Day 49: Morning - Main Street

[sanguinario]

[From here.]

Easily forgiven? Unlikely. A pair of (presumably) mental patient committing theft. No, it was highly unlikely they would be easily forgiven. Conscience-wise? It wouldn't even stain his thoughts, really. Nothing like ten years of judgemental slaughter to make your mind jaded against the simpler crimes in the world

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[chainsaw_royal]

Oh? So Kairi had been here before, but not lately. Which would mean she'd been stuck in the institute for at least two, no, three weeks if she'd been here multiple times. The news that these marks were a new feature was also intriguing.

"If it wasn't Landel, then the next obvious cause is Jill or whoever she may be working with," Hime supposed. "Whether it's a mockery or an attempt to frame the Institute, they seem the likely culprit." As she looked around, she noticed the looks being directed their way by some of the townspeople. It seemed despite the nurses poor attempts to dress them in normal clothes, the patients still stuck out. "Though one wonders if our treatment as a result was an intended side-effect or not. Or were the people of Doyleton always so cheerful?"

Hime's dry question was followed by a sigh as she considered the other girl's inquiry. Did she have a plan today? Other than looking for Kagura or any of the others she knew, but that would have been no different had they been at the institute, and considerably easier too. Had she any designs for this place specifically? Not particularly.

"So it would seem," she agreed. "What places of interest are there here? Though I assume if this is at all like the Institute during the day, they're of a more mundane interest than our speculations."

[kingdomless]

Jill. She vaguely remembered the one named Jill, and she remembered Mr. Radio ... she'd have to ask Sora about that later, since she was still a little interested. "I don't ... know. But framing us all sounds like something that would happen," she said with slight dread in her voice. If Landel wanted the people of Doyleton to hate them, then plastering large faces over walls and whatnot and telling them that it was the crazies who did it was certainly one way to do it.

"The people are mostly this happy," the once princess responded, frowning and looking towards a man that was in a nearby store. "I think that's why the town is so ... frightening. Everyone is so happy and accepting. They're like the nurses."

Just like the nurses, really ... which made Kairi think that everyone in the town was behind the institute in some way as well. She'd believe it.

What kinds of things were there to do during the day, though? She paused, pursing her lips to think. "Hmm ... well, there are a few places to go and eat, as well as a spa i'm pretty sure ... random things like that, honestly. I think it's supposed to feel more like a 'getaway' then anything else. Like trying to divert your attention from the real matter at hand; that we were all kidnapped."

[chainsaw_royal]

Perhaps the people of Doyleton were normally happy, but Hime had yet to see one today that didn't treat the patients like they were criminals or monsters. So the vandalism was related to how they were being treated. A motive would be hard to fathom though without knowing the culprit.

"I see... well, then I guess there's little to be learned here other than from the other patients," mused the Royal. "It sounds like you've been in the institute for quite a while, Kairi. What do you do during the nights?"