Nightshift 35: Courtyard

[eyrien_prick]

[from here] Lucivar paused at the bottom of the wall, waiting for the others to cross. It was the first time he'd been here during the evening and he took a moment to look around him. The area was quiet but not the strange stillness that felt as though everything was waiting for something to happen. Lucivar had no desire to be around when that

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[tonytonydoctor]

He had caught the scent of the patients long before he saw them come over the wall, before he heard one of them speak to the others. They were out of their rooms, and out where they shouldn't have been. They were all sick, and they wouldn't get better if they were out here. They needed to be resting

[stray_shinigami]

"Right across that way..." Renji started answering Lucivar's question, but was interrupted by a bizarre sounding voice. He turned toward it, looking at the person coming toward them.

Sure, maybe it was some kind of innocent mistake. But he very much doubted it. He sighed. "Fucking great," he muttered.

He wasn't familiar with the guy coming toward them, but he had seen him around, he was fairly sure. He hadn't immediately attacked, but then again, neither had Daemon. Maybe he could pull off lying more convincingly to this guy. "That so?" he asked. "We're not looking for trouble, you know. Guess we should go back to our rooms. But considerin' what's on the other side of that well, that way'll be faster." He pointed at the door to the cafeteria.

[eyrien_prick]

Lucivar didn't like the look of the creature coming toward them and he was smart enough to take Renji's lead. As much as he'd love to get into a battle, the basement was more important then a minor scuffle. "Come on," he whispered to them, inching towards the door.

"We'll be leaving now," he announced, walking towards the door but keeping an eye on the creature. The last thing he wanted was to be attacked with his back turned.

[tonytonydoctor]

Chopper was glad to hear that they would go back to their rooms, but he knew enough to know that the door they were trying to head for was the longer way around.

He shook his head firmly. "I can't let you go that way," he insisted. "You have to go back the way you came; it'll definitely be the faster way to go back to your rooms. I... I can take you there, to make sure you get back."

He had caught the scent of someone else in the courtyard, but that scent had faded quickly. There hadn't been too much activity beyond that, however, so he could probably make sure that these patients went back to rest in their rooms and be back before any others tried to defy doctors' orders...

[stray_shinigami]

Renji nodded to Rangiku, head tilted slightly toward the cafeteria door. He figured she'd make a run at the front, and he and Lucivar would watch her back.

"No," Renji said. "No. I'm not going back that way. I've seen what that thing can do. Big metal triangle guy. You look cool and all, but he'd still rip you up." He continued edging toward the door. "Made it past once, but ain't gonna try it again. Thanks for the help, man, but no thanks."

He headed for the cafeteria door, keeping it casual for now.

[ooc: Just FYI, Rangiku is with Renji and Lucivar, we're just kind of NPCing her while Zalia is away.]

[eyrien_prick]

Lucivar glanced over at Renji, eager to follow his lead. He kept his mouth shut, letting the other man do the talking as he walked across the courtyard, moving fast enough to cover the ground quickly, but slowly so as not to aggravate the strange creature. Once they were safely by the door, Lucivar leaned close to Renji.

"Good thinking," he whispered, hitting the door hard to bust the rusted lock before opening it and ushering the others inside. "Let's hope we don't run into another one of those."

[headed here]

[tonytonydoctor]

Chopper heard sounds coming from the wall again, and picked up some other scents. He looked towards the wall between the courtyard and field, trying to see how many patients had come. More and more people were out of their rooms instead of resting like they should...

He looked back at the three he'd been trying to detain a moment later, but they had already reached the door. "H-hey!" he called out, running after them. "Wait!"

They were gone, disappeared through the door. He considered chasing after them, but there were more patients who needed to be sent back... Chopper decided he would just have to trust that they'd go back to their rooms like they'd said.

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