May 11, 2009 09:30
Endrance turned his head to look at the intercom, giving it a look that would wither an entire rose garden in an instant. He would never get used to ending up in his room again from somewhere else in the Institute
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By the time the nurse came, she'd looked through the other girl's desk. Empty. A set, sour expression on her face, Juri followed the nurse. She did not ask about her roommate. She didn't even know the girl's official name here. Since she didn't ask the woman questions, Juri learned she was going to get to shower today. Right after breakfast, in fact. Despite the nurse wanting her to eat more, she choose fruit and milk for breakfast and looked for a free seat. There was a grim and unhappy looking young man, looking to be close to her age, or at least like he might have gone to Ohtori if she pretended hard.
She set her tray down. "I hope you don't mind being interrupted." She sat in front of her tray and started cutting up her fruit with her knife and fork. So clumsy. "I'm Juri. As I understand it, breakfast usually works better if you eat it."
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"I'm Takaya," he said, after washing the small bit of food down with some water.
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"I know the food here is less than appetizing most of the time, but why don't you eat enough to--" Not be a trouble maker. She frowned, more annoyed at herself than anything because she didn't mean to broadcast her disapproval so clearly. She glanced away across the cafeteria, clenching her fist under the table for a moment, then resumed her task of chopping the cold melon chunks into bite-sized pieces. "Isn't it easier just to listen to what they tell us? I doubt they can read our minds to know we don't believe them." She shrugged, a deliberate show of indifference.
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"I think they already labeled me a fucking 'trouble-maker', by my second day. I've been here long enough that they already know I'm a stubborn asshole," he said. "And I'm eating." As though to make a point, he took another mouthful of the pancakes.
Truthfully, Takaya had just been too distracted to eat this morning, but he hadn't been eating regularly lately and it would seem the staff had finally taken note of it.
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"Being stubborn doesn't have to be a stumbling block. I'd guess you do better than some at night." She was stabbing blindly with that. What did she know about nights here? After three days she had accomplished so little, remembered so little.
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"I don't think me suddenly being a good kid is going to help," he said. "I've broken more than a few of the staff member's bones here, and nearly killed a visitor. If I 'turn over a new leaf', they're not gonna believe a fucking word I say."
Kagetora snickered in his mind, forcing Takaya's mouth into an amused smile. He quickly looked away to hide it.
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Somehow, throwing unwanted advice at this surly excuse for a young man started to make Juri feel better, more herself. She was used to being able to tell people what to do and being obeyed. "It'd make an interesting test, don't you think?"
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Takaya looked up, one eyebrow raised. "Why the hell would I want to do that? It doesn't fucking mean anything." Being 'good' would only serve to annoy him more, and this place wouldn't let them go anyway just because they claimed to really believe what was happening.
"Besides, this is me on my best fucking behavior. You don't see any of those damn orderlies hivering around me do ya?" The staff still kept a close eye on him, but they weren't following him around anymore.
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"Tell me, have you ever been outside the walls?"
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He shrugged as though it was a toss up.
Had he been outside the walls? "Yeah, I have." So had Kagetora. Who wouldn't stop laughing. "Why?"
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"So you're a likely murdered too? Such charming people we have here." Juri frowned, to herself now. That wasn't what she wanted to say. "Don't mind that," she said hurriedly.
"I thought you looked like a survivor. Is there anything out there? A town, a road, somewhere we can contact the real authorities from?" Anything? a small, scared voice inside her asked before she stomped it silent again.
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"There are two towns, and two roads. One that we travel when we're allowed into town, the other hidden in the forest. The town, Doyleton, that we are permitted to go into, is nothing more than a sham. The second town is in ruins. If you live long enough to get to it, you'll find that there is nobody you can contact."
He leaned back slightly and considered the young woman. "Everyone outside of here believes the ruse of the hospital."
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Didn't matter how far that was either. It could be right outside their rooms, or as far as the towns. Didn't seem to matter.
"However far Landel can reach, that is our world."
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"No he isn't a god. I've had plenty of experiance with those to tell the difference." He shrugged slightly. "He's much more dangerous. A mortal who thinks he is a god, and, sadly, he also currently has the power to keep us trapped here."
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