Now, in the morning, I awoke before her

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Day: 57
Characters: Cross Marian (underzealous), Howl Jenkins Pendragon (starcatch), Zack Fair (dogish), Rhode Kamelot (petitnoire), Garik "Face" Loran (posterboywraith), Cloud Strife (strifewithin), Alyss Heart (carbonrose), Yuu Kanda (lotusofsteel), Takeshi Yamamoto (mafiaballs), Rin Asano (cutest_avenger), Kojiro Sasaki (swallow_cut).
Summary: With a "borrowed" key from the morgue, a small group of patients dares another expedition to one of the asylum's less

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[underzealous]

Ushering his small group along in the darkness, Cross kept a watchful eye on his renegade pack. Thanks to labels, he knew the door ahead would lead right inside the staff area, but it was something they had to go through all the same. The door was carefully pushed open, hinges groaning, and the group silently herded inside by the General. Things were going well so far, but now the adventure (and danger) had only just begun.

He held up a hand to keep everyone in place, pointing to Rhode and Face. "You two. Stay here with me," he whispered. As for the rest of the group, Cross had something for them, as well. The boiler room key, which had been craftily hidden in his own bandages for so long, was now pulled from his pocket and held out, open for any one of them to take. He nodded towards the door at the end of the lengthy hall, muttering, "Everyone else go, don't waste time. Keep quiet, keep watch. I'll follow soon."

Right now, he would hang back with the hand-picked two and explain their roles. Whatever it was, it was likely something to do with the walkie talkies he held in his free hand, which also extended towards the group. One of them would need to take one, just as one would need to accept the key he offered. "One of you grab one. Stay together, use it for emergency communication."