Day 47: Greenhouse (2nd Shift)
Why couldn't she get it out of her mind? It was a stupid white dress. So what if it was visual evidence that she was a princess? It should not be bothering her this much. It was a just a dress
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When Yuna asked if anything bad happened, Kagura tried wracking her brain for why she would ask such a thing. "Oh, do you mean last night?" Her blue eyes made sure the nurses were gone before she continued. "No, nothing bad happened; in fact, last night was pretty good. I got together with some people I know, and we got our hands on some weapons. Well, stuff we can use as weapons."
Kagura was somewhat proud of this accomplishment. So far, she had felt naked without a weapon at hand, and while she still didn't have a proper blade, the makeshift weaponry she had gathered last night satisfied her. Or perhaps, it was working together with a group again that made Kagura happy? Hime and Sokka's presences were certainly welcome. "And the best part was that we didn't run into any trouble either." Not unless you count Sokka's bloody nose.
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Mmm, but...it made her a bit sad that she couldn't seem to do anything this time. Yuna folded her fingers as she moved her gaze to the bulbs she'd just planted. ...But...that was okay. Sort of. She wasn't the summoner this time, but everyone was working for the common goal. Yuna could be the cog this time! She didn't mind that, as long as she was doing something.
"That's good news!" she replied. Yuna wasn't used to salvaging for weapons; she wondered how it worked. "Umm, about that...do...is there a way..." Yuna tilted her head. "Well, there's a fiend...that I'm worried about. Is it possible to get a team and well, hunt it? I-I don't want it hurting anyone else." Ouch, speaking of that fiend, Yuna's back and some places on her legs were really beginning to ache from that. She shifted to move her weight.
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Kagura had yet to encounter one of these beasts, and she was still apprehensive about going up against one of them when she lacked a proper weapon. The weapons she had gathered last night would provide her some defense against other people, but monsters were a different story. To go up against inhuman creatures, an exorcist needed to be properly armed. However, her heart went out to Yuna, the girl sounded so kind and caring, worrying about others.
"I suppose it's possible. I've heard that some of the other people are better armed, though I'm not completely sure how they do it. You could try asking on the bulletin board." Kagura would take the quest herself if she thought she could complete it, but without her spiritual powers or a proper weapon, she'd just be running to her death.
"Wait, what do you mean 'anyone else?' Yuna, did you get hurt?" Kagura asked, concern evident in her tone, as she approached within arm's distance of the other girl. She had seen the signs from Yuna's restrained movements and remembered having seen the similar expressions on other exorcists who put up brave fronts after returning from dangerous missions. The other girl had probably been wounded somewhere. The question was how bad.
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"Bulletin board?" Yuna repeated. A notice board? Hmm, Yuna did remember seeing one of those in one of the bigger rooms somewhere, but had thought it was used by the people who lead them around. Warnings and instructions, and the like. Ah, she should go look for herself-
"Er?" Yuna blinked. "Um, no, not really, it's just a...scratch," Yuna trailed off as Kagura got closer. Actually, it was probably multiple scratches, but none of them serious enough to use a Cure or any of its variations on. She hadn't even remembered until now, when the flower-planting had made her use muscles she hadn't really been moving until now. "It's nothing!" Yuna waved away the concern. "...I am worried that it might have hurt someone else, though," she amended, an apologetic note in her voice.
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"We don't know how these things are being created, and the institute releases these monsters in the halls every night, so I don't know if hunting one of them down will really make that much of a difference. I think it's better to try and protect your friends and yourself by trying to avoid the monsters altogether if you can." No, the only way to end this was to cut the problem off at the source, and for now, that meant the Head Doctor. Kagura hadn't met the man, but she heard his voice everyday over the intercom. He was the one responsible for their plight, for Yomi's twisted state. His actions were unforgivable.
"I don't know what 'fiends' are, but none of us should assume the monsters here are anything like we're used to dealing with back home. Please don't do anything dangerous like hunting it down on your own, Yuna." Kagura's face mirrored her tone, pleading with the other girl not to do anything foolish. She could only hope Yuna saw the logic in her words.
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The monsters...so they were like fiends, after all. Fiends didn't disappear because the instinct to cling to life never went away.... Except, this was being done...deliberately. "That sounds horrible," she said quietly. Similar to how she couldn't imagine how fiends could be manufactured, she couldn't imagine how monsters could be created. Every night....
"Ah..." Yuna looked back up. "I won't. Please, don't worry." She smiled, to banish the heavy feelings. "I'll do my best to avoid them." Really, this was like talking to a Guardian! "And...thank you." The feeling of being looked out for...it couldn't be replaced. "Be careful yourself, Kagura!" she added, a teasing note entering her voice.
"So," she said, being serious again, "if not running away from monsters, what goes on at night?" She couldn't think of anything they might be trying to do, except escape. And if they were still here, the really obvious routes were probably closed. Hmm....
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"Well, you've probably noticed by now that we wake up in our beds as soon as the night ends, so escaping probably won't be possible until we defeat our captors. With that in mind, I've been exploring the institute, trying to gather information and weapons. Speaking of weapons, my group found some bats in the shed in the recreational field. You should check it out, unless you found something better. They're not exactly great weapons, even as makeshift clubs, but they're a heck of a lot better than going hand to hand with monsters," Kagura said in a serious tone. The idea of going barehanded against some unholy beast caused her to grimace.
"However, even if you don't run into any monsters, the institute can still be pretty dangerous. A few nights ago, my allies and I tried gathering information from the doctors' offices, but I think we got knocked out by some kind of trap. All I know is that I woke up with a headache." Kagura felt bad that she couldn't offer Yuna any better advice, but it also drove home the fact that Kagura had wasted her time the past few days because she had been caught in her drama with Yomi. She was going to have to fix that. Perhaps she should talk to Hime later and plan something for the nightshift?
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"Waking up as soon as..." Yuna repeated. So that was what happened? Yuna hadn't thought about it, but that made sense. It also answered the question of escape, much to Yuna's consternation.
"Thank you, for the information," she said. Bats...Yuna wasn't good at clubbing weapons, unfortunately. Hmm, maybe she could use it as a rod? Sort of? In any case, Kagura was right, it was better than nothing. ...Especially with things like traps around. Oh, dear. "People have been trapped...a long time, huh?" she commented, subdued.
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"It seems that way," Kagura replied. "I don't know for sure how long this has been going on though. Today is only my fourth day here."
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