Night 55: Stairwell by Waiting Room/Lobby 1

[yin_yang_fox]

[from here]No sound came from inside the stairwell, but that amounted to little at times. Still the Digimon stretched her senses, moving quickly and quietly into the dark. None were in this place yet, despite the small crowd in the hall below. It might mean none have moved upstairs, or it might simply mean they were quicker than she

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[fangirlfatale]

[from here]

No light in here. Morgan hugged the wall and paused to listen and let her eyes adjust the rest of the way before moving on. There were footsteps coming from the stairs above her: a thin blonde woman in a black coat. Morgan tensed for a second until she determined it wasn't the soldiers' uniform, and then she relaxed. Probably not a threat.

She started climbing, keeping her sword arm free. The bottom of a staircase was a dangerous position from a tactical standpoint, and the lousy lighting just made it worse--all the more when your targets had serious firearms. She wasn't too worried, though. Whatever rumors might be floating around, she hadn't seen anything much at night besides shadows and a bunch of paranoid prisoners.

...I am starting to really hate LJ.

[yin_yang_fox]

There was something partially amusing in the way Morgan replied. Perhaps it was simply because the mindset was moderately familiar. Renamon had thought that as well, hadn't she? One week today. And how many had it been for her? And how long had it been, since Renamon had last seen Rika? Too long, by any measure, whether of before this place or within the institute's walls.

The question was echoed at her, and her eyes closed briefly in thought. How long. "Close to a month," she answered. "Three weeks, three days."

[fangirlfatale]

Morgan managed not to blurt out what she was thinking ("Oh my god, a month?!"), but her face probably revealed her horror. A month probably wasn't that long for other people, but Morgan had a business to run. In a month, some wannabe Mighty Pirate Hunter™ might move in and steal her market share. And then she'd have to do even more unpaid killing just to get back to where she'd been before...all this

[yin_yang_fox]

At the expression, the Digimon did crack a dry smile. The obvious nature of her reaction was bare, and it only allowed human nature to prevail. Which was perfectly fine, in any other circumstance. This one had proved a bit different. However, the other hadn't commented aloud, and so Renamon moved forward instead, nodding and turning to move up the stairs. "I don't mind," she said in reply. "I'm only checking for some supplies."

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