His own hand found the orderly's pocket empty, and Shikamaru cringed, annoyed. Probably left-handed, then. Hopefully Sai'd had more luck, since he doubted he'd get a second chance. Having directly assaulted one of the institute's employees, he was already dangerously close to being sedated, so he stopped struggling after a final attempt to pull away for the sake of believability. They'd regroup later, either in the afternoon or when night fell (Shikamaru sure as hell wasn't using that code again...he'd probably call a meeting and end up with a trowel in his head or something) and if that plan failed, they'd just have to-
He felt the slight prick on his upper arm and jerked away reflexively, as if it would have made any difference. Shikamaru had enough seconds of clear thought to consider just how much of a pain in the ass this was going to be, but before he'd made it through his very extensive list of words to describe annoying effort, he felt his mind cloud and the world spun briefly, blurring.
And now she was asking questions. Great. Sai could take care of that...Shikamaru didn't feel much like talking. He nodded obediently but vaguely enough to keep the world from moving in ways a world shouldn't move, and when the orderly released him he paused for a second before sitting down in a controlled but clumsy movement. This was going to be a hassle. This was definitely going to be a hassle.
"I'm sorry." Sai offered a fake smile, voice lacking sincerity. "It's my fault. I knew he was having a bad day, but I said some things earlier that made him upset and then I let him egg me on." Glancing down at Shikamaru, he nodded once to signify his success. If the boy missed it, he'd hopefully be able to explain things when they were gone. "If you let me, I'll sit with him and we can work things out. I promise not to get violent."
This all would have sounded better if the words had been more heartfelt. Sai was only capable of so much in that regard, however. He wasn't struggling, though. If they were lucky, they'd get off easily and wouldn't be escorted back to the buses.
"You ought to know better than that, Simon." One of the orderlies shot the nurse a look of disbelief, but she didn't particularly care; she wanted to leave them be so she could go on about her business. And with one sedated and the other calm, it seemed like her job here was done. "Just make sure you do. I'll leave you be for now, but if I catch wind of more of this fighting, it'll be back to the buses for you both."
With that, she turned on one heel, motioning for the orderlies to let the boys go and follow her, and quickly left the scene.
He felt the slight prick on his upper arm and jerked away reflexively, as if it would have made any difference. Shikamaru had enough seconds of clear thought to consider just how much of a pain in the ass this was going to be, but before he'd made it through his very extensive list of words to describe annoying effort, he felt his mind cloud and the world spun briefly, blurring.
And now she was asking questions. Great. Sai could take care of that...Shikamaru didn't feel much like talking. He nodded obediently but vaguely enough to keep the world from moving in ways a world shouldn't move, and when the orderly released him he paused for a second before sitting down in a controlled but clumsy movement. This was going to be a hassle. This was definitely going to be a hassle.
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This all would have sounded better if the words had been more heartfelt. Sai was only capable of so much in that regard, however. He wasn't struggling, though. If they were lucky, they'd get off easily and wouldn't be escorted back to the buses.
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With that, she turned on one heel, motioning for the orderlies to let the boys go and follow her, and quickly left the scene.
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