside the walls had done them no good last night. It soured his mood considerably, the knowledge that no matter how far they got, they'd wake up within the Institute's trap once more. How the fuck were they ever going to get home or find Caleb and Pogue?

Lost entirely in his thoughts, Tyler followed his nurse somewhat sullenly to the cafeteria, moving through the food line automatically and filling his plate high without even noticing. There had to be a way to beat the system, if he could only find it.

Sighing, he realized he was standing there lost in thought holding his tray, and blushed slightly in embarrassment. Glancing around for somewhere to sit, he moved towards a man who was by himself, hesitating across the table a moment.

"May I join you?"

[longlivetehking]

Scar glanced up from his meal when some boy he didn't recognize asked to join him. At least this person had manners, the King could appreciate that. Especially after dealing with individuals who hadn't.

"Sure." he answered politely despite his irritation. Venting it on random people had never been useful. If he'd vent it on anyone, it'd be the source of his irritation. But then again, he might as well start shouting to a tree and have the same result. It was aggravating, really.

[shyboyblue]

"Thanks," Tyler replied with a faint, crooked smile as he sat down across from the man. "I'm Tyler. Tyler Simms. I hope you don't mind the company? My nurse spends the whole shift scowling at me if I don't make myself sociable," he replied ruefully, glancing over his shoulder at the formidable woman.

[longlivetehking]

The nurses were indeed rather strict in having their patients participate in social activities. Being left alone was practically impossible during the day shifts, whether you liked it or not.

"I am Scar." he answered while absent minded-ly pricking into his food with one of the eating utensils. "A pleasure to meet you."

[shyboyblue]

"Scar?" Tyler echoed, finding the name a strange one, and then wondering if he'd inadvertently wandered into another fictional character who he wasn't supposed to know about to avoid awkward conversations.

[longlivetehking]

Scar raised an eyebrow at the boy's repeat of his name. "Is there anything wrong with it?" he asked nonchalantly, even despite the fact he considered Tyler's reaction to be a strange one.

[shyboyblue]

"No!" Tyler was quick to answer, looking sheepish. "It's... just an unusual name where I come from, I guess," he explained with a vague wave of his hand.

[longlivetehking]

Scar glanced on the boy for another moment. "I see." he finally answered, deciding to drop the subject. He didn't knew anyone by the name of Tyler prior to this morning anyway, so he sincerely doubted he would somehow know about him or his homeland. He wasn't quite sure if that was a relief or not.

"And where are you from, then?" The feline asked, partly because he was actually curious about other worlds, and partly for the sake of having something to discuss.

[shyboyblue]

"Massachusetts," Tyler answered automatically, then remembered that not everyone knew where that was. "Uhh. Are you familiar with America?"

[longlivetehking]

To say Scar wasn't familiar with America, or this 'Massachusetts', was quite the understatement.

"Not quite." he admitted. He thought he had saw the name 'America' once or twice on the Bulletin Board, and even though he could easily conclude it must be the name of a place, it didn't quite ring any bells. Not that such a thing was all that strange; he had never even left the Pride Lands.

[shyboyblue]

"It's okay, there's a bunch of people here who aren't," Tyler replied with a sheepish sort of smile. "Where are you from?"

[longlivetehking]

"I suppose with all the different worlds such a thing is not too unusual." Scar answered. He had yet to meet anyone who had heard of his world. "I am from The Pride Lands."

[shyboyblue]

Tyler blinked, wondering why that sounded familiar, and then put two and two together. Scar was an uncommon name in his world, but he had heard it before. His eyes widening the slightest bit was the only hint that he understood and he was quick to mask it with an expression of curiosity. "Like in Africa, you mean?"

[longlivetehking]

"You have heard of it?" Scar asked, eyes narrowing slightly. His knowledge of geography reached as far that he knew that The Pride Lands were in apparently somewhere in Africa, but that was as far how it went. But that wasn't the matter at hand, what did matter was how Tyler had reacted. It almost seemed like he had heard of it, even despite such a thing nearly seemed impossible.

How curious...the King wanted to know more about this.

[shyboyblue]

"Africa?" Tyler bluffed, looking innocent and intrigued. "I think everyone from this planet has heard of Africa."