Jul 09, 2010 20:42
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here]It looked like the hallway opened up over here. Guess he couldn't expect to just run around and follow a linear corridor forever, but now he had to figure out which way he wanted to go. Normally, he'd just run down whatever hallway he happened to lay eye on first, but again, he was running a liiittle blind here
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lechuck,
shinji,
klavier,
asuka,
anise,
aigis,
minato,
gumshoe,
izaya,
hanatarou,
claire littleton,
beelzemon,
sora,
sam winchester,
utena,
tk-622,
rei,
amaterasu,
renamon,
guybrush,
niikura,
franziska,
elena gilbert,
snow,
gant,
lana skye,
mello,
brainiac 5,
natalia,
von karma,
albedo,
masaomi,
minako,
kairi,
venom,
lord recluse,
peter petrelli,
depth charge,
mele,
damon,
rita,
castiel,
sync,
the scarecrow,
matt,
trickster,
cloud,
riku,
yomi,
rolo,
sasuke,
aidou,
ishida,
russia,
ema skye,
zack,
spock,
hime
And bingo! This was the spot where the three of them had met up last night, so Zack supposed it made sense that Cloud would decide to wait here. It was funny, how they'd both figured it out without actually having to write it out to each other. Though it was probably better to make a habit of that, just to be sure. Unless they designated this hallway as their meeting spot from now on, which would work just as well.
Cloud was easy to spot, even if he might not have thought that was the case himself. Zack had gotten pretty used to keeping an eye out for him, and that hadn't gone away just because they weren't on Gaia anymore. And even if Cloud had clearly grown into his own skin in a serious way, Zack couldn't just stop himself from wanting to watch over him.
But they could work together, and that was good. They had been able to do that even back when Cloud was as green as they got, though. They had gotten along from the start.
"Hey!" he greeted, perhaps louder than would be advised. He slung his arm around his friend's shoulders and grinned. "So, were you the one who ended up with that ring, or was it ninja girl?" He knew that their goal for the night was a serious one, but he didn't really approve of souring things up.
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"Sorry. Looks like Yuffie's got it." And honestly, that didn't bother him. She wasn't likely to lose it, and and was able to take care of herself better than some people gave her credit for. "Hopefully, anyway. I'd hate to think we were left out completely." It was possible the ring was just a trap, and doing what the Head doctor said would, either immediately or after they'd gotten used to it, take them somewhere they definitely didn't want to be.
The serious goal did have to be addressed at some point, however. "Don't suppose you have any idea where to start? Best I can think of is the second floor, but I'm sure other patients have combed every inch of that area without any luck." Which might mean that they just had to comb harder - not an easy task given the usual unknown time restraints.
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So Yuffie had gotten it. Zack felt his shoulders slump, but in the end there wasn't much point in being annoyed by it. The girl wasn't as bad as he often made her out to be -- maybe if she was still ten or so, he would have been worried, but in this case he'd just have to remember to ask her about the thing. Besides, he and Cloud had other things to be doing tonight, so if Yuffie was able to take out some time to test the ring for them, then that would be fine by him.
"We'll ask her tomorrow," he said, but it looked like it was time to move onto the task at hand. Zack frowned when Cloud brought up the second floor. Why there? "Does that mean you don't know her room number either?" he asked with a tilt of his head and a small sigh. "I thought we'd start there, but if none of us know it, then..." Well, that made this a lot harder. All they could really do was wander and hope that they'd run into her, which seemed unlikely at this point. Zack just wished there was an easy way to confirm whether or not the girl was even still here.
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But Zack was right. Ruling out her bedroom wasn't the best option. If there was the slightest possibility that she'd be there, they had to take it. For all they knew she'd caught a cold the day of the field trip (even though he hadn't seen her there) and had spent the time since resting up. ...It was a shame Cloud's luck was rarely that good. He found it hard to be optimistic about the situation.
"Last I checked... Yuffie was in F4. I don't think I ever got Aerith's room number, though." The revelation caused him to frown deeply, crossing his arms over his chest. How could he have missed out on a detail like that? "There's only one woman's block though, right? If all else fails we can check every room."
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Cloud had a point, though. Even though it would be tedious, there wasn't all that much to search when it came down to it. Zack was used to moving through areas and checking out every nook and cranny for useful items or clues, so this wouldn't be that different. If Cloud was up for it, so was he.
"Yeah, why not? At least that way we might be able to know for sure. Unless she went out already, but I don't think she'd be running around without at least telling us about it." Besides, she hadn't walked past them in the time that they'd been standing here, and both of them had been pretty quick to head over.
Not interested in wasting any more time, Zack gestured down the hall. "This way, right? Let's go." Hopefully Cloud wouldn't mind him taking the lead this time around. Without further ado, he got going.
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