Nightshift 44: M-A Block Hallway

[girlsandgadgets]

[From here, after a certain lady general has passed through the hall.]The flashbulb came on with a click, illuminating the area. The hallway was empty, as far as he could tell, allowing the light to flood where it could reach. Edgar shined his light one way, then the other. They'd taken stairs in a later hallway, hadn't they? He remembered

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[lady_general]

Celes had walked briskly from Hughes's room, relieved to find the older man asleep and not gone. There were still things to be done, and radio messages to ponder (training? What training? What tomfoolery was the doctor getting at?). Celes knew she had likely concerned the older man, and quietly berated herself for sleeping all day like a layabout.

Her heeled boots click-click-clicked across the dirty tiles of the transformed institute, announcing her as she walked. She was not afraid of monsters, not in the least, and wondered if she'd find any challenge worth her time this evening.

[girlsandgadgets]

An approaching, unmistakable sound broke the silence in the hallway. For starters, the shoes he and the other prisoners wore padded softly across the tiled floor, while the click-click-clicking was more characteristic of shoes with heels. Perhaps the wearer had another outfit in the wardrobe, as his roommate had. Boots, or maybe ladies' heels. He knew it was the latter, judging by the gait. He made it his business to tell a gent from a lady at all distances.

Second, this particular clicking walk had a strangely familiar sound to it. That was more than unsettling, given what he'd seen the previous night. It seemed the other hallways were enchanted, and perhaps he'd be visited by phantoms of his friends again.

Alternatively, it could be a maiden he did not yet know. That notion was promising. No matter- he'd see what this prison had to throw at him before continuing on his way. Careful not to drop his guard, he turned his flashbulb toward the sound and awaited a figure to come into sight.

[lady_general]

Celes winced at the sudden light in the hallway. There were always lights on, usually pointed at the floor politely, or turned off to keep from ruining a person's nightvision. "What in the name of the Triad is this about?" she muttered and blinked rapidly to dispel the floating dots of color that suddenly appeared.

"Sir or Madame, I suggest you point that light elsewhere," she told the figure behind the light.

[girlsandgadgets]

Edgar certainly didn't feel better once the supposed-specter had announced itself as not only as an actual person, but as a lady. He would have felt terrifically rude if he weren't so surprised by the voice itself, along with the figure who appeared in the beam. The thought had briefly passed his mind that the click-click-clicking did sound a lot like the Imperial footwear worn by someone like Kefka or Celes.

The idea that it might actually be Celes, here, in the flesh, was something he hadn't prepared himself for.

He lowered his flashlight quickly, hoping his ears and eyes had deceived him. He would have preferred this were some sort of trick or enchantment magicked by the man running this place. "It's Sir," he said cautiously. "You have my apologies, milady."

[rocksthecourt]

[from here]Klavier clicked on the light as soon as he exited and checked the hallway before proceeding. Relatively empty and quiet for the moment, which only made it that much more nerve-wrecking. At least other people around would have been reassuring

[hamelinschild]

[from here]

Having already been at the end of his hallway, Hart turned in at the next one quickly, in a dash for the door out of the 'dorms' and into the south hall.

It all seemed rather familiar though, what being the turns in the building. Had he really stayed in all of the previous night, or had he gone out? Hesitating at the door out, he shook it off, dismissing the idea until another time.

[hamelinschild]

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[sir_savien]

[from here]

Kvothe thought he saw something move in the corner of his eye as he turned the corner, a tall and pale human shape, but when he turned his head and brought up his light it was gone. It gave him a chill, but he was almost becoming used to seeing things since the 'sleep study' and he tried hard to put it out of his mind as he headed out of the room block.

[sir_savien]

[to here]

[scintillatingly]

[From here.]

It had been a while since Sora had been on his way to this meeting place! Seeing how he'd been on assignment for the quarry for so long, he and Allen had always just met up by the door that led onto the Recreational Field. He obviously hadn't seen much of the upstairs last night, so he could only hope that he would have an easier time of it now.

If he was able to get the supplies Hitsugaya wanted, then he could really prove himself. On top of that, it was going to be fun to see what it was like working alongside Tsubaki!

He would do his best to make sure she and Hokuto weren't put in any danger, of course. Even if they were able to fight, that was still his duty at the leader. Nodding to himself, Sora continued on, exiting the room block.

[scintillatingly]

[To here.]