Nightshift 39: Stairwell by Waiting Room/Lobby 2

[littlestrawdoll]

[from here]When they passed the Sun Room, there was a whole lot less of a crowd. Guess nobody was interested in heading down this way yet. Though that just meant if there was something nearby, it’d be coming for the nearest easy targets: him and Leon

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[bthebest]

B knew that there were lots of things that even the most average of minds could subconsciously interpret as warning signs, in spite of being unable to place their reason. Case in point: The soft sound created by walking, especially with effort being put forth to avoid it, would usually have been too quiet to be heard at all in most circumstances. B thought he saw the man with the blue hair taking notice anyway. Perhaps he'd notice the door to the stairwell staying open a little longer than it should have too, which wasn't really a problem since he had already accepted he would be found out before he even chose this particular patient to follow, but... there it was.

B himself had noticed something concrete at least, and the moment he was in the stairwell he stooped to pick up one of the abandoned rose petals, rubbing it between his fingers since it was too dark to study it properly. It would likely look "bad" if his target turned around then, but... it was hardly easy to hide one's intentions on a set of stairs anyway. It could be said that if one paid attention, it was always possible to manipulate the attention of others after all.

[oftemptation]

I'm hearing things...I have to be. I'm the only one here, so...it has to be my footsteps echoing. Endrance nodded, as if to reassure himself, then quickly climbed the remaining stairs. He opened the door to the second floor, stepping through quickly.

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