Night 60: East Wing, Hall A [Second Floor]

[melodists]

[From here.]The comment Mikado had posed caught Tear entirely off her guard; however, she still took the time to examine her surroundings before moving to address it. Her light moved across the floor, the doors, and the ceiling, checking for incongruity, and then turned back to the other. "A soldier?" she echoed. Her memory spoke of an announcement

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[bastard_sadi]

[Coming from here.]

Daemon moved them into the adjoining hall, pausing to glance at his map once more. "There should be a janitor's closet down here, third door on the left," he murmured aloud, his voice hushed in the thick darkness around them. "There's another storage closet directly across from it, fourth door on the right."

[stray_shinigami]

Renji's shoulder jerked when Daemon touched him, but he made himself relax and nod.

Everything about the damn place sucked. As if he'd had a chance to forget. At least Daemon hadn't brought up the five minutes of unpleasant conversation they'd had the previous night.

"Janitor closet first," Renji said. "I think that's the best bet for weapons if the alchemists... aren't around any more."

There was no escaping it.

[bastard_sadi]

"We'll make do," Daemon answered, his own voice holding a grim note as he moved deeper down the hall, finding the door they were looking for. The handle was locked, but not securely. He could feel enough give that he was fairly certain he could snap it.

"Hold on," he murmured, drawing on his reduced reserves of power and crafting a Black shield about his hand and flashlight. Satisfied that it would hold for at least one impact, he made it count, slamming the butt of the flashlight handle down at an angle. The handle cracked, crumbling away, and the shield about his hand snapped, making him hiss as he pulled back his hand.

"Well. That worked at least," he muttered ruefully, carefully rubbing his hand where the magical backlash had hit him. "Let's see what they're hiding up here tonight.

[Going to here.]