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Main Hallway 2-West

Aug 14, 2008 18:50

[from hereLeon was still debating his options when he reached the second floor. Again, it was more or less empty. He shined his flashlight down the hall, trying to see if there was anyone (or anything) else around. The weak beam couldn't penetrate the dark shadows. If someone was lying in wait, they were pretty well hidden ( Read more... )

meche, anthy, kaiji, elincia, yuna, wash, allelujah, ken amada, sora, momo (xenosaga), sync, seiya, miku, renamon, atoli, yue, manny, alkaid, leon kennedy, joshua, sousuke, yukari, scar (tlk), rubedo, subaru, haseo

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rectifies August 15 2008, 02:58:13 UTC

[From here. Tell me if you're expecting someone, Leon-mun, and I'll boot the kid.]

Getting to the second level kitchen meant taking a route he and Yukari traveled through a couple of nights prior. That did not mean Ken was at all familiar with the area; in fact, his knowledge of the institute was very limited. If memory served him correctly, the boy had only been on the second floor twice since his arrival.

Thank goodness, then, for the map and his fairly excellent memory.

Ken crept cautiously away from the stairs. Right. Then left at the first corner. Then the door at the end of the hallway. Sounded pretty simple, he decided, but it was probably best to keep the pace slow and his person to the wall. It would be easier to fend off a potential attack as spears had a pesky reaction time in close quarters ( ... )

officer_leon August 15 2008, 03:26:04 UTC

[Not expecting anyone, so no problem!]

Leon jumped in surprise as someone almost ran into him. He swung his flashlight up, aiming the beam at the person's face. He blinked in shock at the sight of a young boy, probably no older than 13, holding a spear and looking quite startled.

"It's okay," he said, lowering the beam. "Are you out here alone?" Much as Leon wanted to move quickly tonight, he couldn't in good conscience let a kid this young wander around by himself. Even if said kid was better armed than he was.

rectifies August 15 2008, 03:44:06 UTC

The beam to his face had not been appreciated, but Ken supposed the same could be said about the spear. He squinted hard against the light, thankful it had not completely caught the child square in the eyes.

"Yeah, pretty much," Ken replied, after taking a second to compose himself. He shouldered his weapon, keeping it well out of the other patient's way. "I have some business here, and my friend--" Would have boxed his ears until they fell out. "--had other plans." Normally, the explanation would have been omitted, but he was getting the vibe the man didn't approve of his presence.

officer_leon August 15 2008, 03:56:42 UTC

Leon frowned. The boy seemed quite mature for his age, but that didn't change the fact that he was far too young to be wandering around by himself. "Where are you going?" Leon asked, sounding concerned. "It's pretty dangerous to be wandering around alone." Never mind the fact that he was doing exactly that. He was an adult with years of intense training behind him. He could handle most things in this institute.

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iamyourflower August 15 2008, 03:51:17 UTC

Although conversation with her doctor had proven interesting, and unnerving, it had told Anthy very little about the nature of this place. All she had to build upon was her already established instinct about this world, and the disconcerting similarities it held to the one she had escaped.

After finding no trace of Utena for days, she was convinced further that she would have to divine the secrets of escaping this world on her own. She had done it once, so how much harder could it be?

The first thing she had to look into was that chapel. She hadn't gathered very much solid evidence on how it worked, but perhaps seeing it personally would make things clear.

She made it to the second floor with little trouble at all, having been that way once before, and stepped down the hallway, feeling more assured of what she sought.

iamyourflower August 16 2008, 04:25:05 UTC

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kanpekinasenshi August 15 2008, 05:21:20 UTC

[from here]

Other people around wasn't exactly reassuring, but it was better than absolute solitude, too. She paused, checking her bearings. It wasn't too hard--the hallway straight ahead. The fewer people around meant less competition but also less potential targets. And being the first to face one of the more powerful monsters wasn't exactly desirable either.

It was just a trade-off they had to accept. She glanced to Leon yet again, expecting him to have kept up, before looking forward towards the next hallway.

for_marian August 15 2008, 05:28:50 UTC

It was just as well that Seiya didn't seem to be inclined to making random small talk--Leon suffered through enough of that during the day that he couldn't even imagine tolerating it at night. There was nothing resembling friendship in his association with Seiya, but that was just fine by him--they got things done, at least some of the time, and there were no awkward questions to answer about his past.

The presence of other patients gave Leon pretty much the same two conflicting thoughts as it did Seiya--they were potential competition, yes, but they were also potential distractions for any monsters that lay in wait ahead. But they weren't all that close to their target yet, so it would probably be best to move straight on and see if others had gotten even farther ahead. "Keep going?"

kanpekinasenshi August 15 2008, 05:36:26 UTC

Right. "Nearly there." Not really useful, but a confirmation of Leon's words, at least. Seiya walked forward into the darkness and towards the previous evening's destination slowly.

[to here]

gray_gambit August 16 2008, 20:25:28 UTC

[from here]

The hall showed signs of others' passage, but a careful scan showed no sign of violence. Safe still, for at least a little longer. "Straight down that hall," Lia murmured, panning her flashlight toward the corridor just in front of them. "At the very end. It's off the patio. That part is rather...open."

mind_caster August 16 2008, 22:41:32 UTC

"Right," Melissa acknowledged the direction, satisfied without having to look that this hallway was uneventful enough not to warrant further attention. She was already focused on the next hallway, the one Lia had indicated with her flashlight. She moved ahead, searching with her eyes as well as her mindcasting, moving so that the flashlight beam was behind her. "Just do me a favor and don't shine that in my face." Having a broken arm was bad enough; Melissa did not need to be blinded on top of that.

[off to here]

gray_gambit September 3 2008, 02:59:35 UTC

[from here]

More people had passed this way since they'd left the hall for the one leading through the kitchens. Lia paused to take stock, searching idly over those few lingering or passing through still. There were none she recognized, and more importantly, none who appeared to be in the middle of combat with either monsters or other patients. "Quiet night," she whispered back to Melissa, though she sounded unconvinced. She could not help but wonder what had gone on elsewhere.

rope_victim August 17 2008, 01:18:56 UTC

[From here]

Miku didn't see anyone, had they all gone ahead of her? The dull, yellowed light that shined from her flashlight wasn't helping settle her mood. So, they were here. Now it was time to hurry to Patients Possessions, quick as bunnies.

"Ready?" Miku held her hand out for him to take. It shook only slightly.

uruz_vii August 17 2008, 03:52:18 UTC

Sousuke looked down at her hand. It was shaking a little. Sousuke reasoned that she was most likely terrified of running down the hallway into dark and uncertain peril.

"I'm ready," Sousuke took her hand and offered her a rare, but encouraging smile. "Don't worry, we'll make it."

And with that, he took off with her at a brisk pace.

[ To here.]