Day 44: Arts and Crafts Room, Second Shift
Astor hadn't talked much after introducing himself, which hadn't bothered Terry. With all the crap their little hospital of horrors piled on the patients, he couldn't blame a guy for not wanting to open up to some stranger. Plus, not talking meant he could get a decent meal in, and then check out the bulletin for the latest in Landel's news and
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She politely ignored that rumbling noise. She might have giggled a little normally, but she sensed that wasn't the time, and besides that, she had better manners than that, especially in front of people she categorized in the 'nice' category. Kagura definitely fell into that category.
...and then her stomach let out a matching rumble, and she couldn't help bursting into laughter. "I think it's safe to say we both miss the food, too?," she asked, with a light smile. "I know I do."
And then there was the hard question. Euphy reminded herself that not everyone was from the same time and place as she was, a fact that was very, very easy to overlook. "Ah, well, it's complicated," she said. "The Britannian Empire is...well, it's big. It has parts of a lot of other places." That would be the easiest way to explain without a map.
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As Kagura listened to Euphy's explanation, she could tell it was a difficult issue, so Kagura let the subject drop, gently. "Oh, okay."
Remembering Euphy's earlier response to her offer, Kagura quickly went to work on making cranes, the familiar process coming to her with extreme ease. Having dexterous hands helped too. "So are you making these for someone?"
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She had to admit, she was relieved when Kagura let the subject drop. "It's a little complicated to explain without a map," she said. That was the least of the problems with describing Britannia, but it was the most relevant right now. The territory was expanding at a large rate, and she herself wasn't in the loop any longer as to what was being planned.
"I'm making them for, well, everyone," she replied, smiling a bit sadly. "The legend says that if you can make a thousand, a wish will come true. My wish is for everyone to get to go home, because no one deserves to be in a place like this."
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"I'm familiar with the legend," Kagura said, tentatively. Somewhere in her heart, the little girl who believed in wishes coming true was crying in a corner. In Kagura's opinion, you were better off not relying on a higher power to grant your wishes. You'd just get disappointed in the end, but she didn't share any of this with Euphy. She didn't want to depress the girl with her real-world experiences. "I agree. I want everyone to get out of this creepy place, but I don't know what I can do. If I had a weapon, like a katana, maybe I could do something, but..."
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"Hm," she said, thinking that situation over. She didn't much like the idea of anyone starting a fight just to break out of the place, but if everything about monsters was true, which it seemed to be, it was safer to have some kind of weapon than not have one. The thought wasn't pleasant, but it wasn't something she could deny, either.
"There are a few people who make those kinds of things. I think I saw someone talking about it on the bulletin board."
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