When she left the lobby, Anise still didn't know what to think about her visitor. All this time, she thought the one person the institute would never truly get to was the Colonel, and that if he was gone, then maybe he was hiding somewhere, plotting a way to rescue the rest of them. Now that she thought about it... maybe that was naïve of her. She ( Read more... )

It figured that night would end before Rita and Taura could progress any further. Rita wasn't particularly disappointed to wake up abruptly, as they had reached a dead end. Really, the institute was doing them a favor by bringing them back to the starting point, where they could regroup.

What she didn't appreciate was the loss of valuable time, ( Read more... )

[Teleporting in from here]The room was as small and dark as Soma remembered it being, with no indication that anyone had been here previously. No clues as to where they were, either, though now that she thought about it, she remembered several rooms on her maps indicating that they might contain files ( Read more... )

A night off. Odd concept, though Taura wasn't fool enough take the silence on the intercom as implying that Aguilar had bought into this plan. That second click hadn't escaped her attention -- recording? Throwing some plan into motion, just loudly enough to let them all wonder ( Read more... )

Well, that was depressing. Suits the mood, I guess. She hadn't eaten much, though, which was beginning to look like a bad idea as she looked up into the darkening sky. She'd wing it, somehow, she thought, disgruntled, then continued down the street.

The important thing was to keep anything useful in sight so she could make a dash for it. Probably ( Read more... )

Speaking with Aigis had been enlightening in a number of ways, but when they had run out of things to discuss, Castiel had managed to dismiss himself. He didn't know if it had been "smooth," as Dean would have called it, but they had exchanged the words that they needed to and that had seemed reason enough to end the conversation ( Read more... )

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The hardware store was full of equipment, packed on shelves.  Taura kept her elbows tucked in; the aisles were big enough for her to move in, but she still felt very visible -- like her height alone would betray their mission ( Read more... )

Taura's stomach was growling, but she could be patient. Her nails were still tacky; she'd rather wear nail polish and eat lunch than vice versa ( Read more... )

Previously, on Peter Parker's Sucky Life ( Read more... )

[From here.]Even with the change in staff, the Entry Room looked the same as it did during his first nighttime visit, save for the lack of Mele and her conjured fire. Oh, thinking about her brought back a twinge of guilt- knowing how the town was at night, she surely wouldn't approve of his heading there, even if he was in good company. Well, he ( Read more... )