Nightshift 60: West Wing, North Hall 1-A

[complicatedliar]

[From here]Again he paused, this time just outside the doorway. Toward the end of the hall he saw a bit of light, which probably meant that was the door to the outside. And immediately on his left was another door, open, which just lead to another hall. That was the direction he wanted, according to his memory. He took another moment to listen, but

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[razing_phoenix]

[From here.]

There were only two other patients out here, both who were unfamiliar to Guy. That meant that Anise hadn't made it this far yet, but they could just head down toward the main hallway and they were bound to run into her eventually. It was going to be a little more difficult to find her when she wasn't riding atop Tokunaga, but that had never made trouble for them in the past.

Guy took off down the hall, figuring that he might as well make conversation with Claude while they walked. "So, how was your day?" With any luck, things had gone well for Claude today.

[full_score]

Walking side by side with Guy, Claude did his best to keep a lookout for either Anise or any monsters. The hall seemed pretty quiet, save for a couple of patients who might have been waiting for a travel buddy of their own. Since the women's block was further away, though, they'd likely find Anise closer to that area.

When his friend asked about his day, Claude hesitated in answering. "O-oh, uh..." While he wanted to say that it had gone fine, he didn't feel right covering up the issue with his mother when his friend already knew most of it anyway. On the other hand, Claude didn't want to make Guy worry, either, especially when he already had a lot on his plate.

That was why he didn't immediately say anything else as they made their way further down the hall.

((To here.))