Hitsugaya had slept away the entirety of his dinner, which was fine. He didn't really want to deal with Sanzo--the man had disappeared again anyways--and his stomach revolted at the thought of real food at this point anyways.
Still, the sleep had done him some good, and while he didn't feel anywhere near 100% he certainly felt better. Fortunately his team was just going to fetch and babysit Renji, so it shouldn't have been a difficult task. Even he couldn't hide admitting that getting things resolved with Momo had done him a world of good, as well. A great burden had been lifted, he knew, knowing that this feeling he had been hiding even from himself had been justified.
He wasn't about to reiterate the point to Momo, of course. Once was enough, as heavily drugged as he had been.
There was a knock on his door, and he quickly went to the closet and changed into his nighttime attire. "Just a second," he called out, doing his best to avoid slurring his words. He was sure he still looked a mess, and the smell of vomit was faint but still barely noticable to him. Artemis probably wouldn't notice, it was too faint to be picked up unless the boy decided to hug him or something horribly unreasonable like that. If it were toboe...well, he only hoped the boy had human senses to go with his human body.
He grabbed his blade and opened the door, noting Toboe. "We're still waiting for Fowl," Hitsugaya said. "Then we'll head out. Tonight we're tending to another member of Arts and Crafts who hasn't been seen at all today to make sure he doesn't do anything dumb tonight."
Unfortunately for Hitsugaya, Toboe still had a far and away better nose than any human ever did, but he did know better than to point out that Hitsugaya smelled like sickness. He just looked concerned--it could have been concern for the other man for all Hitsugaya knew.
Hitsugaya stepped out into the hallway and leaned against the wall. Thankfully leaning against the wall as he waited for his team was part of his normal routine. He could easily use it to hide the fact that tonight he was using the wall as a form of support. He probably could have managed to stand until Artemis showed up, but he knew the value of conserving his energy.
For the time being he also left his light off, relying on the light of others in the hall to provide faint illumination for him.
"If I say to run," Hitsugaya explained to Toboe briefly. "You run. You don't look back, you don't wait for me. Meet up back here if we have to."
Toboe hesitated briefly before nodding, only after the fact realizing that Hitsugaya may not have seen the motion in the darkness. "Right," he spoke up softly. He crouched in the hallway, staring off into the shadows toward the main hall. He could at least start keeping his eyes and ears out for anything threatening.
"Telling another hapless victim the ropes, Captain?" Artemis called down the hallway. The boy sauntered out of the darkness towards Hitsugaya and a yet unnamed boy. The boy's expression was pulled a little thin, but it was clear that he was trying to put whatever had bothered him away. He smiled down at the mystery member. "Artemis Fowl the Second, a pleasure.
"So," he looked up at Hitsugaya, trying to assess the Captain's state in the dark. "Where is this little rescue party bound for?"
Hitsugaya nodded to Artemis as he approached. "You look foul, Fowl." He smirked a little at his private joke, then shrugged it off as he stood up and turned on his light. The drugs were obviously still coursing through his system, affecting not only his ability to control his outbursts but also his sense of humor. Really, who told jokes like that?
"Artemis Fowl, this is Toboe. Toboe, Artemis Fowl," he introduced the two of them, forcing himself to focus on the task at hand. "We're going to be getting in contact with Abarai tonight and looking after him. Since we're not trying to get anywhere important, I don't anticipate we'll run into any trouble; however, err on the side of caution and don't do anything dumb."
He swayed ever so slightly, but bit his lip to draw his attention back to the present.
"I'll answer questions along the way if you have any," he said, then proceeded out into the hallway.
Still, the sleep had done him some good, and while he didn't feel anywhere near 100% he certainly felt better. Fortunately his team was just going to fetch and babysit Renji, so it shouldn't have been a difficult task. Even he couldn't hide admitting that getting things resolved with Momo had done him a world of good, as well. A great burden had been lifted, he knew, knowing that this feeling he had been hiding even from himself had been justified.
He wasn't about to reiterate the point to Momo, of course. Once was enough, as heavily drugged as he had been.
There was a knock on his door, and he quickly went to the closet and changed into his nighttime attire. "Just a second," he called out, doing his best to avoid slurring his words. He was sure he still looked a mess, and the smell of vomit was faint but still barely noticable to him. Artemis probably wouldn't notice, it was too faint to be picked up unless the boy decided to hug him or something horribly unreasonable like that. If it were toboe...well, he only hoped the boy had human senses to go with his human body.
He grabbed his blade and opened the door, noting Toboe. "We're still waiting for Fowl," Hitsugaya said. "Then we'll head out. Tonight we're tending to another member of Arts and Crafts who hasn't been seen at all today to make sure he doesn't do anything dumb tonight."
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The wolf just nodded. "Alright."
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For the time being he also left his light off, relying on the light of others in the hall to provide faint illumination for him.
"If I say to run," Hitsugaya explained to Toboe briefly. "You run. You don't look back, you don't wait for me. Meet up back here if we have to."
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"Telling another hapless victim the ropes, Captain?" Artemis called down the hallway. The boy sauntered out of the darkness towards Hitsugaya and a yet unnamed boy. The boy's expression was pulled a little thin, but it was clear that he was trying to put whatever had bothered him away. He smiled down at the mystery member. "Artemis Fowl the Second, a pleasure.
"So," he looked up at Hitsugaya, trying to assess the Captain's state in the dark. "Where is this little rescue party bound for?"
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"Artemis Fowl, this is Toboe. Toboe, Artemis Fowl," he introduced the two of them, forcing himself to focus on the task at hand. "We're going to be getting in contact with Abarai tonight and looking after him. Since we're not trying to get anywhere important, I don't anticipate we'll run into any trouble; however, err on the side of caution and don't do anything dumb."
He swayed ever so slightly, but bit his lip to draw his attention back to the present.
"I'll answer questions along the way if you have any," he said, then proceeded out into the hallway.
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