Night 46: M41-50 Hallway

[loyal_soldier]

[from here]

622 headed down to the last door in the cell block corridor, keeping alert for anything that might already have set itself up in the hall. There usually weren't any ambushes this early in the night, but better safe than dead.

He knocked on the door to M41, waiting slightly back from the door for the Commander to open it.

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M47

[byname_bynature]

Artemis looked up as the intercom sounded, taking his usual notes. It wasn't a particularly enlightening message, but the Head Doctor did sound somewhat despairing over something. What, though?

He turned to Haku. "I was going to go assess Schuldig's condition tonight. Something happened as a result of the lightning and his telepathy has been affected somehow. It's only down the hall, if you wanted to rest..."

Perhaps Schuldig would want to express his thanks to Haku for saving his life, though Artemis wasn't going to hold his breath. If Schuldig was upset over his sudden disability, he wouldn't be in the mood to thank anybody for anything.

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[faithful_frost]

Haku thought for a moment, then sighed and nodded. "Alright. If it's just down the hall..." He straightened up in bed and swung his legs over, not showing just how sore the muscles felt nor how the new stitches pulled at healing skin. How funny that he'd been so proud of his skin before and now it was scared and marked.

"I think I could do with a walk." He smiled at Artemis and stood, slipping his weapons into the hidden spots of his clothing and braid.

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis rushed over to make sure Haku wasn't going to fall over or otherwise overexert himself. He was also worried that Haku hadn't quite understood what he'd meant, but then again 'just down the hall' also meant 'within walking distance for someone who is injured'.

"If you'd rather rest, I'll be right back, I promise," he said, watching helplessly as Haku started arming himself. "I don't want you to hurt yourself even further..."

Besides--he was only going a few rooms down the hall. What could possibly happen?

...alright, so he'd said that before and a lot had happened.

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[faithful_frost]

Haku didn't care if it was on the other side of the institude. Artemis should know by now that Haku wasn't going to let him go wandering off on his own. Ever. Even if Haku were bleeding to death right now, he'd still go as far as possible to keep the other boy safe.

So, rather than re-state that he was going, he simpled smoothed a hand down his top and leveled a 'look' at Artemis.

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis didn't last long. A few seconds into The Look, he bit his lip and sighed. "Alright, alright, I know. I could probably make a trip to the toilet a disaster at this point."

The boy turned and stepped into the closet, dressing himself quickly. Just to prove that he was indeed taking this four-doors-down trip seriously, he emerged from the closet with his sword in his belt. Being in his suit again was another affirmation that he wasn't Sean anymore. Sean thought suits were way too constrictive and--best not think about that. It was over, that was what mattered.

"Just to warn you, Schuldig might not be in the best of moods. I hope you won't take this... personally."

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[faithful_frost]

Haku nodded, smiling slightly for Artemis' sake. "I'll do my best." Despite standing and being fairly sure he shouldn't be, Haku was feeling a bit better. At least in his own mood. He wasn't dead and he was himself again.

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[byname_bynature]

Artemis nodded. "Thank you. I have a feeling he's going to be upset with me--but he may need to take out his anger on someone closer to him than Landel. I'm sure he won't become physical but... defending me will only make it worse, I believe."

The boy cleared his throat, trying to squash the impending sense of doom and destruction that was rising into his mouth. Or maybe he just felt sick about actually admitting something was his fault.

"Let's be off, then," he turned and walked out into the hallway.

( Down to here.)