Though experimenting with playing cards wasn't exactly the hardest of bodily training, Ophelia did feel that the rigorous testing of her speed, accuracy and throwing power had sharpened her mind for the coming night, and she went out into the night confident that she would be able to handle herself much more gracefully than she had previously. It ( Read more... )

The Head Doctor sounded rushed, as usual, as he began speaking on the intercom ( Read more... )

What a singularly delightful evening he'd had. It was dampened, of course, by two things, but those were small things and he supposed he could overlook them for now. First was that his powers had still not returned. If he truly were on punishment as he thought, though, he couldn't very well expect those to come back. Second was that the little ( Read more... )

[from here]Unlike usual, he didn't pause on the wall for his partner. It wasn't that Usopp didn't care if Sai made it over, or that Usopp wasn't worried about what might be on the other side, but perching in a high place seemed like a really bad idea ( Read more... )

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HK was glad to get out of the Sun Room. Not because he was scared of ghosts, of course. But anything that he couldn't stab was never going to be a favorite for him. It just wasn't fair.

Well, maybe if anything decided to try and menace them in here, he could happily disassemble it with his scalpels.

[ From here]Ururu didn't stop running until she and Shiki were both inside the Arts and Crafts room, being careful about dodging the strange blue fire on the way. She hurriedly pulled Shiki away from the door, not wanting the ghost to be able to reach inside and touch her friend. But Kurogane was still out there, and that was a very bad thing. He ( Read more... )

[from here]The ninja entered the room first and gave it a good look over. It didn't seem as though anyone else had been through this place yet, or if they had, they'd not met with any resistance. He wouldn't let himself fall into a false sense of security for that reason alone and kept his guard up as he moved ( Read more... )

[from here.]Since the recreational field was quiet tonight, Phoenix found himself pausing briefly between doors, glancing up at the sky. It was what the sky looked like on television, pitch blackness interrupted by bright points of starlight, which was what really made him stop in the first place, really. He'd spent his entire life in Los Angeles. ( Read more... )

Celes's meal had finished itself by the time the General got to dressing in her proper clothing. As an afterthought, she put on the overcoat to hide most of it. It would be in her best interests anyway; if some overzealous, fool patient tried to attack her while she was perfoming her tasks, the General would be quite incensed indeed. Besides, if ( Read more... )

[From here]Ophelia slowed to a stop when she saw more moonlight streaming down into the area on her left. She grinned wider, able to make out the features of the Sun Room in that dim light. And to her right, there were other doors as well, which she had vaguely noticed earlier in the day but paid no mind to. Oh decisions, decisions. Should she ( Read more... )