Nightshift 36: Sun Room

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[From here.]The Sun Room appeared no different from the time Ken entered in last night. What he could make of the floor seemed perfectly intact while sounds inside were nothing of consequence. Nothing mangled, nothing broken, at least as far as the boy could sense

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[sasuke_of_sound]

[[from here]]

It was definitely much quieter and a good deal less bloody in here than it had been last night. Still, Sasuke hefted his sword into an attack-ready position as he stepped into the room and shifted to the right, making room for the others to enter.

[whirlingwinds]

"Noted," Naruto grumbled in response to Aidou, not really bothering to say anything more.

Sasuke didn't say a word either, but instead of getting annoyed at being ignored, he turned his back to Aidou and followed him swiftly, his only weapon being his flashlight, tight in his hand and turned off for now. He'd rather not use the light yet, in case it would alert someone (or something).

He was relieved that the Sun Room wasn't in the same state as last night, a little surprised by the fact that there was no trace whatsoever of an incident. The strong had been so strong then, that it seemed almost impossible for it to be entirely gone. But it was.

[blood_and_pocky]

“Hey, let me go first, if you wouldn’t mind,” said the noble, though out of no sense of protectiveness, that was for sure.

Rather than pause out of caution, he moved straight into the room, his free hand resting in his pocket. Neither of the boys should mind, if they had any sense of self-preservation. Having a vampire take the lead in a house of horror, in the dead of night, when human vision was severely limited by a lack of light was probably the biggest stroke of luck someone could wish for.

Not that Aidou had any delusions that even Sasuke knew what a vampire was capable of. Well, hopefully they wouldn’t need to learn.

As Aidou could already tell, there was nothing present in the Sun Room, just as nothing had between present in the hallway outside. No blood… or at least, no blood scent beyond what he could smell all the time, in the disgusting, reeking corners of Landel’s. But there was something, and Aidou lifted his chin high, features set in a look of cold calculation

[fourtharcana]

[from here]

The room reminded Akihiko a lot of the dorm lounge, though it was a lot bigger. He looked up, noting the large open balcony. "What kind of place has a room like this in it?" It was hard to see what the rooms above them might be.

"Hm. Do you have a preference as to which side of the room we should start on? We could split up, too, I suppose."

[marin_karin]

The room really was reminiscent of the dorm lounge, but on a larger scale. It certainly gave the idea that this place was a rehabilitation clinic of some sort of validation, but this was all still so strange. "From what I've seen so far, it seems like it could be a rehabilitation clinic. If it's meant to be relaxing, then it might fit. Also..." she trailed off as a board on the eastern wall caught her attention. "Well, the board over there might give us some indication."

"It seems as though a few people have gone into the room ahead of us, so one of the sides might be a better place to start, and I don't have a preference. Splitting up might not be a good idea just yet, since we aren't sure what's waiting on the other side of the doors." She paused a moment, considering it. "Alternatively, we could follow everyone else, since it seems to be more important than any of these rooms on the side. Perhaps it will lead to a storage room."

She glanced back over at Akihiko. "What do you think sounds best?"

[fourtharcana]

"Why would someone go to the trouble of kidnapping us, taking our equipment, tampering with our memories, and then sending us to a clinic so we can get better? It just doesn't make a lot of sense," Akihiko said, frowning. "I'm not questioning the observation. I just don't understand what doing that would accomplish."

He glanced over to the board, considering it. "It might be worth looking at that bulletin board, but I think I'd rather see for myself what we're dealing with. We're bound to find some other clues that tell us one way or the other while exploring. As for where...well, if everyone's going in one direction, that means there's likely something there. I think it's worth checking, at least. We can always double back if we need to, since the directions aren't likely to change."

[marin_karin]

For all that we know, it could just be made to appear this way, or perhaps it used to be a clinic that became run-down. But the rooms we woke in were meant to look generic, like some place sterile, and this room is clearly meant for relaxation. Not much about any of this makes sense, but we could be here for a far different reason than to get better." She paused to flip some hair out of her face, then moved on.

Already, a theory was forming in her head. They had tampered with his memories, and made him believe that it was October 5th, and she likewise believed it was November 18th. Both were directly after they had each come to terms with the events that had transpired on the full moon, and their personas had ascended. Should they really be here with the intention of 'getting better,' then it very likely had something to do with either the full moons' events or their personas' ascension. If it was something that could potentially stress them, then their Evokers could have been seized for safety reasons

[sir_savien]

Kvothe followed suit, turning off his light and running close after Tony. He does know where the room is, and goes for it as quickly and quietly as he can.

[winged_moon]

[from here]

After the stories he'd heard, Yue had expected...well, something more out of this place by night. Instead it appeared the room was entirely too quiet and almost empty, which was nearly as unnerving as encountering some kind of creature lurking in a corner.

None of the tension left his posture as he slowly surveyed the room, noting those passing through unmolested, convinced there must be a trap somewhere. It couldn't possibly be this easy to get through here, could it?

[broken_babylon]

In Subaru's experience, it was the path to the kitchen that was the most dangerous. This was a common spot for an enemy, from everything he'd heard, but Subaru could understand why the Head Doctor would switch things around at times. Very little was more destructive to one's ability to resist than dread of the unknown. "The cafeteria and the kitchen are probably guarded, if this room isn't."

[winged_moon]

"Fortunate that I don't intend to go that direction, then." Though he was still highly suspicious of anything that seemed easy around here, Yue finally started to move on toward the door that should led to the library.

It had been so simple so far, with so few obstacles, that he was certain something had to go wrong quite soon now. And it didn't help that he had Yukito being conspicuously concerned, either.

[broken_babylon]

Subaru was wary as well, and fingered a couple of his offensive ofuda in case that he needed them on short notice. The shield spell would be more useful for protecting Yue-san, but he could bring those out once the enemy was distracted.

[undesirableone]

[from here]

Wow... it was... empty? Harry rolled his eyes but thanked Merlin for the bareness of the room.

Arts and Crafts was right around the corner, quickly he ducked inside.

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