Night 40: Main Hall 1-Center

[youlackmascara]

[from here]Itachi proceeded past the center of the main hallway, heading toward the east wing. He had not been over here much, except for that notable night when he had not been acting of his own will. The memory still smarted, a reminder of why he should take his mission here seriously, why he had to defeat Landel and leave this place. With

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[oftemptation]

[from here]

Endrance stood with one hand on the Sun Room's doorknob. He was almost hesitant to turn it; he didn't know what would be behind it. Would the false Mia be there, too, ready to taunt him again?

After a moment's hesitation, with his hand trembling on the doorknob, he turned it, slowly. What would be inside? He couldn't say. But at the same time, he couldn't turn away now.

He took a long, deep breath, then stepped inside.

[moving to a new post, once I write it.]

[sasuke_of_sound]

[[from here]]

And that was it. Sasuke slowed in front of the Sun Room, listening as closely as he could for signs of anyone else and completely unaware -- so far -- of how closely his footsteps had followed that of someone else's.

Someone he'd been following for a long, long time.

Someone whom he was unlikely to see, bar exceptional circumstance. And so it was that Sasuke just missed Itachi as he stopped in front of the Sun Room to wait for Aidou's third. A tall non-human, as described by the vampire; a different way of moving, then? Or similar, as in the case of Aidou?

Sasuke was going to have to play by ear on this one. Quite literally.

[damned_monsters]

The roach waved its antennae in the air, trying to sense whether there was something around it could have for a snack. If it could have grinned, it would have as its legs clacked against the cold tile floor, speeding up as it approached Sasuke. It reached out with one pincer, touching the boy's leg lightly, just enough so he knew it was there.

[Jen]

[sasuke_of_sound]

The sound that ended up approaching Sasuke was distinctly not human. He tensed up as it came closer -- between Konohagakure with its surrounding forests and sometimes peculiar wildlife and Sound with Orochimaru's penchant for 'creativity' had prepared him to some extent for the creatures in the Institute.

In this case, the rapid sequence of clicking obviously meant something at least partially armoured, probably an insect of some point.

A fast and large insect -- before Sasuke quite expected it there was a light touch against his leg that made him jump back on instinct, clearing a few feet of space. The thing moved loudly enough for Sasuke to know where it was, but he couldn't be sure of how big it was or exactly what shape it was without checking.

The last time he'd fought something alone he'd learned that lesson. With that in mind, Sasuke flickered briefly into the Sharingan, glancing down the hall -- and caught sight of not the roach's animal chakra but another gleam of movement, this one more familiar. Intensely familiar.

[damned_monsters]

The sword hit the roach squarely between its wings, its point driving down hard into its belly. It flipped onto its back once the blade was removed, its legs waving futilely before it let out a shriek and died.

[won't keep you here too long. have fun!]

[mind_the_sukima]

[From here]

Headache was giving away to dull throbbing pain that seemed distant from her mind, separated by a layer of wool. Why was there wool in her skull?

Pondering this mystery, the youkai stumbled into the Sun Room.

[mind_the_sukima]

[To here]

[mugenreppa]

[from here]

...She was starting to recognize this route. Mele looked backward. Had she come this way before? Ah, in the day. It was the same place in the night and day, so obviously there would be places she'd know in the day. Night and day were so different, she'd forgotten. So why, this freedom at night...?

Absorbed in her thoughts, Mele absently stepped into the Sun Room.

[mugenreppa]

[to here]

[jokers_wildcard]

[from here]

Harley moved her flashlight arm to check the shadows as they walked. This stupid big hallway was one of the ones where things liked to pop out a lot... Luckily, she'd been through here. Yeah, it was to follow Crane-y, but she still remembered well enough. She pointed a finger at one of the big pairs of doors in the hallway. "In here... I think."

It was this one, right?

[sure as hell hoping she's right as she leads them over here]