Night 51: F21-30 Hallway

[no_dont_go]

The latest intercom announcement filled Aigis with a sense of dread. Aborting her attempt at writing in her journal, Aigis stood silent for a moment then paced to the closet to retrieve her baseball bat. She would normally have offered her roommate some assistance during her first night in the institute, but Kay had already expressed during

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[vsyourface]

Scott jumped just slightly when the door opened, not having expected Knives to be ready so quickly. He shouldn't have been surprised, really; she had always been the one who was most likely to really anticipate things and get ready for them ahead of time. Still threw him, though, considering he was still feeling a bit hesitant himself.

In any case, he managed to force a semi-reassuring grin for her. "Great! Okay. Uh. Right! So! You stick by me, and we're both gonna be totally fine, okay? You'll barely even know you're in a possessed mental institute! Promise!" Scott regretted that last word almost the instant it came out of his mouth. How was he going to promise Knives that she wouldn't suddenly find herself going headfirst through a wall? Or turning into a lobster? Or getting riddled with bullet holes? The answer was: he couldn't. And yet, he already had. Now he had no choice but to stick with it.

Crap. Knives, here's hoping for an easy first night.

"...So yeah, c'mon. The shed's just out past the field, down that one long hall," Scott said, trying (and not entirely succeeding) at hiding his unease about the situation as he gestured for Knives to follow him out.

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